With the Korean conflict ended, Ford Division built 1.2 million cars to edge Chevrolet for the model year (Chevy consoled itself with calendar-year supremacy), but only by dumping cars on dealers in a production "blitz" so they could sell for "less than cost." Ironically, Chevrolet wasn't...
But 727s, missiles, space shuttles, ultra-fast race cars, speedboats, racing bicycles and even types of computer chips might've never been realized had it not been for one related technological development -- the wind tunnel. Wind tunnels are used by engineers to test the aerodynamics of ...
With the Korean conflict ended, Ford Division built 1.2 million cars to edge Chevrolet for the model year (Chevy consoled itself with calendar-year supremacy), but only by dumping cars on dealers in a production "blitz" so they could sell for "less than cost." Ironically, Chevrolet wasn't...
However, the drivers’ gloves are of the previous, 10-second-flameproof design, which may explain why Grosjean’s only injuries were second-degree burns to the backs of his hands. Medical and marshal response time The Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate that follows the F1 cars around the first lap is ...
Those used on race cars however, commonly seen in F1, don’t have such restrictions and are therefore pretty tall and pretty sharp. Comments maurotehsilva | 10/06/2016 - 18:13| Anonymous Credit this article to Kyle, it’s almost exactly what he says in his vortex generator video ...
BWT Alpine F1 Team is relying on its cloud-hosted, data science platform to “unlock the information we have in the data,” which saves precious time when pushing new parts from the factories to the cars, Rodriguez says. “The work that we are doing in the factories this year ...
READ MORE: Driving the F1 Medical Car – the world’s fastest ambulance Car-wise, today the drivers are held in by six-point racing harnesses, while in addition to both a super-strong roll and crash structure, the cars also featurehalo devices(introduced...
Champ Cars have carbon fiber bodies, 900-horsepower engines and top speeds of over 230 mph! Champ Car racing is one of the most technologically advanced sports in the world today. And, other than space shuttles and jet fighters, Champ Cars are the most sophisticated vehicles that we see in...
Good. Now, build up some speed. First-timers will be surprised how much vigour you need for a handbrake parallel park, but we’re not aiming for F1 speeds here: in our Abarth, we found the sweet spot was roughly 22-25mph. First gear will be fine. ...
They produce athrilling spectacle, as drivers and co-drivers battle it out on a range of surfaces, tackling tricky hairpins, terrifying jumps and insanely fast stages, but just how do these cars differ from their road-going counterparts?