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Marcos Ligato has abandoned plans for an emotional farewell to the sport at his home WRC fixture in Argentina next month for health reasons.

Plans to celebrate 60 years of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July) have moved up a gear with confirmation of a special track parade on Tin Top Sunday.

Here we go again! The new Formula 1 season begins in Melbourne next weekend. Valtteri Bottas tells us what he is looking forward to most in 2018.

The organisers of Neste Rally Finland [26 – 29 July] have revealed an almost entirely new route for the 2018 event.

Team BMW has presented the colours in which Colin Turkington and Rob Collard will contest the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

The AmDtuning.com with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing team has confirmed the signing of Scottish driver Rory Butcher for the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.   Rory will embark on his first full season in the series with the West Thurrock-based outfit and will partner series returnee Tom Boardman in the team’s second MG6 GT.   The 31-year-old joins AmDtuning.com having made his debut in the series last season, when he was called up by the Motorbase team for the final four rounds of the year in place of Luke Davenport after his injury in qualifying at Croft.   On his first time in the car, Butcher snared a pair of top ten finishes at Knockhill and showed impressive speed through the remaining rounds, pushing regularly for more points finishes.   Having sampled the MG for the first time during a test at Snetterton, Butcher is set for further pre-season running in the coming weeks ahead of the opening rounds of the season at Brands Hatch on the weekend of 7-8 April.   Rory will be eligible to compete for the Jack Sears Trophy this season, which is now open to those drivers without a podium finish in the series.   “My move into the BTCC last season was all a bit last minute and I was thrown in at the deep end for my debut on home soil at Knockhill,” Butcher said. “So I was determined to try and get a place on the grid this year to build on what I learned from the final four rounds of 2017 and to start building a long-term BTCC career.   “In January, it looked like it wasn’t going to be possible but then I spoke to Shaun (Hollamby) about the MG and with a lot of effort from the team and from my sponsors – who were eager to join me in the BTCC – we’ve been able to pull together a deal – which I’m absolutely delighted about.   “It’s is such a strong series, particularly this season, that it hard to make too many predictions about what we can expect to achieve, but the team has shown what it can do in recent seasons and my goal is to regularly fight inside the points and push for some strong results as the season goes on.   “Twelve months ago, I didn’t imagine I would be racing in the BTCC but there is no better place for me to be in terms of profile. The series is the very pinnacle of British motorsport and I’m really excited about the prospect of a full season on track with AmD in 2018.”   Shaun Hollamby, AmDtuning.com team boss, added: “Rory is a driver who we have been talking to for some time, and we are delighted to have concluded a deal for 2018. His career record speaks for itself, and the way he performed last year when he joined the grid in difficult circumstances was hugely impressive.   “Since announcing the MG programme, a huge amount of work has gone into preparing and updating the cars and bringing in the drivers is the final piece of the jigsaw.   “We have to give thanks to both RCIB Insurance and AutoAid for their support in putting such a strong driver line-up together and I’m confident that in Rory and Tom, we have a pairing is capable of picking up some really strong results on track. We want to challenge towards the front, and I fully expect Rory to be in the mix towards the top of the Jack Sears Trophy standings.”

By Steve Luvender NASCAR.com March 20, 2018 at 11:30 am It’s the end of 2018’s #NASCARGoesWest stretch of races. Time for drivers and crews to change their clocks back to Eastern Daylight Time. Here’s what earned our thumbs-up and thumbs-down in Southern California at Auto Club Speedway. Thumbs Up: Seven-Time is Back (kind of) Jimmie’s […]

Benito Guerra will miss next month’s WRC 2 fixture in Argentina after fire destroyed his car before Rally Guanajuato Mexico earlier this month.

Continuing our look back at 2017’s record 13 different Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race winners, we switch focus to winner number seven – Team BMW’s Rob Collard.

The 60th Anniversary Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is almost upon us and testing, which has been in full-swing for some months now throughout busy winter programmes up and down the pit-lane, is now coming to a head with all cars due on track together for the first time at Season Launch, Donington Park on Tuesday 27 March.

Co-driver Dan Barritt is sitting out this week’s two-day test alongside Elfyn Evans as he bids to ensure his fitness for next month’s Corsica linea - Tour de Corse (5 - 8 April).

Affalterbach. Mercedes-AMG will use the most powerful Official FIA F1 Safety Car of all time in the 2018 Formula 1® season: the 430 kW (585 hp) AMG GT R will have its debut as the Official FIA F1 Safety Car of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship at the Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia from 25 to 27 March 2018.

Strong GTS SprintX Sports Car field ready for COTA In Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Texas March 23-25

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 19, 2018 at 2:06 pm Landon Cassill will pilot the No. 00 Chevrolet for StarCom Racing for the next two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series events, the team announced on Monday. BUY TICKETS: See the Martinsville action | MORE: Full Martinsville schedule Cassill will drive at Martinsville Speedway in Sunday’s […]

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 19, 2018 at 12:27 pm Hendrick Motorsports has withdrawn its request to appeal the penalty issued to its No. 9 team following the March 11 race at Phoenix, according to NASCAR officials, meaning the team’s car chief will begin his two-week suspension this week. The No. 9 team was found […]

Stéphane Lefebvre prepared for Citroën’s C3 R5 competition debut at the next round of the WRC with a ‘dream’ victory on the French Championship Rallye du Touquet.

Wolfsburg (19th March 2017). Volkswagen's latest motorsport project has been named: I.D. R Pikes Peak is the title of the all-electric prototype racing car, with which Volkswagen will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on 24th June 2018 in Colorado, USA.

Aurora Straus never intended to become a professional race car driver.