By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

Bad things happen, and you get in an accident. You need to draw a picture of it to help your case, but you have zero skills with a pen and paper. Enter the internet, specifically accidentsketch.com. This tool helps you get the facts on paper (screen?) so you can plead your case with Johnny Law. It’s fairly easy to use and produces good quality drawings. What are you waiting for?

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Drifting girls in Japan are doing a lot more than just standing around looking pretty–they’re actually building the cars and drifting themselves! Over in Japan, women are quickly capturing a major segment within this motorsport and taking no prisoners. Will women break into drifting in a big way here in the United States? Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

That’s Robby’s V6 Camaro that he’s going to be driving in the Route 66 Rally next month. Nice! Keep those Photo of the Day PM’s coming in.

By Tony Castellano

Tcassa

Hundreds of American muscle cars were on display in the heart of Melbourne, Australia this past Sunday. The day long event, appropriately titled the American Motoring Show, included some of the finest iron this side of the Pacific. Rods, replica Cobras, Studebakers, and countless Pony cars to name a few were all fighting for the passing attention, with my favorite being a beautiful 1934 California Kid tribute. With a relaxed atmosphere, this turned out to be one great show! Loads of pics after the jump!

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By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

So you take your boosted Fiero to the dragstrip for a little weekend action. It’s ok, car is running good, and then BAM! You get a speeding ticket? At the dragstrip? New CarDomain member AkursedX tells the story….

“This was my very first run of the day! I was only on ~16psi and thought that it would only be a shakedown run. After my pass, I went to the booth to get my timeslip and they yelled at me for going too fast without a cage (11.49 and faster requires a rollcage). They let me off with a warning and told me I could run again, but if I ran too fast again, I would get the boot.”

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Great video from our friends at Fatlace.

OneofOne x Formula Drift x Fatlace Round 1 Streets Of LB from Daniel Kruthanooch on Vimeo.

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

There are a multitude of reasons that we don’t ride motorcycles. Reason number one is that we’re slightly less coordinated than a drunk roller skating on a ice rink covered in marbles. We respect the hell out of people who race motorcycles, and after seeing this photo sequence, you will to. If your wife or girlfriend does not approve of your motorcycle habit, do not let her see these photos.

We can’t give you the technical details of why this bike threw its rider, but we think it’s cool as hell that the crashing rider himself posted the photo sequence of his unintended flight. We tip our caps to motorcycle racers everywhere. You’re a crazy lot of bastards.

Click here to see the Triumph675.net action sequence of this guy eating pavement.

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Remember back in the ’90s when Nissan was known for having awesome commercials? Who can forget the the GI Joe dude going to pick up Barbie in his 300ZX? Well here’s a bit more of that magic, this time from Nissan’s Canadian division with an ad for the new Sentra SE-R. Very cool.

By Mike Garrett

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

It’s not at all a staightforward question–the answer is always “depends on the generation.” The distinct design of each of GM’s sister ponycars varied so widely throughout the generations that it’s hard to imagine maintaining a single favorite through the entire 40-plus-years of their history. To complicate matters, drivetain and trim packages varied significantly as well, with sometimes the Camaro, sometimes the Firebird packing the more desirable goodies. While there are always some folks who are die-hard Camaro or Firebird fans, the whole issue gives the rest of us a case of terminal indecision. And when you consider that even the final dismantling of Pontiac may not spell the end of the Firebird (if the aftermarket has anything to say about it), the rivalry will likely continue for successive generations. So here’s the question: out of Camaro or Firebird, which do you prefer? Are you a true-blue supporter of one or the other, or do you waver back and forth depending on what years we’re talking about? Follow the jump to see my picks and to state your own.

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By Chris Bicknell

Bick66

A dry weekend in the Northwest finally gave Jen and I the perfect opportunity to try out our new car care products from Griot’s Garage. We spent both Saturday and Sunday washing, clay barring, polishing then waxing a few of our cars.  How about you? What did you do this weekend?