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Audi R8 LMS could be racing in ALMS GT Challenge class in 2011

When Audi announced its new GT3 class R8 LMS race car late last year it was expecting 2009 to be a year of learning and development. As it turned out, it was a hugely successful season, landing championships in the FIA European GT series, along with the German and Belgian national series. All told, the R8s captured 23 race victories. In 2010 the new GT Challenge class for GT3 type cars will become a permanent fixture of the American Le Mans Series as the GT1 class is consigned to history. During the 2009 season, GT Challenge was mainly ... Read more →

REPORT: Track-focused, budget-oriented Toyota FT-86 on the way Damon Lavrinc

The latest issue of EVO hasn't dropped into our laps yet, but our favorite Brit pub apparently got the scoop on another variant of the Toyota FT-86 -- one that's supposedly track tuned and ...

NSX no more: Honda HSV-10 GT ready to race in SuperGT Damon Lavrinc

The Honda NSX might be gone, but it's set to live on as the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. Although we don't have an official release or specs yet, we do have the image above and ...

Schumacher Says It Himself: driving for Mercedes F1 is a "very strong possibility" Jonathon Ramsey

There are hearts breaking all over Italy, and the biggest one of all is that which beats in the chest of Ferrari head Luca de Montezemolo. Michael Schumacher is still under contract to The ...

BMW Z4 GT3 coming in 2010 with M3 powerplant Damon Lavrinc

BMW Motorsport has announced a lust-worthy addition to its growing line of customer racing offerings in the form of the BMW Z4 GT3. Although BMW hasn't released pics yet, the factory-built Z4 ...

Ford names Jamie Allison director North American Motorsport 1 day ago on Autoblog

Ford has named Jamie Allison as the new director of its North American Motorsports programs. Set to replace Brian Wolfe, Allison has been working in Ford Racing for six years and has been with the Dearborn automaker for 22 years. While part of the racing group, Allison has worked in one of the ...

VIDEO: Crap Motorsports FTW! - Car Launching 3 days ago on Autoblog

As the proliferation of LeMons events has proven, there's a fat vein of crap-box motorsports yet to be mined. Northwestern Wisconsin has its own unique brand of vehicular mayhem called Car Launching. The premise is simple: Jump something fetid and ridiculous off an earthen ramp, headed for ...

REPORT: Toyota Supra HV-R GT hybrid coming to LeMans 4 days ago on Autoblog

Toyota's pulled out of F1, but that doesn't mean the company has lost its will to win with cutting edge tech. Rumors suggest it's dusting off the underpinnings of the Hybrid Supra HV-R it used to win the Tokkachi 24-Hour race two years ago, and staring at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a glint in ...

VIDEO: Porsche 911 GT3 rally cars provide perfect Friday soundtrack 4 days ago on Autoblog

Rally fans often stand at a corner or in the middle of a straight away, sometimes for hours, just to get a glimpse of their favorite car. If you're lucky, you get a prime spot at a sharp turn or abrupt elevation that leads to airborne cars. Lucky for us, the Internets exist so that the best ...

2010 Camaro SS Pace Car ready for Indy 500 4 days ago on Autoblog

The Indianapolis 500 is still more than five months away, but General Motors is getting a jump on the 2010 season with the unveiling of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car. Shown today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the tangerine Camaro is a rolling homage to the original pony pace car ...

Renault stays in Formula One after selling stake in team 5 days ago on Autoblog

The Renault name will remain on the Formula One grid when the series resumes in 2010 thanks to a deal announced on Wednesday. There had been considerable speculation in recent months that Renault would shut down its F1 effort and follow Honda, BMW and Toyota out the door. These rumors hit a ...

MotoGP to return to 1000cc format, MotoCzysz back in the mix? 5 days ago on Autoblog

After a few years experimenting with 800cc engines in MotoGP, the Grand Prix Commission has just announced a switch back to 1000cc powerplants with the added caveat that they must have bore centers of 81 millimeters. These new regulations are set to go into effect for the 2012 racing season, and ...

VIDEO: Photographer snaps drag car crash with nerves of steel 7 days ago on Autoblog

When a 250-mph funny car suddenly loses control and launches like a missile in your direction, common sense dictates that the best thing to do is run away. As fast as possible. While the instincts of the shutter bugs at Pomona Raceway in California told most to run for cover, Andy Willsheer just ...

VIDEO: Pastrana practice for record New Year's Eve jump goes awry 7 days ago on Autoblog

This is what we mean when we say Travis Pastrana is insane. Generally, whenever the world sees a ridiculous freestyle dirtbike or automobile trick, it goes off without a hitch. It almost seems like a foregone conclusion that the rider is going to execute a perfect jump or flip, wave to the ...

IRL unifies feeder series under "Road to Indy" banner 7 days ago on Autoblog

Open-wheel racing in America has been in shambles for far too long. But now that CART and the IndyCar Series are back together, with the joint Indy Racing League taking steps to unify the feeder series below them. Grouped under the "Road to Indy" initiative, the coordination brings the US ...

McLaren's Whitmarsh reportedly elected to replace Montezemolo as FOTA chairman 7 days ago on Autoblog

There's only so many chairs one man can sit in at once. But Luca di Montezemolo has made an art out of pushing the limits. In addition to serving as chairman of both Ferrari and the Fiat group, the hereditary nobleman was, until recently at least, also chairing the Italian Confindustria ...

2010 F1 grid comes into focus as Lotus signs Trulli and Kovalainen 8 days ago on Autoblog

The pieces to the puzzle that is the upcoming Formula One season are coming together bit by bit. In the latest development, the upstart Lotus F1 Racing team has announced the signing of two veteran drivers: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. A former Monaco Grand Prix race winner, Trulli has ...

Race-spec Jaguar XF touring car debuts at Kyalami Superstars 8 days ago on Autoblog

We can thank the Italians for some of the most enticing race machinery ever to grace tarmac. But in this case, the Italians have taken a British saloon and transformed it for track duty. This racing version of the Jaguar XF made its debut this past weekend at South Africa's Kyalami circuit, ...

Autosport: Drivers vote Senna as greatest of all time 9 days ago on Autoblog

Autosport recently held one of those this-has-to-be-about-creating-controversy polls to find the greatest F1 driver of all time. But this was more like the Screen Actors Guild Awards than the Oscars, in that it was 217 Formula 1 drivers -- going all the way back to 98-year-old Paul Pietsch, who ...

Volkswagen iPhone app lets you follow Dakar progress 10 days ago on Autoblog

There are thousands of iPhone apps for all "that" and too much more, but few that we think have the potential to be this cool. VW will contest the Dakar Rally from January 2-17 -- Race Touareg 2 drivers Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz Mark Miller finished 1-2 last year -- and you can ...

Star Search: Fresh talent descends on Jerez for F1 mega test 10 days ago on Autoblog

The biggest football fans don't just watch the NFL. They're watching college football too. If not because they say it's a better spectacle, then simply to see the future pros who'll ultimately be drafted by NFL teams. Formula racing works the same way. (Well, sorta.) There are countless ...

REPORT: Honda finds loophole, new NSX to run in SuperGT 11 days ago on Autoblog

We knew it was coming and now we've got details. According to the latest reports out of Japan, the Honda NSX will live on, but mere mortals will never get a shot behind the wheel. As previously reported, Honda has been actively petitioning the Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) -- the ...

VIDEO: More super-slow-mo from the world of motorsport 11 days ago on Autoblog

We love racing. There are tons of different variations of fast vehicles in motion, and all provide a vast array of stimulation to our eyes and ears. Formula One, touring car, WRC, ALMS, bikes... all compelling in their own way and all are pretty damned fast. But as we've come to realize over the ...

REPORT: Red Bull to place Raikkonen, Loeb and Coulthard in Peugeot 908 HDi at Le Mans 11 days ago on Autoblog

Motorsports of late have been gripped by the crossover of racing drivers from one discipline to another, but one of the most established migrations in motor racing has always been between Formula One and Le Mans. The great (but unrelated) Hills – Phil and Graham – both won the F1 ...

TAG Heuer re-issues the Silverstone Chronograph, renews McLaren sponsorship 11 days ago on Autoblog

Between the Carrera and the Monaco, TAG Heuer has plenty to offer anyone in the market for a classic driver's watch. But if you're having some trouble deciding between the two, the Swiss watchmaker has announced the re-release of the classic Silverstone Chronograph. Originally introduced ...

2010 F1 cars reportedly set to be unveiled at joint event in Valencia 12 days ago on Autoblog

We have to admit, it can get a bit tedious every January when each of the individual teams participating in the Formula One World Championship unveils its car for the upcoming season... one... at... a... time. This year, in fact, a couple of teams opted not to hold official debut events in light ...

2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X ready to fill your track-rat, spec-racing needs [w/ VIDEO] 12 days ago on Autoblog

The Dodge Viper has never been a particularly brilliant road car. But get it out to the track, and the snake's reason for being becomes abundantly clear. To emphasize its on-track prowess, introduce a new Viper spec series and provide a fitting send-off to the current generation coupe, Dodge and ...

Silverstone secures the British Grand Prix for the next 17 years 13 days ago on Autoblog

Following months of negotiations and uncertainty, the British Racing Drivers Club has signed a deal with the FIA and Formula One Management to keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next seventeen years, starting with next year's race. The deal is struck for the same amount of time ...

Donkervoort tweaks the D8 GT for 24-hour race debut in Dubai 13 days ago on Autoblog

While fanatics around the world debate the supremacy of one sportscar over another based on numbers alone, here at Autoblog we postulate that such exotic machinery is only as good as its capacity to transport you to another place, if not in body then in your mind. So bear with us and imagine ...

DTM cars to run in Japan's SuperGT series? 14 days ago on Autoblog

Germany's DTM series is presently contested by just two automakers, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. In an effort to increase manufacturer participation, global reach, and television audiences, Autosport reports that DTM's overseers to be talking to Japan's Super GT series organizers about a tie-up. The ...

Street Legal Racer: Renaultsport launches entry-level rally-spec Twingo 14 days ago on Autoblog

For such a tiny car, Renault's punchy little Twingo RS sure has been getting a lot attention lately. First came the launch of the Twingo Gordini edition, reviving a long-dormant racing nameplate for the French automaker. Then Jeremy Clarkson took it for a ride (and a swim) around (and under) ...

BREAKING: Farnbacher Loles principal reportedly embezzled church funds, investigation underway 14 days ago on Autoblog

According to a report by the New Haven Register, Gregory Loles – the team principal behind the Farnbacher-Loles race team and its associated performance shop – has been fingered in an embezzlement scandal involving the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church of Orange, Connecticut. The ...

Officially Official: Danica Patrick joining NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 14 days ago on Autoblog

The "Will she, won't she" debate is over – Danica Patrick is headed for closed-wheel racing in 2010. Patrick will race a partial schedule in next year's National Nationwide series in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, and she will also participate in one ARCA race. As a driver on the No. 7 ...

FIA gives Sauber the green light to fill Toyota's slot 14 days ago on Autoblog

After months in limbo, the FIA has released a short statement to announce that it has approved the Sauber F1 team – formerly owned by BMW – to fill Toyota's vacant spot on the grid for next year's F1 championship. The announcement puts an end to a long period of uncertainty for the ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick to race NASCAR in 2010 15 days ago on Autoblog

More Danica Patrick news and this time, it's actually racing related. Last week came a report that Ms. Patrick had inked a multi-year deal with the recently restructured Andretti Autosport, putting to rest the rumors that the sometime-swimsuit model was headed to NASCAR. Well, Sporting News is ...

Subaru returns to rallying for 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge 15 days ago on Autoblog

After only a one-year hiatus, Subaru is preparing to get back into the rally game next season. And when it does, it won't be back into the World Rally Championship, but rather the rival Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Japanese automaker has competed in the IRC since its inception ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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