An Electrifying Result at Pike’s Peak

The annual “Race to the Clouds,” the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, experienced a paradigm shift on June 28 as Rhys Millen became the first driver to win the event with an electric-powered car.  In the process he set a new electric vehicle record time of nine...

Hatchback Cars and Avocado Appliances: The 70s are back!

Recently, a report on style trends indicated that avocado-green kitchen appliances, a staple of the 70s, may be staging a comeback.  Hot on the heels of this is news of Chevrolet’s plan to launch a hatchback version of the next-generation Cruze. General Motors CEO...

The Slow, Painful Death of The Minivan

Chrysler, the company that likes to take credit for the invention of the minivan, is these days watching its invention whither on the vine.  Never mind that the true roots of the minivan date back either to the introduction of the Ford and Chevy compact vans for 1961...

President Obama honors Kevin Harvick and Steve Byrnes

While Steve Byrnes was battling cancer, there was a remarkable outpouring of support from the racing community, ranging from this past weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway being renamed the “Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes”...

Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson fired by the BBC

The other shoe has dropped, and the BBC has confirmed that Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson has been, to use the British term, sacked.  Formally it was announced that Clarkson’s contract “will not be renewed,” but the effect is the same:  The individual most closely...