Hot Rod Quad 0-60 in 2.8 seconds to 750 horsepower 2011
the Brimstone Quadracycle, a hot rod quad from Brimstone Cycles, takes it to the next level. You still straddle the seat and steer with handlebars, just like any other ATV, but after that, comparisons pretty much stop.
Joe Skonecki, CEO of Brimstone Cycles in Bowling Green, Ohio, figures motorcycle and ATV engines are OK, but, once you have 4 wheels, you might as well go all out. If your tastes are a little different, he’ll build you something with an aluminum Dart block with anywhere from 427 to 455 cubic inches and 300 to 750 horsepower, it can even be set up to run propane. A paddle shifter works the GM 700R4 4speed Transmission sending power through a Ford rear end. He uses your choice of carbon fiber, Kevlar, or aluminum for the hood and fenders and when you run through the spec sheet, he’ll actually give you your choice of almost anything throughout. Joe does say the optional front wing is mandatory for speeds over 125 mph.
Bahrain Grand Prix organizers have announced they have withdrawn the race as the opening event of the 2011 Formula 1 season, after days of uncertainty following the unrest in the country.
“We felt it was important for the country to focus on immediate issues of national interest,” Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa said … More
Even with subzero temperatures- not everyone is disheartened by a long winter. Jennifer Thorgramson finds one way to make the most out of the recent cold snap.
Snowmobile drag racing
There are clubs nation wide that hold snowmobile drag races, but the 660 Ice Racers Club is one of a kind in North Dakota.
(Blair Lesy/Roblin, Manitoba) “The competition. The comradery. This is … More
The low point was three years ago at this very place, when the Wood Brothers failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 for the first time in more than four decades. They were outside the top 35 in driver points, they lost a gear in pole qualifying, and they didn’t finish high enough in their qualifying event to make the sport’s biggest race. It felt, team co-owner Eddie Wood said, like somebody had died. Walking around the garage area afterward, other competitors would drop their gazes rather than look him in the eye.
“Until you go through it,†he said, “you can’t put it into words.â€
For a proud organization that predates NASCAR itself, it was a devastating moment, and  … More