Aston Martin’s development of race cars has been ongoing for years. The question now is does Aston Martin have what it takes to put Porsche on notice?

Aston Martin Racing is carrying out testing on the new V12 Vantage GT3 race car. Sharing Aston Martin’s renowned bonded aluminium VH body structure and 6.0-litre V12 engine with the road-going V12 Vantage, the new racer is the culmination of six years’ experience competing at the forefront of all major international GT series. Read more…

Photos by Martin Vincent

When you have a favorite it not easily dethroned. Favorite color? Blue. Favorite food? Meat.

Since it’s inception this super car has had mixed appeal. The unconventional interior styling was something out of a handbag designer’s catalog and the tuned AMG powerplant’s screaming F1′ish exhaust note brought shivers down my spine. The carbon fiber was over the top and the entire car was built for function. Attention to detail was paragon. So if you were to ask what my favorite car was I wouldn’t hesitate to tell you it was the Pagani Zonda.

That might change. Read more…

I want to show you a classic video from the Nurburgring, something that (in my opinion) even trumps Han Stuck’s amazing BMW M3 GTR video around the famed ‘Green Hell’. This video is from 2005 and was during the time when the brothers Alzen and Alzen Motorsport were dominating the German VLN Endurance series at the Nurburgring with their approx. 800hp, twin turbo, AWD 996TT Porsche race car. The car’s exterior and aero was done by the famed DP Motorsports (including a roof scoop feeding a monstrous intercooler so massive the only space was in the back seat) and the engine was built by RS Tuning. Read more…