<b>FLYING DENTIST'S DRILL:</b> They look similar to Formula 1 cars but absent are any sign of an engine howl and insane speeds yet a crowd of 50 000 is expected for this weekend's meeting in Florida. <i>Image: AP / Andy Wong</i>
MIAMI,
Florrida - The streets snaking through downtown Miami's high-rises
will be buzzing today (March 14 2015) Saturday as commuters make way for dart-shaped
racing cars zooming by at breakneck speeds - but little noise.
The
race drivers will be competing in the first Formula E race in the
US since the all-electric series was launched in Beijing in
September 2014.
Meanwhile, across the Pacific Ocean, the first Formula 1 race of the 2015 season was happening in Melbourne, Australia.
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