Posts tagged performance car
Now for something completely… supersonic
Oct 23rd
Here at the Flux office we’re used to hearing about the different weird and wonderful vehicles around these days, such as the incredible solar powered car Dave Wilson blogged about in July.
However, it’s certainly not every day you hear about a car boasting theoretical top speeds of more than 17 times the UK national speed limit! For those of you without a calculator handy or who just can’t work out 60 multiplied by 17 in your head, that is just over 1,000mph – a little too fast for our roads. No?
So it’s hardly surprising to discover this isn’t a car for… well, normal car drivers. Called the Bloodhound SSC (Super Sonic Car), it’s powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon engine (those aircraft are seriously fast!), and it’s this rocket/jet engine combination RAF pilot Andy Green hopes will allow him and his team to break their own land speed record, set in 1997.
The team hope to smash their previous record of 763mph in 2011; in the mean time I’m willing to bet there’ll be a lot of talk and speculation about the project. Good luck guys!
Expensive Mistake by careless Ferrari Driver
Jul 10th
If you are lucky enough to own a powerful rear-wheel drive car, whether it be something as exclusive as a Ferrari or something just a little more down to earth, like a Lotus or TVR, you need to be careful that you don’t lose control.
That’s why we offer such a massive discount on performance car insurance to owners who have completed a course like Ride Drive.
So if you’re lucky enough to have a dream car, think about improving your driving, or you’ll end up looking like a big wally – just ask this guy:
And if he doesn’t convince you, you could ask this Mustang driver.