Author Archive: Eric Rood
This Massive Aussie Racing Car Crash Looks Painful, But the Car and Driver Raced Again the Next Day!
For such tiny cars, the Aussie Racing Cars series sure manages to have some absolutely massive crashes. The cars, which are tubeframe miniature versions of the big Virgin Supercars (formerly V8...
More Free Truck Racing: You Can Watch the British Series of Truck Races for Free, Too
This year, the FIA’s European Truck Racing Championship started posting every round of their championship on YouTube after the race weekend for free. It’s basically like five-ton touring cars...
When You Have a Bunch of Half-Cars Lying Around: A Bizarre Buick Regal/Plymouth Scamp Hybrid
To paraphrase Jurassic Park chaotician Ian Malcolm: “Your bodywork guy was so preoccupied with whether or not he could that he didn’t stop to think if he should.” And just like the dinosaurs...
Russian Off-Road Racers Repurpose Old 3.5-Ton Trucks to Race Offroad and, Yes, It’s Awesome
Short-track offroad racing has been popular in Europe for many years and while there all kinds of classes in the United Kingdom (like rallycross) and the United States (like off-road truck racing),...
Watch This Alky-Injected Crosley Snort and Rip On a Dyno
Crosley engines don’t get much love in the world of modern racing, but the miniscule engine not only powered Crosley’s cars in the 1950s, it was also a favorite among SCCA racers in the...
In the 1980s, Chuck Yeager Wanted You to Fasten Your Safety Belt and Drive a GM
You likely know Chuck Yeager from his aviation exploits, which are probably at or beyond those of just about any other human being. Not only was Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier in...
USAC Champion Bryan Clauson, 27, Dies After Crash In Kansas Last Weekend
Oval-racing champion and Indianapolis 500 competitor Bryan Clauson has died on Sunday, August 7, following injuries sustained from a crash during the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) Belleville...
This Renault Driver Had a Very Bad Day At a Spanish Airport
Travel can be a real pain in the behind for most people. Lining up airline tickets and then minding the p’s and q’s that go along with air travel. If you can mind all those formalities, then you...
Is a 300 MPH Jet-Powered Econoline Van For Under $40K the Deal of the Century?
We’ve seen just about everything on eBay, but this might be the first time we’ve seen turbojet-powered Ford Econoline up for sale. The seller is looking to move it as a “business” rather than...
Like Low-and-Slow airplanes? Check Out the World’s Greatest Air Show Vantage Point
Air shows are great and while there are so many reasons to sit in the spectator area mid-airfield at a show like RAF Waddington’s “The Show” in eastern England. However, a few dedicated...
Watch Australian Legend John Bower Rip Through a Field of Vintage Muscle Cars
While he’s not a household name outside of Australia, John Bowe is one of the country’s living legends. Bowe won 15 V8 Supercar races, mostly in the 1990s, but his illustrious racing career also...
Watch This Road Racer Avoid a Tank-Slapping Supra By Inches
The Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC) in the United Kingdom hosts a whole ton of classes and their field for the “Future Classics” class includes a whole pile of sports cars from the 1970s and...
Ooh La La: Check Out This French 1980s Citroen Up For Sale On CraigsList
French cars have a checkered history in the United States market. Renault famously bought-out the bankrupt shell of American Motors in the late 1970s in a futile attempt to gain a foothold in the...
Check Out The DFL Show for Some Reasonably Uncrappy Racing Discussion
Like to talk about racing and listen to people cover issues with racing that nobody else is talking about? You’re in luck, six people in the world, because I recently started cohosting The DFL (as...