On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. A number of political factors affected Kennedy’s decision and...
I’m in high school when I first stumble across the show. A self-proclaimed gearhead from the start, Top Gear was quickly to become an obsession for me. I watched the show ad nauseum, getting into the college routine of rolling Netflix over dinner, three bumbling...
The other shoe has dropped, and the BBC has confirmed that Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson has been, to use the British term, sacked. Formally it was announced that Clarkson’s contract “will not be renewed,” but the effect is the same: The individual most closely...
It has been announced that Hanna Motorsports’ jet-powered funny cars, the “GOJO Firebird” and the XLERATOR “Top Secret” Firebird, will be appearing at four NHRA National Events in 2015. If you’ve not seen a jet car in person, you might want to make note of these...
While I don’t need to go into the specifics of just how many years have passed since I’ve graduated high school, (hint: enough,) the Atlantic City Car Show floods me with nostalgia at the memory of skipping Friday classes, waking with the sun, and trekking down to the...
Kymberly Kaslar, president and founder of Dreams and Drivers, an automotive-based charity, has known about the power of the car community since she was born. Her mother’s dedication to drag racing and the world of automobiles was an early influence on her, and she...
