Brad Pitt F1 film hits Daytona 24 Hours, Bruckheimer named Grand Marshal
Filming at Daytona will revolve around the 992-shape #120 Porsche 911 GT3 R entered by fictional team Chip Hart Racing – which is run in real life by Wright Motorsports for Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, Jan Haylen and Frederic Makowiecki.Their names are absent from car, however, which instead features Sonny HayesContinue Reading
Winter Series Portimao: Glimpses of form despite wet weather
GT Winter SeriesDespite the wind and intermittent showers that hit the Test Days and resulted in a fair mix of times amongst GT4 Winter Series and Prototype Winter Series cars, the GT Winter Series field managed to produce a fastest time in the 2m00s bracket in each of the firstContinue Reading
Dakar 2024: Stage 12 Highlights (EN)
We take a look at the full day’s highlights of Stage 12 of the 2024 Dakar Rally. SourceContinue Reading
Dakar 2024: Stage 12 Best Moments
A quick look at all of the best moments from Stage 12 of the 2024 Dakar Rally. SourceContinue Reading
Daytona 24h Roar: Porsche beats BMW by 0.035s in opening IMSA test session
Tandy lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.617s in his GTP class, Penske-run 963 in pleasant and warm track conditions.Last year’s pole time, set by Tom Blomqvist in Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura, was 1m34.031s.Tandy was quick out of the blocks, setting his quickest lap in the factory-entered hybrid prototype inContinue Reading
Is McLaren yet to unlock Norris’s full F1 potential?
Off the back of his most successful season in F1, Norris has strengthened his status as the Woking-based squad’s lead driver, having scored more than twice as many points as rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri and achieved seven podium finishes – more than in his first four campaigns combined.Yet, a feelingContinue Reading
Club racer building V8-powered Citroen 2CV Special Saloon
Remembered for his spectacular tail-happy exploits in a Rover-engined Ford Escort Mk1, the 61-year-old Herne Bay Jaguar specialist started the wacky project during the COVID pandemic of 2020-21.Based on a ‘Lotus Seven-esque’ chassis, thought to be a GTS Panther frame spotted in Rally Design’s workshop nearby, the ‘2CV8’ features aContinue Reading
Daytona 24 Hours: Schedule, how to watch on TV and more
America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January. Drivers will tackle the 24-hour race at the prestigious Daytona International Speedway in Florida, which has held the event since 1966 (although in 1972 it was shortened toContinue Reading
Rovanpera to begin 2024 WRC season in Sweden
Rally Sweden has released a 56-car entry list for the WRC’s only snow round of the championship that marks the second round of the series (15-18 February).Rovanpera has opted to scale back his WRC commitments this year to “recharge his batteries” ahead of a full-time return with Toyota in 2025.TheContinue Reading
What it means to be the most successful club driver in UK and Irish motorsport
You could hardly get two more different drivers as the most recent conquerors of the Autosport National Driver Rankings. Back in 2022, it was teenaged historic single-seater sensation Samuel Harrison who led the way, while last season it was veteran Irish racer Michael Cullen who topped the charts having triumphedContinue Reading