Here are MW Towers, we received a press release from The Australian Racing Drivers Club, having held a membership for several years. It was a great piece of news - and one that shows that an election is due: the cash was being splashed around! Here is the link to the press release. In summary though:There will be a multi-million dollar investment package that will provide … [Read more...]
Summit Roadster
The early years of the Australian motoring industry appears to be very similar to the conditions we seen over the past few decades with manufacturers attempting to beat the imports on price and the Governments of the day desperate to tax the imports yet giving them very big loopholes to avoid paying them! Today however, Free Trade Agreements have reduced the import tax and the … [Read more...]
Track Day – 8th February
I had my first track day of the year this week, which was booked to test a couple things: a new seat harness (which took 6 months to get delivered), new braided brake lines and some new timing equipment bought from AIM Sport Systems. The day was booked through Driving Solutions at Eastern Creek, west of Sydney and was well organised - I have been to many of their days and they … [Read more...]
Selwyn F. Edge
Selwyn F. Edge was one of the pioneers of the British car industry and marketplace, culminating in the ownership of AC Cars - whose later fame centred around the Cobra, however had built many desirable sports cars before that. Edge was born in Sydney, in the suburb of Concord just west of the modern CBD during 1868, however when he was three, his parents moved to London. … [Read more...]
Alauda – The Startup for Flying Car Races
Here’s a future sport - flying car races! Alauda Racing, a Sydney based startup is currently developing both the vehicle and the racing concept. They have great plans and a great foundation. The vehicle they are building is called the Airspeeder Mark 1 and is a quadcopter, similar to the high end drones used for filming events - but bigger, a single seater. The car will … [Read more...]
