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Brits talk up new Bentley racer's chances

BENTLEY’S first mainstream racing team since 2003 has been talking tough about their all-new car’s chances as it runs through its race preparation. Guy Smith, who was part of the team that won the overall Le Mans 24-hour crown in a Bentley Speed 8 10 years ago, is leading another team of three as the Continental GT3 racer hits the track at next month’s Gulf 12-hour endurance race in Dubai. “After four months of hard work and development testing, we definitely feel ready to start focusing on our race performance,” Guy said.

Jean-Claude Van Damme will sell you on Volvo Trucks

Our first instinct upon seeing this Volvo Trucks ad starring Jean-Claude Van Damme was to marvel, mouth slightly agape. Our second instinct was to write it up with as many crammed-in references to his 1990s oeuvre as possible. Really, though, we just don't want to give anything away.

The quest for eights in a Nissan GT-R

Eight seconds can seem either like an instant or an eternity. For SP Engineering, however, eight seconds is the threshold it aims to cross in its highly modified Nissan GT-R shop car for the standing quarter-mile. “This car will run eights,” said Will Wong, wholesale manager at SP Engineering.