Mauro Calo’s World Record Power Slide at Mercedes Benz World during the 125th Anniversary Event, June 19th 2011
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Video – F1 in Numbers
Ahead of the forthcoming 2011 Santander British Grand Prix, we have a video that gives a fascinating insight into the numbers behind F1.
Whether it’s a die-hard fan or a friend who believes that F1 is all about cars going round and round in circles, everyone is guaranteed to learn something new from this video… be it relating to the data produced, g-forces, weight, thrust, downforce or simply the number of parts that comprise an F1 car.
Alongside Toyota’s new gasoline-electric hybrid LMP1 racing sports-car prototype project–which is being undertaken in association with chassis maker Dome in Japan–Toyota Motorsport in Germany is developing an all-new “customer†Le Mans GT racer based on the Lexus LFA supercar with which to take on Ferrari, Porsche and the other incumbents  … More
Online entries have opened for the 2012 blokart World Championships to be held at Ivanpah Dry Lake, USA in April next year. So far entries have been received from Spain, Australian, New Zealand and The United States, with sailors from many more countries indicating their intention to enter.
Racing will be conducted over a mixture of course styles, ranging from traditional yachting courses like windward – leewards through to some fast action trapazoidal courses. With target speeds of around 18 to 25 knots upwind and 35 to 45 downwind  … Pictures & More