This Day in History: Transformative Motor Vehicle Safety Law Passed 50 Years Ago
It was exactly 50 years ago today when the U.S. Senate passed legislation that created the nation’s first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. A 76-0 vote paved the way for the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to become law after LBJ changed everything forever. Not THAT LBJ. We’re talking about President
NHRA Wrap-Up: Line Makes it 11 Straight Wins for Team Summit; Johnson Jr. & Langdon
Fans of NHRA Pro Stock’s Jason Line and Greg Anderson must feel at this point the exact opposite of every Cleveland Cavaliers fan prior to Cleveland winning the NBA title Sunday night, and ending a 52-year championship drought for the Northeast Ohio city. As if winning is a foregone conclusion. At Sunday’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Readers Recall Car Memories With Dad
On Father’s Day, we honor Dad. All dads, really. But in our OnAllCylinders world, we spend a lot of time thinking about Car Dads. Fathers who spent years introducing their sons and daughters to wrenching on that classic parked in the garage, or teaching them the finer points of weekend racing at the local track.
Racing Helmets 101: How to Choose the Right Racing Helmet
While SFI specifications are the thing by which most auto racing safety equipment is measured, your helmet is a different animal. Helmets are rated by the Snell Memorial Foundation, and in most instances, a helmet’s Snell specification will dictate whether it is suitable for a particular racing application, or allowed by a motorsports sanctioning body.
Video: Testing RideTech StreetGrip Suspension Systems
NORWALK, OH — We feel a little bad saying and thinking it, but it doesn’t make it less true: Classic American muscle cars are amazing to look at, but not always fun to drive. We’ve been spoiled by 50-ish years of technological advancement in suspension and steering performance, creature comforts like air conditioning, audio quality while blasting
Video: Installing Side View Mirrors for Towing Season
The kids are out of school and racing season is in full swing. Whether you’re RVing across the country, trailering boats or off-road vehicles to your natural playground of choice, or hauling your race car to and from the track, towing season has officially arrived. It seems obvious enough, but effective side view mirrors are
Chasing 500 MPH: Land Speed Racers Use ‘Secret’ Track to Stay Ready for Bonneville
NORWALK, OH — It’s a big world, but not even Earth offers many places for 500-miles-per-hour land speed racing. Outside of the famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, only south Australia’s Lake Gairdner and Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni provide sanctioned salt flats racing. That’s it. So what’s a guy with a 500-mph fighter jet-looking race car
The Top 10 American Performance Engines of the Last 30 Years (#2): Gen. III Chrysler HEMI
Editor’s note: The 1980s was a transition period for engine technology in America. The iconic carburetor gave way to fuel injection. Cubic inches were out, and liter designations marked a new era for engines — one when power and fuel economy were no longer mutually exclusive. This modern engine age has featured some of the best innovation, technology, and performance
The Top 10 American Performance Engines of the Last 30 Years (#4): Cummins Turbo Diesel 5.9L I6
Editor’s note: The 1980s was a transition period for engine technology in America. The iconic carburetor gave way to fuel injection. Cubic inches were out, and liter designations marked a new era for engines — one when power and fuel economy were no longer mutually exclusive. This modern engine age has featured some of the best innovation, technology, and performance
The Top 10 American Performance Engines of the Last 30 Years (#6): Ford Modular Motor
Editor’s note: The 1980s was a transition period for engine technology in America. The iconic carburetor gave way to fuel injection. Cubic inches were out, and liter designations marked a new era for engines — one when power and fuel economy were no longer mutually exclusive. This modern engine age has featured some of the best innovation, technology, and performance




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