Filed under: Motorsports Management of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is taking a grassroots approach in hopes of keeping the circuit from coming under the control of International Speedway Corporation, a company owned by NASCAR’s France family. Continue reading Laguna Seca operators try to fend off NASCAR firm Laguna Seca operators Read more
A fisherman on a San Diego pier hooked a drone yesterday, and the drone got the whole thing on video for your enjoyment. Even the drone’s operator had to admit that it was an impressive cast, even if it was a mean-spirited and probably illegal action which could have damaged Read more
Sturgis is a small town in western South Dakota with a year-round population of less than 7,000 people. Yet every year more than a hundred thousand bikers descend on that tiny town for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This year being the 75th anniversary the numbers are even higher. But Read more
Filed under: Green, Emissions, Germany, Technology, Commercial Vehicles A study in Germany finds that the popularity of larger vehicles and increased traffic on the roads is causing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport segment to actually increase from 1990 levels. Continue reading German brands ‘moving in the wrong direction’ on Read more
Rolls-Royce doesn’t have workers, it has craftsmen and women. But even as it keeps setting sales record after sales record , selling over 4,000 units in 2014, it still puts together its cars by hand. And the factory is still a quiet British oasis of good old-fashioned Work. Read more…
Filed under: Videos, Infiniti, Sedan, Classics, Luxury MotorWeek is remembering Infiniti in the brand’s early days with a drive in the 1990 Q45. Continue reading MotorWeek revisits 1990 Infiniti Q45 MotorWeek revisits 1990 Infiniti Q45 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:01:00 EST. Please see our terms Read more
Just before 1 AM on March 17, 1990, a car pulled up outside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. A man got out, was let inside, and then left. Twenty-four hours later, $500 million in art was stolen – the biggest heist in U.S. history. And 25 years later, Read more
In a crime that sounds as if it was from a James Bond film instead of real life, F1 driver Jenson Button and wife Jessica Michibata were robbed in a vacation home in the south of France. Burglars pumped anaesthetic gas through the home to knock the couple out before Read more
Often while walking my marmoset I’ll be stopped on the street by a fan, frequently a priest, who will inquire as to the possibility of acquiring one of our fine Blipshift t-shirts. “Tough luck, Padre!” I’ll say, flipping them a nickel for their trouble. Alas, the shirt is back. And Read more
Filed under: Videos, Audi, Volkswagen, Hatchback, Performance Evo takes the Audi RS3 and Volkswagen Golf R to the track to find out whether extra muscle is worth the RS3’s added price. Continue reading Audi RS3 and Volkswagen Golf R face off in Evo test Audi RS3 and Volkswagen Golf R Read more