Get your geek on. We’re going for a simulated lap of Monza with the 2014 Mercedes-Benz F1 engine. It turns 15,000 rpm and it’s turbocharged. Oh, and they said you should turn up the sound. Continue reading
Category Archives: Motorsports
Video: Honda’s tribute to Ayrton Senna
Watch and listen to this moving video produced by Honda in honor of friend and teammate Ayrton Senna. Continue reading
Another look at Smokey Yunick’s Reverse Torque Special
Like so many of Smokey Yunick’s projects, the Reverse Torque Special is surrounded in myth and legend. Let’s see what we can sort out. Continue reading
Video: Driving a Porsche 917/10 Can-Am racer—on the street!
On his recent visit to Bruce Canepa’s California dream shop, correspondent Rick Voegelin witnessed this scene: Bruce driving a Porsche Turbo Can-Am racer through the neighborhood. Get a look at the video. Continue reading
Rick Voegelin visits Canepa Cars & Coffee
A word of advice: Go easy on the caffeine at Canepa Cars & Coffee. There’s already enough stimulants of the automotive kind when Bruce Canepa hosts the monthly open house at his automotive wonderland. -Story and photos by Rick Voegelin
Video: the 1957 Daytona Beach races
Don’t miss this. Here’s bright, clear film-to-video of the beach racing at Daytona in 1957. Continue reading
Jim McCraw: Vintage Indy racers return to the Speedway
Along with the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in racing, there’s a great historic Indy car show at the Speedway each May. Veteran automotive journalist Jim McCraw was there to give us a full report. Continue reading