As he drives fast cars in exotic locations with beautiful women, rally star turned stunt driver Mark Higgins could be forgiven for thinking he’s dreaming.
The three-time British rally champion has been working on the new James Bond adventure, Skyfall.
Swapping his racing suit for 007’s tuxedo, he drove the secret agent’s iconic Aston Martin DB5, while also doubling for a Bond girl: Naomie Harris, who plays British agent Eve  … More
On October 16, Johnny Bohmer, owner of Performance Power Racing, strapped himself into the driver’s seat of his 1,700+ horsepower Ford GT, then pointed the nose towards the end of NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway.
The 15,000 foot runway, located on Merritt Island, would give Bohmer plenty of shut-down room after attempting to set a new standing mile speed record. With the folks from Guinness World Records on hand, Bohmer launched his Ford GT into the history books, achieving a standing mile speed of 283.232 miles per hour.
To put it in perspective, that’s  … More
High speeds and wild hogs on the newly opened stretch of State Highway 130 made for a dangerous combination the very first night the road was open.
Four crashes between vehicles and hogs were reported to authorities. Three were in the Lockhart city limits and a fourth was in Caldwell County.
A vehicle was totaled in one of the crashes. No serious injuries were reported, but … More