The I.D. R Pikes Peak has wrapped up its next record. Romain Dumas (F) set a new record for electric cars of 43.86 seconds in Volkswagen’s first fully-electric racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Following his record-breaking exploits at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb just three weeks ago, Dumas beat the…
Nissan factory GT3 racers Lucas Ordóñez and Alex Buncombe headed to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to take the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign up one of the most famous hills in motorsport. Ordóñez and Buncombe piloted the prototype up the 1.86km (1.16 mile) hill on the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England. “The…
…Developed for anticipated Moon landing in 2021 The Festival of Speed 2018 presented by Mastercard will showcase a groundbreaking, remote-control space rover, which will explore the final frontier in a unique FOS Future Lab experience. The four-wheeled rover – developed for ispace’s anticipated Moon landing in 2021, will be making its UK debut, giving FOS…
As diesel car sales decline and energy costs surge, millions of British consumers are proactively considering cost-effective, low carbon alternatives like electric vehicles, green energy suppliers and renewable technologies. Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged, a fast-growing YouTube show, is going live in front of an audience of 5,000 at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit this June. Fully…
