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Motorsport: Keselowski gets season-opening NASCAR win

Brad Keselowski has won the season-opening NASCAR race at Daytona this morning leading home Penske teammate Ryan Blaney in a one-two finish.The two Fords dominated the final third of the race to take the chequred flag ahead of Joey... ...

Indycar

Scott Dixon crashes in Indycar test session

February 11, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Four-time series champion Scott Dixon crashed in Indycar's final test session at IMS Raceway on Sunday.The 37-year-old Kiwi has established himself as one of the modern day greats of the sport and has rarely made mistakes that have... ...

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Cruel blow robs Armstrong as Shwartzman wins title

February 10, 2018 Charles Côté

Kiwi Marcus Armstrong has had the Toyota Racing Series cruelly ripped from his grasp in a heart-breaking finish to the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild on Sunday.The Kiwi led for the majority of the race and was in second place.

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Canterbury’s Marcus Armstrong left fuming after car’s restart issue at New Zealand Grand Prix

February 10, 2018 Charles Côté

A final lap frenzy cost Kiwi Marcus Armstrong two pieces of silverware at the New Zealand Grand Prix on Sunday.

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The Canadian Prime Minister’s Motorcade Was Involved In A Crash

February 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motorcade was involved in a crash, just after leaving an event at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, ABC News reports. The Canadians, presumably, have already apologized.

FORMULA 1

Bob McMurray: Why all the fuss about grid girls?

February 10, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

To be honest I didn't want to write anything about what has become one of the biggest and most polarising issues surrounding Formula One of late.New engines, new regulations, new initiatives to help fans understand the sport better,... ...

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Dutch driver Richard Verschoor closes in on TRS leader Marcus Armstrong

February 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Richard Verschoor's win in Saturday's preliminary race in the Toyota Racing Series at Manfeild has closed up the championship fight with just two races, including the New Zealand Grand Prix on Sunday, remaining. ...

FORMULA 1

Formula One’s top man says he would have kept grid girls

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Chase Carey, Formula One's chief executive, says there will still be "pretty girls at races" under his leadership, adding that the sport will still have "glamour and mystique" going forwards.

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GP makes return to past glory – Murphy

February 9, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Kiwi race ace Greg Murphy thinks the New Zealand Grand Prix is making steps back to its former glory days.The four-time Bathurst winner won the famous race back in 1994 but watched on as it lost its relevance in the following years.During... ...

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2018 SUBARU MOTORSPORT ACTIVITIES

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Subaru Corporation and its motorsport subsidiary Subaru Tecnica International Inc. (STI; President Yoshio Hirakawa; located in Mitaka, Tokyo) announced an overview of Subaru Motorsport activities for 2018.

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Motorsport legend Kenny Smith, 76, prepares for his 47th New Zealand Grand Prix in a 60-year career

February 8, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

The New Zealand Grand Prix has a long and storied history with many of the best drivers the world has ever seen winning the annual race.At its peak during the Tasman Series in the 1960s and 1970s, legends of the sport such as Sir... ...

Endurance

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING READY FOR THE TRACK AND SPECIAL STAGE IN 2018 RACE AND RALLY PROGRAMME

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Toyota Gazoo Racing know that motorsports provides the experience and know-how to build ever-better cars, an ethos that has helped deliver a series of sports-focused road-going cars, including the new Yaris GRMN – the first GRMN model to be built and sold in Europe.

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NZ Grand Prix organisers chase big crowd

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Local ratepayers have been offered a complimentary ticket to the Toyota Racing Series championship finale, including the famous Grand Prix on Sunday and organisers are hoping a crowd of close to 10,000 turns up.

Endurance

ALPINE MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LE MANS TRIUMPH AT RÉTROMOBILE PARIS

February 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Groupe Renault is pleased to announce that Alpine will be present at the 2018 Rétromobile Show which will run at the French capital’s Paris Expo Porte de Versailles complex on February 7-11.

MOTO RACING

MotoGP Organizer Dorna Launches Electric Motorbike Series

February 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

MotoGP organizer Dorna Sports launches MotoE electric motorbike series for 2019…

Formula 4

MOMENTUM MOTORSPORTS TO HOLD OPEN TEST FOR 2018 DRIVERS

February 6, 2018 David Martin

Confirmed late last week, multi-time F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda race winning program Momentum Motorsports will hold an open test for a pair of drivers looking to compete in the 2018 season. With the on track action set to take place February 26 to March 1 at the MSR Houston facility in Angleton, Texas, Momentum Motorsports is offering two drivers to compete in one of the F4 machines for a day and a half each.

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Dumas: “No Doubts” on Potential of Volkswagen’s Pikes Peak EV Prototype

February 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Romain Dumas on prospects of Volkswagen’s all-electric prototype for Pikes Peak…

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Porsche Doubles E-Mobility Investment

February 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Porsche plans 6 billion euro investment into e-mobility by 2022…

Endurance

BURKE BREAKS PADDON’s BATHURST RADICAL STRANGLEHOLD

February 6, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Like all good things, they ultimately come to an end.. So too Peter Paddon’s winning streak at Mount Panorama, the three-time Radical Australia Cup champion forced to settle for a third-placed finish during the second race at Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit, the win going to Sydney’s Kim Burke after a torrid race that claimed the … Continue reading → ...