Renault considers withdrawing from F1

Hot on the heels of Wednesday’s announcement that Toyota was withdrawing from Formula One comes new rumours that Renault is also seriously considering leaving the championship before next season.

It is believed Toyota’s exit sparked an emergency meeting at Renault to decide the French company’s future in the sport.
Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn refused to speculate on [...]

Toyota to withdraw from F1

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced over night that it plans to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) at the end of the 2009 season.

TMC, which had viewed its participation in F1 as contributing to the prosperity of automotive culture, remained dedicated to competing at the pinnacle of motor sports, even in [...]

Stokell Motorsport Track Day

By Anthony Crawford & Alborz Fallah
It’s amazing how very few people have ever spent a day at a race track but still call themselves motoring enthusiasts or skilled drivers.
Let’s be honest, we all think we are good drivers and I’m not saying you need to be out at a race track every weekend to be [...]

Video: Lexus LFA sights and sounds

Following its belated debut at the Tokyo Motor Show earlier today, footage of the new Lexus LFA has been released letting us hear as well as see the new supercar for the first time.

The video stretches from the car’s development – which was prolonged thanks to the GT-R upping the ante for Japanese supercars – [...]

Mini Cooper D wins Bathurst

Thirty-three years after it won the Bathurst endurance event outright, a new Mini Cooper has returned to victory lane at Mt Panorama.

Not since 1966 when the Morris Cooper S of Finn Rauno Aaltonen and Aussie Bob Holden won the Gallagher 500 mile event has a Mini won an event at the famed home of [...]

Bathurst 12 Hour regulations expand vehicle eligibility

With the V8 Supercars resembling their road-going counterparts in silhouette alone – although even that is arguable – the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is quickly earning a reputation as one of the highlights of the Australian motorsport calendar.

Now organisers have tweaked the rules in order to increase the range of eligible vehicles which will [...]

Nissan Race Academy extended to 370Z buyers

As Nissan’s flagship, buying a GT-R gave owners the chance to take part in the Nissan Race Academy, a tuition program held at the famous Silverstone circuit aimed at exploring the limits of their new car.

Now Nissan has extended this offer to the new crop of 370Z customers who will join the Race Academy ranks [...]

Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar

Lotus has developed an endurance racer based on its newly released Evora which is set to make its 24 hour racing debut at the ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours.

The Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar has been engineered to FIA regulations and safety standards, making this a great test of the Evora’s performance, efficiency and durability.
The [...]

Fiat 500 a hot tribute to Ferrari

The hottest version yet of Fiat’s chic bambino, the Fiat 500, will surface at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show when Abarth unveil the Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, a limited edition that celebrates the history and shared values of Abarth and Ferrari.

The new pocket rocket from Fiat and Abarth boasts 134kW and a new [...]

Australian Muscle Car Masters

It is no coincidence that the Australian Muscle Car Masters falls on Australia’s Father’s Day weekend, and for many dads there’s would be no better way to spend their day than with the smell of vintage automotive ‘muscle’ in the air.

I arrived at Eastern Creek International Raceway, in Sydney, with my own dad at perhaps [...]

V8 Supercars confirmed for Forza 3

The Australian V8 Supercar series has added another event to its calendar, due to make an appearance in living rooms across the nation on October 22 as part of the highly anticipated launch of Forza 3.

Arguably the world’s best console racing simulator, Forza 3 will allow fans to take the wheel of their favourite V8 [...]

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