The British Touring Car Championship got itself back on track at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Just what did our BTCC Correspondent make of the opening three rounds? Read our in-depth coverage below: 2013 BTCC champion Andrew Jordan was in a defiant mood as he started the defence of his title at the Brands Hatch Indy…
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Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge – Vettel Tests Prototype
Ahead of an expected production confirmation at the Beijing Auto Show later this month, Sebastian Vettel has been behind the wheel of the F1 inspired Infiniti supersaloon. With his role as Infiniti’s Director of Performance, Vettel will seemingly have a real hand in assisting with the development of the performance four-door. Infiniti has teased his involvement with this short video, showing…
Friday Photo – Audi R18 e-tron quattro loose on the streets
EngageSportMode might be all about BTCC this week, but then it’s not everyday you see a prototype race car driving through the city streets. However, residents of Le Mans in France are probably more familiar with it than anyone else in the world. To mark the launch of its latest LMP1 challenger, this week Audi Sport…
BTCC 2014 – EngageSportMode’s Full Championship Preview
Let Battle Commence… The time for talking is over, the time for pre-season testing is over, the time for relaxing on a Sunday afternoon is over; the British Touring Car Championship is back for a new campaign. Admittedly, I haven’t been all that interested in the close season, perhaps more due to a young child,…
Friday Photo – Ayrton Senna
Today, 21st March, would have been Ayrton Senna’s 54th birthday. You might have already noticed a special ‘Google Doodle’ on the search engine’s front page today, depending on where you are in the world, as a tribute to the Brazilian F1 legend. We think it’s a nice, touching, way of remembering Senna, ahead of the 20th anniversary of his tragic…
BTCC 2014 – 31 Car Grid Confirmed at Season Launch Day
As EngageSportMode gears up for another season of bringing you news, reviews and opinion on the world’s greatest Touring Car Championship, the wraps came off the 2014 contenders at yesterday’s Launch Day. With 31 entrants, representing 14 car models from 11 manufacturers, you certainly can’t say the BTCC will lack variety in 2014. With all cars running…
Audi’s 2014 RS 5 DTM Car looks scarily aggressive
We don’t usually make a habit of featuring DTM on EngageSportMode, but with the release of Audi’s 2014 championship challenger we felt compelled if only for the fact it has the coolest wing mirror mounts ever. Shown here in the yellow and green colours of last year’s champion Mike Rockenfeller, the DTM RS 5 is…
Land Rover Defender Challenge by Bowler – First Round Results
Recently we previewed the Defender Challenge by Bowler rally series with a rather awesome picture of a very sideways Land Rover. The first round of the competition kicked off yesterday and produced more great photos. Run as part of the Mid Wales Stages rally, five entrants for the Defender Challenge took to the slippery forestry roads and hillside…
Volvo Polestar Racing V8 Supercar Engine – Video
A little while ago we brought you news that Volvo was set to enter the Australian V8 Supercar series for 2014, making use of the S60. Now Polestar Racing has unleashed a video showing off the unique noise of its beautifully crafted 5 litre V8 engine packing 650 bhp. Volvo could have chosen the easy route…
News and Pics – 560 HP Volkswagen Rallycross Beetle!
The VW Beetle might not be the first idea which springs to mind when you think of snarling, fire-breathing Rallycross cars. But Andretti Autosport and Volkswagen have come together to change all that with the Rallycross Beetle. Designed for the 2014 Red Bull Global RallyCross championship which, despite the name, has all but one in event in…
Friday Photo #14 – Monte Carlo Rally 2014
A year ago Sebastien Ogier was running second to that pesky other French Sebastien; Monsieur Loeb. This year he finds himself leading into the final day of the 2014 Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, after a strong drive to get himself back into contention. Can he hold on tomorrow to take the win? Ogier did encounter some good…
Sebastian Vettel – 2013 Formula 1 World Champion
Victory in Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix meant Sebastian Vettel secured his fourth straight Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship. Love him, or hate him, there is no denying that Vettel has stamped his place in F1 history as one of the greats. It has been well documented that statistics and records matter a great deal to Vettel who,…
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