4/13/2015

Moment of Porsche Zen

In Racing News:

Two podium finishes for Porsche at the FIA WEC #6hSilverstone. The 919 Hybrid #18 scores the second place in LMP1 class and so does the 911 RSR #91 in GTE… - Porsche - Google+ 
So I know that this race had to be frantic and tense as usual (unfortunately I didn’t see it), but this shot puts me at ease. All is right with the world.



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When Ford Mechanics Go Mad!

Brace yourselves, and buckle up the kids:

With 550 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque, Curtis Haley’s 2011 (Ford) Taurus SHO might be the ultimate sleeper. - Road & Track.com
Yeah…. Overkill? I guess if you are a busy parent, nobody would blame you for basically obtaining Mach 1 while running errands. And for kicks you could cruise around on your local straightaways, challenging high schoolers with tricked out Hondas to a quarter mile sprint. When your car looks like this:

Nobody will suspect a thing! Make some bets, win some cash, and race home in time to catch Leno. R&T Has the Full Scoop!

4/12/2015

Game of Thrones Car Technology

GoT + Car Nerds = The Wildfire Car

Somebody brilliant has figured out that with the tech they have in Game of Thrones (including some we don't even have), nothing is stopping them from building a no-horse cart:
There's an engine type that could utilize two substances unique to that fictitious world, and the way the engine itself works is a sort of direct analogy to the fundamental conflict of the series, one that's alluded to in the series title, A Song of Ice and Fire. That engine is a Sterling engine. Jason Torchinsky (Note: a Sterling engine is a steam engine)
This is the steam engine the Game of Thrones universe could build with their current tech:
Windfire! That's the key to ending US foreign oil dependence!
The engine uses "wildfire" which is a highly volatile substance that ignites immediately upon being disturbed. Only sorcerers use this stuff and according to the mythos, it has burned up quite a few of them. Imagine green liquid fire on steroids and you have the basic idea.

Here is are some pictures of the cart GoT should build:

Wanted: Better designer preferably someone from Pininfarina

And a larger view:



The only thing that is stopping them is all their damn wars!! 

Check out the full article at Road and Track