Sit shotgun in Rhys Millen’s Hyundai Genesis for his run to 14,110ft during the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Rhys walks us through the ins-and-outs of this extraordinary 12.42 mile race. Team RMR managed to cut through the thin air at a world record pace of 9:46.164.
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Youssou N’Dour, Senegal’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, has asked the organizers of the iconic Dakar Rally to either bring the race back to its homeland of Africa or pick a different name.
The last time Dakar participants drove through Africa was in 2007. The following year, a terrorist group in Mauritania threatened to attack competitors so the race was canceled at the very last minute. It has been held in South America ever since  … More
Stephane Peterhansel retains a 3m14s lead heading into the second half of the 2013 Dakar Rally after race officlals finalized the results from Saturday’s disrupted stage.
Only five cars reached the end of the stage as many competitors became stuck around a swollen riverbed, leading to the stage’s neutralization.
Dakar officials ultimately decided  … More
In the first of our three-part series on how a Formula 1 car comes to life, we looked at the initial conceptual design stage. This time, we look at building the basic structure of the car.
Once a team has laid out the design of the fundamental mechanical parts of the car, two things need to happen – one, the design office need to devise the most aerodynamically advantageous bodywork for it; and the car needs to be built.
We’ll look at aerodynamic design in the next part of this series; for now, let’s concentrate on how the car is built  … More