My Life at Speed – Motorsports Stories, Driver Interviews and VideosOur friends at Driving Sports TV have put together a kick-butt video about Team Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution II and our drivers: Greg Tracy and Hiroshi Masuoka. Well done, Ryan Douthit and gang!
The countdown is on to the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with both of the Mitsubishi Motors MiEV Evolution II race cars have qualified in first and second place. After some issues arose during testing, the team is in a most advantageous position. Our Greg Tracy captured the top spot, while Team Captain, Hiroshi
After a disappointingly soggy end to the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) Round in Barcelona, all looked forward to the X Games in Munich, Germany June 27th to 30th. The wait is over and we’re all more than ready for a double header, which will make up for the race that didn’t happen. A lot of
Ron Howard’s ambitious film “Rush” about Formula One racing in 1976 has an all-new featurette video. New fans of the sport may only know the name Niki Lauda, in association with a fatherly looking gentleman who’s currently the non-executive chairman of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. However, in the 1970’s he was embroiled in
It looks like the next twelve fixtures left in the 2013 calendar will be a farewell tour for Australian Formula 1 driver, Mark Webber. It’s not like we didn’t see his retirement from Formula 1 coming because rumors have been flying around since the Malaysia Grand Prix debacle. However, Webber has been adamant that his
The Evolution is here, everybody! The 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is only days away and Mitsubishi Motors is poised to win the Electric Class with their two, all-electric MiEV Evolution II race cars. Hiroshi Masuoka (#32) and our very own Greg Tracy (#34) have been learning a lot about what these cars are
When things go wrong at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, as they did for Pat Doran during testing this morning, sometimes recovery is an impossibility. Particularly when your off pavement excursion was as hard of a hit as Pat’s. The door and back-end of the car were ripped off completely since he went off backward,
When Formula 1 ace Lewis Hamilton left McLaren for Mercedes AMG Petronas at the end of the 2012 season, it was considered a potentially disastrous career move. However, the Brit has so far managed to earn three podium appearances and currently holds the fourth spot in the Championship standings. Suffice it to say, he’s hushed
Other than race day, this might be the most stressful day of the week for the drivers and crews. This is the day the hard work of a year-long journey is reviewed and scrutinized, and the powers that be, determine if what you have brought to the table is edible. Pouring over every detail from
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb favorite, Mike Ryan, surprised everyone at technical inspection with an impromptu hooning around a set up course showing the crowd that a big rig can certainly do donuts!! Mike Ryan’s semi truck definitely shows everyone that size matters. From Mike Ryan, “We passed tech yesterday in style by drifting the
