Some people like the gentle purr of cars zipping around a racetrack, but others prefer the thunderous growl that only a monster truck can make when the sound of its un-muffled throttle ricochets off the walls of an indoor arena.  If you’ve never attended a monster truck rally, you may be wondering what all the hoopla is about.  Sure, big trucks look cool, but...

Many sports enthusiasts are fed up with professional athletes.  Between tantrums worthy of the biggest divas, complaints about salaries that lead to strikes, and all kinds of infractions both in-game and off the court/field/ice (dog fighting, drug abuse, gang-related shootings, and so on), it can be hard to take professional sports seriously.  Then, of course,...

There’s no doubt that car-racing can be dangerous.  With high speeds and often high stakes, drivers are bound to push their car too far, experience tire blowouts or mechanical malfunctions, or simply lose control and plow into other cars or stationary objects.  In short, there is a pretty high risk for personal harm, even if you’re on a closed course (street...

You’ve heard the rumble of a Harley creeping past you on the highway.  You’ve seen the Kevlar-clad racers splitting lanes on their crotch-rockets.  And you’ve wondered how it would feel to ride the open road with nothing more than your motorcycle for a companion, leaning into tight corners, letting loose the throttle on straightaways, and going wherever the...

Since hobbies pretty much encompass any activity that you like to do repeatedly in your spare time, just about anything could be a hobby, and racecar driving is no exception.  Certainly there are people who do it in a professional or amateur capacity, so they can’t really be considered hobbyists, but if it is something you love and you are simply out there doing...

If you have never tried riding a snowmobile, you must include it in one of your next ski holidays.  For those who live in the colder climates, it is part of their daily life. In Vemdalen Sweden you can take a daytime safari and share your snowmobile or ride alone as you experience what it is like to cover lots of snow covered territory.  Off you go on forest...