Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/bortolotti-retakes-f2-lead-with-win/
Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Bortolotti retakes F2 lead with win
Mirko Bortolotti launched himself back into the Formula 2 championship lead with a dominant performance in race two at Spa. Starting from third, Bortolotti was part of a three-way fight as the field ran down to La Source for the first time
Williams appoints Somerville and Gillan
Williams has made the next steps in its ongoing technical rethink by appointing a new head of aerodynamics and a new chief operations engineer. Following the first phase of its regig, which will see technical director Sam Michael and aero chief Jon Tomlinson leave later this year, the team has signed Jason Somerville to take charge of aerodynamics and Mark Gillan to head up operations engineering.
Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica
2011 Season Kicks Off
Qatar in March is an oddity. A race in the cooler evening air, floodlit. If that’s not different enough for you, throw in a covering of sand which makes any excursion from the thin, black racing line an adventure in optimism or blind faith depending on the rider. So Qatar is not a good race [...]
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Class A Wine
For the second season in a row, the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series made a trip to “Wine Country” for a visit to the tricky Infineon Raceway. This ten turn, two mile raceway in Sonoma, California presents many challenges for its competitors. A technical uphill section combined with a blistering fast downhill section never allows drivers to let their guard down. While most sim racers were not up to the challenge, fifty-seven competed in races throughout the week, which is about the same amount that took to the track here last season. Roland Ehnstr�m, the Scandinavian who has been impressive on ovals, showed he also had what it takes to conquer the tricky road out west.� Ehnstr�m grabbed top honors for his 224 point win over Scott Heckert, leading 53 [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/class-a-wine/
Car and Driver?s Guide to What the Heck Has Happened, Is Happening, and Will Happen with Saab
Roughly once per month?and every month since February 2010?Saab almost goes out of business. With greater frequency, news is delivered of collapsed funding deals or imminent labor strikes or unpaid suppliers having conniptions, and often all three combine to cause any given week?s production stoppage in Trollh�ttan. The ongoing saga is rife with eleventh-hour savior [...]
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Vettel not thinking of title yet
Sebastian Vettel insists he is not looking at the championship table yet, despite his huge advantage after his victory in Valencia. The world champion scored his sixth win in eight races on Sunday, extending his lead in the championship over Mark Webber and Jenson Button to 77 points. The gap means Vettel would still lead the championship even if he missed the next three races
Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Official: Saab secures $36M bridge loan from Gemini Investment Fund
Filed under: Europe, Earnings/Financials
During the U.S. launch of the 2012 9-4X, Saab CEO Victor Muller told us that he was good at raising money, and he is probably going further than he ever wished to prove his point. It was announced this morning that Swedish Automobile, parent company of Saab, secured a €25-million ($36M U.S.) bridge loan from Gemini Investment Fund. It is the second infusion from Gemini in as many months, and brings to €66M ($95M) the amount of money Saab has raised this week alone.The latest life preserver allows Saab to pay its June wages. The production lines are still idle while Saab deals with suppliers, but it wants to start making cars again in two weeks. Saab is also waiting on regulatory approval for €245 million ($353M) from two Chinese partners, and hopes to access a drawdown of €29.1 million ($42M) from the European Investment Bank in hopes of manifesting a Rocky-like comeback.
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Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman
2011 Assen 125cc Race Result: Thrilling Race Shortened By Rain
Results and summary of the 125cc race at Assen:
Bianchi among feature race penalties
Jules Bianchi's nightmare GP2 season has taken another hit after the Frenchman was one of four drivers given 10-place grid penalties for the sprint race in Valencia. ART driver Bianchi retired from the race at the start following a high-speed collision with Marcus Ericsson. Race officials deemed that the incident was Bianchi's fault after he swerved across from the outside of the track into the path of Ericsson in the sweeping first corner
Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett
Over 20 WRC cars for Rally Finland
Rally Finland will enjoy the strongest field of new generation World Rally Cars to date this year, when 20 take the start in Jyvaskyla next month.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sato claims first IndyCar pole
Takuma Sato claimed his first IndyCar Series pole position in qualifying for the Iowa round.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/sato-claims-first-indycar-pole/
Brad Keselowski, 2011 NSCS Coke Zero 400 Race Preview
2011 NSCS No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger (Brad Keselowski) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCARBrad Keselowski No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway July 2, 2011 Brad Keselowski at Daytona International Speedway ? Cup Series Date Start Finish LC/TL Status $Won 2/20/2011 16 29 166/208 Accident $286,638 7/3/2010...more»
Lotus Opens Its Rejuvenated Hethel Test Track, Nigel Mansell and Others Turn Laps [VIDEO]
If Lotus ever hopes to achieve its aggressive plan of bringing a whole passel of new cars to market by mid-decade?one, the Elan, has already been delayed?the British automaker unquestionably needs a top-notch testing facility. Fortunately, it already had one it its back yard, and the company has just reopened its Hethel track. Repaved, carrying [...]
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Edition ready to hit the street
Filed under: Aftermarket, Car Buying, Coupe, Chevrolet, GM
2012 Transformers Special Edition Camaro - Click above for high-res image gallery
The next installment in the Transformers franchise is set to hit theaters on Tuesday, June 28. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon will continue the trend of providing a massive stage on which to showcase General Motors vehicles. One of those vehicles in the Michael Bay explosion-fest is a yellow Chevrolet Camaro that goes by the name Bumblebee, and the banana-and-black Autobot is set to spawn a special edition automobile that fans can put in their driveway.
It's called the 2012 Transformers Special Edition Camaro, and you can order one starting in July. If you do so, your Bumblebee decoy will arrive on dealer lots sometime this fall. The Transformers Camaro wears Autobot badges on the fenders, black stripes down the hood, roof and tail, a Bumblebee-specific rear spoiler and blacked-out 20-inch alloys sporting Autobot-logo center caps. Dealers will also be able to offer and install a ground-effects package and a set of 21-inch wheels so that customers can more closely mimic the on-screen Camaro.
The interior of the 2012 Transformers Special Edition Camaro also gets unique accents. Black leather surfaces are contrasted with yellow stitching, while Autobot logos can be seen on the headrests and center console lid.
Interested in picking one up? You'll have to start with either a 2LT or 2SS Camaro that's already wearing the RS appearance package. Tack on another $3,000, and you can drive like Shia Labeouf every day.
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Monday, June 27, 2011
2012 Audi A6 configurator comes alive
Filed under: Sedan, Audi, Luxury
You can now satisfy your hankering for a 2012 Audi A6 by spending a little time on the recently unveiled configurator. The sedan we called "a smaller, livelier A8" starts at just $41,700 for the 211-horsepower, 2.0 TSFI in Premium trim with a CVT and front-wheel drive, but online ballers can jump right into the $56,780, 310-hp, 3.0 TSFI Prestige with the eight-speed automatic and quattro.
Hint: if you want to open up the full world of options then head straight for the big-money guy (as you can see in the image above, we did just that), but there's fun to be had throughout the range by clicking the link below.
2012 Audi A6 configurator comes alive originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mike Wallace wheels his way to fifth-place finish at Road America
“Daughter Chrissy Wallace wins Late Model race on last-lap pass in Illinois” JD MotorsportsGAFNEY, S.C. (June 26, 2011) ? Mike Wallace took his No. 01 Cowboys & Aliens Chevrolet on one heck of a ride at Road America on Saturday during the NASCAR Nationwide Series race en route to a great finish, and even led...more»
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
How (and Why) the Middle East is Buying into Europe?s Car Companies
The Mideast Gets a Piece: Qatar, Bahrain, and others have taken stakes in major automakers. This past January, a Boeing 747 loaded with 11 Volkswagen Phaetons landed at Doha, the capital of Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. The cars and their drivers had been sent there for one day to chauffeur Volkswagen?s senior executives and [...]
2011 European Grand Prix in pictures | F1 pictures
Not a spectacular race, but some terrific pictures from the European Grand Prix.
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Toyota NASCAR Tidbits ? June 20-26, 2011
Toyota Motorsports LogoDENNY DELIVERS IN MICHIGAN: Camry driver Denny Hamlin earned his first victory of the 2011 season in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Michigan International Speedway. He started 10th and took the lead with eight laps remaining after a 6.8-second, two-tire pit stop during the final caution of the race. The...more»
Vettel secures another pole in Valencia
Sebastian Vettel's 2011 qualifying tally now stands at seven poles from eight grands prix, as the world champion took his 22nd Formula 1 career pole in Valencia. The German leads an all-Red Bull front row ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, who was only fifth after the first Q3 runs, but was the only man to improve at the second attempt and duly jumped to second.
Button: No McLaren talks yet
Jenson Button says that talks have not yet begun with McLaren about extending his contract at the team. AUTOSPORT reported earlier this week that McLaren is set to reward Button with a fresh contract by taking up an option it has on the Briton for next year - and offer him improved terms in likely exchange for a longer deal that could tie him down for the next few seasons. And although there seems little doubt that Button will remain at the team in 2012, he made it clear in Valencia ahead of the European Grand Prix that the matter was not sorted yet ? and that he may not want too long a deal
Europe Sunday quotes: Pirelli
Paul Hembery: "This certainly wasn't a vintage race of the sort that we saw in Canada, Monaco and China this year for example. Again we saw an interesting mix of strategies although it was clear that a three-stopper was the way to go, with the faster cars able to exploit the performance advantage of the PZero Yellow tyres to the maximum in these conditions. "Next up is Silverstone, when we get back to a permanent high-speed circuit, which should provide us with plenty of action once more at the front of the field."
Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray
Pic leads all-Addax front row
Charles Pic will lead an all-Addax front row for the Spanish team's home race after he narrowly beat Giedo van der Garde to pole position for the main race. The Frenchman jumped from third to first with just two minutes of the session remaining to rob van der Garde of the top spot - and take the points lead thanks to the pole bonus.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/pic-leads-all-addax-front-row/
David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Saturday, June 25, 2011
What I?d Do Differently: Zak Brown ? Interview
A frustrated racer turned businessman, Brown, 39, is founder and CEO of ?Just Marketing, Inc., the world?s leading motorsports marketing agency. He?s less? frustrated now. C/D:Just so we?re clear, you are not singer and musician Zac Brown. ZB: I do get occasional congratulations on my Grammy award. But I?ve never met him. He even spells [...]
Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin
Expect Two (Radically Different) Transpo Bill Proposals Soon
The bad news about the Highway Trust Fund: Gas tax receipts aren't keeping up with spending levels, leading to a shortfall that gets bigger each year. Source: Congressional Budget Office
The Environment and Public Works Committee is getting ready to introduce their transportation reauthorization bill, according to reports by the Journal of Commerce. The committee has, [...]
The Environment and Public Works Committee is getting ready to introduce their transportation reauthorization bill, according to reports by the Journal of Commerce. The committee has, [...]
Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/06/24/expect-two-radically-different-reauthorization-proposals-soon/
Logano takes surprise Sears pole
Joey Logano secured his first pole position of the season in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sears Point. The 21-year-old surprised even himself with his first ever pole position on a road course - only his second at NASCAR's top level - bringing Penske Racing's pole-position streak to a halt with the first of the year for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/logano-takes-surprise-sears-pole/
Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
Kobayashi ?very confident? for race
Kamui Kobayashi says he is 'very confident' for the European Grand Prix despite failing to qualify in the top ten on Saturday. The Sauber driver will start from 14th position after struggling with tyre warm-up issues during the grid-deciding session. Despite the problems, the Japanese is bullish about his chances of scoring tomorrow, as he is adamant his car is a lot better in race trim
Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene
Friday, June 24, 2011
Rain washes out NHRA Nationals (PA SportsTicker)
Rain washed out qualifying Friday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/rain-washes-out-nhra-nationals-pa-sportsticker.html
New Tire Model Debuts on New Chevrolet Impala B
The wait is over.� After 18 months of crunching numbers and pounding computer keyboards into submission, Dave Kaemmer and his guys have pronounced their new, state-of-the-art tire model ready for prime time.� The product of their labor of love may well be the most significant development in iRacing’s online racing service since the company opened its virtual doors for business in the summer of 2008. ?Previous tire models for race simulations have been based on measuring real tires and fitting performance curves to data generated on test machines,? says Kaemmer.� ?But without understanding why tires generate the forces they do, it?s hard to predict what?s going to happen outside of the performance envelope where tires are tested.� It also is very time consuming to determine the many numbers needed to [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/new-tire-model-debuts-on-new-chevrolet-impala-b/
Kopecky crashes at shakedown
Skoda factory driver Jan Kopecky's tough season continued with a crash at yesterday's shakedown stage in preparation for the Ypres Rally, which starts this afternoon.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/kopecky-crashes-at-shakedown/
Ford Spreads Inflatable Rear Seatbelts to Flex and Some Lincolns, Sync AppLink to 10 Models
Ford has announced a bevy of updates to its 2012 lineup, including spreading its Sync AppLink smartphone app-control interface to 10 more models, and the addition of its inflatable rear seatbelts to the Ford Flex and several Lincolns next summer. AppLink?which has been available for download to Fiesta owners since that car went on sale [...]
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
THIS SUNDAY: ?The Glades? at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway LogoNASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Ft. Lauderdale resident Brian Vickers, Joey Logano and Carl Edwards on site to guest star in A&E Network?s police-drama MIAMI?Homestead-Miami Speedway and the city of Homestead hosted Arts & Entertainment Television Network for filming of its police-drama ?The Glades? and the episode will air at 10 p.m. EST this...more»
TuneIn Offers Streaming Online Radio (Including World Radio) in Vehicles, Serving Up Alternative to Pandora or SiriusXM
Pandora is practically a household name when it comes to streaming, personalized online radio, but upstart TuneIn offers a unique variation on the internet radio theme: actual radio. It?s fully integrated in BMW and Mini models equipped with BMW?s Connected vehicle application, enabling the manipulation of compatible smartphone apps through the car?s controls. TuneIn allows [...]
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Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth
Settling the Mid- vs. Rear-Engine Debate: Porsche Cayman R vs. 911 GT3
Rear or Middle: Where Do You Want It? This is where we venture beyond customary performance tests to decipher two of car enthusiasm?s enduring mysteries: Does spotting the engine in the optimum location?in the middle of the car?yield demonstrably better handling? And can engineering theory trounce painstaking practice? Keep Reading: The Mid- vs. Rear-Engine Debate: [...]
Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr
Bruce McCall Presents Notable Automotive First-Aid Kits
The International Society of Safety and First-Aid Accessories Engineers has announced its five All-Time Injury-Relief All-Stars, based on a combination of real-world effectiveness, design ingenuity, cost efficiency, and self-interest. Let?s hope that putting these champs in the C/D spotlight will spur more innovation, and maybe some extra ads! TATA NANO You?d expect India?s ultra-cheap, ultra-frugal [...]
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2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Practice Day 1 in the books
Filed under: Motorsports
2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Practice Day 1 - Click above for high-res image gallery
The 89th-annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb kicked things off early today with the first practice runs on the mountain. We'll be following the Unlimited Class, whose drivers will be contesting for the overall victory and the elusive ten-minute mark, and this morning they took on the middle portion of the course for the first of three practice sessions. This section is completely paved, but is one of the most difficult due to the high number of sharp switchbacks and extreme elevation change. It also makes for some picturesque views, as evidenced by the photos in the included image gallery.
Things are looking promising for the main contenders, particularly with Rhys Millen who looked incredibly fast and didn't seem to be suffering any of the problems that he dealt with last year. "I think we just went about a second and a half faster than last year [in the section], and overall I'm really happy," he told us. "We still have some oddities with the shift linkage, but it's our first time trying the manual shifter this year. Other than that the car is rock solid and I'm really happy."
Paul Dallenbach was also extremely happy with his new twin-turbo engine courtesy of Banks Power. "The new engine is great," he said. "With the two turbos on there I'm not lacking for any horsepower." We did notice he seemed to be struggling for traction, and we asked him if he had perhaps overdone it with more than 1,300 horsepower on tap. "I don't want to say too much power because I've been up here for so many years with not enough," he joked. "So, no, I don't think there's too much power."
The other big story of the day was the return of Rod Millen to Pikes Peak, who raced on the mountain for the first time in more than a decade. He seemed to be enjoying driving Rhys' Hyundai Genesis drift car and looks to be the man to beat in the 2WD Time Attack class. "It's fun, I'm really enjoying it," he said about driving the car. "Now I just have to keep the thing straight. I guess that its daily job is to drift."
We'll be bringing you more live coverage of the 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb throughout the rest of this week, so be sure to check back over the next few days for more reports and photos. Until then, browse through our photos of the first practice session in our high-res image gallery.
2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Practice Day 1 in the books originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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What I?d Do Differently: Zak Brown ? Interview
A frustrated racer turned businessman, Brown, 39, is founder and CEO of ?Just Marketing, Inc., the world?s leading motorsports marketing agency. He?s less? frustrated now. C/D:Just so we?re clear, you are not singer and musician Zac Brown. ZB: I do get occasional congratulations on my Grammy award. But I?ve never met him. He even spells [...]
Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Single DRS detection point to remain
The FIA is to stick with a single detection area for the two DRS zones at this weekend's European Grand Prix, following a successful debut for the concept in Canada last weekend. With the DRS having been used in two areas in Montreal, the FIA has confirmed that it plans to have a similar double concept again in Spain - although it will not be used along the start-finish straight. The first zone in Valencia will run from 285 metres after Turn 10, with the second zone starting 35 metres after Turn 14.
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
Svendsen-Cook takes Brands poles
Rupert Svendsen-Cook claimed his maiden British Formula 3 pole positions from an incredibly tight qualifying session at Brands Hatch. The Briton has started from reversed grid pole in the past, but this is the first time he has outqualified the field since graduating to F3 from Formula BMW in 2010.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/svendsen-cook-takes-brands-poles/
2011 MotoGP Assen Press Release Previews - Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki
Press release previews of the Dutch TT in Assen from the factory Yamaha team, Monster Tech 3 Yamaha, Rizla Suzuki, Repsol Honda, San Carlo Gresini Honda and Bridgestone:
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2011
Report: Ford talks Sync tweaks, adding airbag seatbelts to more models
Filed under: Etc., Technology, Ford, Lincoln
Ford says that it's in the process of responding to customers who feel that the company's Sync and MyFord Touch systems are cumbersome or difficult to use. According to the Detroit Free Press, the company's internal quality evaluations have discovered a few issues. While speaking to reporters, Mark Fields, Ford's President of the Americas, said that the automaker is committed to improving the connectivity options in its vehicles, adding that by and large, customers enjoy the features. So far, it's unclear exactly what changes Ford will make to Sync and MyFord Touch/My Lincoln Touch moving forward, but we'd wager that software engineers will focus on further improving the software's voice-recognition system, though many Autoblog staffers hope they also reevaluate MyFord Touch's control scheme.
Fields also made it clear that the Blue Oval plans to expand its Sync AppLink service to the 2012 Fusion, F-Series, Expedition and even the Mustang. Currently, the $395 option is only available on the Fiesta, and it allows buyers to download various smartphone applications straight to their vehicle.
Finally, the Dearborn-based automaker said that we can also expect to see more seatbelts with integrated airbags crop up across is Ford and Lincoln lines. Right now, the safety device is only an option on the 2011 Ford Explorer.
Ford talks Sync tweaks, adding airbag seatbelts to more models originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet
MotoGP: Ducati Racing with 2012 Chassis Starting at Assen
Ducati Corse continues to battle a war on two-fronts: both by trying to market itself out of an otherwise disastorous MotoGP season, and also to rapidly develop and search for answers to the lackluster Ducati Desmosedici GP11. The latest news out of Bologna now leans more towards this latter effort (or is it the prior?), as Ducati Corse has announced that it will bring a version of its 2012 chassis to Assen for Valentino Rossi ...
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Interview with Rick Broadbent
MotoGPBlog was lucky enough to catch up with Rick Broadbent, Times journalist and author of Ring of Fire. You can also read our review of his book, and while you’re there, pick up your copy though our Amazon store – see links at the end of the articles.
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Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Unsafe at Any Price: Collecting the Chevrolet Chevette and Ford Pinto
When shaggy old cars go from the pound to the endangered-species list, they can achieve a sort of contrarian collectibility. Vehicles that disappear do so for (mostly) good reasons, but if ?you?ve got about $1000 burning a hole in your pocket, head to Craigslist and show people that you don?t care what you drive. 1976?87 [...]
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Report: Goodwood heading to China?
Filed under: China, Misc. Auto Shows, UK
Auto shows are generally defined by their location: Detroit, Los Angeles, Geneva, Frankfurt, Tokyo.... Moving a show from one city to another, then, wouldn't fly. But Goodwood is different.
The Festival of Speed is called the Moving Motor Show because it displays cars in motion, but the whole show could be moving itself if the latest reports come to fruition. Word has it that Lord Charles Gordon-Lennox, the Earl of March who organizes the Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival is in discussions with organizers in China about replicating the legendary British event in the People's Republic.
Lord March reportedly visited China recently, and will be accepting a delegation of government representatives and automakers from the populous country at the Festival later this month.
Goodwood heading to China? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Unforgettable Weekend Ahead for Jeff Gordon in Sonoma
2011 Jeff Gordon - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARCalif. (June 21, 2011) ? No matter the result of Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, this will be a memorable weekend for five-time Infineon Raceway winner Jeff Gorvette. Er, Jeff Gordon. Gordon, a native of Vallejo, Calif., has a busy weekend planned. On Friday, he will...more»
Filippi leads Auto GP practice
Luca Filippi topped a thrilling opening practice session for the third round of the Auto GP season at Brno, which saw three drivers trading fastest laps until the very end.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/filippi-leads-auto-gp-practice/
Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi
Monday, June 20, 2011
Foresti wins with wet-tyre gamble
Lucas Foresti claimed victory from a thrilling wet/dry first British Formula 3 race at Brands Hatch this afternoon. The Brazilian Fortec driver was one of only four people to stay out on wets as the track dried out during the 30-minute race, and the gamble paid off
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/foresti-wins-with-wet-tyre-gamble/
André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin
Svendsen-Cook takes Brands poles
Rupert Svendsen-Cook claimed his maiden British Formula 3 pole positions from an incredibly tight qualifying session at Brands Hatch. The Briton has started from reversed grid pole in the past, but this is the first time he has outqualified the field since graduating to F3 from Formula BMW in 2010.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/svendsen-cook-takes-brands-poles/
Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears
Tomczyk tops second practice
Martin Tomczyk continued Audi's domination of the Lausitz DTM weekend by setting the pace in second practice at the German circuit.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/tomczyk-tops-second-practice/
Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney
WSBK: One Mistake Is All It Takes to Lose Race 1 in Aragon
Marco Melandri (1:57.634) started on pole for the first time in World Superbike for the Race 1 at Motorland Aragon after dominating Friday and Saturday’s final Superpole session. Though he had some prior knowledge of racing at the Spanish track, after MotoGP made its debut their last season, the WSBK riders had an additional hairpin at the end of the back straight. Similarly, many teams tested there during the off season and extended break between ...
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Ford Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series Michigan International Speedway Notes & Quotes ? Jack Roush / Mike Beam / Carl Edwards
Ford RacingFORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES NNS Alliance Truck Parts 250 (Post Race), June 18, 2011 Michigan International Speedway CARL EDWARDS / MIKE BEAM / JACK ROUSH POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE CARL, IT WAS A NICE BATTLE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATE RICKY STENHOUSE JR. FOR THAT WIN. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? ?I realized...more»
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Jackson wins race three at Croft
Mat Jackson took his third reversed-grid race victory of this year's British Touring Car Championship in the day's final race at Croft. Jackson's Motorbase Ford Focus powered past the WSR BMW of series rookie and polesitter Nick Foster on the run to Tower on lap one. For a while he looked safe, but Foster and team-mate Rob Collard, up from sixth, were never far behind
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/jackson-wins-race-three-at-croft/
CUP: Questions Aplenty At MIS
It?s a beautiful day at Michigan International Speedway...
Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-questions-aplenty-at-mis-nascar-sprint/
FIA finalises British GP diffuser ban
Formula 1's ban on the off-throttle use of blown diffusers will definitely come into force at the British Grand Prix, AUTOSPORT can reveal, after the details were finalised by technical chiefs and the FIA on Thursday. Just days after FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting wrote to the teams to make it clear that he was determined to push through the ban, the matter was discussed in detail by F1 thinktank - the Technical Working Group Although no official statement has been made about the outcome of the meeting, sources have revealed to AUTOSPORT that the FIA saw no reason to postpone its intended ban any further than Silverstone, having delayed its original start date of the Spanish Grand Prix because of what it feared would be 'unintended consequences' for teams.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Tasca tops Funny Car qualifying with record run (PA SportsTicker)
Bob Tasca raced to the No. 1 Funny Car qualifying position Saturday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, breaking both Bristol Dragway records with a 4.056-second run at 314.31 mph.
Hamlin Dominates, Gordon takes Pocono Cup Win
Gordon ties Waltrip, Allison with 84th win By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 12, 2011) LONG POND, Pa. ? Jeff Gordon may be starting to feel his age, but he certainly didn?t show it in Sunday?s 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway. ?I?m just so excited to be a part of this [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/06/12/hamlin-dominates-gordon-takes-pocono-cup-win/
Haryanto claims first Auto GP pole
DAMS driver Rio Haryanto secured his first series pole position in qualifying for the Auto GP races at Brno. Haryanto, who made his debut in the series this year at the first event at Monza, set a fastest lap of 1m42.985s - just over five hundredths of a second faster than long-time session leader Luca Filippi's 1m43.040s. In an attempt to leapfrog the series debutant in the closing moments of qualifying, Filippi pushed too much on his final run, ran wide at Turn 6 and spun his Super Nova Racing entry out of contention.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/haryanto-claims-first-auto-gp-pole/
2011 NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Spire Sports + EntertainmentDavid Stremme, who has to qualify on time to make the starting lineup for Sunday’s NSCS Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, was the fastest during the final practice session at Michigan International Speedway, with a lap speed of 185.428 mph,. Stremme was followed by two other “go or go home” drivers,...more»
Watching Lewis Hamilton?s maiden NASCAR run | F1 video
Onboard video of the Hamilton / Stewart driver swap and a report from Gerard Hetman at the event.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Rossi?s opinion of the Lorenzo negotiations
This quote comes from the Spanish language website elmundodeportivo.es. The message and the sentiment are clear: “You aren’t worth what I get paid Jorge”.
From elmundodeportive.es, translation by Fans.Moto.GP (Thanks!):
What Jorge is looking for seems presumptuous to me: Arrive at Yamaha, and in his second year ask that he be given the same treatment as me. [...]
From elmundodeportive.es, translation by Fans.Moto.GP (Thanks!):
What Jorge is looking for seems presumptuous to me: Arrive at Yamaha, and in his second year ask that he be given the same treatment as me. [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motogpblog/postfeed/~3/39bD3COH8Vo/1151
Fans asked to choose Ford livery
Rally fans have been given the chance to select the roof design for the Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team works cars on next month's Rally Finland. Facebook followers of the Ford team can select three designs for the Fiesta RS WRCs of Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Khalid Al Qassimi - and this livery will only ever be seen on the Jyvaskyla-based eighth round of the championship.
Ford Lets Fans Decide Fiesta WRC Roof Liveries on Facebook
We recently brought you the result of a Citro�n-sponsored roof design competition, and now Ford is challenging its rally fans to submit a Facebook vote for the best livery designs for the lids of its three Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Fiestas. The team commissioned three unique designs for each of the three Fiestas [...]
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Six Moto2 teams granted MotoGP entries
Six leading Moto2 teams have been granted places on the MotoGP grid for 2012, when the premier category switches to its new technical regulations. Kiefer Racing, which currently leads the Moto2 standings with Stefan Bradl, BQR/Blusens, Forward Racing, Marc VDS Racing, Interwetten Paddock GP and the Speed Master team set up around Andrea Iannone this year will all have the opportunity to run one bike in MotoGP from next year under the less restricted 'Claiming Rule Teams' system being introduced as part of the switch from 800cc to 1000cc engines
Thursday, June 16, 2011
What you missed on 6.16.11
Review: 2011 Audi TT 2.0 Quattro Coupe
Just how would we swallow the entry-level coupe with the taste of the wondrous TT RS still fresh in our mouths? Rather well: Sometimes cars like this aren't just the cheapest, they're the best picks of the draft.
Factory Five announces winners of crowdsourced WRX-based sportscar design [w/video]
Take one Subaru WRX, place its engine in the middle and remove the back seat. Viola! You now have a sports car, and one that the boys from Factory Five are looking to offer the public.
Video: Bellflower trailer mixes homebuilt Mad Max motoring with flame throwers, angst
Medusa, one very mean 1972 Buick Skylark, is essentially America's own Mad Max machine.
Also of interest:
- Official: Honda Fit Shuttle goes on sale in Japan in gas and hybrid spec
- Report: 2013 Dodge Caliber replacement to be unveiled at 2012 Detroit Auto Show
- Report: Consortium of businesses threaten to push Saab into bankruptcy
- 1,700 Porsche 911 models with center-locking hubs recalled
- Chrysler recalling 11,000 new vehicles over steering concern *UPDATE
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The Continental: Opel Sale Rumors, Next Panamera and Possible Offspring, and More Three-Cylinders
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. In Germany, rumors abound on a possible sale of GM’s money-losing daughter Opel. GM’s denials are [...]
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Folger takes first 125cc victory
Jonas Folger claimed his maiden 125cc victory after winning a battle with Ajo team-mate Johann Zarco in wet conditions at Silverstone. Championship leader Nico Terol was a subdued eighth, losing his early lead as Folger and Zarco charged towards the front, and then fading as the race progressed.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/125cc/folger-takes-first-125cc-victory/
Interview with Rick Broadbent
MotoGPBlog was lucky enough to catch up with Rick Broadbent, Times journalist and author of Ring of Fire. You can also read our review of his book, and while you’re there, pick up your copy though our Amazon store - see links at the end of the articles.
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