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Valentin Schäffer, Porsche’s racing-engine chief behind the 917 and Donohue’s 221-mph record, turns 95
Valentin Schäffer, the engineer who led Porsche 917 engine development as head of racing engines, turned 95 on October 8, 2026. His engines powered Porsche’s…
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Genesis’s GMR-001 hypercar took its first WEC pole at Barcelona, with 21-year-old Mathys Jaubert driving
Genesis has its first FIA World Endurance Championship pole. On Saturday, October 17, Mathys Jaubert put the No. 17 Genesis GMR-001 on top of Hyperpole…
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Ferrari’s 312T was named for its transverse gearbox and carried Niki Lauda to his first F1 title in 1975
The “T” in Ferrari 312T stands for trasversale, Italian for transverse. It refers to the car’s gearbox, which Ferrari mounted crosswise instead of lengthways. In…
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Jaguar’s 750-bhp V12 XJR-9 won Le Mans in 1988, the marque’s first win there since the 1957 D-type
In June 1988, a Jaguar XJR-9 with a 7.0-liter V12 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace shared…
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Stefan Bellof lapped the Nordschleife in 6:11.13 in a Porsche 956 in 1983, a record that stood for 35 years
On May 28, 1983, Stefan Bellof drove a Porsche 956 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds. He did it in practice for…
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Mario Andretti’s 1977 John Player Lotus returns to Long Beach for a Historic F1 doubleheader in April 2027
Formula 1 cars from the 1970s and 1980s are coming back to the streets of Long Beach. The Historic F1 Challenge will run two races…
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How Coventry Climax turned a 1,020 cc fire-pump engine into a Formula 1 world champion by 1959
In 1950, Coventry Climax set out to build a lighter fire pump for the British military. Nine years later, its engines powered Jack Brabham to…
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Chrysler offered electronic fuel injection on four 1958 models, then had dealers swap in twin carburetors
For 1958, a buyer of a Chrysler 300D could tick a box for electronic fuel injection. The system was the Bendix Electrojector, and Chrysler also…
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MV Agusta’s 600 Four had shaft drive and twin front discs, and only about 127 were built
MV Agusta raced four-cylinder machines for well over a decade before it sold one to the public. When the road bike finally came, the MV…
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Al Crocker’s 1936 hemi-head V-twin had cylinders thick enough to bore out to 100 cubic inches
In 1936, Al Crocker rolled out a motorcycle from his small shop in Venice, California, that American riders had never been offered. The Crocker V-twin…
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