October 19, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Now that the initial excitement of the unveiling of the new Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 racer is gone, it’s tome to get down to business on the race track and plan for the upcoming events. One month after its convincing shakedown run at a private PSA Peugeot Citroën venue on September 16, the 908 HYbrid4 underwent its first genuine track test at Estoril, Portugal, in October. The car completed a little more than 300km in the hands of Nicolas Minassian, Stéphane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz. This track debut was more than encouraging and the 908 HYbrid4’s test programme is poised to continue with a second run soon at another circuit, as well as further bench testing. It was at Silverstone in [...]
October 15, 2011 at 7:14 pm
After more than a decade of absence, Toyota will be back to race at Le Mans 24 hours and the endurance series in 2012 with a hybrid race car. The new team will be based at Toyota Motorsport’s Cologne headquarters and it is expected that the new car will be rolled out early in 2012 for an extensive pre-season testing programme. Toyota will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2012 with a new hybrid power sports car. Its return to the world’s most famous endurance race will be with a new LMP1 chassis designed, developed and produced by Toyota Motorsport in Germany, equipped with a hybrid petrol powertrain engineered by Toyota in Japan. Toyota last competed in the [...]
August 4, 2011 at 9:22 am
As one of the oldest British brands, MG has always been involved in motorsport. Well, until they went bust! Now though that they are back on their feet with Chinese money, they are ready to make a big comeback. MG Motor UK has teamed up with Team RLR, which runs an MG Lola EX265 sports prototype in the Le Mans Series of endurance races throughout Europe. Next year the Bolton-based team hopes to take part in the Le Mans 24-hour race and will use this season to gain valuable racing experience. The next round of the 2011 Le Mans Series takes place at Silverstone on September 11 when the MG Lola, carrying the famous MG octagon logo. This year they [...]