John Smailes Archive
Latest Dashcam; Mitsubishi PHEV; Kia Sorento; Hino Hybrid; Cornering at 400km/hr with two feet on the pedal
7 December 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that contemplates issues related to cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Mitsubishi PHEV (1:34) Kia Sorento (2:31) Hino Hybrid (3:28) Car Sales for November 2020 (4:28) New roadwork vehicle cuts noise and dust (5:35) Motoring Minute Audi A5 (6:44) Interview Alan Zurvas gives us the run down
Geoff Brabham’s method on how to take the first corner at Indy flat out
3 December 2020
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How do you overcome the psychological difficulty of keeping your foot on the accelerator when you enter the first corner at the Indianapolis 500 doing 400 km/hr or more. Apparently, Geoff Brabham had the technique of putting his left foot on top of his right foot to make sure he didn’t lift off. This is
Speed Kings – Australian and New Zealanders at Indy 500 – John Smailes author
2 December 2020
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America is proud of its big sporting events. In traditional sports like US Opens in golf and tennis Their unique approach to football in the Super bowl And in motor racing the Indianapolis 500 on a banked circuit a style of competition that is at the heart of their racing. But it is not just
Speed Kings at Indy 500; Rally driving precision; sanitizing vehicles; Bosch split motor bike screen
28 November 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that luxuriates in the realm of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News New solutions for sanitizing autonomous vehicles (1:39) NZ police select Skoda to supply new cop cars as Holden rolls into sunset (2:41) Elon Musk says Tesla is working on a battery at drives more than
