Delorean Monster Truck at DCS 2012. Keep in mind that the moving truck in this video was parked at an angle, and there were several other Deloreans parked outside. So that’s why the Delorean Monster Truck had make several adjustments before leaving. The tires on the Delorean Monster Truck are 44 inch Super Swampers which take up a LOT of room.
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Bob Lutz stops by the garage with his latest exciting venture, Via’s extended range electric truck. With a 4.3-liter GM-sourced V6, it takes four hours to charge at 220, gets roughly 100 mpg with a full range of 300 miles – and you can run your power tools off it!
The 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R makes its first race start in the American Le Mans Series during the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, August 2-4, 2012
This year marks the 75th running of the All-American Soap Box Derby, an Akron institution that has left a stream of colorful memories in its wake.
In honor of the event’s milestone, here are 75 facts about the derby:
Its origin
1. The derby was inspired by neighborhood boys racing homemade cars on a Dayton street in 1933. When Dayton Daily News photographer Myron Scott spotted them, he convinced his newspaper to sponsor a citywide race. On race day, 40,000 spectators turned out to watch 362 kids race cars built of orange crates, sheet tin and baby buggy wheels  … More