Campus Pit Stop #6: Northwestern Rebuilds its Baja SAE Team from the Ground Up

Editor’s Note: This is Part 6 of our Campus Pit Stop series of articles highlighting automotive engineering work being done on campuses across America. The series covers some of the schools’ participation in the Formula SAE and Baja SAE programs. For more information on these programs, please see our Campus Pit Stop introduction post. Off-roading

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster

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. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the

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Campus Pit Stop #1: Cornell Racing Sheds Pounds for 2013

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of Campus Pit Stop, a series of articles highlighting automotive engineering work being done on campuses across America. The series covers some of the schools’ participation in the Formula SAE and Baja SAE programs. For more information on these programs, please see our Campus Pit Stop introduction post. Cornell University has been

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Video: Top 10 Winter Storage Tips for Vehicles

Old Man Winter is a crusty old coot. He’s cold, miserable, and he hates your hot rod worse than loud rock ‘n roll music and new-fangled cellular devices. In fact, winter (we like to refer to him by last name only) is more than willing to do harm to your prized vehicle, so sometimes it’s

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Cool School: Quick Guide to Troubleshooting Common Cooling System Problems

Coolant leaks. An overheated engine. Slow warmup. These are three conditions that indicate, or likely indicate, a problem with your cooling system. We’ve put together this quick guide to help you track down cooling system issues and avoid getting stranded on the side of the road. And what’s worse than that, really? It’s like the

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Photo Gallery: More Monday Cruisin’ in McDonough

[portfolio_slideshow id=24307] Because Summit Racing in McDonough, GA decided to have another Monday cruise-in (they do it every week in the summer)… …and because photographer Brain Kreuser was there once again to capture more photos… …and because you’ve told us you really like Brian’s work, here is another batch of images from this week’s cruise-in.

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Our Parking Lot Find of the Week: 1951 Ford F1

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. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the

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First Hear: Kooks Headers & Exhaust C7 Corvette Headers

Be honest—is it that you can’t wait for the 2014 Stingray? Or is that you can’t wait to be the first guy in town to modify the new Stingray? If you’re already planning your ’14 Stingray mods, Kooks Headers is now taking pre-orders on its stainless steel long-tube headers and matching exhaust X-pipe for the

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