Want to Try out the New Caterham-Lola SP/300 R? Here’s How

With the development of the new Caterham-Lola SP/300 R now complete, the British carmaker is ready to give potential owners their first taste of the prototype-racing car on the tarmac. The dates on which racing drivers and trackday enthusiasts alike can get behind the steering wheel of Caterham’s 300bhp, 180mph (289 km/h) sports prototype are:

-Saturday, August 27 at Donington Park
-Wednesday, September 7 at Donington Park
-Thursday, September 15 at Snetterton
-Wednesday, September 21 at Donington Park

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More Screaming Passengers from the 2011 Red Bull Car Drift Event in Lebanon

We don’t know about you, but we certainly enjoyed watching the video of a male passenger freaking out during a ride around a drift course, so we decided to do a little bit of online research to find out what it was all about. We discovered that the joy ride was part of the Red Bull Car Park Drift 2011 event and it took place in Lebanon.

The man behind the steering wheel of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI is 34-year-old Abdo Feghali from Lebanon. He is a professional rally driver who also participates in drift contests and events such as the one organized by Red Bull.

If you liked the first video we showed you, then follow the jump to watch the reactions of the same male passenger, this time sitting at the back between two women (oddly enough no one was wearing seat belts…), as well as some new footage of other people that took a ride including the beautiful lady you see pictured above.

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Simply Epic: Pro Drifter Brings Out the Female Side of Male Passenger

In life, there are moments you wish you could bottle up and savor forever but there are also moments you wish never happened. A few seconds into the follow video are more than enough to find out which of two statements mentioned above are true for the man sitting in the passenger seat.

The poster of the video claims that the “Middle East man” was all shook up by a “professional drifter after he claimed to be a pro drifter too”. Understandably, there’s no way of being sure about the claim if we don’t understand a word they’re saying, so if you any of you guys or girls speak the language, we would be much obliged if you let us know what’s going on in the comments section below.

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Renault’s Dacia Duster “No Limit” Racer gets 850HP V6 Sourced from the Nissan GT-R!

Following an early reveal on racing driver Jean-Philippe Dayraut's website, Renault today released official photos of its PikesPeak contender, the 850HP Dacia Duster “No Limit”. The name comes from the “Unlimited” class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which imposes no restrictions on the size or power output of the engine, maximum power or torque. In addition, there are no restrictions concerning the transmission or the aerodynamic characteristics. Looking at the size of the Duster's rear wing, it is obvious the car competes in the “Unlimited” class.

The one-off prototype was built by Tork Engineering (which handled the design, production, assembly and development) and Sodemo (engine), in association with Renault Sport Technologies, which supplied certain components.

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Audi's Allan McNish Explains 24 Hours of Le Mans in Animated Film

Audi will attempt to achieve a new victory next month at the Le Mans endurance race, with last year's victorious trio of veteran drivers (Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello) aiming for a win in the new R18TDI. Audi has won the Le Mans 9 times in the past 11 years, with both petrol and diesel racing cars.

In this eye-catching animated film, driver Allan McNish walks us through some interesting facts related to the famous 24 hours race, the Audi team as well as about him. Entitled “A Day in the Life of an Audi Driver”, the video shows us in an interesting way the difficulties a driver has to overcome during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Roll down after the break to see the race through the eyes of the Scottish driver.

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GM Celebrates 100 Years of Chevrolet and Indy 500

America's most famous race, the Indianapolis 500, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and so does Chevrolet, whose name was tied to the “Brickyard” from the very beginning. Arthur Chevrolet competed in the inaugural Indy 500 on May 30 1911, a few months before founding the company that bears his name, on November 3 the same year. Today, Chevrolet and Indy 500 are still together, with the Camaro SS Convertible to be the 22nd Chevrolet to pace the Indy 500 race on May 29 as a common celebration for their 100-year anniversary.

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Bruno Senna Drivers An F1 Car...One Handed!

Race car drivers are a funny bunch. In this video, we see Brazilian Formula 1 driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champ Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna, behind the wheel of the new Renault R30 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. “Oh,” you say in your most jaded tone, “How interesting.” Well it is interesting, as Senna is driving this 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) single-handed while filming the action with a camera phone. Read more »

Dacia Duster Pikes Peak Race Car Revealed by Driver

When Renault announced it will compete with a Dacia Duster prototype at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, we knew from the official rendering that the race car would carry a big rear wing. We didn't expect it to be colossal however, as the first real-life photos can reveal. Read more »

Campionatul Mondial de Raliuri - un nou record

Sebastien Ogier a câştigat Raliul Iordaniei cu o diferenţă de doar 0,2 secunde în faţa rivalului de Ford, Jari-Matti Latvala. Este cea mai mică diferenţă din istoria Campionatului Mondial de Raliuri.

Iordania nu anunţa nimic spectaculos fiind un raliu scurtat din cauza problemelor de logistică . Dar la finalul celor două zile de concurs, după ce prima zi a fost anulată,diferenţa dintre cei doi piloţi din vârful clasamentului avea săfie de doar două zecimi de secundă. Este cel mai mic ecart înregistrat vreodată în istoria Campionatului Mondial de Raliuri.

Raliul a fost decis în ultima probă specială a cursei . Latvala era lider cu jumătate de secundă înainte de Power Stage. Proba avea 10 km şi avea să fie câştigată de Sebastien Ogier. Mikko Hirvonen termina cu acelaşi timp dar, finlandezul era departe în clasament. Latvala avea să meargă la limită dar termina la o diferenţă de 0,7 secunde de Ogier. Diferenţa în clasamentul general avea să fie de 0,2 secunde şi Latvala pierdea incredibil victoria.

Raliul Iordaniei avea să fie scurtat cu o zi din pricina problemelor de logistică. Din cauza problemelor din Orientul Mijlociu, vaporul care aducea maşinile a trebuit să acosteze în portul Haifa din Israel. După ce a avut probleme cu motoarele, vaporul a fost apoi întârziat de o furtună. Organizatorii nu au avut de ales şi au anulat total ziua de joi, raliul începând practic cu proba specială cu numărul şapte. Cele două zile de concurs rămase au totalizat doar 14 probe speciale.

Ogier a fost primul lider al cursei, tânărul francez terminând prima zi cu 31 secunde avans. Rivalii săi au încetinit tactic la finalul zilei de vineri pentru a nu curăţa probleme de sâmbătă.Ogier avea să se menţină lider în prima parte a zilei de azi dar pe a doua buclă Latvala a reuşit să fie mai rapid. Al treilea pilot în cărţi a fost Sebastien Loeb, dar campionul mondial nu a putut ţine pasul cu cei doi tineri piloţi din cauza unor probleme tehnice. Hirvonen nu a contat în acest raliu, finlandezul de Ford acumulând peste un minut întârziere încă din prima zi. Petter Solber a abandonat în urma unui accident, în timp ce Kimi Raikkonen pierdea locul cinci din cauza unei pene pe penultima probă specială a raliului.

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen 2h48m28.2s

2. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford + 0.2s

3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen + 27.7s

4. Mikko Hirvonen Ford + 2m44.7s

5. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford + 5m44.9s

6. Kimi Raikkonen Ice 1 Citroen + 6m14.9s

7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford + 9m18.7s

8. Khalid Al Qassimi Abu Dhabi Ford + 9m43.7s

9. Dennis Kuipers Ferm Ford + 14m27.5s

10. Bernardo Sousa Quinta Ford + 15m05.5s

Sursa: promotor.ro

Miramar Speed Circuit, cart racing 5 minutes of exhilaration for 25 bucks, and worth it. Trouble is, you'll want to do it again.

The above shows a guy spun around, and the guy standig is trying to get everyone sorted out without any one crashing into each other

http://www.miramarspeedcircuit.com/ for all the info, but important to know is that it's one block North of Miramar Rd, closer to interstate 15 than the 805, East of the pyramid and West of Camino Ruiz. Take Cabot from Miramar Rd or Miralani from Camino Ruiz

Miramar Speed Circuit, cart racing 5 minutes of exhilaration for 25 bucks, and worth it. Trouble is, you'll want to do it again.

The above shows a guy spun around, and the guy standig is trying to get everyone sorted out without any one crashing into each other

http://www.miramarspeedcircuit.com/ for all the info, but important to know is that it's one block North of Miramar Rd, closer to interstate 15 than the 805, East of the pyramid and West of Camino Ruiz. Take Cabot from Miramar Rd or Miralani from Camino Ruiz

Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Racers Show their Colors at Sebring

The racing division of Cadillac travelled to the Sebring International Raceway for a second round of testing before the start of the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge GT season, which will mark the return of the brand with the crest to racing after a three year hiatus.

For the first time, both CTS-V Coupe racecars showed the full color scheme, decals and numbers they will wear during the 2011 season. The No. 8 car will be driven by Andy Pilgrim, while the No. 3 coupe will have Johnny O'Connell behind the wheel.

“It’s our first opportunity to get both cars on the track at the same time, in full race trim. Besides looking incredible on the track, the cars are performing at an exceptional level,” said Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac global marketing director.

“We’re getting in a lot of laps, and that’s what we need to do to get ready for the 2011 season,” said No. 8 car driver Andy Pilgrim. His teammate, Johhny O'Connell added: „With two full days of testing (Feb. 22-23), we’ll have a really good idea of how we’ll perform at the first race in St. Petersburg next month.”

The first race of the season will be on March 25-27 in St. Petersburg, Florida, followed by seven other venues in the U.S. and Canada.

By Dan Mihalascu

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McLaren revine in cursele de racing

McLaren a anunţat vineri planurile prin care speră să revină în atenţia publicului în sporturile cu maşini sport prin lansarea unui program în competiţia GT3.

Debutul va avea loc în sezonul 2012 şi va include un număr limitat de exemplare ale modelului MP4-12C, care vor fi furnizate piloţilor privaţi din Europa şi care vor fi dezvoltate în colaborare cu echipa CRS Racing.

"Cursele sunt în sângele nostru. Este natural să dezvoltăm o maşină de GT3 alături de maşina de stradă 12C. Avem o istorie legendară în sporturile cu motor din întreaga lume, inclusiv în competiţiile GT, iar obiectivul nostru este să menţinem această reputaţie prin programul GT3."

"Arhitectura şi designul lui McLaren MP4-12C au avut întotdeauna scopul de a face C12 performant şi uşor de întreţinut, iar acestea sunt două criterii cheie pentru orice potenţial client. Combinaţi asta cu vasta experienţă în sporturile cu motor ale echipei noastre şi cu experienţa specialiştilor de la CRS Racing şi McLaren MP4-12 GT3 ar trebui să fie o propunere interesantă pentru echipele de top interesate să concureze în GT3 din 2012", a declarat Martin Whitmarsh, şeful McLaren.

McLaren a concurat ultima oară cu o maşină sport în 1995, atunci când modelul F1 GTR a câştigat celebra cursă de 24 de ore de la Le Mans.