"Les Go Fast" was what the French police called a group of drug couriers who used high-end German cars to transport coke and weed throughout Europe. Carrying up to 1400 lbs of contraband, "Les Go Fast" were famous for using an SUV as a "rabbit" to spot police and run over any that tried to block the road. They didn’t go the stealth route, they simply drove so fast it would have been too dangerous to try to stop them.
Porsche’s 911 product chief, August Achleitner, probably should’ve checked with his company’s corporate communications director before suggesting that the GT-R’s lap time of 7:29 could only have been possible on semi-slick racing tires, rather than the tires that come stock on the vehicle. He says that Porsche bought a GT-R from the US, shipped it to Germany and then ran it on The ‘Ring just hours after running their 911 Turbo and GT-2. The best time they could get with the GT-R…
Polizei friend, ally and occasional contributor Jordan Vega took some time out from his MBA studies to watch the new Knight Rider…er…in hopes of re-living his mispent youth. Click below to read his review of the first episode.
Here’s a snippet from the one-page of rules and guidelines that was given to each of the participants in the 1981 U.S. Express. Almost jokingly - and perhaps for the sake of laibility - drivers were encouraged to comply with the laws of the state through which they travelled (speed limits excluded?). For the entire sheet, clck here.
He calls himself, Proximacentuari, and he did this by hand. Using a CAD model of a real Ariel Atom frame, the tubes were shaped for him by a local Utah fabricator but he did all the welding and sourced all the parts, many of which came from junk. The stainless-steel panels came from old appliances. There are also parts of a kayak in there. The engine, trans and instrument cluster come from a wrecked Acura RSX and the rear suspension uses shocks from a Yamaha R1. He also re-designed and made some parts to fit his parameters. It took him 800 hours and he finished it just before going to college. Here’s his Flickr page for a full set of photos. (Source: Motorcities.com)
Adam, assistant editor of 32:07, gives us a brief update on the post-production process. Cory and the edting team believe it’ll be around six weeks before they find out whether or not it was accepted. During the waiting period, Cory says they’ll be going over footage to put together a trailer.
The wait is almost over, for Australians at least. Their version of the show airs on Sept. 29th. This teaser makes it seem like the show will be very hands-on/DIY with lots of Outback-oriented settings. Just from this clip, it seems like their car tester, Charlie Cox, can’t quite pull off a good Clarkson impersonation. He describes driving a Ford GT as "better than sex," which means he’s probably never had really good sex. Eager American viewers will have to wait until Feb. or March ‘09 before they can pan or praise the US version.
People who knew Serena Sutton-Smith said she had a history of erratic behavior. The 54 year-old bartender emerged from a side road without stopping, nearly causing an accident with Paula Small. Small then pulled over to speak with Sutton-Smith and while Small was getting out of her car, Sutton-Smith rammed her Vauxhall Nova into Small’s Fiat Punto and then kept her foot on the accelerator.
Around 10pm tonight, in a stunt to promote BioWillie diesel, two ad copywriters from Atlanta will attempt to drive a Jetta TDI from NY to LA, without fuel stops, in less than 36 hours, or 40 hours, depending on which which website you go to. You have to admire the cause but one can’t help but point out their lack of research. They claim the record is 35:54, which was set by Brock Yates and Dan Gurney in 1971. I think we’re all aware that the record is 32:07.
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