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Extra! Crap Can Racing: LeMons, Chumpcar
Introduction to Crap-Can Racing, and Driving Sports takes the plunge at the inaugural ChumpCar 24-hour race in Portland, Oregon on Hallows Eve, along with AR Auto Service and the team Produnk Miata.
Motorsports Contingency Payouts Rise For 2010
Racing has never been cheap, but it’s getting a little easier in 2010. Motorsports-related companies are stepping up in a big way this year to help amateur and pro racers stay on track.
It’s no surprise that Mazda is leading the way - the company is world-famous for its support of amateur and pro racing. Winners [...]
Mazda Set To Unveil New Mazda5 in Geneva
Mazda will reveal the all-new Mazda5 microvan at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show on March 2 and 3. As with all their 2010 offerings, Mazda has refashioned the Mazda5 with their signature Nagare design cues. The press release is all aflutter about it: “The new Mazda5 features an emotional design that blends elegance with a [...]
Extra! Geely buys Volvo, Mustang GT, 2011 RX-7 Predictions
Episode 6 of your Driving Sports TV Extra! Ford sells Volvo to Geely, final specs and video of the new Ford Mustang GT, go racing with the BOSS at Daytona and Ryan weighs in with his prediction on the new RX-7.
Mazda Promotes Racer to the Big Leagues
Nick Evans knows about studying for tests. He is frequently tested as an undergraduate biology major/pre-med student at Ohio State University. He also tests himself on the racetrack. In September, he earned a 2009 SCCA Runoffs Championship in his Mazda powered Formula Enterprise. Now, after a series of very specialized tests, he will add “professional [...]
Mazda to Debut 2011 Mazda2 at L.A. Auto Show
Mazda announced today that it will debut the long-anticipated 2011 Mazda2 at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show during the first week of December.
The Mazda2 has been for sale around the world for years, and is already an award-winner in several countries. And now we in the U.S. can enjoy the diminutive yet sporty Mazda [...]
Sevenstock 12: Rotaries United!
Every year rotary fans make a pilgrimage to the Mazda R&D center in Irvine, California. Now in its twelfth year, Sevenstock managed to buck a down economy and bring out enthusiasts in force. In this video we talk to vendors and fans about their take on the event.
ChumpCar Twitter Gallery
Thanks to everyone that followed @drivingsports on Twitter for the first ever ChumpCar enduro at Portland International Raceway. This was the first all-night race at PIR in 48-years, and it went off without a hitch (at least from a competitors perspective.) We’ll have a complete video feature posted in a couple weeks. For but for [...]
2009 Rose Cup Trans Am Race
The 2009 running of the Rose Cup Race at Portland International Raceway featuring the SCCA Muscle Milk Trans Am series. Features Tomy Drissi, Nick Fluge, Todd Harris, Jerry Kin and others.
Mazda2 Confirmed for America “Late 2010″
These days, journalists on the automotive front lines are just as likely to get wind of a new product announcement through Facebook than through any car maker’s official press site. Companies like Mazda have figured out that even journalists don’t want to be checking their press sites every day – but we must see a [...]
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