Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne
Monday, 30 April 2012
2012 NSCS, NNS & ARCA Talladega Superspeedway Weekend Track Event Schedule
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES ARCA RACING SERIES presented by MENARDS EVENT SCHEDULE Aaron's 499 at Talladega Logo Wednesday, May 2nd 6:30 AM ARCA REGISTRATION OPENS 7:00 AM ARCA HAULERS ENTER 8:00 AM ARCA GARAGE OPENS 4:00 PM NNS HAULERS ENTER (TRUCK PARKING ONLY) 6:00 PM ARCA GARAGE & REGISTRATION...more»
Loeb claims 70th WRC victory
Sebastien Loeb claimed the 70th victory of his incredible World Rally Championship career, and stretched his points lead in the process, as he cruised home to win Rally Argentina. The eight-time champion's weekend had got off to a messy start as he spun three times on Friday morning and fell to fourth place
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/loeb-claims-70th-wrc-victory
Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Detroit Gets Back to Its Pre-Motor City Roots With Bike Manufacturing
In all the havoc this latest recession has unleashed upon Detroit, a few refrains have been echoed repeatedly: recapture the city’s entrepreneurial spirit, embrace the green economy, and reduce dependency on the auto industry.
Detroit Bikes is helping to keep manufacturing jobs in the Motor City. Photo: Detroit News
There’s no better example of Detroit taking [...]
Detroit Bikes is helping to keep manufacturing jobs in the Motor City. Photo: Detroit News
There’s no better example of Detroit taking [...]
Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith
KYLE BUSCH HOLDS OFF DALE EARNHARDT JR. TO WIN RICHMOND
RACE RECAP – RICHMOND 10 Carl Edwards led the most laps, jumped a restart 9 Brad Keselowski 8 Mark Martin was the pole sitter 7 Clint Bowyer 6 Jimmie Johnson 5 Kasey Kahne 4 Denny Hamlin 3 Tony Stewart gave it away on pit road, and spun the tires on the restart 2 Dale Earnhardt [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/04/28/kyle-busch-holds-off-dale-earnhardt-jr-to-win-richmond-recap/
Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
Valsecchi continues winning streak
Davide Valsecchi was once again in a class of his own as he wrapped up his third GP2 win in Bahrain in a week. The DAMS driver ran second initially, as poleman Giedo van der Garde made a good start and held on at the front in his Caterham entry. The Dutchman stretched the lead to as much as 1.8 seconds, but as soon as tyre wear became as issue, Valsecchi homed into view and van der Garde was powerless to fend off the championship leader
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/valsecchi-continues-winning-streak
Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin
Dissected: Lotus-Based Infiniti Emerg-E Sports-Car Concept
One could barely walk through a major international auto show in the last couple of years without tripping over a hybrid or electric sports-car concept. On its Geneva show stand this year, Infiniti unveiled a flagship mid-engined sports car that’s also a plug-in hybrid. While the car, called Emerg-E, is just a concept for now, [...]
Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin
Sunday, 29 April 2012
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
David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison
How to Build a (Potentially) Winning LeMons Racer
The appeal of the 24 Hours of LeMons, the world’s best beater-endurance series, lies in its simplicity: Buy a $500 car and go racing. It’s not quite that easy or cheap—even though there is a spending limit on the car, there’s none on safety gear—and it’s amazing how many stupid modification mistakes you’ll witness in [...]
Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
Some cars to be as clean as electric train travel by 2020
Filed under: Europe, Technology, UK
Ex-Ford engineer Richard Parry-Jones is now chairman-designate of the UK's Network Rail. Having looked into the futures of both car and train development, he believes that by the end of this decade the most Earth-friendly internal-combustion engine cars will be about as polluting, on a per-passenger basis, as high-speed electric trains.
Parry-Jones says carmakers are targeting 40g/km of CO2 tailpipe emissions by 2020. If the "average" occupancy of 1.6 people-per-vehicle stays the same in eight years, that would equal 25 gm per person per kilometer and put such cars in the same environmental category as the cleanest mass transit.
Since the emissions of electric cars and trains is usually given as zero, we're assuming he means diesel-electric high-speed trains; life-cycle emissions wouldn't be a valid comparison since those aren't factored into a car's tailpipe number. According to The Guardian's table of emission numbers by transport, right now you'd have to load four folks in a small diesel topped up with ultra-low sulphur fuel to get down to 42 grams per passenger per kilometer (gpkm), which would put you right with one of Virgin's Voyager class diesel-electric trains at 75-percent capacity. If you want to go all the way low, though, you'll need a 50cc two-stroke and a passenger: at that point you're rocking just 19.5 gpkm. Slowly.
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André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney
SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports LogoA.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 4th \ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT LAP? “Yeah, I’m really happy with that. You know, the lap times here are so close and this place is so tough to get a lap in and be smooth but overall just really...more»
Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin
Ostberg boosted by Portugal victory
Rally of Portugal winner Mads Ostberg says he was boosted by his maiden World Rally Championship win.
Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi
Saturday, 28 April 2012
JR Motorsports (Cole Whitt / Danica Patrick) Richmond International Raceway Preview
JR MotorsportsEVENT: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 TRACK: Richmond International Raceway LENGTH: .750-mile oval DATE: Friday, April 27, 2012 TV: ESPN2 (Coverage begins at 7 p.m. EST) RADIO: MRN (7:15 p.m. EST) Cole WhittCole Whitt No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet “Richmond won’t be a completely new race-track for me. I raced there in USAC (United States...more»
Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith
2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Tony Stewart
2012 NSCS 14 car - Mobil 1 (Tony Stewart) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARTONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed his win in the Late Model race at Richmond, Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR Nationwide Series debut and other topics. HOW...more»
Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
Stoner unsure about arm pump
Casey Stoner said that the wet conditions in MotoGP's first and second practice sessions at Jerez prevented him from assessing the arm pump problems he suffered in Qatar. Stoner was leading in Qatar when he developed an arm pump issue that allowed Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and his Honda team-mate Dani Pedroza through to claim first and second. The Honda rider has been treated since the Losail race using similar methods to those used in 2010 when he had the same issue at Silverstone.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-unsure-about-arm-pump
Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
GLOBAL iPRINT NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA
NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Jan. 4, 2012 Global iPrint, a premier printing and distribution company, has signed a three-year agreement to become the "Official Print Sponsor" of NHRA....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/global_iprint_named_offic.php
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
Mark Martin claims Richmond pole
Mark Martin claimed his second NASCAR Sprint Cup series pole position of the season in qualifying for Saturday night's race at Richmond. The Michael Waltrip Racing veteran had been quickest in the opening practice session and backed up his speed by bumping Roush Fenway's Carl Edwards from pole after being the last car to complete his qualifying run. Martin, 53, set a time of 21.040 seconds on his second flying lap, at an average speed of 128.327 mph around the 0.755-mile track, beating Edwards by a mere six thousandths of a second.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/mark-martin-claims-richmond-pole
Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall
Report: Aston Martin to offer Ultimate Edition before replacing the DBS
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Aston Martin
In the earlier part of the last decade, the king of the Aston Martin hill was a model called the Vanquish. More muscular than the DB7 it superseded, the Vanquish was offered first with a 450-horsepower V12, and then as the Vanquish S with 514 hp on tap. The flagship model from Newport Pagnell was replaced in 2007 by the DBS, but before it went the way of the proverbial dodo, Aston offered a final run of 40 examples called the Vanquish S Ultimate Edition. And now that its successor is itself due for replacement, sources expect Aston to offer a DBS Ultimate Edition, as well.
What separated the Vanquish S Ultimate Edition from its penultimate basis were a special black paint job, an enhanced interior and - most significantly - a conventional manual gearbox to replace the maligned sequential transmission in the regular model. What the DBS Ultimate Edition might comprise remains to be seen, but sources don't expect a manual gearbox to factor into the mix.
The Ultimate Edition, then, may boil down to something largely similar to the above-pictured Carbon Black edition that, like the Vanquish special, also featured a special black paint job and unique wheels, but little in the way of powertrain or suspension upgrades. Whatever the Ultimate Edition does encompass, though, is expected to cost nearly $300,000 and limited in production to just 100 units, of which only 30 are expected to make it to American dealerships.
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Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling
2013 Audi Q5 Photos and Info: Supercharged Six and a Light Refresh
The addition of a supercharged V-6 engine is the most significant change to Audi’s Q5 crossover, which is getting an otherwise subtle update for the 2013 model year. Final U.S.-market specifications and powertrains haven’t been announced, but below, we run down the global changes and highlight the ones we expect to see here. (more…)
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Lorenzo worried by tyre degradation
Jorge Lorenzo said his Yamaha suffered from tyre degradation in practice for MotoGP's Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Lorenzo leads the championship after passing Honda's Casey Stoner for the lead in the latter stages of this season's opening round in Qatar, but he has concerns in Spain after he and team-mate Ben Spies suffered from tyre problems in the mixed conditions of practice
Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg
Friday, 27 April 2012
Bristol to change progressive banking
Bristol Motor Speedway is set to lose its progressive banking before NASCAR returns in August, track officials announced Wednesday. Following decreasing crowds at one of NASCAR's most popular and unique venues, track owner Bruton Smith announced that the upper lane of the half-mile, high-speed oval will be modified, eliminating the increased, variable banking that had been in place since the track's latest repave in 2007.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/bristol-to-change-progressive-banking
Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier
Coloni could build new Auto GP car
Coloni could build Auto GP's new-for-2013 car itself, the Italian constructor has revealed.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/coloni-could-build-new-auto-gp-car
Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie
Drivers bracing for very tough rally
The World Rally Championship's leading drivers are bracing themselves for what they expect to be one of the toughest events in the series' history when Rally Argentina starts this afternoon. The last round of the series in Portugal provided one of the most unpredictable rallies ever, with many of the frontrunners going off the road - this week's Villa Carlos Paz-based event is expected to deliver more of the same. Ford's team director Malcolm Wilson said: "Look at the weather that's coming in, we've got rain and fog and everything - there's no doubt this is going to be a very, very hard rally and certainly the hardest since the last Safari." Sebastien Loeb - winner of the last six Rally Argentinas - agreed with Wilson, pointing out that the fog was his biggest concern.
Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt
Globe Trotters
Weeks 9 and 10 took the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge outside of North America for the final time this season, to a pair of tracks 10,000 miles apart in opposite hemispheres. Their track layouts once again provided the globe-trotting sim racers with contrast from week-to-week as Silverstone’s wide, historic airfield layout in the English countryside differs radically from the tighter, more undulating Phillip Island venue on the south Australian coastline. Silverstone would be the final week with the 70 minute open setup race length, Phillip Island’s 45 minute duration also the last time it would be used this season. The Thursday and Friday 2000 GMT “hot split” concept for GT drivers continued, however with European daylight savings many drivers also took part in the earlier online race as well. [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/globe-trotters
Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth
Acura NSX Concept Gets Painted Proper Sports-Car Red [Beijing Auto Show]
When it debuted in January at the Detroit auto show, the Acura NSX concept wore techy silver paint, and that didn’t change when the car made an appearance in Geneva wearing Honda logos. At the Beijing show, the car reverted to its luxury-brand badge—and showed up in a racy shade of red. A sports car usually [...]
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Sam Hornish Jr., No. 12 WURTH Dodge Challenger Richmond International Raceway Preview
WURTH LogoSam Hornish Jr. No. 12 WURTH Dodge Challenger Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, VA April 27, 2012 TV- ESPN2 @ 7:00 p.m. ET; Radio – MRN/Sirius 90 @ 7:00 p.m. ET No. 12 WURTH Dodge Team News and Notes - Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske Racing No....more»
Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne
Thursday, 26 April 2012
MG’s Icon Concept Unveiled in China [Beijing Auto Show]
Chinese-owned MG unveiled a concept SUV called the Icon at the Beijing show, but we’re thinking it would have been more accurately named Iconoclast—which means one who attacks cherished beliefs and institutions. Despite design director Anthony Williams-Kenny’s attempt to incorporate classic MG design cues, the result is less than satisfying. The MGB-inspired grille is nice, [...]
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Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme
Movin’ on Up
Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts two rounds of the inRacingNews Challenge during 2012 Season 1: the fifth and the 11th. The latter, the penultimate round of the schedule, saw drivers in all three classes – Pontiac Solstice, SpecRacer Ford, and Mazda MX-5 Roadster – attempting to post a strong week in order to throw out a weaker showing from earlier in the season. With only a driver’s best eight of 12 rounds counting in the final standings, anyone with a strong finish at Charlotte could eliminate an off week and move-up the ranks. Once again, Dylan Sharman paced the Mazda class with 180 points, 35 more than second-place Laurent Beteille. Meanwhile, rookie Omar Soto scored wins in both SRF starts to score an eight point victory on the week over Nicholas [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/movin-on-up
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon
Carella's 2011 World Title Turns a New Page in F1 H2O Series!
F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI - January 2, 2012 Italian Alex Carella of the Qatar Team used both his driving skills and youthful exuberance to overtake his wily veteran teammate Jay Price of the USA with a...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/carellas_2011_world_title.php
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon
Automated-Vehicle Cheat Codes: How to Get the Most Out of Cars that Drive Themselves
Self-driving cars have arrived: Google has a fleet of autonomous Toyota Priuses roaming Silicon Valley, Audi raced a driverless TTS up Pikes Peak, and Ford has proven that a modern Walkman can parallel-park better than you. Here’s a handful of hacks, tips, and cheats that’ll help humans get back some of their dignity once the [...]
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Brooklyn Driver Kills 75-Year-Old Pedestrian, No Charges Filed
A 75-year-old woman was killed crossing Avenue S at E. 15th Street, shown here. Image: Google Street View
A driver struck and killed an elderly woman crossing the street in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn this morning, according to the NYPD.
The driver, a 36-year-old male, was turning left from E. 15th Street onto Avenue S when [...]
A driver struck and killed an elderly woman crossing the street in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn this morning, according to the NYPD.
The driver, a 36-year-old male, was turning left from E. 15th Street onto Avenue S when [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/04/25/brooklyn-driver-kills-75-year-old-pedestrian-no-charges-filed/
Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Ryan Newman Going for Win No. 2 in the State of Virginia
2012 NSCS Ryan Newman - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARKANNAPOLIS, N.C. (April 25, 2012) – There’s no quit in Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team. Newman and his No. 39 U.S. Army Reserve team have proven they are a determined group that will never give up, as witnessed just...more»
Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis
Photos: Saturday at Kansas Speedway
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/04/21/photos-saturday-at-kansas-speedway/
Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Schumacher takes gearbox penalty
Michael Schumacher will take a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after Mercedes elected to change the gearbox on his car ahead of the race. The German failed to make it through Q1 at Sakhir after he suffered a DRS problem on his only flying lap - which meant he was scheduled to start from 17th on the grid thanks to Pastor Maldonado's penalty.
Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien
Raikkonen hopes to fight for more wins
Kimi Raikkonen believes that he will be in with a chance to win grands prix again this season after losing out in a close battle to world champion Sebastian Vettel in Bahrain. Raikkonen, just four races into his comeback with Lotus, scored a fantastic second place at Sakhir having challenged Vettel for the lead during the final stint of the race. He couldn't get past the Red Bull and settled for second once the grip from his tyres began to fade away.
Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch
Johanna Long, No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach / Grand Springs Water Chevrolet Impala Richmond International Raceway Preview
No. 70 Biomet / Foretravel Motor Coach Chevrolet Impala (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR)Race: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series: 7 of 33 Track: Richmond International Raceway Date: April 27, 2012 Johanna Long and the ML Motorsports team will return to racing action under the Friday night lights on April 27 at...more»
Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott
Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Series Package Starts at $34,450
For almost 30 years, Toyota off-road enthusiasts have looked to Toyota Racing Development to lead the way in factory-engineered performance mods. And understandably so: The in-house skunkworks operation has provided Toyota with numerous titles at the legendary Baja 500 and 1000. That successful desert-racing legacy has provided Toyota with a foundation of knowledge to build its [...]
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Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne
Sunday Bahrain quotes: Williams
Bruno Senna - DNF: "We did everything right on the first lap but unfortunately I was struggling to keep the pace to the cars in front.
Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton
IS DALE JR. A BETTER DRIVER THAN JIMMIE JOHNSON? EARNHARDT’S ANSWER MAY SHOCK YOU
By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career has caught a second-wind after horrid seasons in 2009 and 2010 where he finished outside the top-20 in the point standings. Last season Earnhardt began building a foundation with his new crew chief Steve Letarte. The two gelled nearly to [...]
Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings
Report: Need For Speed video game to become a movie? [w/video]
Filed under: Etc., Videos, Toys/Games, Celebrities
Dreamworks was founded by three Hollywood titans as an independent studio with the aim of making good, and profitable, movies. That didn't happen. Now the Paramount-owned Dreamworks just wants to make money the Hollywood way: opportunistic copying. It is in talks with Electronic Arts to make a Need for Speed movie, perhaps because it wants its own Fast & Furious franchise, certainly because it is bankrupt of ideas. In either case, Dreamworks is not alone.
Word was that a deal should have been done already, but nothing has been announced. That deal is said to already have a script for the film written by George Gatins, whose borther wrote Real Steel. If the deal doesn't come off as planned, it's been said that other studios are waiting in line to chat with EA about the same thing.
If you want to a glimpse of a Hollywood vision of Need for Speed, Michael Bay did the trailer for Need for Speed: The Run last year. To extrapolate the movie, imagine that trailer being fifty times longer, fewer sound effects lifted from Transformers, actors who look like their in-game counterparts but can't act nearly as well, and explosions. And even more hot women. Scroll down for the vid.
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Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Di Resta: Sixth vindicates Q3 strategy
Paul di Resta says his sixth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix proves that Force India was absolutely right to sit out Q3 on Saturday. The Scot reckoned a giant-killing qualifying result might have been possible given his pace at Sakhir, but that it was better to save a set of fresh tyres for the race so he could pull off the two-stop strategy that took him to sixth - equalling his Formula 1 career best. "We played our cards right in qualifying by saving a set of tyres," di Resta.
Jeff Burton, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Jeff Burton (L), driver of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, and Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, look on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2012 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Jeff Burton No. 31 BB&T Chevrolet Event...more»
Johanna Long, No. 70 Foretravel Motorcoach / Grand Springs Water Chevrolet Impala Richmond International Raceway Preview
No. 70 Biomet / Foretravel Motor Coach Chevrolet Impala (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR)Race: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series: 7 of 33 Track: Richmond International Raceway Date: April 27, 2012 Johanna Long and the ML Motorsports team will return to racing action under the Friday night lights on April 27 at...more»
Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glöckler
Norisring secures British F3 round
British Formula 3 will race at the Norisring this season, having replaced its planned Paul Ricard round with a trip to the famous German venue.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/norisring-secures-british-f3-round
Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland
Motorsports: Pikes Peak roster adds female off-road star, former Le Mans champ
Filed under: Motorsports, Mitsubishi, Porsche
Things are getting yet more interesting for this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the addition of Le Mans winner Romain Dumas and off-road racer Beccy Gordon. Dumas was part of the winning team in the Audi R15 TDI in 2010 and has taken the top spot at the 24 Hours of Spa and the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring in various Porsches. He will tackle the Colorado incline in a Porsche 997 GT3-R.
Gordon has been racing off-road for years now, forms half the duo in All American Girl racing, and has taken two SCORE off-road victories. Her off-road expertise won't give her the full benefit this year since the mountain road has been completely paved, but that's probably better for the car she'll be driving: the 2012 Mitsubishi i-Miev. Gordon will be in the same Electric Auto Division class with Monster Tajima.
Scroll down below for the press releases, and get ready to tune in July 8 for the action.
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Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall
Mercedes-Benz Releases More Details, Photos of 2013 G63 and G65 AMG
Today, Mercedes-Benz released photos and a bit more info on the high-powered AMG versions of the 2013 G-class, the G63 and G65. Although we briefly touched on the G63 and the G65 in our story on the new G-class, here’s a quick recap. The G63—previously the G55 here in the U.S.—gets AMG’s new twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter [...]
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Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota
Report: Scion xB, xD models getting the axe
Filed under: Budget, Wagon, Hatchback, Scion
Scion has long been labeled as a "youth brand," so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised to read word of parent Toyota turning over the marque's aging nameplates so quickly. According to Ward's Auto, Scion is set to kill off its xB and xD models - the first a onetime icon for the brand, the latter an econobox that never truly caught on with buyers (not unlike it's predecessor, the xA).A model like the xB was always going to be a love-hate proposition, and indeed, the subcompact sharply divided opinion because of its its t-square styling and funky stance back when it was introduced in 2004. But enough buyers fell enough with its good qualities - remarkable space efficiency, solid fuel economy, ease-of-driving and low pricing that the xB sold surprisingly well, in the process becoming something of a totem for the brand. The second-generation model, which bowed for 2007, seemed to alter all the things that made the original so endearing: the xB grew substantially, had the uniquely sharp corners of its design chamfered off, and it gained more power without adding much in the way of performance because the vehicle had been so radically upsized. Fuel economy dipped, too, as did the xB's popularity with shoppers. Last year, Scion only moved about 17,000 examples - in its heyday, the xB sold over 60,000 units.
A couple of years ago, Jim Farley, Ford's vice president of global marketing, told Autoblog that Scion's intent wasn't to be a youth brand at all - it was to be an experimental division, an incubator for product and marketing techniques. Farley, as you may recall, was one of the driving forces behind Scion, ascending to the role of its vice president before being reassigned to Lexus. By Farley's yardstick, perhaps Scion had pushed the xB and xD as far as they could go, and now it's simply time to test new vehicular hypotheses. Indeed, more recent models like the tiny iQ and FR-S coupe show the brand experimenting in bold new directions... exactly the sort of innovation we can get behind.
Scion xB, xD models getting the axe originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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B-spec Racers Compared: We Swarm Laguna Seca in the Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Mini Cooper
On the list of mankind’s vital pursuits, racing ranks with procreation, fine dining, and the consumption of refreshing beverages. Speed is fundamental to any human’s spiritual well-being. So, when the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) tempted us with a new easy-entry B-Spec road-racing category, primal urges drove us to find out which of the [...]
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon
Monday, 23 April 2012
You Can Go Home Again
Summit Point Raceway is the de facto home track of the inRacingNews Challenge, hosting four of the 12 rounds on the schedule on its various layouts. Week 10 marks the fourth and final appearance, as the Pontiac Solstices, SpecRacer Fords and Mazda MX-5 Roadsters of the series jostle for position in the final stages of the online racing championship. Dylan Sharman capped-off yet another class-leading week in Mazda with a class-leading 153 points, scoring the win from the pole in all four of his starts. Tim Bone topped a hotly-contested week in SRF with 155 points, beating Roope Turkkila by a single point and Niccolo Cedrati by only six. Finally, in Solstice, Bryan J Miller’s 168-point performance beat Chris Hughson by 12 points, as each sim racer only failed to [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/you-can-go-home-again
Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini
Austin Dillon Earns Top-Five Finish in the Lone Star State
Austin Dillon - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCARRichard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon and the No. 3 American Ethanol team posted a fifth-place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday evening. The 21-year-old Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender started the 200-lap...more»
Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Brawn urges F1 to reflect on Bahrain call
Ross Brawn has urged Formula 1 to make time for quiet reflection about the decision to go ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, on the back of the troubles experienced this weekend.
Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama
Brooklyn CB Committees OK Un-protected 2-Way Bike Lane on Plaza Street
Image: NYC DOT (PDF)
NYC DOT presented plans last night for an un-protected two-way bike lane on Plaza Street, which would enhance a critical hub in the Brooklyn bike network by defining space for contraflow riding, but fall short of providing safe cycling infrastructure for all ages. The transportation committee of Community Board 6 voted in favor [...]
NYC DOT presented plans last night for an un-protected two-way bike lane on Plaza Street, which would enhance a critical hub in the Brooklyn bike network by defining space for contraflow riding, but fall short of providing safe cycling infrastructure for all ages. The transportation committee of Community Board 6 voted in favor [...]
Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall
Official: Jaguar rolls out the Ultimate XJ in China
Filed under: Sedan, Jaguar, Beijing Motor Show, Luxury
The upper end of the Chinese market is all about chauffeured luxury automobiles, and given the prevalent Anglophilia in the Far East, Jaguar would be remised not to jump at the opportunity being seized by so many of its competitors. So it is only fitting that the stoic British marque chose the Beijing Motor Show to announce what is billed in every sense as the Ultimate version of the XJ sedan.
One of two products launched in Beijing by the new Engineered To Order division of Jaguar Land Rover (alongside the Victoria Beckham edition Range Rover Evoque), the XJ Ultimate packs everything a pampered passenger could desire: individually adjustable rear seats with power everything (separated by an illuminated and leather-trimmed center console), motorized fold-down tables, chilled champagne bucket and flutes, iPads with keyboards mounted to the backs of the front seats and a 20-speaker Meridian sound system. Exclusive finishes like Herringbone veneer, machined aluminum and LED lighting round out the package.All that gear is set in motion by Jaguar's 510-horsepower supercharged V8, riding on an adjusted suspension and 20-inch wheels. While the Chinese market may be the target for luxed-out limos like this one, the XJ Ultimate isn't exclusive to China. In fact 30 examples (all in black) are earmarked for the United States, with price tags pegged at $155,000. Scroll down for the pair of press releases on the XJ Ultimate and the Engineered To Order department.
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Hamilton tops first practice in Bahrain
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the opening free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of world champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull and Paul di Resta's Force India. In a fairly uneventful 90 minutes of running, the McLaren driver set a time of 1m33.572s in the middle of the session and remained unchallenged thereafter. As expected, the teams were greeted with warm track temperatures - 27 degrees C and rising – but just as predictable was the surface layer of sand on the asphalt that prompted one team to dismissively say the morning's runs as nothing more than 'dust surveys'
Biagi tops second Imola practice
Thomas Biagi has fired a pre-qualifying warning shot with a flying lap during the second free practice session for the International Superstars Series at Imola.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/biagi-tops-second-imola-practice
Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Sauber duo say car simply too slow
Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi said their car was simply to slow to get into the points in the Bahrain Grand Prix, and that no amount of strategic variations would have given them a chance to improve on their eventual 11th and 13th positions.
Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh
Name That Shifter, No. 72: 1983 Nissan Pulsar NX
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Despite the shifter’s ambiguous look and anonymous surroundings, several of you figured out it belongs to the 1983 Nissan Pulsar NX. The first commenter to correctly identify it was Mike Chandler, who [...]
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Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa
Massa aims for best race yet in Bahrain
Felipe Massa is aiming to have the best race of his season so far in Bahrain, insisting his performance in China was a step forward. Although the Brazilian finished in 13th position in Shanghai, he was just some five seconds behind Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso at the chequered flag, having struggled to match the Spaniard in the opening two events.
Maldonado to get gearbox penalty
Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event. The Venezuelan was eighth in China, which was his first finish of the season, but his Williams team found a problem with the gearbox after the grand prix and it was decided he would need a new unit for the Sakhir race.
Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill
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...
Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch
Saturday, 21 April 2012
2012 NSCS STP 400 Starting Lineup
2012 NSCS No. 22 AAA Dodge Charger R/T (driver AJ Allmendinger) - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesAJ Allmendinger, with a qualifying lap speed of 175.993 mph, captured the NSCS STP 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Kansas Speedway Saturday afternoon. This was Allmendinger’s first series pole of the 2012 season, his second series career pole...more»
Audi completes Ducati acquisition
Audi has completed its long-rumoured acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.. Audi AG chairman Rupert Stadler said Ducati was an excellent fit as a 'sporty, global premium brand', as the supervisory boards of both companies signed off the acquisition
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/audi-completes-ducati-acquisition
Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini
Infineon Raceway and NASCAR Plant 77 Trees at Santa Rosa Elementary School
Infineon Raceway and NASCAR Plant 77 Trees at Santa Rosa Elementary School SONOMA, Calif. (April 20, 2012) – Roseland Creek Elementary School will be a little more “green”, thanks to both Infineon Raceway and NASCAR. The North Bay school, which is currently under construction and slated to open for the 2013 school year, received a...more»
Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine
Yamaha and PETRONAS Conclude MotoGP Partnership
Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/yamaha_and_petronas_concl.php
Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen
LeMons Detroit BS Inspections: Opel Breadvan, Fiat X1/9s, and Juggalos!
The cold, foggy Lake Michigan spring weather at GingerMan Raceway did not stay the LeMons Supreme Court from its appointed rounds, and we were rewarded with a fine assortment of (rusty) Midwestern iron. When you see a fully caged Ford Aspire at a race track, you can’t help but wonder what the team could have [...]
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Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Hamilton and Button to sit out Mugello
McLaren's racing drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will not participate in next month's test at Mugello, the team has announced.
Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks
Raikkonen: Bahrain protests no worry
Kimi Raikkonen says Bahrain will be just like any other race weekend - and that his focus will therefore be on points and podiums rather than protests. The Finn said he had no concerns over safety at the event, and no issues with the grand prix going ahead. "Bahrain I have no issues with anything - it's the same as it was last I was here," he said.
Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean
Friday, 20 April 2012
RAB Racing Reinstates John Wes Townley: NASCAR Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
On March 23, RAB Racing announced that driver John Wes Townley has been reinstated and will be able to compete at the Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on March 31. Townley was officially placed on probation by NASCAR on March 22 because of a previous DUI arrest.
Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland
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