Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts is a documentary chronicling the Audi team’s attempt to seek its 10th victory at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France in 2011. When tragedy struck twice, one lone Audi R18 TDI race car remained to fight three Peugeots. Risks were taken, boundaries were pushed andRead Full Story
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) had another very successful day at the 27th ‘running’ of the ABFM. The Club’s display included some of their members’ racing versions of this year’s featured marques for this year; MGB and Lotus, as well as a couple of ‘Big’ Austin Healeys. Visit the VRCBC’s web site (here) for more photos.Read Full Story
Lights! Camera! and soon, Action! – A specially equipped Porsche Cayenne camera car was recently employed for on-track filming of a video to promote the race at the site of the 2013 Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial in Weehawken and West New York, New Jersey. With the New York City skyline in theRead Full Story
“Race on Sunday, sell on Monday” goes the old auto industry mantra. And for decades, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar and other top car-racing series have served as testing grounds for novel technologies that eventually found their way into mass-produced automobiles available to the public. Can electric cars take advantage of the same premise? Click hereRead Full Story
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia’s 25th running of its annual marquee race weekend, British Columbia Historic Motor Races, will be held on August 4 and 5, 2012, at the Mission Raceway Park – Road Course. Since 1976, when the races were staged at the famous Westwood track in Coquitlam and now at theRead Full Story
Reigning Canadian and North American champions, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu) and co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, Nova Scotia) kicked off the 2012 season with a solid performance, finishing in second place at Michigan’s SnoDrift Rally, Round 1 of the Rally America series. At the wheel of their brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X,Read Full Story
Photo: Flatovercrest.com After a losing streak that has seemed to go on forever, Pat Richard returned to his winning ways by putting Subaru Rally Team Canada on top of the podium at the Pacific Forest Rally, the team’s first win since Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs 2010. “This feels really good,” said Richard after the event,Read Full Story
Merritt (BC), October 2, 2011.- Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, Nova Scotia) contested the Pacific Forest Rally, the penultimate round of the Canadian Rally Championship, held in Merritt on September 30-October 1, 2011 weekend. The duo won six of the competitive stages and assured themselves second place overall,Read Full Story
At the podium, Patrick Richard and his new co-driver, Leanne Junnila, finishes in second place at the Rocky Mountain Rally, round two of the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship. CALGARY, May 30, 2011 /CNW/ – The second rally of the 2011 season, held May 26-27, was a battle to the finish forRead Full Story
Porsche 918 RSR Hybrid Mid-engine 918 RSR is a high-tech test bed for future technology DETROIT – January 10, 2010 — With the world debut of the spectacular 918 RSR “racing lab,” Porsche AG today highlighted its continued and intensive focus on combining ultimate performance and high efficiency in the field of hybridRead Full Story
Once again, the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is the world’s most successful GT race car. The fastest racing-911, developed following the rules of the GT2 category left its mark on the globe’s race tracks, winning against strong competition from Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin and others. Read the full story under the Features – Motorsport menu.
BANCROFT, Ontario (November 20, 2010) – Ten months and thousands of kilometres after it started, the team of Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard ended the 2010 rally season with a dominant victory in the Rally of the Tall Pines, sewing up the Canadian Rally Championship and earning the coveted ‘triple crown’ of North American rallyRead Full Story
