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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Indian Produces First Motorcycle Under Polaris Ownership
Indian Motorcycle has released some photos of the first 2012 Indian Chief to roll out of the company’s�Spirit Lake, Iowa plant — the first motorcycle to be produced by the oldest American motorcycle company since its acquisition by Polaris. Nicknamed the “Polaris-Indian Bike #1,” the new Chief is not terribly different from the 2011 Indian Chiefs built under the old regieme, but it does symbolize the next chapter in the iconic company’s history. With an ...
Two separate DRS zones for Monza
The FIA is to use two independent DRS zones for the first time at the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix. At most venues this year there has been only one zone in which the overtaking device can be deployed during races, but in Montreal and Valencia two areas were set up. At those events the two DRS zones were on consecutive straights, but with a single detection point allowing drivers to trigger their wing flap for both
With Vettel almost uncatchable, here?s five other battles to watch | 2011 F1 season
Five closely-fought championship battles to watch in 2011.
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Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
2012 Ford Explorer EcoBoost: Probing the Limits of EcoBoost
Ford?s EcoBoost cocktail proves not quite as tasty in the Explorer. Ford has pledged to make its downsized, turbocharged, direct-injection EcoBoost motors available as options in 90 percent of its American product line by 2013. So far, the technology cocktail has been served up in the Taurus SHO and Flex, as well as the Lincoln [...]
Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glöckler
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Help Hyundai build the 2012 Azera by... building a 2012 Azera
Filed under: Car Buying, Concept Cars, Sedan, Hyundai
Hyundai is almost ready to sell you a 2012 Azera. Before it does that, however, it needs your help. The Korean automaker has posted a link that leads you to a configurator for the 2012 Azera, and there is a survey posted at the end. The configurator will give you a good idea of how much the Azera will end up costing, as well as what color choices will be made available.
We built our own 2012 Azera, and think it looks mighty fine in Smoke Gray Metallic with a Graphite Black leather interior. Checking the box for the Premium Package, our prototype Azera would cost us around $36,000.
Check out the configurator for yourself by clicking here, and be sure to answer the survey at the end. Maybe your decisions will help dictate what type of car we see when the Azera is revealed at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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AUTOS: Aston Martin Zagato Readied
British automaker prepares debut of V12 supercar at the Frankfurt Motor Show...
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Today?s Headlines
Damn Bike Lanes: Quake Jolts NYC, Delays East Coast Travel (NYT, Transpo Nation)
DOT Removes Fort Hamilton Parkway Pedestrian Islands (Post)
The Daily News: Keeping Bike Hate Alive, Now With Death Threats
Airport Shuttles Blamed for Park Avenue Sidewalk Congestion (DNAinfo)
Cap’n Transit Has Suggestions for Improving Summer Streets
Post-ARC, No Solid Prospects for Enhanced Cross-Hudson Transit (MTR)
Ben Kabak Files [...]
DOT Removes Fort Hamilton Parkway Pedestrian Islands (Post)
The Daily News: Keeping Bike Hate Alive, Now With Death Threats
Airport Shuttles Blamed for Park Avenue Sidewalk Congestion (DNAinfo)
Cap’n Transit Has Suggestions for Improving Summer Streets
Post-ARC, No Solid Prospects for Enhanced Cross-Hudson Transit (MTR)
Ben Kabak Files [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/08/24/todays-headlines-1211/
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Name That Shifter, No. 38: 1982 Cadillac Cimarron
On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Many guessed that the shifter was from a Datsun, but those of you who recognized it as a Cadillac Cimarron?s four-speed were correct. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a [...]
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José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
Monday, August 29, 2011
Toyota Prices 2012 Camry from $22,715; Hybrid Model Rated at 43 mpg City
Toyota has officially unveiled the 2012 Camry. In addition to the fact that it is the Camry, other mid-size sedans have a new reason to fear the Japanese sales bully, as prices start at $22,715. Only the base Camry L sees a price increase for 2012?it’s up a mere $710?the Camry LE, SE, XLE, and [...]
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Bortolotti stripped of pole
Mirko Bortolotti has been stripped of pole position for today's second F2 race at Red Bull Ring. The championship leader has been dropped two positions for "impeding another car" during the 30-minute session.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/bortolotti-stripped-of-pole/
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Cinderella may soon have nothing on Keselowski (Yahoo! Sports)
All-American Brad Keselowski has come out of nowhere to take the NASCAR world by storm, winning his third race of the year at Bristol.
Ryder on Rossi Mis-information
Ryder spots Rossi trying to sell a dummy to the paddock: Rossi’s Friday comment about raising the handlebars being responsible for the improvement is clearly disingenuous. When you drop the forks as far as they’ll go through the yokes, then add extensions so you can drop them some more there is a fighting chance you’ll [...]
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
Filippi charges to Spa race two win
Luca Filippi won a thrilling second GP2 race of the weekend at Spa. The Italian worked his way from fifth to second in the opening six laps, picking off Dani Clos, Fairuz Fauzy and the fast-starting (11th to second) Johnny Cecotto Jr with moves at Les Combes. He was making inroads into Josef Kral's lead when the safety car came out, after Fabio Leimer (Rapax) had a nasty looking crash at Eau Rouge
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/filippi-charges-to-spa-race-two-win/
Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
2011 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures | F1 pictures
There was overtaking aplenty in today's Belgian Grand Prix. Look back at the race in pictures.
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Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
Brad Keselowski Ends List of Sprint Summer Showdown Finalists
Brad Keselowski Closes Out List of Sprint Summer Showdown Finalists Has Chance at $3 Million Payout on Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. ? August 27, 2011 ? With his win in Saturday?s IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski closes out the list of qualified [...]
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Alguersuari and Senna shine in wet qualifying | 2011 Belgian GP qualifying analysis
Stand-out performances in mixed conditions from two drivers.
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Spies sets early pace at Indy
Ben Spies set the pace in the opening free practice session for this weekend's Indianapolis Grand Prix with a storming lap in the final minute. The American, who is racing on home soil, had first hit the front on his Yamaha at the half-hour point with a lap in the mid 1m44s, but kept on improving and knocked Casey Stoner off the top spot after producing a 1m43.260s effort on his last flying lap.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/spies-sets-early-pace-at-indy/
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Button: Vettel can still be stopped
Jenson Button believes that the Formula 1 title battle could be turned on its head if Sebastian Vettel's rivals can knock the German off the front row of the grid. With several drivers, including Red Bull Racing's own Mark Webber, believing that Vettel's period of early-season dominance is now over, Button sees reasons to keep the belief that the title is not yet in the German's hands.
Jeep Tricks: Wrangler Gets Five New Colors, Adds Special Edition Mopar Renegade, And Goes Back to Camp Jeep
The big news for Jeep?s iconic Wrangler this fall is the welcome installation Chrysler?s prolific Pentastar V-6?along with upgraded transmissions?but there is more coming for 2012, including some wacky new hues. According to Tony Petit, chief engineer for the Wrangler and Liberty, a total of five new colors will be phased in between now and [...]
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Hyundai Motor America CEO Tweets 2012 Veloster Will Start at $18,060
Hyundai?s upcoming 2012 Veloster coupe/hatchback will start at $18,060, according to Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik, who tweeted the news late last night. The CEO promised that full Veloster pricing will be available later this week. That base price is aggressive, and undercuts those of the similarly funky-cool Honda CR-Z, Mazda 3 hatchback, Ford [...]
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Heidfeld launches legal action
Nick Heidfeld expects his Renault future to be resolved in three weeks after confirming that he has launched legal action against the team. The German, whose case is expected to be heard on September 19, insists that he has a contract to race with for Renault and he wants to get back into the car after being replaced by reserve driver Bruno Senna for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix
Sutil not hurrying 2012 discussions
Adrian Sutil thinks it is still too early to start thinking about his plans for next year, despite Force India's ever-improving form making the outfit an attractive option for 2012. The German's contract runs out at the end of this season, and the team has no shortage of options with Paul di Resta impressing during his debut season and the highly-rated Nico Hulkenberg sitting on the sidelines as reserve driver
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould
MAKE Motorsports Statement on Injured Crew Member
MAKE Motorsports ThumbnailSHELBY, N.C. (August 26, 2011) - Cory Howe, a crew member of the No. 50 MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series was injured performing adjustments underneath the car this morning during practice at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Howe was transported to Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn. where he underwent...more»
Name That Shifter, No. 38: 1982 Cadillac Cimarron
On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Many guessed that the shifter was from a Datsun, but those of you who recognized it as a Cadillac Cimarron?s four-speed were correct. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a [...]
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Interview With Donald Shoup: Los Angeles Making Strides With ExpressPark
Last week Streetsblog LA talked with UCLA Professor and parking guru Donald Shoup about ExpressPark, the new parking pricing system coming to downtown Los Angeles.
Damien Newton: Los Angeles is changing the way it does parking in its downtown. They?re calling it the ExpressPark system. Let?s start with the basics — what is the program [...]
Damien Newton: Los Angeles is changing the way it does parking in its downtown. They?re calling it the ExpressPark system. Let?s start with the basics — what is the program [...]
The First Front Wheel Burnout on a Motorcycle
Judging from its upload date on YouTube, this isn’t exactly a new video; but since it’s new to us, we thought we would share in what we’re pretty sure is the world’s first front-wheel burnout on a motorcycle. This unlawful exhibition of speed was perpetrated by the twisted minds down at Roland Sands Design, at their happy hunting grounds near the LA river. The front-wheel drive system comes from Christini (not Ducati Corse), while RSD’s�Rodney ...
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Infiniti Confirms Production IPL G Convertible at Pebble Beach
While we were at Pebble Beach getting the lowdown on Infiniti’s new JX crossover, the company decided to slide this announcement under the figurative door: The IPL G convertible has been approved for production. The IPL?that’s for “Infiniti Performance Line”?droptop was shown at the 2010 Paris auto show as a concept, and will join the [...]
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Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani
Wickens wins again in race two
Robert Wickens completed a double victory at round seven of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Silverstone on Sunday.
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Wickens wins again in race two
Robert Wickens completed a double victory at round seven of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Silverstone on Sunday.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/wickens-wins-again-in-race-two/
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
McLaren to keep ?attacking? in 2011
McLaren's approach to the second part of the 2012 Formula 1 season will remain uncompromising with its stated aim to keep on winning races while both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be free to keep an 'attacking' mentality and race each other for victory.
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
Scott Jones On Wednesday: Reasons The Indy Mile Should Be On Your Bucket List
There is nothing quite like standing at Turn 1 at a Mile
Rolling Thunder: 100mph + down the back straight on a 1950s pushrod twin
Memories that never die: Watching King Kenny howl round the Indy Mile on the TZ 750 two stroke
FIA confirms DRS zone restrictions for Spa | 2011 Belgian Grand Prix
The FIA has confirmed a single DRS zone will be used for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Rock Legend FOREIGNER Create ?No Limits? Theme Song for Texas Motors Speedway with ?Hot Blooded? Remix
Remix Of Foreigner Hit Song To Become Focal Point Of Speedway’s “No Limits” Marketing Campaign Free Song, Ring Tone Downloads Available At www.texasmotorspeedway.com Foreigner Also To Release New Three-Disc Set, Feels Like The First Time, On Sept. 13 ForeignerDALLAS, Texas (August 23, 2011) – There truly are “No Limits” to the relationship between legendary rock-n-roll...more»
Button returns to Race of Champions
Jenson Button has become the third Formula 1 world champion to sign up for this year's Race of Champions, joining Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. 2009 F1 title winner Button last contested the RoC in his world championship season, when he reached the semi-finals and took Great Britain to the Nations Cup final in partnership with Andy Priaulx.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/button-returns-to-race-of-champions/
Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard
The State of Sim Racing
I was cleaning out my office a few days ago and under the mounds of paperwork an old memory was revived.� I found my collection of old racing games and simulators from years ago.� I flipped through the pages of some of the manuals and read the system requirements and kind of chuckled.� Back in the day, 16MB of ram and a 1MB video card were considered state of the art, and hooking a steering wheel to the computer made your house the local hangout for everyone.� Then, I got to the back of some of these manuals and started reading the credits.� Some of the names from 15 years ago are still involved in sim racing development.� Ironically, I thought of the idea for this article before the release [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-state-of-sim-racing/
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Frossard grabs British Grand Prix podium
Yamaha Racing 2011 MX1-GP United Kingdom Round 13 Race Report Matterley Basin Sun, Aug 21, 2011 Monster Energy Yamahas Steven Frossard finished third overall a well-received Matterley Basin for the Grand Prix of Great Britain and the thirteenth stop of...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/08/frossard_grabs_british_gr.php
Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
Official: Ferrari drops the top, full specs on new 458 Spider [w/video]
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Performance, Ferrari
Earlier this morning, we showed you the first video of the coming Ferrari 458 Spider, but now we have a batch of images and more information to share with you.
Engineering a mid-engined exotic with a retractable hardtop is a bit tricky. Which is why it's never been done before - that is, until now. Feast your eyes on what Maranello's crafty engineers have wrought.
The convertible version of the 458 Italia fills the space left by the F430 Spider and the 360, 355 and 348 Spiders before it. But whereas those went with cloth roofs, the newest variation on the theme uses a folding - or more accurately, flipping - hard panel. The mechanism is similar to the one on the Superamerica, but whereas that model's roof panel simply rests under the open sky on the rear deck, the 458 stows under the deck lid, protecting it from collecting dust or rain that would otherwise be deposited on the driver and passenger when deployed.
The function is simpler than most folding contraptions and resulting form is more pleasing to the eye as well, but the one disadvantage is that the 4.5-liter direct-injection V8 (with all its 562 prancing horses and trademark crackled red cam cover) is now hidden below decks instead of displayed as on the 458 Italia coupe. Which only goes to show that while you can come close to having your proverbial cake and eating it too, even this level of performance roadster has its trade-offs. This, though, strikes us as one we could live with. You know, if we really had to.
Follow the jump for the video and full press release, and be sure to scope out the initial batch of high-resolution images in the gallery as we gear up for the 458 Spider's debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show just a few weeks from now.
Continue reading Ferrari drops the top, full specs on new 458 Spider [w/video]
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Renault to keep innovative exhausts
Renault is set to stick with its innovative forward-facing exhaust system for the rest of the season. The team ran an experimental rear-facing exhaust in both straightline tests and on Nick Heidfeld's car during free practice for the German Grand Prix in July.
Denny Hamlin needs his swagger back to save season
After yet another bad day at work, Denny Hamlin received a pick-me-up via text message from one of his newest friends.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/denny-hamlin-needs-his-swagger-back-to-save-season.html
Richards thrilled with Mini?s pace
Mini team boss David Richards says his squad is showing the true potential of its car on this week's Rallye Deutschland.
Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven
Monday, August 22, 2011
Kolles: No HRT Money worries
Colin Kolles is adamant that the future of the HRT team is "quite safe" at the moment and that there are many rival Formula 1 teams in a worse position financially. HRT changed owners at the start of July, with Spanish investment company Thesan Capital taking a controlling stake
Lotus Announces Evora GTE Road Car Concept Coming to Pebble Beach
Two new Lotuses are making their debut at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance: the Exige Matte Black Final Edition and this sweet, new Evora GTE Road Car concept. Inspired by the Evora GTE race car, the Road Car concept features a race-developed engine that puts out more than 420 hp, a sequential manual gearbox, [...]
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William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V
Ou Closes on IndyCar Premier Series Oval Title at NHMS
Yang Ou took another step towards securing the 2011 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Premier Series Oval title at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last week.� Ou scored a dominant — if close ? win over Tim Doyle in the top strength of field (2287) event to collect 143 points towards his championship.� Ou started from pole and led all 130 laps around The Magic Mile in Sunday morning’s online race.� His seventh win of the season was hardly a cakewalk, however, as Doyle kept him honest throughout and came home less than a second in arrears in a performance that garnered 135 points, good for second best on the series? trip to the Granite State. ?I added a bit too much right rear tire pressure on the last run, turning right on [...]
Schumacher eyes Spa celebration
Mercedes GP is hoping that the high-speed nature of Spa-Francorchamps will help Michael Schumacher celebrate in style on the 20th anniversary of his Formula 1 debut in Belgium this weekend. The Brackley-based team's 2011 challenger should be well-suited to the long straights and high speed corners of Spa, having faced difficulties in recent outings at tight and twisty venues like the Hungaroring
One Giant Leap
For the first time this season, the NASCAR iRacing Class A Series turned both left and right, in their trip to Watkins Glen. History tells us the road courses are usually a slow week for the primarily oval division, however, history led us astray this time as the big names were out and the points totals were high for Week 2 of 2011 Season 3. Street Stock champion Nick Ottinger made the (giant) leap up to the top oval car, and handled it masterfully as he won both his starts, and took top honors for the week. Ottinger’s 284 points are unprecedented for a road coarse event for the Impala series, but he was not the only sim racer who came out of New York with a smile. Fellow NASCAR [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/one-giant-leap/
Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett
Ambrose wins again in Montreal
Australian Marcos Ambrose claimed his fifth career NASCAR win following a charging drive from the back of the field in the Montreal Nationwide Series round. Just five days after achieving his maiden Sprint Cup victory at Watkins Glen, the former Australian V8 Supercar champion won his fourth Nationwide event on a road course, despite not taking part in either practice or qualifying as he was on Cup duty at Michigan on Friday.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/ambrose-wins-again-in-montreal/
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Things To Do On The Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP Weekend: Racing, Fan Q&A Sessions, Stunts, Aerobatics And A Bajillion Other Attractions
If you are worried about filling your time at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix this weekend, think again. What follows is a selection of press releases from the IMS staff documenting an exhaustive list of fun and interesting things to do at Indy. And that's without the downtown partying that goes on in the Hoosier capital. Here's what's going on:
Year:
2011
Gulf Racing to run McLaren in 2012
The Gulf Racing team will champion the McLaren MP4-12C in its first full year of competition, after being selected to run two of the cars in the 2012 GT3 championship. The UAE-based squad currently compete in the GTE-Am class of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, under the 'Gulf AMR Middle East' entry
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/gulf-racing-to-run-mclaren-in-2012/
Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Pure Michigan 400 Post-Race Recaps
Team Chevy LogoJIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – FINISHED 2ND HOW ABOUT A CAREER BEST AT MICHIGAN TODAY, TALK ABOUT RACING KYLE (BUSCH) AND EVERYBODY ELSE TODAY. “Yeah, great finish for the Lowe’s team. Very proud of the effort and can’t thank the employees of Lowe’s enough for their support and sticking by this...more»
Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
Haug concedes Mercedes needs time
Mercedes-Benz motorsport boss Norbert Haug says the team needs to accept the fact that it will take time before it can challenge for championship glory after two difficult seasons. "Compared to Red Bull, it took five years to build up that system and the first race was won by Sebastian Vettel in a Toro Rosso, which is a similar car," Haug told AUTOSPORT. "With all respect and credit to them, it has taken time
It?s a ?Pure Michigan? weekend for Biffle
Roush-Fenway driver earns pole for Sunday?s Pure Michigan 400 at MIS Greg Biffle on the Pure Michigan 400 Pole - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCARBROOKLYN, Mich. (Aug. 19, 2011) - It?s truly a ?Pure Michigan? weekend for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle. Biffle, driving the No. 16 Pure Michigan Ford for...more»
Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Champion and the Apprentice
The Fiat Yamaha team have been surrounded by hype this past few weeks. Not, as an outsider might expect, caused by a battle to re-sign the reigning champion: Rossi’s contract ends at the end of the 2010 championship, and he looks settled, happy, and at one with the bike he helped shape and tune into [...]
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New 1962 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van Kit from Lego is Our Kind of Magic Bus
There isn?t a lot we can say about the latest scale creation from Lego that the 1962 VW camper van kit can?t express on its own. The thing is simply amazing, and features a depth of detail we didn?t think was possible for a Lego construction of this scale (the bus is about a foot [...]
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Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson
Lorenzo confirmed for Massa?s kart race
MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed his presence in Felipe Massa's end-of-season karting event. The Spaniard is the first motorsport star to be confirmed for the Florianopolis race, which takes place on 3-4 December.
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver suspended
NASCAR driver Ronnie Hults has been suspended indefinitely for violating the sanctioning bodys substance abuse policy. Hults is a driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. NASCAR announced the suspension in a release Friday, saying Hults violated Sections 12-1 and 7-5 of the 2011 NASCAR Touring Series rule book -- actions detrimental to stock car racing and violating the NASCAR substance abuse...
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-kn-pro-series-west-driver-suspended-16.html
William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield
Monterey: 2011 Concorso Italiano
Filed under: Classics, Performance, Lamborghini, Ferrari
Concorso Italiano is a celebration of all things Italian. That means plenty of amazing cars, delicious food and drink, and good music. It's mostly about the cars, though. Ferrari and Lamborghini dominated the lawn, but spectators are also able to enjoy dozens of Maseratis, De Tomasos, Alfa Romeos and Fiats.
Previous years of Concorso Italiano saw several changes of venue, but 2011 marked the third year that the show was hosted at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch. That stability seems to have helped the event, and the organizers have started to figure out how to make things run smoothly. Parking was a breeze (for us, at least), and the organization of the cars was the best it's been in several years.
The last two years of Concorso have featured gatherings of Ferrari supercars - 288 GTO in 2009 and F40 in 2010 - and this year an F50 reunion was announced. Unfortunately only three cars were in attendance, although one was the ultra-rare F50 GT.
Other features of this year's Concorso Italiano included the 40th anniversary of the De Tomaso Pantera and a collection of original-condition and barn-find cars, our favorite being an aluminum-bodied 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB still in the same condition it was found after being stored since the early 1970s.
You can see those cars and more in our high-res gallery above.
2011 Concorso Italiano originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rider Media Training Wins The Day
From the Berkeley PR Blog: an interesting PR take on the way MotoGP riders handled the Japanese GP questions at Brno. Following flat refusals to attend the GP a few weeks ago, the rider’s positions have softened as contractual realities have bitten, and the Dorna report on the radiation levels in Japan has been issued. [...]
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Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne
Friday, August 19, 2011
Ducati Building Aluminium Chassis As Parallel Project
Ever since Valentino Rossi ended the first Valencia MotoGP test in lowly 15th place on the Ducati Desmosedici, one-and-three-quarter seconds behind fastest man and former teammate Jorge Lorenzo, there have been calls for radical changes to Ducati's MotoGP machine. Those calls have only intensified as the season has progressed, the switch from the GP11 to the GP11.1, the destroked version of Ducati's 2012 MotoGP machine, having brought little improvement until a few key parts were introduced at Brno.
The focus of much of the fans' anger and the paddock's scepticism has been Ducati's monocoque carbon fiber chassis. Ducati's radically different design has been pinpointed as the obvious culprit for the problems with the Desmosedici, with critics pointing to the success the Japanese factories have had with an aluminium twin spar chassis, as exemplified by Yamaha's Deltabox concept. If Ducati had an aluminium twin spar frame, the argument goes, they would at least be confronting the Japanese on equal footing.
Crucially, the criticism has come not just from outside of Ducati, but both Valentino Rossi and his long-time crew chief Jeremy Burgess as well. Both Rossi and his crew chief have called for Ducati to run a parallel project to design an aluminium chassis to test whether such a chassis would bring an improvement. By running two different projects in parallel, the argument runs, the pace of development of the Desmosedici could greatly increased as the data from the two projects is analyzed.
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Dovizioso: Practice work key to race
Andrea Dovizioso says his charging ride from seventh on the grid to second at the Czech Grand Prix was down to the race preparation he and the team had put in throughout practice.
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IndyCar delays aero kits until 2013
The IndyCar Series will delay the introduction of alternative aero kits for its next-generation IZOD Dallara chassis until the start of the 2013 season, CEO Randy Bernard announced on Sunday. The concept of new chassis, which was given its maiden test run at Mid-Ohio one week ago, included the provision to use different aero kits during the season.
Power slides again in Rankings
Will Power may have closed the gap to championship leader Dario Franchitti at New Hampshire, but he couldn't prevent a fall down the Castrol EDGE Rankings for a second consecutive week. The Australian finished fifth in a farcical end to the race, with stewards deciding to restart despite wet and largely undriveable conditions. The result saw him close to within 50 points of Dario Franchitti in the championship, the Scot having earlier crashed from the lead on lap 118
Ford Confirms 449-hp Falcon FPV GT Black Edition for Lucky Australians
Ford’s Australian branch and its cohorts in its in-house tuning division Ford Performance Vehicles have just raised the collective heart rate of the Car and Driver office by confirming production of a special-edition 449-hp Falcon sedan called the FPV GT Black. (For those not familiar with the Falcon, it’s Ford’s rear-wheel-drive wonder from down under, [...]
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Honda wants ?12 riders decision by Indy
Honda racing boss Shuhei Nakamoto says a decision on the future of Marco Simoncelli and Andrea Dovizioso is set to be made by the next race in Indianapolis. Nakamoto had said last month that Honda was set to reduce its budget for next year, meaning the Japanese manufacturer is likely to have just two works bikes in 2012. He said only Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner were likely to get works rides
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
2011 Brno MotoGP Sunday Post-Race Press Release Round Up
Press releases from the MotoGP teams after the race on Sunday at Brno:
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2011
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