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Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Nissan, Racing In pretty much any racing series you go to, the cars tend to progress in an evolutionary, not revolutionary fashion. This year's crop of Formula One cars, for example, may have those ungainly stepped noses, but they otherwise look pretty much the same as last year's cars, which looked mostly the same as the cars the year before and the year before that, and so on and so forth. The same...  

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Safety, Technology, Audi, Racing Every year at every auto show we see concept cars that envision replacing the rearview mirrors with digital cameras. They're usually the exterior mirrors and not the central one above the windshield, but whatever the case, and however much sense they seem to make, government regulations prevent them from being put into production. But Audi has found another use for the idea...  

Several moons ago, we at 1UP compiled a list of suggestions to improve the reliable-but-predictable course of Mario Kart, even if the series' continuing colossal sales would likely have our advice fall on deaf ears. That's okay, though; as Marty Sliva pointed out in his preview of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Mario might not hold the kart racing crown for long. While...  

Audi’s new main opposition (after Peugeot’s withdrawal), Toyota Racing, will operate two Toyota TS030 Hybrids driven by Alexander Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima, and by Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and a third driver yet to be identified.  

OAK Racing’s WEC-registered #24 Morgan 2012 LMP2, driven by Jacques Nicolet, Matthieu Lahaye and Olivier Pla, will continue to be powered by the Judd HK engine. Jacques Nicolet, OAK Racing Team Owner: “We have taken this decision as both a manufacturer ...  

It wasn't an easy race weekend for Mahindra Racing, but by the end of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, the team had something to celebrate after all. Marcel Schrotter had managed a twelfth-place finish in the very wet race, where more than half of the 33 ...  

Karel Abraham did not finish the Grand Prix of France due to problems with his motorcycle settings. The racer from Cardion AB Motoracing team was struggling with his sliding motorcycle on the wet track in Le Mans for several laps and finally decided to ...  

Best go kart racing experience ever. In fact, after running the tracks here, I'm convinced the little electric jobs I've always raced before aren't qualified to be called go karts. They're hardcore…  

Robert Kauffman, Rui Aguas and Brian Vickers, on AF-Waltrip Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 #61 (AF Waltrip is a joint effort by the AF Corse team and NASCAR’s Michael Waltrip Racing) are in sixth position on the starting grid. The “6 Hours of Spa” starts ...  

Murrieta has a Mulligan Family Fun Center, with miniature golf, go kart racing, laser tag, and an arcade. A movie theater and additional go kart track, Pole Position, also offer additional entertainment options in the city. Annually, both Murrieta and ...  

Toyota Racing undertook a "functionality test" for the TS030 Hybrid chassis at Magny Cours road circuit in France last week, with Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre at the wheel. The new chassis, built after a first chassis was destroyed in testing, features ...  

The incident, at a karting event in Italy, has been tweeted among chuckling racing drivers including Red Bull ace Mark Webber, SunSport columnist Andy Priaulx and touring car star Gordon Shedden. Click below to see how a small bump led to big thumps.  

It's a lot easier to drive than I expected." In Group C lore Mark Blundell's banzai pole lap for Nissan at Le Mans in 1990 is legendary, so for a Japanese enthusiast such as Katsu Kubota the Lola-chassised Nissan R90 is the expected choice. The ...  

The Pecom Racing Oreca 03 Nissan will be driven by Luis Perez Companc, Pierre Kaffer and Soheil Ayari in the hard-fought LMP2 category. The race starts Saturday, May 5th (2.30 pm) and the twenty minutes of the qualifying session are tomorrow, Friday 4th (3.40 pm).  

While Loeb is focused this season on winning the WRC title for a ninth time, he has made no secret of his interest in racing sports cars for his eponymous team when he eventually bids rallying farewell. Although Sebastien Loeb Racing doesn't ...