Category: Cars
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Eat, Sleep and Stay at VIRginia International Raceway
Located at the Virginia-North Carolina border in Alton, Virginia, you’ll find a 1,300-acre race fan’s dream. Every year spectators flock to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) to experience racing at its finest. From professional and amateur auto racing to motorcycle racing, it’s all happening at this one-of-a-kind motorsports venue. There is much more than…
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Curbside Pickup in the Time of COVID-19 – Comparing Satisfaction to Shopping In-Store
No one knows what life will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts are ideating. For starters, workplaces may have to reconsider layouts, and how we engage with one another may never be the same – handshakes and blowing out birthday candles, for example, could be a thing of the past. But, will people…
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Buying Cars Online? Exploring a Possible New Trend in Car Sales and COVID-19’s Impact on the Industry
At this moment in time, we need our cars a little less than we used to due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But we’re not going to be away from the open road forever, and we’re starting to wonder how the average person will buy cars in a post-pandemic world. A guess? Online.…
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iRacing Goes Local with LeithCars.com, NASCAR Driver Timmy Hill
Before NASCAR partnered with the internet motorsports game known as “iRacing”, NASCAR Cup Series drivers from smaller teams like Timmy Hill weren’t usually making headlines. But Hill’s success in iRacing, recently broadcast on national television by FOX Sports, changed all that and brought one of Timmy Hill’s part-time sponsors, LeithCars.com into the iRacing craze as…
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LeithCars.com Bringing Local Racers to iRacing – NASCAR Pro Invitational Series Champ to Race in Leith Direct 100
NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com May 12, 2020, 04:36 ET RALEIGH, N.C., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LeithCars.com is sponsoring a virtual race through the popular iRacing platform Tuesday night, May 12th at 7:45 pm EDT that will bring together real, local short-track drivers and track announcers. Drivers will compete on a virtual Southern National Motorsports Park. When the green flag drops…
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Track-Day Checklist: 8 Ways to Get Your Car Track-Ready
So, you want to drive your own car on a racetrack? Well, here are 8 tips on how to get your car track-ready. Whether you’re planning to drive your car “factory stock” or you want to get it prepped for ultimate performance with some upgraded parts, these 8 tips will be a good starting point…
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6 Racetracks Where You Can Drive Your Own Car
Across the Southeast, there are several racetracks where you can drive your own car; you just need to know where to look to find them. Lucky for you (and us), most are within a short drive of the Triangle, offering various ways for you to participate in a motorsports event. Whether it’s attending a high-performance…
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Getting the Most Out of Your VIR Experience
Nestled along the twisting banks of the Dan River in south-central Virginia, just a stone’s throw from the North Carolina state-line sits a historic road course. This is where your VIR experience begins. On this same hallowed ground, famed racecar driver and builder, Carol Shelby won the inaugural featured event in 1957 in a Maserati…
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Luxury Has a New Home for Leith Dealerships in North Raleigh
NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com Jan 06, 2020, 10:15 ET RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 2019 was a year of tremendous growth for Leith Automotive Group, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. During the company’s fiftieth year in business, Leith opened three new luxury franchises on property along Capital Boulevard, just north of Interstate-540. The most recent openings…
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New Charger and Challenger Coming in 2023?
It’s been a long road for two of America’s favorite muscle cars currently in production, the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger. Both are headed toward the end of their respective life cycles. Will there be a replacement for these two rear-wheel-drive monsters? Or, to be more specific, will there be a new Charger and Challenger…