Benny Kirk
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18-Year-Old Jett Lawrence Secures AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship in Dramatic Style
14 Sep 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Up and coming motocross hot-shot Jett Lawrence overcame all the odds, including a couple of poor starts and a minor crash, to secure his first Motocross 250MX championship at the Hangtown Motocross Classic at Rancho Cordova, California’s Prai...
VW One Step Closer to Manufacturing Battery Cells In-House
14 Sep 2021, 06:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / One of the most significant barriers between modern automobiles and the all-electric future we’ve all been promised lately is one that’s plagued numerous other manufacturing sectors. Building electric battery cells, at least in the past...
This Super Low Mileage 2014 Mitsubishi Evo 10 Is an Undisputed Future Classic
14 Sep 2021, 06:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We may despair at the miserable state of affairs that Mitsubishi’s found themselves in at present day, with a car lineup so woefully forgettable that they stand a good chance of going out of business in the U.S. There once was a time thoug...
This Adorable 1961 Nash Metropolitan Is an Anti Muscle Car
13 Sep 2021, 19:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The beauty of being a classic car enthusiast is there are so many different options to choose from. In America, people tend to pay most of their attention to big old muscle cars with huge engines to match. As we’re about to show you, though, ...
This 2016 Scion TC Coupe Is One of the Last Ever Made
13 Sep 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Scion was supposed to be the brand that finally convinced millennials that Toyotas weren’t just for grandparents and pencil pushers. Ironically, much of Scion’s sales eventually came from older clientele. With its primary objective a fa...
This Small Stretch of NYC Freeway is One Of the Most Infamous in the World
13 Sep 2021, 12:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people look at the Cross Bronx Expressway (CBE), they mostly perceive it only on what they see. A dilapidated nexus of never-ending traffic jams which routinely ranks as one of the most congested freeways in America. Beneath the surfa...
This Jet Powered Corvette Funny Car Could Be Yours for Less Than a New C8
13 Sep 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The mid-engine C8 Chevy Corvette was a landmark technological revolution in the nearly seven-decade history of America’s favorite sports car. This jet engine-powered funny-car dragster, based on a 1984 C4 Corvette, on the other hand, is likel...
This JDM Exclusive Toyota Hilux Surf is Ready for a Big American Tour
11 Sep 2021, 17:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you started seething with rage watching Cody of WhistlinDiesel drop an imported Toyota Hilux pickup truck 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) from underneath a helicopter, there are happily still a handful of these tough-as-nails Japanese utility trucks ...
This Imported Brazilian Puma GT Is a Rare Animal in the States
11 Sep 2021, 06:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you still think the only cars American enthusiasts like to drive are big muscle and SUVs with gargantuan engines to match, no one is likely to criticize you. In truth though, one thing American gearheads like almost as much as muscle cars are qu...
Builders of the Dream Chaser Space Shuttle Ink Lucrative Deal With U.S Army
10 Sep 2021, 19:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Building spaceships is expensive work. It sounds like the most obvious thing in the world, but it means that sometimes, the companies that build them have to find other ways to generate revenue. For the Sierra Nevada Corporation, makers of Drea...
More Than 1,000 Classic Cars Going on the Auction Block in Las Vegas
10 Sep 2021, 18:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There are not many things that can get a petrolhead's heart pumping quite like a good classic car auction. There are a number of different places and companies you can turn to for such events, and the next big one takes place next month in Las...
Bentley Reveals More Info on Go to Zero Plan That Promises Carbon Neutrality by 2030
10 Sep 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It takes a global event of the utmost importance to make a world-renowned luxury brand like Bentley change anything about the way they build their cars, and global climate change definitely fits into that category. On the morning of September 10...
Audi Provides Training for 700 Students, Offers Full Time Job on Completion
10 Sep 2021, 13:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It’d be the lifelong dream of any car enthusiast to be trained in a relevant automotive field by their favorite manufacturer. This is exactly what’s happening to a fortunate group of 694 vocational trainees and 42 co-op education studen...
This Imported Ex-Soviet MIG-29 Is Ready to Take to the Skies of America
10 Sep 2021, 07:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / No one’s quite sure just what kind of lunatic needs an ex-Soviet twin-engine jet fighter in their garage right this second. Surely though, these people do exist and from the looks of things, they have pockets as deep as a mine shaft. The M...
General Electric Starts Testing Second Adaptive Cycle Engine
9 Sep 2021, 19:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The paper trail for the budget of the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter is about to get a little bit longer. American defense contractor General Electric announced they’ve built a second prototype of the new XA100 adaptive cycle turbojet engine f...
This Special Edition London Black Cab Spent Its Whole Life in Florida
9 Sep 2021, 19:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The London Black cabs are a symbol of English culture that permeates around the world. That said, not every one of them was destined to roam the streets of the British capital. Every once in a while, a handful find their way onto the streets of...
Ford Doubles Down on Home Delivery, Adds Tiers to FordPass Loyalty Program
9 Sep 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At the height of the health crisis last year, American automakers like Ford were hard at work producing ventilators for hospitals in need, while their sales model shifted to an at-home delivery service. With the crisis still a very real danger, For...
Eight of James Bond's Most Famous Cars Parked Together in America for the First Time
9 Sep 2021, 15:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you thought the privilege of seeing your favorite James Bond vehicle was reserved for people in Bond’s native England, the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is ready to prove you wrong. Indeed, the largest gathering of Bond veh...
Here's Your Chance to Race Honda's Best Drivers in Forza Motorsport 7
9 Sep 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Honda’s Performance Development team is joining forces with Xbox Game Studio’s Forza Motorsport 7 during the Forza Rivals Challenge throughout the month of September, and you're in for a lot of fun. This month-long event is giv...
New Surround View Camera System From Garmin Will Make Yachting Even More Leisurely
8 Sep 2021, 19:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Garmin is one of the leading names in the vehicle guidance and navigation systems in the industry. It's helped to bring top notch equipment to sailors and pilots, and is the recipient of awards like manufacturer of the year by the National Mar...