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Points Battle Royale! Competition Heats Up In OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Four of seven events are now in the books in OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts. The next two stops are the last...

Video: Ford’s New Electric SuperVan Is A 2,000hp EV So Wrong, It’s Right

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ford SuperVan has been a very overcooked part of Ford’s history. Starting as essentially a modified UK-market Transit in 1971. The next two models retained the Transit...

Free Read: Evel Knievel On Tour – The Book That Made Knievel Freak And Take A Bat To The Author

We have been over this about 100 times but I like to read. As such I am usually looking for something to chew up and from time to time, I get stuck on searches for books I have heard about but have...

Abandoned Race Track Project: The Racetrack’s Fate Has Been Decided…

This race track has a future! A real future, that is more than anyone expected and more than was every thought possible. Want to hear all about it? Check out the latest video. There’s not only...

Real Street Cars At Road America: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Visits The National Park Of Speed

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, is now running in conjunction with Speed Tour, highlighted by the vintage cars of...

PRI Opens New Membership Headquarters In Speedway Indiana With Tons Of Racers And Enthusiasts!

If you love racing, race cars, and the performance world as much as we do then this is big new for all! Dr. Jaime Meyer and the team at  PRI have just opened one hell of a facility. It’s home...

Abandoned Race Track Project: Fixing & Starting FROZEN Equipment!

So the abandoned race track rehab has been going on for almost a year now, and there was plenty of work going on even though the winter was rolling in. I didn’t share all those videos with you...

Game Changer: This Great Video Tells The Origin Story Of The Legend Datsun 240Z

There are cars that are well remembered. There are cars that are well loved. Those are actually pretty common. What isn’t common is a car that can be singularly named as one that transformed...

GT40 Video: See How The Legendary Racer Stacked Up Next To Its Competition In 1966

2016 was the year of the GT40 With Ford bringing the modern version of the car into competition at the 24 Hours of Daytona and celebrating the company’s 1966 triumph at LeMans, it is was all...

LS Fest Is Coming To Texas!!! Registration Is Open Now! Join Us June 17-18 At Texas Motor Speedway For LS Fest Lonestar Style

You can call it LS Fest Texas or you can call is LSFest After Dark, as Holley’s LS Fest will be coming to Texas Motor Speedway in June and the event will be starting in the afternoon and...

How It’s Made: The New Atlanta Motor Speedway, From Start To Finish To First Laps!

Building a race track of any size is a real undertaking, but building one the size of a NASCAR oval is something else. But what about taking an existing track and completely remodeling it? Well...

Mercedes Joins The Incredible Shrinking Engines Club: The SL43 Packs 2.0-Liters And Nearly 400hp!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Mercedes-AMG SL is a fantastic car. With menacing looks, a beautiful interior equipped with a backseat, V8 power, and a convertible top, the SL is the quintessential GT...

Finally: The Toyota GR Corolla Is Here And This Hatchback Is Everything We Hoped It Would Be

(By Tom Lohnes) – Well, it’s finally here. After seemingly endless teasers and hints, the Toyota GR Corolla has finally been revealed. This is the first truly crazy vehicle Toyota has made...

Not A Moment Too Soon: Toyota To Offically Unveil GR Corolla This Thursday -The Hot Hatch We Need

(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks, the teasers are over. After three images, two videos, and two more final images that surfaced today, Toyota has finally decided to show us their new hot hatch on...