Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Ford , Porsche “”With one last smile on his handsome face, Dan drove off into the unknown.” Continue reading Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds
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Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Ford , Porsche “”With one last smile on his handsome face, Dan drove off into the unknown.” Continue reading Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds
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Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86
Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Ford , Porsche “”With one last smile on his handsome face, Dan drove off into the unknown.” Continue reading Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 Dan Gurney, legendary all-American racer, dies at 86 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds
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Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari , Rumormill The plot thickens and just keeps thickening when it comes to Ferrari’s potential return to Le Mans . Antonello Coletta, the head of Ferrari’s sports car racing program, first suggested that the new regulations being implemented by the ACO could potentially see the Prancing Horse marque compete in the top-tier LMP1 class
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Alonso and Rossi to field Ferrari at Le Mans?
Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , Rumormill , Racing Statements made by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo may indicate that the Italian brand could return to a form of racing it’s been absent from for 40 years – prototype racing. That’s right, LMP1 could see a factory Ferrari team for the first time since 1973, if a report from ESPN F1 is to be believed. “We have won with the 458 GTE , but I also quite like the idea of racing at Le Mans in the highest category: who knows, maybe one day we can return and win, say thanks and come home,” Montezemolo said.
Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari Rumors are swirling that Ferrari may be contemplating a return to Le Mans racing as soon as 2015. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports the Italian automaker may apply the development of a new 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine for Formula One to an LMP1 car for Le Mans , and have it ready for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in two years. This follows hints made by Scuderia Ferrari CEO Stefano Domenicali last month that the newly developed F1 engine could be used for ” some interesting projects .” Ferrari has a history of success in Le Mans racing, though it hasn’t won the big endurance outright since 1965.
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Ferrari considering return to Le Mans racing in 2015
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Aston Martin , Audi , Chevrolet , Nissan , Porsche , Ferrari , Racing There was little usual about this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans – intermittent rain in the weeks before the race meant cars didn’t get on track as much as they wanted, and intermittent rain during the race meant cars went off track a lot more than they wanted.
