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Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima returns to the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, assembling a new electric vehicle in hopes of breaking the world record time he set in 2011 while raising ‘climate change’ awareness.
You probably need cut some slack to those who have expressed disappointment with the quality of racing in the LMP1 class at Le Mans the last two years: Even though the Toyota TS030 hybrids made things surprisingly interesting in last weekend’s race, and even though the Audi R18 hybrids are just so dang cool, the big boy division has been kind of drab.
How drab? The decision by Peugeot to withdraw from racing after the 2011 season left the LMP1 class so hollow that some observers have viewed LMP1 as Audi shadow boxing with itself.
But relief for the disaffected is in sight. In fact, at Le Mans last weekend … More
490hp, small, very pretty: is that enough to make the fastest F-Type a 911 rival? And would an Aston do the job of a Brit roadster better?