Joe Sylvester Motorsports set a world-record distance jump in the Bad Habit monster truck at the 2013 Cornfield 500. The 10,000-lb Bad Habit monster truck launched at 85 mph to achieve a new world record of 237-ft, 6 inches, demolishing the previous record of 214 feet, 8 inches.
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“I could have been a stay-at-home mom. But really, think about it. Join the PTA versus drive the tow truck and race trailer to Monterey, California to compete in a Valvoline ProVee? No contest,” says Lisa Noble, a 58-year-old race car driver from Kansas.
Noble considers herself to be a rogue woman in the man’s world of sports car racing. She fell in love with racing during her teens. “At the age 14 I was asked to … More
With esteemed names in the hypercar world, such as Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, and to some degree Lamborghini, all vowing for the title as the most outlandish, crazy-fast, technologically advanced supercar on the market, we finally have our first bullet fired. It comes from Porsche, just hours after the official unveiling of the 918 Spyder in Frankfurt: claiming the 918 as the fastest production car to ever lap Germany’s famed Nürburgring. Porsche’s rivals should be a bit worried.
For years now, Porsche has promised the 918 would be the ultimate in performance, yet many thought … More
Some stories are told in just 6 minutes and 57 seconds. This one is an example. Watch the amazing record lap of the new 918 Spyder in full length. Fuel consumption (combined according to EU5): 3.3-3.0 l/100 km; CO2 emissions (combined) 79-70 g/km. Electricity consumption 13.0-12.5 kWh/100 km