NASCAR’s premier series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, is the most popular sporting event in America. 17 of the 20 highest attendance sporting events belong to NASCAR. This weekend, I decided to focus more on the people of NASCAR than the racing. Enjoy!
19-year-old Noah Gragson drives the #18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. Gragson can be found in possibly every social media channel around. He’s taken over NASCAR’s SnapChat in the past and he’s notoriously attempted to use his Twitter to win the heart of Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn. He’s more […]
As part of the My Life at Speed team, I’ve been able to share some really great experiences and wonderful personalities with you all. This story is a little different. This is a story about Eli, an 8-year-old boy who’s endured three open-heart surgeries so far, who has the deepest love for NASCAR you can […]
It’s been called a paved motocross course. It’s been likened to street courses such as Monte Carlo due to the many walls near the track’s edges. What can be said for sure is that Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway is a one-of-a-kind stop on both the World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoAmerica (MA) calendars each season. With […]
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Sonoma Raceway is one the most highly anticipated races of the NASCAR season. A road course built on a hill, the elevation change between the highest and lowest points is that of a 16-story building. Even more notable are its tall curbs and the drivers who always cut them short. Race cars up on two […]
If you have raced competitively at any level you know the feeling. It could have been running track in high school. It could have been mountain bikes in a local club. Here it is national level flat track. In any event you’ve felt the butterflies. You probably developed a pre-race ritual or routine to burn […]
June 27, 2017 For Immediate release (Colorado Springs, CO) – After a week of highs and lows, 23-hour work days for the crew and a cancelled practice session due to fog, LoveFab Race Team is pleased to announce the Enviate Hypercar driven by Paul Gerrard finished 2nd in the Unlimited Class in Sunday’s 95th Running […]
This Sunday, June 25th, is the running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. For the first time in several years, there will be a free live webcast with a full battery of former racers and on air talent to give you the play-by-play. The 10-year contract with Matchsports sounds more promising than some of […]
The first race of the Isle of Man TT is tomorrow. The Superbike race will be 6 laps and is scheduled for 2pm local time. There is an 8hr difference to the US west coast and 5hr difference to the US east coast.If you fancy an early morning cup of coffee and some racing, there […]
American Flat Track Racing – The Sacramento Mile American flat track racing continued its resurgence when the fastest slideways riders in the world took over the Sacramento Mile. “Flyin’”Bryan Smith carried the #1 plate into battle on his Indian FTR750, spending most of the day fighting his teammates Brad “the Bullet” Baker and “Jammin’” Jared […]
One does not have to be the loneliest number. Bryan Smith took the number one plate in the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track (now American Flat Track) championship, and he had company– in the form of Jared Mees, who came within a whisker of snatching the title away (which would have been his 5th). […]
The dust of Dakar is settled, so why not open up some old wounds? It’s actually best to start out by saying that “Fuelgate” is not the biggest story of Dakar. The thing that makes it so interesting is it being the least talked about story. Though to be perfectly honest, it has also been […]
