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INDYCAR: Five Minutes With IRL Driver John Hollansworth

May 20, 2013 It was Sunday afternoon, May 30, 1999 and John Hollanswort...

THE INDY LIGHTS SERIES IS IN TROUBLE: Here’s Why

May 13, 2013 Imagine you’re in a McDonald’s restaurant. You...

SHORT TRACK: Five Minutes with Hoosier Hundred Promoter Bob Sargent

Scroll down for video May 6, 2013 The 60th running of the most prestigio...

MOTORING: The Driverless Car is a Stupid Idea and I Hate It and You Should, Too

April 29, 2013 California has passed a new law allowing “autonomous cars&rdq...

WOMEN IN FORMULA 1: The Stirling Moss Debate

April 22, 2013 83-year-old Formula 1 legend Stirling Moss has once ...

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CLASSIC CARS: Mercury Cyclone for Dummies

April 9, 2013

As under-appreciated muscle cars go, the enigmatic Mercury Cyclone is about as obscure as they come. But I still love them.

MUSCLE CAR Q&A: 1970-71 Ford Torino

March 18, 2013

Okay, here’s a list of questions that have come in by email (Stephen at sopwithmotorsports.com) and Twitter (@SopwithTV) since our last televised Mecum Auction.

A GREAT AMERICAN RACING STORY: Get ready to cheer for the underdog

February 11, 2013

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On a cloudy Saturday morning in the late summer of 1966, Charlie Wright and five of his friends left Wichita with a new Shelby Mustang SCCA Group 2 racer loaded onto the back of their open trailer. They had no gas cans, no plan, no experience and little idea what they were doing.

Shelby's Last Stand: The Forgotten Mustang Group 2 Racer

On a hot summer afternoon in late August 1966, the telephone on John McComb’s desk rang.

On the other end was automotive design engineer Chuck Cantwell of Carroll Shelby’s legendary racing shop, calling with the surprising news that Shelby had a Mustang Group 2 racecar for sale.

MUSCLE CARS: You Only Live Twice

December 10, 2012

You only live twice,

or so it seems.

Once for yourself

and once for your dreams.

Say goodbye to the second great wave of American muscle cars.

COLLECTOR CARS: The Trend That No One Wants to Talk About

October 29, 2012

Voila! After four hours of enjoyable motoring, one Starbucks Refresher and half a can of barbecue Pringles, I arrived in St. Charles, Illinois for last weekend's Mecum auto auction in abundantly high spirits. I'm telling you, driving is the only way to go. Not once was I ordered to put my seat back in the upright and locked position, nor was I scanned, groped or violated.