Michael Arndt is a man of matchsticks. Over the course of six years, using 956,000 matchsticks, 1686 tubes of glue, and at least three different varieties of mustache, he built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car, at a cost of around 6000 Euros ($8,725). The giant model takes up Arndt’s entire kitchen and probably his social life. It can be broken down into 45 parts for easy transport to various matchstick-builders conventio … Details & Pictures
LAS VEGAS – In searching for an excuse why Jimmie Johnson dominates, the haters are quick to scream that his crew chief Chad Knaus is a cheater.
It’s time to put that talk to bed.
Cheating is not what won the 48 team four championships in a row; it’s not what has had them competing for a title in each of Johnson’s eight going on nine Cup seasons; and it’s not what put them in victory lane Sunday for the second week in a row and the 49th time overall … Details
Jimmie Johnson played possum most of the day and then turned on the afterburner to pass teammate Jeff Gordon with just 16 laps to go and win the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Â
Gordon led more than 210 laps of the 267-lap event before losing the lead to Johnson, who seems hellbent to win his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship before Gordon does …Â Details
US F1 can succeed – that was the firm impression I came away with after visiting the team’s shop in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 6.Things have changed since then and now the team is struggling. But less than two months ago the situation looked much more positive.Â
For the record, US F1’s executive vice president Peter Windsor is a friend of mine. I’ve known Peter for more than 20 years, and I’ve known US F1 founder Ken Anderson since he was technical director for the Ligier F1 team in 1989. Therefore IÂ …Â Details