Porsche Motorsport plans the transition to the 911 GT3 RSR (type 991) in 2013. The new race car will, of course, be based on their seventh-generation of the popular 911 showroom road cars. What it means to the current sportscar racing teams is changes. The German marque also announced that their factory development team in the American Le Mans Series will end. Since Porsche formed the partnership with the Flying Lizard Motorsport team in 2007, they have pocketed championships, along with pole positions and race wins.
“Team owner Seth Neiman and his entire Flying Lizard Motorsports organization have helped both Porsche Motorsport and all our customer teams around the world by being our development partner in the U.S. Together we have won multiple championships  … More
The end of the 2012 ALMS season is marked with the ten hours of Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. To celebrate the close of the season, Porsche shows the Art of Speed – the racing moments you may have missed from the historic event.
Audi has decided to pull the plug on its all-electric R8 e-tron super car, giving the viability of the electric car yet another black eye. The R8 e-tron was originally scheduled to go on sale next year, but Audi has decided to cancel the project in favor of more practical plug-in hybrid technology.
Audi confirmed to Wired this week that it has canceled plans for a mass-market version of the R8 e-tron that began making its rounds at the auto shows three years ago. The project won’t be a complete  … More