Over the weekend, Dodge won its first Sprint Cup Championship since 1975 and Lewis Hamilton won the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin.
- GM opens a second plant for Chinese economy brand Baojun
- Subaru might just be the best automaker in the U.S.
- Used car market in Florida is set to explode this winter
Today, Formula 1 racing is the pinnacle of motorsports. Championship drivers are treated like gods, automobile manufacturers gain massive profits based on the outcomes of their teams (more specifically their cars) in the races, and most technologies in the car you drive has trickled down from years of F1 R&D. For almost 20 years, F1 racing has also been one of the safest motorsports in terms of casualty rate. Not a single driver has died in a Formula 1 race since the late great Ayrton Senna in 1994. [keep reading]
Ken Block goes for a spin in San Francisco, a truck spills some rocks on a now-flat car, and a man attempts to claim a beach with his Nissan.
- This is what happens when you drop a few too many rocks on a car.
- Watch the Subaru BR-Z’s hot (literally) new commercial.
- Recap of Sunday’s F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
- Man drives into ocean while screaming “this is my beach”!
Jerry Seinfeld is working on a new project and it involves celebrities, cars and coffee. Catch the trailer below.
- The cars to celebrate America
- Bruton Smith thinks Nascar races are boring and need mandatory yellow flags
- Catch the latest episode of Car and Driver’s “The Full Hoon”
- Chris Harris tests the Ford Shelby GT500 and Camaro ZL1
- Formula 1 Driver Maria de Villota looses eye after crash
Like most of my coworkers at Mojo Motors, I’m a car nut, though I might have the ‘itus a bit worse. You see I’ve been obsessed since I was a kid. For 7 years I ran an automotive performance shop, did a fair bit of racing (and crashing), and just generally got my hands dirty.
Like any good gear head, I like racing, but it’s always been more about the cars than the sport. I follow NASCAR, but from a technology standpoint it just doesn’t do it for me. Formula One however, is what really gets me going. The thing is, Formula One is also really, really boring.
That being said, I’ve been able to look past the boringness, lack of competition, and lack of action (passes in F1… not so frequent) because the cars are so damn cool. 1300lbs, 900 horsepower, carbon fiber construction, crazy aero – it’s got it all. I mean, the steering wheel alone would confuse an astronaut (see below for evidence). I’ve made the track to Montreal Canada numerous times to attend the Grand Prix du Canada and it’s always worth it. The sound of an F1 car alone is worth the price of admission.
Welcome back to the work week. Here are some auto links to get you started on this fine Monday morning.
- The next generation of mail trucks won’t even need to be driven
- Racing documentary Senna doesn’t get a nod from the Academy Awards
- Porsche Experience Center set to open in the United States
- Tony Stewart on his ‘ship and signing Danica Patrick