Monthly Archives: July 2015

The first national drone racing championship is underway in California

There was a buzz in the air over a parched field in northern California. Amidst the dragonflies and hawks, a new type of aerial competition—the first of its size and scale—took to the skies yesterday (July 16). The first national drone racing championship started at the California State Fair in Sacramento. More than 100 racers […]

Weird and wonderful vehicles at the Red Bull Soapbox Race

Some 65 home-made machines hurtled down a 420-metre course at Alexandra Palace in north London.Only their equally home-made brakes stood between them and a momentous crash in front of 20,000 spectators. The People’s Choice Award was won by Turtle Heads, a team from Coventry consisting of driver Kevin Thomas, 28, his brother Danny Thomas, 30, […]

An Irish electric car could make debut in 2016

Concept image of the Alex eroadster via Tom Finnegan. With Ireland’s history of car production long behind us, one man based in Co Leitrim is trying to reignite the industry once again, but this time for the 21st century, with Ireland’s first home-designed and built electric vehicle (EV) An Irish car from the ground up […]