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If you watch any type of racing—be it mechanically propelled or powered by pedals—you’ll understand the importance of the slipstream. From Formula 1 to the Tour De France, racers have been taking advantage of using competitors’ aerodynamic profile to ease their progress through the air, resulting in less drag and more speed. But what if teamwork prevailed more often than the occasion NASCAR “slingshot”? What if this principle could be harnessed in the pursuit of land speed records? Of course, it already has been. … More
From Rednecks with Paychecks to Carter Off-Road Park, the downhill Barbie Jeep Racing craze has swept the south. Guys and Girls both are eager to give it a shot in an attempt to take home bragging rights and cold hard cash for the fastest time to the bottom of the hill.
Who had the nastiest wipeout of all?
As the first purely electric Porsche, its “E-Performance” concept combines strong driving performance with a high degree of everyday usability. Mark Webber talks about the Porsche of the future and the relationship between motorsport and the development of new technologies.