"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.
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.
Gordon Murray, designer of the Brabham BT46B "Fan Car", Ayrton Senna’s MP4/4, the McLaren F1, the Rocket and soon the T-25 city car, answered questions from NYTimes readers. A couple of the highlights from the Q&A include him saying that it’s the twilight of performance cars and that he would only change the brakes and headlights of the F1 in order to compete with today’s supercars.
From storm chasers, to "shambulances" and contaminated NASA engineers, the list of ploys to escape conviction never ceases to amaze, not just for their comedic benefits but also for their ability to work. Read about US Express winner David Morse’s tactics in the comments section beneath the story.
"This is designed to be the best software to defeat that 32:07 record that now stands." Isn’t the record 31:04? In this video Mark Nicholson of EyePatch Films, introduces a software package that integrates essentially all the systems that were used in 144A, with some new additions, in an attempt to break the Roy/Maher NY-LA record by using a ‘07 BMW Z4 M Coupe. We’re not sure it’s particularly wise to announce that you’re going to break the record lest you want to invite surveillance by numerous law enforcement agencies. We’re waiting for the record-breaking announcement and the data and the toll receipts and the witnesses, etc.. BTW, Alex doesn’t believe any of this is real.
Here’s some mesmerizing footage of Hamilton’s pass on Raikkonen a few days ago at Spa (scroll down mid-page for video link). Current drivers, Jarno Trulli and Felipe Massa (for obvious reasons) say Hamilton gained an advantage by cutting the chicane, while former champion, Niki Lauda, said it was fair. From the in-car footage, you can hear that Hamilton still accelerated pretty hard out of that chicane before letting him pass and getting a slipstream before the next corner. Hamilton had the faster car and probably should’ve set him up for another corner. And here’s some non-controversial, yet equally mesmerizing, in-car footage of practice laps.
"Quit building cars that can exceed the speed limit" is Op-Ed contributor, Kent Sepkowitz’s solution for decreasing fatalities. He doesn’t mention anything about improving driver skill or making the tests to get a license any more difficult. Isn’t a bad driver in a car going below the speed limit more dangerous than a good driver exceeding the limit? Speed kills when the driver is in over his head, when he doesn’t know his limits or the car’s limits. Those two skills can be taught.
It’s called GTS World Racing by Pazzazz Games and just from the YouTube video, you can tell there’s a night and day difference between this game and the Audi A4 iPhone game we hated a couple of weeks ago. We have yet to download it out of the fear of it becoming a major timesuck in the office but may have to as a service to our readers. It’s also available for Palm OS, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile Smartphone.
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