Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel spent time at his first NASCAR event listening to racing advice from Juan Pablo Montoya.
No, Vettel isn’t plotting a jump from F1 to NASCAR like the one that Montoya pulled off.
After all, the 22-year-old Vettel is just really getting going in his F1 career. The German won the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi to finish second in the championship standings in only his first season with Red Bull Racing… Details
The head of Volkswagen’s motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.
Top NASCAR officials confirmed to The Associated Press that Hans-Joachim Stuck met with the sanctioning body on Saturday at the track. The officials requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the meeting…Â Details
Wednesday, over on Jalopnik, they ran an article about the Five Craziest Engines You Can Buy Today. We liked it, and we liked it quite a lot, actually. Nevertheless, we can’t help but think there’s a slight flaw in their logic — besides the huge, glaring omission of the Volkswagen Group’s series of W-engines, of course. Many of these engines are very nice, it’s true; but they’re hardly what we of the Hooniverse would call “crazyâ€. Most of them are pretty tame, if you ask us. So while we think Jalopnik did a great job on their selection of engines you can buy today, the entire Hooniversal Brain Trust sat down last night and discussed this. Let’s have a look at what “crazy†really is … Details
Former jet dragster pilot Jessie Harris plans to race Top Fuel in 2010, competing in at least five events in the new Dote Racing Top Fuel dragster.
“I’m ecstatic,†said Harris. “This is what I’ve been working night and day for the last three years. My dream, since I was 6, was to drive one of these things.â€
Harris is no stranger to drag racing. She spent five years (2003-2007) behind the wheel of the Queen of Diamonds jet dragster. She licensed in Top … Details