Category Archives: General Talk

BMW Hackathon has a winner

bmw-hackathon

BMW funded a Hackathon, a contest in which ideas about the electric vehicles and related problems went head to head to see which is best

U.S. Treasury plans to sell remaining GM stake

US Treasury Logo

The Treasury Department said it will begin another round of sales of the General Motors Co. stock it acquired during the government’s bailout of the U.S. auto sector.

Jim Clark Tribute at the Revival

Jim Clark will be getting plenty of recognition this year – the 50th anniversary of the first of his two Formula 1 World Championship victories. At this year’s Goodwood Revival (13-15 September), the annual driver tribute will be to the legendary Scottish racer.

A daily track parade at the Goodwood Motor Circuit will include a variety of Jim Clark’s most famous cars. The track parade will feature a wealth of the competition cars that he achieved success in. These include single-seaters, sports, GT and saloon cars.

Barons classic car auction, Sandown Park, 9 June

Barons Auctions might be needing to make its 9 June sale at Sandown Park a ticket-only affair, given the size of its largest entry at the auction.

A 1958 open-topped AEC Regent V – one of just three surviving examples – will be topping the lots, and is estimated at £12,000-17,000.

Ram photo shoot goes horribly, horribly wrong

2014 Ram prototype pickup truck

A 2014 Ram prototype pickup truck was lost at sea during a May 1 photo shoot near Moonstone Beach, just south of Trinidad, Calif. It was recovered the next day. Photo credit: MATT HINTON