United SportsCar's Detroit Race Ends With Chaotic Four-Car Pile-Up

Not one, but four cars at ate the wall outside the Belle Isle Grand Prix circuit’s Turn 1, and the second-place car spun at the last moment as well, throwing away his close battle for the win. Here’s how the last-lap insanity unfolded and why this was a pile-up that...

Mar 30, 2026

Why Taylor Swift Is A Better Spokesmodel For Wet 'N' Wild Than IndyCar

No, no. Not because Wet ‘N’ Wild makes nail polish on the cheap and Swift’s a fancy lady. Look at the track conditions at Belle Isle. Clearly, an opportunity to co-brand (read = “get more dinero”) this car was lost. Not only did Tony Kanaan wipe out in his ,...

Mar 30, 2026

It's The 8th Anniversary of The Greatest Track Day Video Ever

I can’t say for certain that today is the actual eighth anniversary of this track day video, but and so I’m going to count it. This video has everything. NEMESIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!!!! Contact the author at . ...

Mar 30, 2026

Racer Finally Invents Waterproof Racing Shoes

There’s nothing worse than wet shoes in a race car. It’s the reason why you see racers dangling their feet out of the car asking if someone can squeegee off the bottoms before a wet race. Wet shoes are miserable. Fortunately, Pirelli World Challenge racer Kévin Estre has this problem...

Mar 30, 2026

What Are The Greatest Wet Drives Of All Time?

Nearly every race or test session today has been a wet one, so let’s go back in time and watch some stellar wet drives. Who had the best wet race of all time? Formula One coverage in 1984 seems to have the same issue as today’s coverage: far too much...

Mar 30, 2026

Could Bill Ford Jr. As Le Mans' Starter Confirm The Ford GT Is Coming?

just confirmed that Ford executive chairman Bill Ford Jr. will be the starter for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. So, what might he bring with him to Circuit de la Sarthe? We’re hoping it’s the new Ford GT race car. We desperately want to see the Ford GT...

Mar 30, 2026

Dover International Speedway's Concrete Is Falling Apart (Again)

Maybe “falling apart” is a bit of an overstatement, but “crumbling around the edges” is certainly accurate. This isn’t the first time the concrete track surface has been an issue, either. This time, it was the pit lane that started to crumble apart at the seam. The September 2014 race...

Mar 30, 2026

Wile E. Coyote-Inspired Jet Powered Time Attack Mini Can't Turn, Crashes

Who would have ever thought this was a good idea? Take a nice, nimble Mini Cooper and stuff it full of jet engine. It looks like it belongs on an episode of “Looney Tunes.” Will it still turn? Erm, no. The Mini was entered in a Time Attack at Snetterton...

Mar 30, 2026

Juan Pablo Montoya Drifts His IndyCar Out Of Pit Lane

The wet-then-dry-then-wet-then-wetter-huh? Last weekend’s IndyCar race was predictably crashy, so it’s always nice to see to see a driver make a nice save for a change. Here’s Juan Pablo Montoya getting a dab of oppo when the rear end of his car got loose exiting pit lane. If there’s anyone...

Mar 30, 2026

Two Stand-In Drivers Finished In Top Six At Chaotic IndyCar Detroit Race

Rain is a blessing and a curse, both in the messy race it produced today at the Belle Isle Grand Prix as well as the tendency for rain to throw unexpected entries into higher than usual entries. Today, two substitute drivers—Tristan Vautier and Conor Daly—got into 4th and 6th place,...

Mar 30, 2026

This Is The Worst Way To Get Stuck On A Global RallyCross Course

This is what happens when you get pushed off a ramp at just the wrong place on a Global Rallycross course. Collete Davis was nudged off the side of the ramp by another GRC Lites car who didn’t want to concede the racing line and got wedged between the ramp...

Mar 30, 2026

43 Seconds With Ken Block Is The Best 43 Seconds You'll Spend All Week

Mister Kenny From The Block had a good weekend at the Global Rallycross season opener. He took first place in his glorious number 43 , and summed up the weekend in 43 impossibly loud, sideways, high-flying seconds. Crank up the volume and enjoy. The space car looks even better when...

Mar 30, 2026

A Godzilla Button And Air Tunnels Make Nissan's Le Mans Car So Bonkers

Nissan’s is supposed to be more grounded to the ground than any Toyota, including . Here’s how it’s (supposed to) work. Of course the GT-R LM Nismo has nothing to do with Nissan’s real “Godzilla”, the regular GT-R, apart from having a twin-turbo V6 up front. But even the engine...

Mar 30, 2026

Three Spectators Killed At Estonia's Harju Rally

This Saturday, a race car on the final stage of the Harju Rally overturned several times off the road, taking the lives of two men and a woman in a designated spectator area, including another driver and his mechanic. According to , the cause of the crash is still unknown....

Mar 30, 2026

The 24 Hours Of LeMons Is Going Where It Really Belongs: Australia

Greetings, at least one foreign land that’s gone “I wish we had something like that here” every time we’ve posted about crapcan racing. The 24 Hours of LeMons folks have opened up the . If all else fails, at least it’s guaranteed to be better than this year’s ! Personally,...

Mar 30, 2026