Eager to breathe a little tire smoke and nitrous fumes and feel the chest-rattling rumble of three- to six-second cars rocketing down the strip? Us too. The start of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this weekend for the Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona brings with it more fascinating story lines
Love can make a person do crazy things. It can make an otherwise manly man blow off poker night to sit through The Notebook…cause an adult male to answer to the names Schnookums, Bunny Boo, or Pooky Bear…and induce REO Speedwagon to write terrible ballads. Now, we’re about to share a few love stories that will redeem your faith
Super Bowl XLVII had a little of everything–a freak, 35-minute blackout, brother battling brother, a record-setting kickoff return, and a guy who got away with murder. I mean, really–how else would you describe the controversial non-call against the Ravens’ Jimmy Smith at the end of the game? It was practically like committing a crime and getting
“I’m gonna give my Mouse some laughing gas, add some zoomies, throw on some big baloneys, and hit the quarter-mile with my Tri-Five.” OK–who talks like that really? Probably no one, although hot rodding does come with so many unique words and slang terms that it’s almost impossible to think of them all. We tried anyway–and we
When that first green flag waves kicking off NASCAR’s 2013 racing season on February 16, racing fans will see something they haven’t seen in a long time—stock cars that closely resemble their production-model counterparts. Brand recognition is one of the hallmarks of the Generation-6 redesign. NASCAR officials and those participating in the racing series hope
Memes are everywhere. They’re on the Internet. They’re in your inbox and on your Facebook news feed. They’re taped up on cubicle walls and used as PC desktop backgrounds. Memes come in all varieties, too. They can be funny, cute, angry, thought-provoking, and head-scratching. You know…memes. (Yeah, some of us didn’t know what a meme was until recently either).
[portfolio_slideshow id=14083] Remember your old pedal car from back in the day? If you were fortunate enough to have one, chances are pretty good it wasn’t as bitchin’ as any of the pedal cars found at Genuine Hotrod Hardware’s Pedal Car Challenge. The Genuine Hotrod Hardware Pedal Car Challenge takes place at select AutoRama, World
Perhaps it’s a little cliché at this point, but we’re excited about the unveiling of the all-new C7 Corvette Sunday at the Detroit Auto Show, and we’re looking for another reason to write about Corvettes. We like to debate things around here. The only thing we like more than a healthy, spirited debate, is ranking
Where’s Michael Winslow when you need him? A newly proposed U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rule would require electric cars to make noises to let pedestrians and bicyclists know when they’re near. The sounds would need to be detectable when electric cars, which have soundless engines, are traveling slower than 18 miles-per-hour. The new
Throughout 2012, you guys have shared a ton of your cars with Summit Racing’s Facebook page. We have compiled a list of 10 of the most-popular cars of 2012 from that page, according to your Facebook “likes” and “shares.” Here are those 10 cars. What is your favorite? What is the top user-submitted ride of
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