Jalopnik: Motorsport

Insert Crass Flaming Fecal Matter Joke Here

Ray Wert — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Our first choice of a headline for Mark Webber celebrating last week's British Grand Prix was a crass joke. But you deserve better than smack-you-in-the-head middle school playground humor. So we went with headline option number two. Wait a sec... More »

This Is Your Bill Caswell Rally Car Crash Gallery

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Bill Caswell, Jalopnik's $500 Craigslist rally-car driver, competed in last weekend's New England Forest Rally. He crashed his car. Because you guys seem to like this sort of thing, we've assembled a gallery of shots from the weekend. Viva crapcan! More »

Jalopnik Helps "Crappy Saturn Ruined My Life" Guy, Life No Longer Ruined

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EDT

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In last week's Garage of Horror, we shared the epic tale of a man whose life was trashed by a crappy Saturn. In response, you, the Jalopnik commentariat, got off your collective tuckus and helped him out. You guys rock! More »

Ford Gives 43 Fiestas To Rally School, Wants You To Hoon Them

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:30:00 EDT

Ford has given 43 of the European-spec Fiesta hatchbacks used in the Fiesta Movement to the Team O'Neil Rally School in Dalton, New Hampshire. $495 gets you one day behind the wheel with professional instruction. Anybody else smell a bargain? More »

NASCAR: Rubbin' Spellin' Is Ain't Racin'

Sam Smith — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:45:00 EDT

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A NASCAR setup tire in the paddock at Michigan International Speedway in June of 2007. (Yes, we know the sport long ago transcended its stereotype. It's still funny.) Photo Credit: Sam Smith More »

2012 BMW M6: 600 hp, Not Dead Yet

Sam Smith — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:15:00 EDT

BMW's next-generation M6 was recently spotted testing in Europe. Looks like that rumor of the model's cancellation was bunk. Eight cylinders, two turbos, and almost 600 hp? Bring it. [e90Post] More »

The Manliest Man We Have Ever Seen

Sam Smith — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:30:00 EDT

1965, NASCAR, Ford Galaxie. After seeing this shot of John Holman and Carroll Shelby, reader John S. sent us this picture of his grandfather Jack working for Holman Moody. Your grandfather was probably not this cool. (Photo: John S.) More »

Badass, Inc.

Sam Smith — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Carroll Shelby, John Holman, Sebring, 1967. One is an American legend, the other a lesser-known genius. Both are hard-core, stone-cold cool. Awesome. (Ford Motorsport Archives) More »

ESPN: "$500 Craigslist Rally Car" Didn't Cost Much More Than $500

Sam Smith — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:45:00 EDT

ESPN magazine talked to Bill Caswell, the man behind our $500 Craigslist rally car story, to get the skinny on what he needed to make it happen. He's also on the network's blog. Here's what it takes, kids. More »

The BMW 5-Series: A Personal Look Back

Sam Smith — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Last year, sales of BMW's midsize sedan hit 5.5 million. The outgoing 5er, known as the E60, represented the car's fifth generation. I have at least five personal stories to tell about the 5-series. Coincidence? I think not! More »

The Sexy Secret History Of BMW's New Artist

Sam Smith — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:45:00 EDT

Jeff Koons isn't just the artist behind BMW's latest art car — he's also created some seriously erotic artwork. Take this piece, depicting his porn-star ex-wife, titled "Dirty Jeff on Top." Is this the kind of artist BMW wants? (NSFW) More »

Yes, That Is The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid In An NYC Parking Garage

Sam Smith — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EDT

We're not going to tell you how it got there. We're not even going to tell you why it wasn't on the New York Auto Show floor. But we will tell you about the awesome techno-marvel that is its flywheel. More »

The $500 Craigslist Rally Car Contest: Want To Win An XBox?

Sam Smith — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:30:00 EDT

The story of Bill Caswell's Craigslist-powered WRC adventure struck a chord with a lot of people, and many of you asked how you could help. Here's your chance: Want to win an XBox and a ride in a rally car? More »

The $500 Craigslist Rally Car Hits Forza Motorsport

Sam Smith — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Last week, we told you the amazing story of how Bill Caswell took a $500 Craigslist BMW to a World Rally Championship event. Now a Jalopnik reader has dropped the car into Forza Motorsport 3. Wanna drive it? More »

How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

Sam Smith — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that. Here's his amazing story. More »

I See London, I See France, I See The Nissan GT-R's Roll-Caged Underpants

Sam Smith — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST

The guys at Brass Monkey Racing recently announced plans to enter two Nissan GT-Rs in the 2010 World Challenge championship. The build process for both cars is being documented on the team's website. Naked Godzilla? Those are some large undies. More »

Attention, Dramatic YouTube Guy: You Watch Entirely Too Much Top Gear

Sam Smith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:15:00 EST

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Few things make your hair stand on end like the shout-howl of a 997 RSR getting its groove on. Jerez, artful editing, and Calexico's "Pepita" — real life is rarely this LOOK AT ME, but if it works, who cares? More »

Inside Forza Motorsport, Part I: Where The Magic Happens

Sam Smith — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST

Voting for the Forzalopnik downloadable car pack may be history, but the next phase of the project — making your choices reality — has begun. Welcome to Microsoft's Turn 10 Studios. This is where it all goes down. More »

A Peek Inside BMW's Secret Motorsport Warehouse

Sam Smith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST

Deep in the heart of Munich, a small building houses most of BMW's racing history, and all of it runs. It is normally off-limits to the public, but small groups of enthusiasts are occasionally allowed in. Like us. More »

Look Into Buemi's Eyes, See The Future: The F1 Season Approacheth

Sam Smith — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST

The first Formula One test of 2010 took place this week in Spain. It concluded yesterday, but Sebastien Buemi's steely gaze is already piercing deep into the heart of our wire service. Eye-popping gallery time! More »

Forzalopnik Wallpapers: Because You Asked For It

Sam Smith — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:15:00 EST

Our Forzalopnik voting prompted an outpouring of opinion in the comments. Our splash art, composed of voted-on cars, prompted many of you to ask for wallpaper-friendly versions. Here they are, ready to heftily devalue your home and/or workplace desktops. Enjoy! More »

Old German Touring Cars Make Everything Better

Sam Smith — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

Sixteen-valve fours, crashing, and some of the best racing ever seen. It's like NASCAR, if NASCAR were high on schnitzel and still had soul. We've watched a lot of DTM videos. This is one of the best. More »

Gran Turismo 5 Coming in March, At Earliest

John Krewson — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Gran Turismo 5 won't be coming out until March of 2010 in Japan, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi announced at a press conference yesterday. This after almost a year of Sony saying the game will be out in 2009. More »

It's Gran Turismo 5 Versus Forza Motorsport 3 In Dueling Ferrari Italia Tributes

John Krewson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

It seems Ferrari asked both Polyphony Digital and Turn 10 to show their new supercar in Gran Turismo 5 and Forza 3, respectively. Compare the two vids to each other and to our live shots below. More »

Forza Motorsports 3 Has Gone Gold, Demo Out Sept. 24

John Krewson — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EDT

Microsoft and Turn 10 have announced that Forza Motorsport 3 has taken its last step before production and a demo will hit Xbox Live in ten days. Details below. More »

IndyCar's Power Breaks Vertebra During Sonoma Practice

Ray Wert — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:20:00 EDT

IndyCar Series drivers Nelson Philippe and Will Power were injured today in a crash during practice for Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Power suffered two broken vertebra. Philippe? Merely a broken left foot. More »

New Forza Screen Shots Shows A Super Car Tango

The Auto Insider — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Another week, another release of exciting new Forza Motorsport 3 screenshots. This time, they epict our favorite super cars from Italy, Germany and American in a super car tango, driven by a plethora of black Stigs. More »

Forza Motorsport 3: Le Mans Screen Shots, Partial Car List

The Auto Insider — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Over the weekend, the developers from Turn 10 released these gorgeously detailed, high-resolution images of their new Forza Motorsport 3 racer, all but confirming the inclusion of the Le Mans famed Circuit De La Sarthe. [Update: one lap video] More »

F1 Driver Mark Webber Having Killer Time In Cryogenic Chamber

Peter Orosz — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:15:00 EDT

In the manner of The Big Picture, we'll just let the image and caption speak for themselves. More »

12 Hours Of Sebring: Epic Audi And Peugeot Lead-Changing Battle

The Auto Insider — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Those of you who watched Saturday's 12 Hours of Sebring race will surely agree this was the most exciting battle of the entire race. Diesel vs. diesel. Man vs. man. French vs. German. More »

EXCLUSIVE: Ken Block's 100 Acre Wood Rally In-Car Footage

Andrew Didorosi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EDT

We've taken Ken Block's winning race footage straight from his STi's DVR at the 2009 100 Acre Wood Rally, complete with real-time data readouts. Now you can learn how to be a real rally driver! More »

Acura Takes Pole At Sebring

Ray Wert — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:45:00 EDT

Acura takes the pole at Sebring. [autosport] More »

Forza Motorsport 2: Drift Squad Has Talent

The Auto Insider — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:30:00 EDT

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This is in the same category as those kick-ass Guitar Hero players, but you've got to admit these Forza 2 drifters have talent. Check out their multi-car slide action after the jump. More »

Who Will Sponsor Ross Brawn’s New Formula 1 Team?

Peter Orosz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Ross Brawn's new F1 team may be lacking sponsorship decals, but that's not stopping them from heading out to the track, practicing for the Australian Grand Prix on March 29. More »

BMW X6 M Teased In Sneak Preview Video

Wes Siler — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:45:00 EST

It looks like BMW’s M division is doing something it said it never would: building an SUV. The BMW X6 M will use tuned versions of the X6’s 400 HP V8 and torque vectoring differentials. More »

BMW Motorrad Does Cross Promotion, Military Discounts

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT

You can tell it's getting into riding season now as BMW Motorrad is picking up steam in its promo activities. They're dropping BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld onto a spankin' new BMW HP2 Megamoto for some cross corporate shilling. We've been enjoying the twin delights of two-wheeled transport and 50+ MPG fuel consumption since the snow cleared from the streets. Despite the fun had on an old bike, there's nothing quite like a new one, and above that, there's nothing quite like a BMW. While they are great bikes, they're quite spendy, so if you're a member of the armed services, we've got some good news for you. More »

2008 BMW M3, Part Three

Wes Siler — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Why you should buy this car: More »

2008 BMW M3, Part Two

Wes Siler — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Exterior Design: *** More »

IndyCar League Makes Play for Relevance With F1-Style Qualification

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Indy Racing League plans on rolling out a new gridification system during the upcoming St. Petersberg race and it will look a lot like the street racing version of things done over at Formula 1. Instead of being a one man one track run against the clock, cars will be slotted on the grid by way of elimination rounds. The cars will be split into even fields and race for twenty minutes, the leaders go on and the trailers fill up position thirteen and back. The top twelve will run in another heat lasting fifteen minutes from which the bottom six will be slotted in spot twelve through seven. More »

2008 BMW M3, Part One

Wes Siler — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:30:00 EDT

The 2008 BMW M3 puts the world around it in fast forward. No, this isn't some function hidden deep within the still befuddling iDrive or a secret performance setting achieved by hitting B, A, B, A, Select, Start; just an inherent ability to twist the world over its power dome and past its windscreen at a nearly impossible speed. Neither is this the kind of garden-variety performance achieved by the average big engine, small car formula. Remember how cheesy '80s action shows would speed up the tape during chase scenes? The resultant mix of unbelievably flat cornering and inexplicably rapid oncoming traffic just ended up being unbelievable and inexplicable. But not in this new M3. More »