Legendary sportscar racer and five time Le Mans winner Derek Bell was thrown the keys to the Bentley Continental Supersports at Goodwood recently. The car’s appearance at the 2009 Festival of Speed offered one of the first opportunities to give passenger rides in the 621bhp W12 coupé, and, of course, Mr Bell was only too [...]
Just in case you can’t get enough of Mark Webber’s maiden Grand Prix win, check out his column on the BBC F1 website. Here’s a bit of what he has to say: “I do think the fact that I have my first Grand Prix win finally under my belt has sunk in. It definitely helps [...]
Peugeot’s answer to the Audi TT, the RCZ 2+2 Coupé, will make it’s official, production ready, debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. To help build anticipation for this reveal Peugeot have released a bunch of teaser images. We’re not sure who the dude in the dark glasses is, but we think he [...]
Robbie Maddison has jumped across an open Tower Bridge in London. Upside down! Maddison crossed the 7.6m span on 13 July at 3am, London time, so as to minimise traffic disruptions. The jump was a nice precursor to his birthday, which is today. Happy birthday Robbie! Maddison has been taught well by his Mum, speaking [...]
Ferrari opened its first retail store in Germany last weekend. The store forms part of the new Nürburgring complex which aims to turn the track into a year-round entertainment and business centre. The 240 square metre store was opened by Formula One drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikonnen prior to the 2009 German Grand Prix. [...]
Family disputes fought out in a boardroom nearly always end in tears. When you’re feuding over the future of one of the world’s most loved motoring brands then the stakes are taken to an even higher level. Porsche chairmain, Wolfgang Porsche, is attempting to lay down the law by setting showdown talks for July 23 [...]
…warm smell of policemen, rising up through the air. Media outlets in Western Australia are reporting the story of a brand new Ferrari California being impounded under anti-hoon laws. The car is one of just two in the country and is part of Ateco Automotive’s press fleet, in WA for media testing. According to Perth [...]
Media outlets across Australia have been reporting on Mark Webber’s maiden Grand Prix win all morning. The in car audio from Mark after the race, which captured his raw emotion, is still being played, “Yes, yes, yeehah. You f@#king beauty!” His celebrations were typically Australian, he wore his heart on his sleeve and just as [...]
Mark Webber has driven a magnificent race to claim his first ever Grand Prix victory. It was the first win by an Australian driver since Alan Jones won the 1981 US Grand Prix. Webber started aggressively from pole position at the Nürburgring track, but couldn’t hold off a fast charging Rubens Barichello who led into [...]
Mark Webber has made the most of difficult conditions in qualifying at the German Grand Prix to claim his first ever Formula One pole position. The Australian finished ahead of the Brawn GP duo of Rubens Barichello (2nd) and, championship leader, Jenson Button (3rd). Webber’s Red Bull Racing teammate, Sebastien Vettel, qualified in fourth. Webber, [...]
Last month the Advertising Standards Bureau upheld a complaint that the BMW Z4 “art of driving” television commercial portrayed behaviour that would be deemed a “very serious driving offence” if it took place on Australian roads. BMW have agreed to stop the ad going to air, however the commercial can still be viewed on the [...]
A hat tip goes out to MINI who rolled car number 1,500,000 off the Plant Oxford production line on Monday. The success of the MINI brand under BMW ownership justifies the German company’s AU$790M investment into its Oxford facility. Ian Robertson (pictured above), responsible for Sales and Marketing, said, “This is a great day for [...]
The search for alternative fuels to power our cars has seen manufacturers spend millions on research and development. Current thinking is leading us towards electricity as an energy source. Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells, such as the Honda FCX Clarity are also a strong possibility, but the costs involved with using water as a [...]
First it was a Ferrari 599 GTB. Then a McLaren F1. More tragedy followed with a Ferrari Enzo. Now, Lamborghini has got in on the latest supercar fad—the in-car barbeque. What a sad and terrible sight the above image paints with the once gorgeous Gallardo reduced to a fried mess. Fortunately, the two occupants escaped [...]
The current European-based FIA GT Championship is set to be replaced by a new World GT1 Championship in 2010. A preliminary calendar has Round 2 being held in Australia. Sydney’s Eastern Creek has stepped forward making an official bid to host that round. Judging by some of the comments from the series promoter, UK-based SRO [...]