On October 4th, the ultimate vacation on wheels kicks off in the city of San Diego. Now in its fifth season, Muscle Car 1000 is an amazing road rally where teams sign up for an all-inclusive, six-day luxury excursion through the most unforgettable A-list destinations in town. Fifteen teams will drive 1000 miles through an exciting Southern California course beginning in San Diego and ending in Santa Barbara. From drag racing and beautiful views, to behind-the-curtain tours, these muscle car enthusiasts are also making a difference! If you’re lucky, you can catch a glimpse of these … Details
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Renault lost sponsorship deals with insurance companies Mutua Madrilena and ING on Thursday in the wake of the Formula One team’s race-fixing scandal.
“Mutua Madrilena has communicated to Renault F1 Team Limited the early termination of its sponsorship contract with the team,†the Spanish company said in a statement.
The company said its move was based on Monday’s decision by F1 ruling body FIA that Renault deliberately had one of its cars crash during last year’s Singapore Grand Prix… Details
John Shirley is 69-years-old and shows no signs of abandoning a sport formerly favored mostly by the young.
But he will be far from the oldest at this weekend’s Charity Challenge at Infineon Raceway, a gathering of vintage car racers organized by the Classic Sports Racing Group to benefit the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. More than $400,000 has been raised from the event over the past five years and one of the weekend’s drivers will be 80-year-old Mike McNally of Sacramento, who will drive his …Â Details
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We see power tools and think home improvements. A bunch of wacky gearheads in England see power tools and think drag racing. We love stuff like this and these guys and girls have taken it to the next level. We’ve heard of people drag racing belt sanders, but these people build junk you can ride!
According to a story on the UK’s ThisIsTheWestCountry site, chainsaws and leaf blowers commonly provide the power to the vehicles that racers ride. From the lead photo it appears that running multiple motors is not only legal, but encouraged. Our type of deal!… Details