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October has been a very bad month indeed for motorsport. Only one week after former IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-vehicle pileup at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, tragedy struck again, this time at the Moto GP race in Malaysia.
- Watch Valentino Rossi Test A Toyota Nascar Racer At The Charlotte Motor Speedway
Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi had a go at NASCAR last week as he tried out Kyle Busch’s Toyota Camry stock car in a PR stunt organized by Monster Energy at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. After a short briefing with Kyle Busch,...
- Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Immediately after the 2012 season opener in Australia, the Formula 1 circus moved to Malaysia for the second race of the year. In contrast to Albert Park, which uses public roads that are closed in order for the Grand Prix to take place and is a relatively...
- The Flying Dutchman: Nissan Gt-r Lands Into A Water Ditch
There's something about sports cars and…water sports this week. Following the story on the Ferrari Enzo that took a quick dip into the Atlantic Ocean a couple of days ago, we now have a Nissan GT-R that was flogged into a water ditch in Amsterdam,...
- Go-fast Porsche Cayman Driver Smacks Ferrari 360 At Supercar Gathering In Malaysia
A couple of mishaps involving private supercars marked this past weekend’s 2011 SuperGT race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The first incident occurred on the tarmac during a parade of sports and super cars when an overly enthusiastic...
- Factory Supported Audi R8 Lms To Compete At The 24h Of Nurburgring
The competition is heating up for next month's 24-hours of Nurburgring as Audi has announced that it too will take part in the famed endurance race with four factory supported R8 LMS racecars, two for each of the ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing...
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Tragedy Strikes MotoGP as Marco Simoncelli Dies in Sepang Race Accident [Video]
October has been a very bad month indeed for motorsport. Only one week after former IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-vehicle pileup at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, tragedy struck again, this time at the Moto GP race in Malaysia.
It was only the second round of the race at the Sepang track when Marco Simoncelli lost control of his Honda bike and fell on the tarmac. For unknown reasons, his helmet came off when he was struck by Colin Edwards on a Yamaha and compatriot Valentino Rossi on a Ducatti, both of which were very close and could not avoid the unlucky Italian rider.
Read more »- Watch Valentino Rossi Test A Toyota Nascar Racer At The Charlotte Motor Speedway
Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi had a go at NASCAR last week as he tried out Kyle Busch’s Toyota Camry stock car in a PR stunt organized by Monster Energy at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. After a short briefing with Kyle Busch,...
- Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Immediately after the 2012 season opener in Australia, the Formula 1 circus moved to Malaysia for the second race of the year. In contrast to Albert Park, which uses public roads that are closed in order for the Grand Prix to take place and is a relatively...
- The Flying Dutchman: Nissan Gt-r Lands Into A Water Ditch
There's something about sports cars and…water sports this week. Following the story on the Ferrari Enzo that took a quick dip into the Atlantic Ocean a couple of days ago, we now have a Nissan GT-R that was flogged into a water ditch in Amsterdam,...
- Go-fast Porsche Cayman Driver Smacks Ferrari 360 At Supercar Gathering In Malaysia
A couple of mishaps involving private supercars marked this past weekend’s 2011 SuperGT race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The first incident occurred on the tarmac during a parade of sports and super cars when an overly enthusiastic...
- Factory Supported Audi R8 Lms To Compete At The 24h Of Nurburgring
The competition is heating up for next month's 24-hours of Nurburgring as Audi has announced that it too will take part in the famed endurance race with four factory supported R8 LMS racecars, two for each of the ABT Sportsline and Phoenix Racing...