Month: April

Chevrolet Introduces 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition

Chevrolet is paying homage to its Corvette C7.R endurance racer by offering a limited-edition Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition for 2016. Get all the details in the press release from General Motors: BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Chevrolet today introduced the 2016 Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition – a road-going, track-capable homage to the Corvette Racing C7.R racecars.

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Figure Four: A Guide to Tuning Your Four-Link Suspension System

Over the years, drag racers with door cars have gone through all sorts of suspension arrangements. Lift bars, slapper bars, Super Stock springs, leaf links, ladder bars, three-links, four-links, and torque arms (there may be others too, but it’s a start). Of all of the systems, the most common you’ll see today is the equal

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1959 Ford Country Sedan

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. On Wednesdays,  we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another

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The Low VOC Lowdown: The DIYer’s Guide to Low VOC Automotive Paint

What’s the latest trend in automotive paint? Green. Not the color green, necessarily. We’re talking “green” as in environmentally friendly automotive paints. These are paints that meet environmental regulations for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) within paints and coatings. Found in traditional solvent-based paints, VOCs are essentially solvents that are emitted into the atmosphere as gases

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Video: Trail-Riding at the 2015 Easter Jeep Safari

RIPP Superchargers, which specializes in forced-induction systems for Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles, went to work on a bunch of Jeep Wranglers and then took them to Moab, UT for some trail-riding, rock-crawling fun. They visited three Moab trails and captured the action on camera. The result is this excellent video.

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Photo Gallery: Atlanta Motorama Hot Rods & More

Mother Nature did her best to squash all the fun this weekend at Summit Racing‘s Atlanta Motorama at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but thousands thumbed their noses at her as she attempted to rain on their parade. After all, a little water never hurt anyone…right? The second Atlanta Motorama featured BIGFOOT sightings, heart-quickening autocrossing, and a bunch of rad hot rods. Excellent

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Chevrolet Releases More Details on Its 2016 Camaro SS

The big reveal of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is less than one month away, but Chevrolet continues to slowly leak details about the new sixth-gen. pony car ahead of time. In its latest release, Chevrolet tells us the Camaro SS will be available with Magnetic Ride Control (MRC), which has previously only been available on

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