Motorsports

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 9, 2026 – Mexico City is about to get loud again, with Round 2 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship set for Saturday, January 10, on a shortened version of the famous Hermanos Rodríguez circuit. DS Automobiles and PENSKE AUTOSPORT arrive aiming to run near the front, with Maximilian Günther and Taylor Barnard driving the DS E-TENSE FE25 developed by DS Performance. For fans, this weekend matters because it’s one of those early-season races where momentum starts to feel real—especially when the grandstands are packed and every team wants to prove their pace isn’t just a one-off.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 6, 2026 – Operation Healing Forces says it has been named the beneficiary of the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Collection, a no-reserve group of custom vehicles set to be sold during Mecum Kissimmee 2026 in Florida. The announcement ties classic-car craftsmanship to a clear purpose: proceeds from the collection are intended to directly support programs serving America’s Special Operations Forces community. For collectors, it’s a chance to bid on distinctive builds; for supporters, it’s a high-visibility way to turn a passion-driven event into meaningful help for service members, veterans, and families.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 19, 2025 – If you’ve been following Toyota’s “developing ever-better cars” era and waiting to see its newest flagships up close, January is about to get very tempting. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) says it will exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan, from January 9 to 11, bringing the GR GT and GR GT3 for their first general-public reveal after their December 5 world premiere.

A Public Debut for Two New Flagships

Toyota is positioning the GR GT and GR GT3 as the stars of its booth, and the timing is part of the excitement: these models are moving from “world premiere” energy to real-life, in-person viewing. For anyone who likes to judge a car by stance, proportions, and details you simply can’t feel through a screen, a show like Tokyo Auto Salon is where the obsession usually begins.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 19, 2025 – Toyota didn’t present its new sports models like a typical “bigger, faster, louder” launch. Instead, the world premiere on December 5 at the Woven City Inventor Garage in Susono, Shizuoka, leaned into something more human: the craft of making cars, the pressure of being judged, and the stubborn decision to keep improving even when it would be easier to play it safe.

A Japanese Ritual That Explains the Mindset

The story begins with Shikinen Sengu at Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, where a shrine is rebuilt every 20 years and sacred objects are moved from old to new. The shrine’s own explanation reads like a mission statement for any craft worth protecting: “The history of Japan and the spirit of our ancestors must never be cast aside. We must continue to safeguard those things that need to be preserved for the future. Doing so is more difficult than embracing change, and more important.”

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 10, 2025 – BMW Motorrad Motorsport is cranking up the excitement for U.S. race fans as Chicago-based OrangeCat Racing officially becomes a BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT Team in the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike season. After three highly successful years in the Stock 1000 class, the privateer squad now moves into North America’s premier Superbike championship with full factory backing and a sharpened rider lineup.

From hungry privateer to factory-backed Superbike contender

OrangeCat Racing’s relationship with BMW began in 2023, when the team first lined up in MotoAmerica’s Stock 1000 class with the BMW M 1000 RR. The results came quickly: over three seasons, OrangeCat riders delivered 10 wins and 33 podiums, including runner-up championship finishes with Kaleb DeKeyrel in 2023 and Jayson Uribe in 2024, plus a 2025 title with Andrew Lee.