Thursday 15 August 2013

Daily Drive: 2014 GT500 sells for $500,000

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The last 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 was sold at Barrett-Jackson for $500,000,...
The final 2014 Ford Shelby GT500 sold for a whopping half-million dollars at the inaugural Barrett-Jackson Hot August Nights Auction in Reno, Nev. All of the profits went to the Brain Injury Association of America. Don Damon of Great Bend, Kan. bought the 2014 Shelby

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  Patrick Dempsey has made a solid career for himself by starring in TV shows. So it's no surprise that the sports car driver got in front of the camera to talk about his true passion: racing. Dempsey is the focus of a four-part documentary about his experiences racing at Le Mans this year. The ...

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  Jeff Gordon's visit to Michigan International Speedway in June was marred by an early accident — he was out of contention almost immediately when he hit a spinning Bobby Labonte less than 10 laps into the race....

  DeltaWing Racing Cars announced today that the coupe version of the DeltaWing is available now for advance customer purchase. A total of three coupes will be built by Élan Motorsports Technologies for sale to teams...

  Kasey Kahne was none too pleased after being involved in a wreck at Watkins Glen last weekend. Matt Kenseth, the man who caused it, has apparently reached out to Kahne to express his regret. "He texted me, I don't know,...


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