More Proof That Drag Racing Is Harder Than It Looks

If you were looking for a summation of everything that makes drag racing bonkers, here you go. You're riding with 74-year-old Bill Dunlap in a nostalgic front-engined top fuel dragster at the recent 2015 Good Vibrations March Meet. He gets up on one front tire, crosses the center line, then...

May 15, 2025

Porsche Will Build A Cayman GT4 Race Car

In proof that Porsche loves us and wants us to be happy, they didn't just slap "GT4" badges on the back of the latest, greatest Cayman for the lulz. According to , they're going to build a race car out of it. Porsche CEO Matthias Müller said that the GT-spec...

May 15, 2025

The Jalopnik Bump Lives! Kévin Estre Wins Very Wet World Challenge Race

Shortly after our with him Friday, K-PAX McLaren 650S GT3 driver Kévin Estre ran away with the win for Race 2 of the Pirelli World Challenge race, beating the next fastest GT car by half a second. Estre led every single lap of the race, showing everyone why he's one...

May 15, 2025

B-Spec Racing Is The Cheap Hatchback Showdown Of My Dreams

Now that spring is here, I can go to almost any race track in America and watch fast cars duke it out. Sports cars. Supercars. Prototypes. NASCAR. Even Formula One later this year. But where do I go if I want to watch a bunch of cheap economy cars drive...

May 15, 2025

If All Else Fails, Blame Fluffy Bunny For Your Race Car's Problems

Some cars have gremlins. Other cars have, erm, acquire . If you ever need a good reason for why your race car is parked, crunched and/or no longer in the race, you can always blame someone who won't mind at all: Fluffy Bunny. Thing is, Fluffy looks so repentant when...

May 15, 2025

Honda's IndyCar Aero Kit Has Wings On Wings On Wings (On Wings)

Wings on wings on wings on wings: that's the theme for Honda's IndyCar aero kit. If your reaction to was a resounding "meh," perhaps this VTEC-kid-inspired set of venetian blinds will grab your attention. Sure, it was a tad disappointing that the big news from IndyCar's Media Day was a...

May 15, 2025

You Can Go To The Nürburgring 24 With Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will enter the N24 , and will also give away six pairs of VIP race tickets to support , a non-profit that empowers teenagers in New York City. Here's your chance to be there when they make history. The party starts at the Nürburgring on the 14th...

May 15, 2025

Keselowski's Car Found With Cheaty Fender Flares; Crew Chief Penalized

NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski's number 2 Team Penske Ford was found with banned modifications to the fenders and side skirts at last weekend's Kobalt 400 race. As a result, Keselowski's crew chief Paul Wolfe has been put on probation for the rest of the year. According to , Keselowski's car...

May 15, 2025

Kurt Busch Has Been Reinstated By NASCAR

According to Associated Press reporter , Kurt Busch has been reinstated by NASCAR and will be eligible to participate in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The fact that no criminal charges were pressed over the domestic assault allegations against Busch was a key factor in NASCAR's decision. NASCAR usually...

May 15, 2025

Watch Walter Röhrl Take Out A GoPro

It appears that . This Group B Audi swings so close to the crowd that the driver actually takes out a video camera,… The guys over at got one of their GoPros taken out by the former WRC champion in a rear-drop Fiat 131 Abarth at the Eifel Rallye Festival...

May 15, 2025

Here's How A Subaru Should Sound

Miss that whishbangpopbraap that you used to hear from boxer-engined Subarus? Here's some pure sound action from 's three Rally America competitors as they prepped for the recent 100 Acre Wood event. I'm not sure which sounds best - Yeoman's car, Sterckx's, or Kelly's. Either way, they all sound beastly....

May 15, 2025

Watch An Audi Quattro Rally Jump, Forever

Do you love the Audi Quattro? Yes, you do. Here's one leaping into the air, for you to enjoy in perpetuity. Here's the video in full, originally from and reposted by . And if you're missing the sound of that inline five, check . I was looking for footage of...

May 15, 2025

This Is How You Weld A Cage In A Lamborghini Rally Car

Yes, that guy is upside down. It appears that is progressing nicely. BRAKIM Racing in Ohio is in the midst of turning a Lamborghini Gallardo into a stage rally car.… As ever, I can't wait to see this thing in action. Contact the author at . ...

May 15, 2025

Warrant Issued For Owner Of Stolen NASCAR Racer Over Lawsuit Payments

Last month, John Cohen was relieved to recover his #44 Team Xtreme race car that was before the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Now Cohen is in trouble of his own: an arrest warrant has been issued over his failure to pay money owed from one lawsuit, right as another...

May 15, 2025

How One Driver Sued For A Sauber Formula One Drive – And Won

2014 Sauber Formula One test driver Giedo van der Garde sued his ex-team to get a drive for this year–and won. Sauber signed drivers who brought more money to the team on top of their already contracted pair, and now Sauber could have their equipment seized if they don't comply...

May 15, 2025