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In an epic battle of JDM against Euro, the Nissan GT-R races a Porsche GT3 RS around the twists, curves, and hills of Nurburgring. This track is widely known as the widow maker, the divider amongst men, and one of the toughest racing tracks the world has ever seen. With varying cambers, long straights into tight corners, and long corners into tight straights, the likes of Nurburgring should only be tempted by the finest drivers. Those who are regulars around the ring are driving gods gracing the surface of the earth. In the following video, we get to watch two very talented drivers race against each other competing in the timeless battle of JDM vs. Euro  …  Details

 Nissan GT-R vs Porsche 996 GT3 RS on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Both cars are running on street-tires

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A racing safety manufacturer who endured criticism over the role his former company’s seat belt may have played in Dale Earnhardt’s death now faces accusations his new company used counterfeit certification labels on some of its products.

SFI Foundation Inc. has filed a lawsuit and sought a restraining order against Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing LLC to ban the sale of fire suits, seat belts and other uncertified Impact gear it says bear counterfeit SFI labels or patches.

A federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday issued an order  …  Details

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John Force continued his resurgence and made history Monday by racing to victory at the rain-delayed NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

It was the second win of the season for the 60-year-old Funny Car icon, who increased his series points lead to 89 over his rivals. Force, a 14-time world champion who suffered career-threatening injuries in a spectacular crash in September 2007 in Dallas and endured one of the worst competitive seasons of his storied career in 2009, has returned to his familiar position as  …  Details

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