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How the Birth of a Racing Event Insulated America's Youth From The Great Depression
How the Birth of a Racing Event Insulated America's Youth From The Great Depression

13 Nov 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / From 1929 to 1939, America was arguably enduring its most difficult period as a developing nation. Known as The Great Depression, the period exacted a devastating toll on the vast majority of the population, with the exception of the elite, of cour...

 
Check Out This Nitromethane Funny Car Engine Exploding Into a Ball of Flames at 245 MPH
Check Out This Nitromethane Funny Car Engine Exploding Into a Ball of Flames at 245 MPH

13 Nov 2022, 07:48 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / There is no clear reason why they are called funny cars, but maybe it is the fact that their fiberglass or carbon fiber tilt-up bodies appear to be caricatures of newly available cars. But there is nothing comical about these impressive race car...

 
Buckle Up-Drag Racing Finale on Sunday Is for All the Marbles
Buckle Up-Drag Racing Finale on Sunday Is for All the Marbles

13 Nov 2022, 03:43 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Qualifying is over and done with and now as Sunday eliminations loom, the fields are set for the Final day of the NHRA season that will culminate in crowning the champions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Brittany Force, Top Fue...

 
Road to Rum Race Day 3 Claims 8 Boats
Road to Rum Race Day 3 Claims 8 Boats

13 Nov 2022, 02:30 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Day 3 brought about some interesting developments in the 3,542-mile (5,700 km) run to the Caribbean island of Guadaloupe that has one sailor relieved while leaving others frustrated. For starters, the potential penalty looming over the head of U...

 
Early Model Bronco Transformed From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Early Model Bronco Transformed From Ordinary to Extraordinary

12 Nov 2022, 16:31 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The first Ford Broncos to roll off the Company's assembly line at the Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan, in the mid-60s did so carrying the hope they would compete with the Jeep CJ5, International Harvester Scout, and Toyota Landcruiser....

 
Force Monster Energy Dragster Goes From a Standstill to 338.94 in 1,000 Feet To Set Record
Force Monster Energy Dragster Goes From a Standstill to 338.94 in 1,000 Feet To Set Record

12 Nov 2022, 11:02 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Coming into the final weekend of the NHRA season racers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle knew this would be the last gasp to win the season's championship. The 2022 NHRA Auto Club Nationals returned to Pomona for the drag ra...

 
This Ford GT Has Been Living Like a Wild Animal in a Cage, Is Now up for Grabs
This Ford GT Has Been Living Like a Wild Animal in a Cage, Is Now up for Grabs

12 Nov 2022, 05:22 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / You can pick up this animal and release it into the wild to at the Sotheby's Motorworld Munich auction happening on November 26, 2022. The car as it sits looks impressive, yet a bit meek for its performance level. Originally launched at the...

 
Rumor Has It Chinese-Made Tesla Vehicles May Soon Land on U.S. Shores
Rumor Has It Chinese-Made Tesla Vehicles May Soon Land on U.S. Shores

12 Nov 2022, 04:50 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Tesla experienced another topsy-turvy week in the headlines that included talk of a Twitter bankruptcy and a ballooning car inventory in China to rumor of Chinese exports of the popular brand. Tesla managed to keep production flowing at its mass...

 
Road to Rum Race Claims Four Sailors as Day 2 Unfolds
Road to Rum Race Claims Four Sailors as Day 2 Unfolds

11 Nov 2022, 14:17 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While the start transpired in great weather conditions, mishaps and other elements kicked in as the fleet approached the Spanish coast for the second day at sea. As Day 2 of the 3,542-mile (5,700 km) Route du Rhum single-handed race began many o...

 
VinFast Plans to Electrify LA Auto Show With Four All-Electric SUVs
VinFast Plans to Electrify LA Auto Show With Four All-Electric SUVs

11 Nov 2022, 09:35 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / We last wrote about Vietnamese automaker VinFast as recently as this past September here on autoevolution and reported the company delivered its first all-electric SUV on home soil, with the first 100 vehicles off the assembly line earmarked for lo...

 
NASA Confirms Finding of Space Shuttle Challenger Artifact by Documentary Divers
NASA Confirms Finding of Space Shuttle Challenger Artifact by Documentary Divers

11 Nov 2022, 06:40 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / There are certain events that occur during our lifetime which are indelibly etched in our minds; we remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at the time they happened; September 11 and the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco immediately c...

 
Help Wanted! Mazda Needs Staff To Build Its New CX-50 in Alabama
Help Wanted! Mazda Needs Staff To Build Its New CX-50 in Alabama

10 Nov 2022, 15:46 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While it is no secret that supply chain issues and parts shortages have hampered automobile manufacturing worldwide since the Covid pandemic held the world hostage, Mazda USA has a new problem. It is common knowledge that the three main componen...

 
Mercedes Reminds Us About Their Role in 1974 World Cup When Germany Was Still Divided
Mercedes Reminds Us About Their Role in 1974 World Cup When Germany Was Still Divided

10 Nov 2022, 13:12 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While the Germany-based luxury automobile manufacturer is not listed as a sponsor on the official FIFA 2022 World Cup webiste, they are seizing the opportunity to remind fans of the role they played in the 1974 World Cup held in their home country...

 
Watch the Start of the Rum Honored 3542-Mile Route Du Rhum
Watch the Start of the Rum Honored 3542-Mile Route Du Rhum

10 Nov 2022, 10:29 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Sailboat racing is an oxymoron in the eyes of many, especially of late, with the introduction of foiling vessels into America's Cup competition. The event, the oldest international competition still operating in any sport has become more of a ...

 
NHRA Season Comes to an End on Route 66
NHRA Season Comes to an End on Route 66

10 Nov 2022, 04:41 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / An exciting NHRA season wraps up this weekend, November 10-13, at the famed Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, in the 57th annual NHRA Auto Club Finals. Championships in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle are up for grabs in the...

 
Volvo Has High Hopes for Its EX90 EV As It Prepares To Take On Tesla in the U.S.
Volvo Has High Hopes for Its EX90 EV As It Prepares To Take On Tesla in the U.S.

10 Nov 2022, 03:36 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / As was reported on autoevolution, Volvo took the wraps off its flagship all-electric, three-row, seven-seat crossover EX90 yesterday at a ceremony in Sweden. On hand for the event was Volvo Car USA CEO Anders Gustaffson, and he made no bones abo...

 
47 Years Ago to the Day, the "Titanic of the Great Lakes" Sank
47 Years Ago to the Day, the "Titanic of the Great Lakes" Sank

10 Nov 2022, 02:25 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / While her location was pinpointed in 530-foot (160-meter) deep water in the frigid waters of Lake Superior, the exact cause of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald remains unknown. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisc...

 
Rivian Reports Huge Loss but It's Not As Bad as It Seems
Rivian Reports Huge Loss but It's Not As Bad as It Seems

10 Nov 2022, 02:09 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe remains optimistic in the wake of reporting the company's considerable net loss pointing to continued strong demand for its R1T pickup and R1S SUV. During Wednesday's earnings call, the company stated it is...

 
Here's a Unique Van Conversion Where You Can Wet Your Whistle and Chill
Here's a Unique Van Conversion Where You Can Wet Your Whistle and Chill

10 Nov 2022, 01:59 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Creative people have that flair for turning something rather ordinary to be used for a singular purpose into something totally different that addresses their immediate needs. One area those creative souls focus on is turning modes of transportat...

 
The Cream Rises to the Top as Subaru Earns Industry Safety Accolades Again
The Cream Rises to the Top as Subaru Earns Industry Safety Accolades Again

9 Nov 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / For over a decade, cars built by the Japanese-based Subaru have been a common site on the list of awards the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) puts out for Top Safety Pick (TSP) and Top Safety Pick+, and the most recent lists are no dif...

 

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