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PJ1 TrackBite (formerly known as VHT TrackBite or simply VHT) is a custom formulated synthetic resin, typically black in color, used in drag racing to either increase the traction of a car's tires or as a sealer for newly ground and/or resurfaced race tracks. [1] It stays sticky for weeks, has fire-retardant properties, and is hydrophobic. It ...
The street race ended with the death of a 25-year-old woman and caused the first ever car crash in Greece. [36] Street racing has been a sub-culture of Greece since the 1970s. Street racing became more organized in the 1980s, and gained public recognition during the 1990s and 2000s through printed media such as the Max Power magazine.
Tafheet (تفحيط), or popularly hajwalah (هجولة), [a] (colloquially known as Arab drifting or Saudi drifting), is a type of street racing-like subculture believed to have started in the late 1970s in Saudi Arabia, that involves driving cars that are generally non-modified or factory-setup (sometimes stolen or rented cars) at very high speeds, around 160–260 km/h (100–160 mph ...
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Next month — July 1-2 to be exact — the NASCAR Chicago Street Race will become reality, with stock cars ripping across a 2.2-mile, multi-turn loop, complete with stunning visuals, concerts and ...
American Racing produced the Torq Thrust wheel [6] that was first applied on the dragstrip and became a popular street racing wheel. It was specifically designed with a "tapered parabolic contour" spoke, as opposed to a semi-solid modular design, to increase brake cooling and simultaneously decrease wheel mass.
BBS has a long history in the world of motorsport, having produced wheels for Formula One, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, IndyCar, DTM, NASCAR, World Touring Car Championship, and other racing series from as early as 1972. The company pioneered technologies in the production of racing wheels and in making wheels lighter and stronger for race usage.
The motorist who drove away from the scene, Anthony Morales, 22, was arrested Sunday on recommended charges of four counts of racing on a highway causing death, and one count of racing on the ...