The heroes and hall-of-famers of the racing world are most often drivers or team sponsors. These two roles–the one who takes a car to glory on the track and the one who hired the drivers and designers that made that car–constitute the personality and skill that make a team unique. However, there is another role on a racing team that, although often overlooked by or invisible to the public eye, is of perhaps the most vital importance to team success: the mechanic. Among this group of automotive e...

Phil Remington: Remembering the Mechanical Maestro

Race tracks in all avenues of motorsport have their unique challenges. Some make use of steep curves, others are known for difficult terrain, and many are just plain long. Tracks without a large amount of risks like these may seem uncomplicated by comparison, but they are designed to test an entirely different aspect of how a racing driver controls their car: how much speed they use. These tracks, known as “fast tracks,” are battlegrounds for the highest-speed racing in the world, and as such th...

The Fastest Tracks in the World: Where Speed Reigns Supreme

Two proud organizations ready to make names for themselves. A cutthroat competition with everything on the line. Names that go down in the hall of fame as being responsible for monumental victories. This combative imagery is no doubt familiar for anyone who has followed professional motorsport. Over the past century, rivalries have been the propellant behind many of the world’s greatest races, amplifying tensions and adding stakes to championship bouts that were stressful enough beforehand. Howe...

Firestone vs Goodyear: The 20-year Tire War

Many of motorsport’s biggest names have remained humble in spite of the fame. For every bombastic personality who is flagrant about their skill, there is a driver who loves racing and wants to represent it to the best of their ability without drawing undue attention. Unfortunately for people interested in automotive history, a lot of the fascinating details of these drivers’ lives remains a mystery because it’s not breaking-news level action. When it comes to the life of late racing legend Ken M...

Ken Miles: One of Motorsport's Brightest Lights

Pit stops are a way for racing drivers to quickly get new tires, fuel, or parts for their car so that they can keep going without a breakdown. That’s, at least, the textbook definition, but if you asked an actual driver what they thought about pit stops, they would probably tell you that they are of incredible importance. As racing has progressed over the past century, pit stops have evolved from time-consuming necessary evils to choreographed dances that can make the difference between last pla...

The Evolution of Pit Stops: From Minutes to Seconds 

The racing world is driven (no pun intended) by passionate individuals. Behind every steering wheel and engineering team are people who love motorsport, who have loved it since they were young, and will continue to give all of themselves to it as they grow older. Once such individual was Bruce McLaren, the racing driver and car company president who was successful at both roles despite his young age. McLaren as a brand has been successful and synonymous with racing performance for decades, and i...

The Life and Legacy of Bruce McLaren

“Since the dawn of time, mankind has sought one thing and one thing alone: speed.”This cliched sentiment is echoed in many pieces of vehicle media throughout the past century. Despite plenty of evidence of races being an important part of many ancient cultures, there’s not much evidence that the foremost priorities of these horse riders or chariot drivers was modifying their steeds to be the fastest in the world. However, since the dawn of the motor vehicle, the pursuit of speed has most certain...

The History of Land Speed World Records

Car buyers want the vehicle they purchase to be “just right.” Much like the fairytale character Goldilocks, they want what they buy to be just the right size and output the amount of speed, torque, and mileage that is perfect for their specifications. When it comes to off-roading enthusiasts, many agree that the Land Rover Defender is the car that fits this bill, but which of the sub-models is right for them? The Defender 90 may prove to be too small, while the 130 might appear overly spacious f...

Medium-well: The History of the Land Rover Defender 110

Land Rover’s Defender series is its most famous and beloved model line, providing off-road superiority to its owners while not compromising on style, practicality, or comfortability. There are deserts, mountain ranges, swamps, and other rough-terrain areas all over the world that aren’t simply preferable to traverse with a Land Rover–they are impossible to traverse without one. However, since the people who live in these areas are not always looking to carry the most people or supplies around, s...