This 1932 Ford Gravity racer is the kind of a soap box derby racer you would have built when you were a kid if you had the time, money and know how. A hand laminated epoxy and fiberglass body has a mild steel chassis and an aluminum belly pan. It has rack and pinion steering plus 4 wheel disc brakes. The molds used to create the body are included in the sale so you can be … [Read more...]
OnCamber Variable Camber Steering System
OnCamber, LLC, has developed a system of on the fly mechanical camber adjustment so the camber angle set on your suspension is correct for whatever direction the car is traveling, in effect, leaning the tires into the turn, in somewhat the same fashion as a motorcycle. The system was shown for the first time at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Camber angles differ depending on a … [Read more...]
Street Legal Sprint Car For Sale
At first glance you might think this is a crazy idea, but with all of the near race ready cars being sold by the factories and custom builders these days, this fits right in. What we have here is a street legal sprint car for sale, it's the completely restored 1970's Lloyd Shores Sprint Car. They have Mickey Thompson DOT legal tires in the appropriate large size, a Chevy 350 … [Read more...]
No NASCAR – Danica Patrick to Andretti-Green
It looks like Danica Patrick isn't going the bump and draft route after all if the latest reports are true. It seems she's planning to go with the Andretti-Green team to race next to Marco Andretti. I guess the IRL will keep the popular racer in their own stable for another season, though she may not have had any real intention of going to NASCAR anyway, more of a contract … [Read more...]
Danica Patrick to NASCAR?
Danica Patrick may be joining the boys over in the NASCAR circuit, possibly as early as next season, if talks her father is having pan out. The popular IRL driver is a big draw and NASCAR could get an even bigger boost in popularity if she makes the jump. Could she make the transition to the bigger and heavier cars with the somewhat more aggressive style of bumping and … [Read more...]