Motorsports writer David Poole dies

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc.

We’re saddened to report the passing of well-known and highly-respected motorsports writer and radio personality David Poole, who covered NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer for the last 13 years. Poole’s career began in 1981 after earning a Morehead Scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.The NASCAR community is showing its respect for the late journalist in impressive fashion, and team owner Rick Hendrick plans to place Carolina blue decals on each of his four race…… Continue reading

Rendered Speculation: Chevrolet Volt-based Saab Fashionista

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Saab, Rendered Speculation

At this point, it’s not a certainty that Saab or even parent company General Motors will still be in the vehicle business in the year 2012, but let’s not let that tidbit get in the way of an interesting concept automobile. Authored by Mayeul Walser, a fourth year design student at Creapole-ESDI, the Saab Fashionista is a… Continue reading

FIA imposes three-race ban on McLaren, then suspends it

Filed under: Motorsports

The FIA World Motor Sport Counsel has issued, and then retracted, a three-race on ban on McLaren after an investigation discovered the F1 team mislead race stewards at the Australian Grand Prix.

The episode that led to the probe involved McLaren accusing Toyota’s Jarno Trulli of overtaking Lewis Hamilton while the safety car was out, resulting in a 25-second penalty for Trulli and catapulting Hamilton to a third-place finish. Later, it was… Continue reading

Alain Prost’s fated Ferrari 641/2 F1 car under the hammer at Maranello auction

Filed under: Motorsports, Time Warp, Auction Action, Ferrari

Think this year’s F1 season has been exciting? Truth be told it’s been a refreshing change-up from the domination of the giants. But if anything, that just makes us more nostalgic for the clash of the titans that characterized past seasons. And none were as fierce as the rivalry between Ayrton Senna at McLaren and Alain… Continue reading

Rumormill: BMW Z2 concept to debut in Frankfurt featuring fuel-saving technology

Filed under: Concept Vehicles, Frankfurt Auto Show, Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, BMW, Rumormill

Late last month, the internet rumormill went wild with speculation that BMW would introduce a new Z2 concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Separate sources are now confirming those reports, though the production version isn’t prone to hit the market until 2013. Built atop BMW’s…… Continue reading

Autoblog spends a day at the 22nd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show

Filed under: Time Warp, Misc. Auto Shows

We love spring for a multitude of reasons, but mainly for the car shows that start popping up around the country. The sun comes out and so do the classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars. This weekend we stopped by the 22nd Annual Classic Car Show in Seal Beach, California along with about 25,000 other folks. The show features around 500 cars, stretching from PCH to the pier… Continue reading

Bugatti celebrates 100 years with four Centenaire specials at Villa d’Este

Filed under: Time Warp, Supercars, Bugatti, Misc. Auto Shows, Special/Limited Editions

Even though decades have separated the modern Bugatti from its heritage, the Alsatian exotic marque is one that prides itself on its racing pedigree. So to bridge that gap and celebrate its 100th anniversary, Bugatti rolled in to the Villa d’Este auto show on the shores of Lake Como… Continue reading

Aston Martin taking on the Nürburgring 24-Hour enduro in V12 Vantage

Filed under: Motorsports, Aston Martin

Aston Martin is returning to the grid for the 37th ADAC N… Continue reading

REPORT: Audi hoping to return to ALMS in 2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Audi

It was a sad day for the American Le Mans Series when Audi announced they were abandoning their U.S. racing program back in December. The German automaker had been a staple of the series since its inception, but with the exception of the 12 Hours of Sebring, which Audi won, and possibly a couple of races at the end of the season, the R15 TDI has and… Continue reading

Codemasters releases details on upcoming F1 games

Filed under: Motorsports, Toys

Start saving your sick days: Codemasters is working on the next generation of Formula One racing games, and the future looks fast. The software development company responsible for such favorite racing titles as DiRT, Grid and the TOCA series obtained the rights to make the game from Formula One Management, which previously licensed the rights exclusively to EA Sports and Sony. So while previous incarnations of the official F1 game were available only on Playstation systems (PS2, PS3 and PSP), Codemasters’ new… Continue reading

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