Formula 1 Drivers Call For Steward System Overhaul

The lobby for change comes from drivers. This action is a little reminiscent of how CART got started ... a move giving drivers and teams a greater voice in race management."Leading Formula One drivers have...

Audi rewords its 2009 TT with Quattro treatment

"Can you believe it? Audi TT has been driven for 10 years. To mark this, Audi has revealed the most performance focused version of its iconic sports car, the TTS Quattro. The TTS made its debut this week at the...

BigBang Collision Live

"An Australian physicist says a science experiment which begins in Switzerland today is a major milestone in the history of scientific discovery. Scientists have built a 27-kilometre long underground circular tunnel that houses the Large Hadron Collider, which will allow...

Look out for the 125mph electric car (because you won't hear it)

"It looks as stylish as a Lotus, can outpace a Porsche 911 and is coveted by Hollywood A-listers such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney. But unlike the average super car, the Tesla Roadster is electric. The £92,000 car, made in Britain and...

Spin flip trick points to fastest RAM yet

"Do you wish your computer was faster? Engineers and physicists from Germany have demonstrated the quickest prototype yet of an advanced form of RAM tipped by hardware manufacturers to be the future of computing. The device is so fast it brushes against a fundamental...

Chinese curve a Speed Bump -

Some have said before, Wrongly, that no idea is a bad idea. "The local government in ShanXi province, China, decided they had enough of people speeding on their highways. In an effort to stop speeders once and for...

Twenty-two years in the making

$20.20 , music to my gamblin ear’s, yesterday was the 117th running of the Breeder’s Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. The 1 ½ mile turf race run over the world class E.P. Taylor Turf course has been the...

Putting the Brakes on the Italian Job

TURIN - A town renowned for its pertol-head heritage.  Home of Fiat Motors and location of the original version of "The Italian Job."  Local politicians are set to spoil this city's love of all things...

Reporters tour China's new high-speed train

On Tuesday, the Chinese government gave reporters a chance to test-ride the new Beijing-Tianjin high-speed train before its official opening next Friday. One Reuters correspondent was impressed, noting that the...

Loud music makes people drink faster

When you're at a loud club, do you ever feel like the bass is cheering you on: "chug chug chug?" I don't either, but some new research suggests that loud music increases drinking speed from about 15 minutes a beer...

UFO 2008

"UFO Pursued by Military Helicopter in Washington, USA Gilliland Ranch-UFO Click for 3648x2736 Image. 25 June 2008-WASHINGTON, USA - A military helicopter was photographed pursuing a super fast UFO in Washington...

Tropical Storm Neoguri heading for Vietnam and China by Rob McElwee

"Coastal Vietnam and southern China have been put on alert as tropical storm Neoguri is expected to make landfall later this week.Neoguri is the first tropical storm of the year and has developed before the official storm season begins. The typhoon season runs from May to...

Limit Driving Speed to Save on Gas?

Will driving slower really save gasoline and "ease fuel prices"? Sen. John Warner believes it will. No indication yet if Congress would support such an initiative in 2008, though the idea isn't without precedent....

Runners exhibited as artwork at Tate Britain

An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...

German Inflation Worst in 15 Years, Wages Decline

"German inflation picked up speed in June, jumping to an annual 3.3 percent, the fastest pace since 1993, from 3.0 percent in May, official figures showed Friday.As inflation climbs and indicators point to an economic slowdown, there are growing concerns Germany and the...

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