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There is a classic Skoda 130 LR in the Dakar Rally!
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Attention! Attention! There is a classic Skoda 130 LR in the Dakar Rally! And it looks amazing! Yes, usually decades-old race cars don’t participate in the Dakar Rally but this year things are different. This year there is a special class for classic racers from the 1980s and 1990s. And this Skoda is one of…
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McLaren’s F1 team releases one hilarious and one heartfelt video in final goodbye to Carlos Sainz
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Despite an abbreviated, COVID-impacted season, Formula 1 fans enjoyed a fantastic year of racing. The competition was fierce, the crashed epic. Mercedes dominated as usual and Lewis Hamilton took the crown by a country mile. A pleasant surprise was that McLaren, once the sport’s best team, battled hard and snagged third place in the Constructors…
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Romain Grosjean talks about the horror of his fiery F1 crash
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F1 driver Romain Grosjean had a terrible crash during the opening of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The driver lost control of his car when it was swiped as another driver came across. He was sent into a barrier and his car split in two and burst into flames. The driver safety cell was wedged under…
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Mitsubishi adds electric adventure to Rebelle Rally
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Rivian is grabbing the news thanks to its Rebelle Rally efforts with the R1T. But the electric truck maker isn’t the only one running battery packs out in the desert. Mitsubishi has a team and it captured a podium spot in the X-Cross class at the 2020 Rebelle Rally. This marks the first time a…
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2020 24 Hours of Lemons Halloween Hooptiefest ends in DNF
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Well, that didn’t go as planned. The Buick crapped out on the first day of the 2020 24 Hours of Lemons Halloween Hooptiefest. In the seven years of racing our beast of a Buick with a park bench, this is our third DNF. The first one was overheating, the second was oil starvation, and now…
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We’re back for the 2020 24 Hours of Lemons Halloween Hooptiefest!
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The fact that the 2020 24 Hours of Lemons Halloween Hooptiefest is happening is kind of a miracle. Whatever it took to make it happen, I’m glad it’s here. This will be the first race that I am doing in over two years. While other obligations kept me from competing, my teammates did two races…
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Royal Enfield takes its Build Train Race program to the track in Atlanta
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Royal Enfield introduced a program called Build Train Race. The idea is to get people interested in Flat Track racing. And to do this, the bike maker has given four riders the opportunity to build up their bikes, train, and then race. And this is a real race that actually aired on NBC Sports between…
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Leah Pruett walks away from scary NHRA Top Fuel Crash
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Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett is currently in 3rd place of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing series. The entire nitro and noise circus is currently in Illinois and there are less than a handful of races in the season. But the one this past weekend was filled with action and a showcase of…
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Ford Godzilla 7.3-L V8 Makes Almost 800 Horsepower N/A
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There have been more than a few people asking why all the hype around the new Ford Godzilla 7.3-L V8. It has always been about two things. Diesel like toughness and durability with gas engine running and maintenance costs. Also as a platform to make big power. How big? How about just shy of 800…
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Hell has frozen – Corvette Racing is coming back to iRacing
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Corvette Racing and iRacing dropped a bombshell yesterday on Twitter: the new C8.R GTLM race car will be coming to iRacing next week. It will be joining the Porsche 911 RSR, Ferrari 488 GTE, BMW M8 GTE, and the Ford GT in the most popular road racing class on the service. For those not in…
