Not so long ago I posted about a fantastic montage of slow-motion motorsport footage that was proving to be a big hit in Youtube. Now the man behind that video, Mattzel (or RacingInSlowMotion as he’s known on YouTube), has created a second video and uploaded it for us all to enjoy.Yes, it’s more of the same, but what’s so bad about that? More...

When it comes to motorsport there’s a simple rule – the faster, the better. Whether it’s bikes or cars, the fastest man wins.But when everything is flying past at amazing speed it’s difficult to miss the finer points, to see the delicate balancing act of keeping a car in a perfect four-wheel drift, or hanging onto a wheelie on a...

Good news for Ford fans, as a team of Focus STs will be competing in the 2009 British touring Car Championship.It’s been a long time since Ford were seen in the BTCC, where the Mondeo battled the likes of the Renault Laguna and Vauxhall Cavalier. However, this is not a return to the sport by Ford. Instead, independent team Arena Motorsport will be...

He’s finally gone and done it – Lewis Hamilton has secured his first Formula 1 World Championship title.In a nail-biting finish he managed to secure fifth position at the Brazilian grand prix, giving him the one point he needed to beat Felipe Massa to the title, despite the Ferrari driver winning the race. It hasn’t been an easy season for...

Congratulations to Seat, who have won both the driver and manufacturer titles in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship.Victory was sealed earlier this week when Rickard Rydell won the Japanese round of the championship at the  Okayama International Circuit. Even though there are two rounds left to go, Seat have built enough of a points lead to guarantee the...

Rallying has long been a proving ground for makers of hot hatches. Peugeot, Renault, Ford, Citroen, Suzuki, Vauxhall, Skoda, Fiat – over the years they have all contested hatchbacks in various forms, with spin-off performance models and special editions hitting the showrooms as a result. Well, there’s now talk of both Abarth and Volkswagen eyeing up...