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Half of all drivers experience road rage

MORE THAN half of the drivers in the UK say they have been the victim of road rage at some point in the past 12 months. The same research showed that 11% of drivers in the UK have used full beam in an effort to annoy another driver, while 4% said they had threatened to damage another person’s vehicle. The study by the Van Discount Company showed that women over the age of 50 were the most common target for road rage, with 40% of women in this age bracket saying they experienced road rage at least once a month.

Europe trailing on ESP safety

NOT ENOUGH new cars in Europe are being specified with an electronic stability programme (ESP) that is proved to be most important safety system in prevent collisions. Research by Frost and Sullivan has found Europe is lagging behind North America, where there is almost 100% success with fitting news cars with ESP. Despite ESP being included in the European New Car Assessment Programme since 2011, the study shows there has been only a minimal increase in the number of cars sold that have ESP.

Video: Porsche GT2 RS attacks GingerMan Raceway

You saw our walk-around and overview of the 2011 Porsche GT2 RS earlier this week. As promised, here's the VBox footage of Autoweek editors blasting around GingerMan Raceway in southwest Michigan doing what the Porsche does best. So far we've brought you track-day action featuring the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Porsche GT2 RS--what's missing?