With the sport on the brink of being included in the Paralympics, 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games today its first WSF Para-Snowboard World Cup at Cardrona Alpine Resort, featuring a strong international field from both sides of the world.
It was an all-American victory with world number one, Amy Purdy, taking out the women’s in a combined best of 202.69 and Evan Strong, also world number one, taking out the men’s in 148.25Â Â …Â More
The US$950,000 Hennessey Venom GT has perhaps the most spectacular set of numbers of any supercar: 1200 horsepower shoehorned into a mid-engined chassis that weighs just twelve hundred kilos (2,685 lbs).
It’s a combination that no other supercar can match in terms of power to weight ratio. By comparison, it shades the world’s fastest car, the 267 mph Bugatti Veyron GT, which has less horsepower (1184 bhp), and is 50% heavier, tipping the scales at 1,888 kg (4,162 lbs)Â Â …Â Pictures and more
Claudio Castiglioni, legendary Italian motorcycle entrepreneur and current head of MV Agusta passed away earlier today. Castiglioni’s passion for motorcycles drove him as much, or more, than the search for profits. This created obstacles for his businesses, but also resulted in some of the most beautiful and functional high performance motorcycles ever manufactured. Here is the press release we received from MV Agusta .
Claudio Castiglioni, 64 years old and President of MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. passed away this morning in Varese, Italy after a courageous battle against  … More