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Hendrick plane crash lands in Florida

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:30:00 EDT

A plane belonging to Rick Hendrick, owner of NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports, crashed last night in Key West after the plane's brakes failed during the landing. All four passengers on the plane were transported to the hospital. More »

Watch an angry Nascar driver crash five times in one race

Raphael Orlove — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:15:00 EDT

Brian Vickers took Nascar back to its rough-and-tumble short track days this past weekend at Martinsville, VA. It didn't look like the other drivers were too happy about it as he crashed out five times. More »

How I nearly made the most important barn find in motorsports history

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Most Formula One cars end up on display or in the private collections of the über wealthy. A car like the McLaren MP4/6 Ayrton Senna drove to the F1 World Championship in 1991 should be in a museum. That's why I thought it was so strange when I thought we found it collecting dust in the space above the shipping-and-receiving office of an aerospace company in Salt Lake City, Utah. More »

Watch our first lap of New Jersey's F1 race course

Ray Wert — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

The official announcement that New Jersey finally gets its own fist-pumping Formula One race in 2013 comes in just two hours. But I didn't want to wait. So last night I took my own "first drive" of the probable 3.1-mile road course in a Jaguar XKR convertible. This is it. More »

Why I won't watch the crash that killed Marco Simoncelli

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

For me it's not a moral dilemma. Indeed, another young racer has died on TV, cut down as millions watched, leaving those who love him with the kind of grief we outsiders can only conceptualize, not actually feel. Watching or not watching the crash that killed Marco Simoncelli (or Dan Wheldon) won't bring him back, and as human beings, we're hard-wired to a certain ghoulishness. It's who we are. That's not my issue. More »

HE HAS A SEAGULL! NO HE DOESN’T, IT’S HIS NOSE!

Peter Orosz — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:30:00 EDT

This piece of footage from a 2007 Formula Vee race is like an animated GIF on drugs. You will want to watch it over and over and over again. And again. And yet again. And then again, once more. But don’t let the seagull distract you from the fancy crash. More »

How AutoTrader uses hot girls to sell cars

Justin Hyde — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:30:00 EDT

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There's never been an appreciable audience for online video reviews of appliance cars. That hasn't stopped AutoTrader from making dozens of drowsy vids spiked with enough hot actresses and models to fill a Hummer limo. Because when the cars are boring, people will still check out the pretty faces, right? Right? Here's a look at the girls of AutoTrader. More »

Why I still let my husband race

The Booth Babe — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The not always lovingly received, but always lovely to be around Booth Babe behind Do You Come With The Car takes a moment to touchingly express her reaction — as the wife of a pro race car driver — to Dan Wheldon's death. And more importantly, to explain why she lets her husband continue to race. — Ed. More »

Rick Huseman, off-road racing champion, dies in plane crash

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:07:00 EDT

Champion off-road racer Rick Huseman was killed this afternoon in a plane crash near Barstow, California. While unrelated to the death of Dan Wheldon, it's another sad occasion in what will long be remembered as a dark day in motorsports history. More »

Dan Wheldon dies in Las Vegas IndyCar crash

Mike Spinelli — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:01:27 EDT

Two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon has died of injuries he sustained in a massive 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Indy 300 earlier today. More »

Chrysler's Eminem “Imported From Detroit” Super Bowl ad is amazing

Ray Wert — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Wow. I can't believe how amazing the Super Bowl ad from Chrysler starring Eminem is that just aired. With a tagline of "Imported from Detroit," the commercial seriously gave me chills. More »

The Super Bowl car commercial super guide

Justin Hyde — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:00:00 EST

After a few dark years, automakers will be flooding the zone of this year's Super Bowl with more fancy advertisements than ever. But why wait for the game? Enjoy your viral marketing now, and our ratings from one to five stars on each: More »

New Ferrari F1 car bursts into flames while testing

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:00:00 EST

The Ferrari F150 Formula One race car proved itself to be a true Ferrari in testing earlier today by doing what Ferraris do best: catching on fire. More »

4-Year-Old Girl Driving Motorcycle More Horrifying Than Cute

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST

The immediate response to video of a small Indian girl driving a motorcycle with no helmet is shock and horror, though there's no denying this four-year-old in sunglasses looks cool. The father's bad, but the daughter's bad. More »

Man Gets Penis Tattooed For Free Mini Cooper

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:30:00 EST

A 39-year-old German man had his penis tattooed with the word "Mini" to win a new Mini Cooper in a radio contest. Naturally, he did It on the air, accompanied by his screaming in agony. What a cock. More »

The Amazing Secret Rooftop Test Track

Peter Orosz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:15:00 EST

In 1928, five years after Chrysler's current part-owners Fiat inaugurated their stunning Lingotto plant, Chrysler's Argentine distributors opened a magnificent building to assemble, test, sell... and race cars in Buenos Aires. We went to take a look at what remains. More »

The Secret Of Steve McQueen's Bullitt Chase Scene

Marc Myers, Jazzwax.Com — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST

For all the attention Steve McQueen has received for the famous chase in "Bullitt," he only drove 10% of the scene. Marc Myers got to drive the route with the stuntman who deserves credit for the scene. -Ed. More »

Key Fake JFK Ambulance Evidence Also Fake

Justin Hyde — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:30:00 EST

Throughout the saga of the 1963 Pontiac ambulance that purportedly carried the body of President John F. Kennedy, the Barrett-Jackson auction house touted a metal plate attached to its dash as possible proof of authenticity. Trouble is, it's fake, too. More »

What Formula One Cars Will Look Like In 2020

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

F1 cars will undergo a more radical change by 2020 than they did in the previous decade according to former Renault engineering boss Pat Symonds. Saddled with 3D cameras and a new efficiency regulations, here's a peek into the future. More »

Owner Shows Off BMW On Internet Forum Before His Deadly Crash

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:15:00 EST

The 28-year-old killed when he split his BMW M3 in half in a suspected high-speed drunk driving incident posted photos of the car and requests for track recommendations to an M3 forum. Sadly, he never got an answer. More »

Fox Sports Chief: NASCAR Races "Far Too Long"

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST

Fox Sports Chairman David Hill thinks the often four-hour NASCAR races are a bit long considering people could do, you know, almost anything else. He also admits NASCAR probably won't do anything about it despite falling ratings and attendance. More »

Deadly Crash Tears BMW M3 In Half

Ray Wert — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:45:00 EST

Late last night a West Palm Beach man lost control of his BMW M3 in a curve. The car turned clockwise, jumped the median and struck a tree sideways, splitting the car in half. Here's the deadly result. More below. More »

Want To Die? Restart Your Engine Like These Idiots

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST

Three people were seriously burned attempting to restart their van by pouring gas from a bucket into a water bottle directly into the van's carburetor. The van started but soon exploded. The flaming motorists then ran... into a gas station. More »

The JFK Ambulance Is A Fake

Justin Hyde — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:50:00 EST

This Saturday's auction of the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy's body has garnered worldwide attention. The only problem? It's a near-perfect fake. Here's how a group of historians discovered the truth about what happened to the real ambulance. More »

Soccer Star So Rich He Forgot He Owned A Porsche

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST

Star winger Jermaine Pennant left his new Porsche 911 Turbo at a Spanish train station for five weeks, slowly accruing parking tickets. Locals spotted the car, with the license plate P33NNT, and alerted authorities. His excuse? Both awesome and maddening. More »

Watch Dozens Of Cars Crash On Iciest Hill Ever

Ray Wert — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:30:00 EST

First, watch this video from yesterday out of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, as cars fly out of control down an icy hill, crashing into hapless parked cars below. Then be happy you don't live on this hill. More »

These Kids Are Such Assholes

Ray Wert — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST

Wiping feces on the car door handle of a Czech singer's Audi R8 and taping the hapless victim is what constitutes a prank these days? Jeesh. In my day we just dumped Biff into a truck full of manure. More »

Hugo Chavez Now Has An F1 Team

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:40:00 EST

Venezuela's state-owned oil company just injected millions of dollars into the cash-strapped Williams Formula 1 team, giving the country's president Hugo Chavez a chance to gloat about something else. More »

Watch This Idiot Jump Off A Truck Into A Cactus

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:30:00 EST

It's tough finding new ways to impress people with your stupidity, so this guy gets an "A" for originality... as well as dozens of needles in his skin... after jumping from a moving truck into a cactus. More »

It's A Surprise More People Don't Die At Dakar

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:15:00 EST

The Dakar Rally is dangerous for both spectators and participants. Participants for what they're doing below and spectators for what they're doing above. Danger's fun to look at. More »

Ochocinco Is Also Spanish For “Free Audi”

Justin Hyde — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

Free from the time constraints of postseason NFL football, Chad Ochocinco spent the day tweeting photos from the Audi-stuffed parking lot of the Barcelona soccer club. His reward? An FC Barcelona jersey and a free car from Audi. More »

The Most Insulting Car Commercial Ever Made

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:40:00 EST

It was made in Europe by the Dutch for the Romanian car company Dacia and their small Duster SUV. It's incredibly filthy, insulting, ageist, sexist, and strangely anti-gypsy. It's also a little hilarious. NSFW for language. More »

I Fought The DMV To Keep The World's Greatest License Plate

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:45:00 EST

This is Garth Yeaman, the 30-year-old who valiantly struggled to keep the world's greatest license plate from being destroyed by Virginia's humorless bureaucracy. He lost the battle, but he's not giving up the war. We interviewed him. Here's his story. More »

O.J. Simpson In A Funny Car Is Stabbingly Funny

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EST

Yes, this is a photo of O.J. Simpson in a funny car at SEMA circa 1969. If the dragster does not fit... (Hat tip to Aaron J!) More »

David Beckham Kicks Off His Porsche 911 Turbo

Justin Hyde — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

Soccer star David Beckham has split from his 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo convertible, a car he covered in personalized "23" emblems. Now some lucky fan can pay to sweat in the same seat as Posh Spice. More »

Virginia DMV Revokes World's Greatest License Plate

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:34:00 EST

A man in possession of the world's greatest license plate has lost his battle with the Virginia DMV, who ridiculously claim it encourages oral sex with kids instead of just cannibalism. Here's their predictably unfunny response to the funny plate. More »

Ask Me Anything: Kasey Kahne Edition

Ray Wert — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:25:00 EST

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne is here at the Jalopnik/Deadspin Manhattan office today. We were going to have him intern for us — fetching coffee and stuff, but he just had knee surgery. So instead, he's here answering your questions. More »

Watch An Entire Season Of Racing Live On Your Xbox

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

The American Le Mans Series will be the first U.S. racing series to broadcast an entire season of racing live, online, and unedited via ESPN3 and Xbox Live, including the 12 hours of Sebring you've been poorly recreating in Forza. More »

What's The Best Vehicle To Have Sex In?

Justin Hyde — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST

A survey of 1,000 Brits found 54% say they've attempted sex in a car, but less than half rated their auto-erotic exploits enjoyable. Obviously. Who would enjoy acrobatics in a Daewoo Lacetti? Which raises the question — what's better? More »

Car Crashes Next To Guy Taking A Leak

Ray Wert — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:15:00 EST

Watch this amazing video of an Audi crashing just feet from a guy taking a leak by the side of the road. If the video's real, it's going more viral than herpes at a fraternity party. (H/t to AsianMartin!) More »