There is a healthy rivalry brewing between three racing adversaries — a Canadian/American team, an Australian team, and the current record holder UK team. All are bent on having the first vehicle to travel faster than 800 mph for the World Land Speed Record.
The Canadian/American team, North American Eagle, once they have secured sponsorship funding could attempt the record this year. The UK team, Bloodhound SSCÂ Â …Â More
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In the years just before and after World War II, a Cadillac was one of the best performance cars on the market. By 1950, they were so good that a very lightly modified stock Cadillac finished in 10th place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, humbling many more exotic cars, and deeply impressing the Europeans. Cadillac engines appeared in European performance cars like the Allard. Cadillac cars were advertised as the “Standard Of The World,†a defensible claim.
In the mid-‘60s, Car & Driver Magazine tested and ranked  … More
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Space shuttle pilot Doug Hurley will take a piece of Texas Motor Speedway into space.
Hurley was presented a TMS flag Saturday, which he plans to carry with him on the final space shuttle mission this summer. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to close out the 30-year shuttle program.
A season-ticket holder at Texas Motor Speedway since 2005, Hurley said he planned to  … Details
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The Stig unmasked, Ben Collins, talks fame and fortune.
Top Gear’s former driver The Stig was unmasked last year as stunt man and ex-motor racer Ben Collins, 36. He lives with his wife and three children in Bristol.
How did your childhood influence your work ethic and attitude towards money?
I was an only child, born in Bristol, but I grew up in the United States until  … Details
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