San Francisco’s 10th Annual “Bring Your Own Big Wheel†race is set to roll down Vermont Street this Sunday from 4:00-5:30 pm rain or shine. As the name suggests, participants bring their own Big Wheels (or other equally ridiculous, flimsy or brakeless vehicles) and attempt to ride them down one of San Francisco’s steepest and curviest streets. Hilarity – and a not insignificant number of skinned knees … Details & Pictures
A racing safety manufacturer who endured criticism over the role his former company’s seat belt may have played in Dale Earnhardt’s death now faces accusations his new company used counterfeit certification labels on some of its products.
SFI Foundation Inc. has filed a lawsuit and sought a restraining order against Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing LLC to ban the sale of fire suits, seat belts and other uncertified Impact gear it says bear counterfeit SFI labels or patches.
A federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday issued an order … Details
DETROIT — Penske Corporation and its family of companies on Friday announced it has donated more than $1 million worth of diesel-powered flatbed trucks to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
“I’m pleased the Penske Corporation has stepped up to donate more than $1 million worth of trucks, which will be instrumental in mobilizing food and lifesaving supplies in Haiti,” former President … Details
Forty teams from across the U.S. tested their nerve on a steep hill with jumps, a 90-degree turn and tight chicanes at the Red Bull Soapbox Race Los Angeles. The results were breath-taking ‘ big’ air and many spectacular crashes. The winner, Team Ironheade from San Francisco, also set the record for the fastest Red Bull Soapbox Race speed ever – 46.1 mph. Second place went to Pasadena’s Team Ludicrous Speed!!!, and both third place and the People’s Choice Award went to Denver’s Team Speed Racer
