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VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next?

As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have been pure lip-service, the Japanese automaker has a long history in racing, leading to speculation over where Toyota could land next. According to Toyoda: Motor sports remain an important means of personalizing the automobile in the eyes of customers. Motor sports also remain an important means of cultivating human resources and our R&D ... Read more →

Racecar fabricator and NuFormz owner Shaun Carlson dead at 35 Merritt Johnson

In the late hours of October 4th 2009, the world lost an innovator in sport compact racing, Shaun Carlson. The NuFormz owner and fabricator extraordinaire had a genetic heart condition – ...

Chutes Away! Ford replaces GM as Official Sponsor of NHRA Jeremy Korzeniewski

As the only American automaker not recently put through a government-sponsored bankruptcy, it comes as little surprise that Ford has taken over the spot long held by General Motors as the Official ...

REPORT: GM pulls its chute on NHRA support Jeremy Korzeniewski

It comes as little surprise that General Motors has canceled its contracts with the NHRA teams it had previously been boosting with money, support vehicles and free parts. "I knew it was coming, I ...

Ford Racing announces plans for 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet Drew Phillips

At last year's SEMA show, Ford unveiled the latest Mustang to join the Ford Racing stable, the FR500CJ Cobra Jet. The purpose-built drag racer came standard with go-fast parts from the Ford Racing ...

Rumormill: Shelby to unveil a new special-edition Mustang at NHRA Winternats 9 months ago on Autoblog

We don't know what it is yet, but according to the folks at InsideLine, Carroll Shelby is preparing to unveil a new special-edition Ford Mustang next week. Rumored to be less powerful than the GT500KR, the limited-run model will make its debut as part of a benefit dinner for a new museum of the ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1963 LeMans Tempest sells for $226,521 1 year ago on Autoblog

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Man_Puts_Crappy_Rusty_Car_on_Ebay_Sells_For_226K'; The eBay auction for this 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest started out innocently enough. Obtained after owner died. Appears to have original interior but no motor, no transmission. Body has a little rust and ...

ROUSH Mustangs approved for NHRA competition 1 year ago on Autoblog

NHRA Stock Car drag racing has generally been reserved for vehicles with factory-spec powertrains, but for the first time the rule book is allowing vehicles with aftermarket parts to compete. Two versions of the ROUSH's supercharged powertrains -- the 430 horsepower V8 from the Stage 3 Mustang and ...

Mopar unveiling Dodge Challenger drag race pack on July 13 1 year ago on Autoblog

2006 Dodge Challenger Super Stock concept With a name like Challenger, Dodge's new muscle car had better put down some serious quarter-mile times or else be able to propel itself into outer space. Fortunately, Chrysler's performance parts division Mopar is preparing to do one (if not the other) ...

Safety concerns cause NHRA to limit races to 1,000 feet 1 year ago on Autoblog

The NHRA has acted very quickly in an effort to improve the safety of its Top Fuel and Funny Car races. Due to the tragic death recently of '94 and '95 Top Fuel champion Scott Kalitta, the drag strip for these two fastest classes will be shortened from the traditional 1,320 feet to 1,000 feet. Race ...

NHRA driver Scott Kalitta killed in NHRA qualifying 1 year ago on Autoblog

It is never pleasant to report auto-related tragedies. Thats why it's particularly saddening to report the death of NHRA driver Scott Kalitta, who suffered a horrific crash during Funny Car qualifying at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ on Saturday. Witnesses pegged his speed to ...

Get in, sit down and shut up! Chrysler confirms drag package for Challenger 1 year ago on Autoblog

Dodge Challenger Super Stock shown from 2006 SEMA Show Fans of going as fast as possible in a straight line, which includes some of us at Autoblog, have reason to rejoice. Chrysler has officially announced that the drag package for its upcoming Challenger, initially shown at SEMA in late 2006, will ...

Ashley Force makes history with finals win over dad 1 year ago on Autoblog

Score another one for women! Less than a week after Danica Patrick recorded her first IRL win, pro drag racer Ashley Force made history this weekend by becoming the first woman to win a Funny Car national event at the Southern Nationals in Atlanta. Not only is the 25-year-old Force red hot in her ...

Rumormill: Dodge Challenger SS Drag package weeks away 1 year ago on Autoblog

Dodge Challenger Super Stock shown from 2006 SEMA Show Just like in the '60s, some people will take their new 2008 Dodge Challengers to the drags. Chrysler is reportedly ready to make this very easy for new Challenger owners. Allpar is reporting that within a few weeks, there will issue forth from ...

NHRA 2007 season ends in Pomona 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 2007 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series ended this weekend at Pomona Raceway in California. It was a fitting end to a dramatic season marked with the passing of John Force Racing driver Eric Medlin and NHRA founder Wally Parks. There was also the spectacular crash in Texas between John Force and ...

NHRA founder Wally Parks passes at 94 2 years ago on Autoblog

In our own little subsection of society, few men have had as much influence on our pistonhead way of life than Wally Parks. Over 94 years, he was a test driver for GM, founded the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), had a hand in starting Motor Trend in 1948, co-founded Hot Rod magazine and deemed ...

NHRA legend John Force injured in crash 2 years ago on Autoblog

The good news: he's alive. The bad news: he's a little busted up. John Force's dragster (yeah, that John Force, the one with the Driving Force tv show about him and his hawt drag racing daughters) went out of control at the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals in Texas on Sunday. In the process of heading ...

NHRA pro racing assets get a new owner 2 years ago on Autoblog

Although we've never been huge fans of racing in a straight line, it pained us to read that the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) sold its professional racing assets to HD Partners yesterday for a cool $121 million. The sale will not affect the NHRA's non-profit status, although the new series ...

Drag-racing legend Dick Landy passes on to the big strip in the sky 2 years ago on Autoblog

Dick Landy, the man synonymous with Dodge's wildly-successful factory drag racing program in the 1960s and '70s, has died from kidney failure. He was 69 years old. Landy made a name for himself and his factory sponsor by combining the legendary Hemi with an altered wheelbase to create the first ...

The art of the 75-minute rebuild 3 years ago on Autoblog

Anyone who's ever taken some time to observe professional Top Fuel drag racing has probably marveled at the teams' ability to rebuild an engine between rounds. In less time that it takes most of us to TiVo through a week's worth of The Daily Show, the crews in charge of engine maintenance are able ...

Motorsports this weekend: April 29-30 3 years ago on Autoblog

WRC: Rally Argentina The Rally of Argentina is underway, with Marcus Gronholm (right) leading over Petter Solberg, and a hard-charging Sebastien Loeb moving up quickly in third place after five stages. No U.S. TV coverage, but you may find European clips via BitTorrent. [photo courtesy Ford] WRC ...

[Not TiVoSafe] Motorsports Highlights: April 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog

April Fool's day weekend played host to some wild racing action around the world. Autoblog highlights: IRL: Fence-climbing legend Helio Castroneves (right) won the St. Petersburg street race for Marlboro Team Penske. After starting on the front row and leading much of the race, Scott Dixon finished ...

Motorsports this weekend: April 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog

North American TV coverage is shown where available (all times Eastern). NASCAR: It's another short-track weekend, this time at Martinsville, a track often described as two dragstrips connected by two hairpins. Keyword of the weekend: BRAKES. The weather should be much improved over the ...

[Not TiVoSafe] Motorsports Highlights: March 18-19 3 years ago on Autoblog

American Le Mans Series: As we reported earlier, Audi's debut of its R10 turbodiesel at the 12 Hours of Sebring was a qualified success, with the victory of Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen marred only by the failure of the second R10 to finish the race. Porsche's rapid RS Spyders ...

[Not TiVoSafe] Motorsports Highlights: February 25-26 3 years ago on Autoblog

NASCAR: Matt Kenseth (at right) handed Ford its first NASCAR victory for its new Fusion model Sunday, winning the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California. Jack Roush's Ford teams ran at the front all day, and on the restart for another green-white-checker finish, Kenseth had no trouble pulling away ...

Motorsports this weekend: February 25-26 3 years ago on Autoblog

NHRA: Melanie Troxel (pictured after her Winternationals brakout victory) is looking to make it two in a row in Top Fuel this weekend at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. The race will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, for you high-def early adopters. TV coverage 7:00pm Sunday, ESPN2. ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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