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ICYMI: Audi Enters Formula 1

From 2026, Audi will compete in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with a specially developed power unit. The project will be based at Audi Sport’s facility in Neuburg near Ingolstadt.

By Winding Road Staff | August 30, 2022

Formula 1

Will Colton Herta be America’s Next F1 Driver?

Colton Herta is rumored to be on the verge of signing a contract with Red Bull Racing for an F1 seat at sister team, Alpha Tauri. According to multiple reports, Herta poised to take the seat being vacated by Pierre Gasly.

By Winding Road Staff | September 06, 2022

Formula 1, mclaren

It’s Official: Oscar Piastri Signs with Mclaren

Oscar Piastri is officially a McLaren F1 driver. After all the contract drama with Alpine heading into the summer break, a four-person Contract Recognition Board unanimously ruled in McLaren and Oscar Piastri's favor. Soon after, McLaren confirmed Piastri on a multi-year deal.

By Winding Road Staff | September 06, 2022

Racing

News , Racing

Marshall Pruett On Why IndyCar’s Young Talent Is So Good

With IndyCar coming to Long Beach this weekend, we thought it would be topical to share this insightful article by Marshall Pruett on why IndyCar’s rookie talent is so, well, talented.

By Winding Road Staff | April 10, 2019

News , Racing

The Therapeutic Characteristics of Racing: Ted Hough’s Impressive Journey

Like actual motorsports, those participating in the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge are of all ages and from all walks of life. For our first interview with a SimRacing Challenge Driver, we approached Ted Hough; a young guy with an already impressive motorsports CV. Ted lays out his competition resume and gives us his take on sim racing’s place within…

By Winding Road Staff | March 27, 2019

News , Racing

Spec MX-5 Unveils SimRacing Companion Series With Attractive Prizes

Spec MX-5, LLC recently announced a simulator racing series to go along with its real-world Spec MX-5 Challenge series. The idea of the simulator series parallels that of the real series: give racers a boost in their careers. In the Spec MX-5 SimRacing Challenge, drivers will compete in

By Winding Road Staff | January 16, 2019

News , Racing

Deadline Approaches For New Spec MX-5 Car Orders

The Spec MX-5 car is designed for the 2019 Spec MX-5 Challenge pro series. The West series regular season will run major tracks during the year including Circuit of The Americas, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca…

By Winding Road Staff | January 09, 2019

News , Racing

2019 Spec MX-5 New Build Pricing, Features Announced

Spec MX-5, LLC, the operators of the Spec MX-5 Challenge Series, have announced specifications and pricing for 2019 new build race cars. The series also described its plans for the car in future years.

By Winding Road Staff | January 02, 2019

News , Racing

Survey For All Drivers: Why So Few Women In Motorsports?

Fellow motorsports enthusiast and participant Kristen Poole is knee-deep in research regarding women in motorsports and she needs your help! She’s presenting a session at…

By Guest Contributor | January 02, 2019

News , Racing

A Great Racer, Gone Too Soon

Dave Wheeler, owner of Advanced Autosports, passed away on December 12. To say that he will be missed by many in the Spec Miata community is an understatement. Dave typically had over 50 Spec Miatas under his wing at any one time, and so over the past two decades has…

By Tom Martin | December 12, 2018

News , Racing

Going For Glory One Hour At A Time

It’s no secret that Mazda Motorsports plays an integral role in the creation of a racing culture that provides opportunities, through a ladder system, for drivers to enter the field in amateur events and chart a course towards a successful professional racing career. This Friday, December 7, four drivers will have a chance to wrangle in one of those opportunities.

By Guest Contributor | December 05, 2018

News , Racing

Nissan Shows Potent Leaf Nismo EV Race Car

Nissan has shown a new Leaf Nismo RC pure EV race car. The dual 120 kW motors can deliver 478 lb-ft of torque through an AWD system. But the big thing is that the extensive use of carbon fiber reduces the weight of the Leaf RC to 2690 lb. That torque:weight combo allows a 3.3 sec 0-60 time and the low CG should help with handling. We think it looks better than the street car version, too.

By Winding Road Staff | December 05, 2018

News , Racing

How to Watch The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill This Weekend

It’s our favorite time of year! No, not Christmas – it’s NASA’s 25 Hours of Thunderhill! And this year can watch the action live all weekend long thanks to NASA’s live broadcast of the epic enduro race.

By Luciana D'Andretta | November 28, 2018

News , Racing

Home Improvement: Build A Replica Of Monza In Your Back Yard?

To show off the new BMW X5, BMW of Italy had the inspiration to build a 1:1 replica in the Moroccan desert. Why? If you have to ask… But, BMW has made some serious upgrades to the off-road capability of the X5, so they wanted a way to demonstrate…

By Winding Road Staff | November 21, 2018

News , Racing

Video: Epic Racing In Global MX-5 Cup Sebring Challenge

Global MX-5 Cup offers some of the tightest, most exciting road racing in the country during the regular season. Put $50,000 in cash on the line for the winner of two races, and host the races at Sebring, and what do you get? More epic-ness, naturally.

By Winding Road Staff | November 13, 2018

News , Racing

Video: A Taste Of ChampCar At Utah Motorsports Campus

Champcar World Series is a low-cost endurance racing series. It was previously known as ChumpCar and has a format somewhat like LeMons racing. The rules are set up to make the cars relatively inexpensive to build and the endurance format allows 3-5 drivers to split the expenses. Licensing is also easier than in traditional club racing.

By Jeff Sexton | October 31, 2018

News , Racing

2019 Spec MX-5 Challenge Plans Enhanced

With the 2018 Spec MX-5 Challenge championship awarding $100,000 in scholarship fund this weekend (November 1-4) at Road Atlanta, the Spec MX-5 Challenge team is already hard at work on the 2019 season. The 2019 season will see several enhancements including greater geographical coverage and more extensive prize money.

By Winding Road Staff | October 31, 2018

News , Racing

Three Ways To Celebrate Kimi’s USGP Victory

We were happy to see Kimi Raikkonen get his first win since 2013, partially because he’s a good driver, partially because he has given racers a quote — “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing” — that is right up there with…

By Winding Road Staff | October 24, 2018

News , Racing

Racing Luminary, Don Panoz, Dies at 83

The racing world lost one of its most influential individuals of late early Tuesday morning; Dr. Donald Panoz has passed away at the age of 83. Known for some of the most innovative concepts and…

By Jason Methfessel | September 12, 2018

News , Racing

Video: You Be The Judge — Rubbin’ or Wreckin’?

Last weekend, the NASCAR Xfinity Series traveled to Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Road America is one of the great road courses in the country and it is almost always entertaining to watch tube frame cars with big V-8s…

By Winding Road Staff | August 29, 2018

News , Racing

Pirelli World Challenge TC/TCA Highlights From Portland International

Winding Road Academy driving coach Jeff Sexton had a strong weekend at Portland International Raceway. Jeff brought home two wins in TCA. Here are highlights from Race 2 (round 8):

By Winding Road Staff | July 18, 2018

News , Racing

Summer Savings: Get $8000+ In Benefits With Global MX-5 Cup Car

Mazda and Long Road Racing are sweetening the pot for drivers interested in running Global MX-5 Cup in 2019. If you buy a car now, you get some useful equipment and cost reductions. We would add that if you buy now you can do some serious practice in the car, and the current generation MX-5 Cup car really demands extensive practice. Get details here.

By Winding Road Staff | July 10, 2018

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