On October 4th, the ultimate vacation on wheels kicks off in the city of San Diego. Now in its fifth season, Muscle Car 1000 is an amazing road rally where teams sign up for an all-inclusive, six-day luxury excursion through the most unforgettable A-list destinations in town. Fifteen teams will drive 1000 miles through an exciting Southern California course beginning in San Diego and ending in Santa Barbara. From drag racing and beautiful views, to behind-the-curtain tours, these muscle car enthusiasts are also making a difference! If you’re lucky, you can catch a glimpse of these … Details
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The renewed hopes of Saturn for a life without General Motors were dashed today with the announcement by the Penske Automotive Group that it has canceled plans to acquire the division. The decision appears to mean the end for Saturn.
Penske says it had an agreement to source vehicles from another automaker to sell under the Saturn brand, but that the automaker’s board rejected the deal.
“Without that agreement,†Penske Automotive said… Details
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We see power tools and think home improvements. A bunch of wacky gearheads in England see power tools and think drag racing. We love stuff like this and these guys and girls have taken it to the next level. We’ve heard of people drag racing belt sanders, but these people build junk you can ride!
According to a story on the UK’s ThisIsTheWestCountry site, chainsaws and leaf blowers commonly provide the power to the vehicles that racers ride. From the lead photo it appears that running multiple motors is not only legal, but encouraged. Our type of deal!… Details
John Jansen, Dutch Peter Lynn teamrider, has won the Kite Buggy European Championship in St Peter Ording, Germany. In all heats of the Euro Champs John ruled in a very impressive way.
On 4 consequent days he altogether won all 7 heats in a row, just to have bad luck in the very last heat, where he had to give up his leading position when …Â Details & Picture