Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Ex Racing Champ License Taking Away.


Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet began taking a driving education course on Monday in Brazil after having his license revoked for racking up too many traffic violations, local media reported.

Piquet, one of just three Brazilians to win the Formula One world championship, lost his license in June after receiving a slew of speeding and parking tickets. His wife, Viviane, also had her license taken away for bad driving and joined her husband in the mandatory driver awareness course. Piquet is one of the best-known race car drivers to come out of Brazil, having won the Formula One championship in 1981, 1983 and 1987.

Automotive History.

The early 1980s saw domestic makers losing ground to more practical, reliable and efficient imports. Small four-cylinder hatchbacks like the Honda CRX, Volkswagen GTI and the Toyota Corolla GT-S helped give birth to the now popular import tuner scene. However, domestics in the 1980s still had a few glimmers of light thanks to the extremely rare and already classic turbocharged 1987 Buick GNX.

Flying High Speed.


The HondaJet is an advanced, lightweight, business jet featuring an extra large cabin, high fuel efficiency, and high cruise speed compared to existing small business jets.