Big Willie Robinson, street racer and peacemaker was 70

Kevin Roderick: Los Angeles car culture never saw anyone like Big Willie Robinson — or needed anyone quite so much. In the mid 1960s, when baby boomers were racing hot rods and fighting each other and the cops all around town, he created the International Brotherhood of Street Racers and brought some order to the subculture. (Big Willie stood 6'6" and people listened.) I'm guessing he was the ...

The Café Racer TV series is released on DVD by Duke

The first series of the popular and acclaimed television series Café Racer is now available on a 2-disc DVD ...

BW Bike Issue: Shopaholic

Whether you're looking for a shop to just change a tire, or one to to a custom build job, it's out there. by Andrew Crisp Finding the right bike shop requires experimenting, with the end result a personal, lifelong cycling Mecca. Every component of what makes a good shop, whether service, accessory options, brands or showroom space­--all of that contributes to making a shop just right.… [ Read ...

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DRAG racer Martin Brookes has been testing his newest creation at the peak performance test and tune weekend at Santa Pod raceway – and has had promising results.

Start Your Engines

Michael Schindel of Altered Gas Performance, LLC, signals drivers to begin racing during a recent test run of the street-legal drag racing known as Flashlight Drags at the Greene County Airport. The first of five Flashlight Drags events will be held on Sunday at the airport.