The Oldsmobile Aerotechs are essentially experimental high-speed vehicles created between 1987-1992 that incorporated the latest in performance technology with the intention of breaking multiple automobile speed records. The first such car was driven by four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt to a world closed-course speed record of 257.123 mph on August 27, 1987 at the 7.712-mile test track near Fort Stockton Texas. Prior to this, on August 26, 1987, the car had posted a top speed over a mile of 267.88 mph. The vehicle basically consisted of a March Indycar single seat chassis enclosed in an extremely efficient aerodynamic body shell, powered by a highly turbo-charged version of the 2-litre Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine. Click here to view the first image in this week’s geek life gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of a trucker who flying kicked a thief off his motorbike.
