Indian is now selling souped-up race cruisers for the … Closed road?

We laughed our heads off when we first heard about King of the Baggers racing. Giant, open-road touring sofas from Harley and Indian going head to head in a race series starting at Laguna Seca? It sounds as preposterous now as it did then.Continue Read… Continue reading Indian is now selling souped-up race cruisers for the … Closed road?

Regional sales manager gets roped into driving the Baja 1000, wins it

We’d all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen has the ultimate proof: it turns out he’s been stuffing about with his buddies in the Arizona desert at a Baja 1000-winning pace.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotiv… Continue reading Regional sales manager gets roped into driving the Baja 1000, wins it

Lightning unveils the Tachyon Nb, its new electric land-speed contender

Lightning Motorcycles has unveiled the Tachyon Nb, a modified, streamlined version of the Strike electric sportsbike designed to take aim at the electric motorcycle land speed record, targeting speeds over 250 mph (400 km/h) in the process.Continue Rea… Continue reading Lightning unveils the Tachyon Nb, its new electric land-speed contender

Ducati reveals the key numbers behind its electric MotoE racer

Ducati will take over as the sole motorcycle supplier for the FIM MotoE World Cup from 2023, using the opportunity to build a cracking electric sportsbike that’ll inform the brand’s electrification in the coming years.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcyc… Continue reading Ducati reveals the key numbers behind its electric MotoE racer

Asphalt-sucking McMurtry hyper fan car sets Goodwood afire

It’s been over 40 years, but the fan car is officially back. One year after debuting as a demonstrator, the McMurtry Spéirling became the first fan car to race in sanctioned motorsport since 1978, breaking the 40-second barrier to win this year’s Goodw… Continue reading Asphalt-sucking McMurtry hyper fan car sets Goodwood afire

Win or lose, Cadillac GTP Hypercar will be a highlight of Le Mans

The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans happens this weekend, but Cadillac has us more interested in the 2023 event. This week, it previewed the Project GTP Hypercar it will be running in next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship series, and it’s an absolute s… Continue reading Win or lose, Cadillac GTP Hypercar will be a highlight of Le Mans

Autonomous race car sets new self-driving land speed record

The PoliMOVE race team has set a new two-way land speed record for autonomous cars

An autonomous race team from the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) has set a new land speed record for driverless cars, recording a two-way average of 192.2 mph (309.3 km/h) over a flying kilometer (0.62 miles) on a space shuttle airstrip at the Kennedy Space Center.

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