Monster World Rally Team driver Ken Block reckons the second day of Rally New Zealand was his best ever in a World Rally Car.
The American Ford Fiesta RS WRC star posted top-10 times on the majority of stages north of Auckland to remain … More
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Yesterday’s launch of the Tesla Model S electric sedan was a highly choreographed affair, with most of the media merely happy pawns on Elon Musk’s great chessboard. As we predicted, most media outlets got ten-or-less minutes to review the car.
However, a handful of the 47 or so media in attendance did get a little more time to test the vehicle. Not enough to check the range … More
Congrats to NHRA drag racing pioneer Shirley Muldowney, who turns 72 today.
Muldowney began street racing in the 1950s around her home in Schenectady, N.Y., and earned her NHRA pro racing license in 1965. From there, she made her way through Top Gas, Funny Car and Top Fuel ranks, challenging conventions and exceeding expectations about female racers at every step. Three NHRA World Championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982 silenced the most curmudgeonly of doubters  … More
Jethro Bovingdon, Car and Driver’s European correspondent, takes the fabled 911 Ruf Yellowbird for a spin around the test track, visits the RUF factory, and takes the Ruf CTR 3 on Germany’s autobahn for some high-speed fun.