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Latest Amateur Stories

Audi RS5 Drag Races Porsche Cayman GTS and Lotus Exige Cup 430—Who Wins?
By Chris Chin / Published May 10, 2019

A Rookie’s Guide to Entering the 24 Hours of Lemons
By James Gilboy / Updated May 2, 2019

This 2019 Mazda MX-5 Cup Race Car Could Be Yours Thanks to a Racer-Owned Non-Profit
By Jerry Perez / Updated May 2, 2019

EPA Clarifies its Position on Race Cars, Internet Freaks Out
By Jonathon Ramsey / Updated May 2, 2019

24 Hours of Lemons: How to Race a 1976 VW Microbus On Its Side
By James Gilboy / Updated Apr 1, 2019

Annual Spicewood Destruction Derby Is a Raucous Meeting of Metal and Its Mortality
By Rip Shaub / Published Sep 24, 2018

BMW E36 Goes Up in Flames Trackside Thanks to Unsecured Can of WD-40
By Chris Tsui / Updated Aug 29, 2018

Watch Toyota Engineers Race a $500 Engine-Swapped Corolla in the 24 Hours of Lemons
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 28, 2018

Prepping My Subaru Rally Car for My First Big Race Is Terrifying
By Aaron Brown / Updated Jul 18, 2017

My Saturn SC2 Kept Up With BMWs at My First Track Day
By Justin Hughes / Published Jun 8, 2017

Take Your Daily Driver To The Track
By Justin Hughes / Published Jun 6, 2017

What I Learned After a Week of Daily Driving a Subaru Rally Car in NYC
By Aaron Brown / Updated May 25, 2017

How Do You Win An Endurance Race With A Porsche 924?
By Bradley Brownell / Published Dec 10, 2016

World Racing League Is Club Racing for the Enduro-Minded
By Rip Shaub / Published Dec 9, 2016

I Nearly Died Racing My Vintage Porsche 911 at La Carrera Panamericana
By Don Yount / Published Oct 18, 2016

How it Feels to Race a BMW M1 at Laguna Seca
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Aug 21, 2016

Drive Wire: New EPA Proposal Would Curb Amateur Racing
By The Drive Staff / Published Feb 10, 2016