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Even armed with huge horsepower, wind-tunnel development, and a fear-free driver, cars wouldn’t be able to attain big speed without tires capable of handling the inertial forces of 2700-plus rotations per minute. For this test, we gathered tires rated to sustain 168 mph or higher (which means at least a W speed rating). Though we [...]

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Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen

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Porsche isn’t shy about its all-new super-dupercar, the 770-hp 918. We’ve spotted one testing in some unassuming matte garb, we’ve spotted one in gray-scale Martini Racing livery being put through its paces by two-time rally world champion Walter Röhrl, and Porsche has even taken us for a ride in one. Now the German manufacturer would [...]

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David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris

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Even armed with huge horsepower, wind-tunnel development, and a fear-free driver, cars wouldn’t be able to attain big speed without tires capable of handling the inertial forces of 2700-plus rotations per minute. For this test, we gathered tires rated to sustain 168 mph or higher (which means at least a W speed rating). Though we [...]

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François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill

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McLaren believes that the key to its success in the Hungarian Grand Prix was its qualifying position and the swift pitstops that helped Lewis Hamilton hold track position for the whole race.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mclaren-qualifying-pitstops-key-to-win

Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall

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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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Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen

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Jimmie Johnson dominated on the way to his fourth Brickyard 400 win and his third NASCAR Sprint Cup points-paying victory of the season. The four-time Cup champion claimed the lead following the first round of pitstops, overtaking polesitter Denny Hamlin as they were leaving pit road. Once ahead, only pitstops and strategy gambles from Penske's Brad Keselowski and Roush Fenway's Greg Biffle led to any lead changes.

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Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin

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Dani Pedrosa edged out MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo in the opening Friday practice session at Laguna Seca. The championship's top two riders set a searing pace on the American circuit, both dipping into the low 1m21s - which is near outright record pace.

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Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene

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Within the coral-colored brick walls of Ferrari’s Maranello operations, a new supercar is starting to roll off the line. The replacement for the 599GTB Fiorano and its numerous offshoots, the new F12berlinetta will be Ferrari’s most expensive, quickest, and most powerful model when it goes on sale in the U.S. early next year at an [...]

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Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi

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Ikea furniture is really great, right up until it’s not. You buy it because it’s affordable, looks good in most settings, and anyone who’s ever played with Lego can put it together. But then you open the box and realize Ikea has misplaced the final dowel needed to assemble your Förhöja, or your coffee table [...]

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Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings

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Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali wants his team to go on the attack with an aggressive development push for its car, despite Fernando Alonso increasing his championship lead at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso is now 40 points clear of Mark Webber in the drivers' championship but, after a weekend when Ferrari was outperformed on track, Domenicali is aware of the challenges that lie ahead.

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Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines

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Todd Bodine - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty ImagesTodd Bodine No. 11 Northeast Toyota Dealers Toyota Tundra NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race 11 of 22 Pocono Raceway – Pocono Mountains 125 POCONO, CLOSE TO HOME: For two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine, Pocono Raceway is home away from home. The...more»

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NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Dec. 20, 2011 To help kick off the 20th Anniversary celebration of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League, NHRA announced today that the Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals will once again return to Bandimere Speedway...

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Timo Glock - 21st: "The first practice was quite okay. With all the changes made since Hockenheim, my car seems more 'back to normal', I would say

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hungary-friday-quotes-marussia

Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis

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Lotus boss Eric Boullier believes his team's best hope of beating Lewis Hamilton to victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix will depend on its tyre management - because its car does not have the outright pace to edge clear of McLaren. Hamilton has been in dominant form over the Hungaroring weekend, and ended up four tenths clear of Romain Grosjean to secure his first pole position since the Malaysian Grand Prix. That form has left Boullier in no doubt about where his team's car stacks up against McLaren – but that opportunities do still exist for it to triumph

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Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax

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Ben Spies does not think his big crash in United States Grand Prix qualifying will hamper him at all in Sunday's race, despite admitting that he might have injured a heel in the accident. The Yamaha rider had a high-side at Turn 3 during qualifying at Laguna Seca. He appeared to be in discomfort just after the crash, but returned to the pits and was able to resume the session on his spare bike.

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Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall

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Casey Stoner said traffic prevented him from showing his full potential in MotoGP qualifying at Laguna Seca, after losing pole position to Jorge Lorenzo by 0.074 seconds. Lorenzo and Stoner exchanged provisional pole twice in a thrilling finale to the United States Grand Prix grid-deciding session. But Stoner encountered traffic on both his late runs, and ultimately saw his Yamaha rival secure the top spot - ending a run of Honda poles that began at Estoril in early May

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Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney

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Lewis Hamilton is the early favourite to triumph in the Hungarian Grand Prix according to users of the Castrol EDGE Grand Prix Predictor. The Briton, fastest in both Friday practice sessions at the Hungaroring, currently leads the way after earning a victory nomination from 29 per cent of Predictor users.

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Sergio Perez believes all that Sauber has been missing this season is a bit of luck - as the Swiss outfit sets it sights on another good result in this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The Hinwil-based team delivered its biggest points haul of the season in Germany last weekend, with Kamui Kobayashi finishing fourth and Perez a further two places back – with it now targeting a top five place in the constructors' championship. Perez is bullish that it can repeat the kind of form it showed in Germany – but that its chances will depend on it delivering a weekend where it does not slip up

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Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

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Anyone familiar with rudimentary physics knows that acceleration due to gravity is 32.2 ft/s2 (9.8 m/s2). Just a handful of cars can match that in longitudinal acceleration, and even then only for a moment or two. But 32.2 ft/s2 is a lab number; in the real world, aerodynamic drag slows a falling body significantly. To [...]

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Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green

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After 77 races since the beginning of the 24 Hours of LeMons series in 2006, we’ve captured quite a few photographs that perfectly embody the LeMons way of life in a single frame. These are pure, undiluted, 200-proof LeMons photos, and we’ll be sharing them on a regular basis. Read full story »

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Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen

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Lewis Hamilton hopes the upgrade package McLaren introduced at the German Grand Prix will help the team cope with the long-run pace of Lotus and Red Bull. While the Briton's own race at Hockenheim was spoiled by a puncture, the team showed impressive race pace in the form of Jenson Button's charge to second.

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Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling

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Danica Patrick says that she would only consider racing in the Indianapolis 500 again if she could drive a car capable of winning the race. The former IndyCar racer missed the 500 this year for the first time since her headline-grabbing debut there in 2005, as she was racing in the top two tiers of NASCAR at Charlotte on the same weekend. Patrick hinted back in May that she would be open to a return to IndyCar's biggest race in the future , and speaking ahead of her first NASCAR weekend at Indianapolis, she said she would be interested in joining a serious outfit capable of competing at the front

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/patrick-good-car-vital-for-indy-return

Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama

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The EPA has revealed fuel-economy data for the 2013 Chevrolet Spark, and the tiniest car to wear a bow-tie badge in the U.S. just misses the critical—to the marketing folks, at least—40-mpg mark. The subcompact, sub-Sonic-sized Spark hatchback has been sold in global markets for a few years now, where it is available with either [...]

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Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan Al Keller Joe Kelly

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When last we checked in on our long-term 2011 Kia Sportage SX, it was nearing the halfway point of its 40,000-mile stay with us, and preparing to do battle with a Michigan winter. It did not win that battle, and so this is not that vehicle. (more…)

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Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

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Timo Glock - 21st: "The first practice was quite okay. With all the changes made since Hockenheim, my car seems more 'back to normal', I would say

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hungary-friday-quotes-marussia

Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman

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The release notes for the 2012 Season 3 build are as follows: Hosted Sessions - Gridding – In a multi-class event you can now select a third gridding option “One class per car – grid all cars in a class together”. - Weight Penalty – You can now specify a weight penalty in kg for each car class independently. The value must be positive and currently the highest the penalty can be set is 250kg. The value can be set in either lbs or kg. If you click on the label “KG Penalty” it will switch to “LBS Penalty” and vice versa. Please note, it always stores the value as kg in the database, so there will be some loss of precision when switching back and forth between lbs and [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/release-notes-for-2012-season-3

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After 77 races since the beginning of the 24 Hours of LeMons series in 2006, we’ve captured quite a few photographs that perfectly embody the LeMons way of life in a single frame. These are pure, undiluted, 200-proof LeMons photos, and we’ll be sharing them on a regular basis. Read full story »

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Wire Service, Distributed By The Sports Xchange FONTANA, Calif. -- In the aftermath of Hendrick Motorsports successful appeal of penalties imposed on the No. 48 team for a Daytona rules infraction, Jimmie Johnson made a bold assertion Friday at Auto Club Speedway.

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2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport - front three-quarter view in the moonlight

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport has arrived. Lexus won't be officially unwrapping its new flagship until next Monday, July 30, but the automaker has decided to reveal this single image of the car early via its Facebook page.

Surprised about the new sedan's design? Neither are we. Lexus' new design language is fully present here on the LS, complete with the large spindle grille found on, well, nearly every other model in its lineup. We'll be interested to see what the standard LS models look like without the trim-and-tape F Sport up-do.

Lexus will continue to offer its big sedan in LS 460, LS 460 L and LS 600h L guises, as well as the more athletic looking F Sport model you see here. We'll have the full details on Monday, so stay tuned.

2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport gets early Facebook reveal originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chevrolet has released a new, get-it-while-it’s-hot Camaro: the Dusk Special Edition, which is available on 2LT or 2SS models in both coupe and convertible forms. Read full story »

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Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby

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2012 NNS Kyle Busch Monster - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARINDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, July 26, 2012 - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kyle Busch was the fastest driver Thursday, July 26 in practice for the Indiana 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch led both sessions on the 2.5-mile oval,...more»

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Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray

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Out of the crop of Pacific Northworst entrants we saw during yesterday’s inspections, our guesses for the most likely cars to do well today centered on a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and a Nissan Maxima. We were wrong again; those cars nuked their engines, and now we’ve got an example of Alfa Romeo’s V6-powered Alfetta fastback [...]

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Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa

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Ever since Audi took control of Lamborghini, there’s been a constant murmur that the German brand’s stewardship might dilute the products from Sant’Agata, resulting in supercars that trade on comfort and approachability rather than brashness and bravado. Could that really happen? Has it already? Read full story »

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Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

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Aric Almirola, Scott Baier and Operation Homefront COO Amy Palmer with the No. 43 Eckrich FordNo. 43 Ford Rolls into Local Neighborhood with Gifts, Food, VIP Race Passes LISLE, IL – (July 27, 2012) - Imagine answering your front door and finding a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and race car outside. And the driver...more»

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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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Kyle Busch in the Garage Area - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCARKyle Busch, with a lap speed of 173.957 mph, was the quickest during the first NNS Indy 250 practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch’s NSCS teammate, Denny Hamlin, with a lap speed of 173.671 mph, was second quickest, followed by Ty Dillon (172.961) who...more»

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2012 NSCS Dave Blaney - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARTommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race: Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 20 of 36 Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Length: 2.5 mile Date: July 29, 2012 Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will join the NASCAR...more»

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Kimi Raikkonen says it would be wrong for Lotus to believe that it has been unlucky not to win a race so far this year.

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PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA

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Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle

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Rob Huff maintained his assault on the World Touring Car Championship drivers' title by scoring a third victory of the season in the second, reversed-grid, race at Curitiba. The Briton leaves Brazil a point closer to championship leader Yvan Muller than entering the meeting, after the reigning world champion was unable to find a way past a stubborn Gabriele Tarquini in a fight for the final place on the podium

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IndyCar frontrunner Graham Rahal and ex-Formula 1 driver Mika Salo have become the latest drivers to confirm their spots at V8 Supercars' Gold Coast 600 in November. Rahal, who lies 10th in the IndyCar points this year, will partner Rick Kelly, whose brother Todd had previously announced another IndyCar driver, Marco Andretti, as his co-driver for their Kelly Racing team.

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William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V

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Morgan Shepherd - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCARAt 70 years of age, Morgan Shepherd still shows he’s got the juice from the fans. Backed by Hyland’s, Inc. once again at this weekend’s inaugural Nationwide 250 at Indianapolis, the “Be There, Do That!” inspirational Masters Athlete Twitter contest has blown up the...more»

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Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge

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Kimi Raikkonen believes he could have pushed the leaders in the German Grand Prix had he been able to qualify higher up the grid. The Finn endured a difficult qualifying in the wet on Saturday and had to started the race from 10th position. From there, however, the Lotus driver put on a charging drive to finish in fourth position, 16 seconds off race winner Fernando Alonso.

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Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 24, 2012) – AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 22 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. On July 24, Allmendinger was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (NASCAR’s [...]

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Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet

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We spend billions every year in this country on our transportation network, large percentages of it based on traffic projections. This despite the fact that we have a long record of not being able to accurately project traffic. The answer isn’t better projections but a better transportation system, one that is robust to [...]

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James Calado won the GP2 Series sprint race at Hockenheim on Sunday morning, dominating the event from pole position for Lotus GP.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/calado-wins-gp2-sprint-race

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

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Chase Elliott(TOLEDO, Ohio) - The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards tour is all new to Chase Elliott. After all, at 16 years young, most things are. However, in just three ARCA Racing Series starts, despite racing on tracks that he hasn’t, for the most part, seen before, he’s on the fast track towards the...more»

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Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler

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We’re up in rainy, gloomy Washington State for the second annual Pacific Northworst 24 Hours of LeMons, and this field is shaping up to be one of the best we’ve seen in the ’12 season. There’s the usual assortment of BMW 3-series, Mazda RX-7s, Acura Integras, and Fox-body Mustangs, but those cars are just the [...]

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Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis

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McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has defended Lewis Hamilton after he was accused of pulling a "stupid" move when unlapping himself during the German Grand Prix . Hamilton lost time early in the race with a puncture, but emerged from the pits behind Vettel, who was chasing Fernando Alonso for the lead and decided to unlap himself on the Red Bull driver. "Racing drivers race," said Whitmarsh

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Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley

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Filed under: Videos, Volkswagen, Russia

Its surprising enough when a pebble kicks up off the road and nicks the windshield. This, on the other hand, will give you nightmares.

A dash-cam video captured in - where else - Russia reveals just how frightening hazards of the road can be, when a car crash resulted in debris flying over the highway median barrier, slamming into the front of an oncoming Volkswagen Golf Plus. The mother and young child that were both in the VW escaped without injury.

This incident was not unlike the incident we reported on last year, in which a woman was recording video while driving when the truck in front of her kicked up a 2x4 off the road. Like this occurance, no one in the vehicle was hurt.

We've seen plenty of wild videos out of Russia, and its not just because so many inexplicable occurances take place out there. Because of the high number of groups attempting insurance fraud by inducing a collision, many Russians have turned to dash cams to make sure they have proof when things actually do go wrong.

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Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard

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Red Bull Racing will be forced to alter the engine mapping of its Renault power units from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix after the FIA moved to close a loophole in the regulations, as predicted by AUTOSPORT yesterday . Although Red Bull's cars were deemed legal by the race stewards in Germany last weekend , they are believed to have been operating with engine maps that had reduced torque in the mid RPM range

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/red-bull-forced-to-alter-engine-mapping

Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani

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A sizeable chunk of Audi’s lineup is new or refreshed for 2013, including the S6, S7, and S8, as well as the updated S5 and RS5, and now we’ve got pricing info on the whole lot of them. The S6 and S8 (we’ve already put the S6 through an instrumented test, and conducted our first [...]

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Carlos Munoz cruised to an emphatic maiden Indy Lights win in this weekend's race at Edmonton. The Colombian started from pole, and aside from a brief scrap with Esteban Guerrieri at the start, never looked threatened. He built up enough of a gap during the second half of the race that he was able to back off in the final laps and still cross the line 8.3 seconds ahead of Andretti team-mate Sebastian Saavedra

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/munoz-earns-dominant-first-lights-win

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Felipe Massa has ruled out fighting for a strong result in the German Grand Prix after a poor qualifying on Saturday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/massa-too-far-back-to-salvage-result

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained perfect in New Hampshire with his 19th consecutive lead-lap finish, a record to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Junior’s fourth-place finish was his eighth top five, the most he’s posted since 2008 when he had 10 for the entire season. Earnhardt also moved up a position in the standings [...]

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Update 7/24: Ford has priced the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid at $33,745, slightly higher than the least-expensive Toyota Prius plug-in. The C-Max is eligible for a $3750 federal tax credit, which brings its overall cost just below the $30,000 mark. Three option packages are available for between $1195 and $2495, and include goodies like navigation [...]

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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram

The Pentastar V6 has been Chrysler's magic bullet as of late, combining solid power and impressive fuel efficiency. The do-all powerplant has found its way into a just about any Chrysler Group vehicle with an engine bay to accept it. Jeep and Journey alike have enjoyed the benefits of the dual-overhead cam 3.6-liter mill.

Chrysler is pondering an investment of $200 million into its Detroit Mack I facility to increase Pentastar production. Meanwhile, Chrysler plans to halt production of the aging 3.7-liter V6 at the Mack II facility. The 200 employees that were laid off by the idling of Mack II will be reemployed at other Chrysler Group facilities in the area.

According to the Automotive News report, if an agreement can be reached with the local government, the Mack I plant would switch over from producing the 4.7-liter V8 to the popular 3.6-liter Pentastar engine. Currently, the Pentastar is also produced in Trenton, Michigan, and Saltillo, Mexico.

If the proposal was approved, Chrysler will not only produce the 3.6-liter version of the Pentastar, but also intends on building variants with different displacements.

Chrysler canceled its usual summer shutdown, and the Trenton and Saltillo facilities have been working overtime to meet demand for the popular engine.

Chrysler considering $200M investment to boost Pentastar V6 production originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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McLaren sporting director Sam Michael believes that Sebastian Vettel would not have been able to complete the pass on Jenson Button without going off the track, meaning that a post-race penalty was inevitable . Vettel overtook Button around the outside at the hairpin on the penultimate lap of the German Grand Prix to take second place, but used asphalt run-off beyond the track limits to do so.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mclaren-vettel-penalty-inevitable

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Kimi Raikkonen believes he could have pushed the leaders in the German Grand Prix had he been able to qualify higher up the grid. The Finn endured a difficult qualifying in the wet on Saturday and had to started the race from 10th position. From there, however, the Lotus driver put on a charging drive to finish in fourth position, 16 seconds off race winner Fernando Alonso.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/raikkonen-grid-slot-cost-me-win-shot

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2012 NSCS 83 car - Burger King (Landon Cassill) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARDriver of Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota Hoping for Season-Best at Revered Track Statesville, N.C. (July 24, 2012) - Very few venues on the Sprint Cup circuit have the grandeur of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Every driver dreams of becoming a...more»

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The Nürburgring, the world’s most famous racetrack, is bankrupt—85 years after its opening. The track has seen its ups and downs throughout history; in 1976, the last Formula 1 race took place on the fantastic and mysterious Nordschleife (northern loop). In 1984, the new, smaller, television-friendly, and much safer Grand Prix course was opened. The [...]

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NASCAR heads to Fontana, California this weekend with Sprint Cup drivers racing in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Who will capture the checkered flag? Here is a look at the five drivers who have the best chance at a victory.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-fan-picks-top-five-drivers-in-the-auto-club-400-at-fontana-california-yahoo-contributor-network.html

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Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali believes Fernando Alonso is driving better than ever this year, following the Spaniard's third win of the season in Germany. The double world champion led from start to finish at Hockenheim on Sunday, sustaining relentless pressure from Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel to take victory. Alonso said afterwards that he didn't feel the Ferrari F2012 was the fastest car last weekend.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ferrari-alonso-driving-better-than-ever

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Yvan Muller extended his lead in the World Touring Car Championship with a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race at Curitiba. The Frenchman's sixth win of the season came d in a close but processional race as the factory RML-run Chevrolets locked out the podium.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/muller-leads-chevrolet-formation

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German Grand Prix race stewards have decided to take no further action against Red Bull over torque map irregularities . The stewards stated that, while they did not accept all of Red Bull's arguments, there was no infringement of Article 5.5.3 of the technical regulations

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/no-further-action-taken-over-red-bull

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James Calado won the GP2 Series sprint race at Hockenheim on Sunday morning, dominating the event from pole position for Lotus GP.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/calado-wins-gp2-sprint-race

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Isabel Rodriguez, 88, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver on Brownsville’s Stone Avenue (Post)
Five Dead in Van Wyck Traffic Crash, Including Two Children (NYT, News)
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NASCAR heads to Fontana, California this weekend with Sprint Cup drivers racing in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Who will capture the checkered flag? Here is a look at the five drivers who have the best chance at a victory.

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Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, BMW, Luxury

BMW Financial Services next month is kicking off BMW On Demand USA - a service the company already provides in European cities - that enables people to easily rent a BMW by the hour, day or week from dealerships.

The first location, BMW of Manhattan, is considered a pilot, and will have about 100 328i sedans in the fleet. According to Ed Robinson, president of BMW Financial, the makeup of the fleet will change over time. But the all-328i lineup to start reflects the newest product from BMW and the one the company wants to push right now.

Other logical cities to follow will be Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Miami. But the service could easily spread to smaller cities with smaller fleets.

Pricing for checking a 328i out like a library book will be announced in August. The website to go to is www.bmwondemandusa.com.

The business model for the program has multiple layers. It gives dealers in urban centers a fleet of cars from which to provide extended test drives. It also gives luxury car owners a readily available pool of premium cars to rent that you can't get from Hertz or Avis. And it is part of a longer-term trend BMW sees of an increasing number of urban dwellers not wanting to own cars at all. "We have seen the research that shows as cities become more dense, the desire for car ownership goes down, but the desire to drive cars to get out of town stays constant," says Robinson.

In time, the On Demand fleet will be expanded to include other BMWs like the new 7 Series coming later this year, X5 and X3, and possibly specialty vehicles like the M3 and M5. Robinson said that with specialty vehicles, though, drivers would probably go through an extra layer of qualification.

"BMW On Demand USA goes beyond any existing premium-rental or car-sharing programs in this market," said Robinson. Indeed, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, nor Audi have any similar service that is scaled like this. "This is a great opportunity for anyone who is considering buying a BMW or someone who wants a luxury car, premium service and ultimate driving experience for that special occasion, weekend getaway, business trip to experience being part of the BMW family."

BMW to introduce "On Demand" service in U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pedro de la Rosa called for more respect for drivers in slower cars after being impeded by a rival during qualifying for the German Grand Prix. The Spaniard, driving for back-of-the-grid squad HRT, said a faster car had ruined his quickest lap in Q1, leaving him down in 23rd position

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/de-la-rosa-wants-respect-from-rivals

Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley

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If you’ve ever wanted to race wheel-to-wheel with just about every surviving Ford Taurus SHO left in the country, the Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours of LeMons, held at MSR Houston in September, is the race for you! We always have a barbecuin’, rod-throwin’, Shiner Bock–drinkin’, ten-gallon-hat-wearin’ good time at MSR, but you might not be there [...]

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Parker Kligerman - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton - Getty Images for NASCARIn the closing minutes of the final NNS STP 300 practice session at Chicagoland Speedway, it was Parker Kligerman with a lap speed of 172.695 mph, posting the fastest lap of the session. Danica Patrick, with a lap speed of 172.601 mph, was second...more»

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Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Crossover, Hyundai, Rumormill, Design/Style

Hyundai North America CEO John Krafcik recently told Automobile magazine that it's popular "fluidic sculpture" design language won't stand still as it evolves with Hyundai's lineup in the coming years.

"You'll see even more maturity with the new Santa Fe, and future cars will feature something we're internally calling Fluidic Precision, where the forms might be a little less extroverted," Krafcik said. "You'll see that with the next Sonata, the design of which has just been frozen."

Krafcik also confirmed that Hyundai will introduce an all-wheel-drive version of the Genesis sedan in its next iteration, which will likely be shown as a concept vehicle later this year. Furthermore, Hyundai is considering upgrading the Genesis coupe to take on the likes of the the BMW 3 Series.

And while most automakers decline to discuss future products, Krafcik pulled the Hyundai's curtain back just a little. We're more than likely going to see a premium crossover in Hyundai's future lineup, but not likely to see a convertible, minivan or pickup truck.

Hyundai working on "Fluidic Precision" design for next Sonata originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Charles Pic - 14th: "It was a good day for me in the changing conditions. What we lost in terms of planned dry weather programme, we gain in experience in the wet conditions in case the next days continue like this. This morning, on my side, we completed a few aerodynamic evaluations to progress our recent upgrade

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What It Is: The fifth generation of the iconic BMW M3 coupe, a derivative of the 3-series featuring a high-performance engine and chassis. The new model actually could be called M4, as BMW is strongly considering the 4-series moniker for the coupe and convertible versions of the new 3. This idea is an old one, [...]

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Panther DRR LOGOPRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES—- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada– July 20, 2012 Fast Facts: Oriol Servia ^ Servia was 24th quickest in the first practice session with a time of 1:18.4726 (102.028 mph). ^ At the end of the second practice session, Oriol was 23rd quickest with a time of 1:17.4791 (103.336 mph). ^ Servia completed a...more»

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