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The Science of the Pit Stop: How Crews Change Four Tires in Under Three Seconds

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The Science of the Pit Stop: How Crews Change Four Tires in Under Three Seconds

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

A modern top-level pit stop is one of the most rehearsed sequences in sport. In Formula 1,...

Endurance Racing Explained: Why the 24-Hour Format Is Motorsport’s Toughest Test

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Endurance Racing Explained: Why the 24-Hour Format Is Motorsport’s Toughest Test

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Most motorsport tests a car and driver for an hour or two at a time. Endurance racing...

Rally Racing 101: How Stages, Recce, and Pace Notes Work

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Rally Racing 101: How Stages, Recce, and Pace Notes Work

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Rally racing looks nothing like circuit motorsport, and the terminology can be just as unfamiliar. Instead of...

A Beginner’s Guide to MotoGP: Classes, Points, and Race Weekends A Beginner's Guide to MotoGP: Classes, Points, and Race Weekends — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

A Beginner's Guide to MotoGP: Classes, Points, and Race Weekends — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

A Beginner’s Guide to MotoGP: Classes, Points, and Race Weekends

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

MotoGP can look chaotic to a newcomer: three different bike classes, a sprint race added to the...

IndyCar’s Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races IndyCar's Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

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IndyCar’s Push-to-Pass, Explained: The Overtake Button That Changes Races

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Watch an IndyCar race closely and you’ll notice drivers glancing at a dashboard readout that has nothing...

NASCAR Playoffs Explained: How the Format Crowns a Champion

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NASCAR Playoffs Explained: How the Format Crowns a Champion

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

NASCAR’s Cup Series season runs more than two dozen races, but only the final ten decide the...

How Formula 1 Qualifying Works: From Q1 to Pole Position

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How Formula 1 Qualifying Works: From Q1 to Pole Position

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Every Formula 1 race weekend has two very different jobs: qualifying decides where you start, and the...

Taylor Gill’s WRC2 Program Just Picked Up a Second South American Round — And a New Car to Match Rally driver Taylor Gill fastening his helmet strap, shown in two side-by-side photos

Rally driver Taylor Gill fastening his helmet strap, shown in two side-by-side photos

Taylor Gill’s WRC2 Program Just Picked Up a Second South American Round — And a New Car to Match

Kyle Matthews August 21, 2026

Taylor Gill’s 2026 World Rally Championship season keeps growing. The Australian driver and co-driver Daniel Brkic confirmed...

Hyundai Leads Both TCR Championships Into VIR. Its Biggest Threat Is Its Own Garage. The No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR of Maddie Aust and Mark Wilkins on track during the Road America 120

The No. 98 Hyundai Elantra N TCR of Maddie Aust and Mark Wilkins on track during the Road America 120

Hyundai Leads Both TCR Championships Into VIR. Its Biggest Threat Is Its Own Garage.

Elle Puckett September 10, 2026

Hyundai arrives at VIR on top of both IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR championships, with all four...

Understanding Reaction Time and Its Role in Racing Starts

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Understanding Reaction Time and Its Role in Racing Starts

Elle Puckett August 21, 2026

A racing start can be decided in a margin smaller than the blink of an eye, and...