Full Throttle

Brent Hajek already has a passion for living, but that passion burns brightest when he’s talking about racing, racing history and his love of all things Ford.

No women, no points. That’s the decision motor racing governing body FIA made with the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation after learning that women were not allowed to compete in Hail Baja Rally, a four-day event that starts tomorrow.

Tony Stewart
“Paul Newman was a phenomenal individual who made a profound impact throughout his life. His acting skills are well-known, but equally impressive was his desire to give back and help those who just didn’t get the same shake out of life that we did.
“I got to know him through our time helping build Victory [...]

In answer to the question posed, I haven’t a clue, but it’s a sure bet 15 year old Jessica Brunelli is close.
Very close.
Saturday evening she competed in the USAC California Ford Focus Pavement Midget Car Series event at the Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Qualifying fourth she was eligible for the Trophy Dash [...]

Grab yer popcorn and Milk Duds sit back and enjoy.
The first “movie” is more of a short rather than a feature length film: “So Ya Wanna Be a Sprint Car Driver Huh?”
OK. You say you wanna run on dirt also… OK, have at it, be my guest, ride that cushion!
And hang onto your helmet! Is [...]

Cardrona’s (NZ) long-running Race to the Sky has been axed.
A new organizer has not come forward since founder Grant Aitken’s decision to pull out last year. Costly red tape requirements, as well as road and land access issues, have contributed to the event’s demise.
It is The Magnet for New Zealand petrol heads but this Easter, [...]

The 24 hours of the Nurburgring is underway as I write this (0530am Sunday) for those with an interest in the event they have a live video stream up that’s available here.
The link will launch Windows Media Player on PCs and VLC Player on Macs. At present there is 5 hours to go before the [...]

The stars of the Stade for this afternoon’s Race of Champions

Since the first women strapped into a race car the debate continues to rage on whether they belonged and if they did could they compete successfully. The “belong” half of the debate is pretty much settled with a few notable cretins, and the occasional misogynist.
An event to be held this week at Silverstone may not [...]

So it’s the morning before the evening’s NASCAR “spin dryer” session at Bristol and the day before the Grand Prix of Turkey in Istanbul. What’s goin’ on?
As the F1 Circus returns from its annual GriswaldsTour it finds itself near the Bosporus Strait. Ferrari has secured its fourth lock-out of the F1 front row. Felipe Massa [...]

Me thinks Home Depot is shooting themselves in the foot.
A popular, unofficial Saturday night car show at a Home Depot parking lot in Cedar Park will have to move because crowds are taking up customer spaces, company officials said.
“It’s regrettable,” said Home Depot spokesman Don Harrison, “but the lot is for our customers to park. [...]

The 2007 list of nominees for induction to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame has been released. There are 20 finalists, look over the list and see if your are as stunned as I was to realize some of the legends that have not been inducted as yet.
Cotton Owens, the highly successful race driver and [...]

The answer, as everyone knows is to get to the top.
For some it’s not enough to just get to the top. It’s how many times you can hang your ass over a 1000 foot (or much higher) cliff while traversing a 180 degree (sans guardrail) turn. While enroute they must control a 800 horsepower mechanical [...]

Dirt Track Warriors.
Before NASCAR, high-speed race car drivers raced on dirt - and they still do. Dirt track automobile racing - an estimated billion dollar a year business with 30 million fans - is “the biggest sport you?ve never heard of,” according to the new documentary CNN PRESENTS: DIRT TRACK WARRIORS, premiering on Saturday, July [...]

Back in July BAR Honda announced it planned to give F1

As previously noted just because your chosen racing series has completed its season is no reason to lay around and gather dust. Rubens Barrichelo and teammate 2004 IRL champion Tony Kanaan combined to conquer all competition in Brazils’ second most famous racing event, The Granja 500 a charity kart 500-mile endurance test.
They beat an [...]

He goes racing of course. The Granja 500, the biggest race of the year in Brazil barring the Formula One Grand Prix, paying nothing but trophies and bragging rights, is less than a month away and all the major players are preparing for the eighth running of the 500 Milhas da Granja Viana, a charity [...]

… is a racer that started their career at the age of 13.
Jesica Matzdorf always wanted to drive the family car down the long driveway at her family’s home in Grand Rapids, but her father, Bill, wouldn’t let her until she got her driver’s license.
But Jesica Matzdorf didn’t want to wait until she was 16. [...]

… they just pull in for an elongated pitstop. Nick Trgovich isn’t ready for that final “gas an go” and even at the young age of 79 he still has the desire to rub a few finders and play “bumper tag” with the rest of the boys at Illiana Motor Speedway.
A front-runner at Illiana [...]

France may be home to Le Mans, but England can lay claim to the ‘most entertaining’ endurance race in the world, when the Gate-A-Mation Citroen 2CV 24 Hours shows just what the ultra-professional event is missing.
Held one week after the historic spectacle across the Channel, on 19-20 June, the infamous 2CV contest brings together [...]