Category Archives: Motorsports

The blog has exceeded 3,000 views today – Let’s celebrate with flames!

Viewership here on The Blog of Cars hasn’t typically been particularly high – I expect about 200 views on a good day. But thanks to a bizarre fluke involving a comment on Reddit, today we’ve exceeded 3,000 views. In fact, we’re … Continue reading

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Vorsprung durch Hoonage – Enjoy a photo of some fun in the snow, quattro-style

Living in Canada, it feels pretty ironic that I still haven’t seen any snow this winter. In fact, it sucks really. There’s just 9 days to Christmas after all. To alleviate my disappointment, I found this photo of an Audi … Continue reading

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End your Saturday on a positive note with some great safety cars

Saturday has nearly come to an end. To some it may have been a very good day, and to others not so much. Whichever group you belong to, let’s end the day on a positive note with this photo of … Continue reading

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Porsche gives us a teaser of the new 911 GT3 Cup

When Porsche rolled out the latest iteration of the 911, we only received two variants – the Carrera and Carrera S. But later we got a convertible, and then all-wheel-drive versions. And so the gradual roll-out of the whole lineup … Continue reading

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What’s the greatest motorsports livery ever raced?

Those of you who follow motorsports will probably agree with me that racecar livery is quite important. No, not important in the go-fast sense, but rather by making the car stand out. Many liveries have even become iconic over the … Continue reading

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Sebastian Vettel takes his 3rd consecutive driver’s championship at Brazilian GP

The 2012 Formula 1 season  has been an absolutely phenomenal one, with some very close racing. Because of just how close things were, the driver’s championship came down to the last race today, the Brazilian GP. It was between Fernando … Continue reading

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Audi captures their eleventh Le Mans victory, first-ever hybrid victory with R18 e-tron quattro

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is, without a doubt, one of the most grueling motorsports events in the world, pushing man and machine to their absolute limits for 24 hours. Winning it, even once, is a great achievement. But … Continue reading

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New Ford Fiesta ST Concept at Frankfurt

Ford have revealed their long-awaited Fiesta ST in concept form at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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227mph Skoda breaks record at Bonneville

Skoda has broken the 13 year-old record for a 2.0L forced induction production car at Bonneville.

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Car of the Week: Audi R18 [w/ mega-gallery]

In celebration of Audi’s phenomenal victory at Le Mans last Sunday, our Car of the Week is the Audi R18.

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