On the morning of March 26th, on the dry Lake Ivanpah, The Ecotricity Greenbird driven by British engineer, Richard Jenkins smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles. The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held, record of 116 mph , set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck in March 1999 at the same location
Looking at it now, it’s easy to forget that the Porsche 917 is a production sports car. When the FIA decided that the Championship of Makes would be for 3.0-liter prototypes – ostensibly to slow the climbing speeds at places like Le Mans – it also allowed 5.0-liter sports cars, as long as at least 50 were built for homologation. That was an easy target for the Ford GT40 to hit; other manufacturers didn’t jump so quickly. But when the homologation threshold was lowered to 25, Porsche bit.
Thus the 917 was born. With a stunningly lightweight spaceframe chassis that used magnesium and titanium to  … More
Something for everyone! Amphicars were in attendance, and around noon, they launched from the boat ramp and into Lake Mirror. These cars were quite expensive in their day. It was made in West Germany, sported a Triumph engine, 4 cylinders, 70 cubic inches. Price varied, but in 1967, it was $3031 in 1967. The last year of import was 1968. An understatement to say they had many potential rust problems.