The Grand Prix of Baltimore began with crash. A straight line crash. An unfortunate chain reaction stemmed from a jumped start by the Chris Dyson’s Lola B12/60 which in turn caused a massive crash and delay at the start of today’s Grand Prix. In total, 7 cars were involved in the carnage including P2 pole […] More »
American Sportscar racing was set on fire after the last round of action at the Orion Energy Systems 245 at Road America. For the first time since the year 2000, a Viper beat a Corvette. If you are a Corvette fan then you were undoubtedly crestfallen, but if you are a fan of the sport, […] More »
I’m gearing up for a trip to Baltimore this weekend to bring 6speed the action trackside from the Baltimore Grand Prix. Baltimore’s street course that snakes through the harbor and Camden yards is one of the few places left in America where cars race on public roads. Bingeing on onboard videos from Baltimore and the […] More »
I’ve seen my fair share of racecars. I see most of them at a racetrack. I see a good handful at auto shows. And for most every one I see, I imagine what it’d be like to pull up to a drive-through, order a burger and fries and ask the attendant to hold the drink […] More »
My first post round these parts came back in March. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were at one another throat’s after Vettel disregarded team orders and passed Webber for the win in Malaysia. In the time since then, Webber announced that he’ll call it a career in Formula 1 at season’s end. The Australian signed […] More »
Not to be outdone at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by Mercedes-Benz and Lewis Hamilton, McLaren brought out their highly anticipated hyper-car. McLaren called the drive a “test” and decided there was no better man to get behind the wheel than their world champion driver Jenson Button. Judging by the sound of the exhaust note […] More »
When Mercedes-Benz re-entered Formula 1 as a car constructor and not just an engine manufacturer something was bound to give. What gave was the German giant’s engine supplies. Mercedes claimed they were cranking out an unsustainable amount of power plants. Then Mercedes signed McLaren star driver Lewis Hamilton the relationship between the teams seemed to […] More »