IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday from a head injury sustained in a freak accident Sunday at Pocono Raceway. He was 37. A piece of debris struck Wilson’s head during Sunday’s race following a crash by fellow IndyCar Series driver Sage Karam with 21 laps to go. Video of the incident appears to show the
Richie Crampton raced to his fourth Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday to close out a record-setting day of action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Robert Hight in Funny Car, Erica Enders-Steven in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners of the penultimate regular season race in the
Federal government action to expand the National Wilderness Preservation System (which bans motorized vehicles) is threatening off-road enthusiasts’ ability to use public land and back-country trails they’ve enjoyed for decades, SEMA officials say. The trade association has long fought these legislative battles at the federal level on behalf of automotive and motorsports enthusiasts of all stripes.
When we start talking about some of our favorite cars, we can get very animated. That’s because many of our favorite rides come from the world of animation. These cartoon cars aren’t limited by pesky things like C.A.F.E standards, emission regulations, laws of gravity, or any semblance of reality. They can sometimes fly, talk, or transform into
The electric starter is officially a centenarian. On Aug. 17, 1915, Charles Kettering was issued a patent for his “engine-starting device”—the first automotive electric starter. Kettering, co-founder of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. (or DELCO), was tasked with developing the new starter by Cadillac in 1911. Prior to electric starters, drivers used iron hand cranks to fire their
One of the most popular Mopar platforms ever, the 1970-74 Dodge Challengers (and their E-body brethren, the Plymouth Barracuda) represent the tail end of the Muscle Car Era and remain a favorite of muscle car enthusiasts everywhere. Despite earning a “sad face grille” nickname from 1972-74 because of the shape of the nose, in our
The OnAllCylinders Readers’ Choice Awards are back! Let the teens have their Teen Choice Awards. The ESPYs? Leave those for the jocks. The OnAllCylinders Readers’ Choice Awards are for gearheads like you. Once again, you have an opportunity to vote for winners in several different categories—categories you may actually care about! We’re talking best engine, best
Dodge announced earlier this week that is was offering its popular Plum Crazy purple as a color option for all of its Challenger and Charger trim packages. It got us to thinking about some of the most iconic automotive factory muscle car/performance car colors of all time. There have been a lot of great ones, and opinions on
When bad things happen at the dragstrip, it can almost always be traced back to one thing: a lack of preparation. “We don’t spend our time talking about what to do if we hit the wall. What we spend our time talking about is: ‘Here’s how we’re never going to hit the wall,” said Frank
Like what you’ve seen and heard about the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350? We now know what it’ll take to get one. Ford announced that pricing for the Shelby GT350 will start at $47,795 (plus $900 destination charge and $1,300 gas-guzzler tax). So you’re looking at just under $50,000 for the most basic model. Once you
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