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Carroll Shelby, Builder of Cobra Sports Car, Dies at 89

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:23:34 +0000

FORM THE NEW YORK TIMES: Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned hot-rodder who went on to build innovative sports cars like the Cobra that challenged Europe’s longtime dominance of road racing, as well as high-performance versions of production cars like the Ford Mustang, died on Thursday in Dallas. He was 89.

His death was announced by his company, Carroll Shelby International.

In the 1960s, Shelby raised the profile of American racing machines on the international sports-car circuit by packing powerful Ford V8 engines into lightweight British roadsters, and by developing racing cars for Ford. MORE»

On-board of the Ferrari 458 Challenge: Alex Au in Shanghai

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:17:45 +0000

“On board of the 458 Challenge for an entire lap at the Shanghai International Circuit.”

Ferrari is a leader on social networks

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:41 +0000

“Ferrari is the main protagonist even on social networks. This fact is confirmed by the numbers: the brand of the Prancing Horse is the leading player in the automotive sector and the most popular in the general classification. A couple of days ago the Facebook page passed the goal of eight million fans, and, to celebrate, Ferrari commissioned a special video of the 458 Italia “drawing” the number 8,000,000 on the steering pad at the Fiorano race track, which was dedicated to every one of them.”

Infineon Raceway: on board Ferrari 458 with Robert Herjavec

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:31:25 +0000

“On board of the 458 Challenge for an entire lap at the Infineon Raceway.”

Team Cadillac Racing | Two Laps at Miller Motorsports Park

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:25:36 +0000

“Join Team Cadillac drivers Andy Pilgrim and Johnny O’Connell as they prepare to take on the Utah Grand Prix in Round 4 of the Pirelli World Challenge Series.”

Porsche Works Drivers – More than a Job

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:38:11 +0000

“For quite some time our Porsche Works Drivers have been preparing themselves for the racing season 2012 together with their support team. We took the opportunity and followed the team with the camera to gain some exciting insight into the work of our works drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet.”

Porsche Works Drivers – Training

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:35:55 +0000

“Porsche Intelligent Performance” doesn’t just apply to our cars, but also to our works drivers at Porsche Motorsport. Therefore, our race drivers put a lot of effort into perfectioning technique as well as strengthening their team spirit during a camp in Tenerife earlier this year. We take a look behind the scenes and also show a very personal side of our works drivers Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet.”

2012 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Highlights

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:59:01 +0000

“Watch highlights from the exciting 2012 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.”

Sauber F1 Team – Dive into the world of motorsports – 2012 image film

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:59:18 +0000

“Long version of the official 2012 Sauber F1 Team season trailer. Dive into the world of motorsports! Turn up the volume and indulge yourself with stunning pictures. Meet our team, take a close look behind the scenes, enjoy a different view of a pit stop and become one with our drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio “Checo” Pérez as they speed along straights and race through tight corners.”

Pirelli Mission – Spice Up Formula 1

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:56:40 +0000

F1 2012 season has just started and this is our mission: spice up Formula 1