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Excitement as Honda Quest enters Day 2

  The excitement is just beginning as the annual Honda Quest motorbike racing adventure enters the second day.   The previous evening had served up much food for thought; The competitors now knew who they would be teamed up with. To add to the tension, the evening was unseasonably cold ...

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Enter the Mulberry STEM Academy with Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, Friday, launched an innovative new partnership with the Mulberry Schools Trust and the launch of the Mulberry STEM Academy. A place for learning, inspiration and innovation, the new Mulberry STEM Academy in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix will offer an extra-curricular programme in science, ...

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Lotus and Goodwood: making history since 1948

    At the recent Goodwood SpeedWeek, the Lotus Evija made its live dynamic debut in a highly distinctive colour scheme, the black and gold recalling iconic Lotus liveries of the past. The car also featured a stylised image of the famous West Sussex circuit, accompanied by the words ‘Lotus x Goodwood: ...

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‘Extreme E will show the world that Continental is capable of handling even the most exceptional challenges’

 Continental is a founding partner of the Extreme E race series and, from 2021, will be a premium sponsor. The technology company will equip all the electric racers with tyres for what will be very different and ultra-tough events. In this interview, Continental tyre development engineer, Anuj Jain, talks about ...

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Lewis sets new Formula One race win record

                    Lewis Hamilton’s win at the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday marked his 92nd victory in Formula One – his eighth win of the 2020 season and his first at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. Valtteri Bottas finished in second position, ...

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‘Extreme E will take electric car race to the most endangered and damaged corners of the planet’

Continental is the exclusive tyre supplier for the entire series  Continental is a founding partner and, as of 2021, the premium sponsor of the Extreme E series. The technology company will equip all vehicles in the races with tyres for the various events, which will all prove very challenging. In ...

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New Golf 8 GTI heads to the home of Volkswagen for round two of shortened GTC series

        It has been four weeks since Volkswagen Motorsport’s new Golf 8 GTI made its debut at the Red Star Raceway near the Mpumalanga town of Delmas and the team is now ready to take on the competition during the next round of the shortened 2020 Global Touring Cars (GTC) ...

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SuperCharge – new road-car based global electric motorsport series breaks cover

  SuperCharge, an all-new global motorsport series based on electric crossover road cars, Wednesday, broke cover on its plans to help shape the new future for motorsport. With a planned 2022 start, the inaugural series is targeting eight events taking place right across the globe, in cities from Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle ...

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New-look mountune bounces back to business

A lifeline has come for mountune, the Essex-based Performance and Racing business, as David Mountain, its founder, along with a group of experienced industry investors, have announced its acquisition, safeguarding a large number of jobs at the UK facility, and raising the required capital to both protect the brand and ...

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Thornley Kelham raises the bar, partners Race Techniques on engine design, development

Award-winning classic and vintage car specialist, Thornley Kelham,  has bolstered its engineering, machining and engine-building facility, thanks to a new partnership with Race Techniques. With immediate effect, the Race Techniques team, equipment and tooling now come under the same roof as Thornley Kelham, delivering customers a wider range of skills ...

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