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Le Mans 24 Hour Review 2022

With 51 of the 62 entries, the top 27 finishers and 10 of the 12 podium places being taken by Xtrac equipped cars, we would like to congratulate all of…

General News, Motorsport / 13 June 202229 June 2022

Indy 500 Review 2022

The 106th Indianapolis was won by Marcus Ericsson driving for Chip Ganassi racing, who faced a late challenge from McLaren’s Pato O’Ward, finishing 2nd.  The ageless Tony Kanaan rounded out the…

General News, Motorsport / 30 May 202229 June 2022

200+ NASCAR Transmissions and Rising

Following NASCAR’s announcement that Xtrac was selected to be the sole transmission and driveline supplier for the Next Gen Cup car, production has been progressing at full steam to ensure…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 24 October 202124 October 2021

Hybrid British Touring Car Goes Racing

The BTCC hybrid test car, a Speedworks Toyota Corolla, ran in all sessions over the Silverstone BTCC weekend 25-26 September, driven by 2013 BTCC champion Andrew Jordan. The test car…

Motorsport / 29 September 2021

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,…

Motorsport / 1 June 20211 June 2021

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…

General News, Motorsport / 5 May 202121 July 2021

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…

General News, Motorsport / 21 March 202121 March 2021

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…

Motorsport / 25 September 202025 September 2020

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…

Motorsport / 18 September 202018 September 2020

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…

Motorsport / 14 September 202014 September 2020

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…

General News, Motorsport / 24 August 202025 August 2020

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…

General News, High Performance Automotive, Motorsport / 5 September 20199 September 2019

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…

Careers, Motorsport / 11 July 201924 July 2019

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…

General News, Motorsport / 23 May 201912 July 2019

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…

General News, Motorsport / 31 January 201930 January 2019

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…

General News, Motorsport / 4 January 201929 January 2019

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…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 5 November 20188 November 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 8 October 201824 October 2018

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,…

General News, Motorsport / 31 May 201819 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 6 April 201819 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 7 March 201827 December 2019

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….

General News, Motorsport / 15 November 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 4 July 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 5 June 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 25 May 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 12 May 201728 November 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 6 March 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 22 February 201721 October 2018

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…

Careers, General News, Motorsport / 20 February 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 31 January 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 20 January 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 9 January 201721 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 17 January 201131 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 14 December 201031 October 2018

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…

General News, Motorsport / 19 March 200622 October 2018
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