Video: How to Set Your Clutch’s Throwout Bearing Clearance
Quarter Master makes high performance racing clutches. Good ones. But no matter how good or well built a clutch may be, it can’t last long if the throwout bearing clearances […]
Volkswagen Settles with U.S. for $14.7B Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
The U.S. Justice Department and Volkswagen AG have agreed to a $14.7 billion settlement over the German automaker’s cheating of diesel emissions tests. The settlement will be filed today in […]
Photo Gallery: 2016 Summit Racing All Ford Show and Shine
The Fords took over Summit Racing Equipment in Georgia this past weekend. The 9th annual All Ford Show and Shine took place at the Summit Racing Retail Store in McDonough and drew some […]
Trouble at Top Gear: LeBlanc Threatens to Quit Top Gear BBC; History Channel Cancels Top Gear USA
Well this is going well. After a disappointing debut, the reboot of Top Gear BBC may be poised to hit another speed bump. According to sources at The Sun, which has been […]
Video: Jay Leno Involved in Violent Crash While Filming Episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage”
The Hurst HEMI Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda was a crowd-pleaser at dragstrips back in the day. With its 2,500-horse HEMI engine moved to the rear of the car and displayed […]
Mailbag: Building a Potent, Pump-Gas Pontiac on a Budget
Q: : I have a 1967 Pontiac GTO with a 400-cubic-inch engine that originally came from a 1968 Grand Prix. The 10.75:1 compression engine is rated at 340 horsepower. The […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Revisiting Common Causes and Cures for Vapor Lock
What exactly is vapor lock? The weather is warming up now and last summer I had trouble with my small block Nova dying a various times when he engine ran […]
NHRA 2016 Wrap-Up: Line Continues Team Summit Streak; Langdon, Capps & Krawiec Also Win in Norwalk
NORWALK, OH — Are we having fun yet, Team Summit? Through 12 races—the halfway point of the 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series—Summit Racing Pro Stock drivers Jason Line and […]
Photo Gallery: Friday Walkaround at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
NORWALK, OH — As the saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s tires. Or something like that. Food vendors were smoking barbecue, a few race fans were smoking cigars, and more than a […]
This Day in History: Transformative Motor Vehicle Safety Law Passed 50 Years Ago
It was exactly 50 years ago today when the U.S. Senate passed legislation that created the nation’s first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. A 76-0 vote paved the […]