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Ogier made the best possible start by winning the opening Gandesa stage, pulling a slender 0.7s advantage over Sordo and a further 0.3s over Neuville. But it all went wrong at the very start of the following Horta-Bot test, as a hydraulic problem on his Citroen C3 caused his paddle-shift and power steering to fail “straight away.” He haemorrhaged 42.7s to championship favourite Ott Tanak ...Keep reading View the full article

Circuit racing fans are used to high quality live coverage – but truly live TV coverage of the WRC, were stages can take place hundreds of kilometres apart, proved impossible to achieve in the past. That all changed recently thanks to WRC+, a streaming product that has been made possible by new technology and a different mindset, meaning that fans can now follow every second live on their ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times local Friday, October 25 12:05 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. NGOTS 1st Practice (No TV) 2:05 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. NGOTS Final Practice (No TV) Saturday, October 26 9:05 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. MENCS 1st Practice (CNBC/NBC Sports App) 10:05 a.m. NGOTS Qualifying (FS1) 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. MENCS Final Practice (NBC Sports App/NBCSN at 12:30 ...Keep reading View the full article

There are plenty of great reasons to find that old Jeep you’ve always wanted and build it, or restore it, or do a restomod. Our favorite restomods are neatly done and never overcomplicated, and they have appropriate powertrain and suspension choices that create an authentic, classic driving experience with a touch of modern technology. Building View the full article

Stewart-Haas Gaming edged Leavine Family Racing in a tiebreaker decided by most laps led when both organizations finished Wednesday night’s eNASCAR Heat Pro League title races tied with 4,079 points apiece. The finale consisted of two 70-lap races — one for the PlayStation 4 league and another for the Xbox One group — with 14 drivers competing in each. All of the drivers gathered at ...Keep reading View the full article

Alonso will contest the Saudi Arabian-based event on January 5-17 in a Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa-prepared Hilux 4x4 with Marc Coma as his navigator. He joins defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah, Giniel de Villiers and Bernhard ten Brinke in an expanded four-car factory line-up for the Japanese marque, which was unveiled in a press conference on Thursday in Tarragona. Alonso turned ...Keep reading View the full article

It doesn’t take much persuading to get those of us at Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road to go camping. Heck, I for one love camping and have done it all my life. Sure, I’ve had bad times camping, and hotels with running water and toilets are sometimes very nice during a trip, but give me solitude, View the full article

1. Scout’s Honor Here is a picture of my ’75 IHC Scout II XLC. Original factory paint and arrow striping, original IHC 345ci V-8 with Stan’s Headers, Dana 60 rear and 44 front, 3.73 gears, spring-over conversion with Rancho 2 1/2-inch suspension lift, 35-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Claws on American Racing directionals, Bushwacker flares, custom View the full article

There’s plenty of intriguing strands around NASCAR right now, with the new Gen-7 platform coming on-stream for 2021. As we’ve written before, it opens the door for new manufacturers to jump in at the ground floor of what promises to be a lower-cost and more attractive version of America’s most popular racing series. NASCAR would like to double the amount of manufacturers ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin has explained why the crew chief switch that took him from a winless 2018 to a contender for this year's NASCAR Cup Series title has been a "game-changer" View the full article

If you drive a 4×4, we are willing to bet you also partake in other pedal-powered activities. No, we’re not talking TIG welding or sewing machines, we mean bicycles. For the better part of the last year, we’ve had the honor of adding a two-wheeled off-road machine to our fleet of four-bys—the Trance 29 from View the full article

No other driver has gone from championship afterthought in February to championship favorite with four of 36 races remaining. Hamlin entered the 2019 season coming off his first winless season in what was at the time a 13-year fulltime career. His No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team made another crew chief change with the addition of Chris Gabehart in the offseason. I think clearly ...Keep reading View the full article

Earlier this year in Phoenix, Arizona, 14 teams chose 28 drivers. Now just eight drivers and four teams remain with one race remaining in the 2019 season. The finale will take place at the virtual ISM Raceway with each of the competitors showing up at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday. JR Motorsports, Stewart-Haas Gaming, Leavine Family Gaming and Team Penske ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin and Chris Gabehart recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway. View the full article

Pictures detailing major changes to the aero on Citroen's C3 WRC appeared last week and suggested the team was trying the most drastic aero alterations seen since the current cars were introduced for 2017. But a team spokesperson said there will be no upgrades on Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi's C3 WRCs in Salou this week. Citroen had hoped to introduce new suspension for the previous ...Keep reading View the full article

The 21-year-old Hendrick Motorsports drive in his sophomore season in the Cup Series ran up front in most of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway and finished a respectable fifth. It was a solid performance but nothing short of a victory was likely going to advance Byron to the semifinal round of the playoffs. “It’s just a bummer. But we had a great run and we can take ...Keep reading View the full article

Column: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR View the full article

AM General is partnering with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to create a light tactical concept vehicle. The concept vehicle will be built on the Jeep Gladiator platform and will be called the Jeep Gladiator XMT. The partnership was announced at the recent Annual Meeting and Exposition of the United States Army. Both companies have military View the full article

Grand Entrance: The 2020 Nissan Titan XD made its world debut at Nissan Stadium (only 18 miles from Nissan’s Franklin, Tennessee headquarters) in conjunction with the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Tennessee Titans football game. Titan the truck; Titans the football team. Clever! Framework: The Titan XD’s foundation is solid, built on a reinforced, fully boxed, View the full article

Harvick had started on the pole and led 104 of 267 laps before finishing 13th in the spring race at Kansas and he and his crew chief, Rodney Childers, were expecting much more the second time around. With a new car and big improvement with the new aero package over the last several months, the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team was eyeing Kansas as a prime opportunity for another ...Keep reading View the full article

There were no promises of perfect weather, clean socks, or anything remotely easy. The year was 1996, and three-person teams representing Land Rover North America dealerships were assembled for an event called TReK. Though the 1,000-mile excursions were not re-created, TReK aimed to borrow from the venerable Camel Trophy’s skills challenges and build a two-day View the full article

At one point, Keselowski was literally less than a car length away from advancing to the Round of 8. Denny Hamlin was less than a car length away from taking the white flag and locking in his victory in regulation when the caution lights came on for a wreck behind him on the frontstretch. At that moment, Keselowski was three points ahead of Elliott and if the race was placed under caution ...Keep reading View the full article

With the laps clicking away and Elliott running solidly in eighth place, it appeared his 2019 playoff run was over as he was still three points shy of Brad Keselowski. But a caution on Lap 258 changed everything. Elliott took four fresh tires while some frontrunners opted for two and made his charge to the front. Despite managing to get inside the top-five, he was still in jeopardy of ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin secured victory in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas for Joe Gibbs Racing as Chase Elliott edged Brad Keselowski out for the final playoff spot in overtime View the full article

Hamlin led the way on the restart to the second overtime and quickly put some distance between himself and Elliott. After taking the white flag, Elliott tried furiously to get alongside Hamlin by Hamlin edged him by 0.128 seconds to win Sunday’s Hollywood 400. The win is Hamlin’s fifth of the 2019 season and 36th of his career and second at Kansas. Kyle Busch finished third ...Keep reading View the full article