This FWD Ford Fiesta Rally Car Puts Your RWD Drift Machine To Shame

You can't really drift a front-drive car on pavement. On ice, though? No problem for a rally driver. This is a Ford Fiesta R2 (new suspension, sequential gearbox, hydraulic handbrake, more power, etc) rally car driven by Łukasz Byśkiniewicz on a frozen lake at Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, Poland. ...

May 1, 2025

This Is The 944 That All 944s Wish They Could Be

The totally bonkers Aussies at Evolution Custom Industries have entered into the Evo- and GT-R-laden universe of the World Time Attack Challenge with...a Porsche 944 Turbo. Not just any 944, but a heavily modified one that sounds like God ate ghost chiles for lunch. Welcome to Onboard of the Week,...

May 1, 2025

Caterham F1 Blasts Former Owner, Former Owner Says He Was Never Paid

Earlier this summer, the Caterham F1 Team was sold by reputable businessman Tony Fernandes to a group of investors. The investors are now taking issue with how the sale has gone down, as Fernandes is yet to transfer ownership. Fernandes's response? "If you buy something, you should pay for it."...

May 1, 2025

Bringing 'Ghost Cars' Out Of Video Games And Into Actual Driving

Anyone who's ever played a sim racer, or even Mario Kart, has encountered a "ghost" car: a vehicle that shows your fastest lap in real-time on track with you. You can see immediately where you're losing time whenever the ghost car passes you. wants to adapt this tech for your...

May 1, 2025

Caterham F1 Team Staff Locked Out Of Own Office

Another wrench was thrown into Caterham's plans to make the United States Grand Prix next week: Caterham's staff has been of the team's headquarters in Leafield, England. That Caterham is in deep financial caca is no surprise. They've had certain assets , inexplicably during the middle of a race, and...

May 1, 2025

The Texas Mile Is A Magical Wonderland Of Insane Land Speed Builds

For any enthusiast who just appreciates a good build for speed—raw speed über alles—the Texas Mile is like a marvelous gallery dedicated to the art of being awesome. It's also , so if you're neat Beeville, Texas, you should go. Everywhere you turn at the Texas Mile, there are cars...

May 1, 2025

Watch Ken Block Smack The Wall In The First Turn Of Rally Spain

Ken Block, once again the only American in this round of the World Rally Championship, quickly proves how tough the Fiesta is by whacking into the very first turn of the rally. The 8-Bit Fiesta keeps going anyway. . "Built Ford Tough" is the truth, yo. All forcible adjustments to...

May 1, 2025

He Lived.

It's unclear exactly how many times Jerry Yeoman's car rolled after punching through the barrier at this drag strip. A conservative estimate puts it at a dozen. The real shock is not the crash, it's that Yoeman lived. As explains, the video was only posted with permission from Yoeman, who...

May 1, 2025

Ask Endurance Drivers Ryan Dalziel And Johannes van Overbeek Anything

Extreme Speed Motorsports is the lone American team heading to the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Shanghai next week, and we've got drivers Ryan Dalziel and Johannes van Overbeek here to answer your questions! Although Extreme Speed started racing in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship this year, they've...

May 1, 2025

Administrator Over Caterham F1 Team Wants The Team To Keep Racing

Although Caterham has been given approval by the FIA to at Austin and Brazil due to , the representative for the administrator who has taken control of the team's assets, Finbarr O'Connell, says that the team is more valuable if they keep racing. Team principal Colin Kolles to hand over...

May 1, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Oct. 25-26, 2014

Welcome to the Jalopnik , where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? This weekend brings us some special...

May 1, 2025

The Next Two F1 Races Will Likely Have The Smallest Grid Since 2005

Cars are en route to Austin for the United States Grand Prix, and per Bernie Ecclestone, two teams are missing from the shipment: Caterham and Marussia. Only nine teams and eighteen cars will make the USGP the smallest Formula One grid since 2005. "Neither of those teams are going to...

May 1, 2025

Daniel Riccardo's Helmet Design Is Definitely Luffy From One Piece

"I'll be King of the Pirates! Or win a double-points Formula One Grand Prix!" Something like that. I knew I recognized that huge toothy grin on Daniel Riccardo's helmet for Abu Dhabi somewhere. Monkey D. Luffy is the character at 1:00-in, for those of you who weren't glued to Toonami...

May 1, 2025

A PSA On Track Food From Our Friends At Nascarcasm

Track food can be a gnarly experience. Here’s a public service announcement on the perils of Martinsville Speedway’s hot dogs. You’ve been warned, NASCAR fans. This will turn the Chase for the Sprint Cup into the Chase for the Nearest Bathroom. To be fair, this meme also applies to the...

May 1, 2025

Pushing, Shoving And Yelling After Martinsville NASCAR Truck Race

Martinsville Speedway is a bit shorter than many other tracks on the NASCAR schedule, therefore, there will be carnage. Of course, some folks decide to get all pushy-shovey about said carnage and start yelling things like "I'll give ya all I got!" after coming back into the pitlane. Today's Kroger...

May 1, 2025