"For the female AND male racing enthusiast, this book is a must for reference as well as [the] coffee table. The pictures are just stunning."
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
FORMIDABLE FEMALES
Our first review for Fast Ladies – female racing drivers 1888 to 1970 comes our way from last Thursday's Chester Standard newspaper. Thanks to Terry Davies.
"For the female AND male racing enthusiast, this book is a must for reference as well as [the] coffee table. The pictures are just stunning."
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"For the female AND male racing enthusiast, this book is a must for reference as well as [the] coffee table. The pictures are just stunning."
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AUTO HEADLINES
Car ‘train’ could allow drivers to eat and sleep at the wheel
Drivers will be able to sleep, read, eat, work or watch television behind the wheel of their cars at 70mph on the motorway, using technology being developed by scientists.
A system which will ‘lock’ cars together using sensors and wireless technology, allowing up to 10 at a time to cruise in ‘car train’ convoys could be unveiled within two years.
Sensors would synchronise each car to follow in the wake of the vehicle directly ahead, with a laser calculating the speed relative to other cars. The only steering and braking would be done by a professional driver at the front of the convoy.
The technology is being developed by Volvo, which expects cars to travel three-feet apart to stay in contact. Volvo and six other companies, including UK technology form Ricardo are working on the project.
It is hoped that a prototype could be launched in 2011 with the technology rolled out across Europe by 2018.
Drivers would pay a subscription of around 10p for every 1.6 miles travelled and would have to book ahead to secure a place in the convoy at a designated time or particular slip road.
They would then join the convoy at the back and allow the system to ‘lock’ them in the steering and braking patterns of the vehicles ahead.
At the point where the driver has booked to leave the convoy, their car would be guided by the new technology on their chosen slip road.
Although Volvo is the only vehicle manufacturer developing the scheme, drivers of other models would be able to join the convoy if the had the right technology. (Mail on Sunday: June 21).
Toyota to extend hybrid to all model ranges by 2020
Toyota is aiming to offer a hybrid-powered version of every one of its passenger cars by the end of the next decade.
Currently the brand only offers one hybrid - the upper medium Prius - but it’s expected that the lower medium Auris will be the next in 2010. The Yaris should then offer a supermini version in 2011.
The company will then look to offer a hybrid version with every all-new model. It is expected the brand’s whole range will offer the option of a petrol hybrid powertrain within 11 years. (BusinessCar.co.uk: June 22).
Drivers will be able to sleep, read, eat, work or watch television behind the wheel of their cars at 70mph on the motorway, using technology being developed by scientists.
A system which will ‘lock’ cars together using sensors and wireless technology, allowing up to 10 at a time to cruise in ‘car train’ convoys could be unveiled within two years.
Sensors would synchronise each car to follow in the wake of the vehicle directly ahead, with a laser calculating the speed relative to other cars. The only steering and braking would be done by a professional driver at the front of the convoy.
The technology is being developed by Volvo, which expects cars to travel three-feet apart to stay in contact. Volvo and six other companies, including UK technology form Ricardo are working on the project.
It is hoped that a prototype could be launched in 2011 with the technology rolled out across Europe by 2018.
Drivers would pay a subscription of around 10p for every 1.6 miles travelled and would have to book ahead to secure a place in the convoy at a designated time or particular slip road.
They would then join the convoy at the back and allow the system to ‘lock’ them in the steering and braking patterns of the vehicles ahead.
At the point where the driver has booked to leave the convoy, their car would be guided by the new technology on their chosen slip road.
Although Volvo is the only vehicle manufacturer developing the scheme, drivers of other models would be able to join the convoy if the had the right technology. (Mail on Sunday: June 21).
Toyota to extend hybrid to all model ranges by 2020
Toyota is aiming to offer a hybrid-powered version of every one of its passenger cars by the end of the next decade.
Currently the brand only offers one hybrid - the upper medium Prius - but it’s expected that the lower medium Auris will be the next in 2010. The Yaris should then offer a supermini version in 2011.
The company will then look to offer a hybrid version with every all-new model. It is expected the brand’s whole range will offer the option of a petrol hybrid powertrain within 11 years. (BusinessCar.co.uk: June 22).
Monday, June 22, 2009
IN THE NEWS
GM plans comeback ahead of schedule
General Motors is preparing to relaunch itself as a leaner company by mid-July, a month earlier than envisaged when the Detroit carmaker filed for bankruptcy protection on June 1.
The judge overseeing GM’s chapter 11 case has set today (June 19) as the deadline for objections to its restructuring plan for most parties.
Barring a surprise, GM and its advisers are confident that none of the roughly 500 objections submitted so far will derail the timetable.
Most of the objections raised so far relate to suppliers’ concerns about the amount and timing of payments by the ‘new’ GM under contracts taken on by the existing company.
Assets of the ‘old’ GM will remain in chapter 11 to be sold or wound down for the benefit of creditors. (Financial Times: June 19).
Fiat calls for restructuring of global motor industry
Fiat has called for a ‘serious restructuring’ of the global automotive industry if it is to be economically viable.
The manufacturer, which is restructuring itself in the wake of its takeover of Chrysler, said the move was ‘absolutely necessary’ to address production overcapacity.
Fiat has predicted that utilisation of carmaking capacity in Europe will fall 65% this year.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated that the industry has near-record capacity to make 86 million units this year, compared with the 55m vehicles that carmakers will actually build. (Financial Times/The Times: June 19).
General Motors is preparing to relaunch itself as a leaner company by mid-July, a month earlier than envisaged when the Detroit carmaker filed for bankruptcy protection on June 1.
The judge overseeing GM’s chapter 11 case has set today (June 19) as the deadline for objections to its restructuring plan for most parties.
Barring a surprise, GM and its advisers are confident that none of the roughly 500 objections submitted so far will derail the timetable.
Most of the objections raised so far relate to suppliers’ concerns about the amount and timing of payments by the ‘new’ GM under contracts taken on by the existing company.
Assets of the ‘old’ GM will remain in chapter 11 to be sold or wound down for the benefit of creditors. (Financial Times: June 19).
Fiat calls for restructuring of global motor industry
Fiat has called for a ‘serious restructuring’ of the global automotive industry if it is to be economically viable.
The manufacturer, which is restructuring itself in the wake of its takeover of Chrysler, said the move was ‘absolutely necessary’ to address production overcapacity.
Fiat has predicted that utilisation of carmaking capacity in Europe will fall 65% this year.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated that the industry has near-record capacity to make 86 million units this year, compared with the 55m vehicles that carmakers will actually build. (Financial Times/The Times: June 19).
Friday, June 19, 2009
LOW-COST BOOK FOR A LOW-COST RALLY CAR
Thanks to Robert Young at the Mini Cooper Register for his review of author Philip Young's How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car.
"A throughly entertaining and informative read ... highly recommended to anyone embarking on building a competition car."
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"A throughly entertaining and informative read ... highly recommended to anyone embarking on building a competition car."
Click image below to read the full review.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bajaj Pulsar
This is the Motorcycles manufactured from India, Bajaj...
Bajaj Pulsar 250 cc
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Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Modified
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Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Repsol Style Modified
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