Unless you’re into model cars (like, really into them) you may not have heard of Conley Precision Engines
. That’s a shame.
Why? Because they build the Stinger 609, the world’s smallest supercharged four-stroke V-8 engine, which has finally entered production.
At just 6.09 cubic inches (hence the name), or nearly 100 cc, it’s a very small displacement V-8. Despite the small displacement, the engine revs to 10,000 rpm and produces 9 horsepower  … More
An icon, legend and pioneer of American motorsports journalism passed away Friday morning. Chris Economaki was 91.
Economaki was inextricably linked to National Speed Sport News, in its original guise, for more than 75 years. He began selling copies of the paper at age 14 and his famous Editor’s Notebook started roughly at the same time, in 1934.
Economaki’s paper sales as a teenager earned him  … More
Hershel McGriff remembers when it wasn’t that unusual to drive the car to the track, tape up the headlights, race 500 miles and if you didn’t wreck it or blow the engine, drive it home.
McGriff did that in 1950, when he drove cross-country from his home in Portland, Ore., to compete in the inaugural Southern 500 at Darlington, S.C. He finished ninth in the race, and photos from that day show McGriff’s car racing with Oregon license tags.
In today’s NASCAR, state-of-the-art tractor-trailer rigs transport  … More
While Ferrari’s cars are typically excellent and gorgeous, Ferrari the company has never been known for being all that warm and fuzzy.
A negative post on Canadian blog Double Clutch about a dealer experience went viral and was posted on Jalopnik, and instead of getting the Ferrari dealer to recognize a small flaw and correct it, it has become another case of Ferrari — in this case, their dealer — stomping the little guy into submission with scare tactics and the threat of major lawsuits   … More