Stunt man, director, and all-around car guy Hal Needham passed away Saturday at age 82. Needham put his stamp on the racing industry—in real life and on the silver screen. Needham directed 19 Hollywood films, including Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run, and appeared as a stunt man in more than 4,500 television shows
Pro Stock driver Jason Line had said again and again in recent months that he wouldn’t trade the silver Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro with anybody as he rode a wave of success that brought him all the way up to the #3 position, just 50 points back from the very top spot in the standings.
SEMA 2013, the aftermarket industry’s annual parts blowout in Las Vegas, is almost upon us, as in next week, November 5-8. In addition to showcasing the latest products for—well, almost anything on four wheels—SEMA also features the latest concept vehicles and shop projects from all over the world. Summit Racing was involved with four of
The auto industry can be highly competitive—even cut-throat. It’s that competition that has driven auto manufacturers to develop new innovations, create new vehicle concepts, and even launch all-out war on one another. From the introduction of the V8 engine to muscle car wars of the 1960s, competition has fueled the industry. In an effort to
Once the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, the Indian Motorcycle company is making a comeback in 2013 impart by Polaris Industries. The 2014 line of Indian Chief Motorcycles made their debut at the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and were well received by the many motorcycle fans looking for the alternative the H-D, Victory, and
A couple months ago, we told you about the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction. As we told you in our original post, Ray Lambrecht, owner of the Lambrecht Chevrolet dealership in Pierce, NE, held on to hundreds of trade-in vehicles and new rides he was unable to sell. Lambrecht owned the dealership from 1946 to 1996, so his collection
MOORESVILLE, NC (October 10, 2013) – Summit Racing Pro Stock driver Jason Line was uninjured in a crash earlier today at a private test session at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. Line’s silver Chevrolet Camaro abruptly made a hard right turn from the left lane just past half-track, slammed into the right guard wall, and
OnAllCylinders to Provide Exclusive Coverage from the Trip Following the conclusion of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, members of Team Summit and the Harley-Davidson Screaming Eagle/Vance & Hines team will once again visit American troops overseas. The annual trip, which is made possible by Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) and Army Special Forces Association
What does it take to reach 1,000 miles-per-hour…on land? A lot of math, science, and engineering—along with a team smart enough to put it all together. Bloodhound SSC is a program founded on the principles of education and inspiration, with the ultimate goal of obliterating the current land speed record of 760.343 miles-per-hour using a Supersonic Car capable of
[portfolio_slideshow id=23856] It’s not every day that you get to help a real-life Indiana Jones. Archeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli is one of the world’s leading authorities on the early Mayan civilization, which flourished in southern Mexico and northern Central America from 2000 B.C. to 900 A.D. This past June, he and a team of archaeologists made
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