Bending the rules is considered somewhat acceptable, breaking them really isn’t and there’s a fine line between the two. And yes, also in a strongly-regulated sport like motor racing, there are examples of people, constructors and racing teams caught red-handed at cheating. People deliberately crashed, stole technical documents, payed-off officials to turn a blind eye, […]
Pendine Sands in the UK, Daytona Beach and Bonneville Salt Flats in the US, Hakskeen Pan desert in South Africa and Ehra Lessien in Germany. All places where, throughout history, land speed records have been broken. Specifically selected and/or built tracks that provide near-perfect circumstances; very long, very straight, very flat. One of the most […]
Pendine Sands in the UK, Daytona Beach and Bonneville Salt Flats in the US, Hakskeen Pan desert in South Africa and Ehra Lessien in Germany. All places where, throughout history, land speed records have been broken. Specifically selected and/or built tracks that provide near-perfect circumstances; very long, very straight, very flat. One of the most […]
We’ve all been through a similar situation when we might have thought something was a good idea, but which in hindsight probably wasn’t. At times, the things we challenge ourselves to do are usually quite harmless. Some people, however, end up in crazy situations because of, shall we say, exaggerated bravery. This was the case […]
We Dutch are a small, but proud nation. When someone does something unusual and does that well, we tend to see them as one of us, as part of the people. Max Verstappen, for instance, is basically public property. When talking watches, we gladly share stories about Grönefeld, Van der Gang, Holthinrichs or other impressive Dutch […]
We Dutch are a small, but proud nation. When someone does something unusual and does that well, we tend to see them as one of us, as part of the people. Max Verstappen, for instance, is basically public property. When talking watches, we gladly share stories about Grönefeld, Van der Gang, Holthinrichs or other impressive […]
During the 1980s, you had three choices for your bedroom-poster supercar: Porsche 959, Lamborghini Countach or Ferrari F40. Any one of these cars was a testament to the technological advancements in engineering and design, and set new benchmarks for supercars. Any one of these cars could blow the doors of just about any car out […]
The Porsche Panamera is the super-luxury four-door performance car in the brand’s line-up. It’s quite the money-maker for the brand, surpassing sales of the 911, although not as strong as the Cayenne did after its introduction. But, as we are about to find out, it isn’t the first four-door coupe-styled car that carried the brand’s […]
To complete the triptych of articles covering weird and wonderful innovations from the automotive world – part 1 and part 2 can be read here – once again we delve into history and uncover some amazing creations. After turbine engine cars or illuminated tires (yes, for real), The Petrolhead Corner tries to up the ante […]
Another week, another Petrolhead Corner. Following up last week’s episode, covering weird and wonderful race car innovations, we dive into the realm of innovations on road cars and concept cars. Once again we have a selection of odd concepts by manufacturers and engineers that tried to improve the automobile in one way or another. Often […]