• Auto Tech
    Hope to Live? Stay Away from Semi-Trucks

     In fact, it took me almost a full second to process the fact that I was on the freeway, not the track. My race car was twenty feet behind me on an open-deck trailer, and I was about to have an interesting exercise in getting that trailer slowed down and out of the lane without […]

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    Give You A Military-Inspired Hovercraft, for $32,000

    Sunday mornings, Dirk Vanderbilt would open up his third car garage door, roll out a trailer, offload a hovercraft, turn on the engine. The machine would lift off the ground, then Dirk would shoot down the asphalt, doing 360 spins and causing a whir across the manicured lawns. He’d float by a few times, pulling […]

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    Actually Someone 3D Printed a Mini Subaru Engine and It’s Lovely

    This lovely creation comes from a YouTuber Eric Harrell, who graciously shared its filesRolex Replica Watches so you can print out your own version. Harrell has also 3D printed a replica of the entire driveline from a mid-1980s Toyota truck including its 22R-E four-cylinder engine, gearbox and transfer case. Unless you work for Local Motors, […]

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    Let’s Watch Five Formula 1 Drivers Duke it Out in Go Karts

    Every Formula 1 driver had to start somewhere, and racing karts at a very young age is how most champions are cultivated. This is true for pretty much every modern F1 driver in the field today, and past winners are no different. That’s why five McLaren drivers, spanning three generations, have been brought together in […]

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    The Indian Springfield Rips Up Asphalt on Interstates or Backroads

    Indian motorcycles swept the Isle of Man TT in their earlier years, and the bikes were in fierce competition with Harley-Davidson through the first half of the 20th century. Then, after a series of poor business decisions, the company went bankrupt in 1953. A number of organizations have tried to revive the brand over the […]