Heron Hillclimb #3. Stockholm Sweden 2003.
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Many have cited increased world demand for oil as the reason gas is now hovering around $4 a gallon across most of the country, but a former Senator says that speculation in commodity markets is actually the cause of higher prices.
Former Senator Byron Dorgan, who helped shape the nation’s energy policy during his time on Capitol Hill, says that the recent spike to $4 gas is not a matter of supply and demand, but rather due to  … More
HAVANA, Cuba– The American trade embargo with Cuba in 1960 had the effect of instantly separating thousands of 1940s and 1950s Detroit-built cars from their spare parts supply. Amazingly, many are still on the road more than 50 years later, cherished by owners who have patched them up with Russian and Chinese tractor parts.
While the subject of Cuba still has  … More
The largest loop the loop in a car measured 12.87 m (42 ft 2.69 in) in diameter and was achieved by Li Yatao (China) from the Car Team of Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China, on 23 September 2011.