One Of The Straight Pipes Hosts Played Every N64 Racing Game Ever So You Don’t Have To

One Of The Straight Pipes Hosts Played Every N64 Racing Game Ever So You Don’t Have To

Screenshot: YuriRetro/ YouTube I wasn’t allowed to play video games growing up, which never really bothered me until it came to racing games – I always envied the kids who would come to school and talk about the latest automotive games they played. I still don’t play video games, but thankfully Yuri Tereshyn from the … Read more

Gran Turismo Studio Partners With Sony Honda Mobility To Develop Real-World Cars

Gran Turismo Studio Partners With Sony Honda Mobility To Develop Real-World Cars

Screenshot: Polyphony Digital Sony and Honda really, truly are building a car together. The Sony Honda Mobility joint venture – or SHM, as the brand calls itself – unveiled an updated prototype of its Afeela electric sedan at the Consumer Electronics Show that looks closer to production than what we’ve seen before and made a … Read more

The Reason Chick Hicks Won 2005 Piston Cup

The Reason Chick Hicks Won 2005 Piston Cup

We talk about racing a lot here at Jalopnik, but one race never gets mentioned, and it’s one of the biggest travesties in the history of auto racing: the 2005 Piston Cup. The race between Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks and The King was a complete farce — riddled with terrible sportsmanship and even worse officiating. … Read more

F1’s Las Vegas GP Facility Isn’t Named For Stephen Paddock

F1’s Las Vegas GP Facility Isn’t Named For Stephen Paddock

Formula 1‘s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will be kicking off in under 80 days, and work in the city is in full swing, with roads being repaved and a permanent 300,000 square-foot paddock building being erected to house year-round F1-related activations. There’s one big problem, though: The locals think F1 has named that permanent … Read more