Motorsport Blog

We pride ourselves on bringing you the results and behind-the-scenes intrigue from some of the most prominent motorsport events on the globe. From the grueling dusty terrains of the Dakar Rally to the action-packed saloon racing formulae of the local circuit racing championship, we bring you the latest news.

World Cutest Drag Car [video]

Even if it isn't the quickest the Flux Capcitor must rate as the world's cutest drag car. The project car of UK television presenter, Jonny Smith, the heavily modified Royal Enfield 8000 boasts 373 kW and over 1 300 N.m of torque, a far cry from the 6 kW that it had in standard form way back in 1974.Originally ...

2015 VW Beetle for GRC

Volkwagen's rally exploits at the WRC level are well known, the manufacturer having netted the world title last year. However, the firm also participated in another form of dirt racing at the international level: Global Rally Cross (GRC).The German automaker partnered with the famous Andretti family ...

WEC: Audi dominates round one at Silverstone

The first round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) saw the #7 Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Andre Lottere, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler take the chequered flag after battling with the #18 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani to win the 6 Hours of Silverstone.The Audi ...

Engen Volkswagen Cup delivers entertainment at Killarney

The second round of the 2015 Engen Volkswagen Cup championship at Killarney on Saturday did not disappoint in delivering racing action. Some door-against-door racing, lots of overtaking and even a competitor smashing through a wall all featured in this exciting round of the series.At the head of the ...

Photo finish at British Touring Car race [video]

Those of you who were fans at the time will recall that the British Touring Car Championship of the 1990s provided some of the closest racing action of any race series.Well, it seems that level of competition and excitement is returning to the sport. Watch Gordon Shedden (Civic) and Andy Priaulx (BMW) ...

Cool Car Ad: Mini Clubman Vision Gran Turismo [video]

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Awesome finish to Supertruck race [video]

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Defending champion dominates at opening round of Polo Cup

The first of eight rounds of Engen Volkswagen Polo Cup competition took place at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday. Sheldon van der Linde won the championship last year - but it would be hard to tell based on his performance this past weekend.Instead of a relaxed start to the season, he's not resting on ...

Sebastian Vettel thrashes the Ferrari FXX K around Fiorano [video]

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BMW M6 GT3 breaks cover

Late last year we brought you news of BMW's next generation of GT3 racer. At the time all BMW showed were computer renderings of what the end product may look like. Now, not many months later, the finished racecar has rolled out of the firm's workshop, here is the BMW M6 GT3.The first model of the M6 ...