[PIC=142:right]Visitors to the 2005 Porsche Festival at Brands Hatch (Bank Holiday August 28/29) are in for a real treat this summer. Not only will the event celebrate the birthdays of five icons of the legendary marque, it will also feature the biggest collection of Porsches spanning its near sixty-year history ever gathered on UK soil.
>> more[PIC=141:left]Mazda RX-8 has scooped the Best Coupé award in the Auto Express New Car Honours for the second consecutive year, announced in Auto Express magazine today (Wednesday, 20 July 2005).
>> more[PIC=139:right]Richard Westbrook claimed a fine double victory in rounds nine and ten of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Croft, North Yorkshire, on Sunday (17 July).His performance put the Ipswich racer nine points clear in the title race as teams rapidly prepare for rounds 11 and 12 at Mondello Park.
>> morePaul Rivett will make his Porsche Carrera Cup GB debut at Mondello Park, County Kildare, Ireland, over the weekend of 23/24 July when he becomes the latest driver to guest in the car entered by Porsche Cars GB with Team Autosport.
>> more[PIC=136:left]Mitsubishi Concept E-boost Wins 2005 Idea Gold Award; On Display At California Design Biennial Exhibition. Concept car that gave life to all-new 2006 production Eclipse snags Industrial Design Society of America's prestigious award.
>> more[PIC=135:right]This weekend, the Silverstone circuit will host the fourth Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa 2005 race. The one-make championship returns to the historic English circuit for the third consecutive year.
>> more[PIC=133:left]Already renowned as one of the sleekest machines on the road, the Toyota Celica sports coupe is mixing with more elevated company this weekend. A special version of the new Celica GT will join a pack of flying ‘big cats’ in the NATO Tigers Roar 2005 display at the Royal International Air Tattoo on 15-17 July.
>> moreTwo Ferrari 612 Scagliettis prepare to set a new record for the first full Tour of China
>> more[PIC=127:right]Corvette Racing made history today at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scoring its fourth 1-2 finish in the GT1 class in five years with the new Corvette C6.R. Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen repeated their victory of last year's 24-hour endurance race
>> more[PIC=125:left]Aston Martin Racing has unveiled the DBRS9, a competition car for club and national racing series, and a bridge for teams and drivers looking towards international GT racing. The DBRS9 is based on the DB9 road car, but shares many design features from the full GT1 specification DBR9.
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