Tag: race car
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Ferrari 296 GT3 race car spotted at Fiorano; to replace 488 GT3 EVO
Ferrari is likely to replace the ageing 488 GT3 EVO race car with a 296 GTB based machine. @simone_masetti_99 recently spotted one testing at Fiorano. The Ferrari 296 GT3 is expected to represent the brand in various sports car series all over the world, including the Le Mans 24 Hours and other races that are parts of…
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McLaren Artura GT4 Race car spied testing at Monza
It has been one year since McLaren revealed the Artura hybrid supercar. While we await the announcement of the start of production, a track version of the car is already under development. The McLaren Artura GT4 is expected to replace the 570S GT4, which has been around for 6 years. The race car was recently…
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$1.2 Million Porsche 962C race car crashes at Spa Francorchamps
A Porsche 962C race car crashed at Spa Francorchamps earlier this month. The accident took place on the start/finish straight as the car was exiting the Bus stop chicane. Fortunately, the driver walked away without injuries. However, the car suffered heavy damage. As you can see in the video posted by Auto Addiction, the Porsche…
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Exclusive: Koenigsegg Special Track Car could be inspired by Le Mans
In August 2019, we had reported that Koenigsegg was building a limited edition track car. Sources have now confirmed that the project has been given the go ahead. It is said to have several code names, including ‘LM’. We have also learnt that Koenigsegg is planning to build anywhere between 7 and 11 units of the…
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BMW Race Car Crashes & goes Airborne at the Nurburgring
A BMW race car suffered a massive shunt during the VLN Final at the Nurburgring recently. This video captures the horror that the driver had to go through. 22-year old Nick Wüstenhagen was at the wheel of his BMW M240i race car when it crashed heavily going into Adenauer Forst. Reports suggest that the car…
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Limited Edition Aston Martin DBS 59 Celebrates Historic 1959 Le Mans Victory
The Aston Martin DBS 59 commemorates the iconic one-two Le Mans finish from 1959 and the makers have plans to build 24 units of this limited edition Superleggera. Back in 1959, the Aston Martin DBR1 clinched the first and second overall positions at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fast forward to 2018, the British…
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2018 Paris Motor Show: The Badass Audi R8 LMS GT3 Unwrapped
The cat is out of the bag as the Audi R8 LMS GT3 presents itself at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. Yep, you can buy one of these if you have deep pockets. The fourth car from Audi Sport Customer Racing has made its debut at the 2018 Paris Motor Show and boy, it does…
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991), is this it?
Out of the complete line-up of the 991-gen Porsche 911, the company is yet to launch the hardcore, track-focused GT3 RS and if the images published on The Supercar Kids turn out to be true, then we could be looking at one. It is no surprise that the upcoming Porsche 911 GT3 RS will be…
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Audi just won their 13th Le Mans 24 Hour race
Audi has won the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours- the greatest endurance race on the planet. Team Audi in Benoit Treluyer, Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler in the No.2 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro took the checkered flag in ceremonial fervor followed by the no.1 Audi piloted by Mr.Le Mans Tom Kristensen. It was good to…
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McLaren P1 GTR with 1000 PS is in the making
McLaren has committed itself to a new track-car program on the same lines as F1 GTR of the past. The McLaren F1 GTR was a track-focused F1 with numerous improvements over the road car. In a similar fashion, the new McLaren P1 will receive extensive upgrades to create the P1 GTR. It is kind of…