Most of you have already seen the previews for the next season of Top Gear so you have probably caught a glimpse of a thrilling race between the legendary McLaren F1 and much discussed Bugatti Veyron.
As mentioned in one of our previous posts, the Top Gear crew has always had an obsession to test exotic and supercars, rather than mass market, affordable vehicles. When they finally got their hands on the hyped Bugatti Veyron, the whole crew was impressed by its stellar performance. However, not all in the automotive world shared their enthusiasm.
When Volkswagen Group acquired the rights to the Bugatti name in 2000, then-chairman Ferdinand Piëch announced that Volkswagen will release a Bugatti branded supercar soon after. This attracted much attention as it was revealed that the car would be the fastest road car in history… Details & Pictures
Crash Video Automobile Rally Car – Rally Poland 2009 – Jari-Matti Latvala Stupid Crash – The big drama on the Mikolajki Super Special (the final stage) though was Jari-Matti Latvala who crashed his Ford Focus into an armco barrier after clipping a barrel, wrecking the front suspension
In becoming a Sprint Cup winner at 19 years, 1 month and 4 days, Joey Logano had just the kind of race expected from a rookie.
In winning Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Logano spun once, benefited from two “free passes” after falling a lap down and, he said, had to overcome an early feeling that he was lost out there trying to figure out where he needed to be.
“It’s not the way you want to win your first race,” he said. “But 20 years down the road when you look in the record books, no one will know the difference.” … Details