Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he got “scared” when Maverick Vinales approached him at high speed at the end of the opening MotoGP practice in Barcelona, causing him to lose control and crash.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was circulating at leisurely speed following an aborted practice start at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when Vinales overtook him around the…
I need you to be a hero. You need to stop what you’re doing right now and give $6,000 to whoever has listed this EV-swapped manual Saturn SL2 in North Carolina. I’m really not sure what would possess someone to spend the time and energy necessary to to put an electric motor and battery in…
When travelers say they hope to reach their destination in one piece, they sometimes mean it literally. An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Wednesday performed “an expedited climb” to avoid colliding with a mountain. During the incident, the Airbus A321neo’s… Read more…
EV-swapping vintage cars is a hot topic these days that divides automotive enthusiasts. Of course there are the purists who believe a car should remain unmodified from the day it drove out of the factory, but electric swaps are an absolute boon for people who actually want to drive their old cars in normal everyday……
Fans who were unable to purchase tickets for F1’s livery launch event at London’s O2 Arena next year have been urged not to buy from resale websites.Formula 1’s 75th anniversary season will begin in unfamiliar surroundings as all 10 teams launch their 2025 liveries alongside one another on 18 February.The event will bring together all…
Formula 1 has warned fans not to attempt to purchase tickets to the 2025 live launch event from unofficial ticket resale websites.
Happy Friday, everyone! I spent last weekend upstate, visiting friends (and establishments that serve garbage plates) in good old Rochester, New York, where I experienced something unexpected: The smell of winter. The cold, sharp scent in the air of snow yet to come, a harbinger of the season to come. Here’s hoping… Read more…
Some 35+ years ago, David Wilson, currently group vice president and president of TRD USA, was a considerable expert of feminine hygiene products. It comes off as one of those charming “interesting facts about yourself” that you’d share as an icebreaker — more on this in a moment.But this conversation was more than just an…
At SEMA last week, an outfit called Mustang Brothers fully debuted its new build offering: The Outlaw, a 1968 Mustang “GT500″ restomod with a modern drivetrain, suspension, and styling. It’s a classic formula, and the Outlaw follows yet more tradition by making its custom bodywork look like another “Gone In 60 Seconds”… Read more…
The World Rally Championship has announced that it will drop hybrid units from Rally1 cars in 2025.As reported by Motorsport.com earlier, the 130kW plug-in hybrid system that was first introduced in 2022 along with the current-generation Rally1 cars has been axed due to rising costs.The decision was ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council…
