The U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis have been described as the “Super Bowl of drag racing.” As the NHRA’s biggest event, the U.S. Nationals have provided some of the sport’s biggest moments. This weekend, as the 60th edition of the U.S. Nationals take place, the NHRA has decided to commemorate the event’s top moments. Chances are
You’ve spent the summer goofing off, watching racing and baseball and Family Guy reruns. And now, it’s time to go back to school. Maybe you’re not rushing to beat the morning bell anymore, and hopefully there aren’t any high school girls still wearing your varsity letterman jacket, but that doesn’t mean you can’t further your
The Emmy Awards take place Monday. While this is the 66th installment of the long-running Emmys, it seems there are awards shows for just about everything these days. The movie industry has the Academy Awards and MTV Movie Awards. The music industry has the Grammy Awards, Music Video Awards, and Country Music Awards. And sports has the ESPY Awards. There’s also the People’s
You never know what you might find when cleaning out a garage or basement. A friend of a friend found these old, original Indianapolis 500 photos from the 1920s. The guys in these photos are some of the true pioneers of auto racing. And if Facebook and Instagram were a thing, we bet some of these
Speed Week at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats has been cancelled due to heavy rains leaving the densely packed salt under standing water and not enough time to dry. Speed Week was scheduled to run Aug. 9-15. The Southern California Timing Association announced the decision this week. Under consideration is the possibility of extending the
To honor Dodge’s 100 years in the automobile business, we’ve compiled a list of our 10 favorite Dodge vehicles. Shockingly, the 1996 Dodge Neon didn’t make the list. Heck, mine couldn’t even make it to the corner store. But hey, we’re not going to let one bad Neon with its bum transmission and porous head gaskets ruin 100 years worth
Ford announced the power numbers for its 2015 Mustang lineup yesterday. The 5.0L-powered GT will spit out 435 horsepower and 400 ft.-lbs. of torque—pretty impressive for a naturally aspirated V8. Still, those numbers seem downright tame compared to the Challenger SRT Hellcat, which produces a now well-documented 707 horsepower. But you really can’t compare those
It’s a rite of passage. Becoming a licensed driver. That time when it didn’t matter where you were going so long as you were going. Because you were driving. It didn’t matter if you were piloting the nicest car on the road—your parents’, probably!—or a 10-year-old 1986 Buick Regal. It wasn’t really about the car.
Sports Illustrated dubbed him “The Chosen One” and slapped him on the cover of its magazine when he was just 16. Just a kid. Just a kid from Akron, OH. Just a kid from Akron, OH who played his first-ever high school basketball game in the same town that some OnAllCylinders staffers now live. A
July 4th is a day to celebrate our freedoms and honor our founding fathers–guys like Washington, Jefferson, and Hancock. But since we have motor oil on the brain, we’ve got founding fathers of a different kind on our minds. Today, we’re examining the guys responsible for creating the iconic car brands we love. We’re talking about the true
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