Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
Monday, April 30, 2012
Lorenzo worried by tyre degradation
Jorge Lorenzo said his Yamaha suffered from tyre degradation in practice for MotoGP's Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Lorenzo leads the championship after passing Honda's Casey Stoner for the lead in the latter stages of this season's opening round in Qatar, but he has concerns in Spain after he and team-mate Ben Spies suffered from tyre problems in the mixed conditions of practice
Ford Racing Drivers Carl Edwards & Greg Biffle, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Race Recaps
Ford RacingCARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Ford (Finished 10th) “I am trying to not be too frustrated and say something stupid. So right before that start my spotter Jason Hedleskey was told by NASCAR officials that the 99 was the leader, the 99 is the leader. Jason told me and I had a split...more»
Sauber confirms Chelsea FC deal
The Sauber team has confirmed it has entered into a new partnership with English Premier League Club Chelsea FC. The Hinwil squad had sported liveries with the "Out of the Blue" and "True Blue" messages on the engine covers of its car in the Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix, triggering speculation about a possible deal. Chelsea's deal was confirmed by the team on Monday morning, and the football club's logo will appear on the car for the first time in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series to Serve as 2012 DTM Safety Car
Mercedes-Benz has announced that for the 2012 DTM season, it is retiring the C63 AMG sedan safety car it fielded last year—and replacing it with a C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. We already feel, uh, safer. Despite the apparent irony in pairing AMG’s most hard-core and angry C63 iteration with the title of safety car, [...]
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Hamilton takes pole position for F1 Malaysian GP (PA SportsTicker)
By CHRIS LINES AP Auto Racing Writer
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
After Delay, More Improvements Coming For East Side Select Bus Service
Bus bulbs were to be added to First and Second Avenue Select Bus Service in 2011, but will be coming this year instead. Image: NYC DOT
Since 2010, rapid bus service has been running on Manhattan’s First and Second Avenues. By nearly all accounts, it’s been a success. Bus speeds are up 15 percent. Faster trips [...]
Since 2010, rapid bus service has been running on Manhattan’s First and Second Avenues. By nearly all accounts, it’s been a success. Bus speeds are up 15 percent. Faster trips [...]
Albuquerque tops opening practice
Filipe Albuquerque topped the opening DTM practice session of the year at Hockenheim on Friday afternoon as the championship's new era got underway. The Portuguese driver took his brand-new Team Rosberg Audi A5 to the top of the timesheets in 1m34.508s. While this was 0.5 seconds faster than the best time set in the same session 12 months ago in the old-style A4, it was slower than Bruno Spengler's pole time for the corresponding race
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/albuquerque-tops-opening-practice
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil
Dillmann takes maiden GP2 victory
Tom Dillmann claimed his maiden GP2 win with a faultless drive in the Sakhir sprint race. The Rapax driver inherited pole when DAMS' Felipe Nasr picked up a penalty after Friday's feature race, and Dillmann made the most of his good fortune
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/dillmann-takes-maiden-gp2-victory
Study: Returning U.S. soldiers have trouble with road rules at home
Filed under: Safety, Middle East
Life can be tough for U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Post traumatic stress disorder must make everyday tasks hell to deal with.
Not the least of which is re-adjusting to American road rules. In Iraq, the goal of the morning commute is to reach the destination alive. The more speed the better, and anything not moving out of the way quickly enough gets plowed into the pavement.
Many returning military personnel find it difficult to forget the lessons they've learned on hostile foreign roads. Over there, smart drivers follow the center line to avoid IEDs on the shoulders. Turn signals only give the enemy advance notice of your next move, and stopping at intersections makes you an easy target. When back in the states, those tactics are still effective for negotiating traffic, but aren't appreciated so much by fellow drivers.
A new study by insurer USAA (which serves members of the military and their families) shows that on average, returning troops had 13 percent more at-fault accidents than before they left. U.S. Army personnel showed the largest change at 23 percent, with Marines showing 12.3 percent increase.
Fortunately, USAA says it has no plans to raise rates in response to the study's results. It's also sharing the data with researchers and traffic safety experts in hopes of finding a solution.
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Stoner takes blame for qualifying slump
Casey Stoner says he must take a share of the blame after qualifying just fifth for the Jerez Grand Prix - his worst starting slot since Malaysia 2010. After ending almost one second down on works Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa in qualifying, Stoner blamed both himself and the inclement conditions which hampered set-up work throughout practice. After qualifying fifth fastest, and almost one second down on works Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa, Stoner blamed both himself and the inclement conditions which hampered set-up work throughout practice
Loeb charges to front in Argentina
Sebastien Loeb claimed the lead of Rally Argentina by winning stage five - despite leaving service just two stages earlier over half a minute away from first place. Three spins on Friday morning's two stages had left Loeb down in fourth place, behind Petter Solberg, Mikko Hirvonen and Dani Sordo. One key factor in Loeb's surge was a disaster for Solberg, who broke a steering arm on his Ford near the end of stage four, while holding a 20-second lead.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Massage-Off: Jag, Mercedes, and Audi Seat Massagers vs. Massage Therapist
Some might call us nitpickers, but we prefer to think of ourselves as students of minutiae. Things like the feel of radio-tuning knobs—and they’d better be knobs; rocker switches awaken our inner Hulk—and window switches—a detent for the auto up/down, Alfred—matter. (more…)
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
Official: Ford books $1.4B, profits dragged down by Europe and Asia
Filed under: China, Europe, Ford, Earnings/Financials
What a difference a few years make. Back in 2009, Ford Motor Company's North American operations were dragging down its earnings. The company reported a net loss of $1.4 billion in that year's first quarter when market share in the U.S. was falling but rising overseas. The situation today, however, is the mirror opposite.
Today Ford reported a first-quarter net income for 2012 of $1.4 billion on the strength of sales in the States. While that's a 180-degree turnaround compared to the same quarter in 2009, it's still a decline in earnings compared to the $2.6 billion earned just last year. This time, however, the blame for the fall lies with Ford's operations in Europe and Asia.
In Europe, Ford reported an operating loss this quarter of $149 million, blaming the continent's shrinking markets and weaker demand for parts and accessories. The company's Asian operations reported an operating loss of $95 million, which can be attributed more to investments in new plants for increased production than shrinking sales. Ford attributes the rest of its losses during the first quarter to higher tax expenses and special charges.
Fortunately, Ford's North American operations were able to offset most of the company's losses elsewhere. The region reported a pre-tax operating profit of $2.1 billion, up from $1.8 billion last year and the highest quarterly profit here since 2000. Revenue in this region alone was $18.6 billion, up $700 million from the same quarter last year and the largest chunk of the automaker's global quarterly revenue of $32.4 billion, which was down $700 million.
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Yamaha and PETRONAS Conclude MotoGP Partnership
Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS....
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2015 McLaren F1 Replacement Spy Photos: One of the Most Epic Supercars of All Time is Reborn [Updated with More Photos]
Update 4/23: Our ever-diligent spy photographers have managed to snag a few more shots of the McLaren F1 replacement, and although the new photos don’t reveal many more details, they do show that the mid-engine supercar will have share some of its looks with the MP4-12C; this car’s side and lower front intakes are similar [...]
Rossi: Test will help Jerez form
Valentino Rossi hopes pre-season testing work at Jerez will provide Ducati with a better baseline set-up and prove key to reversing its fortunes in MotoGP's Spanish Grand Prix after a disastrous opening weekend in Qatar.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/rossi-test-will-help-jerez-form
Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Driven: You’re Gonna Need a Longer Road
The sad truth is that the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is simply too fast for this world. You just can’t go cruising around at something like 20 mph faster than a pole-winning qualifying lap for the Indy 500. But if you must find a place to blast around in one of these land-bound rockets, you could [...]
Study: Low-Income Neighborhoods Much More Likely to Have Dangerous Roads
Who suffers most from bad road design? Not surprisingly, the answer is poor people, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Poor people are much more likely to live near wide, high-traffic streets and are thus much more likely to be injured by a car, according to a new study. Photo: [...]
Poor people are much more likely to live near wide, high-traffic streets and are thus much more likely to be injured by a car, according to a new study. Photo: [...]
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NASCAR Nationwide Series Autograph Session and ARCA Fan Walk Fill Friday’s Activities at Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega (Ala.) SuperspeedwayTALLADEGA, AL – Two great additions to the 2012 Aaron’s Dream Weekend at Talladega Superspeedway have just been announced for Friday, May 4th. To kick off the weekend fans will be treated to the ARCA Fan Walk from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and a NASCAR Nationwide Series autograph session from 1:30 to...more»
Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi
Friday, April 27, 2012
Chilton fastest in Bahrain practice
Max Chilton led the way in free practice for GP2's standalone Bahrain races on Friday morning. The GP2 field has stayed at Sakhir following last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix support event, with rounds five and six the series' only races away from the Formula 1 bill in 2012
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/chilton-fastest-in-bahrain-practice
Dieter Gass to reinforce Audi Sport
AUDI Motorsport Ingolstadt, December 19, 2011 - New position: Head of Racing Commitments - Engineer is returning to Audi family - Experience from eleven years in Formula One Audi is tackling the 2012 motor sport season with an extended leadership...
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Round 5 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series
34 sim racers took to the field for Round 5 of the Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at the 3.62km Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on April 7th. The mixed class online racing series features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and the Mazda MX5 Cup in the ST Class. Qualifying The top three qualifiers from the previous race at Virginia International Speedway where back at the top again for Mid-Ohio with the #69 of Trace McRae topping the timesheets with a 1:35.246 and Oscar Sahlin in 2nd with a 1:35.767 followed by Russell Klaesson with a 1:35.845. Aussie James Stevenson qualified 1st in the MX5 class yet again, with a 1:39.109. But, he was followed closely by two newly recruited drivers in Flavien Vidal and Stefan Overgaard, [...]
Free practice session added to June weekend
Michigan International Speedway LogoFans can watch NASCAR, ARCA on June 14 for free BROOKLYN, Mich. (April 26, 2012) – The speeds at Michigan International Speedway are fast, and now race fans can witness them first-hand during a special test session added to the June schedule. NASCAR and ARCA have added a daylong practice session at...more»
Hoboken 2012: Bike Lanes Everywhere, Cycle Track and Bike-Share to Follow
New bike lanes are in the process of being striped on ten out of Hoboken's 32 miles of street this year. Image: City of Hoboken
By the end of this year, it’s going to be very, very easy to bike around Hoboken.
Thanks to an ordinance unanimously approved by the Hoboken City Council last year, the city is now [...]
By the end of this year, it’s going to be very, very easy to bike around Hoboken.
Thanks to an ordinance unanimously approved by the Hoboken City Council last year, the city is now [...]
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
Bahrain Sunday quotes: Pirelli
Paul Hembery: "This was certainly a very technically challenging race, on a circuit that we had never experienced in racing conditions before. Nonetheless, we chose to bring our soft compound together with the medium in order to provide plenty of opportunities for strategy.
Teams: Media ‘politicised’ Bahrain GP
Formula 1 team bosses have hit out at the way the sport was turned into a political battleground over the Bahrain Grand Prix, on the back of the media storm that erupted around the event.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Report: Chrysler sales explode in California, up 222%
Filed under: Chrysler
Auto sales in California are red hot right now. The Detroit News reports that sales of new vehicles are up 17.7 percent in 2012, outpacing overall U.S. growth, which sits at a still healthy 13.3 percent. And since gas prices are still extremely high, cars accounted for a reported 62.7 percent of sales, while SUVs dropped to only 24.4 percent.
The car versus-SUV-paradigm isn't all that surprising given the price of petrol, but what is surprising is the brand that has received the biggest sales increase on a percentage basis. The Chrysler brand (aka the 200, 300 and Town & Country) is up a whopping 222 percent through March.
That's a shockingly big bump, but perspective comes with a glance at 2011 numbers. Last year, Chrysler sold just 2,470 vehicles in the largest car market in the U.S., compared to 7,955 sales in the first three months of this year. Chrysler has been so bad in California that in 2011 it reportedly accounted for only one percent of overall sales.
We don't know how much of this increase is accounted for with fleet sales of the Town & Country and 200, but at the very least it's probably safe to assume that rental car companies probably don't make up anything close to the 222 percent increase. It seems Chrysler may have a (somewhat muted) pulse in Cali after all.
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Red Bull doubts dominance will resume
Red Bull is expecting the remainder of the Formula 1 season to be just as unpredictable as the first four races. Four teams have taken wins already this year, with reigning champion Sebastian Vettel bouncing back from a tricky start to the year to hold off Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus for victory in a thrilling race in Bahrain on Sunday.
Aston Martin Dragon (!) 88 Limited Editions [Beijing Auto Show]
Just like many other automakers displaying at the Beijing auto show, Aston Martin has released a celebratory Year of the Dragon package called the Dragon 88 Limited Edition. This special version will be available for the DBS, Virage, and V8 Vantage S. Despite being adorned with dragons that are synonymous with power and strength in [...]
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B-spec Racers Compared: We Swarm Laguna Seca in the Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Mini Cooper
On the list of mankind’s vital pursuits, racing ranks with procreation, fine dining, and the consumption of refreshing beverages. Speed is fundamental to any human’s spiritual well-being. So, when the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) tempted us with a new easy-entry B-Spec road-racing category, primal urges drove us to find out which of the [...]
Infiniti’s Long-Wheelbase M: Another Extension for China [Beijing Auto Show]
China loves it some long-wheelbase versions of existing cars. So it’s only fitting that the 2012 Beijing auto show played host to several new or revised LWB rides, including the stretched BMW 3-series, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase, and the Audi A6L e-tron. Now Infiniti is in the game, having debuted this extended M. The [...]
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Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica
Cadillac CTS-V, Twin Ring Motegi Highlight Season 2 Build
iRacing.com’s 2012 Season 2 build is out, with the sensational new Cadillac CTS-V and a new track in Twin Ring Motegi leading the way. Actually, make that four new tracks as Twin Ring Motegi is one of the world’s most modern multi-purpose facilities, featuring a 1.5 mile oval and three very different road courses – all of which run independently of the oval. The Cadillac CTS-V is the all-out racing version of America’s foremost high performance sedan, a car that has already won two of the first three rounds of the 2012 SCCA Pirelli World Challenge. With a V8 producing 460 bhp and a Pratt & Miller-developed chassis that sticks to asphalt like Velcro, the Caddy is one serious race car. Better yet, the CTS-V has automatically been added to [...]
Rosberg ‘chose to focus on race pace’
Nico Rosberg said he compromised his qualifying performance in order to have a stronger Bahrain Grand Prix race pace on Sunday.
Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler David Carl Allison
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
2015 Mercedes-AMG SLC Rendered, Detailed
The evolution of the AMG subbrand can be divided into three eras—pre-Benz ownership, when AMG merely tuned Mercedes cars; subsidiary status, as vehicle development became contemporaneous; and the post-SLS period, from 2009 on, when AMG got serious about engineering and building its own sports cars for the Star. Even as it continues to tune and [...]
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki
Filippi’s Indy 500 debut in doubt
Luca Filippi's planned IndyCar debut at the Indianapolis 500 is in serious doubt as the season's showpiece event draws closer. The 2011 GP2 runner-up originally signed a deal with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for this year, which was meant to start with the Indy 500
Jeff Burton, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Jeff Burton (L), driver of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, and Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, look on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2012 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Jeff Burton No. 31 BB&T Chevrolet Event...more»
Jourdain in Indy return with Rahal
Michel Jourdain Jr will drive a second Rahal Letterman Lanigan entry in next month's Indianapolis 500. The deal marks the Mexican's return to American single-seaters after an eight-year absence, during which he dabbled in NASCAR, the World Touring Car Championship, A1GP and the World Rally Championship. The 35-year-old admitted that getting up to speed after such a long break will be a challenge, but one he is looking forward to.
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New York City to Rein in Megabus, Other Inter-City Bus Services
The phenomenal success of private, inter-city bus service over the last five years seemed to take everyone by surprise.
A Megabus stop in New York City. Local residents have complained about idling, crowds and buses blocking streets and sidewalks. Now the city is looking to regulate inter-city buses for the first time. Photo: Foursquare
It’s a [...]
A Megabus stop in New York City. Local residents have complained about idling, crowds and buses blocking streets and sidewalks. Now the city is looking to regulate inter-city buses for the first time. Photo: Foursquare
It’s a [...]
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Japanese Delivery Delays for Subaru BRZ Shouldn’t Affect U.S. Availability
High demand has pushed back Japanese delivery dates for Subaru’s BRZ into early 2013. Production in Japan has been unable to keep up with demand, said to be four times higher than Subaru initially predicted. Regardless of demand levels for the car in the U.S., we are scheduled to receive just 6000 BRZs for the [...]
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2015 McLaren F1 Replacement Spy Photos: One of the Most Epic Supercars of All Time is Reborn [Updated with More Photos]
Update 4/23: Our ever-diligent spy photographers have managed to snag a few more shots of the McLaren F1 replacement, and although the new photos don’t reveal many more details, they do show that the mid-engine supercar will have share some of its looks with the MP4-12C; this car’s side and lower front intakes are similar [...]
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Leimer: Bahrain penalty was harsh
Fabio Leimer has hit out at the penalty that he received while leading the second GP2 race of the weekend in Bahrain on Sunday. The Racing Engineering driver had worked his way into the lead of the sprint race in the early laps, and was managing a gap of just over two seconds back to the chasing pack when he was deemed to have gone too quickly under yellow flags through the first sector
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/leimer-bahrain-penalty-was-harsh
Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer
Bahrain Sunday quotes: Caterham
Vitaly Petrov - 16th: "That was a really interesting race, particularly at the start when there was a lot of overtaking and it was good to be right in the middle of the early battles. We made some very good pitstops, quicker than in China and good enough to help me stay out ahead of Ricciardo who I had a good battle with for quite a lot of the race.
24 Hours of LeMons Detroit: The Winners
Yesterday, the Bucksnort Racing BMW 325 kept turning fast laps and avoiding black-flag-triggering screwups while most of the competition broke their cars. While the Bucksnorts had a big lead starting Sunday’s race session, we’ve learned from experience that a last-hour thrown rod or rash of on-track misbehavior can— and often does— derail what looks like [...]
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Aaron Robinson: Why Train Kids to be “Grease Monkeys”? Because We Need Them
The drive to Carson High School carries you past the fix-it shops, taco joints, weedy lots, and family-run panaderias and carnicerÃas that line the avenues in this part of blue-collar Los Angeles County. High cyclone fencing divides the 30-acre campus of rectangular cream-and-blue buildings into small warrens of activity as many of the school’s 2800 [...]
Ferrari: Improvements now essential
Ferrari must 'step up a gear' from the next race in Spain if it is to turn itself into a genuine contender for the Formula 1 world championship this year.
Twenty Years Later, Horrific Washington Square Park Crash Still Resonates
Twenty years ago today, as throngs of New Yorkers were sunning themselves in Washington Square Park on the first warm day of spring, a 1987 Oldsmobile zoomed down Washington Place, gunned through the stop sign at Greene Street, plowed across the sidewalk at Washington Square East and smashed into the park. When the car finally [...]
Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin
Monday, April 23, 2012
Spies says his season starts at Jerez
Ben Spies says his 2012 MotoGP campaign starts at Jerez after a disastrous opening weekend in Qatar.
Handling Goes Away on GameStop Toyota and Joey Logano Settles for 15th in Texas
No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry (Joey Logano) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCARBox Score Info: RACE: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway DRIVER: Joey Logano CAR: No. 20 GameStop / LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes Toyota START: 12th FINISH: 15th LAPS: 200 / 200 (running) LAPS LED: 0...more»
You Can Go Home Again
Summit Point Raceway is the de facto home track of the inRacingNews Challenge, hosting four of the 12 rounds on the schedule on its various layouts. Week 10 marks the fourth and final appearance, as the Pontiac Solstices, SpecRacer Fords and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters of the series jostle for position in the final stages of the online racing championship. Dylan Sharman capped-off yet another class-leading week in Mazda with a class-leading 153 points, scoring the win from the pole in all four of his starts. Tim Bone topped a hotly-contested week in SRF with 155 points, beating Roope Turkkila by a single point and Niccolo Cedrati by only six. Finally, in Solstice, Bryan J Miller’s 168-point performance beat Chris Hughson by 12 points, as each sim racer only failed to [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/you-can-go-home-again
Full Pricing Announced for 2013 Acura ILX
Acura has released full pricing for its new Civic-based ILX compact sedan. Read on for itemized equipment and pricing information, and be sure to check out our freshly published first-drive review here. Standard equipment for all ILX models includes manually adjustable cloth seats, dual-zone auto climate control, keyless entry with pushbutton start, and an infotainment [...]
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Raikkonen hopes to fight for more wins
Kimi Raikkonen believes that he will be in with a chance to win grands prix again this season after losing out in a close battle to world champion Sebastian Vettel in Bahrain. Raikkonen, just four races into his comeback with Lotus, scored a fantastic second place at Sakhir having challenged Vettel for the lead during the final stint of the race. He couldn't get past the Red Bull and settled for second once the grip from his tyres began to fade away.
Balzan controls first Ferrari race
Alessandro Balzan took an emphatic win in the first Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli race of the weekend at Imola. Having been comfortably fastest in both of Saturday's qualifying sessions, Balzan took a lights-to-flag win in the first 30-minute race. While the Ferrari Moscow driver was never able to completely shake Niki Cadei, the gap was never smaller than 0.3 seconds, and was out to well over a second by the end of the race
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/balzan-controls-first-ferrari-race
Interview: Mini Chief Discusses Diesels for U.S., Dual-Clutch Boxes, Stillborn Rocketman, and More
We recently sat down with the man in charge of Mini, Kay Segler, and he shed some light on the possibility of diesels infiltrating Mini’s U.S. lineup, made a case for adopting a dual-clutch automatic, and discussed the brand’s future in rallying. Oh, and some other interesting stuff, too. C/D: What are your plans for [...]
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Paul Menard and the No. 33 Rheem / Menard Team Finish Second at Texas Motor Speedway
No. 33 Rheem / Menards Chevrolet ImpalaPaul Menard started the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway from the pole position and finished second in the first of seven NASCAR Nationwide Series appearances in the Rheem/Menards Chevrolet. Menard and the No. 33 team gave a commanding performance, both on track and in the pits,...more»
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Colin Monahan Named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) Colin Monahan has been named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/colin_monahan_named_marke.php
Video: Watch (and hear) one whole minute of Morgan 3 Wheeler goodness
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Luxury
There have been plenty of excellent debuts over the past year, but few capture our imagination like the Morgan 3 Wheeler. The V-twin-powered creation looks just like its forebears with its open cockpit, classic metalwork and three-wheel design. Being in love with any vehicle that looks as if it might kill us at any second, the 3 Wheeler is right up our alley.
The videos below haven't dulled that passion. We've amassed a smattering of clips, including a new showcasing the 3 Wheeler as it motors through the countryside.
Of course, should you find backwoods sprints too boring, we've also included a few videos that demonstrate just how much fun you can have vaporizing the back tire. (The 3 Wheeler lends itself to donuts like few other machines on the planet.) Keep scrolling to take in the goodness for yourself.
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2013 Ferrari California First Drive: More Power, Less Weight, New Handling Package
After a morning spent driving the revised-for-2013 Ferrari California in and around Maranello, we’re sitting in a cramped storage/conference room in a nondescript building near the company’s fabled factory gate. Test driver Raffaele De Simone wants to know what we think of the two cars sitting outside. Our take: There’s a noticeable difference between the [...]
Late-Race Part Failure Relegates Ryan Truex to 32nd-Place Finish
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard LogoThe No. 09 Grime Boss Toyota Camry, piloted by Ryan Truex in his debut with RAB Racing, had a strong run in the early going of Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, but an engine failure left the team with a 32nd-place finish. Making the first...more»
Hamilton content despite missing pole
Lewis Hamilton said he was delighted with his front-row slot in qualifying in Bahrain, despite missing out on pole position. The McLaren driver, who has started from the top spot twice this year, qualified less than a tenth behind Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton felt he had extracted the best from his car and was pleased with his performance.
Austin Dillon Earns Top-Five Finish in the Lone Star State
Austin Dillon - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCARRichard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon and the No. 3 American Ethanol team posted a fifth-place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday evening. The 21-year-old Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender started the 200-lap...more»
2011 CUP CHAMPION TONY STEWART VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION) WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 17: U.S. President Barack Obama (R), stands with NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart (L) during an event on the South Lawn, April 17, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart to honor his [...]
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Supercup team withdraws from Bahrain
Porsche Supercup squad MRS has withdrawn its entry for the season-opener in Bahrain this weekend, citing fears about safety amid ongoing unrest in the region. The Supercup will race in Bahrain as part of the Formula 1 undercard, although MRS has opted to forego the round - the first time in the team's history it has cancelled a Supercup round.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/supercup-team-withdraws-from-bahrain
2013 Ferrari California First Drive: More Power, Less Weight, New Handling Package
After a morning spent driving the revised-for-2013 Ferrari California in and around Maranello, we’re sitting in a cramped storage/conference room in a nondescript building near the company’s fabled factory gate. Test driver Raffaele De Simone wants to know what we think of the two cars sitting outside. Our take: There’s a noticeable difference between the [...]
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Force India downplays lack of running
Force India is confident that missing second practice in Bahrain will not impact too much on its competitiveness for the rest of the weekend.
Willoughby Plaza, Already a Hit, Gets a Capital Upgrade
A diagram of the permanent Willoughby Street plaza. Click here for a larger image with legible text. Image: DDC
Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Street plaza, located just off Adams Street, was the forerunner of New York City’s current efforts to reclaim roadways as pedestrian spaces. Built in 2006, before Janette Sadik-Khan took over the city Department of [...]
Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Street plaza, located just off Adams Street, was the forerunner of New York City’s current efforts to reclaim roadways as pedestrian spaces. Built in 2006, before Janette Sadik-Khan took over the city Department of [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/04/18/willoughby-plaza-already-a-hit-gets-a-capital-upgrade/
HEADING INTO EARTH DAY, NASCAR EMBRACES GREEN PROGRAMS
Heading Into Earth Day, NASCAR Releases ‘White Paper’ On Green NASCAR Green Report Outlines Industry-Wide Environmental Sustainability Programs DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (April 19, 2012) — NASCAR today issued a ‘White Paper’ detailing the various programs that have made NASCAR a leader in green initiatives across all sports. The data in “The Sports Leader in Sustainability”* [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/04/19/heading-into-earth-day-nascar-embraces-green-programs/
Sordo completes first Ford test
Dani Sordo completed his first day of testing in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC ahead of his debut with the team on next week's Rally Argentina. Sordo, who replaces the injured Jari-Matti Latvala in the Ford World Rally Team, completed a full day of testing at M-Sport's Greystoke facility in Cumbria today - not tomorrow as previously reported
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Spy Shots: Fiat 500L seven-seater spotted
Filed under: Spy Photos, Design/Style
We like the small Fiat 500 a lot, but we're not so fond of the upsized version Fiat is planning. When the five-door 500L debuted at Geneva, calling it homely was being generous, indeed. We can't deny the logic in offering a more family friendly 500, however. But a size-large seven-seater? This quite literally stretches the limits of the 500's ethos.Yet Auto Express has captured spy shots of a full-size design study for exactly that: A 500L with a third row. The magazine is reporting that the mockup it spotted in the automaker's Turin, Italy, design studio rides on the same wheelbase as the five-door model, but with its rear overhang extended by nearly eight inches to accommodate what must surely be the smallest third row of seats to ever grace the interior of a vehicle not made of Lego.
The report goes on to say that the seven-passenger model would use the same body panels and doors as the five-door 500L, basically everything from the C-pillar forward. Check out Auto Express for more images and info.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
MORE THAN 1000 FANS CELEBRATE MATT HAGAN'S 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS HOMETOWN
MATT HAGAN 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPION CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (Dec. 19, 2011) More than 1000 fans and friends celebrated Matt Hagan's 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship at the special event hosted by Shelor Motor Mile in...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/more_than_1000_fans_celeb.php
iRacer Profile – Adam Gilliland
Adam Gilliland is in a hurry . . . on the virtual race tracks of iRacing.com where he can usually be found out front or battling for the lead, or in a sim racing career he is anxious to take to the next level. How else to describe a driver who, at age 16, ranks his greatest disappointment in sim racing as falling just short of qualifying for the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series? The young Texan has rebounded rather nicely from that set-back, and currently finds himself ensconced in fourth place in both the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series and the Class C Series (Fixed Setup). Gilliland may not be totally happy with a pair of fourth places – they are, after all, three spots shy of his goal. But [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/iracer-profile-adam-gilliland
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Chicago Passes Huge Speed Camera Bill, So Why Can’t New York?
Speed cameras could cover almost half of Chicago under a law passed yesterday. Graphic: Chicago Tribune
Yesterday, Chicago’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance that would allow speeding enforcement cameras to blanket up to half the city. Here in New York, Deborah Glick’s bill to allow up to a mere 40 speed cameras remains stuck in [...]
Yesterday, Chicago’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance that would allow speeding enforcement cameras to blanket up to half the city. Here in New York, Deborah Glick’s bill to allow up to a mere 40 speed cameras remains stuck in [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/04/19/chicago-passes-huge-speed-camera-bill-so-why-cant-new-york/
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GLOBAL iPRINT NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA
NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Jan. 4, 2012 Global iPrint, a premier printing and distribution company, has signed a three-year agreement to become the "Official Print Sponsor" of NHRA....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/global_iprint_named_offic.php
Updated: Jaguar F-type Convertible Rendered
Update: We have received two new renderings of the new Jaguar F-type Cabriolet with its top down. These are just the latest of the continuous stream of images that have surfaced since Jaguar announced at the New York auto show that the car would be put in to production. If it seems as if Jaguar’s recently [...]
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Denny Hamlin wins pole at Auto Club Speedway
Denny Hamlin went low when most drivers went high at Auto Club Speedway, and he ended up in pole position for Sundays race.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/denny-hamlin-wins-pole-at-auto-club-speedway.html
PHOTOS: SUNDAY ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY, KASEY KAHNE WINS
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
U.S. Cellular Continues as Race Sponsor for August NASCAR Nationwide Series Event
Iowa Speedway Logo“Multi-year Deal Has Huge Implications for Fans” NEWTON, IA – (April 19, 2012) – Officials from U.S. Cellular and Iowa Speedway have come to an agreement on extending the track’s annual late summer NASCAR Nationwide Series event sponsorship, the U.S. Cellular 250. Details of the contract were not disclosed, but both companies confirmed...more»
Yamaha and PETRONAS Conclude MotoGP Partnership
Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/yamaha_and_petronas_concl.php
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SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP
Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/seb_web_and_seb_red_bull.php
Tony Stewart – Primary Season
2012 NSCS Tony Stewart - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCARKANNAPOLIS, N.C., (April 19, 2012) – On Tuesday, three-time and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart was honored by President Barack Obama at The White House for winning the 2011 Sprint Cup title. This fall, Obama will square off with Mitt Romney...more»
KASEY KAHNE WINS FIRST ROCKINGHAM TRUCK SERIES RACE
April 15, 2012 NASCAR Wire Service ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Kasey Kahne capped a successful weekend of triple-duty Sunday afternoon, winning the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 to mark NASCAR’s return to Rockingham Speedway for the first time since 2004. Kahne — who finished seventh in the Sprint Cup Series on Saturday and third in the [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/04/16/kasey-kahne-wins-first-rockingham-truck-series-race-results/
Precious Cargo: A Day at Nanny Driving School
At upstate New York’s Monticello Motor Club, “domestic” usually refers to the Cadillac-supplied CTS-Vs—the mega-Caddy is the official car of the track. But today, area nannies and housekeepers are getting domestic help rather than giving it at a new driving school designed to safeguard their employers’ young en route to private school and cello lessons. [...]
Name That Shifter, No. 72: 1983 Nissan Pulsar NX
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Despite the shifter’s ambiguous look and anonymous surroundings, several of you figured out it belongs to the 1983 Nissan Pulsar NX. The first commenter to correctly identify it was Mike Chandler, who [...]
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Gene joins Audi as Le Mans reserve
Audi has signed Peugeot refugee Marc Gene as a reserve driver for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The 38-year-old Spaniard had been part of Peugeot's Le Mans effort from its inception in 2007 to its abrupt cancellation at the end of 2011, taking victory at Le Mans along the way. In addition to being Audi's standby for Le Mans, Gene will also race one of the team's new R18 ultras in the Spa round of the World Endurance Championship in May, substituting for the Timo Bernhard, who is still not fully recovered from his Sebring testing crash
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/gene-joins-audi-as-le-mans-reserve
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Nail It, Muneer, and Don’t Spare the Horses: The Impossible Weirdness of the Dubai Desert Dune Tour
Muneeri is wearing sunglasses. He wears them like a bad-ass, the rest of his face stone-solid, no smile. He looks like a contract killer, maybe a dude who ends people with a knife the size of your thigh. He is driving a 2010 Nissan Patrol. He likes jumping it. Keep Reading: Nail It, Muneer, and [...]
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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS STP 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports LogoDODGE AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY · Dodge has two wins in the 12 previous races at Kansas: Ryan Newman (2003) and Brad Keselowski (2011). · Dodge has three poles at Kansas: Jason Leffler (2001), Kasey Kahne (2006) and Kurt Busch (2011). · Dodge completed a Kansas sweep...more»
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