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The Ten Best <em>Top Gear</em> Episodes
Yesterday we asked Jalopnik readers to come up with the best episode to use to convert the uninitiated, unwashed and unknowing masses into the cult of Top Gear. Here's their ten best choices. [Jalopnik]...
This World Speed Record Car Went Faster Than A Space Shuttle
This heavily-modified street-legal Ford GT made history as the first car recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for standing-mile speed at 223 mph. Even cooler: they did it on the runway used for landing Space Shuttles. [Jalopnik]...
Stunning Photos Capture 221 MPH Race Crash
Two weeks ago, photographer Mark J. Rebilas set up to shoot drag races in Bristol, Tenn. What he got was a front-row seat to a fiery crash that nearly took out both cars. Here is his stunning gallery. [Jalopnik]...
Record Manhattan Lap Would Net 857 Points On A Driver’s License
Yesterday, we learned of a new record for fastest lap around Manhattan. Now Alex Roy, former record holder, provides this list of 151 moving violations — for 857 points — he'd have received had he been caught in 2001. [Jalopnik]...
Driver Sets New Record For Fastest Lap Around Manhattan
Alex Roy circled the Island of Manhattan in 2001 setting a known record for fastest time at 27 minutes, reaching speeds of 144 mph over the 24.48 mile distance. A new driver's now done it in 26:03. Here's video. [Jalopnik]...
<em>Jackass</em> Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Accident
Ryan Dunn, who will forever be known for sticking a Hot Wheels car up his own ass in the movie Jackass, and another as-of-yet-unidentified person, both died in a crash outside of Philadelphia early this morning. [Jalopnik]...
How The Hell Did This Car Get Inside This Van?
Police in Germany stopped this Kazakh-plated Sprinter van on the A1 Autobahn after noticing the rear door wasn't quite flush. Upon stopping the vehicle they realized why. A Mazda 626 stuffed inside. Here's the how — and the why. [Jalopnik]...
The 10 Dumbest Last Laps In Racing History
To err is human, so when super-human race car drivers err they do it at the super-worst times. Here are the 10 dumbest last laps in racing history. [Jalopnik]...
The NASCAR Champ Who Knocked Out A Reporter To Prove He Could Read
For a brief period of time, NASCAR fans knew who Bobby Isaac was. One year he won 17 races. Another, 20 poles. Later, he set 28 World land speed records at Bonneville. This story, however, is about his temper. [Jalopnik]...
Watch Sebastien Buemi Hit A Crazy Fan With His F1 Car In Japan
Formula One driver Sebastien Buemi was in Japan at a Red Bull F1 Exhibition when a fan attempted to jump over his moving race car with predictably disastrous results. [Jalopnik]...
How Ford Builds The Greatest Track Day Mustang Ever
Today Jalopnik toured Ford's Flat Rock assembly plant for the BOSS 302S Mustang, the new man-of-the-track version of the Boss 302, a car they called "the best Mustang ever." Manufacturing porn is so hot. [Jalopnik]...
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch Busted For Going 128 MPH In This Car
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, currently third in Sprint Cup standings, was charged with reckless driving this afternoon for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in what's being described as a "yellow Lexus sports car." Ahem, Lexus LFA. [Jalopnik]...
The Toughest Driver At Indy Is A Woman, And She’s Not Danica Patrick
The most popular racer in this year Indianapolis 500 is this 22-year-old Swiss woman who managed to qualify for the race despite second-degree burns on her hands. Take that, Danica Patrick. [Jalopnik]...
The $50,000 Steering Wheels Of Formula 1
It wouldn't be Formula 1 without some kind of constant friction between racers, team owners and organizers, and this year's kerfuffle involves steering wheels that force drivers to push more buttons than a 747 pilot having a seizure. [Jalopnik]...
How Nascar’s Jennifer Jo Cobb Quit A Race And Won
Jennifer Jo Cobb was supposed to drive at last Saturday's Nascar Nationwide race, until the owner of her car told her to "start and park." Rather than pretend to race, Cobb quit - and won a bigger victory. [Jalopnik]...
Video gamer takes second in real race
It was a long day for Nissan Signatech racing, and a longer one for Lucas Ordonez, the "digital kid" who won Nissan's GT Academy. The team's inaugural 12 Hours of Sebring culminated in a nail-biter of a second-place finish. [Jalopnik]...
How The Detroit News Sold Its Soul
Scott Burgess resigned today as The Detroit News auto critic after his editors bowed to a request by an advertiser to water down his negative review of the Chrysler 200. This is why we can't have nice reviews anymore. [Jalopnik]...
This Man Hid A Crack Rock In His Crack
Marcel Foster was busted for speeding in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the traffic stop police found two bags of a "leafy green" substance in the car and "a large white crack rock inside a clear bag between Foster's buttocks." [Jalopnik]...