To demonstrate the improvements on the 2012 Corvette, Chevrolet has returned to the Nürburgring with the range-topping ZR1.
As the video shows, the car – which features a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine with 638 hp (476 kW / 647 PS) and 604 lb-ft (818 Nm) of torque – lapped the legendary Nordschleife in 7:19.63 which is more than six seconds faster than the previous Corvette record that was set back in 2008.
To get the improved time, the ZR1 was equipped with the new PDE performance package which has a full-width rear spoiler and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Zero Pressure tires that are “optimized for warm, dry conditions to increase cornering and handling capability.”
ZR1 Smokes GT-R: Chevy Corvette ZR1 vs. Nissan GT-R
Who throws a shoe? Apparently, someone at Montreal.
While Danica Patrick was leading Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a spectator threw a shoe onto the track, and the shoe landed in the racing groove. As Patrick led the field back to the spot where the shoe was, she ran it over squarely and its remains shot out from underneath her car.
It looked innocuous enough — it’s just a sneaker, right? Well  … More
Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis in massive high speed Lamborghini crash.The Official YouTube channel of the FIA GT1 World Championship.
The FIA GT1 World Championship is a world championship sports car racing series developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). It features multiple grand tourer race cars based on production road cars and conforming with the GT1 (2010-2011) and GT3 (2012-) regulations competing in one-hour races on multiple continents.
The last time Danica Patrick and Jacques Villeneuve crossed paths on a Nationwide road course, she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Now she gets to race against him again Saturday – on a track named after his dad. The NAPA 200 is the third and final road race of the Nationwide season, and Villeneuve is on pole.
”It is what it is,” Patrick said Friday before qualifying a solid fourth, putting her in the second row alongside Villeneuve and just behind polesitter Alex Tagliani  … More