Image: Audi As a sports car fan in 2014 I genuinely believed that Audi could take down Porsche’s then-record of 16 Le Mans wins. That June, a decade ago, the diesel hybrid R18 E-tron Quattro took a thirteenth overall victory for Audi in 16 years. It was a four-rings party that was seemingly never going … Read more
Photo: Ford The 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is about to get hotter than ever with Ford’s new electric competitor entering the fray. In 2018 Volkswagen proved to the world that the ID.R electric prototype could go fast as all hell up the famed mountain race course, setting a new record … Read more
Hyundai announced on March 1 that it would be tackling the 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this June with a massive four-car effort. The Korean automaker is bringing a quartet of Ioniq 5 N racers to the hill, and judging by the drivers it has selected for its team, it is … Read more
This big red Porsche named “Lucy” is maybe one of my favorite racing cars of recent motorsport history, because it was built with a single-minded focus to go really fast at Pikes Peak, and that’s pretty much it. BBi Autosport in Southern California built this car for French rally driver Raphael Astier to run at … Read more
A small handful of people in the world of motorsports might find reason to care about the concept of autonomous racing. In theory this could be a new opportunity for motorsport to return to its original purpose as a crucible of automotive technological improvement. In practice, it’s boring, half-assed, and deeply unimportant. This morning I … Read more
Photo: Andrew Ferraro / Extreme E Extreme E, the all-electric off-road racing series, is set to transition to hydrogen power in 2024 — but before it does, it’ll bid adieu to its electric powertrains with its first-ever race in America. Unfortunately, the Phoenix, AZ season finale will conflict with Formula 1’s sophomore Las Vegas Grand … Read more
