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Yep, you heard me. I used "Civic Hybrid" and "Race Car" in the same sentence. British firm Oaktec has decided to see if the granny-spec Civic has any potential as a racecar and has contracted performance car specialists Lotus Engineering to help transform the humble Honda hybrid into a fire-breathing, electron-guzzling motorsports [...]
Last week we told you about Mitsubishi UK’s Evo X-based touring car contender that was being prepped for the Britcar Championship. Well, it made its racing debut at the Silverstone 24-hour enduro over the weekend, and by all accounts it survived its baptism of fire with flying colours. Final standings put the [...]
In extremely belated news (sorry guys, I’ve been a busy boy lately), Subaru is apparently considering fielding a works team in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. While Subaru’s motorsport roots lie firmly in the innumerable gravel-strewn rally stages that snake their way around the globe, recent moves to homogenise rules and regulations between [...]
Mitsubishi Motors UK has announced that it is in the process of developing a track-ready version of the Lancer Evolution X for entry into the Britcar Championship, with a view to establishing a one-make series for the Evo X in the near future. “We are pleased to be introducing a race-car programme for [...]
Okay, so I’m about a week late with this news, but I just thought I’d let you all know that the Nismo-fettled R35 GT-R entered in last weekend’s Tokachi 24hr finished the race in 21st position out of a field of 28 entrants.Despite setting the third-fastest time during practice, the Motul Nismo R35 suffered from [...]
Given its very obvious sporting credentials, it seems odd that it’s taken so long for the Lexus IS F to make it onto the grid of a professional racing series. Sure, there was the IS F Racing Concept that was shown off at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, but that was merely a demonstration vehicle [...]
Nismo’s entrant for the upcoming Tokachi 24 hour enduro has been spotted at the Sendai Highland circuit undergoing testing in preparation for the big race, which begins on July 20.Clothed in a vibrant hue of red, the stripped-out GT-R is supposedly a testbed for Nismo’s future parts line-up for the R35 and as we can [...]
Nismo have announced that they’ll be campaigning the Nismo Motul GT-R at this month’s Tokachi 24-hour endurance race, with the race also doubling as a testing ground for Nismo’s new parts range for the R35.If Toyota Team SARD choose to return to the Tokachi enduro with last year’s all-conquering Supra HV-R then Nismo may face [...]
Ever wondered what’s involved in putting together an endurance racer? Curious to know what it takes to bring an ordinary 350Z to a standard that’s capable of handling the mighty Nurburgring Nordschliefe for 24 hours straight? Read on… German magazine Auto Zeitung, in conjunction with RJN motorsport, campaigned a Nissan 350Z in the recent ADAC [...]
Subaru have announced that they, like Lexus, will be entering their own close-to-stock car in the 36th ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race, which takes place at the Nurburgring later this month. Subaru’s entrant will be a relatively standard GRB WRX STI, with a full roll cage, racing brakes, race suspension, stripped interior and modified instrumentation [...]
