I. The FIA’s decision to implement a budget-capped class to F1 is likely to meet a significant challenge in the near future. The new measure would introduce a separate class of teams whose annual budget could not exceed $60 million. Teams that chose to run under those rules would be given aerodynamic advantages and would [...]

Now that the 12 Hours of Sebring has wrapped up, how about a taste of what the Fiends behind the wheel experience for half a day of their lives. The video after the jump shows the 2009 Corvette Competition Sport taking on the infamous Floridian track. Love or loathe the ‘Vette, the video shows just [...]

Despite Acura’s strong showing during qualifying, Audi braved the 12 Hours of Sebring to take the checkers for the ninth time in 10 years. The company’s brand-new R15 diesel held up the long-standing tradition at Audi for debut performances – landing a virgin win in the same vein as the R8 and R10. French rival [...]

The American Le Mans Series kicks off this weekend with the 12 Hours of Sebring. It’s going to be a good weekend for a race, Fiends, and that’s all you need to know.

That would be Acura. That’s right. Of all the teams that lined up for qualifying at the 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida, come-behind Acura took pole position from both Audi and Peugeot on the last lap. The #66 de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a managed to snipe the coveted slot from eight-time Le Mans winner [...]

There are plenty of reasons to get excited about this year’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but one of the biggest has to be the debut of Audi’s new diesel monster. The company has revealed the prototype of its R15 TDI racer, which will replace the aging R10 TDI the team campaigned [...]

I. The FIA decided not to count the Hail Baja Rally in Saudi Arabia for championship points because event organizers refused to allow a woman to drive in the event. According to the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation, they’re not willing to bend, break, or question the law of the land and, as such, cannot let [...]

These are pictures from the Sebring winter ALMS testing. Most of ‘em are of the Acura LMp1. Lots of carbon fiber and high tech looking doodads. Seriously, check out the shot of the tire. And thanks to Dang for the tip. and uh… that’s about it. Enjoy. [Source: Speed TV]

Obviously, if today’s going to have a picture it’s going to be of a Grand Sport. But which one? Most Grand Sport photos are either too small or just show the mighty cars parked on concourse lawns or (worse) in museums. Not this one. Through the might of Google’s image search I found a Flickr [...]

Hello, and welcome to the 8th edition of The Truth vs. Fiends! Today, Mr. Justin and I get into all things Mopar. Before we get to the meat and/or potatoes of today’s recording, i want to share my favorite automotive joke with you. Those of you that are way into muscle cars no doubt have [...]