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The Empire Hill Climb Revival From Shunpikers Journal

The Empire Hill Climb Revival From Shunpikers Journal

EMPIRE HILL CLIMB Screaming in the Forrest Presented by AutoWeek Sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America, Detroit Region Story by Steve Purdy From A Shunpiker’s Journal The sleepy little Lake Michigan village of Empire comes alive in the middle of September as its three-block main street becomes the paddock for ... Continue reading

On the Passing of Don Panoz by Jon Rosner

On the Passing of Don Panoz by Jon Rosner

Adding up a short list of the accomplishments of Don Panoz is easy. Don built and lead the team that created the time-release nicotine patch that has allowed millions to kick the smoking habit. ... Continue reading

Mopar Dodge//SRT Driver Capps Takes 60th Career Victory at Pacific Raceways

Mopar Dodge//SRT Driver Capps Takes 60th Career Victory at Pacific Raceways

Ron Capps seizes Funny Car Wally trophy in his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T Leah Pritchett takes runner-up spot in Sparkling Ice/Mopar Dodge Top Fuel Dragster Matt Hagan captures first No. 1 qualifier spot for new Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Tommy Johnson Jr. ... Continue reading

Mopar and Dodge//SRT Debut New Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat NHRA Funny Car

Mopar and Dodge//SRT Debut New Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat NHRA Funny Car

July 19, 2018 , Denver - A new, wickedly quick, Mopar-powered National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Funny Car version of the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat has been let loose and is coming soon to a drag strip near you. The new 2019 Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat NHRA Funny Car body will make its competition debut this weeke ... Continue reading

Large Turnout at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise

Large Turnout at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise

Large Turnout at Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise More than 2,500 show cars and 300 race cars rolled in and revved up for the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Blue Suede Cruise, July 13-15 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. In addition to fun-runs, there was Nostalgia Drag Racing Lea ... Continue reading

2018 British Grand Prix - Friday

2018 British Grand Prix - Friday

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport show promising pace on the eve of a challenging weekend Lewis ended the morning session in P1 with Valtteri in P2 In the afternoon, Lewis came home in P2 followed by Valtteri in P3 Driver Chassis No. FP1 FP2 Lewis Hamilton F1 W09 EQ Power+/01 24 Laps 1:27.487 P1 Medium, Soft 32 Laps 1:2 ... Continue reading

The Revival of the Fittest: Toyota Supra Gets Back to American Racing in NASCAR Xfinity Series

The Revival of the Fittest: Toyota Supra Gets Back to American Racing in NASCAR Xfinity Series

Toyota Supra is back at the track! Beginning in 2019, the globally-recognized iconic sports car will prove its championship mettle in the hotly contested NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). Supra will make its on-track debut in the NXS race at Daytona on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR statement on passing of Dee Ann Andretti

INDYCAR statement on passing of Dee Ann Andretti

Indianapolis July 3, 2018; Statement from Mark Miles, Hulman & Company president and CEO, on passing of Dee Ann Andretti: "Everyone at Hulman & Company sends our condolences to the Andretti family on the passing of Dee Ann Andretti. She was the matriarch of one of the most prominent families in motorsports history. ... Continue reading

2018 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

2018 Austrian Grand Prix - Sunday

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport experience a double DNF in Austria After scoring points in 33 consecutive races, Lewis had to retire his car today after he lost fuel pressure on lap 63 – ending the longest point-scoring run in Formula One history ... Continue reading

HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to Crown "Fastest Street Car in America" during 14th Annual Tour

HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to Crown "Fastest Street Car in America" during 14th Annual Tour

HOT ROD announced today that it will crown the 2018 "Fastest Street Car in America" during the 14^th annual HOT ROD Drag Week Powered by Dodge and brought to you by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive September 9-14, 2018. HOT ROD Drag Week is more than just clocking the fastest time on the strip; it puts competitors to a gru ... Continue reading

Corvette C7.R to Race in WEC in Shanghai

Corvette C7.R to Race in WEC in Shanghai

The Corvette C7.R will wear a special Redline livery for the race in Shanghai to promote the launch of the special edition in China across Chevrolet’s portfolio. ... Continue reading

Official 'F1 Trading Card Game' Races Onto iOS

Official 'F1 Trading Card Game' Races Onto iOS

LONDON, June 20, 2018 -- VirtTrade in partnership with F1 has released, 'F1® Trading Card Game' ahead of British Grand Prix in Silverstone in July. Licensed by Formula 1® and now available as a free-to-play app on iOS and Android to be released in July, F1 Trading Card Game offers a unique experience that combines so ... Continue reading

2018 Canadian Grand Prix: Report from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

2018 Canadian Grand Prix: Report from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

by Peter Habicht F-1 in America June 10, 2018; Sebastian Vettel regained his championship lead today in Montreal after a dominant drive at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 40 years after its namesake took his maiden win in a Ferrari there. Today’s emotional win for the team came after setting their driver up with the f ... Continue reading

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