My Modern Metropolis

All Blog Posts Tagged 'Race' (4)

Race Cars of 2025: LA Auto Show Design Challenge

What will race cars look like in 2025? The Los Angeles Auto Show, in its fifth annual Design Challenge, posed this question to automakers' design studios. Entrants from Audi, BMW, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Volkswagen have differing takes of what will be required for future racetracks. The results are super creative. Which one is… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 22, 2008 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Air Racing: Budapest and Porto

The Red Bull Air Race, started in 2003, is a series of air races, held all over the world, where pilots fly specialized aerobatic planes (with top speeds of over 250 mph / 400 kph) through a series of gates, racing the clock, accumulating points toward the championship title. Pilots must also perform specific maneuvers while passing through the gates. The photos below are from the most recent two races, in Budapest, Hungary, and Porto, Portugal. The final race in the series is scheduled for…

Continue

Added by Eugene on October 20, 2008 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

The Singapore Grand Prix - Formula One Racing's 800th Race, 1st at Night

See the photos at The Big Picture

Added by Eugene on September 29, 2008 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/22

THE MOVIE THAT WILL BE ACTION-PACKED BUT MAY NOT BE WORTH YOUR TIME

Death Race

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Jason Statham (The Transporter) leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence, and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns,… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 21, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

ADVERTISEMENT

© 2013   Created by alice.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service