Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition Posts a 7:14" Lap Time Around the 'Ring

It takes a lot of confidence to name a special edition of your car after the most demanding and famous circuit in the world. Even if said car is not some run-of-mill model, but a limited edition supercar. Enter the world of the LFA Nürburgring Edition, a track-oriented, hardcore version of the already awesome V10-powered Lexus supercar.

According to Tweets from Lexus Europe, the LFA lapped the Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 14 seconds making it the fourth fastest production car on the 'Ring (according to Wikipedia's record book).

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Canadian Police Confiscate 13 Supercars after Youngsters Speed Race [with Video]

Ocean’s 13 got away with stealing diamonds, earning millions of cash and ruining their adversary’s life. British Columbia’s 13, 12 young men and one woman, all under 21 years old, got away with racing each other, reaching speeds of over 125 mph (200 km/h) on a metro Vancouver highway with a $196 fine each.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that the cars impounded had a combined value of $2 million. These are the supercars that were temporarily seized:

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Toyota Shatters Peugeot's Nürburgring Lap Time Record for EVs [Video]

When the Nürburgring track came into life, it was considered as one of the most dangerous tracks in the world –so much that it was even banned from the Formula 1 calendar. Then it became a demanding course for privateers to drive their cars and bikes, and for carmakers to test their new cars driving dynamics.

But in the past few years, the Nordschleife, as it's also named, has been transformed into a badge of honor and a true measurement of a car's abilities, with automakers announcing the best lap times achieved at the ‘Ring in a one-upmanship contest. Something, which was inevitably bound to cause disputes as with the Nissan's GT-R lap time.

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Chevy Brings Breast Cancer Fight to NASCAR with Pink-Themed Camaro Pace Car

A specially themed Camaro SS pace car dressed in a pink outfit will run in the forthcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway next weekend (September 10) to raise awareness on the fight against breast cancer. Read more »

New Honda Civic Hatch to Race in BTCC in 2012 [with Video]

We may be waiting for Honda to fully reveal the European market 2012 Civic hatchback, but the Japanese automaker announced today that the five-door model will compete in the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.

Team Dynamics, which has been a long time Honda partner, will prepare two fully works cars based on the new Civic with which it hopes to repeat 2010’s success of winning both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.

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Drift Ahoy! 11 Minutes of Non-Stop Slide…show

In Japan, drifting is more than a hobby; it's a way of life. If you enjoy watching professional drivers mastering the technique of going slideways in an unmatched display of choreographed drifting, then just hop over the jump to check out this 11-minute-long video shot during the Kansai All Star Drift GP event in mid-August.

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NISMO-developed GT-R Makes its Debut in GT3 Racing Series

Nissan’s GT-R GT3 entered its maiden race in the fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series. Developed by Nissan's tuning and racing division, NISMO, and JR Motorsports, the GT-R competes in the GT3 series which includes production-based models such as Audi's R8, the Porsche 911 and the McLaren MP4-12C. Read more »

Saudi Plays Around with Mini Garbage Truck

Whoever said you can't wow the crowds with a commercial vehicle apparently hasn't seen this driver fooling around with a garbage truck (or at least something that's supposed to resemble a garbage truck) in Saudi Arabia.

You can watch the clip for yourself in the video after the break.

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Need for Speed: A Video Report on the Illegal Streetraces held in Sweden

It's a fact of life: us humans -or at least a certain percentage- have a love for speed, be that on the ground, in the air or on water. Ideally, this passion should be channeled in safe manner by either choosing it as a profession or enjoying it at a controlled environment – i.e. a racetrack or a drag strip when it comes to cars.

But in real life, some speed lovers prefer an another alternative, one that is not only unsafe for themselves, but for other road users as well, and it's called illegal street racing.

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Formula 1: Belgian GP Race Results

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso summed up perfectly the outcome of the Belgian GP that took place yesterday at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the Ardennes forest: “Red Bull had a pace advantage of one second of something like that today. And in the final part of the race maybe more, maybe 1.5 seconds. So when you have a car that is 1.5 seconds faster than the rest it’s easy for you to stop one lap earlier or one lap later.” Read more »

Video: Cadillac CTS-V and Corvette ZR1 Lingenfelter Play Around on the Track

Where better to burn some steam and have a little fun behind the steering wheel than on the track? More so when the cars in question are a Cadillac CTS-V and a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 that has received some tuning love from Lingenfelter.

The guys from the M5Board tell us that the man driving the CTS-V is four-time Swedish Touring Car Champion (STCC) winner Richard Göransson. In stock form, the Cadillac sports n Eaton-supercharged V8 engine with 551 lb.-ft. of torque and 556-horsepower for a 0-60mph sprint time of 3.9 seconds.

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Thailand’s 999Motorsports Unveils Track-Day 300HP Lightweight Sportscar

The dark grey vehicle you see in these pictures is the Supersport, a track-day special manufactured by Thailand’s 999Motorsports. It features a steel tubular chassis and a carbon fiber and fiberglass body, and as a result, weight has been kept at low 950 kilos or 2,094 lbs.

The Supersport, which is 999’s second model after the Hacker, is motivated by a mid-mounted 2.0-liter turbocharged Ecotec 4-cylinder engine. Maximum power is 300HP and torque reaches 350 Nm (258 lb/ft), transferred to the rear wheels via a five-speed sequential gearbox and a limited-slip differential.

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Aston Martin’s new V12 Vantage GT3 Getting Ready for 2012 Season

Aston Martin has unveiled its new 2012 V12 Vantage GT3 racecar. The DBRS9 replacement is powered by a modified version of the production car's 6.0-liter V12, which has been repositioned in order to optimize weight balance. It delivers an output of 600HP and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque transferred to the rear wheels via an Xtrac 6-speed sequential gearbox. Read more »

NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Loses License for going 128MPH in a Lexus LFA Tester

Oh the irony…Less than 24 hours after Toyota released a new promotional video with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch promoting the new 2012 Camry Hybrid on the Daytona race track, the 26-year old is making headlines again, this time for losing his driver's license for 45 days for speeding in a Lexus LFA test car.

Busch pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless driving in North Carolina after he was nabbed earlier this year by the Iredell County Sheriff's department going 128mph (205km/h) in a 45mph (72km/h) zone. Busch was caught in a brand-new Lexus LFA he had taken to test drive for 24-hours.

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2012 Toyota Camry Video Bonanza

We have covered the 2012 Toyota Camry extensively these past few weeks, from the moment we first laid our eyes on an unofficial video from the dealer presentation in Las Vegas up until today when the Japanese automaker officially revealed the car.

And now, following our detailed report on the ins and outs of the new Camry, we have a plethora of videos including a walkaround with Toyota Senior Product Education and Development Specialist David Lee who talks about the features of the mid-size sedan and a promotional clip with NASCAR driver Kyle Busch spinning the Hybrid model around Daytona.

To check them all out for yourself, just follow the break.

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New 2012 Toyota Camry to Serve as the Official Pace Car at DAYTONA 500

The just-revealed 2012 Toyota Camry sedan will be the first Japanese vehicle and the second non-American model to pace a Daytona 500 race since the series started in 1959.

The Camry you see pictured above and below will serve as the official pace cat at next year's event which kicks-off the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season on February 26 at the Daytona International Speedway.

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New Pure-Electric iRACER to Star in California Sports EV Racing Series

Visitors at next month's EcoVelocity low-carbon motor festival at London’s Battersea Power Station will be treated to the first public appearance of the iRACER, which is the creation of the team behind the EVCUP racing series.

The iRACER is a track focused, pure electric vehicle designed and engineered from the ground up as a thoroughbred racecar and it will compete in the ‘Sports EV’ classification of the EVCUP series that gets underway in California.

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Oh NASCAR…Driver Steve Wallace gets his Hair Pulled from a Crew Chief

If you though hair pulling is a girls sport only, then you probably missed out on the events that took place at last Saturday's NAPA 200 race in Montreal, Canada.

It all started when Nationwide Series driver Steve Wallace came in contact with Canadian driver Patrick Carpentie on a very tight corner sending him spinning out of the race.

Carpentie, who was running for Pastrana Waltrip Racing, had previously announced plans to end his 27-year motorsport career after the Montreal race. Understandably, this wasn't the way Carpentie or his crew wanted him to retire so tempers were at the flashpoint.

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Chilling Mazda MX-5 Touch and Roll Over Accident

The accident you are about to watch in the video after the break occurred during the third race of the Ma5da MX5 Mk1 Championship at the Snetterton circuit in the UK.

It all went down when the Jamie Ingram (car No.108) lost control of his Mk1 MX-5 and hit Mark Leach's blue MX-5 (car No.16), who at the time was passing on the right. Leach's car was launched into the air and then rolled over seven times before coming to halt.

Fortunately, despite the severity of the accident, Leach made it out alive but not without some injuries including a bruised lung, some whip lash, and a broken arm.

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Williams Wants to Extend Jaguar Partnership Beyond C-X75 Supercar

The Williams Formula 1 team, which only recently announced its deal with Renault as an engine partner from 2012 sparking rumors about special editions of the French company's cars like the acclaimed Clio Williams of the past, now says it also wants to expand its cooperation with Jaguar beyond the C-X75 hybrid supercar. Read more »