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0Monterey 2010: A century of Indianapolis 500 entrants féted at Pebble 1281992280
Indianapolis 500 100th Anniversary at Pebble Beach – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 95th running of the Indianapolis 500 this May represented the 100th Anniversary of "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing." The unbroken streak halted a total of five years during our involvement with ... -
Ferrari's 11-year-old wunderkind beats F1 driver in karting competition 1277323020
Lance Stroll in the Ferrari karting challenge, Montreal – Click above or below for high-res image galleryMontreal has some great karting tracks. The French-Canadian metropolis, after all, is a veritable motorsport mecca, playing host to Formula One (among other series) on a more regular ... -
Ferrari signs 11-year-old to development program, renews Massa contract 1276194060
We don't know about you, but when we were 11 years old, most of us here at Autoblog were dreaming about one day driving a Ferrari. Never in our wildest dreams could never have imagined being signed to a contract with the Scuderia. Not at that age, anyway. But that's exactly what's happened for ...
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Cornell's SAE Baja buggy helps us get even with would-be alma mater 1259945820
Cornell's SAE Baja Buggy – Click above for high-res image galleryHow much horsepower do you need to have fun in a car? More is usually better, but sometimes less is okay too. Sometimes even none is enough – if you have gravity on your side. When you're running off-road through mud, ... -
Introduction to Karting - Part 7 1258142280
WRAPPING UP
The leaves have long-since changed and most have fallen off. There's a chill in the air and the odd snowflake, too. The summer motorsports season is at an end, and it's time to think about putting everything into stasis for the winter. With a kart, this requires a bit of work: ... -
Introduction to Karting - Part 6 1257537480
RACE DAYIt's taken a long time to get here, many months accelerated through the magic of the internet, but now it's finally time to hit the track in anger, to fight for position, to make some daring passes – or at least to try and avoid getting lapped more than once. Learning all ... -
Introduction to Karting - Part 5 1256929140
HAVE ENGINE, WILL PRACTICE
Finally, after weeks of learning, shopping, and preparation, we have a track-ready kart. If you've been following along with our An Introduction to Karting series you're probably just as ready to go as we are. Last time we got our chassis, installed the seat, and ... -
Introduction to Karting - Part 4 1256324280
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS
If you have the money, there's nothing like a sweet, freshly painted beauty that's been buffed, shined, and carefully assembled by the skilled hands at your local kart shop. It only came out of its box thanks to a check you signed, the first time it hits the ... -
Introduction to Karting - Part 3 1255719480
We've been accused of acting as facilitators; as dealers; as dastardly souls encouraging readers to engage in a one-way trip toward an expensive, time-consuming hobby. That's pretty accurate. Yes, we did describe karting as an inexpensive way into a serious ...HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES? -
Introduction to Karting - Part 2 1255114680
RENT YOUR WAY TO GLORYWelcome to the second installment of our Introduction to Karting series. Hopefully the first piece piqued your interest with tales of tiny machines pulling 3 g in the corners then hitting 60 in under three seconds on their way up to over 140 MPH. (Well over, as it turns ...
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