Author Archives: Jake Stumph

The Daily Hot Lap: Smooth as Silk Around Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Modified FRS

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California-based track event organizer Speed Ventures puts on quite a show, hosting a series of make/model specific time attack type events. One of their most popular series is the 86Cup, drawing out the fastest FRS and BRZ on the West Coast to show who can lay down the hottest of hot laps. Today’s Daily Hot Lap comes [...] More »

Matt Farah’s Drift Battle in a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Looks Awesome

The new Generation 6 Camaro seems to have a promising future in the world of Formula Drift. Matt Farah and The Smoking Tire co-writer Zach Klapman were at The Balcony of Willow Springs International Raceway recording “One Take” reviews of several drift cars when an idea was hatched. Farah had a new sixth-gen Camaro SS [...] More »

Legacy Classic Trucks Puts a Modern Spin on a Future Classic

This is one “restomod” that would be welcomed to any Cars and Coffee, or the Rubicon, your choice. Inspired by the classic NAPCO 4×4 Power-Pak fitted to 1950’s Chevrolet and GMC trucks, Legacy Classic Trucks set out to create a modern day tribute. The original Power-Pak trucks of 1955-1959 arrived at dealerships as standard 4×2 [...] More »

5 Reasons Why the TT-RS Will Always Be Cool

Of all the RS cars on the road, we will always have a special place in our hearts for the TT-RS.

5 Things from DTM that Audi Brought to the RS5

1. The fender flares Obviously, the street car version isn’t going to have the same crazy body work like the race car, but the RS5 definitely looks pretty aggressive on the road. The fenders have been widened to fit those fat 265 section width tires under the car. If you want to really go the extra [...] More »

Four People You Should Trust with Your Raptor

There are some people who can be and should be trusted with your Raptor, four of them, to be precise.

6 Things Tougher than a Ford Truck

Yes, some things ARE tougher than an F-150.