For the first time in 10 years, there is a Canadian driver in Formula One. Nicholas Latifi of Toronto, Ontario, is the new test driver for the Renault Sport Formula One team. The up-and-coming 20-year-old will be put through a test schedule to enable him to gain his Super Licence with the aim of participatingRead Full Story
Aston Martin and Formula One team Red Bull Racing are partnerning to produce a ground-breaking Aston Martin hypercar. Codenamed Project ‘AM-RB 001’, the new hypercar will represent the ultimate blend of cutting-edge F1 technology with Aston Martin’s signature sports car design. The combined talents of Adrian Newey Red Bull Racing’s chief technical officer, who isRead Full Story
Celebrating its world debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show, the new 2016 Porsche 911 R follows the tradition set by the first road-homologated race car bearing the name in 1967. Produced as part of a limited production series, the original 911 R (R for Racing) was entered in rallies, in the Targa FlorioRead Full Story
Nissan Canada and JD Motorsport Organization have launched the 2015 Nissan Micra Cup in Quebec. The Nissan Micra Cup is billed as an exciting one-of-a-kind racing series offering the lowest running cost of any Canadian series and featuring Canada’s most affordable vehicle, the 2015 Nissan Micra. Sanctioned by Auto Sport Québec (ASQ) and presented byRead Full Story
Four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel is the first F1 driver to lap the newly completed Sochi Autodrom in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, ahead of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, which will run from October 10-12, 2014. An onboard video of Vettel’s full lap can be found by clicking here. The Infiniti Red Bull RacingRead Full Story
A new clip from Red Bull sees Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the 2014 Formula One regulations—which are arguably the most complex the sport has ever seen.As well as providing information on the new technical changes for 2014, the clip also presents a unique view of the technology at work inside this year’s FormulaRead Full Story
By John Dickinson Canadian racing legend Jacques Villeneuve is one of the lead partners in an exciting new development in the Okanagan. A group of enthusiasts is proposing a semi-private club based around a new 5-kilometre circuit designed to meet the requirements for FIA level 2 events, to be built in the Okanagan valley southeastRead Full Story
Tire failure squashed Britain’s Lewis Hamilton’s attempt of a British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone on June 30, 2013. Hamilton, the 2008 world champion who had led for Mercedes from pole position, was the first but not the only casualty of tire failure at the event. Hamilton’s rear tire blew after eight laps at aroundRead Full Story
Nissan will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours—the world’s oldest active sports car race in endurance racing—in 2014 with an innovative project that promises to continue the pioneering spirit of last year’s award-winning Nissan DeltaWing experimental entry. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn made the pledge to return to Le Mans during a specialRead Full Story
The 2013 edition of the VRCBC’s British Columbia Historic Motor Races (the BCHMR) will be held over the May 25-26 weekend at Mission Raceway Park Road Course. That’s the weekend immediately following the All British Field Meet, so just keep your Vintage engines warm for the week and come on out to Mission for theRead Full Story
The legendary Westwood Racing Circuit has being immortalized in the form of a giant mural that adorns a wall at Mark’s Auto Body in Coquitlam, B.C. Former Westwood racers at the unveiling of the giant mural. The mural measures 30 by 60 feet and honours the glory days of this historic racing venue. The unveilingRead Full Story
Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. (Nismo) has released a Nissan GT-R (R35) that conforms to FIA GT3 regulations: the 2013 Model, Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. The 2012 model, Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3, which debuted March 2012, has brought back race victories from across the globe. Entered by NDDP RACING (Nismo) as well as customer racingRead Full Story
Front: the Abbotsford Trophy; Back left to right: the SCCBC Trophy, ‘The Battered Cup’, the Pete Lovely Memorial Award, the Westwood Trophy – Johnston photo Tom Johnston, Chairman of the Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia’s upcoming British Columbia Historic Motor Races (visit the BCHMR web site: www.bchmr.ca for more info) has announced that theRead Full Story
This year will be the twenty fifth running of the British Columbia Historic Motor Races. To mark this significant milestone, the race organizers have expanded the weekend program to provide a very exciting and interesting motor sport festival for both participants and fans. Two races have been added to the VRCBC’s usual program andRead Full Story
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
