Currie Enterprises founder and father of modular rear-end assemblies Frank Currie passed away last week in California. He was 87. Retired from the day-to-day operations of Currie Enterprises since 1985, Frank Currie spent the past 30 years doing what he loved most — building hot rods and off-road machines. His contributions to hotrodding, off-roading, rock crawling,
Goodyear is thinking outside of the box — er, circle. The tire manufacturer introduced the Eagle-360, a spherical tire that would be suspended from a car by magnetic fields, at the Geneva Motor Show. Goodyear designed Eagle-360 tires for future autonomous vehicles and says they would offer a wide range of benefits. By using magnetic fields, Goodyear
Known as the RPM Act, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 was drafted to ensure that turning street vehicles into race cars driven exclusively in competition does not violate the Clean Air Act. Supporters may contact members of Congress and urge them to support the RPM Act by clicking here. SEMA has already voiced
Throughout the course of the Summit Racing Show Car Series season, vehicles are judged and accumulate points based on a series of criteria. The top 15 points-earning vehicles go head-to-head in five different categories in Chicago for the right to be named the Summit Racing Show Car Series ISCA Grand Champion. This year’s Grand Champion is Phil and
Like anyone who competes in drag racing, Rob Downing has experienced a wide range of emotions since becoming an NHRA crew chief in 1998. During his 13 years as crew chief of the Summit Racing-sponsored KB Racing Pro Stock team of Greg Anderson and Jason Line, those emotions have been overwhelmingly positive thanks to team’s six
[portfolio_slideshow id=51181] We don’t spend a lot of time talking about Bugatti here — at least not normally. But the new Bugatti Chiron is not normal. Obscene maybe. But not normal. The new Chiron was introduced as the replacement for Bugatti’s vaunted 1,000-horsepower Veyron and produces a stunning 1,478 horsepower and 1,180 ft.-lbs. of torque. That,
Chances are you’re familiar with Ken Block. In his series of wildly popular Gymkhana videos, the rally cross racer has taken his skills and applied them to the streets, where he majestically controls his cars through urban obstacles. Now, Block has taken to the streets of Dubai in his Ford Fiesta ST to create the Gymkhana 8 video. The Hoonigan team wrapped
Team Summit and the boys at KB Racing seem to have a leg up on the competition in this new era of EFI Pro Stock racing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jason Line hoisted his 41st career Wally Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park after running
And the 2016 Ridler Award goes to Billy and Debbie Thomas! The Thomas’ gorgeous 1939 Oldsmobile wowed the Detroit Autorama judges enough to win the prestigious award this afternoon among a competitive field of Great 8 finalists. Hot Rod wrote the following: Billy Thomas of Georgetown, Texas with his 1939 Oldsmobile convertible will take
LAS VEGAS, NV. — Somewhere locked away in our video treasure chest, we found this fun little gem—a SEMA Show sitdown with the guys from Roadkill. Last fall in Vegas, we caught up with David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan and had a casual, but informational conversation about their plans for their popular video series, produced by Motor Trend
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