Tickets are available, the date and location are locked in and the Dodge Brotherhood of Muscle is geared up to gather for the ninth edition of MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, set to return to M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. Enthusiasts can reserve a spot to watch adrenaline-pumping,…
A CSX freight locomotive overran the tracks at a railyard, smashed through a fence and then carried 30 feet into a detached garage in Niagara Falls, New York on Monday morning. Incredibly, no one was injured in the massive crash, but the derailment spilled up to 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Read more…
The Kirk family, led by ’91 and ‘93 IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock champion Doug Kirk, has stepped in to save the former IHRA-sanctioned track once known as Twin Branch, alongside partner Ronnie Herald and Justin Kirk. The Delbarton, West Virginia facility on a reclaimed coal mine was never developed past a racing surface and…
Chris Bostick, the driver of The Surf Signature RV Resort Suzuki, is leaving Seattle with renewed enthusiasm after achieving a new personal best elapsed time at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. The skilled Pro Stock Motorcycle standout celebrated as his White Alligator Racing (WAR) teammate Chase Van Sant raced to his first national event victory….
Delta Air Lines is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection on the heels of it canceling hundreds of flights for a fifth straight day after a software update bug from CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft systems around the globe. Read more…
Formula 1’s points system will remain unchanged in 2025 after all F1 teams unanimously voted against it during Tuesday’s FIA F1 Commission meeting.In April several midfield teams started a push to re-visit the series’ long-standing points system handing out points to top 10 finishers.At the start of the 2024 season, the grid was clearly split…
General Motors is throwing in the towel on its bespoke autonomous vehicle that doesn’t have a steering wheel called Origin. Instead, its Cruise self-driving unit is turning its focus to development efforts on the next-generation Chevy Bolt. Read more…
Apparently, the American Association of State Troopers is holding a contest to determine the coolest cruiser in the country, and the 13 cars the bootlickers who actually vote in this dumb contest like most will end up in a cop calendar. Read more…
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The Italian-based juggernaut of Europe’s junior formulas announced plans in early April to create a base of operations in Indiana and field two full-time cars powered by Chevrolet in North America’s premier open-wheel championship beginning next season. Since then, there has been significant progress made. Team principal Rene Rosin, son of founder and patriarch Angelo, provided an…
