Tough Times: W.J and K.J to Start 2010 NHRA Season Without Primary Sponsors
In a true sign of the financial times, both Warren Johnson and his son Kurt will begin the 2010 NHRA season without primary sponsorship and may only compete at a handful of races through the year....
Toyota Crisis Worsens, Cars Pulled From Rental Fleets, A Million More Cars Recalled
In what is quickly turning into one of the great automotive company catastrophies of all time, Toyota has recalled an addditional 1.1 million vehicles due to the potential for them to unintentionally...
GM’s New Chief Whitacre Isn’t a Car Guy, Columnnist Thinks That May Not Be a Problem
With Ed Whitacre essentially choosing himself to serve as the new CEO at General Motors, pundits and columnists are beginning to share their opinions on the man who publicly admitted that he...
Video: Chrysler Begins Airing New Charger Ads
Starting last weekend, Chrysler began airing a new series of ads for the Dodge Charger. They are focusing on the “manly” attributes of the sedan and eschewing stuff like the cupholder...
Video Bonanza: Idiots Jumping Cars and Trucks
This set of videos, featuring amateurs jumping their cars and trucks will make you laugh, cringe, and deflect your eyes from the screen. A couple of the jumps are really funny and others absolutely...
This Could Be the Craziest Cylinder Head Ever
For those of you not familiar with Sonny Leonard, he is a legendary southern engine builder who is well known for his big-cubic-inch nitrous and naturally aspirated engines. When we say big cubic...
eBay Find: Uber Rare Smokey Ram Intake Manifold
We probably should be callous to this stuff by now, but we’re not. We shouldn’t be shocked, or even mildly surprised when unicorn-esque speed parts show up on eBay, but we turn into giddy...
Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star
We’ve always thought of Brent Hajek as a human dynamo. Anyone capable of operating a massive farm, a car museum, an oil field operation, a racing team, and a trucking company is worthy of that...
Site of the Week: Massive Collection of International Harvester Truck Photos
International Harvester started building trucks in 1907 and kept building them for more than 70 years. Along the way they introduced many innovations into the working vehicles of America and with...
Toyota Issues Massive Recall, Suspends Sales of Eight Models
Toyota, the largest auto company in the world, has issued a recall of 2.3 million cars and trucks and additionally, has suspended the sales of eight models at dealers. The issues surround sticking...
English Car Thieves Steal Car on Test Drive With Salesman
Forgive us for being heavy on the stolen car stuff today, but these stories are just too good. Our latest tale of automotive chicanery involves an English car salesmen and two thieves who used the...
NASCAR Reveals List of Substances Banned Under Drug Policy
One of the most controversial aspects of NASCAR’s embattled drug policy has been cleared up. The sanctioning body has finally published the list of banned substances in the 2010 rule book so...
Fun Video: High Speed Dump Truck Donuts
It gets mighty cold up in some parts of Canada over the winter. All that cold leads to snow and ice. Snow and ice then lead to driving conditions, that under some circumstances, are big fun to play...
Stolen Cars Tied to Global Terrorism
We ran into a pretty shocking story out of Canada that suggests that international terrorists are using car thefts to fund their evil doings. At first the premise seemed a little out there, until we...
