Readers Share What They Drove (or Pedaled) In High School
For much of the United States, late May through early June typically marks the end of the school year. And attending all those graduation parties must’ve made the Summit Racing […]
A Quick History of The Frazer Automobile
The very first Frazer automobile rolled off the assembly line on May 29, 1946. And considering we just saw one come into the Akron, Ohio Summit Racing Retail Store, we […]
Building a Nitro-Blown Cadillac 390 V8 for a Vintage Dragster Inspired by Pancho González
*Update! In the time since this story was first published, the engine has been installed and is running. Scroll to the bottom of this article to see (and hear!) the […]
What is a Brougham? We Explore the Carriage Design, the Guy Behind It & How the Name Evolved in the Automobile Era
Want to impress your gearhead pals with some obscure automobile trivia? You should learn about a guy named Henry Peter Brougham. Brougham was a lawyer and British statesman who ultimately […]
Automotive Marketing Ace, Racer & “Godfather of the GTO” Jim Wangers Passes Away
With extensive writing, marketing, and racing talents, Jim Wangers cast a tall shadow around Detroit stretching back to the 1950s. While Wangers is perhaps best remembered for his marketing efforts […]
Photo Gallery: Car Show Pictures Taken from a 6 Year Old’s Perspective
In the United States, Bring Your Child to Work Day occurs on the fourth Thursday in April. So in the spirit of “Bring Your Kid to Work Day,” I took […]
How a Discarded Children’s Book Inspired a Soon-to-Be Gearhead
Way back, when I was four or five years old, my mother was scouring our local library’s annual book sale to find me some bedtime reading material. Among the titles […]
Ford Unleashes All-Electric Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 with Plans to Break More NHRA Records
Back in 2021, Bob Tasca III took an electric Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1400 down the quarter-mile track at Summit Motorsports Park—clocking a tidy 8.128 second, 171.97 mph run […]
Acura Unveils 2024 Integra Type S: 320 Horsepower & a 6-Speed Manual with Helical Limited Slip Differential
Maybe it’s the Ja Rule CD jammed in our Alpine head unit talking, but we really like the Acura Integra around here. And when Acura revealed that it was bringing […]
Land Speed Racer Craig Breedlove Passes Away at 86
The face of Craig Breedlove is firmly chiseled into the Mt. Rushmore of Land Speed Racing. Born in 1937, Breedlove got bit by the speed bug early and was storming […]