Overpriced and corporatized racing in Fontucky isn’t your only option in SoCal this weekend if you’re a dedicated gearhead or profess to be a race fan. This weekend the dirty Global RallyCar Championship comes to the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale for two days of racing, both Friday and Saturday. Big names from the US and […]
22
Mar
European rallycross racing aims for American hearts
21
Mar
Formula One technology-derived carbon fiber bike
In order to celebrate the upcoming launch of its new Range Rover Evoque (see below), Land Rover’s design department has crafted a bicycle ostensibly built to match with its more active lifestyle SUV. The luxury British brand’s aerodynamically-optimized frame is made entirely of carbon fiber, and was created using F1-derived technology by premier carbon bike […]
16
Jun
Unique watch from Bonhams set for charity auction in December
UK auctioneers Bonhams presents their unique red Silverstone Calibre 11 Chronograph, designed as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of TAG Heuer. It is set to be auctioned for charity on Wednesday 15th December, and is estimated to fetch between $9,000 to $12,000. The special edition chronograph is based on the newly launched Heuer Silverstone […]
The line between production car and race car has been blurring since the introduction of the McLaren F1 back in 1992, and has gotten to the point where the difference is quantifiable, not qualitative. And Pagani’s Zonda R has blurred that line to near invisibility. As the last chapter in the Zonda line, the Pagani […]
5
Mar
Swedish supercar makers return with their latest volley
UPDATE: Koenigsegg just released a video of the Agera on the track, hit the Jump to see the supercar in action The fist time I actually saw a Koenigsegg was when running the Gumball Rally in 2003, and it took off out of the San Francisco starting gate in such a torrent of rubber and […]
The Code-X concept is a 47′ 7” yacht that employs both Solar and Formula 1 technology. The Swiss-designed catamaran can either engage its twin-Limor Formula One engines (710 hps each) and rip across waters at 80 knots, or switch to its twin electric motors and cruise at a more refined 9 knots. The electric engines […]
Since Benz and McLaren ended their partnership in the SLRs (could the precipitous drop in sales have had anything to do with this?), rumors have been flying about the new iteration of the McLaren brand – the mysteriously dubbed P11. Well today they released the first official photographs of what is now called the McLaren […]
