Has the electric car revolution arrived? FondTech, an Italian aerodynamics and wind-tunnel testing company in Bologna, has revealed details of its latest project; the FondTech E-11 Formula REV fully electric racing car. The FondTech E-11 is being pitched as the first-ever fully electric single-seat racing series car. The FondTech E-11 […]
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WRC drivers to sign autographs in Sydney on father’s day
World Rally Championship drivers Sebastien Loeb, Petter Solberg, Henning Solberg, Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Sebastien Ogier, and Matthew Wilson will appear in Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, four days before the Australian leg of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship held on the Coffs Coast in NSW (see below for driver […]
Video: Tom Cruise loops Red Bull F1 car and helicopter at Willow Springs
Tom Cruise was recently given the opportunity to take a Red Bull F1 car out for a spin on California’s Willow Springs race track. David Coulthard gave Cruise the rundown and after a matter of laps, Cruise was only 6km/h short of Coulthard’s top speed. While he was at it, […]
Video: David Coulthard in Red Bull F1 car doing max doughies in the dirt
Ever wanted to take an F1 car rallying? Perhaps not, but it hasn’t stopped David Coulthard taking a Red Bull F1 car onto an unfinished Circuit of the Americas dirt track to give it a go. The new Circuit of the Americas circuit will be home to the US Grand […]
Aston Martin V12 GT3 race car revealed
Aston Martin has revealed the stunning Aston Martin V12 GT3 race car. If any track car were going to get you frothing at the mouth, this would surely be one of them? The Aston Martin V12 GT3 is the successor to the DBRS9 race car and features a revised version […]
Video: ‘Monster’ Tajima’s 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb run – awesome HD edit
GoPro camera company has released a final edit HD video of Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima’s 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb world record run. Images were taken from up to 10 different GoPro cameras mounted on and in Monster’s Suzuki Sport Pikes Peak race car. Earlier in the year, we showed you […]
Skoda Octavia vRS Bonneville special breaks 200mph barrier at Speed Week
A specially prepared Skoda Octavia vRS Bonneville special has cracked the 200mph (322km/h) barrier at the current Bonneville Speed Week meet in Utah, USA. The stock 2.0-litre engine hardware was made more useful by the help of a huge Garrett turbocharger pumping around 28psi of boost into the engine. Since […]
Video: Ken Block Gymkhana FOUR – The Hollywood Megamercial
As promised, Ken Block’s Gymkhana FOUR; The Hollywood Megamercial video is out with more hoonage than ever. Ken Block is driving his several hundred horsepower Ford Fiesta HFHV (Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle) rally car, and destroys a set of tyres in the only way he knows best. There’s elements of […]