the middle of Poland’s largest lake covered by ice, a hundred or so speed demons fly across the frozen surface in special sail boats on blades.
Sleek and built to race, the narrow boat hulls are fixed on a base of three gleaming blades and sports sails like those used in windsurfing to harness wind power and roar across frozen water.
“It’s the speed that gives you an adrenaline rush,” says Tomasz Zakrzewski, ranked number fourth in the world in the DN class ice boat racing.
Sailing on ice is his passion.
“Among the disciplines that use wind and sails, it is the fastest. We sail at three times the speed of the wind…Â More info
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At the March Meet´s inaugural event in 1959, hot rods were at the heart of drag racing. Fifty-one years later, hot rods are still, well, hot. The March Meet, Mar. 6-8, is still celebrating the timeless connection by inviting all street rods to Auto Club Famoso Raceway for three days of show and competition.
“Every year I am amazed at the number of locals and car clubs that come out to be part of the March Meet,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso and producers of the March Meet. “We get everything from ´32 Fords to muscle cars from the 1960s, and everything in-between. Come on Friday to get the best deal … More info
Would be drag racers can live the Top Fuel dream easier than ever before through a training and rental program offered by four-time FIA champ Urs Erbacher and crew chief Wayne Dupuy.
In an effort to raise funding for their race team so they can remain on the NHRA tour for the entire 2009 season, Erbacher and Dupuy will teach clients the intricacies of piloting an 8,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster, get them licensed, and turn them loose at an NHRA national event.
“We think there’s a group of people out there, maybe competing at a lower level of drag racing or some other form of motorsports, that have always wondered what it’s like to drive a Top Fuel dragster, even if it’s just for one race,” Dupuy said. “This is their chance.” … More info
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Manvel resident John Hendrickson remembers racing Volkswagen Beetles in his younger days.
Those days are long gone, but he still drives a VW, and this one is different that all those others. That’s because he never has to fill it with gas.
It was while filling his Cadillac at a gas station in 2007 that Hendrickson first thought about building an electric car.
“I thought gas stations were ripping us off, so I decided to just go build my own electric car,†Hendrickson said.
He asked a neighbor if he knew of any VWs for sale. That’s how he learned of another neighbor’s rusted 1972 Beetle that hadn’t been used in over five years. Hendrickson bought it and parked it in his garage.
“It wasn’t much to look at,†he said. “It was full of snakes and fire ants. We had to cut small trees that were growing up through it, and drag it out of the woods.  More info