Remember how much fun you had as a kid, pushing a button and watching in awe as your Hot Wheels mini sedan cruised from its accelerator and raced up an impressive loop? The simple things that satisfied in our youth were always covered in a veil of fantasy, though, weren’t they? Once we realized the possibility of having more – more stunts and boosts, more of that adrenaline feeling that the cars could fly off the track at any given moment – we felt disappointed by a one-loop, one-trick pony. Toy companies would be too limited to realize the “asphalt labyrinths” from our imagination, so these virtual raceways would have to settle for a virtual home…..
….TrackMania DS can be thought of as the spiritual successor to Stunts some 20 years later. That’s not to say there weren’t numerous other attempts to offer racing alongside track building, but few seem to do it as well as TrackMania…. Details
If membership really does have its privileges, Richard Petty Driving Experience customers will find a reason to return for another loop around the track in an authentic NASCAR car.
RPDE, which offers the NASCAR driving experience to the common fan, is launching a membership program this week called Experience Rewards, which will give returning customers the chance to drive again for lower prices…. Details
Wearing a black jacket, she could be a cop, alerted by nosy neighbors to the funny-looking vehicle tearing around the suburban streets.
She certainly is staring at us intensely as we pilot the bright-white three-wheeled craft down the street, gingerly depressing the brake pedal to make sure we’re under the 30-mph speed limit.
Then we’re around the corner, she disappears from our rearview mirror and we hit the accelerator…. Details
Nissan on Monday announced a significant price increase on the 2010 GT-R. The Japanese automaker said the base 2010 GT-R will start at $81,790, including a $1,000 destination charge. The uplevel 2010 GT-R Premium will start at $84,040, including shipping.
Nissan noted that the new pricing is effective March 21.
In its pricing statement, Nissan pointed out several modest upgrades to …Â Details