BMW Enthusiasts Celebrate 50 Years of M Cars at The Ultimate Driving Museum in Greer, S.C.
For enthusiasts of BMW’s high-performance M cars, it was a dream weekend in Greer, South Carolina, October 14-16, as the 50th anniversary of BMW Motorsport was celebrated at the BMW CCA Foundation’s The Ultimate Driving Museum. Over three days, hundreds of attendees observed BMW Motorsport’s golden jubilee with a stunning museum exhibit, a star-studded panel
Spears Southwest Tour, Pro Late Models Release 2022 Schedule
SPEARS (SRL) has announced the 2022 schedules for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series and the SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma Performance Services. The Southwest Tour will feature ten events at six different tracks in its 2022 championship season, which opens at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California, on February 12. The season will
CARS Tour Releases Late Model, Pro Late Schedules for 2022
Officials from the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour have announced the 2022 season schedule, which will mark the late model touring series’ eighth year of competition. Once again, the Late Model Stock Cars will headline the dual division series, but in 2022, the Pro Late Models category replaces the Super Late Model division. Late Models will
Howell EFI LT1/LT4 and EcoTec3 Harnesses for Classic Cars
Howell EFI harnesses are designed to transplant powerful engines into an unlimited number of applications from Street Rod, Pro-Touring, Off-Road, Sand Rails, Street Machines, and more.
427 cid LSX Pro Touring Engine
When the right components are selected, an engine can go together pretty smoothly. That was the case for this Baier’s Engine Service build of a 427 cid LSX for a Pro Touring application. Find out what makes it special!
Pro Touring – Engine Update
Pro Touring is the niche of niches in the performance world today. And why not, as it’s pretty much anything goes with these truly unique machines. The fundamental theory behind them is to take a car that is not historically significant and update the handling and performance with today’s seemingly endless supply of modernized parts
Ford Wins Pole and LM GTE Pro Class at Le Mans 50 Years After First Win
History has been made! The No. 68 (Joey Hand (US), Dirk Müller (GER), and Sébastien Bourdais (FRA)) wins the 84th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fifty years after Ford’s legendary 1966 victory, the twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost V6 race engine and Ford Chip Ganassi No. 68 wins Le Mans.
Pro Touring Engine Update
Pro Touring is the niche of niches in the performance world today. And why not, as it’s pretty much anything goes with these truly unique machines. The fundamental theory behind them is to take a car that is not historically significant and update the handling and performance with today’s seemingly endless supply of modernized parts and assemblies.
New Products for Modern V8 Engines
The numbers aren’t there yet, but engine builders and suppliers are taking notice of the new V8s. What has taken so long? For one, the new engines are more expensive and more complex. Some shops do not have the capability or expertise to work on them just yet, but more and more shops do. One
Shop Profile: Let’s Go Racing
Corey Schlegelmilch of Donrich Machine &Driveline shop hasn’t finished remodeling thespace he took over five years ago. He says he needs more than this3,000 square feet to move in all of his equipment and do the kind of A– Z job he’d really like to do on his engines. Below is the article as it
The Enthusiast’s Motor Market
Street Rods, customs, muscle cars; even their names are different. When it comes to cars – and we’re including light trucks – from the early 1900s on up into the ’70s, it’s not enough to just call them old cars. How cars from this time span are rebuilt can often make them their own separate
NASCAR’s 2024 Drive for Diversity Driver Development Class
NASCAR and Rev Racing have named the 2024 class of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. The drivers were evaluated and selected after participating in the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine. Andrés Pérez de Lara, Lavar Scott, Nathan Lyons, Regina Sirvent and Eloy Sebastián López Falcón, will be returning to the
30th Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show Open for Registration
Registration is open for the one and only Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, one of the west coast’s biggest, baddest, most fascinating gatherings of the world’s coolest cars, trucks, motorcycles, aircraft and assorted contraptions representing every era and style of wheeled wonders in history after three long years on the pandemic sidelines. The spectacular 30th annual show
Entries Open for the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA
The 1000 Miglia, that traverses Italy each year, has been hailed as “the most beautiful auto race in the world.” The event now holds a United States edition, the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA, in and around Middleburg and into Washington, D.C. It returns this year from October 18-23 and is now open for entries.
The Most Beautiful Auto Race in the World Announces U.S. Dates
The 1000 Miglia, that traverses Italy each year, has been hailed as “the most beautiful auto race in the world.” The event now holds a United States edition, the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA, in and around Middleburg, Virginia. It returns this year from October 19-22. The event is reserved for up to 30 cars
VP Racing Announces a New Entitlement ForThe Inaugural IMSA VP Racing Sportscar Challenge
VP Racing Fuels announced today a new entitlement sponsorship with IMSA, the International Motor Sports Association. A new, multiple-class, sprint-race series will make its debut in 2023 as the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. The series will feature currently homologated Le Mans Prototype (LMP3) and Grand Touring 4 (GT4) race cars in 45-minute sprint races
Celebrating 50th Anniversary of BMW Motorsport
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of BMW Motorsport, the BMW CCA Foundation will present The Power of M at The Ultimate Driving Museum in Greer, South Carolina, a dynamic and historic display that will open to the public on May 16. The exhibit will feature 25 cars and one motorcycle from throughout BMW Motorsport’s history, including
New Non-Wing Pavement Sprint Car Tour to Debut in 2022
Officials from Anderson Speedway (Anderson, Indiana) have announced a partnership with veteran sprint car promoter Tom Hartsell to launch the 500 Sprint Car Tour, which will include 10 races in 2022. All events will feature non-wing pavement sprint cars competing for a championship. Anderson Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway (Brownsburg, Indiana) will host three events
Howell Engine Developments Inc. Founder Billy Haegen Howell Dies
Automotive pioneer and industry legend, Billy “Bill” Haegen Howell, passed away on July 22, 2021 after a battle with ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease. Recognized as a leader in the development of Chevrolet performance engines and electronic fuel injection, Howell’s career with Chevrolet spanned from 1961-1987. While at Chevrolet, he became one of the core
LS Engine Swap Tips
The LS was almost purposely designed for engine swapping. Today, a fledgling industry is built around LS swapping and aftermarket parts vendors ready to support them.
