The fast and the studious: The 590kmph school bus

Here's a way to guarantee you'll never be late for school again.

It is the traditional yellow American school bus, except this one has been fitted with the engine from a Phantom fighter jet to give it a top speed of 590 kmph and neck-snapping acceleration.

Built and driven by adrenalin-junkie Paul Stender and his team at Indy Boys Inc. in Indianapolis, USA, the flame-painted bus is custom made from a mix of hand-crafted materials and advanced aircraft components.

oh, and it's about 170 kmph faster than a Bugatti Veyron. Interested?

Name: The School Time Jet-Powered School Bus

Engine: 42,000 horse power General Electric motor from an F4 Phantom jet.

Height: 10 feet

Length: 35 feet

Seating capacity: 3

Top speed: 590 kmph

Fuel consumption: 1420 litres per kilometer

Despite its size, this school bus seats only three passengers. And sadly, it won't be taking any kids to school in record time. One reason: The dragster can fire 75-foot flames behind it.

Paul Stender, the creator and the driver, says he built the bus for two reasons, the first to entertain people because "come on, it's a jet bus!".

The second, he says, is to keep kids off drugs. The bus features the slogan "Jets are hot, drugs are not" on its side panels.

Stender bought 'The School Time' as an old bus. But the man, whose mechanical skills are wholly self-taught, stripped the entire bus and completely rebuilt it.

This is because, Stender says, the original bus could not have withstood the speeds the bus would eventually reach.

He says he kept only 5 per cent of the original bus. "The door handle and the door are original," he says.

Paul Stender makes his way to his jet-powered bus

The 42,000 horse power GE engine from an F4 Phantom sitting at the back of the bus

Aston Martin One-77 hits 220mph

The Rs 20 cr Aston Martin

Aston Martin's One-77 supercar has already stunned with its looks, its price and its ambition. And now with its speed, having blitzed the 200mph benchmark and recorded 220mph in testing.

This stunning achievement shows impressive early pace for the all-new Aston Martin supercar and apparently already exceeds the expectations of the development team. Further dynamic testing will now follow.

Aston is pitching the One-77 into the same arena as ultra-exclusive, ultra high performance mega cars like the Bugatti Veyron and some of the more limited edition Pagani Zonda variants, such as the million-pound Cinque revealed earlier this year.

And though the Veyron is unlikely to see its 253mph top speed bragging rights challenged by the One-77 in many other respects the Aston is more than a match for the mighty Bugatti - not least in its rarity with just 77 examples expected to be built.

In comparison production of over 200 coupes and a scheduled 150 Grand Sport cabrios makes the Veyron, relatively speaking, as common as muck. And as the name suggests, each One-77 will be uniquely tailored to its buyer.

Powered by a 7.3-litre evolution of the 6.0-litre V12 seen in the DB9, DBS and V12 Vantage, the One-77's engine has undergone some serious re-engineering in order to meet the targeted power output of at least 700hp.

A racecar-style dry sump lubrication system means it can be mounted 100mm lower than the standard engine and it sits a whole 257mm behind the front axle for perfect weight distribution, while maintaining the classic front-engined lines.

Built around a carbon-fibre tub, every single component of the One-77 has been exquisitely designed to be both functionally perfect and aesthetically beautiful, whether you'll be able to see it on the final car or not.

Ambierod: The Dream Ambassador

Here’s what auto designer Dilip Chhabria has done with the Amby, and what you could have had if you could shell out Rs 4.4 crore.

this car has an rolls royce V 12 engine............

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 :"the winning moments"

IPL-4 SCHEDULE

Date	Local/IST	No.	Match Details	Venue
8-Apr-11	20:00	1st	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPL	Chennai
9-Apr-11	16:00	2nd	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPL	Hyderabad
9-Apr-11	20:00	3rd	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPL	Kochi
10-Apr-11	16:00	4th	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPL	Delhi
10-Apr-11	20:00	5th	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPL	Navi Mumbai
11-Apr-11	20:00	6th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPL	Kolkata
12-Apr-11	16:00	7th	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPL	Jaipur
12-Apr-11	20:00	8th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPL	Bangalore
13-Apr-11	16:00	9th	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 9th IPL	Mohali
13-Apr-11	20:00	10th	Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 10th IPL	Navi Mumbai
14-Apr-11	20:00	11th	Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPL	Hyderabad
15-Apr-11	16:00	12th	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 12th IPL	Jaipur
15-Apr-11	20:00	13th	Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 13th IPL	Hyderabad
16-Apr-11	16:00	14th	Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPL	Chennai
16-Apr-11	20:00	15th	Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPL	Hyderabad
17-Apr-11	16:00	16th	Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 16th IPL	Navi Mumbai
17-Apr-11	20:00	17th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 17th IPL	Kolkata
18-Apr-11	20:00	18th	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPL	Kochi
19-Apr-11	16:00	19th	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPL	Delhi
19-Apr-11	20:00	20th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPL	Bangalore
20-Apr-11	16:00	21st	Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPL	Mumbai
20-Apr-11	20:00	22nd	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 22nd IPL	Kolkata
21-Apr-11	20:00	23rd	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPL	Mohali
22-Apr-11	16:00	24th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 24th IPL	Kolkata
22-Apr-11	20:00	25th	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 25th IPL	Mumbai
23-Apr-11	20:00	26th	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPL	Delhi
24-Apr-11	16:00	27th	Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPL	Hyderabad
24-Apr-11	20:00	28th	Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 28th IPL	Jaipur
25-Apr-11	20:00	29th	Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPL	Chennai
26-Apr-11	20:00	30th	Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPL	Delhi
27-Apr-11	16:00	31st	Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPL	Navi Mumbai
27-Apr-11	20:00	32nd	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPL	Kochi
28-Apr-11	20:00	33rd	Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 33rd IPL	Delhi
29-Apr-11	16:00	34th	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPL	Jaipur
29-Apr-11	20:00	35th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPL	Bangalore
30-Apr-11	16:00	36th	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPL	Kochi
30-Apr-11	20:00	37th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPL	Kolkata
1-May-11	16:00	38th	Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPL	Jaipur
1-May-11	20:00	39th	Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPL	Chennai
2-May-11	16:00	40th	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 40th IPL	Mumbai
2-May-11	20:00	41st	Delhi Daredevils vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 41st IPL	Delhi
3-May-11	20:00	42nd	Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 42nd IPL	Hyderabad
4-May-11	16:00	43rd	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 43rd IPL	Chennai
4-May-11	20:00	44th	Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 44th IPL	Navi Mumbai
5-May-11	16:00	45th	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 45th IPL	Kochi
5-May-11	20:00	46th	Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 46th IPL	Hyderabad
6-May-11	20:00	47th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 47th IPL	Bangalore
7-May-11	16:00	48th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 48th IPL	Kolkata
7-May-11	20:00	49th	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 49th IPL	Mumbai
8-May-11	16:00	50th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 50th IPL	Bangalore
8-May-11	20:00	51st	Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 51st IPL	Mohali
9-May-11	20:00	52nd	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 52nd IPL	Jaipur
10-May-11	16:00	53rd	Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPL	Hyderabad
10-May-11	20:00	54th	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 54th IPL	Mohali
11-May-11	20:00	55th	Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 55th IPL	Jaipur
12-May-11	20:00	56th	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 56th IPL	Chennai
13-May-11	20:00	57th	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kings XI Punjab, 57th IPL	Indore
14-May-11	16:00	58th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPL	Bangalore
14-May-11	20:00	59th	Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 59th IPL	Mumbai
15-May-11	20:00	60th	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 60th IPL	Dharmasala
15-May-11	20:00	61st	Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan Royals, 61st IPL	Indore
16-May-11	20:00	62nd	Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPL	Pune
17-May-11	20:00	63rd	Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPL	Dharmasala
18-May-11	20:00	64th	Chennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 64th IPL	Chennai
19-May-11	20:00	65th	Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPL	Pune
20-May-11	20:00	66th	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPL	Mumbai
21-May-11	16:00	67th	Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPL	Dharmasala
21-May-11	20:00	68th	Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPL	Delhi
22-May-11	16:00	69th	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPL	Bangalore
22-May-11	20:00	70th	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 70th IPL	Kolkata
24-May-11	20:00	71st	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPL	Mumbai
25-May-11	20:00	72nd	TBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPL	Mumbai
27-May-11	20:00	73rd	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPL	Chennai
28-May-11	20:00	Final	TBC vs TBC, Final IPL	Chennai