Bahrain Raid Xtreme are showing off not one, but two world leading supercars in the countdown to the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge One is the BRX Prodrive Hunter which has given Sebastien Loeb the lead in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). The other is the Prodrive Hunter hypercar, the all-terrain version born from Loeb’s rally… Read More SUPERCARS AT THE DOUBLE AS BRX WARM UP FOR DESERT CHALLENGE
The pinnacle off-road race kick-starts the new year in Saudi Arabian dunes. The 2023 Dakar Rally heads back to Saudi Arabia for its fourth edition on December 31 with the world’s best off-road racers facing 5,000 racing kilometres spread over 14 timed special stages before the chequered flag finally falls at Dammam on January 15. Here… Read More Everything you need to know ahead of Dakar Rally 2023
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from second and third on the grid respectively. The result came at the end of a very closely contested qualifying session, which lasted two hours, with a stoppage due to a horrible accident which befell Mick Schumacher. Fortunately, the Ferrari driver, racing for… Read More ON THE PACE ONCE MORE
Lando Norris says gusty conditions in the Bahrain test indicated that 2022 Formula 1 cars are still sensitive to wind. Norris says that it was a valuable lesson for his McLaren team after the issue wasn’t highlighted at the first test of the year in Barcelona. Wind sensitivity has been a bigger issue for some teams than… Read More Norris: 2022 F1 cars still sensitive to wind
Jean-Claude Saada and Conrad Grunewald secured their first ever GT World Challenge America championship in the Am category after a nearly flawless run in the category. As the team’s first effort in North America and also the drivers’ first season in a GT3 car, there were certainly some troubles at the opening rounds when a… Read More SEASON REVIEW 2021 – GTWCA: CHAMPIONSHIP ACHIEVEMENT IN GT WORLD CHALLENGE
Mercedes has become the latest Formula 1 team to reveal the launch date of its 2022 car. The German car manufacturer, which won last year’s constructors’ world championship, posted on social media that its W13 will be revealed on February 18. This is the day after rival Ferrari plans to launch its car, and comes shortly before… Read More Mercedes announces launch date of 2022 F1 car
John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice president of innovation and racing development, said NASCAR came to this week’s two-day test with two aero packages to test but the results from the first 10-lap drafting session made its decision an easy one. The package utilized features 510 horsepower and a 7-inch spoiler and similar to what was… Read More NASCAR: Next Gen ready “to put on a good show” at Daytona
The Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific has arrived in the UAE for Rounds 2 and 3 of the series. This weekend, the series kicks off with the first of its two-leg tour of the UAE at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi F1 GP. For the second leg, the racing pack of… Read More WINTER SERIES KICKS OFF AT YAS MARINA
Porsche factory driver Richard Lietz has been confirmed as Wright Motorsports’ fourth pilot in this month’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The 38-year-old Austrian was the 2015 GTE Pro champion in the World Endurance Championship and has scored three class wins and three other podiums in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2014 he… Read More Lietz to race Wright’s GTD Porsche in Rolex 24 Hours
TOYOTA GAZOO Racings’ Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel recorded their second stage victory of the 2022 Dakar Rally, when they triumphed in Stage 4, between Al Qaisumah and Riyadh. The Toyota Hilux crew had a clean run, and managed to extend their overall lead in the rally to 38min 05sec. This after teammates Henk… Read More Another stage victory for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing as Al-Attiyah and Baumel extend their Dakar lead
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