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Audi’s first Le Mans 24Hr win started with a handshake

  The Le Mans 24 Hours is the world’s oldest endurance race and is considered one of the most prestigious. Held annually since 1923, it has become the proving grounds for car companies who develop their race…

Alonso-led Toyota team takes Le Mans 24 Hours

TWO-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso, along with teammates Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi, won the premier LMP1 class in the 2019 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It marked the second consecutive year…

GAC Motor tops endurance race

A GAC GA4 1.5L sedan with a manual transmission topped the Manufacturers Class of both four-hour and 12-hour segments of the Kalayaan Cup Endurance Challenge held on June 12 at the Clark International Speedway. According to GAC…

Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Ray Alfalla got hooked on NASCAR in the late 1990s after his family left Cuba and settled in the Miami area. He’s the type of die-hard fan the sagging sport craves — a…

Eight-year-old drag racer killed in Australia crash

SYDNEY, Australia — An eight-year-old girl died after crashing her junior dragster during a test run in Western Australia, police said Monday. Anita Board was on a practice run in her dragster “Pony Power” when she hit…

Marlon Stockinger to race in 2016 Blancpain GT Series

The Czech based I.S.R. Racing team is looking to close out its 2nd year in the Balncpain GT Series on a high note. I.S.R. features Philippine-Swiss driver Marlon Stockinger along with Franck Perera, driving the #74 car…

Honda to race electric NSX-inspired car at Pikes Peak

Honda will campaign an all-electric, NSX-inspired EV Concept in the Electric Modified Class at the 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.  The EV Concept features a further evolution of the experimental, all-electric, 4-motor Super Handling All-Wheel…

Racing cars and life lessons from Kookie Ramirez

Dad was my hero, the coolest person there ever was. Before there was Superman, there was Dad and no other person could come close to that. He was not a public figure or someone with thousands of…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star finds new lead role off camera

LE MANS—Patrick Dempsey, the star of hit US drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” found a new leading role on Sunday, a podium finish in the Le Mans 24 Hours Race which became something of a tearjerker. The man who…

Porsche clinches record 17th win, ends Audi run at Le Mans 24 Hours

LE MANS—With German Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg behind the wheel, Porsche won the 24 Hours Le Mans on Sunday to end Audi’s five-race winning run and clinch a record 17th victory at the famous endurance race.…