Aston Martin LMP1 Wins In Asian Le Mans

The Aston Martin LMP1 team was rewarded with a victory yesterday, taking first place in the second round of the Asian Le Mans Series held in Japan. The team won the three hour race after starting in fourth position. More »

1973 Pontiac LeMans for a Hollywood-Clubbing $3,700!

Here at Nice Price or Crack Pipe we use the term "classic" sparingly. Layla is a classic, the french bikini is a classic, as is the Manhattan. Today, you get to decide if this Pontiac is classically trained. More »

Porsche 917 Chair: Feel Like You're Going 250 MPH While Sitting Still

Fantasies of beating Ferrari at Le Mans without leaving your dining room shall now be addressed by Torgny Fjeldskaar’s Ch.air Motorsports carbon fiber chair, based on the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 race car. More »

Mark Webber Celebrating His Maiden Formula One Victory

It took him 130 tries, mostly in inferior cars, but Australia’s Mark Webber has finally won his first Formula One grand prix on Sunday. Here’s a gallery of his supreme joy. More »

GTbyCITROËN: The Angriest Frenchman You'll Ever Hear

The GTbyCITROËN cruised the streets of London, but those were mere static photos. When rolling through a parking lot at Le Mans earlier last month, it provided an aural overload of awesome. More »

Dysentery-Racked Carroll Shelby Pilots Aston Martin DBR1 To Le Mans Victory

The Aston Martin DBR1 is worthy of a post all on its own, but leave it to Scroggzilla to prowl the internet tubes and find us some great vintage film of Le Mans '59. More »

American Cars: Photographs By Kevin Gray

Today we're showing the work of a Los Angeles-based pro photographer who heads down on the street to find his subjects: battle-scarred American cars in their natural habitat! More »

Get Ready For 24 Hours Of LeMons Reno With Eyesore Racing’s EldoradoMiata

Here’s a little treat for those of you who can’t wait to follow the Monaco GP Murilee and Rob Krider's coverage of this weekend’s LeMons race: a pink Cadillac-Miata from Eyesore Racing. More »

The Things People Will Drive to Le Mans!

Remember that street-legal Jaguar D-Type from yesterday’s post about Steve McQueen’s XKSS? It wasn't the only road racer slogging through the French mud at the 24 Hours two years ago. More »

GreenGT Electric LeMans: Design And Eco-Mobility Madness

The GreenGT LeMans Prototype is the future of racing from the extra-crunchy Swiss-based green racing company, GreenGT. Mix one part Chevy Volt, one part Speed Racer Mach 1 and a dash of kickassery. Do want. More »

Jalopnik Guide to Meeting Your Boss's Boss in Petrolhead Style

When in a city known for its extreme public displays of supercars, be extra wary when heading into a coffeehouse. You will come to regret what you’ll miss while inside. More »

It’s Fangio vs. Musso At The Dutch Grand Prix

If you’re looking for more W196 action after last night’s post, look no further: here’s seven glorious minutes of footage from the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix. More »

When The Germans Came to Formula One

Brawn GP's inaugural 1–2 victory in Melbourne was no stranger to their engine supplier Mercedes-Benz: it was exactly the same fashion as how they debuted in Formula One in 1954 with their epic W196. More »

Lewis Hamilton and "Steve McQueen" Star In Tag Heuer's "The Duel"

Here's something kinda fun; Fancy watchmaker Tag Heuer has repurposed Steve McQueen's 1970 classic "Le Mans" and inserted F1 Champ Lewis Hamilton for a mano-a-mano flick called "The Duel." Cue delightful race-porn. More »

Truth In 24 Now Available On ITunes ...For Free!

Did you miss Audi's "Truth in 24" documentary Saturday night? Fear not, the epic story of the multi-ringed brand's Le Mans entry's now available on iTunes...for free! Marketing, FTW! (Hat tip to Tim, Jason!) [iTunes]

58-Year-Old Hans-Joachim Stuck Returns To Race At 12 Hours of Sebring

A surprising revelation of endurance racing is the fact most drivers are far from being spring chickens. Here's a few examples. More »

How To Lap Le Mans In a Ford GT ...In 40 Years

Motoring journalist Rich Truesdell became a car geek when he saw Phil Hill drive the Ford GT40 at Le Mans in 1964. Forty years later, he caught up with him. More »

Audi R15 Coming to Laguna Seca, Petit Le Mans

Company chairman Rupert Stadler has announced that in addition to Sebring on March 21, their new Audi R15 prototypes will also race in two more events in September and October. More »

Audi R15 TDI Le Mans Racer Revealed Early

Those tricky folks at Autosport magazine have revealed the first small image of the Audi R15 TDI LMP1 racer, set to debut at this year's 12 Hours of Le Mans. More »

Corvette-Engined Formula Le Mans LMP2 Racer Makes Angry Noises

GM’s venerable small-block LS3 from the 2009 Corvette/2010 Camaro SS has found its way under the rear bodywork of a new Formula Le Mans prototype. Click below to see and hear the beast in action. More »

1976 Porsche Racing, Remixed

The guys at Speedhunters have been obsessed with all things Porsche this month. To continue the fun, they got their hands on some awesome footage of Stuttgart's racing efforts from 1976. Of course, they weren't content to leave well enough alone, so they've given the film a modern spin. The result may put off some purists, but you can't deny the ageless appeal of a fire-breathing beast like the Porsche 935 screaming around the track at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Check out Speedhunters' video here.

Special-Edition Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 Looks Ready For LeMans

It may look like the Dutch company's GT2 LeMans racer, but the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 is essentially a standard road car that's had orange paint spilled on it done up in racing livery. Limited to just 24 units, we're sure it will also include a premium price, though Spyker probably figures that shouldn't be an issue for its customers. Who exactly are these customers? Well, they're likely going to unveil the car at the opening of Spyker's Saudi Arabia showroom. But if you're not in the middle east and you're interested in checking it out, there's a photo of the Spyker's plush interior and more info over at Car And Driver.

Peugeot Sport Reveals 908 HDi FAP Hybrid

Based on the race-proven 908 HDi LMP racer, the new Peugeot 908 HY adds electric power to the already potent mix in the form of an 80 HP gear-driven electric motor/generator that replaces the starter motor on the standard car. Juice is stored in 10 lithium-ion battery packs strategically placed in several locations to maximize weight distribution. Also squeezing out juice for the batteries is a KERS system that makes use of energy from the brakes. Altogether, the electric motor's 80 HP can be used for about 20 seconds every lap, employed at the driver's discretion. More »

Retired Racer To Drive DB Panhard Coast To Coast

72-year-old Jacques Grelley, a veteran of multiple LeMans 24-hour races, has decided to drive one of his rare DB Panhards from New York to northern California for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. That's a 3000-mile journey in a 2-cylinder, 60 HP race car with the only luxuries being a retrofitted speedometer and muffler. But this won't be the longest road trip Grelley has been on...or the most primitive. More »

Read Our Post About The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, Save 23 Hours And 58 Minutes (Spoilers)

For those who didn't watch the entire 24 Hours Of Le Mans by subsisting on a diet of Bawls and Pop Rocks this weekend, we've got a short wrap-up for you. We'll leave the salient details for below the jump, just in case there are some of you out there that TiVo'd the festivities and are planning to dole out the oil-burning goodness four hours at a time for the next week. Needless to say, some cars won. Others didn't. There was weather. If you want to know more you're going to have to click the button that says "more." More »