Category: Racing
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Interview with NASCAR’s Ryan Blaney
We spoke to Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney about the Next Gen car and racing in California.
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NASCAR at Autoclub Speedway
NASCAR returned to the South Land, three weeks after the CLASH at USC’s Coliseum. This race, at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway, located about 50 miles East of Los Angeles, was the start of NASCAR’s West Coast swing, starting in California, before traveling to Nevada and Arizona. Unlike the Clash, which was more of a party—an…
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Speaking NASCAR Next Gen Mustang with Ford Performance’s Richard Johns
NASCAR is going through a revolutionary change with the introduction of the Next Gen car, a vehicle that brings new technology into the sport and more closely resembles its street counterparts. With this shift, NASCAR is hoping to reinvigorate old fans while attracting new ones. Ford Performance’s lead engineer on the project is Richard Johns.…
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NASCAR brought the fire to LA
When I first heard that NASCAR was holding a race inside of the LA Coliseum on a track built atop of the USC’s football field and all-weather track, I expected carnage—wheels flying in the air, photographers dodging car body parts, and a constant slew of yellow flags and race stoppage. Many had questions, like how…
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Clash at the Coliseum: The Silence Before the ROAR
Today was the first day that media and some public were able to make their way into the transformed Coliseum. A stadium that has held the Olympics, is the home to the USC Trojans, and that has seen rallycross, and countless motocross events, is now host to NASCAR. The track is a feat of engineering…
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Moto Beach Classic 2021
What started out as an atypical California day, with scattered showers and dark clouds—the gloomy sweater weather transitioned into gorgeous sunny beach weather around noon. This was great news as October 23, 2021, was the date that Moto Beach Classic. Held by Roland Sands Designs, with sponsors Indian Motorcycles and Dunlop Tires, to name a…
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RaceCarParty at AutoClub Speedway
I’m still getting back in the swing of things. Back to a world where auto events are happening post-covid. I got invited out to cover RaceCarParty, a group started by Porsche driving instructors, who are organizing track days. Out of the Roval (Race track/Oval), cars flew around Fontana’s AutoClub Speedway’s modified road course. A great…
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Starting Again: Dement Kwan Racing School Opens
It’s been a while since we’ve last posted an article. COVID has been hard on the automotive journalism world, but we’re starting again. Our first on-site coverage is of the opening of a new racing school based at Willow Springs International Raceway. The Dement Kwan Racing School (DK Racing) is the brainchild of racer Martina…
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The Third Pedal: Experiences on Track With The GT500 & GT350R
Photos by Dito Milian Here we “R” at the moment of truth. A little less than 60 days and 1000 miles of driving, my life with the GT500 has led me to where all roads should end: a day at the track. It was here, at the beautiful Sonoma Raceway in California, that I got…