I'm hoping Nintendo will sponsor a team and call their car the Super Mario Kart...

I was interested to read about this rumor that there may be an American F1 racing team in the works. I won't rehash my frustrations about the stereotypical American race car fan and his odd love of NASCAR, but I'm hoping having an American team in Formula One will perk up domestic interests in the superior racing league. 

I'm surprised more people don't flock to Formula One anyway with the popularity of video games these days.  After all, F1 cars seem to be taking cues from games like Super Mario Kart.  Take this video from the Red Bull F1 team showcasing the new technology in their 2009 Renault-built RB5 that includes a nifty regenerative braking system to store up electrical power that can be used for an extra six second boost of speed.  So the thing essentially has turbo boost at the drop of a button.  TURBO BOOST!

Funny how just a slight lack of guardrail changes your perspective...

I've only been to the top of Pikes Peak once in my life, and I rode the cogwheel train to get there. My dad wasn't confident enough in his own driving skills to get up the mountain on the Pikes Peak Highway without plunging the entire family to their death, and after watching this video, I'm not sure I would either. I swear it looks like this guy is going to drift right off the mountain at least a dozen times:

No, this isn't a scene from the new Speed Racer movie...

Check out this crash from a recent Le Mans race. The driver in this car apparently walked away with nothing more than a broken ankle!

Rubbin' is racin'...

I'd apologize for the excessive posting of Lotus videos today, but then I remembered there's no such thing as too many Lotus videos! Anwyho, a Lotus Elise race? How awesome is that? I'm not sure I'd have the guts to drive like this: