Tag: racing
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Stunning Art Deco Tear Drop Coupe Features In Auction
THE MONTEREY JET CENTER AUCTION When Anthony Lago went to Suresnes in September 1933 to salvage Automobiles Talbot-Darracq, he took on a company with massive financial problems and a rather ho-hum range of cars. The mechanical legacy left by his predecessor Owen Clegg and chief engineer Walter Becchia was staid and pedestrian. The nicest thing…
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Why McLaren Formula 1 Teamed Up With Dropbox
Every second counts when a racing team’s intellectual property is their competitive edge. Dropbox has partnered up with McLaren Racing as an Official Technology Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team. From Mission Control to Track, Formula 1 is a team effort. The best teams, like cars, are more than the sum of their parts.…
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ODDBALL CINEMA: CONVOY
Errrr breaker one. This here’s the Rubber Duck. CONVOY (1978): Maybe because I knew that director Sam Peckinpah was pretty much reaching new depths of being an irresponsible drug-addled drunk during production, that I figured maybe it would show in this movie, and maybe that’s why I’ve avoided it for so long. I mean, it’s…
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Battery Show Europe Showcasing Latest Batteries, Exotic Racers And Cars
Grove, Oxfordshire, England. June/July 2022 Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) showcases industry-leading high performance battery technology at The Battery Show Europe Innovative Adaptive Multi-Chem technology on display at Stuttgart show alongside first real-world application: Triumph Motorcycles’ TE-1 electric motorbike prototype Adaptive Multi-Chem combines power and energy in one advanced battery system and can be tailored for individual…
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ONLINE ONLY CAR AUCTION RECORD BROKEN
A global online marketplace founded by a British car dealer has just broken the online-only world record for a car auction, selling a McLaren P1 for an incredible $1,600,888 usd or $2,010,851 cad . No other online-only platform for collectible cars has ever achieved a higher sales price. Unlike traditional auctions, where cars are transported…
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Barrett-Jackson Revs Up for Auto Event of 2022
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Barrett-Jackson is revving up for the automotive event of 2022 when it returns to WestWorld of Scottsdale, January 22-30, to celebrate 50 years of The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions. The annual Scottsdale Auction has hosted some of the most electrifying moments in collector car history over the last five decades. January’s Scottsdale Auction…
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Porsche 928 auto was machine with personality and speed
Machine Intelligence Let me start this article by sharing with you my own observation about the nature of intelligent mechanical life: EVERY machine I ever interacted with exhibited a distinct personality. After all, they’re really analog information processors, aren’t they? Like transformers, only not quite so … animatronic. Even so, they do have a machine “spirit”. Some docile and some down right malevolent. From…
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formula 1: $100 Million Cryptocurrency Sponsorship
Cryptocurrency partnerships and sponsorships entered the world of sports back in 2014. Teams can expand their advertising budget with cryptocurrency platforms to get more popularity for the brand. In 2014, the first crypto-backed campaign – ESPN events made a contract with Bit Pay (Bitcoin payment processor) worth $350 000 in a year. In addition, arsenal made 3-year…
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How F1 Cars Move Around The World For Races
This year’s 2019 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi GP is almost here! Have you ever wondered how the cars make it to the race? It’s a logistical miracle. Custom containers. Hydraulic platforms. Modified cargo jet airliners and much, much more. If you’re a fan of F1 races you may have wondered how your favorite…
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The Latest Odds On F1 Drivers Championship
If you’ve been paying attention to the races so far, it’s no surprise the United Kingdom’s Lewis Hamilton (team Mercedes ) , Finland’s Valterri Bottas (team Mercedes) and Germany’s Sebastian Vettel (team Ferrari) are poised to battle for the crown and the odds continue to get more interesting. Back and Forth Hamilton, a 3 time…
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I Am Content To Keep Watching While Men Dominate F1
The first time I watched an F1 Grand Prix was the race in Australia in 1998. I’d been persuaded by a friend who loved Canadian driver, Jacques Villeneuve, to watch and found myself gripped. Being a Scot, my instinct was to cheer for my fellow countryman, David Coulthard. I was thrilled when he led the…
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Device Lets Mountain Bikers Check Sealant Without Removing Tires
Swiss invention milKit makes mountain biking with tubeless tires easier than ever. With milKit, riders and racers can quickly measure and check their remaining tire sealant with a simple, portable kit, adding sealant as needed while leaving their tires on the rim, maintaining air pressure, keeping their hands clean and saving time. The inventors are…