Posts Tagged ‘portables’

SPOILER ALERT: McLaren and Ferrari embroiled in more controversy at the Belgian GP

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Belgian Grand PrixUpsets, upsets and more upsets. The Formula One racing world thought it had put the politics between Ferrari and McLaren to rest, but the controversy between the two front-running teams reared its ugly head once more at this past weekend......

F1 mechanic gets a big shock from KERS

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Next year Formula 1 will see the introduction of KERS -- the Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The system stores the energy from braking and makes it available to the driver in an on-demand burst. Due to the magnificent braking forces in braking an F1 car, the system must be called on to store a sizab......

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins in Michigan, ends 76-race losing streak

Monday, June 16th, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the darling of NASCAR, but the motorsport's most popular driver was completely winless for the last 76 races until this past weekend when the Intimidator's son won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Junior won the race in an odd way, literally coasting across ......

In-dash nav systems do damage to resale value

Friday, March 16th, 2007
How's this - you pay a nearly ten percent premium to get a factory navigation system in your new whatever, and when it's replacement time, that very same nav system will cost you again, whacking 1% off the car's resale price. It makes perfect sense if you try to use some of the integrated nav setups......