Archive for the ‘Auto Misc.’ Category
First Automotive Works, Volkswagen’s Chinese partner, is copying Golf and Polo transmissions and engines and installing them in its own vehicle, the German automaker alleges.
FAW’s new Besturn B50, a model that’s set to go on sale in China and Russia, uses a near exact replica of VW’s MQ200 transmission and a small car engine shared with the Chinese-market Golf and Polo. According to VW, FAW’s engineers  … More
It’s three in the morning and you are still glued to your TV screen with your steering wheel on your lap and headphones firmly attached to your ears. Most likely there is a lukewarm beer to your left that you have neglected in your ambition to beat that Finnish sim-racing maestro named Markku.
When your wife wakes up for her nightly bathroom break she scowls at you and calls you “childish” and “immature.” But you don’t care. After all, you are perfecting your skills to one day become the next Kimi Raikkonen — right?  … More
This year marks the 75th running of the All-American Soap Box Derby, an Akron institution that has left a stream of colorful memories in its wake.
In honor of the event’s milestone, here are 75 facts about the derby:
Its origin
1. The derby was inspired by neighborhood boys racing homemade cars on a Dayton street in 1933. When Dayton Daily News photographer Myron Scott spotted them, he convinced his newspaper to sponsor a citywide race. On race day, 40,000 spectators turned out to watch 362 kids race cars built of orange crates, sheet tin and baby buggy wheels  … More