Hoosier Racing Tire Founder Bob Newton Dies
Bob Newton, founder of Hoosier Racing Tire, died Wednesday. He was 85. Newton founded the tire maker in 1957 with his wife Joyce. Newton originally produced racing tires out of an […]
Video: Runte Sets Guinness World Record for Monster Truck Jump
Want more visual proof that monster truck guys are out-of-their-mind crazy? Check out this video of Team Summit driver Dan Runte at last weekend’s Indianapolis 4-Wheel Jamboree. He goes all Lebron […]
Team Summit Drivers Will Visit Troops Overseas for Third Straight Year
For the third consecutive year, Summit Racing Equipment and Team Summit drivers will be making the trip ‘across the pond’ to visit American troops stationed in Europe. NHRA Pro Stock champions Greg Anderson and Jason […]
McQueen’s “Le Mans” GT40 Sells for $11M at Monterey Auction!
The 1968 Ford GT40 used by Steve McQueen in the 1971 movie, “Le Mans,” sold for $11 million at an auction in Monterey, CA last weekend—the most ever paid for […]
Federal Government Takes Action to Enhance Bonneville Salt Flats Preservation Efforts
Speed fans, rejoice. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved a final Environmental Assessment this month that will require mining companies at the Bonneville Salt Flats to replace any salt […]
Celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day!
Consider Friday the 13th your lucky day! That’s because this Friday the 13th is Collector Car Appreciation Day, a quasi-holiday just for car enthusiasts like you. This isn’t one of […]
GM’s New Vehicle-Specific Parts Strategy Gives Birth to Chevrolet Performance
Those used to spotting the GM Performance name might have noticed a recent change. Last November, General Motors announced at SEMA it had launched Chevrolet Performance—an entity that will now […]
Garlits’ Swamp Rat 32 Leaves Summit Racing, Makes 2,346-Mile Pass (that’s 9,384 Quarter-Miles)!
The Summit Racing Retail Super Store in Tallmadge, OH has been open for 10 years. And for 10 years, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits’ Swamp Rat 32 dragster has greeted customers from […]
Mazda Miata MX-5 GT Concept to Debut: Like It or Dislike It?
Has Mazda done enough to convince you? We know for some, the name Miata is synonymous with phrases like midlife crisis or—gasp, “chick car.” Their words, not ours. Truth is Mazda […]
NHRA to Showcase Latest Detroit Drag Racing Machines at 2012 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
The Detroit muscle car wars are back—and they’re once again spilling on to the dragstrip. NHRA officials have announced the formation of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown at the 2012 […]