HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson wasn’t the best all year. Not even close.
When it mattered, though, he couldn’t be beat.
For the fifth consecutive year.
Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick took the champion all the way to the edge this season, waging the most serious threats yet to Johnson’s reign atop NASCAR. Only the outcome didn’t change, and Johnson maintained his ironclad hold on the Sprint Cup  … Details
Here I am at Kil-Kare Raceway, driving at one of USDrift’s 2006 events.Â
The footage here consists of two of my early runs. I made several good runs that event, but unfortunately I didn’t have extra camera batteries and they ran out before I could get footage of a single clean run.
The car is a *stock power* 240SX with not so much as an intake, exhaust, or air filter changed from factory settings. The suspension has been improved: including alignment, coilovers, tie rods, rod ends, strut bars, and tires. This car came from the factory with a viscous LSD and SuperHicas 4 wheel steering.
I’m far from the best driver out there, but this video makes a compelling arguement that 4 wheel steering does not hinder a car’s ability to drift as much as some less-informed users of forums would have you believe.
The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt could turn out to be the most innovative mass-produced cars in a century. By taking some or all of their power from a household electrical outlet, they offer the first real glimpse of transportation that doesn’t rely on petroleum—and could even crest the magical 100-miles-per-gallon threshold, once the official electricity-to-gasoline conversions are complete. Even better, the two electrics offer something new without the ugly packaging that has doomed futuremobiles in the past. They’re cute, actually.
The Leaf is a perky five-passenger hatchback with sporty handling that can go about 100 miles on an eight-hour charge. The Volt, a bit edgier, is a four-passenger hatch that can go about  … Details
Kendall Norman, Quinn Cody and Johnny Campbell of the JCR Honda Team have won the motorcycle class at the 2010 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000 with an unofficial time of 19:20.52. This is the 14th consecutive and 21st overall motorcycle victory for Honda and fourth win in a row for Norman.
“The fog was really thick for about 100 miles – it was as bad as I’ve seen it. It really tested me and what I had,” said JCR Honda’s Kendall Norman. “It took everything I could to keep the bike moving and keep my goggles clean and just keep going. I can’t say enough for my teammate Quinn, he did an amazing job. It was flawless. It has been a very long year, waking up every day thinking of this race. We finally made it and  … Details