A couple of days ago Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima set the world record at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs. We’ve now found some incredible footage of Monster completing that record-breaking run. Sit back and relax for 10 minutes or so and watch as Monster Tajima wrestles […]
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2012 BMW M5 sets Nurburgring sedan record of 7:55
The 2012 BMW M5 has apparently just set a new Nurburgring production sedan lap record of 7:55; that’s 18 seconds ahead of the previous E60 BMW M5 lap time of 8:13. Although it is a bit of a rumour at this stage, according to various international reports, the new M5 […]
2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb results: Monster Tajima breaks record
Nobuhiro Tajima, ‘Monster’ has just broken the world record at the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a time of 9:51.278. This gives the Pikes Peak master his sixth consecutive win for the Race to the Clouds event. Following up from our previous Pikes Peak feature report, Monster set […]
Joss JP1 render preview to 2011 Australian International Motor Show
Joss, the Australian supercar company we all want to see succeed, has just revealed a rendered teaser image of the new Joss JP1 supercar. The car will be unveiled in full at the 2011 Australian international Motor Show in Melbourne this coming weekend. Official specifications are yet to be confirmed […]
Bugatti Veyron final 300th car just been sold
Bugatti only planned on making 300 examples of the record-breaking Bugatti Veyron 16.4, and if you’ve just about saved up the $1 million-plus needed to buy one, unfornately, you’re too late, the last one has just been sold. Ordered by a customer in Europe, the final Veyron will complete the […]
2012 BMW M5 RingTaxi spotted?
The team from BMWblog.com have spotted, what appears to be, the new BMW M5 RingTaxi. It could be just a prototype or apart of an insider wishlist. Either way, the idea of taking a ride in the new BMW M5 around the Nurburgring sure sounds good to us. The Nuburgring […]
Video: Subaru Impreza WRX STI smashes Isle of Man record
Subaru, sponsoring this year’s Isle of Man TT event, has smashed the Isle of Man record for a motor vehicle in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI driven by British rally driver Mark Higgins. He posted an epic lap of 19 minutes and 37 seconds, beating the old record which has […]
Video: Michael Stoschek drives Lancia Stratos around Francorchamps Spa
Want to take a brand-new Lancia Stratos made mostly of carbon fibre and built upon a Ferrari 430 platform for a drive around Francorchamps Spa racing circuit? Well, you can’t. Unless you’re Michael Stoschek. Michael Stoschek is a very rich businessman who commissioned Fiat and subsidiary company Ferrari to build […]