Gambler 500 Adventure Scooter – Starting the Build
The Gambler 500 isn’t the most friendly event for a vehicle to partake in, let alone if the vehicle wasn’t really made to exist outside of a city. Typical Gambler … Read more
“Tom Rolled, But He’s Okay.” Subaru Crash at VIR
Zach walked up to me as I was checking a few things on my racecar prior to my group’s morning practice session at HyperFest. My staff radio was on the … Read more
Hyped Up: Three Days at VIR for NASA Mid-Atlantic’s HyperFest
Years ago, NASA Mid-Atlantic director Chris Cobetto wanted to bring the throngs of people typically seen spectating at pro racing events to the amateur level. And so, 18 years ago, … Read more
2019 Toyota Tundra Platinum Review: Enclosed Trailer Towing
Go to any amateur track or race weekend and you’ll notice a sea of trucks, SUVs and trailers littered throughout the paddock. Racers, time trialers, and even some HPDE students … Read more
2019 Ram Heavy Duty Review: Torque For Days
President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy ideology could be summed up with his well-known phrase, “speak softly and carry a big stick.” That same phrase could be applied to the new … Read more
2020 Jeep Gladiator: It’s Finally Here!
Until very recently, the Comanche was Jeep’s most recent pickup truck – and it ceased production in 1992. With modern half-ton trucks too big for most buyers’ needs, the midsize … Read more
Five Cylinders of Fury: 1993 Acura Vigor on Track at NCCAR
How often have you witnessed a longitudinally mounted Japanese five-cylinder scream to its redline while the fully-independent double-wishbone-suspended chassis carves through hairpins and strikes down apexes? You haven’t? I didn’t … Read more
2019 Ford F-150 XLT 3.5L EcoBoost Towing Test
I’ve been dealing with Ford corporate a lot lately. My 2018 F-150, equipped with the revised direct-injection 5.0L Coyote V8, has an incurable rattle coming from the variable camshaft timing … Read more
Smart Cars, Motorcyles, and the Gambler 500: Introducing Mercedes
Motorsports are a fantastic and exciting way to spend time, have fun, and connect people together. There are so many ways of getting into it and it’s not just limited … Read more
Just Roll With It: Autocrossing My (Mostly Stock) BMW 128i
Spring time in the North East marks the beginning of motorsport season! And while I’m waiting on my Redshift Motorsport coilovers to be built, I’ve had the chance to do … Read more