The Road America 120
July 31- August 2, 2020
Round: 3 of the 10 race in the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge
Racetrack: Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI4.0-mile road course, features 14 turns
Race: Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 4:45 pm ET (1:45 PM PST ) (2 Hours)
TV: LIVE on NBC Gold Track Pass
Live timing and scoring from each session available at www.IMSA.com
Live radio commentary for every session at www.IMSA.com
Extremely fast and extremely agile. With the Chiron Super Sport 300+1 and the Chiron Pur Sport1, Bugatti is offering two entirely distinct and extreme hyper sports cars: for breathtaking longitudinal dynamics and extraordinary lateral dynamics. Both vehicles are unique in their own way – not just in terms of technology, but visually too. The right vehicle for every purpose – entirely in line with the philosophy of company founder Ettore Bugatti.
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New production record: Automobili Lamborghini celebrates the 10,000th Urus
Two years on from its market introduction, the Urus, the Lamborghini Super SUV, has reached the important milestone of the 10,000th car. The model with chassis number 10,000, destined for Russia, comes in the new Nero Noctis Matt (black) color, combined with the carbon fiber package and two-tone Ad Personam interiors in black and orange, complemented by carbon fiber components.
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A special film covers the carbon body, protective covers are in place throughout the interior. A special test cover replaces the underbody to avoid damage to the customer vehicle. The first Divo1 will soon leave the Atelier in Molsheim in Alsace, France. But before Bugatti delivers the first Divo vehicles to customers, each individual car must prove that it meets the French luxury manufacturer’s high standards of perfection – in an extensive final approval test drive.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - "FCA Replay" is a weekly recap of some of the major stories at FCA. The top stories for the week of July 17, 2020, include a high-performance Jeep® Wrangler concept, a new company name is on the horizon and watch for the Dodge Redeye at the NHRA drag strip this weekend.
The Mullin Automotive Museum will debut a new five-episode “Under the Hood” series on its YouTube channel. Beginning Friday, July 24, 2020 at 12 p.m. PT, and airing every Friday for five weeks, each episode allows viewers to learn about the engines that power the extraordinary French automobiles in the museum’s collection.
Read MoreAs Jeff Zwart prepares to tackle Pikes Peak with Porsche’s new 935, the legendary filmmaker reveals how the Colorado Hillclimb – and the Porsche cars he’s taken there – captured his heart.
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To celebrate a decade of success with the storied V10 engine, Audi of America announces the limited edition R8 V10 quattro models in Mugello Blue, Avus Silver, and Sonoma Green. Bidding farewell to the R8 V10 quattro, these 30 units bring technologies and features previously reserved for the performance model and add unique interior and exterior design elements. The R8 V10 performance quattro model will continue on for the 2021 model year.
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The Jet d’Eau, the most impressive jet stream in Europe, meets the most agile BUGATTI of the 21st century. Welcome to Geneva, CHIRON Pur Sport!#BUGATTI #BUGATTIChironPurSport #CHIRONPurSport #PurSport pic.twitter.com/1nffRmDk2X
— Bugatti (@Bugatti) July 15, 2020
While the design and engineering teams were busy making the all-new Mustang Mach 1 the most track-capable 5.0-liter Mustang ever built, Dave Mahoney, Ford design manager, and his team of graphic designers were obsessing about how to modernize its classic logo.
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Dart is pleased to announce the return of HONDA B-18 and B-20 Series Cast Aluminum Blocks to their line-up of Championship Caliber products. These blocks are built to better withstand the extreme cylinder pressures created by turbochargers and nitrous oxide injection systems.
Read MoreYoshihiko Matsuo, the designer of the iconic Datsun 240Z, is dead at 86.
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Volkswagen of America continues the 5 coolest things video series highlighting the most interesting things you may not know about models from the 2020 lineup—from the entry-level Jetta to the top-of-the-line Arteon. Today’s vehicle: the 2020 Volkswagen Jetta.
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Lamborghini Squadra Corse’s track-only hypercar, the Lamborghini SCV12, has completed its development program and is now ready to hit the track for its world première, scheduled for summer 2020. Fitted with the most powerful V12 naturally aspirated engine from Lamborghini to date, the SCV12 – designed by the in-house Lamborghini Centro Stile – is capable of exceeding 830 hp thanks to aerodynamic supercharging at high speed.
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Bronco is back! Ford is introducing an all-new Bronco outdoor brand of Built Wild™ SUVs, a unique adventure community for owner and enthusiast engagement, and four off-road driving schools across the United States.
The all-new Bronco family includes a Bronco two-door, first-ever Bronco four-door model and all-new rugged, small SUV, Bronco Sport – the only domestic brand of SUVs with standard 4x4. Ford is revealing the all-new models at 8 p.m. EDT July 13 across Disney network channels National Geographic, ESPN, and ABC – as the Bronco reservation system opens.
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The Ford team will provide details about the all-new Bronco family of vehicles, the only domestic brand of SUVs with 4x4 drivetrains as a standard feature. Ford has developed a new series of off-road vehicles to meet and anticipate needs of and create new experiences for the large group of customers who want rugged utilities, a part of the market where Ford does not currently have a presence.
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After a 17-year hiatus, the all-new Mustang Mach 1 fastback coupe makes its world premiere – becoming the modern pinnacle of style, handling, and 5.0-liter V-8 pony car performance.
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Guinness World Records has posthumously awarded Jessi Combs as officially the world's fastest woman. Guinness awarded Combs the title after she was clocked at an average of 522.783 miles per hour in completed two-way runs before her August 27th, 2019, crash that took her life. After her death, Combs' family stated that "Jessi's most notable dream was to become the fastest woman on Earth." Mission accomplished, Jessi.
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A quartet of promising racers became the first graduates of the Honda Performance Development GT3 Driver Academy earlier this week, as HPD’s program to assist young drivers to accelerate their careers held its inaugural session at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
The four members of the first GT3 Academy class all were selected for the racing career promise and included Taylor Hagler, Jacob Abel, Karl Wittmer, and Dakota Dickerson. All arrived Sunday for an orientation session with the Acura NSX GT3 Evo they would pilot during the next two days. The car prepped and crewed by the 2019 SRO World Challenge GT America Championship-winning Racers Edge Motorsports team, proved to be an ideal classroom for the challenging Road Atlanta circuit.
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AC Cars (England) Ltd is launching a limited edition run of zero-emission cars, the first-ever electric cars to bear the AC marque. This model is called the "AC Cobra Series 1 electric" and just 58 cars will be made. The 58 number is a celebration of the 58 years since the production of the first AC Cobra, one of the most iconic cars ever built which, when it was launched in 1962, featured a Ford engine that did so much to create the AC Cobra’s unique pedigree.
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