David Brabham proudly took a place in the annals of Le Mans 24 Hours history with his first overall race and LMP1 victory, finally gifting Team Peugeot Total the coveted spoils on home soil and ending an era of Audi domination at Le Mans.
The Australian and honorary Brit has finally achieved his dream of taking the laurels at Le Mans, sealing a hat trick of different class wins in the process and granting him membership to a select club of drivers that can claim the same. Brabham’s teaming with Peugeot Sport, with the full backing of his Patrón Highcroft Racing American Le Mans Series team and Acura, offered his first shot at race glory since 2003 with Bentley… Details
Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen increased their lead in the Acropolis Rally of Greece today during a dramatic second leg. On a day of remarkable attrition, the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers steered clear of trouble in their Focus RS World Rally Car to extend their advantage to 1min 40.1sec. Team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila also kept their cool in the Greek heat to charge up the leaderboard from 11th to third in a similar car.
Today’s route took competitors across the historic Corinth Canal into the Peleponnese peninsula, south-west of the rally base in Loutraki. Drivers tackled two identical clockwise loops of three speed tests covering 135.36km, split by … Details
People often ask me questions about the differences between Formula One and NASCAR and in reality comparing the two sports is almost pointless, as aside from the high speeds, there is little similarity. In simple terms though, let’s have a look at the differences and some similarities between the two codes.
Both sports have a long history: NASCAR’s being born from the exploits of bootleggers in the prohibition era, who modified their cars to … Details
