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The Guardian documentary: film-maker Jess Kohl on banger racing and ‘subverting expectations of masculinity’ | Film

Wayne is a fixture on the banger circuit – a rough style of racing in self-built cars. Now that his son Jai-Dee is nearly 13, his debut “full contact” race is finally in view.Jess Kohl’s new short film immerses us into the boisterous world at the same time as revealing a tender relationship between a father and a son. This cinematic coming-of-age story poignantly reframes expectations of masculinity in a tough sport.I spoke with Kohl about making the film, how she gained the trust of this family in order to authentically…

Noida Police tracks down Youtuber’s Ford Endeavour luxury SUV for racing on public roads: SUV seized [Video]

Nowadays, the perilous trend of staging drag races and performing stunts using cars and SUVs on public roads with the aim of gaining viral attention on social media platforms is escalating. Simultaneously, law enforcement teams have become more proactive in addressing such incidents by tracking and penalizing the offenders. A recent case involves a popular YouTuber who admitted to being penalized by Noida police after his video of drag racing in a Ford Endeavour gained traction on social media. In one of his recent…

RS 1200 AT e-scooter wearing Red Bull Racing livery launches in Europe

Last year, Australia's N Plus Holdings Pty Ltd launched a carbon-fiber electric scooter with licensed livery from Red Bull Racing. Now Hong Kong-based Asia Kingston has done the same for the RS 1200 AT e-scoot in Europe.The top speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph) might seem like a crawl compared to Red Bull's F1 race cars, but the RS 1200 AT's rear-wheel motor peaks at 1,000 watts for a zippy urban ride over four power levels, and the folding e-scoot is also able to tackle 33% inclines.The 960-Wh battery housed within the…

The Best Racing Wheel & Pedal Black Friday Deals We’ve Found

If you want to be more immersed in your driving games, get a set of racing pedals and a racing wheel. You’ll instantly feel like you’re right on the road. We’ve pulled our favorite Black Friday deals from retailers like Amazon and Best Buy, so grab them before they’re gone. These are all part of early Black Friday deals that these retailers just can’t wait until Thanksgiving to release. Check out other sales like Black Friday Xbox Series S deals and Black Friday PS5 game deals for more cool offers. Best racing wheel…

F1 spending cap made racing teams more investable

Singapore's F1 Grand Prix in 2022. 2022.Bryn Lennon - Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Getty ImagesTake an elite field of world-class racing experts. Ask them to spend fewer dollars toward beating their bitter rivals. The result, it turns out, is a slate of newly investable assets.That's how the heads of Formula 1 racing see it, crediting a league-wide budget cap with making the team businesses more sustainable and boosting valuations."When we got involved, literally, the bottom teams were being traded for zero. Today I don't…

Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition Global Launch Confirmed, Design Renders Tipped: Details

Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition is confirmed to launch soon globally. The company has teased the launch of the phone that is said to be a variant of the Infinix Note 30 VIP model released in global markets in June. A tipster has also shared design renders of the upcoming phone. The handset is expected to join the Infinix Note 30 series, which also includes the Infinix Note 30 5G and Infinix Note 30 Pro which were launched in May.The company teased the handset in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as…

Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition With BMW-Inspired Design Launched: Price, Specifications

Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition has been launched in select global markets on Thursday (September 14). The latest smartphone by the Transsion Holdings sub-brand is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8050 SoC and offers similar specifications as the regular Infinix Note 30 VIP. There are, however, some differences in design and packaging. Infinix has joined hands with BMW's Designworks for the new handset. It features a tri-colour light band on the rear panel and comes bundled with a BMW-themed retail package. The Infinix…

As Chandrayaan-3 Prepares to Land on the Moon, Why Are Space Agencies Racing to the Lunar South Pole?

India's space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources. Here's what's known about the presence of frozen water on the moon - and why space agencies and private companies see it as a key to a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars.How did scientists find water on the Moon?As early as the 1960s, before the first Apollo landing,…

“DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing” Coming to All Major Platforms

Shrek, Po from “Kung Fu Panda,” Boss Baby and more are set to be playable in GameMill Entertainment’s upcoming “DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing,” which has no firm release date at present but is confirmed to be coming to all major platforms, including PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The game will cost $40, though there’ll be a $50 “digital deluxe” edition. The more expensive edition will include exclusive characters Master Oogway from “Kung Fu Panda” and Wolf…

Close encounter with asteroid soon! NASA reveals details of space rock racing towards Earth

As per NASA, the current known asteroid count is roughly 1,298,148. And now one of them is set to make an extremely close approach to Earth soon. NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) uses data collected by telescopes to determine the asteroid's most likely orbit around the Sun. To assess whether an impact is possible and narrow down where the true orbit may be, NASA's new Sentry II then uses a new algorithm and selects random points throughout the entire uncertainty region. This allows Sentry-II to zero in…