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Don Garlits returns to the strip in a door slammer!

September 2, 2009

That’s right, Big Daddy Don Garlits is returning to the drag strip! Instead of campaigning a 300 mph monster though, Garlits has chosen to run a 2009 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in the A/Stock Automatic class at the US Nationals, beginning tomorrow at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. His production based racer carries the same [...]

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Ford continues plan to dominate motorsports in North America

August 5, 2009

While the other members of the former Big 3 struggle to gain some sort of foothold in the market, Ford looks to be on the upswing in a major way. First they successfully attacked Pikes Peak with the new Fiesta, then they win the X-Games with the same little bombs a couple of weeks later. [...]

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Scott Kalitta dies in crash

June 22, 2008

Simply put fire is every drivers worst fear. God forbid people will write, “Well at least he died doing what he loved.” I will admit I have made that same comment when drivers have lost their lives but I can honestly say I have never said it about anyone who has been overcome by fire. [...]

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Time passes so quickly

September 29, 2007

Motor Trend’s C. Van Tune and long time friend wrote me today with his feelings and press release about the passing of another one of the great automotive legends, Wally Parks. Before he passed away I was also blessed to call “Terrible Ted” Gotelli my good friend who was also one of Wally Parks good [...]

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Driving Force Season 2 Starts Tonight

March 27, 2007

Over the years, I’ve become a big suck. My kids find this funny as hell, as I’ll start to well up with tears at the stupidest thing. Nothing though sets me off like the death of a driver. As someone who has driven competitively and has lost friends to racing accidents, it always hits me [...]

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