Jimmie Johnson has been the most dominating driver of Nascar’s modern era since he started racing full-time for Hendrick Motorsports in 2002. He has 66 Sprint Cup wins and six Cup titles, one short of the record shared by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.
Johnson is a model pitchman for the long-time backer of his car, Lowe’s, and his personal sponsors include big brands like Gatorade Gatorade and Chevy. He was crowned America’s most influential athlete in 2011 and 2012 based on … More
Dragrace between Hildo, the owner & builder, of a 25 year old Harley Ratbike Chopper and the owner of a 170hp+ Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. This man has considerable experience racing circuits but this ain’t no circuit!
He was sure this race would be a piece of cake against this rolling piece of Harley crap, then things turned bad… Enjoy!!
In the last six or seven years, I have managed to be a very good boy and have gotten no traffic tickets, none. And by bragging about that to a few people instead of clamming up, I knew I was asking for it. Last April I got it, riding up the 110 freeway in L.A. on my way to Corsa Motoclassica on a shiny new FJR1300.
I’ve always thought the best defense in traffic is a strong offense, and usually travel slightly faster than most of the automobiles, which are of course always travelling faster than the speed limit whenever they’re able to. That’s what I was doing in … More
Nascar driver salaries have been shaved in recent years with fewer dollars available as sponsors cut back on their financial commitments to teams. Drivers that once made $4-6 million in salary are getting re-signed to deals for $3 million in some cases. Guys on poorly funded teams are lucky to make seven figures. Licensing and endorsement money has also dried up for all but the very elite drivers. Endorsement deals that once paid $500,000 a clip are now $250,000 and many have disappeared completely.
But for the sport’s stars, the paychecks are nearly as big as ever and can reach eight figures in salary alone. The 10 highest-paid drivers pulled down … More