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FIA GT1 Championship goes global for 2010

After a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council earlier this month, the FIA GT Championship has announced the expansion of the racing series for next year that includes more races and international locations. The 2010 schedule features four additional races and venues on five different continents, making the battle for the GT1 title a true world championship. United Arab Emirates, South Africa, China, Brazil, and Canada will all host races along withtraditional locations like Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Brno, and Spa. In addition to ... Read more →

1997 McLaren F1 GTR race car for sale in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

For those whose cash reserves have not been completely depleted by the current global recession, a very special car is currently up for sale in Japan via Wintel. This racer is one of ten ...

FIA GT Silverstone: new faces on track, old faces on the winner's stand Drew Phillips

The 2009 FIA GT season began this weekend, with plenty of new faces showing up in the starting grid. Matech is hoping that its new Ford GT will be a contender in GT1, as does Nissan with its GT-R, ...

Safety First: Wiesmann MF5 sets the pace for FIA GT Championship Noah Joseph

The 2009 FIA GT Championship kicked off this weekend at England's stoic Silverstone circuit, and with it a number of new racing machines – including competition versions of the Nissan GT-R, ...

Reiter Engineering developing GT1-spec Lamborghini Murcielago SV Noah Joseph

- Some automakers run their racing programs in-house, and some choose to out-source. While its principal rival falls under the former, Lamborghini opts for the latter, giving its blessing to ...

FIA GT contenders roll out for first days of testing in 2009 7 months ago on Autoblog

The FIA GT series kicked off its season this week with the official test days at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France. Nearly fifty cars are participating, including plenty of familiar faces like the Maserati MC12, Chevrolet Corvette, and Saleen S7R, Ferrari F430 and the Porsche GT3 ...

FIA-GT1 Nissan GT-R spied, LeMans specs rumored 10 months ago on Autoblog

Japan's Auto Sport magazine has procured a handful of shots and some preliminary specs on the FIA-GT1-ready Nissan GT-R, and judging by the modifications and performance stats, Nissan is planning an all-out assault on the series and a possible campaign at LeMans. In order to get the GT-R up to ...

SPOILER ALERT: 24 Hours of Spa 1 year ago on Autoblog

Every racing fan has his favorite series. In most of the world, that'll probably be Formula One. In the United States, fans love their NASCAR. In parts of Europe they might follow DTM, but with few exceptions that's pretty much it. Except for Le Mans. Come June, everybody's attention turns to ...

Ferrari F430 GT2 ready to take on all challengers in 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high resolution var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/2008_Ferrari_F430_GT2'; We used to think the Ferrari F430 was one of the most impressive supercars on the market, but that's only the start. The 430 Scuderia kicked it up a considerable notch. The F430 ...

Matech Ford GT wins its first race in FIA GT3 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for 45 more desktop wallpaper-size pics No doubt followers of FIA GT3 racing were surprised at how well the Ford GTs from Matech ran in the first two races at Silverstone earlier this month. No one, however, was prepared for the can of whoop ass they opened up in Bucarest last ...

Mustang FR500GT and Matech Ford GT debut at FIA GT Silverstone race 2 years ago on Autoblog

A while back we posted on the impending debut of two Fords in FIA GT3 class racing – the Ford FR500GT and Ford GT. Last weekend both cars debuted simultaneously at Silverstone in the GT3 class and raced alongside other contenders like the Jaguar XKR GT3, which also debuted that weekend, the ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1997 Lotus Elise FIA GT-1 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the photo for a gallery of the Elise GT1 For an all too brief period in the mid-90s, racing fans were treated to the sight of the fastest road-going exotic cars in the world competeting against each other on the world's stage. It began in 1994 with the victory of the Dauer 962LM. The 962LM ...

Lamborghini earns first motorsports win in FIA GT 2 years ago on Autoblog

While its sister ship struggled a bit, the #7 All-Inkl Racing Lamborghini Murcièlago R-GT ran strong all race, and managed to grab Lamborghini's first international racing trophy in its maiden outing. Drivers Christophe Bouchut and Stefan Mücke held off a pair of hard-charging Z06 ...

It's almost Christmas... Corvette C6R-001 for sale 3 years ago on Autoblog

Christmas is fast approaching and we may have just found the perfect gift for your favorite Corvette enthusiast. How does a one-of-a-kind racecar that is surely to become a significant part of motorsports history sound? Well, for the bargain price of $760,000 US, you can pick up the first Corvette ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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