Le Mans is a name that immediately conjures images of Porsches, Ferraris, Fords, Jaguars, Audis, and other cars roaring through the French countryside for 24 hours every June. Steve McQueen’s movie about the race, simply titled “Le Mans” captured one of the magic eras of the race, with Porsche 917’s battling Ferrari 512’s.
The greatest tragedy in the history of the sport also took place there, when Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes sailed into the crowd, killing nearly 100 people in 1955. I was … More
As the industry awaits news of Billabong’s sale, a deal is looking less and less likely. Today news broke in the Australian that Billabong is selling its Canadian retail operations including the 70-store chain West 49, which it bought for $91 million in 2010.
Included in the package will also be six Billabong stores, 18 of its Amnesia stores, and … More
Timmy’s next mission goes off the charts. All he’s told us is that it was cold, frigid in fact.
You see, big car companies can have a sense of humour! Take a Formula Ford racer, add a tuned 1 litre 3cyl motor with over 200hp and you have a car which ace racer Nick Tandy got around the Ring in 7min 22sec. That’s special, but even more special when it’s on the public highway.