How to Build a Racing Toboggan
Two annual toboggan racing contests happen in the northern latitudes every winter. The U.S. National Toboggan Championships occur in Camden, Maine. The Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race occurs in Canada as a competition between engineering students.
Motor racing-Technical director Key leaves Sauber F1 team
SILVERSTONE, England, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The SauberFormula One team announced a technical reorganisation on Fridayafter technical director James Key handed in his notice and saidhe was returning to Britain. Swiss-based Sauber said in a statement that the futuredesign and development of the car would be led by the currentdepartment heads for aerodynamics, design, performance andoperations. Key ...
Honda builds racing version of CR-Z hybrid
Honda will contest the Japanese Super GT series with a heavily modified CR-Z hybrid, vying for both a win and more visibility for the unusual hybrid.
Lola Drayson B12/69EV electric racing car launched
Drayson Racing Technologies and the Lola Cars group have just revealed what is intended to be the fastest electric-powered racing car in the world. The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV features Drayson's brand new 4X2-640 electric drivetrain, inductive charging, composite battery power, moveable aerodynamics and electrical regenerative damping. Its four electric motors are said to deliver a whopping 850 ...
Lola-Drayson electric racing car unveiled
A new electric race car prototype has been officially revealed by Lola Group and Drayson Racing Technologies.
Racing rocked by Sun and Plato
THE SUN and Jason Plato are aiming to rock British motorsport with a mega new project
Symonds: 2011 Virgin had potential
Marussia Racing consultant Pat Symonds believes that the team's 2011 car had very good potential in some areas.
UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Caterham F1 first out with 'ugly' Platypus
(Adds Fernandes quotes) LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Malaysian-owned Caterhamemerged at the head of the pack on Thursday as the first of theFormula One teams to show off their 2012 car. If the green and yellow CT01 was unlikely to win any beautyparade, with some branding the 'platypus-nosed' car downrightugly, technical head Mike Gascoyne was sure it would not bealone. Team principal Tony ...
Motor racing-Caterham first out with 'ugly' new F1 car
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Malaysian-owned Caterhamemerged at the head of the pack on Thursday as the first of theFormula One teams to show off their new car. If the green and yellow CT01 was unlikely to win any beautyparade, with some branding the 'platypus-nosed' car downrightugly, technical head Mike Gascoyne was sure it would not bealone. "As we're the first car out it is obviously stirring ...