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Autoblog gets schooled at the Jacques Villeneuve Academy

There's nothing like a Montreal summer. Once the sun starts to shine on the island metropolis after a long winter, the city transforms into a burgeoning oasis of festivals, street cafes and exotic sports cars. And grand prix or no grand prix, the world's second largest francophone city stands as one of the greatest motor sport destinations in North America, easily on par with anything Daytona or Indianapolis can throw at it. You'd expect to hear a lot about racing drivers hailing from this capital of motorsport, but while the likes of ... Read more →

Montreal, Niagara Falls, New York City: F1 looks to return to North America Noah Joseph

Since the Canadian Grand Prix was canceled for this season, Formula One has been entirely absent from North America. But participating automakers, investors and organizers alike know that the North ...

Rumormill: Montreal GP could be back as soon as this year Jonathon Ramsey

Abu Dhabi is scheduled to hold its first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix on November 11 of this year. Due to tight capital, though, it is being reported that the event's organizers are behind on the ...

Singapore night race joins 2008 F1 Calendar Noah Joseph

Singapore is getting ready to host the first night race in Formula One history after the FIA approved the proposed calendar for next year's championship. Race promoters in Singapore got the clearance ...

Kubica survives crash at 75 G Jonathon Ramsey

The boffins have broken down the data from BMW Sauber F1 driver Robert Kubica's crash at the Montreal Grand Prix. If the shunt itself wasn't eye-popping enough, it turns out that Kubica hit the wall ...

Villeneuve down but not out - still hopeful for hometown NASCAR debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

Poor Jacques is all washed up. Where this writer was born and raised, JV was a homegrown hero who lived up to his family name by taking the checkered flag at the Indy 500 (and the CART championship) and going on to win the Formula One title only two years later. But when you've reached the top, ...

In Montreal, sell on Sunday, get pelted on Monday 2 years ago on Autoblog

Quebec is probably the last place in North America where some businesses are still forbidden to open on weekends. Although the practice has long since dissipated in other retail sectors, car dealerships in Montreal still adhere to an archaic 35-year-old policy that dates back to when the Catholic ...

Montreal Auto Show: 2007 T-Rex bears its teeth 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to see our 24-image high-resolution gallery The Quebec-built T-Rex has been on the market since 1996, and at the recent Montreal auto show the wraps were taken off the newly-revised model. For 2007, the T-Rex ditches the old carbureted 1200cc, 152-hp engine for a bigger, ...

Montreal Auto Show: Callaway unveils production C16 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for our 12-image high-resolution gallery from the Montreal launch. Legendary Corvette tuner Callaway's latest creation, the C16, was unveiled in pre-production guise at the LA show back in November, but the final production version made its debut at the Montreal auto ...

Montreal Auto Show: Locus Plethore supercar unveiled...almost 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to jump to our gallery of 25 high-resolution images The centerpiece of the 2007 Montreal auto show was supposed to be the Plethore, a supercar being developed in Quebec by HHT Locus Technologies. As we reported previously, the car nicknamed "the Quebec Bomb" employs carbon ...

Autoblog at the Montreal Auto Show 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Montreal auto show is not typically a show worth covering. Personally, having been born and raised in Montreal, I would visit the show every year as a child to see three-year-old concept cars making their rounds of the b-circuit car shows and the odd Lamborghini or Ferrari from one of the ...

Canadian race shuffle: NASCAR comes to Montreal, CART moves to Tremblant 3 years ago on Autoblog

To battle its image as a form of motorsport exclusive to the South, NASCAR is going North – to Canada: "the True North, Strong and Free" (at least that's how the anthem goes). So with F1 drivers coming to NASCAR, NASCAR is going to an F1 track: it's been confirmed that next season's Busch ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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