Last Monday, the staff of Hot Rod magazine towed a 1985 Chevrolet Corvette to Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. They then beat the hell out of it — literally. Predictably, Corvette guys are pissed.
For Tire-Smoking Time, Make it Dorifto Time: Drift vs. Grip
Your friend and ours, the inimitable Starlet-hustling Starion lover, the enviable and thoroughly-mighty Bumbeck went and checked out the Drift vs. Grip event at Irwindale. Motorsports enthusiast and champion thrower of barbecues, Cole Coonce tagged along and summed it up thusly:
Gentlemen, Purge Your Thetans: Scientology Starts a NASCAR Team
Just when you thought the world couldn't get any trashier, the Church of Scientology will debut their foray into stock car racing in the 909 area code with a Dianetics-themed vehicle. Cole Trickle devotees will no doubt wanna make the pilgrimage. As for the rest of us? We think we're gonna try to be out of Los Angeles …
Jalopnik Hits the D1GP
We've gotta admit, we've been kind of skeptical on the whole drifting thing here in the US. Sure, we love sideways hoonage as much as the next guy. We've seen the demos at SEMA and the coverage on TV which kind of led us to believe it was big with the yoyo boys, but Bumbeck convinced us to come out and check out last…
