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[fourwheeler] 1994 Ford F-250 With a 6BT, Overland Tent, and 40s
We met Matt Swithenbank and his 6BT Cummins-powered 1994 Ford F-250 at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. His diesel-powered Ford caught our eye with its custom-built tube bed, overland tent, and 40-inch tires. Read more about how the truck came to life! 1994 Ford F-250: The Goal “The only reason I got this View the full article
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[motorsport] Prodrive reveals details of 2021 Dakar challenger
The outfit has decided to build a four-wheel drive car for the top T1 class, dismissing the two-wheel drive buggy option that its British rival Mini has championed in recent years at the rally-raid. The car is 4.5 metres long, two metres wide and 1.8 metres high, and weighs 1850kg - with a 3.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine sitting under its hood. The development for the BRX T1 began in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Prodrive reveals details of 2021 Dakar challenger
The outfit has decided to build a four-wheel drive car for the top T1 class, dismissing the two-wheel drive buggy option that its British rival Mini has championed in recent years at the rally-raid. The car is 4.5 metres long, two metres wide and 1.8 metres high, and weighs 1850kg - with a 3.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine sitting under its hood. The development for the BRX T1 began in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Toyota decides against debuting GR Yaris in WRC next year
The Japanese manufacturer had originally planned to retire the current Yaris model after the end of the current season and replace it with a new contender based on the GR Yaris road car that was officially unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in February. However, in a tweet issued on Monday, the Gazoo Racing arm of Toyota announced that it will continue to run the current Yaris until 2021 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Homestead: Hamlin fends off Elliott to win weather-delayed race
Denny Hamlin fended off a late charge from Chase Elliott to record his third win of the season in the heavily delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead View the full article
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[motorsport] Hamlin dominates in Miami, as Logano trips up Elliott
A delayed start due to a brief rain shower and two red flags, for multiple lightning strikes nearby the Homestead-Miami Speedway, delayed the opening stage by several hours. But the weather relented from there and the race ran as planned to the finish. Hamlin led from the green of the final stage, as Elliott and Reddick battled for second. The sixth caution of the day quickly flew due to Joey ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Homestead race delayed, plagued by lightning strikes
The race is the first to take place in front of fans since the coronavirus pandemic halted the sport in mid-March. It was due to take place in March and rescheduled into South Florida’s rainy season by necessity. The race started late due to a rain shower that soaked Turn 4 and the pit entry, and then only four racing laps were completed before the first red flag for lightning within a ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Homestead opens grandstands to select fans for NASCAR Cup race
Fans are sitting in the grandstands at the South Florida oval ahead of today’s Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race. A total of 1,000 fans are expected in the grandstand, with invited military members and first responders and one guest apiece. They are spread out over about a swath of eight sections of the grandstand opposite the pits. Read Also: Briscoe wins second Miami ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Briscoe wins second Miami race, Allmendinger scoops $100k
Briscoe was racing without his crew chief, car chief and engineer – all placed on a four-race suspension after his car shed its ballast on the parade lap Saturday. He benefited from a late yellow flag, that wiped out Gragson’s advantage, and used his superior short-run speed to win. “That was a team win for sure and the caution fell perfect,” said Briscoe, who won his third race of the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR's Wallace should be "proud" of his activism against racial injustice
Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano have backed Bubba Wallace's efforts in publicising the Black Lives Matter movement , and say he should be proud to highlight racial issues via NASCAR View the full article
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[motorsport] What time and channel is the Homestead NASCAR race today?
What time is the NASCAR race today? NASCAR last raced at Homestead in November, 2019 where Kyle Busch took the win and the championship. It will also be the fourth event of this jam-packed weekend of racing. Harrison Burton won the Saturday Xfinity Series race in a two-lap shootout while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fifth in his lone start of the 2020 season. Kyle Busch won the Saturday night ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Briscoe's crew chief, car chief and engineer suspended
The start of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway was delayed by debris strewn about the track, which came from Briscoe's race car. He was forced to pit road and fell several laps down, but rebounded impressively to finish seventh and on the lead lap. Read Also: Burton scores last-gasp Miami win, Dale Earnhardt Jr stars Nonetheless, NASCAR ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Busch bounces back from penalty to dominate Miami Trucks
Busch had to start from the rear and take a drive-through penalty on the opening lap due to an L1 penalty in pre-race technical. He explained: "The deal with the infraction was just a fluke deal, it was a bar that was legal here last year but not legal this year, and it hadn't been back to the fab shop." Despite brushing the wall on his first run, Busch returned to imperious form in stage two ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Dale Earnhardt Jr: Miami NASCAR race “might be the last one”
Earnhardt drove from 12th place to the lead in Miami, and only lost a certain runner-up finish due to a late-race caution period. Since his retirement from full-time competition in 2017, he has run one Xfinity Series race per year, but admitted after Saturday’s race that this might have been his final start. “Right now I think it’s going to stay the same, I’m not doing any more ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Burton scores last-gasp Miami win, Dale Earnhardt Jr stars
That late-race restart catapulted Burton into the lead battle, and he seized his chance in style to beat Austin Cindric, as longtime race leader Noah Gragson fell short. Burton said: “What a day, if people keep on doubting us, we’re gonna keep coming back. What a race, this place is so much fun. I’m ready to go again tomorrow, and get two!” Earnhardt showed zero signs of rust from ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Dale Earnhardt Jr to “minimize my time” at track prior to race
Since his fulltime retirement from competition at the end of 2017, Earnhardt Jr. has run one Xfinity race per season with his own JR Motorsports team at various tracks. He will race the #8 Hellmann’s car at Homestead-Miami Speedway Saturday, in a race rescheduled from March. But the health screening and PPE protocols that NASCAR has put in place means that he’s planning to spend as little ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Have You Ever Seen A Farm That Grows Ford Super Duty 4x4s?
I like wandering around my nephew’s northern Illinois farm because there’s always interesting things to see; he likes to buy broken stuff, repair it, and use it. Buy ‘Em Broken, Fix ‘Em, Use ‘Em My nephew, Troy, is on my wife’s side of the family. He purchased my father-in-law’s farm, and like his grandpa, is View the full article
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[foxsports]
AP Interview: NASCAR'S Bubba Wallace finds voice
Bubba Wallace has always understood his platform as the only full-time, African American driver in NASCAR View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Go Devil Run Part 2
Go Devil Run Part 1 In the article here, we told you all about the fun, frivolity, and funny hats that were a part of the first annual Go Devil Run (or GDR). With the morning of the third day of the GDR we, the flatfender aficionados and old-timey adventurers packed up our vintage camping View the full article
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[fourwheeler] The First Two Weeks With A Roxor
Hi, my name is Verne Simons, and I have a problem. I can’t leave anything alone. I like to modify 4x4s mostly, but I’ve been known to tear all manner of things apart in an attempt to make them better—or at least what I think is better. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Best Tires for Driving in Sand
Selecting the best tire for sand isn’t as cut and dry as you may expect. Just like there are many different types of snow, each requiring a different set of skills and equipment to successfully negotiate, so too are there many different types of sand. You’ve got loose, dry sand that can seem bottomless, moist View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Bogi From All Girls Garage - Episode 125 of The Truck Show Podcast
On This Week’s Truck Show Podcast: Bogi Lateiner from All Girls Garage Cerakote’s Tim O’Malley Why We Love The DMV/Personalized Plates The guys talk shop with Bogi Lateiner from All Girls Garage, a show on the MotorTrend App, learning about her BMW-powered Chevy pickup project, her love of vocational training, and how overmatched they are View the full article
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[foxsports]
Junior to savor Homestead again, but virus upends routine
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a plan for Saturday, one unlike any other he’s had in more than two decades of getting behind the wheel at NASCAR events View the full article
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[motorsport] NASCAR Euro Series set for September return
The tentative schedule will have the series return to competition at the Autodromo Piero Taruffi of Vallelunga on September 12-13. The Italian track will welcome the Euro Series for the first time. In all, there are five planned NASCAR GPs. Italy will be followed by Belgium at Zolder, Germany at Hockenheim, Czech Republic at Most and Spain at Valencia. The locations will host four races each ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] What Else Does David Freiburger have in His Garage!?
We’re back in David Freiburger’s garage while he’s Working From Home and checking out more of his collection of automotive treasures—plus, a first look at his new project car. View the full article