In case you missed it, Audi is competing in next month’s Dakar Rally with the RS Q E-Tron, a badass, gullwing-doored, electrified rally truck using powertrain tech sourced from both Formula E and DTM. Namely, it’s got three electric motors from the automaker’s electric-only open-wheel racing effort and a gas-powered […]
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Next-Gen NASCAR Cup Racer Debuts With Independent Suspension, Five-Speed Transaxle, Composite Body
The hype surrounding NASCAR’s “Next-Gen” Cup racer has been building for well over a year, starting with the first prototype that debuted at an October 2019 test. Over time, we’ve learned the details of what should drag NASCAR out of the dark ages, and that’s plenty to be excited for. […]
Kart Racer Who Hurled Bumper at Opponent Gets 15-Year Racing Ban
Back in October of last year, we showed you a video of a disgruntled kart racing driver recklessly throwing a piece of bodywork at one of his on-track rivals. For obvious reasons, the video went viral and earned Luca Corberi worldwide condemnation for his actions. Nearly six months later, the […]
The Next-Gen NASCAR Cup Racer Is Coming May 5. Here’s What You Should Know
Even for race fans who could give a rip less about stock cars, NASCAR’s Next-Gen Cup machine is something to get excited about. If anything, those folks should be even more anxious to see it given the 21st-Century updates it’ll feature—think independent rear suspension and a sequential gearbox. Drivers like […]
NASCAR Racer Says Stock Cars ‘Drive So God-Awful Bad’ They Make Road Courses Fun
This May, NASCAR will race at Circuit of the Americas for the first time, and the twisty Texas track will put the series’ humble stock cars (and trucks) through the wringer. Their combination of weight, horsepower, and basic chassis make them cumbersome at all tracks, especially road courses like the […]
Ferrari’s Driver Academy Has Finally Brought on Its First-Ever Female Racer
Ferrari is Formula 1’s longest-standing team, having been part of the sport for 70 years. Although Maria Teresa de Filippis competed in the series as early as 1958, there has never been a female driver involved in the Ferrari team or driver academy—until now. After a rigorous, eight-month-long selection process […]
‘Disgraceful’ Pro Kart Racer Retires After Assaulting Competitor On and Off Track
The brutish display immediately attracted the ire of the FIA and Italy’s karting sanctioning body the ACI, which confirmed they would investigate Corberi. A second signal boost came from Formula 1 champion turned pundit Jenson Button, who called for a “life ban for both of these idiots please.” But after […]
69-Year-Old Motorcycle Racer, Land Speed Record Holder Ralph Hudson Dies After 252-MPH Crash
For all our efforts to make motor racing a safer sport, fatal accidents can and do still happen—especially on two wheels and when in pursuit of land speed records. Around this time last year, the world lost wrench, racer, and tv host Jessi Combs in a high-speed jet car crash, […]
16-Year-Old Kart Racer Hustles Porsche 718 Spyder to Guinness Fastest Slalom Record
I don’t know if anyone really thinks about slaloms in terms of length besides autocross course designers, but this one looks and sounds particularly tiring. According to Porsche, the slalom was 2,500 feet long, with 50 cones spaced just a little over 49 feet apart from each other across a […]
I Rode Shotgun at 120 MPH In Quadriplegic Racer Sam Schmidt’s Cutting-Edge C8 Corvette
“From this moment until you get back into the garage, your only job is to keep Sam safe,” an Arrow engineer told me as he closed the door to what’s possibly the most technologically advanced Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in the world. I was in the driver’s seat, and to my […]
Next-Gen NASCAR Cup Racer Delayed Until 2022
The next-gen car has been tested a handful of times by NASCAR drivers Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Joey Logano and, most recently, William Byron. From three-quarter-mile short ovals to two-mile speedways, it’s been put through its paces to determine what needs tweaking before making its racing debut. The updated aero […]