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Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth
Monday, August 20, 2012
2013 Nissan Juke Adds Some Darkness with Midnight Edition Package
The quirky little Nissan Juke crossover has very little trouble standing out in a crowded parking lot. We like the unique styling, although some find its froglike appearance a bit too cute. When 2013 models go on sale next month, a new Midnight Edition package will be available, adding some stealthy and aggressive accents to [...]
Pedrosa wins to boost title hopes
Dani Pedrosa scored a dominant victory at Indianapolis to close to within 18 points of MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-wins-to-boost-title-hopes
Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Marquez dominates at Indianapolis
Marc Marquez reasserted his authority over the Moto2 field by cruising to his fifth victory of the year at Indianapolis. The championship leader hit the front by lap five of 26 and then calmly pulled away, his Monlau Suter crossing the line 5.9 seconds clear of title rival Pol Espargaro's Pons Kalex to extend his cushion in the standings to 39 points
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/marquez-dominates-at-indianapolis
Hyundai Possibly Contemplating a 3-Series Fighter for 2015
This is a current Hyundai Genesis sedan. It's silver. Hyundai may be preparing a 3-series fighter using the Genesis coupe’s platform, according to a new report from Automotive News. While such a move would be brazen to say the least, it’s not wholly unexpected, given the Korean company’s upmarket ambitions and desire for market share. [...]
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Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
Ford, Shelby Pay Tribute to Carroll Shelby with 850-hp GT500 [2012 Pebble Beach]
Fifty years ago, Carroll Shelby made the first Shelby Cobra, a lightweight British roadster with a big ol’ American V-8 up front. The car became legendary and Shelby’s most well-known accomplishment. As a tribute to the automotive icon who died this past spring, Ford and Shelby American built this one-off 850-hp, wide-body 2013 Ford Shelby [...]
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Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman
2014 Chevrolet SS Spy Photos and Renderings: Short-Wheelbase Zeta Platform, Unique Styling
Update 8/14: Our artists have managed to get a look at a Chevrolet SS and came up with the rendering you see here. It shows a front end inspired by a combination of the Caprice PPV, 2014 Impala, and 2013 Malibu; a vertical fender vent that flows into sculpted door skins ; and taillights similar [...]
What’s It Like to Bike to Work on Separated Lanes? “Awesome.”
Dottie at Network blog Let’s Go Ride a Bike has had an experience I think most of us would envy.
A new separated bike lane in Chicago makes one woman's commute a joy. Photo: Let's Go Ride a Bike
Recently Dottie had a chance to bike to work on a route of fully and partially separated [...]
A new separated bike lane in Chicago makes one woman's commute a joy. Photo: Let's Go Ride a Bike
Recently Dottie had a chance to bike to work on a route of fully and partially separated [...]
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Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
Fontana Tough to Watch but NASCAR Drivers Love to Race: Fan Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to the West Coast to race the two-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana March 25. Fontana is a double-edged sword for NASCAR. The track is a favorite for drivers because it is smooth, wide and racy but for fans it is a long, drawn out race that usually ends...
Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
Toyota unveils entry-level WRC Yaris
Toyota will return to rallying with an entry-level Yaris which will make its first public outing in Rally Germany later this month. The TMG Yaris R1A has been developed as an entry-level machine priced at approximately €22,500. Toyota said the car will be able to compete in the World Rally Championship under the R1A regulations once it is homologated by the FIA before the end of the year
Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney
Saturday, August 18, 2012
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’S Winners Chasing Jimmie Johnson Into Fast Michigan
by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com The 26-race regular NASCAR Sprint Cup season has only four more races remaining before the Chase for the Sprint Cup 10-race playoff, but leaders are already chasing five-time NSCS champion Jimmie Johnson. The top four point leaders, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., may clinch a spot in [...]
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
Sorry, Dad: Rhys Millen Beats His Father’s World-Record Time at Pikes Peak
This year’s Pikes Peak hill climb may have gotten off to a slow start, thanks to a wildfire-induced rescheduling, but it was destined to be full of fast considering 2012 is the first year the entire course has been paved. The uphill run was especially fast for Rhys Millen, who managed to wrangle his specially [...]
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LeMons Good/Bad Idea of the Week: Beauteous Benzes!
In recent weeks, we’ve been sharing 200 Proof LeMons photos and lists of cars we’d like to see racing in the series, and now it’s time to return to the series honoring the terrible-yet-great ideas concocted by LeMons racers. Last time, we admired LeMons AMCs, but now we’re so smitten by gorgeous Stuttgart iron that [...]
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Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Pedrosa dominates second practice
Dani Pedrosa dominated MotoGP's second practice session at Indianapolis, going fastest early on and spending much of the running more than one second clear of the field. It wasn't until the final 17 minutes that the pack began to respond to Pedrosa's dominance, and even then only Yamaha's Ben Spies was able to make serious inroads. The Texan improved his own best several times as he established himself a clear second fastest.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-dominates-second-practice
Crutchlow: Ducati lied to me about 2013
Cal Crutchlow says Ducati lied to him about the possibility of a works seat opening up from 2013. The Briton had been strongly linked to a move into the Italian squad in the early stages of this season, and says he was still in talks about a move at the most recent grand prix at Laguna Seca
2012 Watkins Glen Race Recap – Marcos Ambrose Wins Second Straight Year
RACE RECAP | WATKINS GLEN 10 Martin Truex Jr. 9 Regan Smith 8 Matt Kenseth 7 Kyle Busch 6 Greg Biffle 5 Sam Hornish Jr. 4 Clint Bowyer 3 Jimmie Johnson is the new points leader 2 Brad Keselowski VICTORY LANE 1 Marcos Ambrose goes back to back winning at the Glen two years in [...]
2013 Audi RS5 First Drive: Very Far from Being a Loser
We have waited patiently for two years to see the Audi RS5 on our shores. In 2010, we drove the RS5 in Germany where we pitted it against the Cadillac CTS-V and BMW M3 on the autobahn and at the Nürburgring; unfortunately for Audi, its car finished last. But among that group, where the least [...]
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2012 Watkins Glen Race Recap – Marcos Ambrose Wins Second Straight Year
RACE RECAP | WATKINS GLEN 10 Martin Truex Jr. 9 Regan Smith 8 Matt Kenseth 7 Kyle Busch 6 Greg Biffle 5 Sam Hornish Jr. 4 Clint Bowyer 3 Jimmie Johnson is the new points leader 2 Brad Keselowski VICTORY LANE 1 Marcos Ambrose goes back to back winning at the Glen two years in [...]
Friday, August 17, 2012
2013 Chevrolet Spark Driven: Ushering in a New Era of Double-Digit Horsepower
We have passed the point of no return. It seems we’ll never go back to wholesale rejection of tiny cars. And this Korean-built Chevy is the very definition of tiny. It’s just 144.7 inches long, or about two inches shorter than a Mini Cooper. READ MORE ››
Season championships earned at Suzuka
Season Two of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2012 multi-class racing schedule consisted of twelve races over a 13 week stretch from May to August of 2012. Thirty drivers began the season, with 19 driving the Honda Performance Development ARX-01C (HPD), and 11 electing to drive the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. Drivers needed to finish well in nine of the twelve races on the schedule if they hoped to compete for the overall season championship. Although the C6R field had few drivers, 7 of the 11 who chose the car completed the minimum number of races to compete for the Class B championship. Only 8 of the 19 HPD drivers managed to do the same. Brad Vincent had secured his position as the overall winner of the Class A field before [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/season-championships-earned-at-suzuka
Tony Stewart – What a Difference a Year Makes
Tony Stewart (Mobil 1) - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCARKANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Aug. 15, 2012) – Last August when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolled into Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Tony Stewart was blunt in assessing his team’s performance. “We’re not setting the world on fire,” said Stewart before the race weekend even...more»
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Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
Shedden endures more problems
Gordon Shedden's British Touring Car Championship challenge has been dented again by electrical issues at Snetterton. Despite electrical gremlins at the Brands Hatch opener, Shedden arrived at Snetterton just one point behind works Honda team-mate and championship leader Matt Neal. Shedden suffered a fire in free practice at Snetterton, but the Dynamics squad repaired the badly damaged car in time for qualifying.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/shedden-endures-more-problems
IIHS Adds New Frontal Crash Test, Most Cars Expected to Perform Poorly
The Lexus ES350 received a "poor" rating in IIHS testing. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is adding a new frontal offset crash evaluation called the “small overlap test,” and today revealed that the first batch of cars to undergo the test performed, well, poorly. Similar to the current frontal offset test, the small overlap [...]
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Hyundai Possibly Contemplating a 3-Series Fighter for 2015
This is a current Hyundai Genesis sedan. It's silver. Hyundai may be preparing a 3-series fighter using the Genesis coupe’s platform, according to a new report from Automotive News. While such a move would be brazen to say the least, it’s not wholly unexpected, given the Korean company’s upmarket ambitions and desire for market share. [...]
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Ross Chastain Hopes to go Wide Open with Melon 1 at Michigan International Speedway
Ross Chastain - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw / Getty Images for NASCARMOORESVILLE, NC – August 15, 2012 – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ross Chastain and the SS Green Light Racing team will join thirty-five other competitors this weekend as the NCWTS begins the second half of the twenty-two race 2012 season. Saturday, the...more»
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Official: MacGyver thinks the Mercedes-Benz Citan is the right tool for any job [w/video]
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Work, Mercedes-Benz, Celebrities
One of the neatest things to do overseas is find U.S. stars hawking foreign goods, like Kevin Costner fronting for coffee in England and Bill Murray selling whiskey in Japan. Turns out MacGyver, aka actor Richard Dean Anderson (click the image above to enlarge), wasn't to be left out of the action, having been named the "hero" to help sell the Mercedes-Benz Citan.
For those of you who don't even know who MacGyver is, he was the protagonist in a US. television show that ran from 1985 to 1992, his signature trait being that he could fix anything with little more than some duct tape, a paper clip and a piece of string. That is what makes him the perfect spokesman for the Citan, advertised by Mercedes as being "the perfect tool for every job."
There's a press release below that speaks briefly about the Citan's merits, such as its three different available lengths and asymmetrical rear doors. But Mercedes doesn't half-ass things, and what's even better than the presser is the trailer for a film called MacGyver und der neue Citan that will be released September 18. It's in German so we don't even know what they're saying, but it looks awesome. Scroll down to check it out.
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Ross Chastain Hopes to go Wide Open with Melon 1 at Michigan International Speedway
Ross Chastain - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw / Getty Images for NASCARMOORESVILLE, NC – August 15, 2012 – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ross Chastain and the SS Green Light Racing team will join thirty-five other competitors this weekend as the NCWTS begins the second half of the twenty-two race 2012 season. Saturday, the...more»
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Justin Allgaier, No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Impala Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Preview
Justin Allgaier driver of the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet ImpalaJUSTIN ALLGAIER QUICK FACTS No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Circuit Gilles Villeneuve NAPA Auto Parts 200 August 18, 2012 Starts Poles Wins Top-Fives Top-10′s DNFs Avg. Start Avg. Finish 3 0 0 0 2 1 24.3 17.7 No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet News and Notes Weekend Rewind: Watkins...more»
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NHRA JR. DRAG RACING LEAGUE CONFERENCE FINALS RETURNING TO DENVER, BRISTOL FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2012
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...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/nhra_jr_drag_racing_leagu_1.php
IRWIN Tools Night Race Guests Receive Flag, $10 Off Coupon from Outback
IRWIN Tools Night Race LogoBRISTOL, Tenn. (Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012) – Bristol Motor Speedway guests at the Aug. 25 IRWIN Tools Night Race receive a couple of special rewards from Outback Steakhouse just by finding their seats. As part of the continued involvement in NASCAR racing by the popular restaurant chain, each guest will receive a...more»
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Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
Mark Martin’s Plans for His Twitter Hacker: NASCAR Fan View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Mark Martin has revealed his plans to get revenge on the person who hacked his Twitter account and changed the name to Epic Swag. Although Mark Martin has been able to recover his account, he plans to use Epic Swag as his name on the No.
Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya
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...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
New Colours, New Season, Same Down
Round One and the start of a fresh season saw the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond return to where it all began last season at Road America. This time they would tackle the circuit with a fresh tire model and an updated caster limit and also increased tire degradation. Madison Down would continue his good form from last season and put down an amazing qualifying lap of 2:10.069, more than .4s quicker than his nearest rival Justin Ruggier (2:10.482). Vail Riches would start third just two tenths back with Scott McLaughlin starting fourth and John Emerson in his new team starting in fifth. Although he didn’t have the greatest of starts, Down nonetheless jumped into the lead with Riches making the move on Ruggier for second. Back in [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/new-colours-new-season-same-down
Video: Watch Monster Tajima's new electric race car whir up Pikes Peak
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Electric, Racing
The car we were most excited to see at this year's Pikes Peak Hill Climb was undoubtedly Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima's new one-off electric racer. The radically styled car, called the 2012 Monster Sport E-Runner Pikes Peak Special, represents a new challenge for the Japanese racer, who has won the event every since since 2007 and has set the overall course record twice including last year.
Of course, with a new race car comes unexpected problems. While Tajima managed to run each of the practice days trouble-free - and fast - he sadly wasn't able to complete the race this past weekend due to electrical problems. His quest to remain king of the mountain and hold the best time not only the Electric division but overall will have to wait until next year.
Monster's time on the mountain wasn't completely fruitless, though, as he came away with some great footage of his practice runs from various angles on the car courtesy of GoPro. Scroll down to watch the videos for yourself.
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Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
Lotus sure of stronger second half of ’12
Lotus can build upon its excellent recent form and become an even stronger outfit across the final nine grands prix of 2012. That is the view of trackside operations director Alan Permane, who is optimistic the team's 'desperate' desire to win can be achieved in the season run-in.
Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
Wrathall claims first BTCC pole
Frank Wrathall took his first British Touring Car Championship pole position at Snetterton on Saturday afternoon. Works MG driver Jason Plato set the early pace from title leader Matt Neal's works Honda Civic, before Dave Newsham (ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra) slotted in between the arch rivals
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/wrathall-claims-first-btcc-pole
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille
Syncing Traffic Lights No Sure-Fire Way to Reduce Emissions
From a motorist’s perspective, few things are more frustrating than sitting at a red light when the lights ahead are all green. That would help explain the popularity of traffic signal synchronization, neatly timing lights so that someone traveling the speed limit can expect to wait only every several cycles.
Many communities have seized on synchronization [...]
Many communities have seized on synchronization [...]
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Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González
Fifth not good enough, says Brawn
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn says fifth place in this year's championship will not be enough to satisfy the team's ambitions. The German squad had a promising start to the season, with Nico Rosberg scoring his maiden win in the Chinese Grand Prix, the third round of the championship, and enjoyed other strong races
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
2012 NASCAR RACE #22 RESULTS, WATKINS GLEN – MARCOS AMBROSE WINS
1 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 2 4 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Cortez Silver Chevrolet 4 8 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 5 17 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 6 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 7 2 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/08/12/2012-nascar-race-22-results-watkins-glen-marcos-ambrose-wins/
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille
Montoya takes pole at Pocono
Juan Pablo Montoya claimed pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono, setting an early benchmark that stood unbeaten for the rest of the session. The Earnhardt Ganassi driver produced a time of 51.124 seconds, at an average speed of 176.043 mph, improving on the previous best set by Phoenix Racing's Kurt Busch to claim his first pole since April 2011. The Colombian was only the 16th driver in the order to set his qualifying lap but as track temperatures increased the fastest drivers of Friday's sessions were unable to get close to their best from practice.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/montoya-takes-pole-at-pocono
Canarsie Pedestrian Luis Ruiz, 81, Killed Near Site of Fatal 2010 Crash
An 81-year-old man was fatally struck by two drivers on Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie on Friday, less than a block from where a teenager was killed by a motorist in 2010.
Luis Ruiz was the second pedestrian to die on Rockaway Parkway at Avenue J in the past 19 months. Photo: DNAinfo
According to reports, Luis Ruiz [...]
Luis Ruiz was the second pedestrian to die on Rockaway Parkway at Avenue J in the past 19 months. Photo: DNAinfo
According to reports, Luis Ruiz [...]
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Domino's wants you to design the ultimate pizza delivery vehicle [w/video]
Filed under: Videos, Design/Style
When you want the crowd to help you design something automotive related, Local Motors seems to have become the go-to. The Phoenix-based company that birthed the Rally Fighter has since collaborated with DARPA, Edison2 and Peterbilt among others, and now it can add Domino's Pizza to the list.
The pizza pie maker wants to create, with your input, the Ultimate Delivery Vehicle that will ease the 10 million miles per week its drivers do. A five-part design competition will begin today and end on February 19, 2013, with each phase covering a different aspect of the vehicle: design, packaging, interior, surfacing and rendering. After that will come the prototype... and eventually, better pizza. Or a better pizza experience, at least.
For insight into the needs of a pizza deliverer, the contest will be joined by a national television campaign featuring the Domino's CEO doing ride-alongs with "delivery experts" and soliciting feedback. The particulars are now available here, and there's a video and press releases from Domino's and Local Motors just below.
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Jay Penske arrested in Massachusetts
Dragon Racing team owner Jay Penske was arrested on Thursday morning along with his brother Mark in connection with an alleged break-in at a property at the Nantucket Yacht Club in Nantucket, Massachusetts. According to reports in the American media, Roger Penske's sons were arrested just before 2am on Thursday morning after allegedly running into a house following an altercation with two women in the yacht club's parking lot. A police report cited by the newspaper states that the incident was initially reported as an assault and battery, although the women are said to have since told police that they do not wish continue with those charges.
F1: Petrov Not 'Nervous' About 2013 Caterham Seat
Vitaly Petrov is confident about his performance with Caterham team...
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-vitaly-petrov-not-nervous-about-2013-caterham-seat/
Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet
Plato triumphs in Snetterton race one
Jason Plato won the first British Touring Car race of the weekend at Snetterton. The works MG6 jumped polesitter Frank Wrathall's Dynojet Toyota Avensis at the start and was followed through by the ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra of Dave Newsham.
Monday, August 13, 2012
CUP: Earnhardt Jr., Ambrose In MIS Spotlight
Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to the scene of his mid-June victory…
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Gordon wins after Johnson’s drama
Jeff Gordon claimed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup win of the season at Pocono after inheriting the lead on a wild final restart where a hitherto dominant Jimmie Johnson lost a clear shot at back-to-back wins. Four-time champion Gordon finally got a break in a season plagued with bad luck, moving up from 27th on the grid to claim a record sixth win at the track known as the 'Tricky Triangle'.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/gordon-wins-after-johnsons-drama
F1: Petrov Not 'Nervous' About 2013 Caterham Seat
Vitaly Petrov is confident about his performance with Caterham team...
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-vitaly-petrov-not-nervous-about-2013-caterham-seat/
Tennessee Passat Factory to be a Blueprint for Most Future VW Plants
“Is this a GM town or a Ford town?” I ask the driver of our antediluvian Chevy Express as we enter an endless parking lot. A sea of pickup trucks and late 1990s Detroit tanks defines the landscape here as much as the lush tree canopies and valley. ”Both,” he drawls, while I’m stumbling out of the [...]
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No. 43 NASCAR Nationwide Series Team Penalized For Iowa Infraction
No. 43 NASCAR Nationwide Series Team Penalized For Post-Race Infraction At Iowa Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2012) – NASCAR has penalized the No. 43 team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during post-race inspection last Saturday at Iowa Speedway. The No. 43 car was found to be [...]
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2012 Ram 1500 Special Services First Drive: It’s for a Cop (and Other Agencies)
Even casual viewers of the long-running television program Cops can agree on the two universal truths of the show: Remaining shirtless during questioning is a tacit admission of guilt and the designation “tattoo artist” is highly subjective. But to dedicated viewers, an unintentional subtext has begun to present itself: The standard four-door police cruiser is [...]
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Fifth not good enough, says Brawn
Mercedes boss Ross Brawn says fifth place in this year's championship will not be enough to satisfy the team's ambitions. The German squad had a promising start to the season, with Nico Rosberg scoring his maiden win in the Chinese Grand Prix, the third round of the championship, and enjoyed other strong races
Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet
Roush Yates To Supply Penske Racing With FR9 Ford Engines In 2013
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 6, 2012) – Roush Yates Engines announced today that it will provide Ford FR9 engines to Penske Racing beginning with the 2013 NASCAR season. Penske Racing announced earlier this year that it would be returning to Ford Racing in 2013 in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. “It’s truly an honor to [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/08/07/roush-yates-to-supply-penske-racing-with-fr9-ford-engines-in-2013/
Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
Castroneves gets engine penalty
IndyCar title contender Helio Castroneves will be issued with a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race at Mid-Ohio after the Penske team opted to make a strategic engine change. Team president Tim Cindric confirmed via Twitter that the decision had been taken to update Castroneves' engine to a newer spec in response to the storms that are forecast for race day.
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Overfinch does terrible things to Range Rover Sport, Evoque
Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, SUV, Land Rover, UK, Design/Style, Luxury
Well, now. This is different. The minds at Overfinch have turned their attention to the Land Rover stable and have cooked up a couple of, um, unique versions of both the Range Rover Sport and the Range Rover Evoque. We can certainly get behind the notion of the GTS-X, a slammed Sport with 575 horsepower at the driver's beck and call. While the front fascia is a little garish, the bright orange paint and colossal split-spoke rollers are just demented enough to tickle our fancy. Of course, for $230,100, it better.Then there's the
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Edwards Wins NASCAR Nationwide Race at Watkins Glen International
Carl Edwards lands his signature backflip during his victory celebration after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. - Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham, Getty Images for NASCAR· Carl Edwards won today’s Zippo 200 in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of 2012. · The win is the ninth for Edwards...more»
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200-Proof LeMons Photo: Curtis Turner Would Be Proud
Our last 200-Proof LeMons Photo—where we sum up the LeMons experience in a single image—showed a heroic engine swap, but we decided to venture onto the racetrack for the latest installment. Taken with a time-lapse camera bolted to the C-pillar of the NSF Racing Pontiac Firebird, this shot from the very rainy Where The Elite [...]
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200-Proof LeMons Photo: Curtis Turner Would Be Proud
Our last 200-Proof LeMons Photo—where we sum up the LeMons experience in a single image—showed a heroic engine swap, but we decided to venture onto the racetrack for the latest installment. Taken with a time-lapse camera bolted to the C-pillar of the NSF Racing Pontiac Firebird, this shot from the very rainy Where The Elite [...]
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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....
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Allen Conquers Tricky Triangle
It is said so often that it becomes somewhat meaningless, but the saying “A good start is key to a good finish”, has never been more true in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS). Last season Joshua B Gerrald and Cody Byus finished first and second in the opening week at Talledega, and went on to finish first and second in the overall championship at season’s end. That doesn’t mean the folks at iRacing.com should start the trophy engraving just yet as Season Three kicked off last week in Pocono, but it is definitely a sign of who will be in the hunt. Lots of big names near the top of the board, but none bigger than former NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) driver Jeremy R Allen taking [...]
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Toyota Motorsports 2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen Post-Qualifying Recaps
Toyota Motorsports LogoKYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 2nd How important is your pit stall position at Watkins Glen? “Pit stall position is pretty important here. You’ve got to have a good selection to get a place where you want to be and then obviously guys are going to...more»
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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut
Shane Lewis Dubai 24H DUBAI - December 29, 2011 American to Start 31st Career 24-Hour Race at Middle East's Premier Event Shane Lewis began his career running open wheel races that lasted 30-minutes. Today, he has become one of the...
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Report: Nissan: 85% of vehicles to be built in North America by 2015
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Nissan
Nissan is determined to grab eight percent of global market share by 2016, and is investing heavily in its North American facilities to make that happen. After a $5.2 billion cash infusion, Nissan will grow by 9,000 jobs, expand capacity by 425,000 vehicles and 200,000 lithium-ion batteries.
With its existing NA plants, Nissan already produces all its core models here. But by 2015, the company plans to build at its North American plants 85% of all Nissan and Infiniti models sold in the U.S. Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn. plant will soon add the Leaf and Rogue to its lineup and the Canton, Miss. plant will add the Sentra to its truck production. To pull off that expanded lineup, Canton will get 1,000 new jobs boosting its payroll to 4,500 workers.
Nissan also has an engine plant in Decherd, Tenn., which will add 90 jobs this year and up to 400 new jobs eventually, to help build electric motors for the Leaf as well as Daimler.
In Mexico, Nissan plans to spend $2 billion to add a third plant with 3,000 workers making 175,000 subcompacts by late next year.
Finally, Nissan's Farmington Hills, Mich. research group will get 150 new co-workers for vehicle engineering and development.
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Maldonado: I’ll make up points loss
Pastor Maldonado is confident of making up for the points he has missed out on during the first half of the Formula 1 season after the August break.
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2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2012 NSCS Dale Earnhardt - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCARDALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MT. DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed being the points leader, his state of mind heading into The Glen, Hendrick Motorsports and other topics. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT...more»
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Loeb leads as Hirvonen closes gap
Sebastien Loeb maintained his Rally Finland lead through the first loop of Friday morning stages, but Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen is closing in. Hirvonen was 3.2 seconds quicker than Loeb on the Jukojarvi stage, bringing the World Rally champion's overall advantage down to 4.4s.
Video: Check out VW's wireframe Beetle swimming with sharks
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Volkswagen
We recently told you about the Volkswagen Beetle shark cage constructed as a tie-in with Discovery Channel's Shark Week, now you can see it in action. Well, briefly - the video below spends a lot more time talking about it than actually showing it in action, but you'll just have to tune into Shark Week (next week) for that.
The wireframe Beetle-shaped cage that can be driven on the ocean floor is said to be just a quarter-inch off the dimensions of a Beetle Turbo. However, probably the most important thing about any of this is that it has thrusters, which we think should absolutely be a production option starting right now. Scroll down for the preview.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon (far left), driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, talks with crew chief Alan Gustafson (second left) while crew members listen - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCARJEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Watkins Glen International and discussed road...more»
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Mazda Goes on a Diet, Plans Weight Reductions for Every New Model
A report in Automotive News reveals a lofty goal for Mazda: reduce the weight of new-generation cars by 220 pounds compared to the outgoing model. This is part of the automaker’s plan to reach another lofty goal, namely achieving a 30-percent improvement in its global corporate fuel-economy average by 2015. Both fit under the company’s long-term Sustainable [...]
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