NASCAR executives have cozied up to action sports stars as it looks to generate new interest among “millennial males†during the 2011 season.
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NASCAR chief marketer Steve Phelps has worked behind the scenes the past few months to assist former motocross stars Travis Pastrana, Brian Deegan and Ricky Carmichael as they look to join the Nationwide Series and eventually the Sprint Cup Series.
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“We’re thrilled Pastrana is coming to race, we’re thrilled  … Details
Here I am at Kil-Kare Raceway, driving at one of USDrift’s 2006 events.Â
The footage here consists of two of my early runs. I made several good runs that event, but unfortunately I didn’t have extra camera batteries and they ran out before I could get footage of a single clean run.
The car is a *stock power* 240SX with not so much as an intake, exhaust, or air filter changed from factory settings. The suspension has been improved: including alignment, coilovers, tie rods, rod ends, strut bars, and tires. This car came from the factory with a viscous LSD and SuperHicas 4 wheel steering.
I’m far from the best driver out there, but this video makes a compelling arguement that 4 wheel steering does not hinder a car’s ability to drift as much as some less-informed users of forums would have you believe.
 Here’s some tire shredding goodness from your friends at Hot Rod Magazine. Vaughn Gittin Jr. took this 2011 Ford Mustang GT out for some slideways action at the SEMA show in Las Vegas
Remember the big frenzy over the CTS-V Challenge from last year? The event turned out to be a public relations boon for Cadillac after Bob Lutz, on a company conference call, challenged anyone to a race in the CTS-V. Jalopnik accepted the offer and the CTS-V Challenge was born.
Cadillac invited other manufacturers to take part in the event at the Monticello Motor Club in New York, centered around the claim that the CTS-V was the world’s fastest production sedan  … Details