DARPA in the desert

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DARPA Grand Challenge Course is a race of three self-guided vehicles with minute-by-minute vehicle GPS updates, plotted on a satellite image of the entire 132-mile desert course through the Internet. This could be one of the most cost-effective government development programs ever, with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency sponsoring the challenge for anyone to come up with viable computer-guided vehicle.

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Expanding horizons

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Ilmor Engineering of Plymouth, Michigan builds engine for open-wheel racing and has expanded its business in 2002 by developing the first Ilmor Marine MV10-S, a 525-bhp version of the V-10 engine found in the Viper road car. The company is becoming popular by the introduction of its 626-bhp version in 2005 as it achieves this power without the aid of a supercharger.

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The day the earth shook

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The sight of Froilan Gonzalez thundering up to within inches in a Tablot-Lago Grand Prix car left a long impression on a seven-year old child. The incident, which took place on 23rd December 1950 as part of Rafaela 500-mile race, is described.

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