Kyle Matthews, Author at Backfire Racing

Formula E’s Gen4 Makes 800 HP. The Number That Actually Matters Is 700. Photo by Rico Reynaldi via Unsplash.

Formula E’s Gen4 Makes 800 HP. The Number That Actually Matters Is 700.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Gen4 can harvest more power than it deploys. That single inversion explains the permanent all-wheel drive, the...

Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care. photo by Jonathan Borba via Pexels.

Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

The stewards charged Carlos Sainz under the braking-zone article, not the collision one. That choice made his...

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch Photo by Chris Kursikowski on Unsplash.

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

On September 15, 1985, Ayrton Senna led all 43 laps of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps...

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line Photo: Garry Neesam / Unsplash.

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin are level on 274 points, Bristol's playoff cut line is three, and...

Toyota Won Its 10th WRC Title in Chile. The One It Can’t Control Is Still Open. Photo by Lukas Raich via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Toyota Won Its 10th WRC Title in Chile. The One It Can’t Control Is Still Open.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Solberg beat Ogier by 16.6 seconds and Toyota sealed a record-equalling 10th manufacturers’ title — leaving a...

Weekend Recap, September 11-13: Antonelli Runs Away, Larson Wakes Up, and Marc Marquez Takes the Lead Back Lewis Hamilton drives the Ferrari during qualifying at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton drives the Ferrari during qualifying at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Weekend Recap, September 11-13: Antonelli Runs Away, Larson Wakes Up, and Marc Marquez Takes the Lead Back

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Madrid, Gateway, Misano and Chile in one weekend - and four championships that no longer look the...

A Broken Collarbone in Paraguay Rearranged Two Toyota Cockpits. Chile Collected. Photo by Angelos Lamprakopoulos via Pexels (free to use)

A Broken Collarbone in Paraguay Rearranged Two Toyota Cockpits. Chile Collected.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

One fractured collarbone in Paraguay reshuffled two Toyota cockpits for Rally Chile. By Friday night, both cars...

Maple Grove Is Racing Again, and Its 12-Date Schedule Says More Than the Announcement Did Photo: Chandler Cruttenden/Unsplash

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Maple Grove Is Racing Again, and Its 12-Date Schedule Says More Than the Announcement Did

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Maple Grove Raceway reopened 25 days after going dark. Its new fall calendar has no nitro, no...

photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class August Clawson/Released, VIRIN 260621-N-VX022-1037

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NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

NASCAR returns to Naval Base Coronado on July 30-Aug. 1, 2027 with one fewer series and a...

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem. Lewis Hamilton driving his red Ferrari during qualifying for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton driving his red Ferrari during qualifying for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem.

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Hamilton red-flagged FP3 at Madring with front-wing damage, then drove on with the wing trapped under the...

Kyle Matthews

Formula E’s Gen4 Makes 800 HP. The Number That Actually Matters Is 700.

Sainz Says Two Cars Don’t Fit at Madrid’s Turn 5. The Rule He Broke Doesn’t Care.

Today in Motorsport History, September 15: Spa Tore Up Its Own Racetrack, and Senna Won the Rematch

What the Paddock Is Waiting On This Week: a 274-Point Tie and a 3-Point Cut Line

Toyota Won Its 10th WRC Title in Chile. The One It Can’t Control Is Still Open.

Weekend Recap, September 11-13: Antonelli Runs Away, Larson Wakes Up, and Marc Marquez Takes the Lead Back

A Broken Collarbone in Paraguay Rearranged Two Toyota Cockpits. Chile Collected.

Maple Grove Is Racing Again, and Its 12-Date Schedule Says More Than the Announcement Did

NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem.

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