Scouts take a solemn oath to be morally straight… except when they’re cheating up their Pinewood Derby cars like Smokey Yunick. This little video shows how to trick out your kid’s racer for maximum speed. Continue reading
Category Archives: Motorsports
Video: the birth of the Ford GT, 1964
Turn up the sound, take in the beauty. This rare film short shows the legendary Ford GT at speed in its original 1964 configuration. Continue reading
Video: NASCAR racing on Daytona Beach in 1952
Now here’s some wild racing action. Check out this bright, clear color footage of the Sportsman and Modified event on the Daytona Beach course in 1952.
Bookshelf: Bonneville–A Century of Speed
This beautiful new book by David Fetherston tells the hundred-year history of land-speed record racing at Bonneville. Continue reading
Jim McCraw reports on the Bakersfield March Meet
Veteran automotive journalist Jim McCraw has been covering drag racing since the glory days of the 1960s. Here he takes in the scene at the annual nitro happening in Bakersfield.
NASCAR’s biggest winners
Who are the highest-paid players in Sprint Cup? Here are the hard numbers according to Forbes magazine, and they make for interesting reading. -Hendrick Motorsports photo
Video: The infamous finish of the 1979 Daytona 500
Few remember who won the 1979 Daytona 500, but everyone remembers the fistfight at the end. As an appetizer for this weekend’s Daytona classic, here’s a short video with crash footage and interviews of the combatants. -photo courtesy NASCAR.com Continue reading