All Entries in the "Racing News" Category

2010 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

Can’t watch the 24 Hours of Daytona live on SPEED right now? That’s okay, I’ve found a way for you to watch what’s happening live, without your wife getting mad at you for not paying attention to her.
You can go Grand-Am’s site to get the live action, or you can follow the action here: 24 [...]

Raw-CotY: 2009 RawAutos CotY Awards Survey

Well, folks, it’s that time of the year again. It’s the time when we show who shined and who didn’t in the automotive enthusiasts world. This year’s awards will be greater than any other year before it, just because there seemed to be so many great cars offered for the 2009-2010 model years. Remember that, [...]

2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT to Pace Daytona 500

The 2011 Mustang has gotten a lot of attention lately. As well it should. It’s a truly amazing car worthy of the sports car nickname. To commemorate the great news that Ford is dropping a new 5.0L into the Mustang GT, the people at NASCAR have found it suitable to pace the upcoming Daytona 500 [...]

Breaking: Farnbacher Loles Racing is no more!

Some of you may have already read that the Team Principal for the Le Mans and Grand Am racing team, Farnbacher Loles, has possibly embezzled up to 1.2 million dollars. But what many people don’t know is this has been going on for some time…
I talked to an anonymous source inside the team that told [...]

Massa officially released from Brazilian hospital

Felipe Massa has had a lot of news about himself in the past couple of weeks. First, he had his horrific accident in Hungary, there was the report that he may or may not race again, and the report that Michael Schumacher was taking over for him as he was getting out of the Hungarian [...]

[Video] Russian WRC driver does auto gymnastics

Evgeny Novikov, the 19 year old Russian World Rally Championship driver, did one amazing aerobatics show in his Citroën C4 in Finland. As he crests a hill, his front end is lifted up in the air, and almost goes end over end. What would have been a disaster, turned out to be nothing more than [...]

Felipe Massa: “I want to recover as soon as possible to get back behind the wheel of a Ferrari”

By this point, we all know what happened to Felipe Massa just last weekend (the weekend before this one) at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Then there was the news that he would be back in a race car some day. And at the same time, Ferrari announced that The Stig, Michael Schumacher, would be taking [...]

Report: Massa may possibly race again; Schumacher back to fill in for season

RawAutos was one of the first to report on Felipe Massa’s horrible crash at Hungary just last weekend. Well, through the week we had reports that he would never drive again, a report that Michael Schumacher would take over for Massa in the season’s remaining races, and now we have word that Felipe Massa is [...]

[Video] Felipe Massa in stable condition after skull fracture

At today’s Formula 1 Grand Prix qualifying in Hungary, Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa, was hit in the left side of the helmet by a suspension spring from Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP car. It struck Felipe in the head and fractured the left part of his forehead above his eye and fractured part of his skull, [...]

[Video] Sir Stirling Moss’ Technological London Flat

Sir Stirling Moss, the bridesmaid, but never a bride former Formula 1 driver and Le Mans Series racing hero took time to show the Times Online all around one of his personal houses in London.
Most of us know Sir Moss as a champion in Le Mans racing, but always a runner-up in the F1 Drivers’ [...]

[Video] Ken Block’s Gymkhana 2

Remember the first Gymkhana video done by Ken Block and company? Exactly, how could you forget it? Well, he’s back with number two. What’s in the latest version? Okay, without spoiling any of the fun… LOTS OF BURNT RUBBER!!! Have fun with this one! This will undoubtedly become a part by part series. It’s already [...]

[Video] Jason Plato saves it in the BTCC race

If you’re an avid fan of Fifth Gear, like me, you surely understand that amount of ability that Jason Plato and Tiff Needell have every time they step into a car. The two have shared successful careers, as well.
Jason Plato, fresh in a Chevrolet Lacetti for this year’s British Touring Car Championship, is leading the [...]

[Video] Ken Block Gymkhana Practice With Bonus Video

I am so mad at myself for forgetting all this time to post this up… This is a video of Subaru Rallye driver Ken Block doing showing off his amazing skills and doing some little needed practicing at the same time. I know you’ll love this video. I love watching it every chance I get!

Lewis Hamilton Wins 2008 F1 Drivers’ Title

Lewis Hamilton sits atop the world, victorious of one of the most incredible honors in all of racing, Formula 1 World Champion.

Lewis Hamilton has been an amazing force in Formula 1 since he started his rookie season in 2007. He started out next to Fernando Alonso last season, who at that time was the [...]

Paul Newman Dead at 83

I know this doesn’t really affect most of the BMW crowd. But if you are a true, generalized automotive enthusiast and/or racing enthusiast, you’ll have feel saddened by the loss of the great Paul Newman.
Paul Newman was diagnosed with Lung Cancer possibly in late 2007 to early 2008. He passed away, September 26, 2008, at [...]