Archive for the 'Racing' Category

A 180 MPH Treadmill

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Treadmills in general aren’t interesting, but what if you were to spice up the action with a car, particularly a racecar? That’s how they roll in Concord, N.C. where this super-treadmill helps Nascar engineers to better understand their racing machines in motion.

30 Jetta Diesels + 30 Amateur Drivers = SCCA’s Jetta TDI Cup

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

If diesels and racing don’t sound like a potent mix to you, you probably haven’t heard about Audi’s torque-monster R10. Now the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) is bringing diesel racing to the masses, accepting applications for their new Jetta TDI Cup.
The ‘Cup is a single-marque race-series featuring the up to 30 cars on track simultaneously […]