Now I know why Minis handle well; they beat the living hell out of their development prototypes. And I know that because yesterday I chased one down Mulholland Drive in a Caterham until the Mini’s brakes were catching fire. Well, […]
A Wild Finish to the United SportsCar Race at Road America
Today’s United SportsCar race at Road America was insanity from start to finish, but one lap stood heads, tails and balls above the rest: the last one. Jörg Bergmeister and Pierre Kaffer were side-by-side battling for second place, and the […]
Where Mazda RX-3 and RX-7 “Savanna” Came From
Fuji, 1971. The mighty Hakosuka was slated to reach its record 50th win in Japanese touring car racing, only to have that taken away by a plucky upstart from Hiroshima known as the Mazda Savanna (aka. RX-3). Years later, its […]
Larry Chen Lives the Dream: Project 996 Turbo
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was a sophomore in high school, and my friends and I had the bright idea to check out the Los Angeles Auto Show. We all piled into an old beat-up Ford Crown […]
From Racer: New Ford GT testing at Road America
The No. 66 Ford GT broke cover at the Road America circuit today with drivers Billy Johnson and Scott Maxwell at the controls. Multimatic, which is responsible for building the cars in partnership with Ford and Chip Ganassi Racing and […]
“KMIATA” K24 – Swapped NB Miata – The Smoking Tire One Take
Video by The Smoking Tire This is a bit of a different take on Matt Farah’s One Take series on The Smoking Tire. Instead of driving a tuned car on one of California’s scenic driving roads, he’s instead driving this “K-swapped” Mazda […]
Another HKS Legend in the Making: HKS R35
This is HKS’s time attack GT-R and it’s currently the fastest R35 to ever lap circuits like Fuji Speedway and Sydney Motorsport Park. It’s quite an interesting creation in that it has reached these accolades without much use of aero […]
Get The Most From The Local Junkyard
Don’t be afraid of junkyards. They’re loads of fun, filled with cheap parts, and offer some of the greatest wrenchin’ you can find in this great nation of ours. Come check out an awesome junkyard with us and we’ll show […]
No Free Lunch: An $8,500 Porsche 996
About two months ago, I purchased my fourth new-to-me car in as many years — and I still had two of the previous three. Of those three, one was purchased for adventure (a 1977 Porsche 911S that I drove cross-country […]
Why Your Creative Writing Professor Hates V8s
You’re in Creative Writing I at a moderately priced State College Degree-Mill. You’re a Computer Science major who is required to take an English class so the college can extrude more money from you or your parents or the GI […]
