Indy 500 Review 2021

Sunday 30th May 2021 – The 105th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge returned to it’s customary May calendar slot and saw a new member join the select four-time winner club,…

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Xtrac Announced as Sole Gearbox and Driveline Supplier for NASCAR’s 2022 Next Gen Cup Car.

“The Next Gen Cup car is an important milestone for NASCAR, offering teams a new platform employing modern technology and a focus on reduced running costs, whilst retaining the key…

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Murray Walker 1923-2021

Along with the whole Motorsport community, Xtrac would like to pay our respects to Murray Walker, the doyen of Motorsport commentary who passed away on 13th March aged 97.  Everybody…

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Success Breeds Success

Xtrac’s most successful visit to the famous Circuit de la Sarthe for the 88th running of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans resulted in an incredible haul of positions…

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Xtrac Appointed Sole Gearbox Supplier For New Hybrid ‘LMDh’ Class of Endurance Racing

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and International Motorsports Association (IMSA) have announced that Xtrac will be the sole gearbox supplier for the new Le Mans Daytona hybrid race category…

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Le Mans 24 Hours – 2020

The 88th running of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours takes the starters flag on 19 September, delayed from its traditional mid-summer slot due to the Covid19 pandemic. Due to…

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Indy 500 Review 2020

Sunday 23rd August 2020 – The 104th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will be remembered as the first ‘500’ to be run behind closed doors, without any spectators. With the race…

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Niche Vehicle Network R&D Competition

Xtrac are pleased to have secured a share of a £2.5 million investment, supported through grant funding provided by the Niche Vehicle Network R&D Competition. The investment will assist with…

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Dare To Be Different

The Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone Circuit saw the 2019 Dare To Be Different Headline Event take place on 10th July, in which Xtrac’s Aislinn Smith volunteered to support the…

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A Quarter Century of Indy 500 Wins for Xtrac

Sunday 26th May 2019, sees the 103rd running of the legendary Indianapolis 500 and it will also mark the 26th victory for cars using Xtrac gearboxes and components. Remarkably, since…

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Australian Supercars Championship – Gearbox Deliveries Commence

The first two 78 lap rounds of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship take place on 2-3 March with the “Superloop Adelaide 500” and ahead of that, the pre-season open test…

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New Control Gearbox for Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

After an extensive test and development process, the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship has signed off on a deal with Xtrac to be the category’s new control gearbox supplier for 2019…

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MIA School of Race Engineering 2018

Xtrac Principal Engineer Andrew McKendrick and Design Engineer Tom Cooper provided a detailed insight into Motorsport transmission and differential optimisation, set up and problem solving on day 2 of the…

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Developments in Transmission and Driveline Technology

Clean air policies in Europe and the UK Government pledging to make all new cars and vans effectively emission-free by 2040, have driven manufacturers to re-design drivelines and transmissions in…

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Indy 500 Review 2018

33 cars completed 5,734 laps and covered 14,335 miles during the 2018 running of the 102nd Indy 500 on May 27th. Despite it being the second hottest “500” on record,…

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WEC Super Season is Underway

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season is underway with the annual prologue at the Circuit Paul Ricard at Le Castellet in the South of France, where once again…

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Xtrac Start 19th Season as IndyCar Transmission Supplier

The 2018 IndyCars will take to the streets of St. Petersburg for the first race of the Verizon IndyCar Series season sporting a completely new look, as the redesigned IR-12 chassis…

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Motorsport Exhibitions

The winter of 2017/2018 sees Xtrac exhibiting at the three major annual motorsport exhibitions. Professional World Motorsport Expo (PMWE) – Cologne Nov. 15-17, Performance Racing Industry (PRI) – Indianapolis Dec….

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Motorsport Business Growth Conference

The Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) are holding their 2017 Motorsport business growth conference on the Thursday of the British Grand Prix weekend – 13 July, at Sahara Force India Formula…

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Indy 500 Review 2017

Today Xtrac are proud to supply gearboxes to every IndyCar on the grid as we have done since the start of the 2000 season. The 101st Indy 500 was every…

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Build Up To Le Mans 24 Hours

The endurance Sportscar racing scene is thriving for Prototype and GT cars with truly international series such as the World Endurance Championship and multiple series in Europe, North America, South…

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Xtrac Inc. Expansion

Xtrac Inc. are pleased to announce the opening of the refurbished and extended Indianapolis facility which has nearly doubled in size to 12,000 Sq. Feet, with the opening ceremony held…

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BTCC 2017 Season Preview

Pre-season testing for the 2017 ever popular Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is in full swing with many teams undertaking warm weather testing in Spain and Portugal, which will…

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IndyCar 2017 Season Preview

The 2017 IndyCar season first open test ran at the Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) on 10th and 11th February ahead of what promises to be another exciting year of North…

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Motorsport Technical School

For the third year, Xtrac are again supporting the Italian Motorsport Technical School (MTS) with a presentation being held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 25th February by two Xtrac Senior…

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55th Daytona 24 Hours

Xtrac customers secured a fantastic 1-2-3 overall finish in the 55th running of the Daytona 24 Hours, which was the first round of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship on…

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Exporting Excellence

Exports are a crucial part of the British economy and a major portion of Xtrac’s annual turnover, with over 75% of our sales currently being exported, including a large proportion…

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Autosport International Show

January sees the start of an exciting new race season and the annual Autosport International show at Birmingham’s NEC, where Xtrac will be exhibiting on stand E162. The show runs…

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Xtrac Wins Prestigious MIA Business of the Year Award

The transmission technology specialist Xtrac has for a second time been voted ‘Business of the Year’ by members of the global business network the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA). The company received…

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Indycar Contract Signed

Xtrac is pleased to confirm that it will be supplying the new IndyCar gearbox for racing in 2012 – 2015 inclusive. Xtrac is proud to have been associated with Indy…

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Historic Sebring Victory

18th March 2006 saw the first victory in a major Sportscar race for a diesel powered car, the Audi R10. What made this achievement even more impressive wasn’t just the…

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