Wednesday, July 10, 2013

SUBARU "WRX STI tS TYPE RA"

Subaru WRX STI tS TYPE RA

Subaru Tecnica International Inc. (STI) has announced the release of the Subaru "WRX STI tS TYPE RA" which goes on sale on July through Subaru dealerships in Japan.

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CITROËN DS3 CABRIO RACING

Citroën DS3 Cabrio Racing

Citroën  has chosen the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the annual meeting of  historic racing cars, to  reveal its new concept  car : Citroën DS3  Cabrio Racing, a nod  at Citroën’s  involvement  in  the  WRC.  The  concept  car’s next appearance will be at the Frankfurt Motor  Show.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

BMW M6 COUPÉ, CONVERTIBLE AND GRAN COUPÉ BY AC SCHNITZER

ACS M6 Concertible

High performance, outstanding technology and that true motorsport feeling can be summarised in one letter: M. Only the highest-powered versions of the BMW series may include this letter in their name.

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

2013 FORMULA 1 : VETTEL WINS GERMAN GRAND PRIX

2013 F1 German Grand Prix Champion : Sebastian Vettel - #1 Red Bull Racing-Renault - Red Bull Racing-Renault RB9 

Sebastian Vettel found the perfect way to respond to the disappointment of losing victory in the closing stages at Silverstone, winning his home race for the first time.


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Friday, July 5, 2013

MAZDA BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TRANSMISSION PLANT IN THAILAND

A rendering of the plant at completion

HIROSHIMA, Japan : July 5, 2013 - Mazda Motor Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony today at the construction site of its new transmission plant in Thailand's Chonburi province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT). Approximately 50 people attended the ceremony including Senior Executive Investment Advisor from the Thailand Board of Investment, Ajarin Pattanapanchai; Governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, Verapong Chaiperm; President of Kajima Corporation, Mitsuyoshi Nakamura; Mazda's Representative Director and Vice Chairman of the Board, Seita Kanai and the president of MPMT, Hidenori Kawakami.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

VŪHL 05 : AN INNOVATIVE NEW LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERCAR FOR ROAD AND TRACK

VŪHL 05

Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London : July 3, 2013 - the VŪHL 05 is an innovative mid-engined two-seater born of a motorsport heritage.

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THE VŪHL 05 SUPERCAR – EXCLUSIVELY UNVEILED AT THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB IN LONDON TODAY

The VUHL 05 revealed for the first time today

LONDON : July 3, 2013 - After many months of secrecy, the VŪHL 05 road-legal lightweight supercar has finally arrived, and was revealed to an exclusive audience in London for the first time today.

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CONTINENTAL GT3 HEADLINES BENTLEY’S LARGEST EVER PRESENCE AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED

Bentley Continental GT3 race car makes its world debut

CREW : July 3, 2013 - Bentley’s new Continental GT3 race car is to spearhead the famous British marque’s presence at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, taking place from 12th-14th July in Sussex, England. With a busy schedule of development work ahead of it before marking Bentley’s return to the racetrack later this year, the new Continental GT3 makes its global debut in front of the crowds at Goodwood on Friday 12th July. Demonstrating the performance potential that lies embedded in the DNA of every Continental GT, the GT3 is the most extreme form of the iconic Grand Tourer ever.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

HYUNDAI POWERED UNLIMITED RACE CAR SETS THE SECOND FASTEST TIME IN PIKES PEAK HILL CLIMB HISTORY

Rhys Millen with Hyundai Genesis PM580-T @ 2013 PPIHC 

Rhys Millen and his Hyundai-powered race car finished second overall and set the second fastest time in history at the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb today. Millen set a blistering pace to the summit in his specially-prepared Hyundai powered race car, needing only 9:02.192 to make international motorsports' most challenging ascent. For 2013, Millen's own race team, Rhys Millen Racing (RMR), built an all-new unlimited-class, tube frame racecar powered by a production-based Hyundai lambda engine block, heads, and powertrain support equipment. The production Hyundai electronic power steering in the car also performed flawlessly today at high and low speeds while providing a lot of  feedback.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

SÉBASTIEN LOEB AND THE PEUGEOT 208 T16 PIKES PEAK SET NEW RECORD

Sébastien   Loeb / Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak @ 2013 PPIHC

After   months   of   anticipation,   Sébastien   Loeb   has   shattered   the   Pikes   Peak International  Hill Climb  record  with a breath-taking  time  of 8m13.878s  in the  208 T16 Pikes Peak. The Frenchman negotiated the 20 kilometres and 156 corners of the mountain at an average speed of 145kph.

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