Archive for January 2017

A close-up look behind the scenes In 1966, Ford’s GT 40 won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a celebrated endurance racing victory over mighty Ferrari. 50 years later a new Ford GT – campaigned by Chip Ganassi racing – returned to Le Mans in 2016 and won again (performance.ford.com/series/ford-gt/news/articles/2016/06/ford-wins-le-mans–.html). Sébastien Bourdais (France), Joey…

Autocross, speed/stop, road rally & hot laps While most of us will never be able to race automobiles professionally, grassroots motorsports offer a wide variety of auto racing opportunities to everyday enthusiasts. This includes autocrossing, rallying, time trials and more – all designed to let drivers push themselves and their automobiles to their limits in…

Stunning good looks & intelligent too! In recent years CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) has increasingly become a major show for the auto industry, as was evidenced by autonomous vehicles demonstrations occupying much of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Gold Lot this year. One especially noteworthy vehicle on display was the Mercedes-Benz Vision Van. Immediately…

Free-floating holographic controls demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Fully autonomous vehicles will be available soon. Eventually, without the need for such driving controls as a steering wheel and pedals, the interiors of fully autonomous vehicles will likely become radically different from the automobile interiors of today. Their personalized spaces will be…

At Disneyland & DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE Visiting Disney parks on the holidays is a special treat for the whole family. For the 2016/17 holiday season, Disney’s announcement of a very special FESTIVAL of HOLIDAYS at Disney California Adventure Park, combined with the prospect of spending New Year’s Eve at Disneyland, was too tempting to pass…