For just $35,000 per race weekend, you can rent this race-spec Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo. Or share with someone for just $17,500 each. That includes “a comprehensive package spanning the rental of a Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo – a V10, 570HP, four wheel drive Lamborghini race car, a full service package, car transportation, Pirelli […] More »
Thought they were done making Veyrons? Think again. Bugatti has a 1,500 horsepower Veyron in the works as a kind of grand finale. The plan for this one is to shave over 440 pounds by using a bunch of carbon fiber and then bump up the horsepower to a whopping 1,500 (that’s versus the 1,184 […] More »
Heartbreaking news out of the south of France this weekend when the Aston Martin of Allan Simonsen crashed heavily at the Tertre Rouge. Soon after the crash Simonson succumbed to the injuries he sustained. He was 34-years-old. The Dane was a veteran driver, having raced in the previous 24 hours of LeMans. He also had […] More »
Talk of Toyota spoiling the race at LeMans for Audi was prevalent in the months and weeks leading up to this year’s race. The talk never came to fruition as Audi dominated the field to take the win at the Circuit La Sarthe. Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Loic Duval were the three men who […] More »
The ‘Ring’s section called Flugplatz (which means airport) is well known for sending cars flying, and this Porsche GT2 driver was clearly in over his head. Luckily the driver and passenger escaped with their lives–just bumps on the head and a broken arm for the passenger. Video of the wreck after the jump and you […] More »
Last night, Tesla held a press conference/love-fest at its design studio in Hawthorne, CA in order to demonstrate its battery swap technology. The event began late, as attendance overwhelmed the valet’s capacity but finally started with Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen introducing CEO Elon Musk. Musk quickly outlined his vision for the nascent technology […] More »