
The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance is something of a Father’s Day tradition in Beverly Hills, Calif., as a wide variety of vintage and racing cars and motorcycles line the street for the day. In its eighth year, the event is recognizing aviation for the first time. In celebration of Learjet’s 50th anniversary, Rodeo Drive will welcome the Learjet 85 as the first aircraft to ever appear on the world-famous street. To carry on the “Jet Age” theme, the 300 block of Rodeo Drive will feature autos inspired by ear...

Filed under: Etc., Videos Frenchman François Gissy has laid claim to a new land speed record using a rocket-powered bicycle. Yes, you read that right. A rocket-powered bicycle. Gissy and his bicycle managed to hit a mind-boggling 163 miles per hour (263 kilometers per hour) over a vacant stretch of highway in Munchhouse, France over the weekend. The rocket was built by Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering, and it provides its thrust using liquid hydrogen peroxide - much more concentrated than what you'd find at your local drug store, so don't go trying this at home tonight - that is broken down to generate steam at 650 degrees Fahrenheit. Watch Gissy's record speed run in the trio of videos below, and take special note of the speeding cars and motorcycles he lines up against in two of them.Continue reading Watch a rocket-powered bicycle set a new land speed recordWatch a rocket-powered bicycle set a new land speed record originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics. Shops were shuttered and more than 5,400 children were turned away from school Thursday morning after traffickers, shouting from motorcycles, ordered a curfew following a shootout with police late Wednesday that killed a drug dealer. ...

Set along the shores of Italy’s picturesque Lake Como, the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este (this year from May 24 through 26) serves as a beauty contest for the world’s rarest and most stylish automobiles. This year’s event includes a high-end car sale by RM Auctions, a retrospective of 90 years of BMW motorcycles, and an “American Dream” presentation in celebration of Corvette’s 60th anniversary. The BMW motorcycle tribute will feature more than 30 historic and unique motorcycles, including milestone...
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