IN THE NEWS : Trip covers 18,000 miles in 24 fill-ups LONDON - A British couple set a new world record Tuesday after driving around the world on only 24 tanks of gas. John and Helen Taylor set out fr
Hybrids make HOV motorists mad LOS ANGELES - Solo drivers of fuel-efficient hybrids in California may be regretting their right to drive in carpool lanes because of "Prius backlash" from carpoolers.
Scott ~ You may have seen this already ..... naturally, your truck won't begin to approach these figures, but it is quite an impressive feat considering the various conditions encountered . Bruce * I
IN THE NEWS - April 20, 2006 : $5.5M bond in Ferrari crash case Ex-videogame executive Bo Stefan Eriksson was being held in Los Angeles on $5.5 million bond on charges stemming from the crash of his
I haven't seen the picture(s) yet, but two early day Flathead Powered Belly Tankers come to mind : one owned by Earl Evans, the speed equipment manufacturer, and the other by( Navy Officer )Harvey Ha
Calif. hybrid drivers cussed for slowness SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hybrid cars in California are taking the title of most-hated vehicle on the road away from SUVs as their gas-conscious drivers tend to obs
I was very interested in championship car( Indy type )racing back in the late 40s and early 50s, and my understanding was that nitrogen was used in the tires( and they were those old large diameter /
Gary : Please check the list archives on this cute little 'racebuggy' I mentioned it some time back, and some folks that were there to actually see it run talked about it, and knew quite a bit about
Tyler in IN wrote : whatever happened to innovation and competition ? Tyler, PURE GREED by the Corporate Big Wigs in charge of Nascar put those traditional wonderful racing concepts way back on their
Veneer calipers for plywood ~ Good pun, Jon ! Actually, vernier calipers( named after Pierre Vernier, ca 1766 )are not the only item named after this gentleman ~ a vernier, sometimes referred to as a
Hi Wes ~ We only got about 10 or 12 inches around here and the wind never was blowing that hard, so I don't consider it a blizzard .... but going up towards Bob J in Beantown they did get in the neig
Some of you senior list members must remember the early day Kenz & Leslie salt car ..... NOT the very famous 777 streamliner ..... but the '32 Ford pickup truck that preceded it ~ one flathead up fro
David, I think that your odds of being in an accident are considerably better in your 'street' car on the highways and byways than on a race track / course in a well built and thought-out race car .
I don't know if you have ever personally looked over a car which had a clutch and/or flywheel explosion ..... but if you have, you will realize the amazing amount of destruction that they can do to t
David, I think your odds of getting in an accident are considerably worse in your 'street' car on the highways and byways than on a race track / course in a well built and thought-out race car ......
You might be a self - proclaimed 'Newbie', BrudderWanner, but I think you have whacked the proverbial Nail on Its big flat Head, Bob ........ I concur completely with what you write . It would seem t
Doug : Yes, I did, over a week ago ..... The Foot is in the Door in '06 ~ I wonder how many more racing seasons before the fans will be looking up and down the track( or pits )to see if there are any
Thanks, Larry ! I knew very well in the 50s that Nascar was racing ragtops both at the Beach course that preceded the Daytona oval, and at some other oval tracks. Your take on Nascar is correct, just
Yes, why not, indeed, Benn ? It's easy enough to fit and weld a really stout custom-fit shield right to your particular setup. That's the way we did it back after we first learned what the clutches o