GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Motorsports http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Silver Arrow Racers at Goodwood Revival 2012 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/08/silver-arrow-racers-at-goodwood-revival-2012/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/08/silver-arrow-racers-at-goodwood-revival-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:55:03 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49342 After much speculation and excitement, Goodwood is now able to confirm the news that 75 years after the first appearance of the pre-war ‘Silver Arrows’ in the UK, the 2012 Goodwood Revival being held on 14-16 September, will stage a spectacular historic vehicle demonstration. This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the famous Silver Arrows [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/08/silver-arrow-racers-at-goodwood-revival-2012/feed/ 0 Official: BMW M3 DTM Safety Car http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:53:38 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49241 BMW Motorsport revealed the BMW M3 DTM Safety Car at the Rhein-Main-Hallen in Wiesbaden, Germany, yesterday evening. Based on the BMW M3 GTS, the car was specially modified by BMW M GmbH for use on several DTM race weekends over the course of the 2012 season. The modifications inside the safety car include the use [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/05/official-bmw-m3-dtm-safety-car/feed/ 0 Morgan Returns to 24 Hours of Le Mans http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/morgan-returns-to-24-hours-of-le-mans-2012/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/morgan-returns-to-24-hours-of-le-mans-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:36:08 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49207 Morgan Motor Company and OAK Racing have announced that they have entered into a partnership that will see the new 2012 OAK-Pescarolo LMP2 cars compete as Morgan LMP2s in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The racecar will be manufactured by Onroak Automotive, OAK Racing’s constructor department, which is based at the Technoparc des [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/morgan-returns-to-24-hours-of-le-mans-2012/feed/ 0 Official: Audi with Hybrid Drive at Le Mans 2012 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/official-audi-with-hybrid-drive-at-le-mans-2012/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/official-audi-with-hybrid-drive-at-le-mans-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:54 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49202 Audi competes in the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16-17, 2012 with a total of four LMP1 sports cars. Two of the four cars in action will be equipped with hybrid drive for the first time. Audi Sport Team Joest also follows this two-pronged approach in the newly created [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/04/official-audi-with-hybrid-drive-at-le-mans-2012/feed/ 0 Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa Get Personalized Grand Cherokee SRT8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/fernando-alonso-and-felipe-massa-get-personalized-grand-cherokee-srt8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/fernando-alonso-and-felipe-massa-get-personalized-grand-cherokee-srt8/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:52:42 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=49096 Unusually, there has been so much snow falling on Maranello these past few days that, this afternoon, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso each had a special vehicle to get around in. They were the first two examples of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. The cars were handed over to the Scuderia Ferrari drivers by [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/02/02/fernando-alonso-and-felipe-massa-get-personalized-grand-cherokee-srt8/feed/ 0 Official: Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:53:07 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48944 BMW Motorsport returns with six BMW M3 DTM cars in 2012 as it makes its comeback in the DTM. One of the cars, the Castrol EDGE BMW M3 DTM, will bear the design of Castrol EDGE and Aral Ultimate. Castrol EDGE is Castrol’s strongest and most advanced range of engine oils yet, with a strength [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/30/official-castrol-edge-bmw-m3-dtm/feed/ 0 Official: Toyota Prius GT300 Racer http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/28/official-toyota-prius-gt300-racer/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/28/official-toyota-prius-gt300-racer/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:42:13 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48897 The new Toyota Prius GT300 Racer showed its face to the public and the press at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The race car is developed in a partnership between Team APR and TRD. The Toyota Prius will be entered in the GT300 Class of Super GT. The Prius will use some kind of hybrid drivetrain [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/28/official-toyota-prius-gt300-racer/feed/ 1 Video: AMG Driving Academy SLS AMG GT3 Experience http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/video-amg-driving-academy-sls-amg-gt3-experience/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/video-amg-driving-academy-sls-amg-gt3-experience/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:53:53 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48796 Join Mercedes-Benz reporter Matthew K. for a hot lap round the Lausitzring in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 that was filmed during the AMG Driving Academy. The Mercedes-Benz AMG Driving Academy added the SLS AMG GT3 racer to the line-up of vehicles last year. The series of events started in 2007 and gives people the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/25/video-amg-driving-academy-sls-amg-gt3-experience/feed/ 0 Official: Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/official-nissan-gt-r-nismo-gt3/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/official-nissan-gt-r-nismo-gt3/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:34:18 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48683 Nissan Motorsports has announced the official release of a Nissan GT-R that conforms to FIA GT3 regulations: the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 features a 3.8 V6 twin-turbo engine that is based on a standard road car unit, developing 530hp at 6,400rpm. Power is delivered via six-speed transaxle that drives the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/23/official-nissan-gt-r-nismo-gt3/feed/ 4 Video: 1250hp GReddy 35RX GT-R at Fuji Speedway http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/22/video-1250hp-greddy-35rx-gt-r-at-fuji-speedway/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/22/video-1250hp-greddy-35rx-gt-r-at-fuji-speedway/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:34:30 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48624 This is the GReddy 35RX GT-R, a Nissan GT-R based Japan R&D project, which we discussed in October. The video features the powerful sports car being driven by Tarzan Yamada at the Fuji Speedway. At the track the team manages to do a top speed of over 200mph with the finished project car. The 1250hp-strong [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/22/video-1250hp-greddy-35rx-gt-r-at-fuji-speedway/feed/ 1 Chrome Ferrari 458 Challenge at Cavallino Classic Trackdays http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/chrome-ferrari-458-challenge-at-cavallino-classic-trackdays/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/chrome-ferrari-458-challenge-at-cavallino-classic-trackdays/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:39:58 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48618 A Chrome Ferrari 458 Challenge racer has been spotted at the Palm Beach International Raceway as part of the trackdays of the Cavallino Classic taking place this week. The current owner of the car is Ferrari of Ft. Lauderdale. The basic setup is a black 458 Challenge racer that ran in last year’s series wrapped [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/chrome-ferrari-458-challenge-at-cavallino-classic-trackdays/feed/ 1 Interview: Rising Racing Star – David Cheng http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/interview-rising-racing-star-david-cheng/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/interview-rising-racing-star-david-cheng/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:05:27 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48576 Long time friend and GTspirit contributor, Ashley van Dyke, send us a story from the States. She’s been working with a young driver who has been making his way up the road racing ranks both in Asia and North America. Here is an interview with racing pro David Cheng. What is it that caused you [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/interview-rising-racing-star-david-cheng/feed/ 1 Toyota Le Mans Hybrid Race Car Revealed http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/toyota-le-mans-hybrid-race-car-revealed/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/toyota-le-mans-hybrid-race-car-revealed/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:11:11 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48571 Back in October it was announced Toyota would return to the world’s most famous endurance race ‒ the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now the first images of Toyota’s Le Mans hybrid race car has been revealed. The new Toyota new LMP1 car will be built by Toyota Motorsport in Cologne, Germany. The engine is [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/21/toyota-le-mans-hybrid-race-car-revealed/feed/ 0 BMW Motorsport Reveals M3 Safety Car via Facebook http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/20/bmw-motorsports-reveals-m3-safety-car-via-facebook/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/20/bmw-motorsports-reveals-m3-safety-car-via-facebook/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:14:26 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48509 BMW Motorsport has released a small series of pictures showing their BMW M3 Safety Car for the upcoming DTM Season. It looks like the six BMW Motorsport race cars won’t be the only BMW M3s on the track in next year’s DTM season, according to the Facebook page. The package fitted to the M3 features [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/20/bmw-motorsports-reveals-m3-safety-car-via-facebook/feed/ 0 Video: Drive – 24 Hours of Nürburgring Experience http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/07/video-drive-24-hours-of-nurburgring-experience/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/07/video-drive-24-hours-of-nurburgring-experience/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:00:56 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=48001 YouTube channel, Drive, released its first video at the start of the year. It focuses on the 24 Hours of Nürburgring (N24) endurance race and attempts to capture the sole and spirit of the annual race. Sights, sounds, emotions, the video has it all. Our host is Leo Parente, of FastLaneDaily fame. He takes us [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/07/video-drive-24-hours-of-nurburgring-experience/feed/ 0 Official: 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ by Reiter Engineering http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/04/official-2012-lamborghini-gallardo-lp600-by-reiter-engineering/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/04/official-2012-lamborghini-gallardo-lp600-by-reiter-engineering/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:54:47 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47864 Exactly one year ago Reiter Engineering presented the Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3, a racing version of the production Gallardo adapted to comply with the FIA’s GT3 class category. This car experienced a successful racing season and now the German tuner specialized in Lamborghini’s is ready for the upcoming season as they unveiled the upgraded 2012 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/01/04/official-2012-lamborghini-gallardo-lp600-by-reiter-engineering/feed/ 0 First Lotus Exige R-GT Rally Shakedown and IndyCar Engine Fire-up http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/28/first-lotus-exige-r-gt-rally-shakedown-and-indycar-engine-fire-up/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/28/first-lotus-exige-r-gt-rally-shakedown-and-indycar-engine-fire-up/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:53:29 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47685 Lotus is reporting success in Italy with the first IndyCar engine fire-up and Exige R-GT Rally shakedown. The first official Lotus IndyCar engine fire up in new car took place on 22nd December at Dallara’s headquarters in Varano Melegari, Palma under the watchful eye of Group Lotus Director of Motorsport Claudio Berro and technicians from [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/28/first-lotus-exige-r-gt-rally-shakedown-and-indycar-engine-fire-up/feed/ 0 Video: Porsche and Le Mans http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/19/video-porsche-and-le-mans/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/19/video-porsche-and-le-mans/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:19:56 +0000 Chris http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47453 Held every year since 1923, the legendary 24-hour race at Le Mans draws an annual crowd of more than 200,000 spectators to the French region of La Sarthe. Around the world, this long-distance motor racing classic is viewed as one of the greatest challenges for man and machine. The circuit on which the 24 Heures [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/19/video-porsche-and-le-mans/feed/ 0 Video Of The Day: HEICO Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/15/video-of-the-day-heico-motorsport-mercedes-sls-amg-gt3/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/15/video-of-the-day-heico-motorsport-mercedes-sls-amg-gt3/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:21:57 +0000 Lawrence http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47329 Today’s video of the day will excite motorsport fans. HEICO Motorsport fitted their Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 with a camera, the result is this extended YouTube video showing the racer in action during the 24h Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011. During the video, you’ll see the SLS do battle with Ferrari’s, Audi’s and other Mercedes racers. It’s [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/15/video-of-the-day-heico-motorsport-mercedes-sls-amg-gt3/feed/ 0 Bologna Motor Show 2011 Moving Rally Show http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/13/bologna-motor-show-2011-moving-rally-show/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2011/12/13/bologna-motor-show-2011-moving-rally-show/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:34:07 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=47258 Next to an extensive display of numerous rally cars in one of the event halls of the Bologna Motor Show 2011, Italians held a live moving car show outside on a parking lot, renamed to Mobil 1 arena. The live show featured a competition between historical rally cars and drivers like Miki Biasion, Francois Delecure [...]

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