Back in January, when Ford rolled out its new EcoBoost V6 powered GT supercar, we mentioned that an announcement concerning a factory-backed racing program – including a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
Tag Archives: FIA World Endurance Championship
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zty8zBC5KxM[/youtube] One of the most talked about commercials – cars or otherwise – of this year’s Super Bowl came from Nissan. Aside from really tugging at the heartstrings, the advert also marked the public debut...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Kzazvcc98[/youtube] The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is the most outrageous mainstream racing car to come along in decades (other than the Delta Wing, which was, of course, designed by the same guy), but it’s just...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUW9os-Ybh0 If you were in charge of a car company’s racing program and one of your cars had won that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans for the 13th time in 15 years, would you...
Prior to the end of the 1950s, mid-engine racing cars were seldom-seen novelties that won only sparingly. But when the Cooper Car Company and driver Jack Brabham won back-to-back Formula 1 Constructor’s and Driver’s World...