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Daytona 500 winner and legendary NASCAR team owner Junior Johnson has passed away at the age of 88 View the full article

Two-time Dakar winner Sainz is gunning for a third triumph in the legendary rally-raid, which he will tackle for a second time with X-raid following his four-year stint at Peugeot. His victory hopes went up in smoke as early as the third stage in this year's edition, as he broke his Mini's front-left suspension after hitting a ditch and lost over three hours. He finally ended the event 13th ...Keep reading View the full article

What is the V-Drive 4×4 Van? Vehicle Engineering and Manufacturing Company (VEMCO) was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the company began converting Ford and Chevy vans into 4×4 vans in the late ’70s with V-Drive. The four-wheel drive vans had the plush suspension setup that was previously only afforded to passenger cars, and the View the full article

It was luck. I didn’t have a fast car, and was way off the guys running up at the front, like Jack Smith and Cotton Owens in high-powered Pontiacs, in my Chevrolet. My car didn’t have a race motor design – it was a 348 cubic inch engine that you’d put in a truck or somethin’! But I had Ray Fox on my team, and he’s a great motor builder, so it lasted like it ’sposed to, but it just ...Keep reading View the full article

Johnson, a native of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, entered hospice care earlier this week with declining health before his passing. He was a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class in 2010, joining Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr., as well Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty. The moonshiner turned racer was a pioneer of the sport and one of its first big stars. He enjoyed an ...Keep reading View the full article

More from Jp Dirt ‘N Drive! Stretched 1942 Willys MB Custom Brett Thompson in His 1994 Grand Cherokee 1984 CJ-8 Scrambler Built for Trail Fun It’s not often that you run across a 1972 Jeepster Commando that’s clean and unmolested, and it’s even more rare to see one powered by a diesel engine. Don Scott’s View the full article

The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article

2020 Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab F-350, F-450, F-550: 7.3L gasoline V-8: 350 hp and 468 lb-ft of torque (best-in-class gasoline torque) 6.7L Power Stroke diesel V-8: 330 hp and 825 lb-ft of torque Maximum payload of 12,750 pounds (best-in-class) Ford has done its homework on how to make the 2020 Ford Super Duty Chassis View the full article

The Italian tyre firm, which has been involved in the WRC since the start in 1973, will deliver all tyres used by Rally1 (World Rally Cars) and Rally2 cars (R5 class) for a four-year term starting in 2021 until the end of 2024. Pirelli already supplies junior categories in the World and European Rally Championships and recently signed a four-year extension to its Formula 1 agreement. MRF ...Keep reading View the full article

Another Transformation from AEV! AEV Collaborates on 2019 Colorado ZR2 Bison Most Jeepers know American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) as a manufacturer of highly refined aftermarket accessories. The company also sells complete turnkey vehicles through select dealerships for Jeepers who want complete point-and-shoot vehicles that are also covered by factory warranties and are financeable. Its 20th View the full article

Small, a native of Melbourne, Australia, has worked with Truex for the last three seasons dating back to Furniture Row Racing. “This is an incredible opportunity,” the 36-year-old Small said. “Having the confidence of Coach, Martin and everyone at JGR means a lot to me. I moved to the United States six years ago to work in NASCAR and I wanted to work my way up to become a crew chief ...Keep reading View the full article

More Rigs from Overland Adventure East! Meet the 20 Participants of the 2019 TireRack.com Overland Adventure East A Look at the Sponsor and Support Rigs From Overland Adventure East Matt Patterson and Samantha Wilson are a case study on how to build a vehicle. That’s because they turned a stock ’01 Jeep Cherokee into a View the full article

Alonso will tackle the Saudi Arabia-based event at the wheel of a factory-run Toyota Hilux with Dakar motorcycle legend Marc Coma as his co-driver. Since August, the two-time Formula 1 world champion has been ramping up his preparations for the marathon, contesting the Lichtenburg 400 in South Africa, the Morocco Rally and Al-Ula Neom Rally in Saudi Arabia, in which he secured third place ...Keep reading View the full article

Auto manufacturers Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) and Peugeot S.A. (PSA Group) have joined forces by signing a binding Combination Agreement today providing for a 50-50 share merger where each will own half. FCA, which employs nearly 200,000 people, has the following brands: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Ram, and View the full article

It’s no secret that trucks are hot right now. And the notion of, and desire for, an electric pickup has ramped up in ways never before thought possible. The loudest noise maker in the space is obviously Tesla and Elon Musk’s cyber monstrosity. Thanks in part to Tesla, however, and their fabulous marketing machine the View the full article

The tire industry has been hard at work over the last decade or so when it comes to supplying a wide range of high-performance off-road tires for our needs. Improved molding processes have resulted in smoother-rolling tires. Better rubber compounds have increased both traction and wear lifetimes. Furthermore, better-engineered tread designs have added to traction View the full article

A non-manufacturer specific version of the car has been tested on-track twice now with another test scheduled in January at Homestead-Miami Speedway. An updated engine is expected to follow in the 2021 season. In an exclusive interview this week, Motorsport.com spoke with Mark Rushbrook, the global director of Ford Performance Motorsports, on a variety of topics related to the ‘Next Gen’ ...Keep reading View the full article

When our friends from Oregon made a trip to Lake Tahoe recently, they asked for some recommendations on trails to wheel. They had been to the Rubicon and Fordyce, but were looking for more challenging options. These guys all have tube buggies and wear helmets when they go rockcrawling, to give you an idea of View the full article

Dick Cepek is a household name in the off-road community; it’s also a name that’s synonymous with adventure. The company joined us on Four Wheeler’s 2019 Overland Adventure, where we journeyed with a group of participants across the Arizona backcountry from Wickenburg to Flagstaff, driving almost exclusively off-road and camping each night. We outfitted a View the full article

Ford Performance announced Tuesday that it had signed Deegan to a multi-year driver development deal that will utilize a patient and comprehensive approach to continue her progression through the NASCAR ranks. Deegan, 18, is the daughter of Brian Deegan, a motocross rider, off-road racer, and former X Games athlete who had his own successful history racing Fords. Hailie Deegan grew up racing ...Keep reading View the full article

The way Patrick James signed off on one of his emails evoked a variety of feelings, with jealousy being pretty much at the top of the list. OK, the only thing on the list. He wrote, “Text me. I am traveling and enjoying life.” There was a hard start to that sign-off, though. In January View the full article

If you are buying a new truck, you will want to check out all the new truck technology. It’s over-the-top compared to previous years, which made us ask, “Are there too many buttons and switches on new vehicles?” We decided to compare the pickups on our Four Wheeler 2020 Pickup Truck of the Year tests View the full article

First Look at the All-New 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe Top Ten Differences Between the 2020 and 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe First Ride in the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe with New Independent Suspension If you’ve spent any time around Chevrolet trucks and SUVs in the past half-century you’re undoubtedly familiar with the Z71 off-road package. Over the View the full article

Ford has a “major announcement” planned for Monday afternoon at its Ford Performance Technical Center in Concord, N.C., during which it has said it will introduce a new development driver. Multiple sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com that Deegan has agreed to a multi-year driver development agreement with Ford and she will continue her NASCAR learning curve competing with ...Keep reading View the full article

Rising junior NASCAR racer Hailie Deegan has left Toyota's development programme to move to Ford, Autosport has learned View the full article