For the first time ever, a university student from Canada has been awarded the career opportunity of a lifetime in Formula One, as Infiniti announces Felix Lamy as the first Canadian winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy 2016. Having been selected from thousands of entries and beating nine other finalists from around the country inRead Full Story
The latest race car from Lotus is its new Elise Race 250. Eligible for many race series around the world, this new Elise has been developed with a raft of performance-orientated features as standard. The Elise Race 250 packs a supercharged, 1.8-litre 4-cylinder engine with a 6-speed manual gearbox, boasts 243-horsepower at 7,200 rpm andRead Full Story
Porsche has achieved its 18th overall Le Mans victory at the 84th running of the famous 24-Hours of Le Mans. Porsche achieved victory over a strong challenge from the #5 Toyota of Sebastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, and Kazuki Nakajima in the final quarter of the race. The Toyotas were able to run for 14 lapsRead Full Story
More than 100 engineering students attended an event at McGill University to learn just what it takes to compete in the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy. For the first time in the program’s three years, Canadian students have the chance to compete to earn the career opportunity of a lifetime in Formula One and automotive engineering,Read Full Story
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France (June 15-19, 2016), is the world’s oldest and greatest endurance race, representing the pinnacle of passion, prestige and precision. At its inception in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans was suitably called the “Grand Prix of Speed andRead Full Story
Infiniti’s global search for the best up-and-coming engineering undergraduate talent begins its third successive year with the launch of the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy. Canadian students have the chance to earn the career opportunity of a lifetime in Formula One and automotive engineering, with a factory F1 team and the premium Japanese vehicle manufacturer. InfinitiRead Full Story
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
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent visit to Tatarstan visited the KAMAZ Plant and congratulated employees and veterans of the enterprise with the 40th anniversary release of the first KAMAZ truck. During the visit the President asked the team leader and director of the international rally-marathon Silk Way Rally Vladimir Chagin on the preparationsRead 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
Pacific Forest Rally October 3 & 4, 2014 Presented by Subaru, Supported by Yokohama, Round 4 of the 2014 Canadian Rally Championship MERRITT, BC – The Canadian Rally Championship makes its annual Pacific Forest Rally (PFR) pit stop on Oct. 3 and 4, 2014 in the City of Merritt as the fourth round of theRead 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
The second annual of Track Day for Charity, which took place on June 15, 2014, raised $13,500 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Regina Chan, founder and committee chair of Track Day for Charity, the first Chinese Community fundraising event for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, was extremely proud and excited at the 35 per centRead Full Story
The revolutionary Nissan ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car) has recorded the highest ever speed by an electric vehicle at Le Mans, with Japanese ace Satoshi Motoyama reaching 300km/h on the Mulsanne Straight in qualifying for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours. Motoyama reached the speed on his electric run, achieving one ofRead Full Story
Subaru Canada has established a three-year agreement with Patrick Richard and his Squamish, B.C.-based Rocket Rally Racing to continue their longtime Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) participation. The new partnership will extend over three years and solidifies Patrick Richard and Rocket Rally Racing as the official Subaru Rally Team Canada. The Canadian Rally Championship is comprisedRead 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
How often does a historic vehicle event come along that is not only amazing fun for the participants but also great PR for the hobby? An event that promotes and celebrates the joy of owning historic vehicles while attracting others to the historic vehicle community by demonstrating exactly what these vehicles can do? And toRead Full Story
