Pack racing is back, but is that a positive thing?
To NASCAR fans desperate for the way it used to be, the vision was as breathtaking as seeing water in the desert.
Winternationals begin NHRA racing season Thursday at Pomona
The event has three days of qualifying, followed by final eliminations on Sunday. Drag racing's best return to Pomona this weekend to kick off their season with the NHRA Winternationals.
Motor racing-Every corner is blind for devoted French fan
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Every corner is blindfor Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb. How a corner sounds matters more to the 29-year-old FrenchFormula One fan, who lost his sight 10 years ago due to agenetic condition, than any controversy over the new "ugly"noses on the 2012 cars. A familiarface at European racetracks last year, theParisian physio felt his way around the Jerez test paddock as ...
Drag racing fans take fast track to Portland
SOME of the world’s fastest drag racing cars — capable of at least three times the legal highway speed limit — will lure thousands of spectators to Portland this weekend.
Motor racing-Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testing
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen rolledback the years with the fastest lap for Lotus on the first dayof Formula One testing on Tuesday. The 2007 champion, making his comeback after two years inthe world rally championship, looked at home right from thestart of a chilly morning in southern Spain and completed 73laps. His best time of one minute 19.670 seconds was quicker thanany lap ...
Motor racing-Schumacher plays down title chances
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher washoping the late arrival of his new Mercedes would pay off afterdoing nearly two race distances in last year's car on the secondafternoon of Formula One testing on Wednesday. Despite that, and despite setting a quickest lap that wasmeaningless on a day when rivals were trying out their new cars,the German still played down his title chances ...
Mapping the Road Ahead for Autonomous Cars
Autonomous cars, once the stuff of science fiction, are here. Google’s self-driving Toyota Prius hybrids have racked up more than 140,000 miles on public roads. Audi has sent a driverless TTS racing to the summit of Pikes Peak. Just about every major automaker has similar projects underway.
Toyota showcases Etios Motor Racing concept cars at Chandigarh
The Japanese auto maker Toyota’s Indian subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (TKM) has reportedly unveiled...
Norfolk’s Ralph Firman Racing ready to return to roots after US campaign
After several highly successful seasons in America, winning numerous titles in the process, Snetterton-based Ralph Firman Racing aim to dip their toes into water closer to home.