White Zombie Drops Into The 10′s
You might remember John Wayland’s electric powered Datsun from our previous post where the little white 1200 was laying down consistent 12 second quarter mile times. Well the bar for quick electric powered cars has now been raised (lowered?) considerably. Last Friday night at the Portland International Raceway in Oregon ‘White Zombie’ ran the quarter [...]
Fitting An Auxiliary Starter Motor Relay
Tom wrote to us saying that he is having trouble with an intermittent no-start issue with his 1990 model Toyota truck and from what he has written it sounds like either the contacts in the starter solenoid are worn or there is a current drop issue from the battery to the starter. On occasion the factory starter relay can [...]
Camaro To Go Topless In 2012
It has been confirmed by Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President for Chevrolet marketing that production of the Camaro Convertible will begin in early 2011. The new 2010 Camaro coupe has been in a neck-and-neck battle for sales supremacy with the 2010 Ford Mustang, which unlike the Chevy has had two body styles in the lineup [...]
Chrome-Dipped Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
On display at the recent German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was this chrome-dipped Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gt3. The blinged-out Merc was rolled out by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, an organization that promotes athletics as a remedy for youth issues. Among others, Mercedes-Benz is a supporter of the foundation and the livery is [...]
The Future Of Public Transport In China
What you see here could very well be the future of public transport in China, the 3D Fast Bus. From an article published at ChinaHush.com it appears that the “straddling bus” will be put into pilot use in Beijing’s Mentougou District some time next year. The straddling bus is 4-4.5 meters high and features two levels, the upper level for the [...]
