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Track and Field: Today's track day cars offer more for less

The imminent arrival of the Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ have many enthusiasts thinking about the track-day-filled summer ahead. Since both of these rear-wheel-drive coupes will be available in limited numbers, we're going to explore some other options for track-day cars that could be as fun as the new sheetmetal from Japan. We'll start with the less expensive stuff and work our way up, without crossing the $50,000 threshold.

New Aston Martin DBS WON’T keep the ‘DBS’ badge

The replacement for the Aston Martin DBS (right) will look much like the One-77 (left) at the back The revised Aston Martin DBS – due to arrive later in 2012 – will take many styling cues from the One-77 and get a new name. Aston Martin are busy working on an updated DBS (which is why we’re about to get the DBS Ultimate Edition) and are aiming for a reveal by the Paris Motor Show in September. But this isn’t going to be just a facelift for the DBS.

Robbie Maddison, Levi LaValle break records at Red Bull New Year's Eve event: Video

Now that Red Bull has its hooves in all forms of motorsport, it's fitting that for New Year's Eve, it staged a tandem record-setting jump with a motorcycle and a snowmobile. Rider Robbie Maddison and snowmobiler Levi LaValle took to the stage on Dec. 31, 2011, in San Diego to perform the dual jump.