New Berlin, Wisconsin – It’s been a year of the status quo in many racing series, and a year that looks ahead with hope for change in others. We view the overall racing future with anticipation despite lower TV ratings and empty seats at many events. “Green” fuels and power plants should make competition rules […]
Popular Vintage Marque Hosts 50th Anniversary Celebration ELKHART LAKE, Wis., February 12, 2014 – A celebration of the historic race car known as the Cheetah is scheduled for July 17-20 at Road America during the famed vintage racing event, The HAWK with Brian Redman. This 50th Anniversary gathering will include the largest collection of Cheetahs in one […]
Orlando, FL (March 18, 2012) – Audi returned to victory at Sebring International Raceway for the first time since 2009 on Saturday with a compelling win in the 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida. The experienced trio of Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish completed 301 laps […]
PICKERINGTON, Ohio–More than 40 hours of action from the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited will be shown on SPEED TV in 2008, the American Motorcyclist Association has announced. The coverage on SPEED launched with more than five hours of live AMA roadracing from Daytona, including the 67th Daytona 200 by Honda, and will […]
16,000+ tires at Sebring. [Photo by Jack Webster] By Jack Webster & Eddie LePine Just imagine that you are the tire supplier for the IMSA WeatherTech SportCar Championship and you need to supply the tires for the entire starting grid of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Even though it has only rained once […]
?The Greatest Spectacle in Racing? is made up of many key elements. There is probably no other sporting event on Earth that is more rich with tradition. This year, on the eve of another Race, one more slice of history is about to be written……on Georgetown Road. My personal relationship with the Madness of Georgetown […]
Andrew Hines (PSM), Erica Enders (PS), Del Worsham (FC) and Antron Brown (TF) celebrate wins at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. (CMS/HHP) CONCORD, N.C. – Antron Brown raced to a historic Top Fuel victory Sunday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway by outrunning rival J.R. Todd in the first final round […]
Paul Gohde heard the sound of race cars early in his life. Growing up in suburban Milwaukee, just north of Wisconsin State Fair Park in the 1950’s, Paul had no idea what “that noise” was all about that he heard several times a year. Finally, through prodding by friends of his parents, he was taken […]
Ryan Hunter-Reay at texas Motor Speedway. © [Andy Clary/ Spacesuit Media] by Paul Gohde Two races into the 2021 NTT IndyCar season and already there is a buzz in the air as the old guard is wondering how they can hold off the likes of winners Alex Palou and Colton Herta. Perhaps a high-speed Texas […]
by Paul Gohde It has been almost three years since the Indy Car Series crossed the border into Canada to race on the streets of Toronto; the past postponements due to widespread fear of spreading Covid-19. But this Sunday the border is open, and the Indy cars will race past Exhibition Place for the 36th […]
Charlotte, NC (October 3rd, 2011) – After watching Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover, it’s pretty evident that anybody who tells you they know who is going to win this week’s race at Kansas – or the 2011 championship – is lying to you. Kurt Busch? C’mon. Anyone who said they saw that coming […]
Dover, Del. ? Martin Truex Jr. dominated the rain-delayed Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa at Dover International Speedway Monday afternoon, to handily win his first Nextel Cup race. His victory came in his 58th career start. Rain forced postponement of the race from Sunday to Monday and although it rained throughout the night, the […]
“CRASH!” is a look at the politics and physical realities of auto racing safety by renowned author/journalist… AmericanMuscle inspires Mustang enthusiasts with its new customer spotlight video series launching with a 2012 Lava Red… Aftermarket parts retailer AmericanTrucks “Customer Builds” series video profiling a blacked-out, 2016 5.0L F150. West Salem, WI- Twenty drivers representing over […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 6, 2007 ? Rookie Milka Duno completed the four phases of the Rookie Orientation Program on the Opening Day of preparations for the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. Duno, driving the No. 23 CITGO Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, lapped the 2.5-mile oval in 42.0310 seconds, 214.128 mph. “I understand now why drivers say […]
