| Proton Satria Neo Unveiled | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:45:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Bandar Seri Begawan - Worldwide Motor Sdn Bhd, the main distributor of Proton cars in Brunei Darussalam, recently launched the sporty Satria Neo at its showroom at Jalan Beribi. At the launching ceremony, Brandon Toh, Country Manager, Export Division of Proton Malaysia, unveiled the Proton Satria Neo. Four other Proton cars, namely Savvy, Wira, Waja and Gen 2 that comes with a sporty body kit, were also showcased at the event. The sporty and sophisticated Satria Neo is aimed at attracting the younger generation. The interior design of the 3-door hatchback Satria Neo is based on the concept of Lotus 340R. It features an integrated radio control at the steering wheel, sporty gear shift level as well as a sporty driver seat. Powered by a CAMPRO 4 cylinder, 16V engine, the Proton Satria Neo comes in the range of 1.3L or 1.6L.... | |
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| | | Omega Mobile Releases Flyboys Mobile Flash Lite Content | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:46:38 PM by Blog57 Team | | Emeryville, CA, USA (PRWEB) October 25, 2006 -- Omega Mobile releases new mobile Flash Lite content for the World War I adventure film, Flyboys. Working in conjunction with the content publisher Finesse Mobile Ltd, Omega Mobile created a portfolio of screensavers, wallpapers and a game with outstanding graphics which complement the great visuals in the film. .... | |
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| | | Race is on to bring electric sports cars to market | | Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 6:45:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Like many Silicon Valley engineers, Martin Eberhard loves cars, especially fast ones. But the self-described ``closet gearhead" didn't feel comfortable buying a hot rod that guzzled gas from the Middle East or some other troubled region. So three years ago, Eberhard and friend Marc Tarpenning launched Tesla Motors Inc. Their goal: to design a sports car that would go as fast as a Ferrari or Porsche, but run on electricity. With about 80 employees, Tesla raised $40 million from high-profile investors including Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and PayPal co founder Elon Musk. It plans to start selling its first model next year. ``I'm not the only person that would like to buy a car that's beautiful and fun to drive but also remain on the moral high ground," said Eberhard, 45, who sold his previous company, electronic book maker NuvoMedia, for $187 million to Gemstar/TV Guide International in 2000.... | |
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| | | Science of the Winds | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:46:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | The teams invest up to 20% of their total budget in the science of the winds, making their cars even faster with innovative aerodynamic designs. Meticulous precision work is undertaken down to the last millimetre, according to the motto: races are won in the wind tunnel and lost on the track. A stroke of genius by Colin Chapman in 1972 showed the way ahead for Formula 1. The legendary designer and team boss equipped his Lotus 72 with a flat front end in the form of a closed wedge, and hid the bulky radiators in side panels. Thanks to these revolutionary aerodynamics, supported by a rear wing, Emerson Fittipaldi won the World Championship for Lotus. The significance of aerodynamics can be seen primarily in the downforce. The search for greater downforce has become the driving factor behind entire Formula 1 teams.... | |
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| | | Maryland Event Marketer 'Sold on' Dunlop Drivers Cup | | Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:45:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2006 -- An event sponsorship consultant for Clear Channel radio stations in Baltimore has been selected to participate in the Dunlop Drivers Cup driving challenge. Rik Ferrell, 42, of Centreville, Md., will be competing against 11 other amateur drivers at the U.S. Regional Qualifier in Danville, Va., on Sept. 11- 15. Ferrell said he realizes Dunlop Drivers Cup is completely different from any other type of driving challenge. A unique competition, it includes on- track racing, autocross, off-road sport-utility, off-road all-terrain vehicle and motocross events to test the skills of hard-core driving enthusiasts. Two two-driver teams from the three-day U.S. Regional Qualifier will represent Dunlop USA at the world Drivers Cup next year.... | |
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| | | Hot sports car with no gas tank | | Posted Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:46:13 AM by Blog57 Team | | Rocket ship. Silent rocket ship. It's a black blur, streaking down a back road in San Carlos, cowing its muscle-bound, gas-gulping brethren. This could be the future of electric cars. The car is a Tesla Roadster, and it looks remarkably like a Lotus -- no surprise, because the Tesla is built on the Lotus assembly line in England. The surprise, though, is how much it is also like a small Ferrari and how utterly quiet it is. We tend to associate sports cars with finely tuned, sexy exhaust-noise gasoline engines. The Tesla is nothing like that. It is quiet and quick. The Tesla people say it will do zero to 60 mph in four seconds and will top out at 130 mph. And if its creators have their way, it will be a permanent niche in the eclectic and rarely successful field of electric-powered cars.... | |
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| | | Soapboxing clever | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 6:46:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Lotus Type 119c soapbox has claimed its second consecutive title and record in the Brooklands Soapbox Derby at Brooklands in Surrey, making Lotus the most successful soapbox racing team ever in UK downhill gravity racing competition. Driven by Paul Adams, the engineless Type 119c closed-cockpit streamliner dominated the practice run and finished 1.8 seconds ahead of last year's winner, Lola Cars. Other competitors included Vauxhall and Ford, as well as entries from schools, colleges and private individuals. Adams' fastest time of 72.4 seconds was just 0.6 seconds shy of last year's record, and he broke the 2005 record in the first of six competitive runs by producing a time of 68.5 seconds. Adams went on to smash the record further in the second official timed run, setting a new course record of 67.7 seconds, 4.1 seconds quicker than last year's top time.... | |
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| | | Back in the driver's seat | | Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:46:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Fifteen years after he left for Lamborghini, Mike Kimberley is back at the helm of Lotus. He spoke to Colin Chinery about his plans for the company A pen and ink drawing on a wall by the CEOs desk, its centrepiece a keen-eyed man with a trim moustache and a visionarys gaze. This is Colin Chapman auto legend and founder of Lotus Cars in the great F1 days, and its presence in the Lotus HQ in the summer of 2006 is both a celebration of genius and a declaration of intent. In recent years Lotus fortunes have jerked through the gearbox, mostly down. The reputation for engineering excellence and innovation has remained; prominent in the boardroom are a 2002 Queens Award for International Trade and the 2005 award for world class manufacturing from Industrys sister magazine The Manufacturer.... | |
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| | | Famous, Iconic And Classic Cars Gear Up For British Motor Show's '100 Years Of Cars' | | Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 6:46:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | LONDON - July 14, 2006: Two hundred and fifty famous, historic and futuristic cars are all revved-up and ready to take part in London's first car parade through London this Sunday 16 July. Racing driver and face of The British International Motor Show, Jodie Kidd, will wave the flag and set the parade on its way at 2.30pm on Sunday afternoon. The parade celebrates our love affair with cars as well as The British International Motor Show's return to London after thirty years. Amazing driving facts, did you know......? - Karl Benz invented the first petrol-driven motor car in 1888 - In the 1890s, the law stated that all cars had to have a crew of three which included someone to walk in front with a red flag as a warning to pedestrians, other traffic and frightened horses - The first driving licence was introduced in 1903 and cost 5 shillings (25p) - The first-ever number plate was registered in 1903 and read 'A1' - Driving tests were made compulsory in 1935 – until then no driving test was required and licences were granted on request - Driving tests were suspended during the Second World War (1939-1945) - Despite the weather, the UK sells roughly three times more convertible cars than either France or Italy - At 7.4 years, cars in Greater London are older than the national average which is 6.8.... | |
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