King of the Hammers is unique because it combines high-speed, wide-open desert racing with technical rockcrawling. It's called Ultra4 racing and it tests every off-road skill of b ...

Photo: Collecting Cars Only 300 examples were produced to ... and McQueen-customized motorcycle that the actor used for desert racing duties in Southern California, the modern Métisse motorcycle ...

And famed as 'The King of Cool' in Hollywood, he had some notable 4-wheeled racing success, including placing third in the British Touring Car Championship ... Steve McQueen Desert Racer on ...

Still, one car we're disappointed we haven't gotten a chance to drive is an obscure off-roader designed for desert racing by the same guy who created a race car intended to be driven to the track ...

As we charged across the landscape, I remarked how desert racing seems to involve little drifting. “Yeah, these cars have to navigate everything from sand to rocks to rough moguls, so ride ...

Trailblazing driver Paula Murphy has died. From driving a jet car across the Utah desert to racing nitro-powered cars on the drag strip, Murphy made a name for herself in a sport dominated by men.

Originally called the Desert Race, it was also known as the ... was widely regarded as the first famous race car driver. Oldfield won the final Cactus Derby in 23 hours and 35 seconds.

The four-time Indy 500 winner and three-time Indy car champion picks the best and worst aspects of his illustrious career.

During the race, cars can travel over 100 mph across dry lakebeds and open desert tracks then bash their way through narrow canyons choked with dumpster-sized boulders. Each vehicle in the King of ...