As someone who has spent over five decades immersed in the world of motorsports — and as a dedicated Supercross fan since the mid-1970s — it’s rare for a film to genuinely stop me in my tracks. But Pay Dirt, Paul Taublieb’s latest cinematic triumph, did exactly that. This film...

If you're anywhere near North Florida this weekend, make plans to visit the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum at Daytona International Speedway which on Saturday, Dec. 28, will host "An Evening with Danny Thompson" from 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST.This special evening will be a chance to meet and talk...

A pair of all-American Land Speed Record cars representing the past and present glory of man's never-ending pursuit of speed are headed to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) at Daytona International Speedway.Danny Thompson, son of the late Mickey Thompson (MSHFA Class of 1990), is delivering this week...

Three weeks after achieving his long-cherished goal of establishing a new piston-driven Land Speed Record at Bonneville's Salt Flats, Danny Thompson announced that he is retiring the car originally built by his father Mickey Thompson, in the 1960s and painstakingly rebuilt by Danny and his small team of craftsman to...

On Sunday morning, eight years of work culminated in a 450.909mph return run to secure a new piston-driven world land speed record. Combined with the Speed Week opening day 446.605mph pass, the new official record, which is an average of the two runs, is 448.757mph."[The pass] got a little squirrelly,"...

On the 50th anniversary of his father Mickey's original 406mph run with the car, Danny Thompson took the Challenger 2 from storage and began the extensive process of restoring, retrofitting, and updating the vehicle to complete the goal the car was unable to achieve back in 1968 – setting a...

After Danny Thompson's promising first run in his attempt at breaking the wheel-driven land speed record, Challenger II fell victim to engine issues in Sunday's morning's second run. While Thompson is okay, the team will return home to prepare for another attempt at the SCTA World Finals in October."During [Sunday's]...

After his attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record ended in heartbreak in September, Danny Thompson and his team have decided to give it another try. On Friday Thompson provided an update on preparations.I'm happy to report that the upgrades and repairs to the Challenger 2 are proceeding well....

After his attempt to break the wheel-driven land speed record ended in heartbreak in September, Danny Thompson and his team have decided to give it another try."As many of you know, I had planned to retire the car after the 2016 season, regardless of the result," Thompson said. "That was...

Danny Thompson's Challenger 2 streamliner was damaged during its recent 400mph+ FIA record attempt. The team is still trying to discover exactly what went wrong. This lightly edited footage is from a Garmin Virb Ultra 30 camera mounted on the steering wheel. More info at: thompsonlsr.com.