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Check out NASCAR HQ’s Swanky Social Media Control Room (and Then Meet Us In Houston Tonight for Cars, Beers, and Gizmodo TV!)

Last night in Peachtree City, Georgia, I got to sit in the backseat of a VW Phaeton—the cheapest Bentley I’ve ever seen—for the first time. That pleased my inner automotive cheapskate. We served pizza and beers to Jalopnik and Gizmodo readers, showed clips from our new TV show, and debated the future legality of commercial…

Tech News Joel Johnson Mar 7

NASCAR’s Mark Martin to Race Under the Name of the Guy That Stole His Twitter Account

NASCAR racer #55 Mark Martin recently had his Twitter account hacked, his access revoked, his account name name changed to EPICSWAGG, and his followers spammed. So how does a professional driver get his revenge? By stealing the hacker’s name and using it for himself. https://jalopnik.com/nascar-driver-twitter-account-hacked-driver-hacks-back-5895175 “I felt naked,” Martin told CBS Sports. “I was locked…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 22

It’s Apparently OK To Tweet While Driving… In a Nascar Race (Updated)

Many states are trying to curb cellphone use while driving, but Florida’s not quite there yet, so Nascar driver Brad Keselowski was able to send a few tweets from the cockpit of his car during last night’s Daytona 500. The tweets, which include photos of the aftermath of Juan Pablo Montoya’s unfortunate crash, were sent…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 28

NASCAR’s Jet Dryers Were Once Real Jets

NASCAR—a celebration of horsepower reveling in the roar of the engine and the aroma of gasoline, grease, and burning rubber. You shouldn’t ask why NASCAR uses modified jet engines to dry its racetracks, you should ask why doesn’t everybody? Jet Dryers have been around since the early 1970s but at that time they were used…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 28

The World’s Most Ginormous HDTV Is Only 720p

The world’s largest HDTV is 200 feet wide and 80 feet tall. The 16,000-square-foot screen is made up of 158 panels, weighing 165,000 pounds. It’s lit up by 9 million LED lamps. But it’s only 720p. Located at North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway, this most gargantuan of boob tubes dwarfs the Dallas Cowboys’ former giantest…

Television Max Behrman May 12

NASCAR Event The Latest Venue For Rampant Palm Pre Rumor And Speculation

The latest Palm Pre release date rumor has come screaming out of a Sprint-sponsored NASCAR event, where the product placement was about as subtle as a 2,000-lb. stock car to the face. That’s NASCAR driver Tony Stewart celebrating his big win. Atop his car is a monstrous Palm Pre which, sadly, does not make calls…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 17

Official Dale Earnhardt Jr GPS Unit Will Sadly Only Direct You In Circles

Dale Earnhardt Jr does not take his novelty product branding responsibilities lightly, I’ll have you know. This Rightway GPS unit goes whole-hog, featuring his voice, his car and advice about his favorite "waterin’ holes". This GPS unit, which is real, by the way, has gotten the whole Dale Jr treatment, complete with Earnhardt-oriented points of…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 15

The Digital Transition is Proceeding Exactly According to Plan

Everything is fine. Just fine. [Reuters via digg and Getty Images]

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 15

180mph Car Treadmill Great for Designers, Dangerous for Pilots

Check this full size Nascar sitting on top of a steel belt sliding at 180mph. While wind tunnels have been used to design cars for years, the results can be affected by the fact that the ground is still. This machine solves that problem, in truly dramatic and dangerous fashion. Just like NASCAR itself. The…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Jul 26

Heaven’s Landing: The Neighborhood With Its Own Air Strip

“Heaven’s Landing” is a gated community in Georgia created by former NASCAR racer Mike Ciochetti. What makes it different from other gated communities is the fact that all of the houses have planes parked in their driveways. That’s because Heaven’s Landing is based around a 5,000 foot private airstrip. Yes, those of you out there…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 22

NASCAR Inspired Robo Vacuum

Seeing as NASCAR is supposedly the nation’s most widely watched sport, there’s much reason to design a Robotic Vacuum to service the needs of fans. Priced at $280, the Track Vac has five pre-programmed vacuuming patterns, a NASCAR Pit-station charger, and the word NASCAR emblazoned everywhere. We can’t say much for its performance, but it’s…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jan 17

RFID Tags Embedded in Daytona 500 Tires

Vroom. NASCAR and Goodyear have teamed up to mark all Goodyear Eagle tires with RFID tags. Pit crews, and potentially score-keepers, can read the tags as the cars come around the track or take pit stops. In the ultimate in PR-douchery, however, we get this sort of explanation from the tag manufacturer: “We are pleased…

Gadgets Johnb Feb 21

Nextel A/V Data Scanner: For NASCAR

If you’re a NASCAR fan, check out this stunning piece of equipment from Nextel and Sprint. An audio/video data scanner called the FanView, it will make sure you don’t miss one single moment of racing magic—all over the 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum. Gives you the race telecast, radio broadcast, up to seven in-car camera channels,…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 12

Low End Theory

ShackWatch Cometh By Brendan I. Koerner Admit it: you’ve got a love-hate relationship with your local Radio Shack. The geek in you loves the fact that, whenever you need a pack of rectifier diodes or a D-Sub pin crimper, you know the local Shack’s gonna have ’em. But the human being in you hates the…

Tech News Brendan I. Koerner Oct 6

Check out NASCAR HQ’s Swanky Social Media Control Room (and Then Meet Us In Houston Tonight for Cars, Beers, and Gizmodo TV!)

NASCAR’s Mark Martin to Race Under the Name of the Guy That Stole His Twitter Account

It’s Apparently OK To Tweet While Driving… In a Nascar Race (Updated)

NASCAR’s Jet Dryers Were Once Real Jets

The World’s Most Ginormous HDTV Is Only 720p

NASCAR Event The Latest Venue For Rampant Palm Pre Rumor And Speculation

Official Dale Earnhardt Jr GPS Unit Will Sadly Only Direct You In Circles

The Digital Transition is Proceeding Exactly According to Plan

180mph Car Treadmill Great for Designers, Dangerous for Pilots

Heaven’s Landing: The Neighborhood With Its Own Air Strip

NASCAR Inspired Robo Vacuum

RFID Tags Embedded in Daytona 500 Tires

Nextel A/V Data Scanner: For NASCAR

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