In Memoriam

If you think the Mazda Miata is Always The Answer, you have Tsutomu ‘Tom’ Matano to thank. Known as the Father of the Miata, Matano passed away on September 20 […]

Just a few weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday, we were saddened to hear of the passing of John Penton—one of the forefathers of modern dirt bike racing. Born in […]

The monster truck and motorsports communities are in shock today, as news emerges that BIGFOOT driver and Team Summit member Dan Runte tragically lost his life in a traffic accident […]

The drag racing community was saddened to hear the news of the passing of Ken Black earlier this week. An icon of motorsports, Ken was a racer, team owner, and […]

The motorsports community is still in shock after news broke that driver Chris Raschke passed away in a crash during the 2025 Speed Week at the Salt Flats of Bonneville, […]

“God created the world in six days—if Tamiya had written the manual, he would have finished it in four.” Author Unknown If you’re even casually into plastic model kits or […]

If you’ve been around the racing and performance industries long enough, you’ve undoubtedly heard the name Ed Pink. Dubbed the “Old Master” by his friends and colleagues, Ed was an […]

One of the original customizers from the Golden Age of hot rodding, Gene Winfield, has passed away. Gene was an early pioneer in custom car culture and, if you’ve been […]

If you’ve opened up a car enthusiast magazine or consumer electronics publication anytime over, say, the last 25 years or so, there’s a good chance you saw the face of […]

For gearheads across generations, Joe Elmore is a familiar and welcome sight whenever we pop on the television. Over the decades, Joe became a fixture on many top-notch car enthusiast […]