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REPORT: World Touring Car Championship eyeing race in the U.S.

Marcello Lotti, series promoter for the FIA World Touring Car Championship, told Autosport that he wants to bring the event to the United States in 2011. Inaugurated in 1987, the series was originally based in Europe. In 2009, the racing expanded to Brazil, Japan, and Mexico and continues to grow. Current rules limit engine size to 2000 cc, but that hasn't slowed automakers such as SEAT, BMW, or Chevrolet from rounding out the top 3 in Manufacturer's Championship points right now. A race in the States would attract new manufacturers (Ford ... Read more →

VIDEO: Alex Roy shows Tanner Faust and Sony PSP how to really drive Laguna Seca Damon Lavrinc

Rhys Millen and Tanner Foust's PSP-powered run around Laguna Seca didn't seem to impress the interminable Alex Roy, so he strapped a big screen TV and an Xbox into the back of a Porsche Cayenne, ...

VIDEO: Gran Turismo PSP ad at Laguna Seca is art imitating life imitating art. Or something. Jonny Lieberman

In terms of tracks, we'd guess that while the Nürburgring gets the most press, Laguna Seca is number two. And with good reason, as Mazda's Raceway is fast, technical, beautiful and ...

ALMS announces 2010 schedule; Laguna Seca moves to May, becomes 6-hour enduro Sam Abuelsamid

On Friday, prior to this weekend's Petit Le Mans, the American Le Mans Series announced its planned 2010 schedule. Tentatively, nine of this year's 10 venues are carried over, with only the St. ...

Circuit Logic: Mazda captures Laguna Seca on Google Street View Noah Joseph

Looking for a corkscrew? If it's a bottle of wine you're looking to open, we're afraid we can't help you there, pal. But if you want to take an interactive look at one of America's best race tracks, ...

VIDEOS: Need for Speed SHIFT track guides for Road America, Willow Springs and Laguna Seca 2 months ago on Autoblog

Make no mistake about it: the racing games are coming. But while it may be all to easy to get lost in all the hype over the latest from Microsoft's Forza or Sony's Gran Turismo franchises, Electronic Arts has a trick of its own up its sleeve. (We're just kidding, everyone knows gamers don't wear ...

Motor Trend gets all techy, picks their top 10 favorite driver's cars 2 months ago on Autoblog

In a truly heroic effort that's not only daunting in scope but utterly jealousy-inducing in execution, the hot shoes at Motor Trend have once again teamed up with pro-racer and 24 Hours of Daytona winner Randy Pobst to put ten of the hottest performance cars currently on sale up against each other ...

Monterey 2009: Vintage racers exude speed even at rest 2 months ago on Autoblog

Even though it's essentially run just for fun, the track action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca can be downright menacing during the Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Just ask the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa driver who had a severe pucker moment on Saturday. Sure, the cars survived relatively ...

VIDEO: Hotchkis Porsche 962 laps up Laguna Seca 2 months ago on Autoblog

In the mid-Eighties, Porsche released the 962, a long-wheelbase variant of the 956, to compete in IMSA's GTP class and later in Group C (as the 962C). Even though IMSA's GTP rules stipulated that only one (unfortunately named) KKK turbocharger could be used, the 962 was bloody-your-nose fast. ...

Monterey 2009: 145 vintage Porsches take to the track 2 months ago on Autoblog

From the second we arrived in Monterey last week, we noticed one thing: there were Porsches everywhere. From the fleet of 30 Panameras that Porsche brought out, to the hundreds of owners that made the trip to Northern California, we couldn't seem to drive for more than a few seconds without ...

VIDEO (sort of): Multi-million dollar Ferrari 250 TR crashing at Monterey Historics 2 months ago on Autoblog

Some of us weren't able to attend the Monterey Historic races over the weekend, but the first thing we heard once the laptop spooled up was that a very expensive Ferrari 250 TR smacked into a bunch of tires at Laguna Seca. This has turned into the crash heard 'round the world for a few simple ...

VIDEO: Devon GTX on Laguna Seca 2 months ago on Autoblog

Over the weekend, we caught a glimpse of the new Devon GTX supercar running around Laguna Seca, and by all accounts, it looked pretty good. Details are still a little bit sparse, but because of the GTX's debut this past weekend, we know a bit more about it. For instance, under the carbon fiber ...

eBay Find of the Day: BMW 3.0 CS/CSL Group 2 Racing Coupe 2 months ago on Autoblog

So how'd you like to get your hands on this? First, a little explanation of what this is. You are looking at (and hopefully bidding on) a car that began life in 1968 as a 1969 BMW 2800 CS where it served for five-months as a BMW test car. It then spent close to 40-years kicking around various ...

Spy Shots: Devon GTX chasing the production car 'Ring record 2 months ago on Autoblog

Why it was just last week that we talked about the Devon GTX "setting" the one lap "record" at Laguna Seca. We actually got on the horn and called Devon, begging asking for a detail or two about the GTX's upcoming reveal at Pebble Beach in just four short days (August 15). All we could get out of ...

Devon GTX sets one-lap "record" at Laguna Seca 3 months ago on Autoblog

The last time I brought up the fallacy of purchasing a car (or even being a fan one one) based off a "lap record," I was called a pimp and much worse. Luckily, my skin is rhino-thick – so here's me doing it again. But first, let's talk about the car claiming to be the new King of the ...

Alex Roy retires from rallying, campaigning team in Grand Am Rolex series 6 months ago on Autoblog

In a move that's sure to surprise almost no one, Alex Roy – head of Team Polizei, multi-rally champion, author of The Driver and the man responsible for crossing the continent in 31:04 – has officially retired from road rallies. Roy, who hasn't participated in one of the ego-fueled ...

ALMS finishes off season at Laguna Seca [SPOILER ALERT] 1 year ago on Autoblog

Many of the championships had already been wrapped up by the time the ALMS arrived at Laguna Seca for the last race of the season, but there were still a few battles to be won and you can always bet that none of the teams will back down in the name of competition. We were at the race as part of ...

Preview: ALMS at Laguna Seca 1 year ago on Autoblog

As part of the final leg of the Audi Mileage Marathon, we made a stop today at Laguna Seca in Monterey for the final ALMS race of the season. Acura was the top story yesterday, taking the two overall top spots with David Brabham capturing pole followed by Luiz Diaz in the Lowe's Fernandez Racing ...

Monterey 2008: Saturday's Monterey Historic Automobile Races 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for huge high-res gallery of the AB team's pics from the track The 35th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a long title for a spectacular event. Saturday was actually day two of the Historics, which will conclude on Sunday. ...

Drunk father arrested while driving on Laguna Seca Raceway 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Drunk_father_arrested_while_driving_on_Laguna_Seca_Raceway'; When pulled over while under the influence and driving his 1980 Porsche on Laguna Seca Raceway last Sunday around 5:20 PM, John Patrick Krukar told police that he was lost and trying to find ...

Cadillac CTS-V race car goes out on top 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above image to view more photos of the 2007 Cadillac CTS-V race car Andy Pilgrim won his second race of 2007 this past weekend to secure Cadillac a Manufacturers Championship of the SCCA Speed World Challenge. Pilgrim started second in the race behind polesitter and points leader Randy Pobst, ...

ALMS season comes to a close at Laguna Seca 2 years ago on Autoblog

For the last race of the ALMS season at Laguna Seca, the P1, P2, and GT1 championships had already been wrapped up since Petit Le Mans. Still, the Audi team was out to better the Penske camp for the second race in a row after a close victory at Petit Le Mans. GT2 was the most exciting class, with ...

C6R with Bad Boy Vettes Livery Revealed 2 years ago on Autoblog

We have been tracking the progress of Bad Boy Vette's new livery for the C6R in its final race of the ALMS season with great anticipation. The finished product was finally revealed last night at a pre-race party in Monterey hosted by BBV. The new graphics look downright menacing, with the "Take No ...

Bad Boy Vettes C6.R in progress... 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery On Wednesday, we told you that the Corvette Racing C6.Rs would be sporting a new Bad Boy Vettes livery for the ALMS finale at Laguna Seca next weekend. Yesterday, BBV shot us a few pics of the #4 car in progress, and no surprise -- we like what we see. The final ...

GT LIVE crew puts together Subaru Tsukuba Challenge 2 years ago on Autoblog

The one and only time U.S. shores were blessed with Japan's premier motorsports event, Super GT, the folks over at Paramax were behind the scenes. Since then they've organized a number of events under the GT LIVE banner, as well as creating the XDL U.S. Stunt Riding Championship. Now, they've ...

VIDEO: 2007 Monterey Historics sampler 2 years ago on Autoblog

Continuing our video wrap-ups from this year's Pebble Beach extravaganza, here is a clip of some of the track action from Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota. We'll just shorten that to the Monterey Historics from now on, unless the ...

First Drive: 2008 Cadillac CTS 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for over 50 high-res pics. var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/2008_Cadillac_CTS_gets_driven_best_Caddy_eVar'; It's easy to write off a new model when clever ad campaigns and the PR machine work overtime to convince you that it's God's gift to tarmac. In the case of ...

Pebble Beach Week 2007: The Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca, Pt. I 2 years ago on Autoblog

The track action at Laguna Seca can be so overwhelming that we figured we'd break up the galleries a bit. This post will feature nothing but on-track competition and a couple of ambiance shots from Saturday's sessions. Seven classes ran then and another seven will be heading out on Sunday. There ...

Pebble Beach Week 2007: Monterey Historics preview 2 years ago on Autoblog

Thanks to Richard Owen of Supercars.net for the photo. This year's Monterey Historic races are featuring Indy Cars. Well, Indy Roadsters, in particular. As Laguna Seca itself is celebrating its 50th anniversary, cars and stars from 1957 are being highlighted in every class, but the Indy Roadster ...

Ecosse Spirit ES1 and Motoczysz C1 push the boundaries of motorcycle design 2 years ago on Autoblog

Many of the same principles for making cars go fast work the same when applied to motorcycles. However, there are fundamental differences which need to be taken into account when the highest performance is required. Take chassis design, for instance. With an automotive chassis, race cars generally ...

Audi R10 completes perfect ALMS season at Laguna Seca 3 years ago on Autoblog

The thrilling and historic first season for the Audi R10 TDI in the American Le Mans Series has concluded with Audi's two-car team scoring a 1-2 victory, its third of the year, at this season's final race at Laguna Seca. The victory caps an eight-race all-out win streak and mark's the first time an ...

The 9th Coronado Classic Speed Festival 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Coronado Classic Speed Festival was held in San Diego this weekend and we had people on hand to cover it for you. Part of the General Racing Ltd. historic racing series, it featured over 200 of history's top racecars. All racing within a few feet of the thrilled fans. This type of racing is so ...

UPDATE: Toyota F1's Ricardo Zonta sets Laguna Seca record 3 years ago on Autoblog

After nipping the old Champ Car track record on Friday, Toyota F1's Ricardo Zonta well and truly demolished it Saturday and Sunday, finishing the weekend with a best time of 1:06.309 Sunday morning. Zonta's time is an impressive 1.413 seconds faster than Helio Castroneves' 2000 record. With his lap ...

Toyota F1's Ricardo Zonta sets Laguna Seca record 3 years ago on Autoblog

Toyota F1 "third driver" Ricardo Zonta broke the Laguna Seca track record in a demonstration run of the TF106 during the Monterey Historic Races. On only his second flying lap, the Brazilian set a new record for the modern track layout of 1:07.587, a tenth and a half quicker than Helio Castroneves' ...

Monterey Historic Races to feature Toyota/Lexus 3 years ago on Autoblog

As the presenting sponsor of this year's Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Toyota Motor is going all out to bring its motorsports efforts in front of U.S. fans, with the centerpiece of its involvement demonstration runs and paddock displays featuring this year's TF106 Formula 1 car. ...

Mazda renews relationship with Laguna Seca for five more years 3 years ago on Autoblog

Laguna Seca has been spared the expense of repainting all of its on-track signage thanks to Mazda renewing its contract with the track to its title sponsor for five more years through 2011. Mazda and Laguna Seca have been partners for the last five years during which time the track has received ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

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

 
 

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