As Formula One recovers from its end-of-term party in Brazil, we look at how innovations in the sport have been employed to benefit road cars.
Innovations made in racing eventually benefit us all as the technology tried in the white heat of top-level motorsport filters down into the cars we drive every day. Perhaps the clearest example is the disc brake, pioneered by Jaguar at Le Mans in 1953.
It’s a running joke in the automotive world that the person in charge of styling the next Porsche 911 has the easiest job in the industry. But, in reality, that task is one of the most difficult. Unlike most cars, Porsche has to walk a fine line with the 911, keeping faithful to the car’s decades-olds shape while still moving the overall design forward.
And, as if that charge wasn’t difficult enough, Porsche engineers have to ensure the 911 can live up to its modern rivals, despite the limitations of a six-cylinder engine and a rear-engine layout … Pictures and more
A driver who swerved a million-dollar supercar into a Texas swamp will have to convince a jury that he didn’t purposely end up in the water in order to claim on an insurance policy which would have doubled his money.
Andy House, a car dealer from Lufkin, Texas, drove  … More
Bugatti Veyron Lake Crash– Original Video- 1st hand account
On Wednesday, The Racer’s Group announced its plans for five cars to run at the Rolex Series’ upcoming December winter test and January “Roar before the 24,†and also in the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona later in January. Included in the five cars are two new 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, with three 2011 Porsches scheduled to fill out the fleet.
Testing parts, setups, tires, cars and drivers are  … More