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Consulier GTP – One Man, One Supercar Vision

Consulier GTP – One Man, One Supercar Vision

The Consulier is one of those ahead-of-its-time stories. Built between 1985 and 1993, the GTP had the specs, the street cred of a supercar.

By Tom Martin | August 10, 2022
Spotlight: Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction

Gooding & Company will be holding an auction next week in Pebble Beach, California during the 71st Pebble Beach Concours. After going through their online auction catalogue of 160 incredible cars, these are our top-10 favorites.

By Tom Martin | August 12, 2022
Tesla Hasn’t Conquered the World

Tesla does indeed dominate the US market for EVs, however it's not the same everywhere around the world.  And we have to assume that their market share in the US will dwindle once the major OEMs continue to broaden their EV model lineup in the coming years:

By Tom Martin | September 28, 2022

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The Chicken and Egg Problems of EV Charging

The Federal government, in its interest in reducing tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases, has set aside $5 Billion in grants to help states and businesses…

By Tom Martin | July 06, 2022
Triggering The Car Gene

There’s something inside all of us, in our DNA it seems, that triggers something when we see certain cars, or experience driving in a certain way. Okay, not all of us, as in everyone in the world, but all of us in the Speed Secrets Weekly world, at least.

By Ross Bentley | December 27, 2021
The Best of Winding Road Magazine

Check out the best of Winding Road Magazine. Get tips on how to get started in auto road racing, equipment buyer’s guides, car racing videos and more!

By Winding Road Staff | November 03, 2020
Just A Casual Spin In An F82 M4 With Robert Kubica, On The Nürburgring

Robert Kubica, WRC-hotshoe-turned-F1-driver-turned-DTM-driver (who’s still a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo F1) recently strolled into Apex Nürburg looking for a car to take out for a quick spin on the world-famous Nürburgring. What followed was a hell of a first-lap out in a generally unfamiliar car, with Apex Nürburg’s Mishal Charoudin riding along; not to keep an eye on him, but rather because who wouldn’t want to ride with?

By Peter Nelson | September 29, 2020
McLaren Senna GTR LM: Five Unique, Extraordinary Cars Inspired By McLaren F1 GTRs

Five unique McLaren Senna GTRs, created in celebration of the McLaren F1 GTR race cars that dominated the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in an astonishing display of motorsport achievement that included overall victory, are today revealed by McLaren Special Operations (MSO).

By Guest Contributor | September 17, 2020
Video: Wheeling Little Hot Hatches Around Tracks In Europe — We’re Jealous

Something we’re gluttons for punishment over, and that general, non-tracking car enthusiasts share with us, is being jealous of Europeans for having so many fun cars that never came over to the USA.

By Peter Nelson | March 23, 2020
Chris Harris And Martin Brundle Chat About F1, Endurance Racing, Broadcasting, And More

This is a really interesting one, sports fans. Chris Harris talks with Martin Brundle about his formative racing years, as well as his lengthy experience in F1, touring car racing, and Group C.

By Winding Road Staff | March 23, 2020
History In Motorsports: The Jewish Racing Driver Who Beat the Nazis

More book recommendations to present to our readership! We haven’t read this one yet, but you can count on us picking up a copy soon. Hat tip to Road And Track for doing a great piece containing some pretty substantial excerpts. Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best looks to be an absolutely fascinating read.

By Peter Nelson | March 18, 2020
Highlighted Podcast: Midweek Motorsport Series 15 Episode 7

Phil Hanson Racing FlickrCyrille Taesch Wahlen talks about an eventful weekend at Sepang for the Asian Le Mans Series; Nick Daman reports on Formula One…

By Winding Road Staff | February 25, 2020
Highlighted Podcast Episode: Damon Hill On The Peter Attia Drive

In this episode, Damon Hill, 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, opens up about his personal struggles with depression, feelings of inadequacy, loss of identity, and his ultimate path to healing following his remarkable racing career.

By Winding Road Staff | February 17, 2020
Video: Tourenwagen Classics At The Oldtimer GP

Earlier this month, the Oldtimer GP went down at the Nürburgring, a celebration of older and vintage race cars from various series over the years.

By Peter Nelson | February 16, 2020
Highlighted Podcast Episode: Midweek Motorsport Final Episode Of 2020

Series 14, Episode 47. In this triumphant end to a solid series, the gang reports on all things international pro racing, share some praise, and do a nice, thorough interview with Le Mans boss Vincent Beaumesnil.

By Winding Road Staff | December 31, 2019
Video: Keiichi Tsuchiya Piloting A Toyota AE86 At WTAC 2019

About a month ago at the 2019 Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge at Sydney Motorsports Park, the Best Motoring personality and Drift King himself Keiichi Tsuchiya got behind the wheel of a Toyota AE86 built by professional drifter Beau Yates to compete in the Open Class.

By Peter Nelson | November 12, 2019
The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America – Dream Job?

This Road And Track article is a couple years old, but it’s a fascinating glimpse at the job of the sole certified McLaren F1 technician in the US.

By Peter Nelson | October 27, 2019
Video: The 365 HP ARIEL ATOM 3S Cannot Be TAMED!

While we shared a Speed Academy video not-too-terribly long ago, we couldn’t resist sharing this one as well.

By Peter Nelson | October 08, 2019
Video: Porsche Owners Club Fontana Triple Crown Event

Porsche Owners Club recently uploaded a great video from their Triple Crown event earlier this month at Autoclub Speedway in Fontana, CA.

By Peter Nelson | September 24, 2019
Video: Saleen S1 Cup Cars Are Seriously Fast

The Saleen Cup debuted this past Sunday at PIR during the weekend’s SRO events. While numbers weren’t massive, it was still great to see this much-anticipated cup series come to fruition and prove that they’re a really potent chassis.

By Peter Nelson | July 16, 2019
What You Should Know Before Modifying Your Car

Modifications in this video: Dunlop Direzza ZIII 215/45R17 from Tire Rack

By Winding Road Staff | July 15, 2019
This Generation’s BMW Art Car? Jason Whipple’s Berg Cup-Inspired 1980 Volkswagen Scirocco

Donut Media recently posted an episode of their show Bumper 2 Bumper on a vehicle that we have a great appreciation for: The Mark I Volkswagen Scirocco.

By Winding Road Staff | May 14, 2019
Video: 50 Years of Porsche 917

With Luftgekühlt coming up this weekend, we thought it would be topical to talk about one of our favorite race cars of all time: the Porsche 917.

By Peter Nelson | May 03, 2019
Mercedes-Benz Classic: 125 Years of Motorsport with Mercedes-Benz

Defining moments in races and records: 125 years of Mercedes-Benz motorsport history include many surprising and special successes, whereby world speed records are just as much a part of this tradition as unparalleled racing victories.

By Winding Road Staff | April 30, 2019

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