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Love, Rockets and Racing

Dave and Edie Cox, A lifetime love affair The story of a love affair that was meant to be. A…

THE FORTY PROJECT

ONE OWNER, 50 + YEARS IN A GARAGE, OIL CHANGE, 6 VOLTS AND A GRAVITY FEED GAS CAN AND SHE…

General Motors And LG Chem Announce Lordstown Battery Plant

General Motors and LG Chem have announced plans to build a large new battery plant in the Lordstown region of…

SEMA, Where it all started

Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) of the automobile aftermarket was formed in 1963 by Roy Ritcher, Els Lohn, Willie Garner, Bob Hedman, Robert E. Wyman,…

DENVER TIMING ASSOCIATION -THROWBACK

70 YEARS IN THE MAKING On 16, November 2019 we were honored to be able to Bring to you the…

Check out the guys over at Sharkies Hot Rods in the September issue

These characters have a 69 Camaro with a 502 getting some much needed upgrades. Follow the gang through the upgrades…

3M COLLISION PRODUCTS SET THE STANDARD IN COLLISION REPAIR

We had a chance to visit with 3M this year and look at some of the new products coming out….

IN REMEMBRANCE, KEN BLOCK CONQUERS PIKES PEAK

Toyo Tires presents Ken Block’s Climbkhana: Pikes Peak, the next evolution of Block’s award-winning Gymkhana series. Witness man versus mountain,…

Vampires after dark

As fall approaches one of our favorite times of the year is Halloween, A time for the Werewolf, Frankenstein and…

EDELBROCK ISSUES CLARIFICATION

EDELBROCK ISSUES CLARIFICATION  REGARDING NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCT LINE Edelbrock is Still in the Nitrous Business TORRANCE, CA (Feb. 18, 2020) – A…

NEW PRODUCTS FROM RECARO @SEMA 2023

https://vimeo.com/1022815167?share=copy#t=0 FEATURING JIMMY W. (STITCH) JAY REDDIG, CAMERA ONE ANGELA MUCILLI, CAMERA TWO PASKY MUCILLI, SOUND/ENGINEERING

EDIE COX – LIFE BEGINS AT 250 MPH A LOVE THAT WAS MEANT TO BE

This is a story about two kids that had a dream. Sometimes you just know it was meant to be….

CLASSICS ON THE WATER

As we headed to the Denver boat show looking to purchase a new money pit for the newspaper something caught…

WORLDS FASTES TOW TRUCK RESTORED

The “World’s Fastest Tow Truck” was recently restored in a joint effort by Twin Cities Wrecker Sales of St. Paul,…

TIKI AND THE GANG @VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKEND

As we embarked on Las Vegas last April We took time out from our busy schedule to join the Tiki…

Graig Breedlove dead at 86

CRAIG BREEDLOVE DEAD AT 86 Craig Breedlove, legendary land-speed racer and the first person to break the 600-mile-per-hour mark in a…

ACES FUEL INJECTION @SEMA 2023

A quick introduction to Aces Fuel Injection at the SEMA 2023 sho in Las Vegas. Here is a quick overview…

John Andretti Lost His Battle With Cancer Today At The Age Of 56

It’s with the heaviest of hearts we share that John Andretti has today lost his battle with cancer. John was…

NEFT VODKA ATTENDS VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKEND EVENT.

Rusty from Colorado’s own rockabilly band (The Atomic Drifters) stands in as our guest host at VLV 24 September 9…

Coronavirus claims Larry Rathgeb, 50 years after he oversaw the first closed-circuit 200-mph lap

No. 88 clone at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo by PSParrot. Fifty years ago, to the day, Larry Rathgeb had brought…

Big Daddy’s brother Brother Has Died: NHRA Southeastern Division Hall of Famer, National Event Winner

There was more than one racer in the Garlits family. Ed Garlits, the younger brother of “Big Daddy” Don Garlits…

1949 Delahaye

We came across this and wanted to share some pics for our readers. As we move into the spring and…

UPDATE ON RYAN NEWMAN’S DAYTONA 500 CRASH

The lates statement from NASCAR is Ryan Newman is awake and in serious in stable condition it’s not life-threatening injuries….

LAST LAP OF THE 2020 DAYTONA 500 ENDS IN A FIERY CRASH

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Newman was involved in a ghastly crash on the final lap of the Daytona…

Edelbrock Owners Acquire COMP Performance Group

February 4, 2020 Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), an operations-focused private equity firm based in Evanston, Illinois, and owner of Edelbrock LLC,…

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BETTER THAN NEW. WILL DELOREAN MAKE A COME BACK?

Now that SEMA’s lawsuit has prompted the feds to finally issue regulations stemming from the 2015 Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act,…

2020 VETT VIN 001 SELLS FOR A COOL 3 MILL

GM CEO Mary Barra rode onto the auction block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in a Torch Red 2020 Corvette Stingray that represents the…

BRITTANY FORCE IS THE FASTEST IN NHRA HISTORY @ MAPLE GROVE ON 9-24-19

It has been several months ago but check out this video from Britney force Breaking the all time NHRA record…

GM CONVERTS 250 PART TIME WORKERS TO FULL TIME

General Motors worker Adarrey “Ace” Humphrey was blindsided Sunday. That’s when his life changed. Humphrey, 27, has been a part-time temporary worker…

Tyler Hagler 24 set to take on the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road/oval circuit.

The Michelin Pilot Challenge will be held on January 24 2020 where the 24-year-old Tyler Hagler pilots the Honda Civic…

Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekend #23

Coming in April is the annual viva Las Vegas Rockabilly weekend. MotorSports News Publications will make the annual trip to…

JUNIOR JOHNSON “SHINE RUNNER” AND NASCAR DRIVER DEAD AT 88

Midnight Moon is inspired by Junior Johnson’s family moonshine recipe and – true to the roots of moonshine – it…

BILL SIMPSON DEAD AT 79

Auto racing safety pioneer Bill Simpson died Monday at age 79 following a stroke, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of…

JEEP GOING ALL ELECTRIC?

Jeep global president Christian Meunier reportedly claimed the entire lineup, including the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator, will get either plug-in hybrid or battery-electric…

RED LINE BRINGS OUTRAGE TO SEMA 2019

For decades we have used the red line gear oil in our quick change rear diff and our transmission gearboxes…

THE END OF AN ERA (for the second time)

Lowrider was founded in the mid-1970s by Larry Gonzalez, Sonny Madrid, and David Nunez, “who sought to present a voice for…

TKO CUSTOM CLAMPS

We were perusing through the isles at SEMA this year and came across these guys. We had a chance to…

MEGUIAR’S IN 2020

We had a chance to sit down with Meguiar’s and talk about the new products coming out in 2020. Take…

NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson dead at 83 (reprint from 2018) Because you FORGOT

David Pearson, described by Richard Petty as the “greatest race car driver that I raced against,” died Monday. He was…

Classic Industries @SEMA 2019

As we have done for the last 30 years every November we embark on a journey to a week long…

HIT THE ROAD JACK

COMING SUMMER 2020 Our first annual Route 66 cruise Coming summer of 2020 Motor sports news publications Will be hitting…

THOR SELLS FOR A COOL 12 MILLION BUCKS

Worldwide Auctioneers, the auction house based in Auburn, Indiana, and who recently organized the Riyadh Auction and Salon for the…

ADVERTISE WITH US

Why Good Advertising Works (Even When You Think It Doesn’t)

I was having dinner with friends the other evening, and one of the guests made a familiar statement. “I am…

THE NAUTICAL TIMES

Welcome to THE NAUTICAL TIMES, the ultimate destination for boating enthusiasts. Our magazine is dedicated to bringing you the latest…

Emerald Lanes and Glass Packs

For those of us who “grew up” in the 80’s, it was a time of heavy metal hair bands, leather…

The Burnout

Drag racing, huh? So, what’s the big deal? You hammer the throttle and go straight for a whole quarter of…

Someone once explained to me the difference between torque and horsepower like this.

The simplified version is Horse power equals how hard you hit the wall, torque as explained is how far you…

JON BOOTHE

Singer/Songwriter performs at rockabilly’s. This is an oldie but a goodie. we thought you would like to see the one…