Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson’s luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.

Guests on Necker Island, a retreat in the British Virgin Islands, will be able to dive underwater in a submarine dubbed the Necker Nymph for $25,000 a week. But that’s only after shelling out around $300,000 for a one-week stay on Necker, the private island owned by billionaire and Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson.
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by Kent Lewis
Those of you that know me know I like cars. Specifically, I like driving fast cars. More specifically, I really like driving exotic cars, as fast as possible, without the risk of jail time. Unfortunately, I don’t own any exotic cars. Fortunately, I learned about World Class Driving a few years ago, and they’ve recently managed to address my need for extremely high speed.

I should start by saying I have a history with World Class Driving. On two separate occasions, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in their US Tour, where I drove 5 exotic cars on the back roads of Washington State on separate half-day events. I learned to appreciate the drivability of exotic cars in a touring environment, but it lacked the eminent danger of high speed crashes, yet still offered envious members of law enforcement opportunities to hand out tickets for “5 over” the posted speed limited, just because.

I recently flew down to Miami to meet up with the World Class Driving team for a very special experience: The 200MPH Xtreme Event. On December 13th, 2009, I and 15 other lucky individuals drove deep into the Everglades to drive 7 exotic cars to their limits. We would later use of those cars to try to break the 200 MPH barrier, all without the prying eyes of law enforcement.

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Replicating the clasic Hot Wheels set, Fifth Gear TV attempts to perform a full 360 degree loop in a full size car.

While anyone with a Hot Wheels track growing up might know that the stunt can be done, a real-world reenactment with a real car and real driver is so dangerous it is referred to as the “Death Loop” by professional stuntmen. While it might seem that a driver could merely power in at a high speed to carry enough momentum to complete the loop, the truth is that the g-forces on the driver at anything above 30 mph can be catastrophic. So stuntman Steve Truglia trained with jet pilots to learn techniques that would help him deal with the centripetal forces.

January gives us one of those rare windows to make sure everything is absolutely perfect before the 2010 member driving season kicks off. Here, the Lamborghini LP560-4 gets some tender loving care in the shop.

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If you’re tired of anemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt’s V8 snow blower which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you’ll never get bored with the job as the Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm.

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WOR’s Ideal Businessman, Andrew Jacobs, introduces Joe to an exciting business that allows its clients to drive expensive and fancy sports cars.

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What do riding at Laguna Seca, touring beautiful Northern California in some of the world’s most exclusive exotic cars, and mashing cars with legendary Monster Truck “Gravedigger” have in common? Easy. These are the pulse pounding activities you’ll be doing if you win the SPEED Dream Ride sweepstakes.

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It’s not hard to imagine the snorting and pawing of a wild stallion straining to be turned loose when you press the ignition button of the brand new Ferrari 458 Italia.

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We’re pleased to announce the availability of the 2009 Maybach 57S to the Vulcan fleet of club membership supercars, exclusively at Vulcan Motor Club.

Maybaching is a singular experience, whether behind the wheel or way in the back, cocooned in leather and sipping Dom Pérignon from a crystal flute while a chauffeur works the controls up front (now that’s a designated driver). Such are the pleasures offered by the two original Maybachs: the 18.8-foot-long 57 sedan and the 20.2-foot-long 62 limo, which cost $335,250 and $385,250, respectively.

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Join us on October 18th to view the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix race at Vulcan Motor Club. The first ever Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix race event (1973), was held at this Autodromo Carlos Pace F1 racing circuit, which is situated in the outskirts of Sao Paolo.

You’ll enjoy one of the most thrilling open wheel races, BBQ, and beverages on five large screen TVs (including a 20′ monster) – all while surrounded by a collection of the world’s most exclusive and exotic supercars. Join us at 11:00am for the pre-race show – prior to the 12:00 noon EST live race start.

Tickets are available and space is limited. Reserve online now, or call Susan at (908) 879-7777.