What showed up for a Touristenfahrten (tourist ride) at the Nürburgring back in 1996? Plenty of European Rad-era goodies from VW, BMW, Porsche and more.
Which ‘80s or ‘90s car would you most want to rip around the Nordschleife with?
Looking to go faster through the cones? Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge pro driver Mike Casino shares his tips and techniques for improving autocross times.
Presented by CRC Industries.
An alternative to traditional welding when replacing a fender? Why not just use glue?
That’s exactly what we did to replace a wrinkled rear quarter panel on our 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite project. Presented by CRC Industries.
Ever been turned away from an event because your track car is too fast, too heavily modified or even too wild? Then the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge is the event for you, where the only rule is that car and driver must just pass a NASA safety inspection.
What, then, is the goal of the UTCC? To simply find out who has the fastest machine on four wheels.
Visit ultimatetrackcarchallenge.com for more information.
[Ligier Sports Prototype crowned winner at 2021 Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge]
Is the Scandinavian Flick one of the best ways to navigate a corner on slippery surfaces like dirt, snow and ice? Yes.
Does the Scandinavian Flick also look cool as hell? Also yes.
Still using the stock gauge cluster in your track car? It might be holding you back from faster lap times because of its limited functionality.
In case you need more help deciding on whether or not a digital dash is right for you, here’s why we went with an AEM CD-7 in our LS-swapped Nissan 350Z project car. Presented by CRC Industries.
How do you build one of the fastest A90 Toyota Supras for time attack? According to Jackie Ding, just add a healthy dose of bolt-ons.
We took an up-close look at his PHD Racing Supra at the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
[Ligier Sports Prototype crowned winner at Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge]
Presented by CRC Industries.
“Panther chassis” and “agility” might not be found in the same sentence very often, but when it comes to the overall winner at this year's $2000 Challenge, an agile Grand Marquis is exactly what nabbed the top spot.
Granted, almost all of the car’s parts and chassis were heavily modified and stuffed underneath an old Bradley GT kit car shell, but the end result is pretty amazing. Presented by CRC Industries.
Learn more about the $2000 Challenge at 2000challenge.com.
Sure, you could read the spec sheet to get an idea of how fast modern WRC cars can travel (spoiler: nearly 400 horsepower in a car that weighs less than 3000 pounds with driver and co-driver), but we like this less-than-scientific approach of watching the purpose-built rally machines blast by under full power.
What’s more impressive than building a car that can complete the quarter-mile in 9 seconds? How about building a car that can complete the quarter-mile in 9 seconds for less than $2000?
How is that possible? Let the team behind this low-buck speed machine explain how it’s done. For more information about the $2000 Challenge, visit 2000challenge.com.
