The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted last Friday, April 17, 2009, on the issue of banning sales of youth ATVs and motorcycles because of lead levels. The CPSC voted to keep the ban in place; however, they did issue a two-year stay of enforcement of the ban. This stay of enforcement will allow manufacturers and retailers of youth ATVs and motorcycles to continue building and selling these items. It also gives the industry two years to comply with the new law and if, for some reason, it is technologically infeasible to manufacture a certain part with less lead than allowed by law, the industry will have a chance to make an argument to the CSPC…. Details
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PORSCHE, to most people, is a sports car. To me, it can be a time machine. Even a new Porsche loaded with technogadgets— a 2009 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, in this case — stirs fond recollections.
It takes me back to 1967. A red 356 Speedster of uncertain 1950s vintage, tossed from one corner to the next, in and out of fog banks, as I furiously shift through the gears on the drive south on California Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. The tattered canvas top is flapping in the wind; my girlfriend, wearing a silk bandana and enormous Audrey Hepburn sunglasses, is smiling…Â Details
Teams signing up to Formula 1’s new budget cap from next season onwards will benefit from twice as much power from the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems) technology, the FIA has revealed.
That comes in addition to movable front and rear wings, an engine that is not subject to a rev limit, unlimited out-of-season track testing and no restrictions on the scale and speed of wind tunnel testing. KERS has been much maligned since its introduction this year, with the Formula One Teams’ Association (FOTA) calling for a standardised system from 2010, and some suggesting it should be ditched altogether due to its excessive weight and costly development nature – anathema in an age of increasing belt-tightening, they contend… DetailsÂ