by eBay Motors in Racing
Harder compound tires, a few off-track spinoffs, and a fast course more suited to FWD race cars were some of the challenges our BTCC race team faced at the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship series of heats at Thruxton. Racing always has its ups and downs. Let’s hope our team can bounce back up [...]
by Grassroots Motorsports in Car Shows, Community, Events, Racing
The 36th Mitty brought together cars ranging from 1950s classics to current models. This year was testament yet again that there’s no better place to live a motorsports daydream than at the Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta. This year was one of our best, with action all weekend both on and off track. The [...]
by eBay Motors in Car Shows, Events, Racing
By contributing photojournalist Joshua Orozco There’s nothing quite like Honda Day. Held every year at Atco Raceway in Atco, NJ, Honda Day is partially a drag racing competition, partially a car show, partially a celebration of the Honda brand and sport-compact culture. What follows is a recap of this year’s Honda Day event, complete with [...]
eBay Listing: Jet Powered Junior Jr Dragster, Boeing Gas Turbine Engine Using jet engines to power cars is not new. Unknown to the general public, Chrysler quietly developed a jet powered car in the 1960′s. Also, the Batmobile was propelled by a jet turbine engine (in theory). How many land speed record attempts were tested [...]
As a part of the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix each year, they run a celebrity race, with the prize money going to charity. There’s a celebrity group of over a dozen drivers, and then there’s a smaller pro class for people that have racing experience. Last year, I ran in the celebrity group and [...]
by Shannon McIntosh in Community, Racing
A 23 year old woman’s 18 year racing career has a pointed perspective on Sir Stirling Moss’ opinion that women don’t have the mental aptitude to race. I remember back when I raced USAC Midgets (a 900 pound, 400 horsepower beast of a machine), and someone told my dad “she looks and acts like a [...]
