On January 31, 1905, a car officially exceeded 100mph for the first time. Arthur MacDonald, a Brit driving a 90hp Napier, was the first to top 100 in the flying mile, reaching a top recorded speed of 104.65. Remarkably, there’s vintage video footage of the event at Ormond Beach, Florida.
Drifting a lightweight, rear-wheel drive coupe like the Toyota 86, which is Japan's version of the North American Scion FR-S and the European Toyota GT 86, on a wet parking lot can be loads of fun just as long as you accept the increased risk of losing control. Which is what happened to one of the drivers trying out the 86 at a parking lot in Odaiba, Japan, last Friday on March 9. Fortunately for the driver, he didn’t hit the metal barrier hard thus reducing the damages to the car. If you want to…