Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
America's first all-electric motocross track
The first electric motor cross track in the U.S. (Penrose, North Carolina)
That MX - motocross is a noisy business, is quite clear. Neighbours complain about the noise often supported by the local "green party" to take this complaints into court, however the MX track was in most cases there before this "green" people moved in the neighbourhood and so a lot MX tracks in Europe are threatened with closure.
Electric MX - Zero motorcycles - Video from another track
The Darkgreenmotorsports 1,400 meter track in Penrose, North Carolina opened in October 2011 and was designed with the help of experienced motocross riders to try and make sure that beginners and experienced riders alike would get something special from a visit. Told company founder Stephen Salzman.
Is electric the future of motorsports? If so Darkgreenmotorsports, takes a headstart.
Although I will be missing the smell of gasoline in the morning...
Although I will be missing the smell of gasoline in the morning...
Visit: darkgreenmotorsports.com
British Racing Green
Keith Heckles, IOM TT 1967
BRG - Origins of the association
In the days of the Gordon Bennett Cup, Count Eliot Zborowski, father of inter-war racing legend Louis Zborowski, suggested that each national entrant be allotted a different colour. Every component of a car had to be produced in the competing country, as well as the driver being of that nationality. The races were hosted in the country of the previous year's winner. Britain had to choose a different colour to its usual national colours, red, white and blue, because those colours had already been taken by Italy, Germany and France respectively.
Via: autosavant.com
When Selwyn Edge won the 1902 race for England in a Napier it was decided that the 1903 race would be held in Ireland, at that time a part of the United Kingdom, as motor racing at the time was illegal in Great Britain, and the opening of Brooklands still four years in the future. As a mark of respect for their Irish hosts[1] the English Napier cars were painted shamrock green. As Napier had already used olive green during the 1902 event, and had adopted the colour as its corporate livery,[2] they supported this choice wholeheartedly. Initially the colour distinction only applied to the grands épreuves, but was later codified in the Code Sportif International (CSI) of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
In keeping with these Irish/Napier roots, many of the earliest greens used on British racing cars were of a lighter olive, moss or emerald green. Later, darker shades became more common.
Read more: wikipedia.org
British Racing Green Garden at Williams F1’s UK headquarters
Lawless Rocket electric drag bike
201 mph at 6.94 sec - Lawless OCC Electric Drag Bike & Larry "Spiderman" McBride
Via: gizmag.com
Via: gizmag.com
Monday, May 14, 2012
2015 Ducati Scrambler Announced
Ducati has putting out lots of new and exciting bikes lately like the release of their new Monster 1200 and Monster 821. There were tons of Ducatisti and cafe racer fans worldwide sad about the departure of their Sport Classic and we're happy to report that Ducati is getting back in the game with a new modern classic - The Ducati Scrambler.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
'Black Polygon' Ducati Desmosedici RR
The Ducati Desmosedici RR is an exclusive machine - a limited production street-legal version of Ducati's Desmosedici MotoGP racebike - and is rarely modified. The typical Ducatisti who would own such a bike would likely find it blasphemous to change even the littlest detail. Perhaps that's why Death Spray Custom's radical take on the RR dubbed 'Black Polygon' is so interesting.
Can you imagine seeing this baby roll into to Cars and Coffee and watching the heads spin?
Love it or hate it, there's no denying that this bike will stand out from the crowd with its new livery. What do you think, would you let the DCS crew paint your $70k superbike?
Sunday, May 6, 2012
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