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Angelle Sampey joins the 6 Second Club...again

Y'know, I dig cars and car racing. But I also appreciate motorcycles and bike racing as well. And I think I'm long overdue to show a little love for motorcycle racing. And to keep with this week's salute to the women of motorsport racing, I have selected a hot vid of Pro Stock Motorcycle superstar Angelle Sampey.

Besides her status as a female in a male dominated sport, Angelle Sampey is a rare breed in the bike racing world. She owns a record of consecutive qualifying races starting with her debut in 1996, leaving her previous career … Read more

'Wunderkind' Erica Enders in action at Bristol Dragway

It's a safe assumption that women could have a hard time being taken seriously as competitors in the professional auto racing world. If you factor in being on the younger side of the age spectrum, getting respect is probably that much tougher. Well, in today's blog post in this week's salute to women drivers in the car racing world, we take a look at young Erica Enders and her rise to prominence in the auto racing world.

Erica Enders was born in 1983 and began drag racing at the tender age of 8. Erica chalked up 37 … Read more

Katherine Legge's near-fatal crash

Oftentimes we spectators forget how perilous it can be for a race car driver whizzing down the track at triple-digit speeds. Man or woman, a crash can be very scary. So, in today's edition of my blog tribute to women in car racing I present a near-fatal crash video featuring British Champ Car driver Katherine Legge.

This video comes from the 2006 Champ Car race at Road America, where a broken rear wing drives Legge into a tailspin that sends her car flipping over and into a wall, catching fire, and breaking into countless pieces. Amazingly, Legge comes out … Read more

For U.K.: Mugen's Honda Civic Type R

Here's a look at the new Type R, which comes equipped with a 2.0-liter VTEC four-cylinder engine. The car boasts 237 horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque. It will be available in the U.K. this fall.

Milka Duno: 1st TV Race

Danica Patrick and Sarah Fisher aren't the only female drivers attracting attention to the IndyCar circuit. There just happens to be another beautiful lady rockin' the car racing world, and her name is Milka Duno.

Milka Duno's rise to prominence in the racing world (besides being a woman) was far from typical. Duno was born in Caracas and her past endeavors have included modeling and Master's Degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine Biology. Around the mid-1990s Milka turned her attention to car racing, and she hasn't looked back since. She moved to the United States in … Read more

The history of Porsche in a new documentary

Starting with the lifetime achievements of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, "The Porsche Way" chronicles in eight chapters the development of the famous sports car manufacturer.

The two-and-a-half-hour documentary is available at the Porsche Museum Shop in Stuttgart.

This Week: A Salute to Women Drivers and Racing

You know, it seems that there's still a widely held notion that cars and racing are a purely man's domain even in these "enlightened" times. But nothing could be further from the truth in my opinion. Women have made great strides in not only the racing world, but have also taken on other car-related areas such as mechanics and customs that are usually dominated by us dudes, and I think that's a cause to celebrate. So ladies and gentlemen, start your engines for this week's video blog tribute to women drivers and women in … Read more

The National Sprint Car Series in action

This week's video blog theme featuring USAC racing has been some of the best fun I've had since I've been a writer for this Web site. And I thought there wouldn't be a better way to end the week than with a fun video starring USAC Sprint Cars.

This particular vid comes from the current season of the National Sprint Car Series at the "Sokola Shootout," a 30-lap competition that took place at Perris Auto Speedway in California earlier this year. It's an entertaining 8-minute clip featuring flips, crashes, and wheels spinning in … Read more

Nascar pit stop halts Times Square

Red Bull Racing Nascar driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York.

Check out the crazy scene that takes place in less than a half a minute.

Silver Crown Championship Racing

As we have seen throughout this week, the United States Auto Club incorporates and sanctions a variety of racing styles, series, and events. Today's blog looks at yet another exciting division of USAC racing--the K & N National Silver Crown Championship.

The Silver Crown Championship has been the launching ground for many famous drivers including A.J. Foyt and Tony Stewart. This is a video from a race practice at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix--a mainstay venue of the Silver Crown Series. The audience gets a center stage view of the cars as the copper meets dirt and the cars … Read more