Richard Petty honored in North Carolina with customized Dodge Challenger

NASCAR legend and team owner Richard Petty took a break from his busy schedule on May 28 to host his inaugural Spring Fling Car Show at Petty's Garage in Level Cross, N.C., and to accept delivery of the Legacy Dodge Challenger. The car was created to pay tribute to the famous driver and promote vehicle-lift safety. The event was sponsored by the Automotive Lift Institute.

Video: MotoGP rider Dovizioso discusses the perfect lap at 1,000 frames per second

If you’re an enthusiast of two-wheeled machinery, this video of Italian motorcycle racer Andrea Dovizioso discussing the perfect lap is sure to get your blood moving. Dovizioso races for the Honda Repsol Team in the MotoGP series, and here he gives us a 1,000-frames-per-second look at all of the knee-dragging, tire-slipping action in super-slow motion. Currently, Dovizioso is third in the MotoGP standings, behind Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo and Australia’s Casey Stoner.

Sky takes Mazda powertrains to the next level

Mazda's next-generation of powertrains, called Sky, will feature a variety of new technologies that company engineers say improve fuel efficiency by 20 percent. The Sky engines--Sky-G for the gasoline version, Sky-D for diesel--coupled with a Sky-Drive automatic transmission or a six-speed manual, were offered for test drives during a technology day in Berlin. The Sky-G engine we drove was a 2.0-liter inline-four that made 160 hp and 155 lb-ft of torque.