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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Monje to finish WTCC season
Recently crowned FIA European Touring Car Cup winner Fernando Monje will compete in the remaining five rounds of this season's World Touring Car Championship with SUNRED Engineering.
Ecclestone hopes to avoid more action
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he cannot rule out German authorities taking further action against him over the Gerhard Gribkowsky affair - even though he insists he did nothing wrong. Gribkowsky was jailed for more than eight years on Wednesday for taking £28 million in bribes during the sale of F1 – with Ecclestone implicated as a 'driving force' in the matter
Pedrosa: Honda making genuine progress
Dani Pedrosa believes Honda is making genuine progress at Assen after he qualified second for the Dutch TT behind team-mate Casey Stoner, and pushed Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha back to third. Honda has been struggling with chatter problems all season, and these worsened when Bridgestone introduced a new specification of front tyre
2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe First Drive: Fewer Doors, Bigger Back Seat
The coupe designation has been blurred by the marketing minions, but we ordinarily understand it to describe a car with two doors and a formal trunk. Beyond that, we tend to perceive coupes as sexier than their sedan equivalents, with a suggestion of more performance. (more…)
Report: Terrafugia flying car completes first round of test flights
Filed under: Etc., Technology
The Terrafugia Transition flying car is closer to becoming a real road-going reality. The Transition finished its first round of Federal Aviation Administration certification flight tests (there are five more rounds to go) at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, and is headed for on-road drive testing.
It's another small step toward the flying cars we've been promised since at least the halcyon days of the "better living through technology" 1950s. The Transition was supposed to start deliveries by the end of this year at a cost under $200,000. The price has swollen to around $279,000 and while Terrafugia is happy to accept your deposit, expect at least a year or two before taking delivery. Still, if you have the money and an desire to be Elroy Jetson, it looks like you may eventually get your wish.
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Transpo Bill Preserves Transit Funding, Wastes Opportunities For Progress
In H.R.7 – the transpo bill so backwards even the House couldn’t pass it — the roads-only crowd threw transit riders under the bus, as it were, eliminating dedicated funding for transit, which was left to fend for itself off scraps from the general fund.
The transpo bill offers no assistance to transit agencies struggling not to [...]
The transpo bill offers no assistance to transit agencies struggling not to [...]
Hamilton: Clash won’t change approach
Lewis Hamilton says his late-race incident with Pastor Maldonado in Valencia will not have any impact on how he goes racing in next weekend's British Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was trying to fend off Maldonado's Williams as his tyres faded in the closing laps of the European GP in an incident that left Hamilton in the barriers and resulted in a penalty for Maldonado
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Stoner: New chassis harder to ride
Casey Stoner says the new chassis Honda brought to Assen in the hope of reducing its chatter problem has made the bike more difficult to handle. Honda has been struggling to find a solution to its chatter troubles all season, and the situation became worse when Bridgestone recently introduced a new specification of tyre.
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Noble Designs a Topless M600
“Do you believe,” asks the song by Zero 7 made famous in Garden State, “in what you see?” What we see in front of us is a photo of a convertible version of the Noble M600 that we received from the English manufacturer. The answer to Zero 7’s question is no, don’t believe in what [...]
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Big names added to FOTA forum
Frank Williams, Ross Brawn, Pastor Maldonado and Martin Whitmarsh are among the panel of guests who are now confirmed for next week's FOTA Fans' Forum at the Williams factory. The event, which takes place at the Conference Centre at Grove on Tuesday, will also feature appearances on a 'Legends' Panel' with Patrick Head and John Watson in attendance. The FOTA Fans' events offer a chance for followers of the sport to ask question to some of F1's biggest names - with those lucky enough to get tickets for the Williams event being given the added bonus of being able to view the team's famous museum as well.
Stoner wins as Lorenzo taken out
Casey Stoner drew level with Jorge Lorenzo at the head of the MotoGP points table by winning the Dutch TT at Assen on a day when Lorenzo was taken out at the first corner by Alvaro Bautista. Gresini Honda rider Bautista was trying to make up ground at the start following the qualifying crash that left him eighth on the grid, and outbraked five rivals down the inside before falling and sliding into Lorenzo's Yamaha, taking both out on the spot. That left Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Stoner clear to storm away from the field in unison
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MATT ARTIN JOINS NHRA AS DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS
NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) NHRA announced today that Matt Artin, an eight-year veteran in media planning, advertising and promotions, has joined the world's largest motorsports sanctioning body as director of advertising and promotions....
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Penske Racing Statement About It’s Engine Company
Penske RacingIn response to recent reports about its engine company, Tim Cindric, President of Penske Racing, issued the following statement: “Contrary to recent published speculation, Penske Racing has not sold its engine company. The team’s focus continues to be on successfully completing the 2012 season, competing for championships and victories in the both the Nationwide...more»
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Ecclestone could fund London GP
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he would consider throwing financial weight behind any attempt to stage a grand prix in London in the future - ahead of a promotional event by sponsor Santander on Thursday evening to unveil its idea for a track around the city. Just a week after it was revealed that one option being considered for the London Olympic stadium is to turn it in to a grand prix venue, Ecclestone has reiterated his belief that the British capital is the perfect venue to hold an F1 race. Santander is ramping up interest in the British Grand Prix, which it is title sponsor of, by hosting an event that will reveal how a grand prix in London could look – having commissioned a proper evaluation of a potential venue and commissioning a CGI film of how the race would appear on television.
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....
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Friday, June 29, 2012
F1 case banker gets prison sentence
Gerhard Gribkowsky, the banker at the centre of the corruption case relating to the sale of Formula 1, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison by a Munich court. Gribkowsky was convicted of tax evasion, bribery and breach of fiduciary trust.
2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe Tested: Six Plus Four Equals One Gran
“Four doors good, two doors bad.” So say German auto manufacturers with their Mercedes-Benz CLSs, Volkswagen CCs, and now BMW 6-series Gran Coupes. All of these so-called four-door coupes come in hauter sheetmetal than their sedan and coupe analogs, and the Gran Coupe, or GC, is no exception. It might even be the best-looking BMW, [...]
RBR takes comfort from Vettel’s pace
Red Bull Racing says it takes some 'comfort' from the way in which Sebastian Vettel dominated the early stages of the European Grand Prix - even though he eventually failed to finish the race.
Name That Shifter, No. 82: 1989 BMW Z1
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. The shift knob pictured to the left clearly was familiar to most of you who accurately pointed out that it is a BMW unit. However, no one figured out that it is [...]
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HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
DUCATI HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT Thursday Dec 29 2011 Nicky Hayden's winter vacation was marred on Tuesday, December 27, when he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Final Lap Weekly #208 – Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton – NASCAR Kentucky Preview
SHOW #208 – GUESTS: Clint Bowyer and Jeff Burton. We break down the road course weekend at Sonoma, Discuss the Matt Kenseth announcement, Kentucky version of ‘Drivers Say What’ and a full preview of Kentucky. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie. (47:47 mins) LISTEN HERE WANT TO AIR THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY ON YOUR [...]
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Three teams still on for Silverstone test
Formula 1's young driver test at Silverstone is now set to go ahead in the week after the British Grand Prix, AUTOSPORT has learned, but it now may only involve three teams over two days.
Schumacher tipped for more podiums
Michael Schumacher has been tipped to deliver more podium finishes by his Mercedes team bosses, but they insist his Valencia achievement does not change the timetable for sorting out his future.
McLaren admits tyre struggle in Valencia
McLaren thinks its failure to fight for victory in the European Grand Prix was purely down to its handling of tyres over the Valencia weekend.
Stoner eyes set-up progress at Assen
World champion Casey Stoner says he needs to make progress with the set-up of his HRC Honda RC213V if he is to make inroads into Jorge Lorenzo's points advantage at this weekend's Dutch TT at Assen.
Raikkonen: Second not what I wanted
Kimi Raikkonen declared himself unmoved by second place in the European Grand Prix as he felt Lotus should have had the pace to win. The Finn battled past Lewis Hamilton's McLaren late on to secure second behind relatively comfortable winner Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. Lotus had been tipped as the pre-race favourite for victory given its form this year at similar tracks and in comparable weather conditions to those experienced in Valencia, but while Raikkonen's team-mate Romain Grosjean was pushing Alonso hard before retiring, the 2007 Formula 1 champion did not look like a threat for the win.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Glock to miss race through illness
Timo Glock will not take part in the European Grand Prix, after doctors advised him that he should rest further to help him recover from his illness.
Ross Chastain Relaxed and Ready for Kentucky Speedway
Ross ChastainMOORESVILLE, NC – June 26, 2012 – After two weeks away from the racetrack and some relaxing time with friends and family; NASCAR rookie driver Ross Chastain heads to the Kentucky Speedway for a rare Thursday night race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225. It will be the first of two...more»
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Conference Committee Reaches Agreement [Updated X 2]
Updated 4:15 p.m.:
Barbara Boxer has issued a statement showing the early rumors were off-target — some form of the Cardin-Cochran amendment preserving local government access to a portion of bike/ped funding is in the final bill. While this is something of a relief for everyone working to make their local streets safer for walking and biking, [...]
Barbara Boxer has issued a statement showing the early rumors were off-target — some form of the Cardin-Cochran amendment preserving local government access to a portion of bike/ped funding is in the final bill. While this is something of a relief for everyone working to make their local streets safer for walking and biking, [...]
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Lotus not disappointed despite no win
Lotus boss Eric Boullier thinks there is no reason for his team to feel disappointed that its drivers did not have the pace to win the European Grand Prix - despite its high hopes before the race.
McLaren admits tyre struggle in Valencia
McLaren thinks its failure to fight for victory in the European Grand Prix was purely down to its handling of tyres over the Valencia weekend.
Tony Stewart – Things That Go Bump In The Night
Tony Stewart in car - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesKANNAPOLIS, N.C., (June 26, 2012) – Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties aren’t the only things that go bump in the night. Kentucky Speedway in Sparta also is home to things that go bump in the night, namely, 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers thundering over...more»
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Brad Sweet, No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala Kentucky Speedway Preview
Brad Sweet - Getty ImagesBRAD SWEET QUICK FACTS No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Kentucky Speedway Feed the Children 300 June 29, 2012 No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes Previous experience at Kentucky Speedway… Sweet has made just one start at Kentucky Speedway. In 2009, he competed in the ARCA Racing Series race at...more»
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Lotus not disappointed despite no win
Lotus boss Eric Boullier thinks there is no reason for his team to feel disappointed that its drivers did not have the pace to win the European Grand Prix - despite its high hopes before the race.
Five Things We Learned from Le Mans in 2012
You already know that Audi won the 80th running of the 24 Heures du Mans at the 13.629-km Circuit de la Sarthe, which, loosely translated (thanks, Rosetta Stone!) means the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the 8.469-mile, um, Circuit de la Sarthe. Some things just shouldn’t be translated from the original French, such as [...]
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Kovalainen: Vergne crash a rookie error
Heikki Kovalainen described his race-spoiling collision with Jean-Eric Vergne in the European Grand Prix as a "rookie mistake" by the Frenchman, after a race in which both Caterhams were involved in contact with Toro Rossos. Kovalainen and Vergne both sustained punctures when they clashed as Vergne tried to pass the Caterham for 17th on lap 12. Later on, their respective team-mates Daniel Ricciardo and Vitaly Petrov came together while battling for 12th.
Grosjean says fourth was the maximum
Romain Grosjean reckons he got the most from his Lotus E20 after taking fourth position on the grid for the European Grand Prix at Valencia.
IndyCar drivers back heat system
IndyCar drivers have given a cautious thumbs-up to the heat race qualifying system that was tried out for this weekend's Iowa round. The grid for Saturday's race was determined via three 30-lap heats around the 7/8th mile oval; the first two being to decide the starting order from the fifth row back, and the third to decide pole. Drivers were allocated into heats on the basis of their times in the second practice session
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Mercedes Previews Eight New AMG Models Under Sheets: Here’s What We Think They Are
Mercedes-Benz AMG is marking its 45th anniversary this year, and the folks from Affalterbach celebrated with a big, honkin’ photo shoot of the entire current AMG lineup (plus its forthcoming electric SLS supercar). Compellingly, the photo also included eight imminent but officially unannounced AMG models hidden beneath sheets. We immediately set about identifying them—read on [...]
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Maldonado eyes strong result in race
Spanish Grand Prix winner Pastor Maldonado reckons he has enough life in his tyres to be able to fight for a second F1 win in 2012, after the Williams driver qualified third for the European Grand Prix on the Valencia Street Circuit. The Venezuelan admitted that he had spent much of the weekend struggling to find a balance on Pirelli's option tyres but that Williams had managed to switch on the Williams FW34 for qualifying
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2013 Audi S6 vs. 2013 BMW M5, 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG – Comparison
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen are speed limits, and Germany is famous for not having any. Actually, speed limits are everywhere there, as are speed cameras and Polizei to enforce them. There are stretches of the A8 autobahn from Munich to Stuttgart where the posted limit changes three times over the course of a mile. One reason: Germans have [...]
Mike Wallace twists and turns his way to top-20 at Road America
Mike WallaceGAFFNEY, S.C. (June 24, 2012) – Mike Wallace and the No. 01 G&K Services Chevrolet achieved their goals in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. They wanted to have a solid run, keep the car in one piece, finish on the lead lap and get the best possible...more»
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Bowyer takes first road course win
Clint Bowyer claimed his maiden NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win for Michael Waltrip Racing and his first on a road course by holding off Kurt Busch and a charging Tony Stewart on Sunday at Sears Point. Bowyer became the pacesetter early on, claiming the lead from Jeff Gordon on lap 25 and only losing it through the pit cycles. While others struggled with tyre wear, he was able to remain consistent enough throughout, running lean and still being quick up front.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
NASCAR drivers divided on proposed Bristol changes
If Bristol Motor Speedway goes back to its rough-and-tumble roots before NASCAR returns in August, the drivers say theyll be ready for it.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-drivers-divided-on-proposed-bristol-changes.html
Richard Childress Racing 2012 NNS Sargento 200 Post-Race Recaps
Richard Childress Racing (RCR)RCR Post Race Report — Road America NASCAR Nationwide Series Sargento 200 Road America June 23, 2012 Race Highlights: ^ Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fourth (Max Papis), 15th (Elliott Sadler) and 18th (Austin Dillon). ^ Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings over Austin Dillon by 11 points. Ricky Stenhouse,...more»
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Audi A6 2.0T Now Available with Quattro and Eight-Speed Auto, Starts at $45,295
Audi’s four-cylinder A6 model is on the cusp of moving from anonymity to relevance in the U.S.: Quattro all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission are coming to the A6 2.0T. Until now, the entry-level A6—you may not even have known it existed—has been available only with front-wheel drive and a continuously variable automatic, and [...]
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Vettel not judging Red Bull updates yet
Valencia Formula 1 practice pacesetter Sebastian Vettel said it was too soon to draw any conclusions about Red Bull Racing's update package after the Friday sessions ahead of this weekend's European Grand Prix. The reigning champion team has brought a substantial package of revisions to Spain, featuring upgrades to the RB8's front wing, floor, sidepods, front suspension and diffuser.
Pommer takes dominant first F2 win
Markus Pommer dominated the opening race of the weekend at Spa, taking his first Formula 2 win in the process. Despite concerns on the grid about the wellbeing of his car, Pommer stormed away from the start to build an unassailable lead. There was a scare on the first lap, when Mihai Marinescu forced Kevin Mirocha onto the grass coming out of Radillon
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Castroneves Earns Front Row Start to Lead Team Penske into Saturday’s Iowa 250
2012 IICS Helio Castroneves - Photo Courtesy of INDYCAR/LAT USANEWTON, Iowa (June 22, 2012) – Helio Castroneves secured a front row start for Saturday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 by leading Team Penske in a unique new heat race format. Castroneves finished second in Friday’s third and final heat race, which consisted of the fastest-eight drivers...more»
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Sainz quickest in Brands Hatch test
Carlos Sainz Jr went fastest by almost half a second as the British Formula 3 International Series prepared for this weekend's Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit round with a pair of one-hour test sessions. The Spaniard unleashed a corking lap with just three minutes of running remaining, as most of the field improved in a final 10-minute sprint after National Class racer Spike Goddard had caused a red flag by crashing on the GP loop and damaging a tyre wall. Up until then, Sainz had been trading fastest times with Jack Harvey, his stablemate in the Carlin squad of Dallara-Volkswagens.
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Citroen: Solberg could still win
Rally New Zealand leaders Mikko Hirvonen and Sebastien Loeb do not believe Petter Solberg is out of contention for victory even though he lost a minute and a half through the opening four stages.
Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Victory Lane Girlfriend Kiss, The Buzz of NASCAR
Who was that girl in the striped shirt on the receiving end of a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Victory Lane kiss? Her name is Amy Reimann, and we actually first saw her at the 2011 NASCAR Awards Banquet back in December in Las Vegas. VIDEO: SEE THE KISS BELOW (fast-forward to 6:55 mark)
2013 Audi Allroad configurator powers up
Filed under: Car Buying, Wagon, Audi, Luxury
Heads up, Audi Allroad fans. The 2013 online configurator for the all-wheel-drive wagon is up and running for your daydreaming fun.
To maximize our pretend-time pleasure, we fantasized being much wealthier than we actually are and went all out, starting with the Prestige-level Allroad. Base price for the Premium level is $39,600. Stepping up to Premium Plus takes it to $42,900 and top-of-the-line Prestige zooms to $48,800. Each strata, we assume, adds more standard features. But, apparently, the build-your-own Allroad site isn't quite finished and doesn't detail the differences. It also warns the images shown are European spec and refers to the wagon's engine as being powered by, "petrol."
First thing we chose was the new Moonlight Blue Metallic paint. That added $475. If you aren't big fans of those black fenders on our blue car, you can go with the "full paint finish" package for $1,000. The configurator showed another bug by insisting we had to add an exterior appearance package with contrasting body cladding and stainless steel underbody protection, but wouldn't allow us to.
No matter, we forged ahead with the $3,250 Driver Assist Package, which sounds like pure sorcery with adjustable steering effort, throttle response and shift style as well as adaptive cruise control.
The Chestnut Brown leather looks pretty nice by itself, but we went ahead and added the $850 layered oak anyway. Rear side airbags ($350) are a must as are rear sun shades ($250), bringing our Allroad to a whopping $56,170. Add another $1,000 for the full paint finish, and don't forget $895 for destination.
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KV Racing Technology Qualifies 9th, 13th and 16th for Iowa Corn 250
KV Racing Technology's 2012 Drivers Tony Kanaan (left) E.J. Viso (center) and Rubens Barrichello (right)KANAAN AND VISO WILL BE PENALIZED 10 GRID POSITIONS FOR UNAUTHORIZED ENGINE; BARRICHELLO TO START 11TH NEWTON, IA – June 22, 2012 – KV Racing Technology drivers Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello and E. J. Viso technically qualified ninth, 13th and 16th respectively for tomorrow’s...more»
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Grosjean: Lotus closing in on perfect GP
Romain Grosjean believes Lotus has taken another step closer towards producing the weekend-long form it needs to take a breakthrough victory - and that this weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia will be one of its best chances to win yet. Despite Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen being frontrunners in many races this year, Lotus is not among the five teams that have already won in 2012. But after his charge to second place in Canada, and with Valencia expected to produce the sort of hot conditions in which Lotus has thrived this year, Grosjean is very optimistic about his chances.
Friday, June 22, 2012
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....
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Tesla Model S EPA-Rated for 89 MPGe, 265-Mile Range with Biggest Battery
The EPA has gathered test-cycle economy figures for the 2012 Tesla Model S electric sedan, including MPGe and expected driving range. The EPA has rated the sedan at 89 MPGe combined, lower than the Nissan Leaf’s 99 MPGe, the Ford Focus Electric’s 105 MPGe, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV‘s 112 MPGe, and the Honda Fit EV’s stellar [...]
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First Drive: 2013 BMW M6 Coupe [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, BMW, First Drives, Luxury
More Pace And Better Style With Less Menace
With the dust just settling on recent tests of the $113,995 BMW M6 convertible and the start of U.S. deliveries in late May, we now get to attack some traffic-free Spanish two-lanes and the 3.4-mile track at the Ascari Race Resort in the third-generation, or F12, BMW M6 coupe, which sells for the "discount" price of just $106,995.
Let's cut to the chase a bit: The M6 coupe is far more convincing as a big M car with this bi-turbo V8 powertrain than either the M6 convertible or M5 four-door.
Of these three 560-horsepower platform-sharing M cars, it's definitely this sleek coupe that takes home the prize on dynamics. It's some 65 pounds lighter than the M5 and almost 290 pounds lighter than the convertible M6, so just on those numbers, one would certainly hope for a crisper, more responsive road and track manner.
Almost as a way of driving home this chief difference between the intentions of the coupe and convertible, BMW dressed all of the M6 coupes we were testing in both the optional five-spoke 20-inch forged M wheels and big lightweight optional carbon ceramic brake discs. The convertibles on hand at this European drive event all had standard 19-inchers and compound discs. And thus the drop tops were not allowed on the track at all, and that felt right.
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Europe Friday quotes: Caterham
Heikki Kovalainen - 19th: "A pretty good Friday for me, with both sessions going to plan. In FP2 we ran a new version of the front wing and the initial feel it gave was good - it's too early to tell how much it's worth but it's a good sign that what was predicted in the factory seems to have worked on track.
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...
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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.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Valantiejus Lands Another at Spa
Classic Teams Championship, Round 7 – Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium For Round 7 the Classic Teams Championship visited Spa-Francorchamps in the legendary hills of the Ardennes. The 7km lap includes such famous names as Eau Rouge, Stavelot, Blanchimont and La Source. The longest race length on the calendar, Spa would prove to be a tough challenge for the 68 sim-racers who competed this week in the thirteen official online races run over the four days of competition. The fast flowing nature of the famous Spa circuit encourages overtaking and made for some fantastic racing over the 175km race distance. At Round 7, Melchester Racing announced a whole new team of drivers, Dennis Stammel and Phillip Stamm soon to be joined by Sebastian Hufnagel to make up the all German crew. Another driver [...]
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Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma Featured on Betty Crocker Packaging at all Kroger Stores
Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma Featured on Betty Crocker Packaging at all Kroger StoresWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 21, 2012 – The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma will be featured on six Betty Crocker packages at all Kroger stores around the United States as part of the “Bake for a Better Tomorrow” campaign. Packaging will be in...more»
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Mini Countryman Coupe On Sale Early Next Year as 2013 Model
Mini Paceman concept Mini has confirmed that the three-door Countryman Coupe will go on sale globally early next year as a 2013 model, following its debut this fall at the Paris auto show. The Countryman Coupe hasn’t evolved much from the Paceman concept car (above) it sprang from—basically, the name recently changed to Countryman Coupe, [...]
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Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Victory Lane Girlfriend Kiss, The Buzz of NASCAR
Who was that girl in the striped shirt on the receiving end of a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Victory Lane kiss? Her name is Amy Reimann, and we actually first saw her at the 2011 NASCAR Awards Banquet back in December in Las Vegas. VIDEO: SEE THE KISS BELOW (fast-forward to 6:55 mark)
LeMons DC Inspections: Superchargers and a Cadillac-ized Benz
Here at the Capitol Offense 24 Hours of LeMons in Washington DC (to be precise, we’re at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia), about 130 hooptied-out race cars ran the gauntlet of safety and Cheat Enforcement inspections, and the field looks to be a good one. Read full story »
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The Upside of iPhones Without Google Transit Directions
As we reported last week, the new Apple mobile operating system, iOS 6, will come with a new, Apple-designed Maps application that eschews Google’s mapping tools and comes without standard transit directions. The Apple Maps app will provide driving and walking directions, but transit riders will have to access third-party plug-ins to figure out the [...]
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McNish: Capello is ‘irreplaceable’
Allan McNish reckons Dindo Capello will prove to be 'irreplaceable' in Audi's #2 driver line-up as the Italian bowed out of his long Le Mans partnership with McNish and Tom Kristensen after last weekend's race.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/mcnish-capello-is-irreplaceable
NASCAR makes further aero tweak
NASCAR has announced further technical changes to Sprint Cup cars in an effort to enhance overtaking and prevent teams from getting unfair advantages with their mechanical set-ups. On Wednesday officials issued a technical bulletin which increases the ground clearance on both sides of the car by a half inch, up to a minimum of 4.5 and a maximum of 5 inches for the right side and a minimum of 5, maximum of 5.5 inches on the left side. Last month NASCAR had already increased ground clearance by one inch on the right side and 1.5 inches on the left, but the change had little, if any, effect
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/nascar-makes-further-aero-tweak
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
NASCAR Announces Date, Location For NASCAR Nationwide Series And NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2012 Postseason Awards Shows
NASCAR LogoMiami Beach To Again Host Championship Celebration DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2012) – NASCAR announced today the date and location for its 2012 postseason championship celebrations for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The combined NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards will return to South...more»
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Valantiejus Lands Another at Spa
Classic Teams Championship, Round 7 – Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium For Round 7 the Classic Teams Championship visited Spa-Francorchamps in the legendary hills of the Ardennes. The 7km lap includes such famous names as Eau Rouge, Stavelot, Blanchimont and La Source. The longest race length on the calendar, Spa would prove to be a tough challenge for the 68 sim-racers who competed this week in the thirteen official online races run over the four days of competition. The fast flowing nature of the famous Spa circuit encourages overtaking and made for some fantastic racing over the 175km race distance. At Round 7, Melchester Racing announced a whole new team of drivers, Dennis Stammel and Phillip Stamm soon to be joined by Sebastian Hufnagel to make up the all German crew. Another driver [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/valantiejus-lands-another-at-spa
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Bud Light Country Music Artist LoCash Cowboys to Perform a Free “Quaker State 400″ Race Day Concert on the Kentucky Speedway Budweiser Stage
Kentucky Speedway LogoSummer celebration concert begins on the concourse at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30 and is part of a robust weekend entertainment lineup SPARTA, Ky. – Dynamic Bud Light country music entertainers LoCash Cowboys will amp up Kentucky Speedway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NCSCS) “Quaker State 400” race day energy when they storm the Budweiser...more»
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Vinales wins hard-fought Moto3 race
Maverick Vinales took a thrilling British Grand Prix Moto3 win at Silverstone.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/vinales-wins-hard-fought-moto3-race
Enge suspended after failed drugs test
Tomas Enge has been suspended from racing after testing positive for a banned substance after the FIA GT1 World Championship event at Navarra in May. The 35-year-old Czech, whose failed drugs test in 2002 effectively cost him that year's F3000 International title, denies any wrongdoing.
Capello not blaming McNish after crash
Audi veteran Rinaldo Capello says he does not blame Allan McNish for missing out on the chance to add a fourth Le Mans 24 Hours victory to his tally on the Italian's final crack at the race. McNish spun the #2 R18 e-tron Quattro into the wall at the Porsche Curves in the 22nd hour of the race as the two Audi hybrids contested the lead while on differing fuel strategies. The Scot recovered the car to the pits, but lost a lap while its front end was replaced costing the crew any realistic chance of victory
H16: #1 Audi storms away in lead
Andre Lotterer stretched the #1 Audi e-tron's Le Mans 24 Hours lead further still as he set a rapid pace through the 16th hour. Although pitting for tyres and fuel while the chasing #2 e-tron only took on fuel took a little out of Lotterer's advantage, his string of 3m27s laps in the early-morning sunshine meant his lead over team-mate Dindo Capello stood at over a minute and a half at the end of the hour. Audi still continues to hunt for a top-four sweep, with the #4 Audi running solidly third and the #3 ultra taking 10s-15s per lap out of the fourth-placed Rebellion Lola-Toyota, but yet to get back on the same lap as the top LMP1 privateer
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/h16-1-audi-storms-away-in-lead
Video: Watch a paddle of 5,000 ducks disrupt Chinese traffic
Filed under: China, Etc., Videos, Humor
What do you call a giant group of ducks? Well, that depends. If those ducks are in the water, they are most commonly referred to as a raft. In the air, they could be a flock or a skein. But what if you came across 5,000 ducks crossing the road in China?
We'd call that a traffic jam.
Apparently, a farmer in China herds his horde of feathered friends to a nearby pond every year for feeding, breeding or whatever it is that ducks need to do in the water. According to a report from CBS News This Morning, the farmer claims he never loses a single duck. Guess he keeps them all in a row, eh?
See the spectacle by scrolling down below.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Volvo Debuts 508-hp, 186-mph-plus S60 Polestar Concept
Volvo’s relationship with its racing partner Polestar has inched ever closer in recent years, and that’s a good thing—especially if this new S60 Polestar concept is anything to go by. Last year, Polestar introduced a series of output-boosting tuning kits for Volvo’s turbocharged inline-five and inline-six-cylinder engines—neat, but the S60 Polestar raises the bar several [...]
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Mitsubishi Plans a Plug-In Hybrid Outlander for September’s Paris Auto Show
Mitsubishi announced today that we’ll see a plug-in hybrid version of its third-generation Outlander crossover—itself just introduced this past February—at the Paris auto show in September. The company says the Outlander plug-in will offer drivers a choice of settings: full EV, EV with a range-extending gasoline engine (like the Fisker Karma), or parallel hybrid (like [...]
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NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series Pocono Report
A trip to Long Pond, Pennsylvania for some racing around Pocono Raceway was exactly what some drivers needed to get their NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season back on track. Unlike any other track, Pocono offers three vastly different corners, and the longest straightaway in NASCAR. These factors combine to give drivers a feeling much like racing a road course. It also emphasizes compromise, it is rare to have a car perfect everywhere, but luckily for competitors, it doesn’t have to be perfect.. It just has to be better than anyone else. In preparation for the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) race, it is no surprise to see higher level drivers racing down to the NiCAS, to get much needed tuning time with their racecars before Tuesday’s big [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/nascar-iracing-com-class-a-series-pocono-report
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Enge suspended after failed drugs test
Tomas Enge has been suspended from racing after testing positive for a banned substance after the FIA GT1 World Championship event at Navarra in May. The 35-year-old Czech, whose failed drugs test in 2002 effectively cost him that year's F3000 International title, denies any wrongdoing.
GM Trademarks “Cadillac LTS”—Could be Used for Upcoming Rear-Drive Sedan
An LTS could join the ATS, CTS, and XTS sedans in Cadillac’s lineup, with General Motors filing a trademark application for the name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this month. While some companies, like Mercedes-Benz and Audi, trademark every permutation of letters and numbers that fit their naming conventions, General Motors is far [...]
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Official: AMG vehicles pose for family portrait to celebrate 45-year anniversary, tease future
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, SUV, Wagon, Crossover, Hatchback, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury
A 45th anniversary isn't one we're used to breaking out the Perrier-Jouet for, but since the anniversary in question happens to celebrate AMG, we'll get some corks flying. The biggest news this year for the in-house tuning arm of Mercedes-Benz is the A45 AMG, representing not just an unexpected end of the pool for AMG to dive into, but an entirely new - and compact - body of water. More than a makeover of the A-Class, it is the first peek at the makeover of AMG as it prepares for the "AMG Performance 50" on its 50th anniversary.
The initiative will include "additional high-performance compact cars" and a bump from 22 AMG vehicles to 30. There are eight models under wraps in the photo, three of them look to be hatchbacks, one in the left row of three and two in the back row of five. One of them is certainly the A45 AMG, another one could be a B-Class AMG model. In that back row between the two hatches is what looks like a tiny crossover that could suggest a GLA AMG, and the two cars on the left of that row look like two small coupes, one of them perhaps the SLC. The last two cars, next to the SUVs, are a large sedan in front, perhaps the 2013 S-Class, and in the rear what looks like another coupe of unknown provenance - or maybe the CLA? And where is the dead-sexy CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake?
Other AMG directives are more efficient powertrains throughout the range, development of lighter construction techniques, more all-wheel drive models beyond CUVs, more AMG Performance Centers, becoming the sole development center for Mercedes' V12 engines and a hint that lines like the CL63 AMG and CL65 AMG "will be extended further over the coming years." Scroll down for all the details on AMG's five-year plans.
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GM Trademarks “Cadillac LTS”—Could be Used for Upcoming Rear-Drive Sedan
An LTS could join the ATS, CTS, and XTS sedans in Cadillac’s lineup, with General Motors filing a trademark application for the name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this month. While some companies, like Mercedes-Benz and Audi, trademark every permutation of letters and numbers that fit their naming conventions, General Motors is far [...]
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Report: Will.i.am gets his unplated "Delorean" impounded
Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Etc., Government/Legal, Celebrities, Specialty, Design/Style
Police in Los Angeles have impounded rapper Will.i.am's custom car. The recording artist was reportedly driving the gullwing coupe around the city with no license plate. When officers stopped the Black Eyed Peas frontman and checked the registration, they found an issue and sent the car to lockup. Will.i.am was cited for both the registration issue and failing to display a license plate, but was otherwise cooperative. A friend drove him from the scene. Police say the vehicle will be held until the proper paperwork can be organized.
As you may recall, the car, shown above, is the first from Will.I.am's new company, IAMAUTO. The prototype creation is understood to use pieces borrowed a donor Delorean and a Dodge Challenger and was built by the team at West Coast Customs. Will.i.am hopes to start serial production of the car near where he grew up in Los Angeles as a way to give jobs back to his hard luck community.
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