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Just as the Nürburgring goes up for sale, US-built cars running around legendary American tracks start making the news. While this is pure coincidence, we're far more interested in this Motor Trend Ignition video than hearing about the Green Hell's financial woes - it's just plain ...

As you may have heard, Motor Trend recently threw the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the 2013 SRT Viper GTS at each other. And while it was somewhat shocking to hear that the aging ZR1 actually managed to narrowly walk away as the winner of this particular scrap, something else interesting ...

In August, Lexus held its Unleash the LFA contest on Facebook, with the winner getting to spend the day in its LFA supercar (at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, no less), receive track instructions from pro driver Scott Pruett and also win a three-day High Performance Driving Experience at Skip Barber ...

Dave Pericak, chief engineer behind the Ford Mustang, recently stopped by Jay Leno's Garage to give the TV personality a personal tour of the 2013 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca. It's no secret that Leno has a soft spot for Ford products. He owns a boat load of high-performance Blue Oval machines, ...

The Technology Behind the Efficiency Ever wonder how decades of racing heritage and some of the most exciting legacy models ever produced translates into a street car today? What about a compact SUV? In short, a lot of excitement can be engineered into said compact SUV, and an affordable one at ...

Alright, these aren't just any old snakes. These are the entrants in this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, and each and every car on track is an original Shelby Cobra. Nor is this your run of the mill hill, either. We shot a quick video at the infamous corkscrew at Laguna Seca for your ...

Mercedes-Benz's AMG division wanted to thank the two million viewers of its various videos, so it dropped a C63 AMG at the top of the corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and taped it drifting down. The treat was wasn't as sweet as it should have been due to an editor who got a bit too happy ...

There's the right way to tackle the infamous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca and then there's the way that puts your Ferrari 458 Italia into the catch fence and on its roof. Ryan Ockey recently gave the latter option a shot during the Ferrari Challenge at Mazda Raceway with predictable results. All of ...

The legendary corkscrew at Laguna Seca has is a big challenge feared by many drivers, as even the world's best still consider it one of the toughest sections of track in auto racing. And what better way to separate the men from the boys than tackle the notorious corkscrew turn at Laguna Seca... ...

Actor Patrick Dempsey is no stranger to racing. After his wife sent him to a three-day Skip Barber driving school, the actor fell in love with road racing has gone on to compete in Grand-Am for the last several years. McDreamy even got the chance to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009, ...