January 12, 2011

Coma maintains motorcycle overall lead after Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally

BlogBy webmin January 12, 2011

Despite finishing ninth on Tuesday, Marc Coma still holds a narrow overall lead in the 2011 Personal Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally. Stage 9 was won by American Jonah Street on his Yamaha. Jonah was followed by Frans Verhoven on a BMW and David Casteau on a Sherco bike for this stage. Following closely behind Coma for […]

Gassing up with Mickey Thompson and the Challenger I streamliner

BlogBy webmin January 12, 2011

Nowadays, when somebody decides they want to tackle some world land-speed record or another, they usually arrive at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a giant enclosed trailer towed by equally giant trucks, with an entire entourage of mechanics, aerodynamics experts, videographers and money men in their wake. In August 1959, Mickey Thompson towed his Challenger […]