Five Ways To Making Watching Global Rallycross Way More Fun

Yesterday, I went out to the Marine Corps Air Station New River, where the most recent Red Bull Global Rallycross race was held. Aside from there being a lot more helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft around, it was set up like most rallycross races, which is to say, not great for...

Mar 31, 2026

Feast Your Eyes On How Gorgeous Vintage Race Car Lettering Is Drawn

If there’s one thing that makes many vintage race cars stand out, it’s the attention to detail. Ever wondered how some of the beautiful hand-painted lettering is made? Wonder no longer. Here’s a few close-up shots of some work being done on a vintage racer. Everything requires a combination of...

Mar 31, 2026

The Greatest Formula One Story You've Never Ever Ever Heard

This isn’t a story about a big-budget Ferrari or McLaren. This is the inside look of a car designed in a bedroom, built in a shed, and paid for with beer money. It is the greatest F1 story you’ve never, ever, ever heard. The car was the Connew. It only...

Mar 31, 2026

Officials Look For Ways To Make Racing Safer After Huge NASCAR Crash

Both NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway officials wasted no time on analyzing every aspect of the horrifying at the end of the Coke Zero 400. The question of the moment is, what can we do to make this entire experience safer for fans and drivers alike? In some ways, the...

Mar 31, 2026

Watch Super Rare And Stupidly Fast Cars Make Some Glorious Noise

You already had a ride in this year’s Goodwood champion, the mighty as well as in the third-fastest, Rod Millen’s 1994 . Time for more then! I guess seeing a current GT3-spec Nissan GT-R at anger is nothing new if you’re into motorsport, but apart from the winning Subaru and...

Mar 31, 2026

Pucker Factor 10: Watch A WRC Driver Nearly Crash Into A Tractor

He registered 120 bar of brake pressure here. This is Thierry Neuville testing his Hyundai WRC car in Germany. The tractor was not supposed to be on that road. Here’s how Neuville explains it on Facebook. Even on highest level with strict safety procedures and professional marshals the danger still...

Mar 31, 2026

Volkswagen Just Turned The Golf Into A Stormtrooper Touring Car

We know Volkswagen out of the Polo. We also know at rallycross. It’s time for the Golf to join the motorsport party. VW’s new race car is built to TCR touring car specifications. It’s a production-based racer with 330 hp, front-wheel drive and a six-speed DSG gearbox. It comes with...

Mar 31, 2026

Are You Wearing Underwear? IndyCar's Scott Dixon Would Rather You Didn't

Let’s face it—an IndyCar that brings TP for my bunghole is the answer to all of my hopes and dreams. Now, IndyCar sponsor Cottonelle thinks their toilet paper is so good at wiping poo from your nether regions that they’ve asked driver Scott Dixon to ask if you’re going commando....

Mar 31, 2026

Formula One Puts The Smack Down On Instructions Teams Can Give Drivers

Formula One on driver coaching and other aids to ensure that the driver has more control of the car, and now we know exactly what that will entail. Here’s why is probably smiling somewhere next to a bowl of ice cream because of the rules released today. There are two...

Mar 31, 2026

Race To The Clouds In A Turbo Porsche 911 GT3

What’s that you say? Porsche doesn’t make a turbo 911 GT3? That’s true — Jeff Zwart did. Zwart ran Pikes Peak this year in his usual fashion. He won his class. Specifically, he won Time Attack 1 with a 9:46, farting flames the whole way. This short recap by the...

Mar 31, 2026

Driveshafts Are Overrated

I mean, who needs a driveshaft, anyway? All it does is send power to the wheels. Throw it on the ground. Either way, we’re not so sure that’s going to end well for this car running at Rudskogen Motorsenter in Norway. Contact the author at. ...

Mar 31, 2026

Tons Of Classic Rally Cars? Tons Of Classic Rally Cars!

It’s a fact only known by a few million people that if had too much of all the classic and brand new tarmac fighters at the ’s Hillclimb Course, you can jump on a tractor to check out some of the coolest rally cars racing further up the hill. Here...

Mar 31, 2026

iRacing Showed Up Before Le Mans So You Can Drive It In Your Living Room

Nothing’s better than getting home, saying auf pantsdersehen to anything more substantial than a pair of gym shorts and enjoying some small-screen entertainment. If your screen is usually an iRacing display, you’re in for a treat: the lovable wonks showed up before Le Mans to scan the Circuit des 24...

Mar 31, 2026

Formula One Adds Race In Azerbaijan, Simplifies Grid Penalties

The FIA World Motor Sport Council related to racing all over the world today, but all eyes were on Formula One. Today, they not only approved many of the F1 Strategy Group’s , but they released the 2016 race calendar. Welcome back, Germany, and say hello to Baku. Formula One...

Mar 31, 2026

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, July 11-12, 2015

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? It’s a busy weekend with plenty...

Mar 31, 2026