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First look: BMW M235i racing

First video of BMW Motorsport’s new customer racing machine, the M235i Racing, in action.

BMW Motorsport is adding a new car to its customer racing range, which is spearheaded by the BMW Z4 GT3, in the form of the BMW M235i Racing. At a price of 59,500 Euros (plus VAT), this car helps to make motorsport affordable on an entry-level basis. Customer feedback has been very positive so far. No wonder, as the new car is a true beauty.

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~ 2013-12-26

motorsport

Porsche LMP1 2000 revealed

First time we’ve seen these photos of Porsche’s stillborn LMP car from 2000, the engine from which went on to form the basis for the Carrera GT supercar.

(More), (Even more)

~ 2013-12-26

Leno does Singer Vehicle Design

Nice long video review by Jay Leno interviewing Singer Vehicle Design’s Rob Dickinson and pouring over every detail of their “Dubai” car.

~ 2013-12-26

Colour Coordinated Traffic

Four minutes of San Diego traffic cut and shut, and rearranged by colour.

BMW i3 Start of Production

Say what you want about electric vehicles, there’s no denying the tech involved in the production of the new BMW i3 BEV and REEV is without peer.

~ 2013-12-16

for sale

In the Classifieds: 1994 Audi RS2 quattro

We have a massive soft spot for wagons, particularly fast wagons. The Porsche-fettled RS2 right up there as one of our favourites.

This one-of-180 RHD, ex-UK specimen in classic RS Blau looks the goods. Seller mentions a throughly documented history and some recent suspension restoration work.

Located in Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW. Listed on Carsales for $69,950.

Update 12 Oct 2015: Still for sale - now listed for $88,000!

~ 2013-12-15

motorsport

Honda reveals 2014 Civic BTCC racer

Matt Bird for Pistonheads:

The Honda Yuasa Racing Team will campaign Civic Tourer-based machines in 2014, the first team since Volvo if memory serves. There’s only a rendering at present, but doesn’t it just look brilliant (and a little barmy?).

Honda ups the ante after clean-sweeping every BTCC championship three years running. Bravo.

~ 2013-12-01

Mark’s mate's mate

Peter Windsor:

“…here, in Mark’s own words, are some pen-portraits of some of the key figures from his career.”

We’ll miss cheering on MW when F1 rolls around next year, though the prospect of him returning to the grid at Le Mans in a factory Porsche is epic.

~ 2013-11-26

The Goodwood Revival RAC TT 2013, in a Lister Jaguar Coupe

Chris Harris jumps at the opportunity to drive a one-of-one Lister Jaguar coupe in the TT.

Hardcore motorsport on a packed grid of priceless historic machinery. It doesn’t get much better.

~ 2013-11-22

Salt Fever

Bob Sirna has taken his 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL to the salt-flats of Bonneville every year for the past 12 years.

A profile by Petrolicious.

~ 2013-11-05

How to make a better Evo

/DRIVE host Matt Farah takes the Ryan Gates designed 311RS for a spin.

The attention to detail that has gone into this car and its limited-to-nine siblings is just perfect.

~ 2013-10-24

Motorsport has lost the 'fear factor' to safety

In a dark month for motorsport, Anthony Davidson reflects on his own experiences from Le Mans and the ever increasing safety concerns impacting the modern spectacle of racing:

The problem is, the safer the circuit becomes the more ruthless the driving becomes.

~ 2013-10-23

Sean Edwards, 1986-2013

Chris Harris remembers Sean Edwards:

Sean always did things with racing cars I couldn’t quite comprehend, and now he is gone and I’ll never have the chance to watch his talent grow and vicariously enjoy the many successes that he was surely going to achieve. That makes me sad and angry.

~ 2013-10-23

Making the Nissan GT-R race-ready

Autocar compares the road going GT-R against the new GT3 model built by JRM Racing in a picture special:

The JRM Racing Nissan GT-R you see here is a relative newcomer to the class, and it certainly stands out next to the Lamborghinis and Audi R8s. The GT3 GT-R costs £320,000 plus taxes (good value compared with some rivals), and a season’s racing should set you back around £1 million.

We love a quality motorsport build.

~ 2013-10-10

Brabham BT52 restoration

BMW Classic promo video of an iconic Gordon Murray-designed BT52 being restored, shaken down on the track then taken up the hill at Goodwood by none other than Nelson Piquet.

~ 2013-10-10