The Bajaj Chetak is quite the charmer when it comes to its looks, build quality and even ride-ability. And the latest person who seems to be smitten by the electric scooter is Kiran Rao. The director and producer recently took delivery of her new Bajaj Chetak but its the colour that has got us all excited. Rao got her Chetak custom painted in the Topaz Blue colour scheme which is not one of the standard colour options on the model. And certainly, the colour adds a different charm to the offering. Also Read: Two-Wheeler Sales September 2021: Bajaj Sees 11 Per Cent Drop In Its Two-Wheeler Sales It's not clear if Bajaj plans to introduce the new colour as part of the standard options Barring the custom colour, there seem to be no other changes on the Chetak. The model draws power from the 3.8 kW PMS motor that develops about 5 bhp and 16.2 Nm of peak torque. The scooter uses a 3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that promises 80 km on a single charge, which can go up to 95 km …
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F1’s 23 race calendar is a record – but teams have worked longer seasons before · RaceFans
Once it became clear the 2022 F1 calendar , announced yesterday, would feature 23 races, staff welfare became a recurring theme. The mental, physical and social effects of such a gruelling calendar came up throughout the Turkish Grand Prix weekend in media conferences with drivers, team principals and officials. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Ironically, these were the wrong people to grill, not least because 10 team bosses collectively signed the 2021-25 Concorde Agreement – or at least were party to the sign-off by powers above their heads – which states that the commercial rights holder shall not, without full team consent, present a calendar containing more than 24 grands prix in a calendar year. By implication, then, the CRH may include up to and including 24 rounds. If team bosses had any problem about this many events they could have declined to put pen to paper. Indeed, where once the number of events was an issue in that major teams could afford …
The 27 races Ferrari missed on their way to 1,000 starts · RaceFans
Barring some unforeseen misfortune in the next few hours, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will have the honour of making Ferrari’s 1,000th start in a round of the world championship today. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Last year Formula 1 marked its 1,000th event at the Chinese Grand Prix. This is the 27th race to take place since then, so it begs an obvious question: Having started so many rounds of the world championship, which races did Ferrari miss, and why? Their customer team Alfa Romeo can claim one over them on this count, as they were present for the first world championship race at Silverstone in 1950. Ferrari were absent, having decided there was not enough starting money on offer for the inaugural championship event. They missed two other points-paying races that year. They sent a car to Reims for Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi, but withdrew it. And they did not attend the Indianapolis 500, as did many of their rivals at the …
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 F1 Star Performers | RaceFans
Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Tuscan Grand Prix weekend. Here’s why. Stars Daniel Ricciardo Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free With 12 laps to go Daniel Ricciardo’s Renault was in second place, splitting the two Mercedes after a great restart. He had little hope of keeping Valtteri Bottas behind, however – the W11 shot past him the next time around. Alexander Albon’s Red Bull got him in the DRS zone as well. Nonetheless Ricciardo had got the Renault up where it didn’t belong in spite of being compromised in Q3 by his team mate’s spin at the end of the session. Ricciardo worked his way up through the field during the gap between red flags, and came away with a fourth place which was the best the team could hope for under the circumstances. Daniil Kvyat After his team mate’s victory at Monza, Daniil Kvyat needed a decent weekend and he delivered one. While Pierre Gasly stumbled in Q1 Kvyat made it through …
1961 Italian GP flashback: F1’s worst tragedy at Monza – RaceFans
On this day 50 years ago, a crash during the Italian Grand Prix claimed the lives of 16 people. Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators were killed on the second lap of the race at Monza after von Trips tanlged with Jim Clark . However the race continued and von Trips’ Ferrari team mate Phil Hill won the world championship on this bleak day for Formula 1. Monza’s perilous oval Fifty years ago, safety was not the paramount concern it is today. But when it came to the daunting banked oval circuit at Monza, some felt it was a risk too far. In 1960 a group of British teams boycotted the race in protest at the use of the banking. For 1961 engine capacities were cut to 1.5-litres, speeds fell, and while the same teams still objected to the banking they agreed to race on it once more. The race organisers made one concession, reducing the distance from 50 laps to 43. Even so, at 430km (267 miles), this was around a third longer than tomorrow’s race will be. The first half of …
Live: 2011 Italian Grand Prix third practice · RaceFans
Follow the 2011 Italian Grand Prix third practice session on F1 Fanatic Live. F1 Fanatic Live combines updates from the teams and drivers in real-time via Twitter with comments from F1 Fanatic readers and more. Launch F1 Fanatic Live Here’s a quick visual guide to F1 Fanatic Live (click to enlarge): 2011 Italian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel named Driver of the Weekend for Monza Rate the race result: 2011 Italian Grand Prix FIA steward Daly says Schumacher should have had penalty 2011 Italian Grand Prix: complete race weekend review Vote for your Italian GP driver of the weekend Red Bull: Vettel poised to clinch second title McLaren: Button leads Hamilton home again Ferrari: Alonso admits “the title is gone” Mercedes: Schumacher fifth after Hamilton battle Renault: Senna claims first points finish Browse all 2011 Italian Grand Prix articles Image ?�?� Mercedes …
Willis ISD sees enrollment boost as regional growth continues
6 Willis ISD, including the newly opened Lagway Elementary School, has been off to a good start to the school year despite a surge in coronavirus cases last month, school officials said. Growth across the Willis area has also led to higher enrollment numbers compared to this time last year, especially with in-person learning back. Lagway, which is the only two-floor elementary school in Willis ISD, can hold up to 950 students, and this year’s enrollment totals to 684 students. The new building features an open-design concept with learning spaces for students to participate in small group instruction outside of the traditional classroom. “The overall layout is more conducive, and has more room where (teachers) can do different things with students,” Willis ISD Superintendent Tim Harkrider said. Lagway, named after the former board member Eddie Ruth Lagway, was constructed to help alleviate crowding at the other elementary schools …
This week in Montgomery County History: Conroe Service League helped vaccinate against Polio
11 The July 22, 1962 Courier headline in bold print was sure to catch the attention of Conroe residents - if not make them gasp and take a second look. It read “Mass killing to begin at noon today in county.” The attack referenced was the city’s plan to decimate the Polio disease. In Conroe in the 1950s and 1960s, the impacts of polio - or poliomyelitis, a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus - seemed to impact the younger population the most and the efforts to halt the virus were targeted at youngsters. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis. There were several reports of local youngsters being sick with Polio and being treated in Houston in The Courier. More from Sondra Hernandez: Habitat for Humanity launches deconstruction service in Montgomery County Conroe graduate Peyton Mullins was diagnosed with …
Next-gen Ford Bronco confirmed
Rumors, reports, and whispers in the night suggested tens of times Ford is planning a return for its legendary Bronco model. We are happy to finally confirm the speculations. Update: 2020 Ford Bronco: Everything we know Ford Bronco and Ranger officially returning to U.S. Let’s begin with some background. There’s an ongoing war of words between the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States Donald Trump , Ford Motor Company, and the United Automobile Workers organization. In an answer to Ford's move to shift the next generation Focus production to Mexico, Trump stated that “Ford is leaving, you see that their small car division is leaving, thousands of jobs leaving Michigan" during the first presidential debate. Shortly after, Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford, responded to Trump's verbal attacks, saying that the Blue oval company is “everything that he should be celebrating about this country – “we pulled ourselves up with our …