Just days after Porsche unveiled its new 911 Cabriolet at the Detroit Motor Show, the German car-maker has released the first official pictures of its next new car, the Boxster.
Porsche boasts that the latest version of its two-seater, mid-engined roadster is “lighter, more efficient and more agile” than … Pictures and more
In an unassuming garage on the edge of the Mojave desert, the wonderfully named Waldo Stakes is poking around with a few unimpressive-looking objects.
Sitting not far away, looking like a large and clumsy metal version of a string of pearls, sits his pride and joy.
It doesn’t look like much but it may one day be the fastest thing on Earth – moving at an eye-popping 2,000mph  … Pictures and more
Thrust SSC sonic boom! The fastest land vehicle
Sonic Wind LSRV, Waldo Stakes Discusses
Land Speed Record Rocket Car, Sonic Wind LSRV. Sonic Wind LSRV is a challenger for the World Land Speed Record currently set at 763 mph by Andy Green and the Thrust SSC team from Britain. Waldo Stakes, creator of Sonic Wind LSRV, describes the rocket car in detail including showing all of the components of the car. Sonic Wind LSRV is currently 40% complete as of September 2010
Stephane Peterhansel of France won the 11th stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday to increase his overall lead in the car category to more than 22 minutes from Mini teammate Joan Roma of Spain.
American driver Robby Gordon was third after the 10th stage but he had a series of mechanical breakdowns in his Hummer and dropped out of contention, almost   … More
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — To Danica Patrick, it felt like the first day at a new school. There were new classmates, the drivers on the Sprint Cup tour. There were new instructors, like car owner Tony Stewart and crew chief Greg Zipadelli. There were even new lunch routines, like Olive Garden versus the usual sandwich. And there was a new classroom, the Sprint Cup garage area, which at one point Patrick overran on pit road, forcing her to back up before pulling in.
“It is a little like [a] first day,” Patrick said Thursday during the opening day of Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway. “I think that with racing, you do have an  … More