REPORT: GP2 mechanic placed into coma after pitlane incident at Spa

Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Safety

Serious injuries to the head temporarily left a mechanic in the GP2 series in a medically-induced coma following a pit-lane incident at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit this past weekend during a support race for the Belgian Grand Prix. The GP2 series is the second rung on the ladder below Formula One, [...]

“I’ll have the 10W-30 burger, please” – Examining the car dealers as eatery trend

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising

A restaurant that has a few hot cars gathered round is one thing — but a car dealership that opens a restaurant, where does that rank on the scale of ambiance? With recent trends, you could soon get a chance to decide sooner than you thought.
As our friends at The Detroit [...]

REPORT: Private Chinese investors sought to fund $6 billion auto plant in Mississippi

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, China, Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Alternative Fuel

Hybrid Kinetic Automotive Corp. rendering – click above to enlarge
The headline is attention-grabbing. A former Chinese auto executive is proposing a $6 billion plant in economically-distressed north Mississippi that will employ 25,000 people and produce one million cars a year.
Automotive News‘ story is both intriguing and [...]

VIDEO: Don’t call it OCD: Dude builds 32-valve DOHC V8 out of Legos

Filed under: Etc., Technology, Videos, Toys/Games

32-Valve, DOHC Lego V8 – click above image to watch the video
For those about to rock, we salute you, of course. And for those of you with four months of free time, seventeen suitcases full of Lego bricks and a masters in mechanical engineering, we’ll totally give you props [...]

WreckedExotics taking bets on first Ferrari 458 Italia crash

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Ferrari

2010 Ferrari 458 Italia – click above image for high-res gallery
Would you like to win $500? Are you a little bit psychic? Does the schadenfreude of rich suckers smashing up their exotic rides run a sweet, happy little chill down your spine? Then Wrecked Exotics [...]