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SRX Series a Natural Fit for FRAM®

When giants in the auto racing world team up with successful, resourceful business partners, you form a recipe for success. In this case, the result is the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series. The SRX Series, otherwise known as the Camping World SRX Series, is the brainchild of racing legends Tony Stewart and company. Taking some

Auto Pros Race Into Street & Strip Performance, Louisville, KY

Auto Pros on the Road puts the Babcox Media team on location in shops across the USA. This episode is sponsored by FRAM.

RPM Act Introduced In US House Of Representatives

Motorsports allies in Congress led campaign for H.R. 3281, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021.

Small-Scale Cosworth Engine More Than Just A Model

Why would you want to build a fully working 1:3 scale Cosworth DFV engine? Marcel Bouland asks, ‘why not?’

Obituary: IndyCar Legend Bobby Unser, 87

Unser was one of just 10 drivers to win the Indy 500 at least three times.

Champion Announces Expansion For WP2 2-Cycle Racing Oil

Champion WP2 2-Cycle Racing Oil is a premium synthetic blend premix oil for use in 2-Cycle engines.

Hot Shot’s Secret Launches ADRENALINE Racing Oils

The new lineup will include three different viscosities of motor oils, including 15W-40, 20W-50 and ALKY-60W, as well as an SAE-80W gear oil.

VP Racing Fuels’ New Line Of Lubricants Hits The Marketplace

The new lubricants are being distributed via VP Regional Warehouses, VP Distributors and Performance Retailers, such as Summit Racing Equipment, Motor-State Distributing and Keystone Automotive Operations Inc.

IMSA: The Series Born Out Of Spite

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) was founded in 1969 by John Bishop with the assistance of NASCAR President Bill France, Sr. Some say that the formation of IMSA was the result of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) moving their Runoffs (The Olympics of Racing) away from the NASCAR-owned Daytona Motor Speedway to Road Atlanta in 1969.

WIX Filters Celebrates 50 Years In Racing

A commemorative logo will be unveiled at the April 28 NHRA race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Going Faster In 1954

According to most hot rod historians, nitro’s first competition use in America was by Vic Edelbrock Sr. and his associates. In the late 1940s, Midget racer Ed Haddad came into Vic’s shop with a gallon can of nitromethane he’d been given by one of the Dooling brothers, who manufactured slot cars (the tethered miniature cars that ran on a circle track popular in the 1940s and 1950s). Ed didn’t want any part of the new fuel because he had heard “it will blow up in your face.”

The Story Behind The Bundle Of Snakes Exhaust System

When the phrase “bundle of snakes” is uttered about an exhaust system, two cars come to mind: the Ford GT40 and Lotus 38. These were not the first vehicles to use this type of exhaust configuration, but they were the first to be called a “bundle of snakes” and make exhaust systems look more like art than science. These complex exhaust systems were created as a solution to the problem caused by the use of a flat-plane crankshaft.