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To celebrate the weekend Grand-Am test down at Daytona Beach (in preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway) we thought a trip down memory lane might get you in the mood. Here is a short piece produced by BFGoodrich Tires documenting the 1985 24 Hours of Daytona. Great footage of years gone bye… Source: YouTube a2a_config.linkname="Thursday... [Read more of this review]

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious races in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, Grand-Am and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary... [Read more of this review]

Some automakers are in it for the racing. Others make cars to preserve some sort of legacy. But most are in the business, like any other company, to make money. And Porsche is certainly no exception. But while its road car division rakes in the dough hand over fist, the German automaker has made a science out of making its racing division profitable. How... [Read more of this review]

The Porsche Carrera Cup Italia – A battle between the top 5 drivers until the last turn of the last race. Alessandro Balzan (Ebimotors-Centro Porsche Varese) confirms himself as Champion for the second year in a row. Gotta love the passion of the Italian drivers in a Porsche. Source: www.porsche.it www.porsche.it a2a_config.linkname="The... [Read more of this review]

Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has admitted he is looking for allies in his aversion to Formula One’s new engine formula for 2013. When the four-cylinder turbo regulations were announced recently, di Montezemolo said the team was “not happy” but “will not stand in the way”. But di Montezemolo told Auto Motor und Sport... [Read more of this review]

Mitchum Motorsports has announced the signing of Cooper MacNeil and Derek Whitis in their 2011 Rolex 24 GT class entry. MacNeil and Whitis will be co-driving with veteran Randy Pobst and fellow rookie Joey Atterbury in the #86 Mitchum Motorsports Porsche GT3. MacNeil and Whitis will make their Rolex series debuts this January at the 49th Rolex 24 at... [Read more of this review]