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BMW M Official Car of MotoGP™ For The 2015 Season

March 31, 2015June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Munich/Doha, 30th March 2015. – The opening round of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship in Qatar marked the start of a 17th season as “Official Car of MotoGP” for BMW M. BMW has been involved in MotoGP since 1999 and provides the official fleet of vehicles. BMW M Division’s commitment also incorporates many other activities, including the presentation of the coveted BMW M Award. As a long-term partner of MotoGP organiser Dorna Sports, BMW M Division is once again introducing a number of new features this season. These include a technical innovation:…

Four gamers to compete at legendary Le Mans 24 Hours for Nissan

May 15, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Mark Shulzhitskiy and Jann Mardenborough join Alex Brundle in new Ligier JS P2 Lucas Ordonez and Wolfgang Reip will race Nissan ZEOD RC with Satoshi Motoyama Over a quarter of all the cars running in the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours will be “Powered by Nissan” LONDON – In 2011 Nissan showed the world that it is possible to take a gamer, put him through a driver development program, unleash him at Le Mans and see him stand on the podium after 24 hours of grueling racing. The story of…

Green light for the Trofeo Abarth Selenia Europa

April 17, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

19 and 20 April: first event of the season at France’s Paul Ricard race track in Le Castellet The race is part of the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) platform The Trofeo Abarth Selenia Europe races will be broadcast on Eurosport in 59 countries 6 appointments of 2 races each in 4 countries: after Le Castellet, on May 25 in Austria at Salzburg, on June 22 in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps, on July 13 at Mugello, on September 28 at Pergusa and the grand finale on October 26 with the classic…

Audi begins new era as World Champions

April 14, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with new regulations Two strong challengers for Audi in the LMP1 category Audi builds its lightest and most efficient sports prototype ever This is a change of historic proportions: The new regulations of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) force the automobile manufacturers to use significantly less fuel than last year. The new rules will come into effect at the Silverstone (GB) season opener on April 20. Audi is tackling the challenge as the 2012 and 2013 World Champions with a newly designed R18 e-tron…

Adrenalin Motorsport takes first place in the BMW M235i Racing Cup Class

April 13, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

BMW Sports Trophy Teams continue their preparations for the 24 Hour race. Nürburgring (DE), 12th April 2014. Proud first-time winners have taken victory in the VLN Endurance Championship’s first race in the new BMW M235i Racing Cup Class: Adrenalin Motorsport took the top spot on the podium with Daniel Zils (DE), Norbert Fischer (DE) and Uwe Ebertz (DE). Team Scheid-Partl Motorsport’s new “Eifelblitz” finished in second place with Max Partl (DE) and Jörg Weidinger (DE) behind the wheel. Third place on the podium in the CUP5 Class was secured by…

Audi Achieves Pioneering Feat With E-tron Quattro Four-wheel Drive

March 10, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Trendsetter Audi: four-wheel drive also established in LMP1 sport New development of e-tron quattro four-wheel drive system for 2014 34 years of four-wheel drive expertise in production and motorsport Audi has set another trend in motorsport. After the brand revolutionized rally racing with quattro four-wheel drive in the nineteen-eighties and significantly shaped touring car racing with this system in the nineties, four-wheel drive has been making its way into LMP1 sports prototypes as well. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro now aims to extend ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ with a system featuring…

Nissan set to electrify Clipsal 500 in Australia with LEAF NISMO RC

February 27, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Clipsal 500 in Adelaide to see first Australian appearance of Nissan LEAF NISMO RC – state-of-the-art all-electric, zero emission racing car “Nissan Time Attack” sees LEAF NISMO RC on Adelaide street circuit against Nissan GT-R and Nissan Altima V8 Supercar MELBOURNE, Australia – Nissan is set to electrify this weekend’s Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, South Australia with the on-track appearance of its spectacular, all-electric racing car, the Nissan LEAF NISMO RC. Nissan LEAF NISMO RC is one of the most innovative racing cars in the world with its all-electric powertrain….