Articles about Endurance Racing

It will feature some design elements from road-going Cadillacs

Teaser images of new cars are often a little bit infuriating, aren't they? We're okay with this one though, not least because the Cadillac V-Series prototype that it previews looks particularly striking.We already knew that Cadillac Racing was

Seems like the FOMO is real among carmakers...

Big news in the world of endurance racing: Cadillac has announced that it'll build a Hypercar to compete at Le Mans and in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023. Hurrah!Cadillac joins Toyota, Glickenhaus, Alpine, Peugeot, Ferrari, Porsche, and Audi

Weight reduction is an essential step in building a race car

Building a track-ready race car out of a regular road car is a long and tedious process. But apart from the mechanical tweaks such as engine swaps as well as suspension and brake upgrades, there's another seemingly simple yet very

A nice throwback

In the capable hands of Chip Ganassi Racing, the current Ford GT has seen success at the previous two Daytona 24-hour races-including a one-two in the GTLM class last year.As they look to defend that title this year,

Veteran team is fielding an all-star cast of drivers

Real drivers know racing is no joke. The required focus, stamina, and coordination to compete in a typical race separate the men from the boys (although young racers have been tearing up the local scene lately). And when it comes to endurance

End of an era

The Suzuka 1000km, held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, has been a mainstay of endurance racing for decades. It's been a part of Super GT (the top level of sports car racing in Japan) since 2006. Sadly, this year marks

A genuinely nice guy

We first met Earl Bamber two years ago in Singapore during The Porsche Circuit, a commemoration of Singapore's 50th anniversary as a nation and the 30th anniversary of Stuttgart Auto, the official distributor of Porsche in the city state. At the

Enjoy it, Porsche and Aston Martin

I'm sitting at the Ford Chicane, blinking into the sunset as the cars tear up the start finish straight to the Dunlop curve beyond. It's an ideal spot for the full Le Mans sensory overload. The way the LMP1s plough

It's called the GT Vision 906/917

January can be a bit of a letdown, frankly. The heady Christmas/New Year's party glow has departed, leaving only a slightly malodorous cake and curiously tighter pants in its wake.Designer Alex Imnadze has, thankfully, provided an antidote to the

Using only one set of tires

Add this to the reasons why everyone loves the Mazda 2. A stock unit of the subcompact hatchback won its division in the Manufacturer's Cup of the 2016 Philippine Endurance Challenge, completing 160 laps-two more than its closest competitor-over

Good or bad move?

Big news, this: Audi's World Endurance Championship campaign will come to an end this year. In more basic terms, Audi's dominating presence at Le Mans is over.Since its entry into top flight sports car racing, Audi hasn't finished

It has Le Mans written all over it

As far as supercars go, the upcoming all-new Ford GT is arguably one of the most awaited models out there. We say this based on the 6,506 applications placed via the car's microsite all in the span of one

Yes, that Le Mans-conquering car

Any car nuts here planning to do some shopping over the weekend? If your answer is yes, you might want to head over to SM Megamall, as a certain German automaker has a special treat waiting for you.Porsche is bringing in

See if you like the livery

Keen racing enthusiasts know that the original Ford GT40 was a product of the rivalry between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari. In the early '60s, Ford was in talks to buy Ferrari, but things went sour when it came to who

Its 17th victory in the historic race

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the most demanding and intense motor race in the world. Hundreds of drivers from around the world arrive in France to race at the legendary Circuit De La Sarthe, located in Le Mans. The 13.

Photos good enough to be wallpapers

Last year, we listed down reasons why endurance racing could be more fun to watch live than Formula 1. We were able to attend the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and we told ourselves we

Organizers of VLN race series think so

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus recently drove two of its SCG003 race cars in the season-opening race of the VLN endurance series at the Nurburgring. Unfortunately, as the two cars were running in sixth and 18th places, both were black-flagged or stopped

GT-R race car crashed into spectators

At the very first race of the VLN endurance series held at the Nurburgring Nordscleife circuit on March 28, the Nissan GT-R race car driven by 2011 GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough left the track and flew into the spectator area

At 12 Hours of Sebring

BMW is marking the 40th anniversary of its very first race win in the United States at the 1975 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race by reviving the livery of its cars for the 2015 running of the very same racing event.

Argues our new writer

Racing fans place watching a live Formula 1 race high on their bucket list. As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 offers a fantastic chance to watch the best cars and drivers duking it out on world-famous circuits. However, it is not