The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 returns to its racing roots this week when the new Camaro Z/28.R race car
debuts in a 2.5-hour endurance race ahead of the 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona. It will be one of the most production-based competitors on the track, sharing aero, engine and even axle components with the new 2014 Camaro Z/28.
Stevenson Motorsports and CKS Autosport will campaign Z/28.R race cars in the GS class of the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge … Pictures and more
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Co-owner of the Stewart-Haas Nascar racing team, Gene Haas, has said he wants to create a new Formula 1 team.
Haas, together with project partner Guenther Steiner, who is a previous technical director of Red Bull and Jaguar, responded to a recent call from F1 for potential new teams to express interest, and Haas’s proposal is now thought to have been entered into the sport’s evaluation process.
Haas owns CNC machine manufacturer Haas Automation and the Windshear wind tunnel in North Carolina. His Cup team currently fields cars for driver Tony Stewart, who is Haas’s potential F1 partner, Danica Patrick, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch … More
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Energy independence, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, lower fuel costs: All of these promises are factors behind the rise in electric vehicles’ popularity. Unfortunately, they’re more fiction than fact. Here’s why, and how it could affect companies like Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA ) .
Do you want cancer with that battery? Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy undertook a study to look at the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries for EVs. The study showed that batteries that use … More
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See what it takes to build and develop the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in time for its inaugural race at the 2014 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, in the newly formed, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series.
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