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[motorsport] 'True talent' Ryan Blaney signs contract extension with Team Penske
Team Penske announced Friday that it had signed Blaney to a multi-year contract extension to continue to drive the No. 12 Ford “for years to come.” Blaney, 26, currently leads the series standings after three races (averaging a 6.3 finish) and has qualified for the series playoffs in each of his three previous fulltime seasons, capturing three wins during that span. “Ryan is a ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] GCK World RX duo ditch Renault Megane for Clio
GC Kompetition owner and founder Chicherit has raced a Renault Megane RS RX for the last two years in World RX, originally developed by British firm Prodrive, and while he drove alongside Swede Anton Marklund in the GCK squad full-time last year, 2018 Super1600 champion Baciuska joined the effort in a third Megane part way through the season. Chicherit and Baciuska will now switch to driving ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie Talks About Ryan Newman Daytona 500 Crash, and More
NASCAR teams and other series. For decades, seat technology lagged behind other safety innovations, and Randy LaJoie was among the first to sound the alarm. He put his money where his mouth was and formed a company that builds some of the best seats you can buy. While NASCAR ALL IN: Battle for Daytona concentrates View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2020 Airstream Classic Road Trip
Nothing brings a family together quite like a road trip and a pickup truck. Trucks haul toys to the beach, gear to the mountains, and stuff to the desert. They can be used to help relatives move or even for an elegant night on the town. Although cars can get you from place to place, View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 1968 Ford Bronco Spotted at King of the Hammers 2020
In a world where seemingly everyone including your third grade teacher, sister, neighbor, milkman and more seem to be making payments on the latest and greatest side-by-side it sure is nice to see a vintage looking off-road rig ready to go fast in the dirt. We get it, side-by-sides are fun, easy to enjoy and View the full article
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[fourwheeler] WATCH: Can You Rally a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JL?
Despite a shared affinity for off-pavement vehicular shenanigans, the off-roading crowd doesn’t really overlap with the rally-racing crowd. You just don’t find Jeep Wrangler Rubicon owners perched in the woods watching Citroëns, Fords, Hyundais, Škodas, and Toyotas slide sideways through turns and bound down undulating mountain roads. Likewise, you don’t find off-road enthusiasts tackling rally View the full article
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Championship preview? How much or how little to read into Sunday race at Phoenix
NASCAR Cup Series has moved its championship from Homestead-Miami Speedway to Phoenix Raceway and reactions are split between drivers. View the full article
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[motorsport] Evans "laid foundation" for Toyota success at M-Sport
Evans' tenure at Toyota has got off to a near-perfect start, as he followed up third place in Monte Carlo with victory in Sweden, his first triumph in rallying's top flight since 2017. It means he jointly leads the championship along with Hyundai man Thierry Neuville, five points clear of Evans' teammate Sebastien Ogier. Back in 2017, the Welsh driver was the understudy to Ogier at M-Sport ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Jimmie Johnson to test Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet
The 44-year-old Californian, who is due to retire from full-time NASCAR competition at season’s end, attended last month’s IndyCar Spring Training and expressed enthusiasm for broadening his range of motorsport experiences, but remained coy on the subject of specific dates. However, Johnson – who tested a Formula 1 car for McLaren in a ride-swap with Fernando Alonso at Bahrain in 2018 ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2021 Chevrolet Express and Low Cab Trucks Shift to 6.6L Gas V-8
Chevrolet Commercial announced at the Work Truck Show that a new 6.6L V-8 gasoline engine for the 2021 Chevrolet Express and 2021 Chevrolet Low Cab Forward will replace the 6.0L gasser. While the 6.6L offering, which will be available late this summer, is new for the Express van and Low Cab Forward, the engine was View the full article
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[motorsport] Busch Clash moving to the Daytona road course for 2021
The 43rd running of the Busch Clash will be held on the Daytona road course for the first time in 2021. The event will take place under the lights on Tuesday, February 9. NASCAR will utilize the same layout as the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, the most iconic endurance race in America. “The famed road course at Daytona has a long and storied history with sports cars and motorcycles, and now ...Keep reading View the full article
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AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance
Kevin Harvick is hoping to rediscover his mastery of Phoenix Raceway when NASCAR's Cup Series arrives this weekend View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Custom 2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ with Off-Road Trailer
Join the Fun in this Year’s Overland Adventure! Apply Now For The 2020 Four Wheeler Overland Adventure! Aaron Meyer has dealt with the remote life since he was a kid. We mean that in the sense of his life has always been about getting over the covered road: snow, mud, rocks, and you name it View the full article
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[motorsport] Tony Stewart to return to NASCAR racing at Indianapolis
Stewart announced Wednesday that he will compete in the July 4 Xfinity Series race at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which will be contested for the first time on the track’s 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. The three-time Cup Series champion has made 18 starts in the Brickyard 400 (winning twice), five in the Indy 500 and competed in four IROC races at the track but this will be his ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] World RX reveals Nurburgring rallycross track layout
The mixed-surface route is in the Mullenbachsleife amphitheatre section of the Formula 1 lap, the same area that the circuit’s original rallycross track was located to host the FIA Inter-Nations Cup in 1992 and 1993. The Nurburgring’s new design runs anti-clockwise and includes a start straight that doesn’t get used after the opening lap. Like former World RX venues at Franciacorta ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ford’s Hugenormous Commercial Truck Lineup Get Updated Stuffs
Ford celebrates 35 years of commercial trucks 2021 Ford F-600 Super Duty chassis cab is available for order Gaseous-fuel prep package for current model year (2020) stripped chassis 7.3L Integrated air compressor for 2022 Ford F-650 and F-750 7.3L Available flex fuel capability for 2022 Ford E-Series 7.3L Ford has a pretty robust commercial-truck lineup, and although View the full article
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[fourwheeler] King Of The Hammers Innovative Chassis You Can Buy and Build
King of the Hammers is the toughest race in the world. Just finishing the race is a real achievement. As with many forms of racing, the technology developed during the race benefits OEMs, aftermarket manufacturers, vehicle fabricators, and off-road enthusiasts. Part of what we love about the event, besides the opportunity to spend a week View the full article
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[motorsport] Fontana test of Next Gen car includes its first wreck
William Byron completed a two-day test Tuesday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., of the newest prototype of the Next Generation car, which will debut in 2021 in the Cup Series. Unfortunately, his more than 300 miles of testing runs included a run-in with the wall off Turn 2. The 2-mile track is the largest yet to be used during the new car’s testing process. “We were probably six ...Keep reading View the full article
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Who is Alex Bowman? Persistent, particular, and a caustic open book
He's a man who relates to the car junkie tinkering in his garage, and a man who loves his dog. Get to know Alex Bowman after his Auto Club 400 win. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Identifying an Early Willys CJ-2a
Just after the end of World War II, Willys motors had to figure out what to do with the parts that were intended for jeeps that were no longer needed for the war effort. Enter the (lost to history) CJ-1, a few CJ-2s (also known as the Agrijeep), then very early CJ-2as, which morphed into View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Get Outfitted with Official Adventure Expo Event Gear March 7-8 at The OC Fair & Event Center
Get to Four Wheeler Adventure Expo March 7-8 at the OC Fair & Event Center to pick up your officially licensed event gear. Don’t be the only one at the show without an Adventure Expo hat or t-shirt. Plus make sure you get your Adventure Expo sticker and patch, all available at the Event Gear View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Mickey Thompson Baja Boss Off-Road Tire Review
Years ago, if you wanted a tire larger than 35 inches tall you had to make some pretty serious compromises in terms of street manners and tire life. Sure, they looked great and would churn through the deepest mud, but they would also turn your rig into a paint shaker going down the interstate. Fortunately, View the full article
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[motorsport] Following Fontana, Toyota drivers have a need for (more) speed
None of the Toyota drivers excelled in practice or qualifying this weekend at the Fontana, Calif., track but that has not necessarily been a good indicator of their performance on race day. Even Sunday, Kyle Busch finished second – although nearly 9 seconds behind winner Alex Bowman – and both Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones also finished in the top-10. But for the most part, none of the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
Winner’s Weekend: Alex Bowman and Greg Ives at Auto Club Speedway | NASCAR RACE HUB
Alex Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway. View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ram 1500 Gets Prepped to Ram (or Plow) Snow
The current Ram 1500, Truck Trend’s 2019 Truck of the Year, presents itself as a luxuriously smooth, powerful, and refined pickup truck. Combine this demeanor with its handsome, traditional, and not at all controversial styling (in contrast with the new Chevy Silverado or—gulp!—the Tesla Cybertruck), and one might be tempted to let it fly under View the full article