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The new racing Corvette showed promise with impressive speed and economy ahead of its full - season campaign in North America's new sports car racing...

The new racing Corvette showed promise with impressive speed and economy ahead of its full - season campaign in North America's new sports car racing championship.

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Ferrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

Ferrari profit rises on sales of new modelsFerrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

The sport got its first look at the new restart rule during the second race of the opening round of the season at Hockenheim after an incident on the first lap brought out the safety car... and it made for an epic run down to the first corner.

Guests of Italian descent included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., the highest - ranking Italian - American in U.S. politics; former race car driver Mario Andretti, who sported socks designed like a checkered racing flag; fashion designer Giorgio Armani; actor John Turturro; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; and actor - director Roberto Benigni.

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Once dismissed as a regional peculiarity, stock car racing was being touted as a sport for the new millennium, and the term «NASCAR dads» entered the national lexicon.

The RX - 3 was one of Mazda's early rotary - powered sports coupes and this one has been a race car virtually since new.

VSCC Lakeland — Trial Tom Threfall reports / Business and pleasure — Meet a happy Danish enthusiast who makes a living out of his hobby / Keeping the flag flying In the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body stylnew image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body stylNew Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styles.

Finally for 1988 Pontiac bolted up a new multilink rear suspension derived from lessons learned from GM's part ownership of Lotus Engineering as well as the Fiero's successful foray into IMSA sports car racing.

The Orange Edition is the first in a line of new «Club Series» models in the GT86 range, which Toyota is using to celebrate the company's motorsport heritage both old and new - the latter comprising R3 rally and CS - Cup race versions of the compact sports car, among other efforts such as the Yaris WRC.

It's the fifth consecutive year the British sports car maker will be tackling the Green Hell's endurance race, though 2010 sees the debut of a new competitor — Aston's Rapide saloon.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

Start with a new MX - 5 Sport, and add a $ 5500 Mazda racing - parts package that includes an AEM air intake and a DC Sports exhaust header that boost power to 195 hp - up from the stock car's 170.

Instead, the new prototype is destined to go racing in other sports car categories — it's already been approved for many championships, including France's VdeV series.

Motoring Memories — 1930's motoring style is captured on the CK Bowers & Sons archive / Fifty Years On — Malcolm Green salutes the quintessentially British sports car on its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its time.

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Alpine, the French sports car brand recently revived by Renault Sport, has announced a one - make race series for its new A110 sports car.

Like the great sports car racing and Formula 1 cars before them, not to mention the über - classic F1 road car of the 1990s, these new McLarens are rolling embodiments of the central duality — big - brained engineering, craft prowess — of an island nation where the cottage - built, giant - slaying race car is the once and future king.

The race at New Jersey was held as an undercard to the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

Lone stop north of the U.S. border is one of team's most successful venues Eleven class victories at CTMP in 16 appearances Heading to Canada with GTLM Driver's, Manufacturer's and Team championship leads Both Corvette C7.Rs with GTLM victories in 2017 Combined 12 victories for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Luxury automakers are also out in force, with McLaren's P1, which races from zero to 300km / h in less than 17 seconds, a highlight, while Spyker unveiled a new compact, 2 - door, mid-engine sports car called the B6 Venator.

During the week leading up to the race, SPEED filmed a segment with GRAND - AM driver Eric Curran, who drove the 2014 Corvette Stingray and gave his impressions about the new sports car.

Underlining its credentials as the most sporting model in Aston Martin's series production range, the Vantage road car is joined by Aston Martin Racing's new Vantage GTE race car.

DETROIT (Jan. 24, 2017)-- Corvette Racing and SONIC Tools announced today a partnership that adds a new sponsor for America's premier sports car racing team and a new outlet for SONIC Tools to display and sell its line of precision - crafted Racing and SONIC Tools announced today a partnership that adds a new sponsor for America's premier sports car racing team and a new outlet for SONIC Tools to display and sell its line of precision - crafted racing team and a new outlet for SONIC Tools to display and sell its line of precision - crafted tools.

MONTEREY, Calif. — With the championships decided and anticipation for a new GT2 program building, the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, October 18, will mark the end of an era for Corvette Racing.

DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

Designed by Alfa Romeo engineers and made at the Maserati plant in Modena, this captivating coupé with two racing bucket seats uses materials and design solutions like carbon, aluminium, and rear - wheel drive derived from the 8C Competizione along with technologies from Alfa Romeo's latest models, all thoroughly revised to maximise the new car's sporting appeal.

Thanks to new out - of - the - box racers like the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, McLaren 570 GT4, and the upcoming BMW M4 GT4, this entry - level sports car class has one of the most exciting grids in racing.

Record - Setting Racer Reunited with Corvette Racing Teammate Andy Pilgrim in New Cadillac SCCA World Challenge GT Program Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 20New Cadillac SCCA World Challenge GT Program Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 20new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Just as the Corvette C6.R race car has become the benchmark in production - based sports car competition, we believe that the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS will set the new standard for sports car performance and luxury on the highway.»

New Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs to race for first time in TUDOR Championship opener DETROIT — Fifteen years ago, Corvette Racing stepped onto the world's sports car stage for the first time.

The exterior is characterized by the new TECHART GrandGT styling package for the Sport Turismo models, 22 - inch TECHART Formula IV wheels, a TECHART sport exhaust system with titanium / carbon fiber tailpipes as well as a custom painted car body in Racing Green.

García signed on with the Cheever Racing team in the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008, but the team struggled with their new Coyote / Fabcar and García only finished 21st in points.

In its unique and truly outstanding design, the new 911 GT3 stands out from the start as a thoroughbred production sports car and a production - based racing car all in one.

Thanks to more than four decades of experience with turbo engines — in both motor racing and production sports cars — the new engines in the new 911 Carrera set benchmarks in terms of performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.

LEXINGTON, Ohio, — It was the dawn of a new day for Corvette Racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as the next - generation Corvette C6.R finished second and fourth in the hard - fought GT2 category in the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series.

On June 24th, the new sports car with a pure race DNA will be presented in Brooklands, UK.

«The Long Beach weekend highlights Chevrolet's involvement in both series, and we are happy to invite event attendees — whether they are open - wheel, sports car or new fans to racing — to get a closer look at our involvement in top - level motorsports.

LEXINGTON, Ohio, August 8, 2009 — It was the dawn of a new day for Corvette Racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as the next - generation Corvette C6.R finished second and fourth in the hard - fought GT2 category in the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series.

DETROIT — Corvette Racing will open a new chapter with the competition debut of the next - generation Corvette C6.R at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 6 - 8.

There's always a novelty that comes with a new sports car that has been turned into a full race - spec machine.

BMW Motorsport is expanding its range of cars within the BMW Sports Trophy Customer Racing programme: from 2014, privateer BMW teams and drivers will have the opportunity to line up at events with the new BMW M235i Racing.

The GR HV Sports concept looks to be a heavily modified 86 coupe with a new front that is said to be inspired from the TS050 Hybrid LMP1 race car, removable targa top, and altered rear end with the new taillights and diffuser.

But when the opportunity to hire the Mount Panorama circuit arose in the days following last weekend's 12 - Hour sports car race, it couldn't resist the chance to launch its brand - new «halo» model at Australia's most famous racetrack.

The new models are named 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S, paying homage to the flat - four cylinder engines that were used in the mid-engine Porsche 718 sports car which won numerous races back in the late 1950s and early 1960s,» according to the Porsche press release.

These new Porsche models ultimately went on to become the winningest sports car design in racing history — as well as one of the most highly coveted sports cars ever devised.