BARC launches new Formula Libre Championship An all-new, 16-round Formula Libre Championship open to a minimum of three classes of single-seater cars – latest-specification 2.0 Formula Renault, pre-2012 Formula 3 and Formula BMW – has been announced by the British Automobile Racing Club. The BARC Formula Libre Championship will run across six events – with […]
WINNING THE DAKAR RALLY IN MACHISMO STYLE 216. The number of competitors who managed to finish the 2015 Dakar (79 motorcycles, 18 quads, 68 cars and 51 trucks) out of the 420 which started the rally. Two of them, Ivan Jakeš and Robby Gordon, won the final stage in the motorcycle and car categories, respectively. […]
SÉBASTIEN LOEB KICKS OFF THE 2015 SEASON AT RALLYE MONTE-CARLO! It’s the big story of the opening round of the 2015 season: Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena will be competing at the Rallye Monte-Carlo in a DS 3 WRC. For this one-off appearance, the nine-time World Champions have been nominated to score points for […]
Bikes plunged into deep water, cars and trucks busy in bivouac The weather had a decisive say on the eighth day of bike racing at this latest edition of the Dakar. Consecutive days of torrential rainfall on the Salar de Uyuni (the giant salt flat at the heart of today’s route) led to a shortened […]
F5000 Drivers Association Race Schedule Announced Rochester, MI — The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its 2015 Revival Races schedule. Continuing on the success of prior years, this four-race series will be held at tracks in Wisconsin, California and Texas from July through November. Above: The Formula 5000 Drivers Association’s 2015 Revival Races schedule […]
Jean-Pierre Beltoise has died at the age of 77 Ex F1 driver and Monaco Grand Prix winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise has died at the age of 77 after suffering two strokes. A veteran of 87 grands prix between 1967 and 1974, Beltoise was a talented driver who made the transition from a successful motorcycling career to […]