08 September 2022 When car enthusiasts and collectors talk about genuine Ferrari classics, the name ‘Daytona’ immediately springs to mind. The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 is the official Ferrari moniker and is an icon of Italian automobile history. It was the motoring press responsible for calling the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 a Daytona, much to the chagrin […]
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08 September 2022 British Racing Motors was established in the 1940s to build a British Grand Prix car. The result was the iconic BRM Type 15. The BRM V16 was a supercharged 1.5-litre V-16 cylinder racing engine built by British Racing Motors for competing in Formula One motor racing in the immediate aftermath of World
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08 September 2022 According to Mate Rimac, 0-60 in Under 1 Second is possible. There are two limiting factors, the mechanical grip required. Currently, tyre technology is not sufficiently advanced, and secondly, the potential g-force to an unaccustomed driver. To contextualise, Jay Leno driving a Tesla Plaid under absolutely perfectly prepared circumstances, achieved 60 mph
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08 September 2022 Through his investment company, Footprint Coalition Ventures, Robert Downey Jr has acquired shares in Kindred Motoworks. Kindred Motoworks helps rebuild cars and commercial vehicles with modern powertrains technology. As a company, they are focussed on battery power with an emphasis on the environment. Rob Howard, CEO of Kindred, said, ‘We still love
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08 September 2022 Audi’s recent announcement at the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps Press Conference laid out plans for their future foray into F1. Audi has ruled out starting a new team. Audi board chairman Markus Duesmann said that the ‘starting position for development is much better if you start with an
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01 September 2022 Mildred Mary Petre, better known by her married name, The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, a successful businesswoman. The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce was passionate about speed on land, at sea and in the air. In
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01 September 2022 Alfredo (known as Alfredino) Ferrari was an Italian automotive engineer and the first son of automaker Enzo Ferrari. Long before the family business was a family empire, Enzo intended for his son to one day succeed him as Il Commendatore of Ferrari and began grooming him from a very young age. Alfredino
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01 September 2022 Eighty-five years after three-time Le Mans winner Woolf Barnato famously raced the ‘Blue Train’ from Cannes to Calais. A modern-day Bentley Boy, Steven Kane, has recreated the legendary spirit in a tense four-hour, 14-minute sprint against Saudi Arabia’s only desert passenger train. Kane, as an official Bentley Team M-Sport driver driving a
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01 September 2022 Mildred Mary Petre, better known by her married name, The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, a successful businesswoman. The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce was passionate about speed on land, at sea and in the air. In
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01 September 2022 In early 2020, Alauda Aeronautics announced the conclusion of a seed round of financing, with funding from Jelix Ventures and Saltwater Capital, attracted by the company’s proven route to commercialising the Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft industry. To gain maximum awareness for eVTOL: Electric flying car racing will reach a
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