Long time go not been on the beach. With some races coming soon I needed to do some training to get back the feeling with the kite. Today almost no wind.
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An American investment consortium led by HIG Capital has reportedly moved to acquire Germany’s famed Nurburgring race complex.
The firm is said to have submitted an acquisition proposal to the German competition regulator, the Federal Cartel Office, for a significant portion of the Nurburgring’s assets, according to Reuters.
The group is allegedly preparing to pay no more than 60-70 million euros (~$83.4-$97.3 million USD) for the complex, representing approximately half of the initial asking price of 125 million euros (~$174 million USD) in March of last year.
The buyout reportedly includes … More
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Gasoline engines have gotten incredibly good at squeezing all the energy they can out of gas. The problem is that “incredibly good” still means about 37% efficiency. If my high school transcript is any measure, 37% still kind of sucks. The rest of that energy is lost as heat, but there are ways to reclaim it. Ask Porsche.
Porsche’s 919 Hybrid racer is using a pretty novel drivetrain: a 500HP 2L V4 engine (a first, if you don’t count their flat-fours as a 180°V) and an electric KERS system with an electric motor active on the front wheels. But what makes it interesting is … Pictures and more
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