As souvenirs go, this is a good one. The Porsche Museum has just released a DVD history of the company in eight chapters, each covering a decade of Porsche’s history. The DVD is titled The Porsche Way.
The DVD, which has a specially composed musical soundtrack, is two and a half hours in length and is available in both German and English. It’s based on the Porsche archives’ 5,000 hours of film footage. The company promises some never-before-released film clips…Â Details
Martin manages fuel to win last-lap thriller at Michigan
Johnson, Biffle run out of gas to lose lead in final laps
Typical Michigan, but with an extra measure of suspense — the guy who wasn’t trying to win the race had a victory fall into his lap.
As is invariably the case at Michigan International Speedway, fuel mileage played a key role in Sunday’s LifeLock 400, where Mark Martin was the disbelieving beneficiary when the dominant cars of Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle ran out of gas in the final two miles of the 400-mile race…Â Details
Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has warned the FIA they face a mutiny from the car manufacturers in F1 if they do not resolve the row over rules and funding.
The FIA wants to bring in a £40 million budget cap, with hefty penalties for teams that do not operate within that limit, in time for the 2010 season.
Although Ferrari have been accepted unconditionally on the entry list for the 2010 season they could still leave F1.
The FIA claims to have a contract with the Italian team for them to be in F1 for another two seasons, while Ferrari claim …Â Details
The fact Chevrolet joined Chrysler and Ford in cutting support to racing programs in NASCAR’s top three series is hardly surprising, given the stark reality of the economy as a whole, but such moves may hasten the arrival of more foreign carmakers.
“We have been talking to people for off and on for a long time,†NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said before Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. “These are decisions in terms of the new manufacturers joining the sport that would take a long time to evaluate and actually enter.
“Of course, we’re the preeminent place in North America for car manufacturers to build their business with an auto racing group. We remain that, and clearly there’s some companies that … Details
