Gumball 3000 is not another race. In fact it isn’t even a race, as far as events that move cars at great speeds go. It is instead an event that moves people – across cities and across the realms of art, fashion, sport and popular culture. Which is why the …
SportTrack April catch up edition
AMG clocks 50 Catching up on performance motoring: the three familiar letters of AMG turns 50 years old this year – just in case aficionados want to gather around a cake that smells of caramelised rubber! You can of course switch it for some real burnt tires behind the numerous …
Two seconds and counting backwards
If strategy wins a war, the F1 pit lane would be where it is celebrated most. Nowhere else perhaps is the role of ‘back-end’ so obvious in the racing game as when twenty two people stand and scamper to prepare the car before you can blink again: with an F1 …
Where crazy skiers dare, Range Rover Sport sets a record
The crazy things that men do; some of which are done in a Range Rover Sport! Like racing down the Inferno at break-neck speeds, on a course where only skiers dare… insane skiers! There is nothing about completing 14.9 km in 21 min and 36 seconds that is worth flicking …
The desert kicks up dust and thrills
Desert Sport Festival offers gala fun and adventure Off-road racing event offers adrenaline rush for safari motorsport enthusiasts and tons of fun for visitors of all ages, on Thursday and Friday. This weekend the place to be for adventure-seekers is the Al Bayader Desert on the Dubai-Hatta Road, renowned for …
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge tests ‘race or rest’ strategy
In the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge series, things are being as closely fought on the leaderboard as on the track itself. After two rounds, the top two Gold category leaders Charlie Frijns and Ryan Cullen, are tied on points, while in the silver category, Oman’s Al Faisal Al Zubair heads …
YAS SUPER STREET CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND
It’s the third season of Drag. The roar of street machines will bang their heads in crazy excitement on the walls of Yas Marina drag racing strip this weekend. UAE’s most exciting urban racing series is in its third edition and mean machines and modified tractors will line up for oil …
Triple win for Nissan Silvia in Car Park Drift
Some models along the way are stuck to the firmament as stars of motoring, and keep shining even after decades. In Nissan’s victory yesterday at the Red Bull Car Park Drift Final, it was Nissan Silvia that refused to leave the pages of history yet again. All three podium ascendants …
2017 F1 car and 2016 F1 finals: What the gurus think
A fortnight after the Formula 1 Grand Prix concluded, I’m listening to the echoes from The Circuit on who deserved to win the 2016 driver’s championship; was Mercedes really apprehensive about duelling that potentially destroyed teams; and how the new Formula 1 design could be a headache for drivers, even …
Tons of fun at Racing Weekends in December
All the action is at Dubai Autodrome this weekend while the epicenter shifts to Yas Marina Circuit the next weekend. There are also great deals on track experiences at both circuits. This weekend at Dubai Autodrome Porsche GT3 featuring international titans Following a thrilling opening round where the podium racers …
