Audi R10 TDI, Road America, 2006. I was halfway into a piece of pie and nearly missed the leaders coming around.…
BP's "top kill" plan for fixing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill involves enormous ships, a mile of undersea piping, and…
The oldest race on the Formula 1 calendar is also one of the most glamorous and most dangerous. The 68th running of…
It is 2003, and a 19-year-old named Travis is about to climb into a rally car for his first real test. What follows…
A jet-powered Ford Mustang spits fire during a break in filming for the SPEED television show Pinks: All Out. Step…
An Australian man has built himself a fully functional miniature Sherman tank. It has working treads and a rotating…
Hey, America! Get off the phone! Get off the phone! Get off the phone! Thank you. That is all. [Big Oak Studios via I…
Porsche's Weissach skidpad in the mid-1970s. Look upon these fisheyed works, ye mighty, and despair. Enjoy the…
This map shows the distribution of oil rigs and pipelines as compared to the growth of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.…
1965, NASCAR, Ford Galaxie. After seeing this shot of John Holman and Carroll Shelby, reader John S. sent us this…
Even for a metal-suited superhero film, Iron Man 2 destroyed an awful lot of cars. The list contains everything from…
Fifty years ago, the world was a very different place. Proof? This image of a '57 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham's…
Through the magic of technology, the 1986 Chrysler New Yorker could to talk to its driver. Similarly, the Speak &…
Fifty years ago, the United States Air Force discovered its top-secret Lockheed U-2 spy plane was nightmarishly…
SPEED TV launches broadband channel, decides to air real racing again. We rejoice. [via ColdTrackDays]
Fifty years ago this month, Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR in his Lockheed U-2. The legendary spy…
Society may despise drinking and driving, but that doesn't mean that the ads attacking it have to be humorless or…