Two-time Le Mans winner Romain Dumas continues to shine on Pikes Peak. The Frenchman took his fifth overall title last weekend at the 102nd running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and did it in style with Ford Performance. Dumas, who still holds the all-time Pikes Peak record of 7:57.148 in an electric Volkswagen … Read more
Romain Dumas took his fifth outright victory in the famous Pikes Peak hill climb aboard Ford’s F-150 Lightning SuperTruck electric demonstrator, despite briefly coming to a stop and having to restart. Dumas explained that the failure, which required him to perform a power cycle, had never occurred before during the two-year development of the prototype … Read more
Was the Xbox 360 really the pinnacle of gaming? (Microsoft) One reader is convinced that the Xbox 360 and PS3 era was the pinnacle of gaming and that publishers should have realized that at the time. Nostalgia is, as they say, a great drug. It ultimately affects everyone and seems to destroy any sense of … Read more
Japanese artist Hokusai made a famous series of woodblock prints entitled Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, and centuries later the majestic mountain still captures the imagination. However, that is now translating into record numbers of tourists eager to commemorate their visit with carefully staged photos. An unobstructed view of Fuji is something to be cherished … Read more
Many more people around the world than usual have recently been able to see the Northern and Southern Lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was caused by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth’s magnetic field. The sun reaches its maximum point of activity in an eleven-year … Read more