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Hennessey Teases Project Overlord’s Headlights Ahead of an August 3 Reveal, and This Time Records Aren’t the Point
Hennessey Performance just released the second teaser for the car everyone inside the company still calls “Project Overlord,” and unlike…
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A Fighter Jet Engine on Wheels Couldn’t Break the Land Speed Record. Now It Can’t Even Get an Estimate
Dr. Nathan Ostich did not build the Flying Caduceus to end up as a museum deaccession lot with no price…
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Tommy Baldwin Jr. Is Out at Rick Ware Racing, and He Broke the News on His Own Podcast
Tommy Baldwin Jr. didn’t wait for a press release, a team statement, or a reporter to ask the obvious question.…
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BRABUS ULTIMA 55: A 725-HP Foiling Catamaran That Hits 40 Knots
BRABUS has spent almost five decades bolting big horsepower and wide carbon-fiber body kits onto Mercedes-Benz models, turning already quick…
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This Ferrari F50 Was Mike Tyson’s for Less Than a Year. Now It’s Selling With No Reserve
In February 1996, a brand-new Ferrari F50 rolled off a truck at Beverly Hills Sports Cars, got flipped almost immediately…
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Corey Heim Doesn’t Even Have a Full-Time Ride Yet — He Just Won the Brickyard 400 Anyway
Corey Heim spent Sunday afternoon doing something most full-time Cup Series regulars still haven’t managed: winning one of NASCAR’s crown…
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Porsche’s Road America Throwback Liveries Are Hiding a Bigger Story Than Nostalgia
Porsche’s factory prototypes at Road America this weekend aren’t wearing the usual Porsche Penske Motorsport colors. Both Porsche 963 hybrid…
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An Ohio Dealer Lost a Dodge Charger in 37 Minutes, and the Blinking Headlights Tell You How
The police report a dealership manager filed describes surveillance video showing three to four people walking into the lot at…
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10 Best Tire Inflator Accessories for Airing Up on the Trail
A tire inflator is only as good as the chuck, hose, gauge, or deflator attached to it, especially when you’re…
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NASCAR Just Sued Nobody in Particular — and That’s the Whole Point
NASCAR walked into federal court in Charlotte this week and sued a pile of defendants it can’t actually name yet.…
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Lamborghini’s Urus Has a Camera Blackout Bug, and Japan Just Recalled 2,146 of Them
Somewhere in a service bay in Japan, a technician is about to dab a five-millimeter dot of green paint onto…
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10 Best Oscillating Multi-Tool Accessory Deals for Your Rig Toolbox
Oscillating tools earn their keep on trail rigs, from trimming fender flares to cutting stuck zip ties loose. But they’re…