Jalopnik: Racing Cars

Honey, Is That Your GT40 in Our Living Room?

Peter Orosz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:00 EDT

How’s this for a dream home for car geeks: a large warehouse in Sydney converted into a home with ample space to park a car, any car, smack in the middle of the living room. More »

This Is F1 Designer Adrian Newey On His Day Off

Peter Orosz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:30:00 EDT

As if creating a line of world-beating racers stretching back from last Sunday to 1985 wasn’t enough, Red Bull’s technical director is rather happy flooring it at Le Mans in a product of his great rival Ferrari. More »

Saab, Spyker CEOs To Race Mille Miglia In A Two Stroke

Wes Siler — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:20:00 EST

Saab CEO Jan Ake Jonsson and Spyker CEO Victor Muller plan to race the 2010 Mille Miglia in a 55 HP, two-stroke Saab 93. If that's not a good way to begin a partnership, we don't know what is. More »

Brabham BT46B Fan Car: Making Lemonade From Lemons

Peter Orosz — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

The BT46B—also known as the Fan Car—was a cunning Gordon Murray racer, designed to one-up the dominant Lotus 79 in the 1978 Formula One season. More »

Warning: This Car May Contain Air Scoops

Peter Orosz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EDT

What you see here is a rally car run by Fiat’s factory racing team in 1975 with great success. It’s called the Fiat Abarth 131/031 Mirafiori 3500 Bertone. More »

The Ford GT40: From Back When Exhaust Pipes Weren't Styled

Peter Orosz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Quick! Name something that looks cooler from the rear than a Ford GT40! More »

STILLEN R35 GT-R Targa Race Car

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:15:00 EDT

Steve Millen has a long history tweaking Nissans and this version of the STILLEN GT-R for the Targa Newfoundland has been bumped to provide 620 HP AWD horsies — good enough for a 0-to-60 MPH jaunt of 2.9 seconds. More »

"Experience The Fantastic Feeling of Driving a Race Car!"

Peter Orosz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

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In Eastern Europe? Looking for the baddest homemade car to rule the streets? Look no further than this F1-inspired, Škoda-based monoposto which surely can't be beat. More »

Gerry Judah's Sculptures of Speed

Peter Orosz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

In the name of art, it's cars in the sky at the Festival of Speed every year since 1997. Meet the man who makes them: Gerry Judah, a Baghdadi Jew from Calcutta. More »

Jenson Button Drives 1934 Mercedes-Benz W25

Peter Orosz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

The W25 was the first Silver Arrow, and one of many to make an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Watch the F1 championship leader drive it 75 years after its German debut. More »

Peugeot 905: The Frenchies' Other Le Mans Winner

Peter Orosz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:30:00 EDT

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The Peugeot 908’s win last weekend at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was not Peugeot’s first: they won back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993 with this — the gorgeous 905. More »

Panoz Batmobile: Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don't Suck

Peter Orosz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More »

Aston Martin Bringing Lola B08/60 LMP1 To Le Mans

Mark Arnold — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:45:00 EST

Nationalistic British race fans rejoice! Aston Martin will be entering into the top class at Le Mans, going head to head with the dominant Audi R10s. The decision to run in the class was made after new rule changes gave an advantage to production-based engines. The 6.0L V12 is the same engine used in the GT1 class DBR9. It's a reliable powerplant, but the engine may have a weight disadvantage compared to some of the purpose-built motors in other cars. The Aston heart will be transplanted into the Lola B08 chassis, an all new car that promises even greater performance than the current open-top Lola B07. While it doesn't exactly have the brand's trademark styling, we don't think any fans of the British marque will complain about seeing an Aston back in the top tier of motorsports. More »