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Mini E Racer (2010) takes on the Nurburgring

In these days of 7min laps, rounding the Nurburgring in 10min hardly classes as electric. Unless you’re in a Mini E. A battery-powered baby BMW driven by ex-DTM racer Thomas Jäger turned in a 9m52 lap, hitting a heady – but presumably near silent – 116mph on the way.

Ultra rare Ferrari 250 TR up for auction

Ferrari 250 TR – Expected to sell for a world record price when it is sold by RM Auctions Classic cars is a fascinating game. At the bottom end there’s a huge range of cars from the ’60s and ’70s that can now be considered classics, and which can offer a whole heap of fun and thrills on a budget, particularly if you don’t mind getting your hands dirty. But at the top end it’s a whole different game, and prices are not in thousands of pounds, but millions.

Crucified cassette, Hindi BMW remix CD and other junkyard musical finds

In addition to holiday-themed displays assembled by junkyard employees and the occasional sad, flood-victim Volvo Amazon, I frequently find homemade mix CDs and cassette tapes while prowling through wrecking yards. In fact, it would be possible to go into just about any high-inventory-turnover self-service wrecking yard in North America and come away with several dozen such discs and tapes, if anybody ever felt motivated to do such a thing. I haven't, yet.