By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Ryan and I were just talking about the rumor that Porsche might be working on a successor to the Porsche 928. Which led me to this hilarious Top Gear episode. I still really like and miss the front engine Porsches from the 70s and 80s. And yes, you can get them cheap…

Top Gear Season 5 Episode 6 2004 Porsche Challenge

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Who needs door panels and interior when you ride on 28′s? Did Superman really ride on an old raggedy kitchen cushion? Yeah, this is an ugly failure, but all we can do is hope it’s an unfinished project. I can’t wait to read your comments, that’s the best part! Read more about the Firebird failure at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Let me qualify that: ever had this happen while on a road course in traffic? Denny Hamlin managed to navigate roughly half of Infineon’s winding track totally blind–a pretty marvelous feat–after his hood flew up following some unresolved sheetmetal damage from early in the race. He didn’t lose much time in the pits because during the ensuing stop–his crew was apparently pretty handy with the bolt cutters, and the next time he came around where I was shooting, he was running with no hood. But Denny’s dismal day was only going to get worse–they had to strip off his entire front clip after he was caught up in the big wreck later on, and for the remainder he battled in the rear with the other fenderless cars.

Going through my Infineon pics, I found that I had the gradual deconstruction of the No. 11 car entirely documented on my camera from different points on the track–and the way it went, it kind of reminded me of that animated gif of the little typing guy who smashes his own head to pieces. It’s really too bad for the No. 11 team, which has been on a streak lately and who showed a lot of promise coming into this race. And they clearly demonstrated a lot of grit for sticking it out to the end.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Today’s pic is from Willie’s Ford SVT Cobra Mustang ride page. New arrivals at Fort Bliss!

By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

This dog has had it with cars on the road. He and his pals have decided to take to the streets and rid the world of vehicles, one car at a time.

Car vs Dog

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I’d say Jeep did a great job with the styling and I’ve been reading very positive reviews at Autoblog and Cars.com. The configurator is now live at Jeep.com and it looks like pricing is actually a tad lower than the outgoing model, despite the fact that they’ve added features. So what do you guys think? Chrysler definitely needs a win right now…

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

It was a big weekend for retro events! In the East there was the National Hot Rod Reunion, and our West was the 46th Annual L.A. Roadsters Fathers Day show at Fairplex in Pomona, California. The L.A. Roadsters club has been around since 1957 and is only for 1936 and older cars, but the show is usually jam-packed with retro cars of all kinds. And we’ve got the event coverage. Click here for 300-plus photos from the 2010 LA Roadsters Show!

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Earlier today, we looked at a Lexus LS400 drift missile and here’s another one hailing from the lone star state, Texas. I guess you can say that today is a mini-drift missile day. This specific missile is a missile unlike any other. The Frankenstein-ian creation that we’re looking at is a Subaru BRAT (that’s B i-drive R ecreational A ll-terrain T ransporter for those not in-the-know) powered by a stock-as-hell 13b! Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Linhbergh

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

My weekend at Infineon was packed full of sunshine and racing, with the competitors ranging from regular-Joe locals to world-class Sprint Cup teams. What an awesome road course this place is, and how paradigm shifting to watch stock cars wallow their way around it! In our Events section, you can browse hundreds of images from Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota/SaveMart 350 here. If the regional division is what you’re following, pics from the K&N Pro Series Thunder Valley Casino 200 can be browsed here. Finally, for some local color, check out pics from Saturday’s tiny but furious Legends race. And don’t miss my collected blog coverage from the entire race weekend.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I know it’s old, but it still makes me laugh every time I see it.