Jim Mederer, the pioneer in rotary engine development in the 1970s, left us just before the end of 2016. He was seventy-four years old. He passed peacefully at his home with Racing Beat co-partner, ...

As Americans we live in a society obsessed with horsepower. The more the better, right? Is anyone really going to use a 1,000 horsepower street car? Probably not, but it sounds great saying it. The ...