Transmission Technology
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 will…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
