Racing

With the growing popularity of Formula 1 in the U.S., it was quite natural for General Motors to try and get in on the action. After all, GM has never had a solid participation in Formula 1, and with Cadillac being involved in several motorsport ventures, now is probably the …

Electrification is taking each and every automotive segment by storm. And even the racing world is getting a taste, with professional series like Formula E and other ventures bringing electrons to the race track. It was just a matter of time before amateur racers would start jumping the fence as …

The 2022 Nissan Sentra Cup celebrated a new champion, Valérie Limoges, who made history this past weekend by becoming the first female racer to clinch an all-category title in Canadian road racing. Simon Charbonneau claimed victory in both races held this weekend at Circuit Mont-Tremblant. "This is a big day …

Putting an end to months of rumours and speculation, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess confirmed on Monday that Porsche and Audi will enter Formula 1 starting in the 2026 season. "Formula 1 is developing extremely positively worldwide. […] If you look at the major sporting events or events in the world, …

Former IndyCar star Robert Wickens, who’s back behind the wheel after suffering a terrible accident that left him paralyzed in 2018, will co-drive the No. 33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR race car along with fellow Canadian champion Mark Wilkins in the IMSA’s 2022 International Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC). “Today is …

Chevrolet said it had a big announcement planned for today and now we know what it meant by “big.” The 2022 edition of the COPO Camaro , a non-street-legal car exclusively designed for drag racing, will be available with a 9.4-litre big-block V8 engine. That’s 572 cubic inches if you …

Canada Day Weekend in Vancouver will be celebrated to the sound (or silence?) of fully electric open-wheel race cars as soon as next year. This is the first time the electrified racing series comes to Canada since the Montreal ePrix back in 2017, a one-time event that prompted a dispute …

The Queen of the Ring, Sabine Schmitz, who died from cancer on March 16, 2021 at the age of 51, is getting a fitting tribute. One of the corners of the legendary Nurburgring—a track she lapped more than 33,000 times—will now bear her name following a petition signed by 50,000 …

The NTT IndyCar championship and support series like Canadian Touring Car Championship won’t see the streets of Toronto in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the city and province. The Honda Indy Toronto event was scheduled for the July 9-11 weekend following a cancellation in 2020 for similar …

Chevrolet , Toyota and Ford have just unveiled their next-gen cars for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. They will all make their race debuts at the Daytona 500 next February. The three manufacturers have largely redesigned their cars to make them much more similar to their road-going production counterparts—the Camaro …