For the second day in the row, the No.75 75 Express AMG of Kenny Habul/Maro Engel/Will Power/Chaz Mostert (1:47.612) set the best time of the day.. Image Credit: Chaz Mostert via FB/META (2026)

Will Power Embraces Daytona Sportscar GT3 Debut With Enthusiasm, High Hopes

 

Orientation to a test at IMS Road Course begins in earnest within the Pit Box of Rahal Letterman Lanigan with Mick Schumacher. Image Credit: Joe Skibinski via NICS (2025)

Mick Schumacher’s INDYCAR Test Nets A Strenuous Track Day At Indianapolis  

By Edmund Jenks ... notes from The EDJE

Mick Schumacher climbed into the No. 75 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as the sun hung low over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, casting long shadows across the reconfigured IMS road course. This was no sentimental pilgrimage, no passion play steeped in the legacy of his father, Michael Schumacher, who conquered this hallowed ground five times in Formula 1. No, this was a grueling, methodical track day - a full-throttle immersion into the raw, unfiltered demands of NTT INDYCAR Dallara machinery. For Mick, a driver with 43 Formula 1 starts and a current World Endurance Championship campaign, this test was a calculated exercise in data collection, not an emotional homecoming.

A timeless, yet weathered, welcome to Willow Springs International Raceway, established November 22, 1953, as it gears up for a new era with Willow Springs Reimagined. Image Credit: RoadracingWorld.com via FB/META (2025)

Willow Springs Reimagined: A Roaring Revival Of America’s Oldest Road Course

 

Under a cloudless, yet blustery/windy, California sky, Willow Springs International Raceway roared back to life on Saturday, October 11, 2025, with a sold-out crowd of 5,000 enthusiasts converging to witness the dawn of a new era for America’s oldest road course. 

Pato O'Ward leads teammate Christian Lundgaard and eventual 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season Champion Alex Palou through Turn 1 at The Thermal Club in the season's  second race of the first full season utilizing a hybrid power formula. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2025)

IndyCar’s 2026 Hybrid Season: Western Focus And The Push For A 20-Race Calendar

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES has unveiled its 2026 schedule, marking the second full season of its hybrid power era, blending electric and combustion engines in a formula that has intensified competition since its 2024 Mid-Season introduction. The 17-race calendar, spanning from St. Petersburg’s streets to Laguna Seca’s finale, mixes ovals, road courses, and street circuits. While the schedule highlights a Western focus, with key races in Phoenix (oval), Long Beach (temporary street circuit), and Laguna Seca (established road course), it sidesteps ambitions for Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and the talk of reigniting the Gold Coast of Australia, leaving international expansion on hold for another year.

The hypercar world witnesses an ongoing saga of speed and innovation as California's own Czinger Vehicles reclaims the production car lap record at the legendary WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. On December 9, 2025, the groundbreaking 21C hypercar, powered by its revolutionary 3D-printed architecture and hybrid V8 drivetrain, posted an astonishing lap time of 1:22.30, putting nearly two full seconds between itself and the previous mark set by its Swedish rival.