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0Report: Most winning Corvette racecar ever heads to auction 1342915380
RM Auctions in Monterey, Calif., will sell the most winning Corvette ever for more than an estimated $1 million next month. The 1968 Chevy L88 Corvette won checkered flags at multiple SCCA championships for owners Owens/Corning in the late '60s and early '70s. Piloted by racer Tony DeLorenzo, ...
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Video: Autonomous driving and race car driver brains get the Ted Talks treatment 1342569540
Like it or not, autonomous vehicles are coming. Between Google's various efforts and the constant evolution of automaker prototypes, it's only a matter of time before computers take the wheel. Don't get us wrong, either. That's not entirely a bad thing. While U.S. traffic fatalities have fallen ...
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Video: Formula racer removes steering wheel at full speed for quick fix 1342213080
Successful racers make smart split-second decisions about what line to take, when to accelerate and brake and so on. So when recently faced with an electrical problem in his Formula Renault 2.0 car's steering wheel, Jeroen Slaghekke was faced with pitting and losing position or taking a ...
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Video: Watch this 19-year-old F2 racer dramatically save his own bacon in the wet 1341514680
Dino Zamparelli has mad skills behind the wheel of his FIA Formula 2 machine, and he managed to show just how good – or how crazy he is – on Belgium's legendary Spa circuit. As the track filled with rain mist from cars in front him, Zamparelli, 19, sped toward a group of cars ...
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Video: History of Formula One cars in wireframes is neato 1341333960
Say what you will about Formula One, but the sport remains a showcase for some of the most impressive automotive engineering on the planet. That's nothing new, either. F1 has always served as a showcase for pure design in the pursuit of a singular purpose. One creative soul has taken the time to ...
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Video: Racer crosses infield to intentionally wreck another competitor, fight ensues 1339457280
If you've never been to a local circle track race, you're missing what could very well be the cheapest and most thrilling form of entertainment on the planet. The cars aren't particularly fast nor the drivers necessarily the world's most skilled, but what the machinery and manpower lack in ...
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Video: Watch spectators rush to save lives of rally drivers trapped in capsized Renault 1337384700
We don't need to tell you why rally racing – though awesome – is incredibly dangerous. As much as we love to watch turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Euro hatches being flung around on dirt, gravel, snow and tarmac, the fact that many of these races go through small towns and wooded trails ...
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Video: Alex Zanardi's hand-bike racing previewed in inspirational film 1336233720
Alex Zanardi is an impressive person. Despite losing both his legs (and almost his life) in what many assumed was a career-ending crash during a 2001 CART race at Lausitzring, Zanadari wasn't content to accept that fate. After being disappointed with the prosthetic limbs doctors offered at the ...
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Some Pirelli World Challenge fans are pretty hardcore 1335726360
This is the #33 Volkswagen GLI driven by Tristan Herbert in the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car class. This weekend, the series is in Utah, racing at Miller Motorsports Park, and Herbert just took the win in his race this afternoon. While noteworthy, Herbert's victory itself is not the news ...
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Motorsports: 2013 NASCAR Dodge Charger Sprint Cup car unveiled in Las Vegas 1331493300
Dodge has officially unveiled the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Charger, and as you can see, it follows in the footsteps of the 2013 Ford Fusion Cup car, with styling and detailing that's more true to the street car than the generic silhouettes being run by all teams this season. SB Nation's Jeff Gluck ...

