This tall bike is over 10 feet high from the handlebars to the ground, short in comparison to the first World Record SkyCycle which stood over 14 feet tall!
For over ten years, no car on the planet could match the McLaren F1 in terms of sheer speed. And the ironic thing is, unlike its successors to the title of fastest road production car in the world – the Bugatti Veyron and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, among others – the McLaren F1 was never built entirely for that reason.
Footage is from a test day in 1998, during which XP5 set the world recoerd for highest speed in a production car. The amazing thing is that this car can go 240 miles per hour with a naturally aspirated V12 and only 627 horse power. The Veyron needs an 8 liter W16 quad turbos and 1000 horse power to get to 253
Hot off the heels of the second stop of the year at Bells Beach, the ASP Top 17 have traversed the Tasman Sea to the bountiful beaches of Taranaki for the TSB Bank Women’s Surf Festival.
Event No. 3 on the 2010 ASP Women’s World Tour, the TSB Bank Women’s Surf Festival plays a crucial role in the requalification campaigns of the world’s best female surfers as well as the all important hunt for the prestigious ASP Women’s World Title.Â
Paige Hareb (NZL), 19, current ASP Women’s World 9, is into her second year on the ASP Dream Tour, the young goofy-footer will be looking turn around an uncharacteristic slow start to the season …Â Details