Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Speak Up for a Safer Prospect Park and a Saner Tappan Zee

There are two big calendar items in Brooklyn this week, both on Tuesday. With NYC DOT looking for input on how to manage the needs of Prospect Park users, the Prospect Park Road Sharing Task Force will present recommendations that “put people first.” Meanwhile, DOT staff will unveil a pedestrian plaza proposal for Ocean and [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/27/speak-up-for-a-safer-prospect-park-and-a-saner-tappan-zee/

Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones

Citro�n DS3 Racing Limited Edition Honors Rally God S�bastien Loeb

The Citro�n DS3 is one of our favorite Euro-market B-segment cars, and its Racing variant?powered by a 204-hp, 1.6-liter turbo four?is the ultimate DS3. Painted in white/gray or black/orange, the regular Racing cuts a jaunty, rally-themed figure. That makes sense, of course, as the DS3 competes in the World Rally Championship. The car’s only real [...]

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Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia

Danica Patrick finishes 38th in Daytona 500

Three races, three wrecks. Even if it wasnt really her fault, Danica Patrick went 0-for-Daytona.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/danica-patrick-finishes-38th-in-daytona-500.html

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner

Q and A: Atkinson on his WRC comeback

Former Subaru star Chris Atkinson returns to the WRC with the Monster World Rally Team on next month's Rally Mexico. AUTOSPORT caught up with the Queenslander to hear about the challenge ahead, driving a Ford for the first time and some Monster Ken-speak... Q

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/q-and-a-atkinson-on-his-wrc-comeback

Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Truffula Buffs Rebuff Mazda: The Lorax Selling Cars? Enough Is Enough!

Mazda: "Show you care an awful lot" ...by buying a Mazda.
If you read�Dr. Seuss’s�The Lorax growing up or you read it to your kids today, then the sight of Mazda trotting out the protector of Truffula trees to hawk cars may have stirred deep feelings of revulsion. Our friend the Zozo has a petition on [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/24/truffula-buffs-rebuff-mazda-the-lorax-selling-cars-enough-is-enough/

Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene

Kevin Harvick, 2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Race Preview

2012 NSCS Kevin Harvick Rheem - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARKevin Harvick No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet Impala Event Preview Fact Sheet� This Week’s Rheem Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway … Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 365 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This former No. 33 racer competed...more»

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Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Larry McReynolds on Daytona, Danica, Dinger and more

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/larry-mcreynolds-on-daytona-danica.html

Jacky Ickx Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue

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

Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort

Razia secures Arden GP2 drive

Luiz Razia has joined Arden International's GP2 line-up for the coming season. The Brazilian returns to the team with which he took his first steps in GP2 during the 2008-09 Asia Series, which yielded a race victory for the partnership at the Sakhir season finale. "I want to thank all the team for their trust in me and I will do my best to make sure we achieve the success that we all want," said Razia, who finished 12th in the 2011 standings with Team AirAsia

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/razia-secures-arden-gp2-drive

Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille

Ferrari Previews 599 Replacement with Video [Geneva Auto Show] [Updated]

Update: Ferrari has released a second teaser video, which shows the new model being assembled. It has been added below. The last day or so has been particularly eventful in the lively arena of Ferrari speculation. The fire was fueled first by a purported shot of the 599 replacement?s rear, and now the company has [...]

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Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals

Aleshin returns to FR3.5 with RFR

Former Formula Renault 3.5 champion Mikhail Aleshin will return to the series this season with Russian outfit Team RFR. The 2010 champion, who raced a part season in GP2 with Carlin last year, returns to the Renault-backed series as part of a project to develop a fully Russian team, which was known as KMP Racing in 2011.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/aleshin-returns-to-fr3-5-with-rfr

Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner

Jamey Price?s best Barcelona F1 testing pictures | F1 pictures

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A bumper gallery of Jamey Price's fantastic photographs of F1 testing in Barcelona this week, most of which haven't been published here before.

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Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick

Monday, February 27, 2012

Petrov not setting targets for himself

Vitaly Petrov sees no point in setting targets for himself and Caterham this year - and instead thinks the most important thing right now is simply in getting to understand the team better. Speaking after his first day of running with the Hingham-based outfit at Barcelona in Spain on Wednesday, Petrov sees plenty of room for improvement in how he and the team work together. "At the moment I don't want to talk about high levels, or what team we will pass ? what is more important in this moment is to understand what we want," he said

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/petrov-not-setting-targets-for-himself

Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine

Williams pair welcome mentor Wurz

Williams pairing Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado have welcomed new driver mentor Alex Wurz's arrival at the team. Wurz, a veteran of 69 grands prix for Benetton, McLaren and Williams, attended last week's Barcelona test in his new capacity and both drivers believe that he will help to improve their performance.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/williams-pair-welcome-mentor-wurz

Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Kobayashi on top as second test ends in Barcelona | 2012 F1 testing

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Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap of the Circuit de Catalunya test on the final day of running at the track

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Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi

Why I Love NASCAR: National Reach by Chief 187?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/why-i-love-nascar-national-reach-by.html

Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings

Two-Car Tandem Racing Results in Trouble for Brian Scott; No. 11 Dollar General Team

Box Score Info: RACE: NASCAR Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 TRACK: Daytona International Speedway DRIVER: Brian Scott CAR: No. 11 Dollar General Toyota Camry START: 19th FINISH: 37th LAPS: 96 / 120 No. 11 Dollar General Toyota CamryPost Race Highlights: � Driver Brian Scott started the 120 lap season opener at Daytona in 19th. � Two-car...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/02/25/two-car-tandem-racing-results-in-trouble-for-brian-scott-no-11-dollar-general-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-car-tandem-racing-results-in-trouble-for-brian-scott-no-11-dollar-general-team

Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch

NCWTS Pole Report: Turner Motorsports pulls off a 1, 2, 3 sweep

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/ncwts-pole-report-tuner-motorsports.html

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Eyes On The Street: Cyclists Ticketing Cyclists

Via Bowery Boogie, two photos of bike-riding NYPD officers writing up two other cyclists for running red lights at the corner of Bowery and Delancey.
The Good: NYPD officers on bikes are not a sight you see every day. Bicycles can help police get around better in heavily congested areas and break down officers’ windshield perspective.
The [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/23/eyes-on-the-street-cyclists-ticketing-cyclists/

Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi

NASCAR hopes to open door for ?green? sponsorships

Think NASCAR is running out of sponsorship categories to mine? Think again.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-hopes-to-open-door-for-green-sponsorships.html

Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty

2012 Philip Island WSS Race - Tight Victory Taken After Race-Long Thriller

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Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler

Report: Bertone reveals first images of Nuccio concept

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While the Bertone Nuccio concept sketches released a couple weeks ago basically showed us nothing, but the latest batch of renderings better communicate what we'll see at next month's Geneva Motor Show. Designed by Stile Bertone's Mike Robinson and named for Giuseppe "Nuccio" Bertone, the concept is based on the 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero concept, a car created under Nuccio's leadership.

At 1,220 millimeters high, the Nuccio is 7 mm taller than a Ferrari 458. It's powered by a 4.3-liter V8 making 483 horsepower, which matches the numbers for the engine going into the updated Ferrari California. If past Bertone concepts are instructive, we can expect a lot of surprises from the car when we see it in the metal.

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Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann

2012 Gatorade Duel #2 Race Results from Daytona ? Kenseth Wins

RACE RECAP | GATORADE DUEL #2 On lap 6 JJ Yeley hit the apron having trouble with his 49 machine Kenny Wallace lost the draft with 29 laps to go and later had fuel problems on the #09 car Kurt Busch got busted with speeding on pit road Transferring into the Daytona 500: Joe Nemechek [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/02/23/2012-gatorade-duel-2-race-results-from-daytona-kenseth-wins/

Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage

New GT Aston a ?big improvement?

The 2012 Aston Martin Vantage GTE launched on Friday incorporates approximately 25 improvements over its predecessor. The focus on the new car, with which Aston Martin Racing will contest the FIA World Endurance Championship, has been on improving reliability and serviceability, according to AMR managing director John Gaw.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/new-gt-aston-a-big-improvement

Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen

Saturday, February 25, 2012

2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Final Practice Session Speeds

2012 NSCS 38 car (David Gilliland) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARIt was David Gilliland, with a lap speed of 200.138 mph, showing the fastest way around Daytona International Speedway during the final NSCS Daytona 500 practice session. Right behind Gilliland with a lap speed of 200.129 mph, was the defending Daytona 500...more»

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Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Spied: 2013 Porsche 911 GT3

More than any other carmaker, Porsche knows how to play the game of derivatives and special editions. The 911?which currently includes the 997 and its successor, the 991?comes in 18 variations here; in Germany, that number is 22. This rear-engined sports car is quite rightfully considered the quintessential Porsche. But what?s the quintessential 911? Some [...]

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

Hamilton confident McLaren will be fast

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic McLaren has the pace to fight at the front in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix when the season kicks off next month. Hamilton completed his week's work at Barcelona today, after covering 120 laps on his way to the sixth fastest time of the day. The McLaren driver admitted the feeling this year was completely different to the 2011 pre-season, when the team struggled with its car.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hamilton-confident-mclaren-will-be-fast

Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett

Lambert Leads Lates out of SoBo

It?s pretty hard to beat the numbers put up on the board by Mark Lambert in the first two weeks of the iRacing.com Late Model Tour.� After all, Lambert has started eleven races in the two weeks and has won in all eleven of those starts! To add to that, when all the dust settled from the first two weeks of sim racing at Lanier National and South Boston Speedways, Lambert held the lead in the standings in a highly competitive series that saw nearly a thousand sim racers take to the virtual asphalt for each of the first two rounds of the series. While Lambert won seven races during the first week at Lanier, the amount of races and strength of field in those races affected his point position [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/lambert-leads-lates-out-of-sobo

Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean

DOT Proposes Five Ped Refuges For Hillside Avenue in Queens

One of the most dangerous streets in Queens is slated for a safety upgrade, with the Department of Transportation proposing five new pedestrian refuge islands along Hillside Avenue [PDF]. The intervention is a relatively modest one, however, with no narrowing of the roadway and fewer pedestrian refuges than a previous proposal for the corridor.
Hillside Avenue [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/24/dot-proposes-five-ped-refuges-for-hillside-avenue-in-queens/

Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III

Hulkenberg surprised by car balance

Nico Hulkenberg has been pleasantly surprised how well-balanced his new Force India has felt around the Barcelona circuit, after an encouraging first day's running this week.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hulkenberg-surprised-by-car-balance

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

Friday, February 24, 2012

2012 Philip Island WSBK FP2: Checa Shows His Pace, Podium Battle Developing

 

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Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover

Pro Motor Engines and Tristar Choose G-OIL� for 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Campaign

TriStar MotorsportsCELEBRATION, Fla., Feb. 21, 2012 — As a 30-year veteran of NASCAR competition, Mark Smith knows engines. Smith is the owner of Pro Motor Engines (PME), a leading builder of race engines for all three NASCAR series, and owner of the TriStar Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series team. Building and preparing high performance racing engines...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/02/22/pro-motor-engines-and-tristar-choose-g-oil-for-2012-nascar-nationwide-series-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pro-motor-engines-and-tristar-choose-g-oil-for-2012-nascar-nationwide-series-campaign

Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Ty Dillon steps up to fill big brother Austin's shoes in trucks

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/23/1878480/ty-dillon-steps-up-to-fill-big.html

Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr

Aleshin returns to FR3.5 with RFR

Former Formula Renault 3.5 champion Mikhail Aleshin will return to the series this season with Russian outfit Team RFR. The 2010 champion, who raced a part season in GP2 with Carlin last year, returns to the Renault-backed series as part of a project to develop a fully Russian team, which was known as KMP Racing in 2011.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/aleshin-returns-to-fr3-5-with-rfr

Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals

Today?s Headlines

In East Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Residents Call for Bike-Share Expansion (Bklyn Paper)
East River Ferry Ridership Drops by Half in Winter, But Keeps Strong Support (WSJ)
Jasmine Herron Killer Found Guilty of Driving With Suspended License (Post)
New Jersey Man Arrested for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend With Car (Post,�Star-Ledger)
Bloomberg’s Loyalty to NYPD Stands in Way of Bike-Friendly City (Voice)
Transit Access [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/22/todays-headlines-1330/

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried

Lotus pulls out of Barcelona test

Lotus has pulled out of the Barcelona test with immediate effect as a result of the problems it encountered with its chassis this morning. The team has decided to abandon running in order to fully understand the problem with the chassis that manifested itself on chassis 2, which ran for the first time today.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-pulls-out-of-barcelona-test/

Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Mike Wallace ready to race Daytona with new crew chief and team optimism

Mike Wallace - JD Motorsports“Country Artist Chris Cagle on decklid, and will now sing anthem” DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 21, 2012) ? There?s something in the air at JD Motorsports besides elbows and hoods while the team has been working away on race cars lately. Team owner Johnny Davis is borderline ?kid at Christmas? ready...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/02/21/mike-wallace-ready-to-race-daytona-with-new-crew-chief-and-team-optimism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-wallace-ready-to-race-daytona-with-new-crew-chief-and-team-optimism

Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld

2012 Jerez Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 3 Times: Corti And Nakagami Take Moto2, Kent Sweeps Moto3

The final day of testing at Jerez confirmed the results from the first two days, with the Kalexes firmly on top in Moto2 - this time in the hands of Italtrans duo Claudio Corti and Takaaki Nakagami - and Danny Kent leading the KTM domination in Moto3, with only the Honda of Maverick Viñales disturbing the Austrian order.

The weather helped the teams make real progress over the three days of the test, with the last day warm and sunny, temperatures rising to a balmy 19°C, with no recurrence of yesterday's rain. Three full days of testing left many riders exhausted, and as the Jerez tarmac became more slippery as it got warmer, fatigue and weather saw a spate of crashes during the day, with Claudio Corti, Alex de Angelis, Max Neukirchner, Damian Cudlin, Xavier Simeon and Angel Rodriguez among the victims in Moto2, while Luis Salom, Kenta Fuji, Jakub Kornfeil, Niccolo Antonelli, Giulian Pedone and Alessandro Tonucci all falling in Moto3. Most of the riders walked away uninjured - though the same could not be said for their machinery - despite the crashes by Corti and De Angelis causing the session to be red-flagged. Pedone and Tonucci were less lucky, however, Pedone fracturing his wrist while Tonucci fractured his calf bone.

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Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty

2013 SRT Viper Rendered: The Inside Scoop on Chrysler?s Next Battle Asp

Blind mice, little piggies, stooges, and night dogs all come in threes. Add to that musketeers and memorable m�nages. So there?s no way Chrysler?s SRT team could squat on hands while Chevy and Ford duke it out with way too much horsepower. Will there be a new Viper? As sure as Captain Kirk hears through [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/0h-7fpZKCCY/2013-srt-viper-rendered-news

Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot

Continental Endurance Sports Car Series Debuts at Daytona

41 drivers took to the field for Round 1 of the inaugural Continental Endurance Sports Car Series (CESCS) at Daytona International Speedway ? Road Course on February 11th (just prior to the much anticipated resurfacing of the circuit).� The mixed class online racing competition features the Ford Mustang FR500S in the GS Class and Mazda MX5 of the ST Class. Practice and Qualifying Trace McRae was quickest in the Mustang in final practice with a 2:04.190, .1s faster than Brian Strodtbeck. But it was Strodtbeck who managed to put his car on pole with a blistering qualifying time of 2:03.910. Coincidently, Brian currently holds a Top 10 spot in the list of all-time Mustang qualifiers at this track. James Stevenson was quickest in the Mazda MX5 in both final practice [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/continental-endurance-sports-car-series-debuts-at-daytona/

Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson

Perez: Sauber must build on promise

Sergio Perez says Sauber has good reason to optimistic for the opening races of 2012 after labelling the new C31 as a good starting point to work from this season. But he insisted that the Swiss team must keep working hard to develop the car right up to the first race in Melbourne to capitalise on it. The Mexican, who impressed on his debut at Melbourne nearly a year ago by finishing seventh on the road, was second fastest overall after two days of testing at Barcelona and ended Wednesday just 0.040s slower than the best time - set by Force India's Nico Hulkenberg

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/perez-sauber-must-build-on-promise/

Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González

Motor Mouth: The pack is back, but so are the wrecks

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/motor-mouth-pack-is-back-but-so-are.html

Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Call Your Mother Because Here is the Ultimate Ducati 1199 Panigale Photo Gallery

Ducati has been hogging the news the past few weeks, thanks in large part to the debut of the most important motorcycle the Italian motorcycle manufacturer has ever released. With Ducati up for sale and being valued at ?1 billion, the Ducati 1199 Panigale sets the record straight that Bologna has not strayed from its sport bike and racing heritage with the release of bikes like the Hypermotard, Multistrada 1200, and Diavel.�With Ducati hosting the ...

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Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison

VW completes full-spec Polo test

Volkswagen Motorsport has released images of its full-specification Polo R WRC testing for the first time in Norway last week. After running a mule Polo labeled the 'zero' car, last week's test was the first running at competitive speed for the complete World Rally Car built to 2013 specification.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/vw-completes-full-spec-polo-test/

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

Classic Prototype and GT Action

For 2012 Season 1, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge opened at two of North America?s classic circuits, Watkins Glen and Road America, for the third season of Le Mans-style multiclass online racing featuring LMP2, GT1 and GT2 classes.� A few changes took place during the off season, namely adding extra weight to bring the HPD ARX-01c up to its correct minimum of 825kg, updates to the tyre model for all three cars, and gridding by class to make starts safer for all concerned. The schedule saw increases to some of the race lengths in the open setup series – half of the tracks, including Watkins Glen and Road America, were bumped up to 70 minutes, forcing sim racers in all three classes to make a pit stop in those [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/classic-prototype-and-gt-action/

Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones

The Budweiser Shootout Brought the Pack and Fun Back to Daytona

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/budweiser-shootout-brought-pack-and-fun.html

Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan Al Keller Joe Kelly

Pro-Israel Race Team Attempts to Qualify for Daytona 500

2012 NSCS 49 car (JJ Yeley) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARTeam will race in Gatorade Duels tomorrow DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 22, 2012) ? A race team on a unique mission will attempt to spread its message of Israeli support on the grandest stage in motorsports, the Daytona 500. America Israel Racing...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/02/22/pro-israel-race-team-attempts-to-qualify-for-daytona-500/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pro-israel-race-team-attempts-to-qualify-for-daytona-500

Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney

Trulli says he was offered Ferrari drive

Jarno Trulli has revealed he was offered a seat at the Ferrari team while he was racing for the Toyota team in Formula 1.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trulli-says-he-was-offered-ferrari-drive/

Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Dieter Gass to reinforce Audi Sport

AUDI Motorsport Ingolstadt, December 19, 2011 - New position: Head of Racing Commitments - Engineer is returning to Audi family - Experience from eleven years in Formula One Audi is tackling the 2012 motor sport season with an extended leadership...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/dieter_gass_to_reinforce.php

Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III

Business Home Loan: Making It Improve Your Company

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Schumacher pleased with car potential

Michael Schumacher is positive about the potential of the new Mercedes W03 after his first day of public running on Tuesday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/schumacher-pleased-with-car-potential/

Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan Al Keller

Why I Love NASCAR: The Daytona 500 by Chief 187?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/why-i-love-nascar-daytona-500-by-chief.html

Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney

2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0 Hatch CVT Tested: Trading Performance for EPA-Rated Efficiency

In the sea of economy cars, the 2012 Subaru Impreza swims among some fairly appetizing competition. The new Impreza?s styling alone helps it better stand out among big fish?such as the Ford Focus, the Volkswagen Golf, and the Honda Civic?than did its predecessor. But the previous car?s biggest handicap against its competition wasn?t its looks, [...]

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Name That Shifter, No. 64

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker*. Good luck! (* Offer [...]

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Remembering Dale Earnhardt along with the staff of Skirts and Scuffs

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Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis

Monday, February 20, 2012

Jimmie Johnson?s 48 car fails Daytona 500 inspection, Confiscated C-Post parts

NASCAR announced that Jimmie Johnson’s #48 car for the Daytona 500 has failed opening day inspection on Friday. Officials announced that unapproved modifications to the C-Post on the car were discovered. The parts in question were taken by officials and the team was allowed to repair the damage in time for Daytona 500 qualifying on [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/02/17/jimmie-johnsons-48-car-fails-daytona-500-inspection-confiscated-c-post-parts/

Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien

Bottas gets Barcelona test outing

Valtteri Bottas will have his first taste of the new Williams-Renault FW34 on the second day of next week's Barcelona test. Bottas, who is scheduled to drive in 15 Friday practice sessions in his capacity as Williams reserve driver in 2012, has two days of testing under his belt with the team, both in last year's car during last November's Abu Dhabi young driver test. Bruno Senna will drive on the first day of the test on February 21 with Pastor Maldonado taking over for the final two days after Bottas's run

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/bottas-gets-barcelona-test-outing/

Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze

Jaguar Announces Another XK/XKR Special Edition for UK, Europe

Jaguar has announced additional special-edition versions of the XK and XKR for those who crave a little extra opulence from their sleek British sports car. The special gear is available for both coupe and convertible models of the sports cars?only not in North America. Most of what makes the cars special is found inside, which [...]

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Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje

Skirts and Scuffs Predictions: Paula Thompson chooses the champs

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/skirts-and-scuffs-predictions-paula.html

Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier

2012 BMW M6 Droptop and 2013 M6 Coupe Revealed: The M5s with Two Fewer Doors

After a brief sabbatical, BMW?s M6 coupe and convertible are back and prepped to reassume their duties as BMW?s two-door M5 alternatives. The M5 and M6 share most of their underpinnings, with the latter delivering more style than the former?as well as reduced practicality. If you?re wondering why the droptop M6 is a 2012 and [...]

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Tost: Alguersuari, Buemi no F1 stars

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says the talent of Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi was simply not enough to be in a position to challenge for a seat at Red Bull Racing. Both Alguersuari and Buemi were replaced at the Faenza-based squad in a shock decision by the team, which hired Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne for the 2012 season. Tost has stated repeatedly that Toro Rosso's mission is to nurture talent that will fit sister squad Red Bull Racing's demands of a top driver

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/tost-alguersuari-buemi-no-f1-stars/

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

Sunday, February 19, 2012

NASCAR's big packs are back

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/19/1868568/nascars-big-packs-are-back.html

Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton

VINTAGE: Another Amazing Ferrari Barn Find

The 1954 250 Monza Pinin Farina roadster was left to rot in Uruguay; the remains were displayed at Retromobile with a $6.48 milion price tag.

Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/vintage-an-amazing-ferrari-barn-find/

Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen

The Budweiser Shootout gets ?Rowdy?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/budweiser-shootout-gets-rowdy.html

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Report: Hyundai Veloster Turbo to start at $21,500?

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As much as we love the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, it's the 2013 Turbo model that really gets our juices flowing (especially in matte gray, for the record). It takes that unique three-door (four-door?) configuration one step further with the addition of some more aggressive aero bits, a revised front end and new wheels; not to mention a potent 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four underhood, good for 201 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque.

The Veloster Turbo goes on sale this summer, and while official pricing hasn't been released, the folks at Inside Line have apparently confirmed that the car will start at $21,500 - $22,280 when you factor in the $760 destination charge. That's $4,205 more than a base Veloster, but in addition to more power, we expect that some of the base car's optional features will be fitted as standard kit on the Turbo.

What's really interesting, however, is Inside Line's report that the Turbo model was never even part of the original Veloster product strategy here in the United States. No big deal, because we're still getting the forced-induction hatch regardless. But the real reason why this is important is it explains why the Turbo is being offered with a six-speed automatic (in addition to a six-speed manual) rather than the dual-clutch unit found in the base car. Guess that in-house dual-clutch unit can't handle the full 195 lb-ft of the Turbo.

We expect Hyundai to release official Veloster Turbo pricing closer to the car's on-sale date this summer. And if this $21,500 base MSRP stands true, then the affordable end of America's hot hatch pool just got a lot more interesting.

Hyundai Veloster Turbo to start at $21,500? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kyle Busch Amazes, Wins Budweiser Shootout over Tony Stewart

Race Winner: Kyle Busch Age: 26 Team: No. 18 M&M?s Toyota Owner: Joe Gibbs Crew Chief: Dave Rogers - Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in six starts in the annual non-points preseason event. - Busch?s previous best finish in the Shootout was fourth in 2010. - Busch led three [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/02/18/kyle-busch-amazes-wins-budweiser-shootout-over-tony-stewart/

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Video: Drifting returns to its mountain roots... in Poland

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We'll be honest: We miss drifting. Not the polished, sponsor-laden, energy-drink soaked Formula D. We miss the seedy internet shaky-hand cam videos of Japanese drivers slinging their hand-built machines up the mountain side in the middle of the night. Poland, of all places, has sought to marry the worlds of professional, sanctioned drifting with the thrill of taking on a public road. The pairing of a hill climb with drifting may seem odd, but trust us when we say it works. With fans lining the course and drivers all new to improvised track, anything can happen.

Disrespect the mountain, and you'll wind up on your roof. That didn't stop drivers from giving it all they had, however. Fortunately for those of us who aren't within a train ride of Eastern Europe, camera crews documented all the action for the world to see. Hit the jump to check out the high-definition video antics for yourself.

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Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene

NASCAR In Heels: Love is in the air

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/nascar-in-heels-love-is-in-air.html

Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth

FIM confirms Estoril MotoGP round

MotoGP's ruling body FIM has confirmed Portugal has secured a contract to host a round of the championship in 2012. The Estoril event was included on the provisional calendar revealed last year, but subject to the successful conclusion of a contract. On Wednesday, FIM confirmed the event will go ahead as planned on May 6.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/fim-confirms-estoril-motogp-round/

Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille

WSR boss eyes 2012 title challenge

British Touring Car team boss Dick Bennetts believes his WSR squad can challenge for the title this season after signing Tom Onslow-Cole and confirming turbo engines. Onslow-Cole will join Rob Collard and Nick Foster in the expanded outfit, which will use new turbocharged BMW engines in its trio of 320i entries

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/wsr-boss-eyes-2012-title-challenge/

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

First Look: Effenbert-Liberty Racing?s Ducati 1199 Panigale S Superstock 1000 Race Bike

Although Ducati will not be racing the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale in World Superbike this year, the new offering from Bologna found itself unsurprisingly on a revised homologation list this week for the World Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. While there will not be an official factory-backed WSTCK effort, taking up the cause to develop the Panigale on the track will be Effenbert-Liberty Racing, who will campaign two Ducati 1199 superbikes, with Brett McCormick and Federico ...

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Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther

V8 Supercars Series Driver Praises iRacing

The Gamers-Underground.com posted a story in which Australian Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series driver Scott McLaughlin sings the praises of iRacing: Scott McLaughlin has won his first digital V8 Supercars race after Tatts.com Racing’s Mitchell McLeod jumped the start and had to serve a stop-and-go penalty. Scott, a driver in the Australian Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series and New Zealand V8 Touring Car Series, spoke highly of how iRacing is doing positive things for his ability in real racing. During the post-race broadcast interview, Scott commented on behalf of fellow V8 driver Shane van Gisbergen and himself explaining their enjoyment of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Online Series: “It’s quite hard, but it’s an awesome competitive series and it’s good training for us, honestly. The concentration part, saving your tyres, and even just [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/v8-supercars-series-driver-praises-iracing/

Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan

Friday, February 17, 2012

Magnussen gets extended role at McLaren

McLaren has announced that Kevin Magnussen will have an extended role this year as a member of the team's Young Driver Programme. The 19-year-old, son of former grand prix driver Jan, will start working in McLaren's simulator alongside Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey, and will also take part in the Young Driver F1 in Abu Dhabi later this year

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/magnussen-gets-extended-role-at-mclaren/

Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg

McRae keen to salvage points

World Rally Championship returnee Alister McRae says his priority on Rally Sweden is to make Super 2000 points for Proton following his early bath on yesterday's opening leg. The reigning FIA Asia-Pacific Rally champion went off the road on the rally's third stage, but returned today under Rally 2 regulations. He is running seventh in the category.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/mcrae-keen-to-salvage-points/

Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim

Piria to be first female racer in GP3

Italian teenager Vicky Piria has become the first female driver to sign for a GP3 team after completing a deal to race for series newcomer Trident Racing.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/piria-to-be-first-female-racer-in-gp3/

Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr

2013 Ferrari California Announced: Less Weight and More Power

Ferrari has updated its California convertible for 2013, and will show off the refreshed convertible at the upcoming Geneva auto show. Here are the key changes, and they?re good ones: Ferrari added some horsepower to its boulevardier while at the same time removing some weight. The front-engine, rear-drive, folding-hardtop California still isn?t as hard-core as, [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/0s2OTw4FOxU/2013-ferrari-california-photos-and-info-news

Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli

HendrickCars.com To Sponsor Phoenix Racing, JR Motorsports And Richard Childress Racing In Select 2012 NASCAR Events

Richard Childress Racing (RCR)CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 13, 2012 – HendrickCars.com will sponsor three NASCAR teams in select races in early 2012. The sponsorships will promote the new-look retail automotive website, which re-launched Feb. 1, and coincide with the HendrickCars.com “2012 Indy Dream Weekend” sweepstakes. The program will kick off during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla.,...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/02/13/hendrickcars-com-to-sponsor-phoenix-racing-jr-motorsports-and-richard-childress-racing-in-select-2012-nascar-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hendrickcars-com-to-sponsor-phoenix-racing-jr-motorsports-and-richard-childress-racing-in-select-2012-nascar-events

Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby

Horex VR6 Roadster to Begin Production

In the past when a new motorcycle entry has come to market, we are bombarded with a bevy of media releases about the company’s two-wheeled offering. Usually this also means that Twitter gets lit up like a Roman candle, and Facebook turns into a digital burlesque show where each piece of the bike is slowly revealed and teased in front of us. Such is not the case with Horex however, as the revived German motorcycle ...

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Kellogg Company, Pop-Tarts� and Rice Krispies Treats� to Sponsor Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Daytona

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/kellogg-company-pop-tarts-and-rice.html

Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori

Repsol Press Release: Marc Marquez Says He Is "Almost 100%"

Below is a press release from Repsol and a video blog (in Spanish) produced by the Catalunya CX team, in which Marc Marquez speaks of his recovery from his eye injury, and displays his motocross riding skills:

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Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby

Happy Grosjean cautious on Lotus pace

Romain Grosjean has hailed the new Lotus E20 as an improvement over last year's car in terms of handling after only two days in the cockpit.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/happy-grosjean-cautious-on-lotus-pace/

Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

John Wes Townley arrested for DUI, Replaced at RAB Racing

CONCORD, N.C. (February 10, 2012) – RAB Racing with Brack Maggard announced today that as a result of his recent DUI arrest, John Wes Townley will be replaced as driver of their No. 09 Toyota Tundra until his return is deemed appropriate. “Obviously, this is an unfortunate situation,” said Robby Benton, owner of RAB Racing [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/02/12/john-wes-townley-arrested-for-dui-replaced-at-rab-racing/

Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett

2012 Toyota Prius C Driven: A Smaller, Lighter Prius for Smaller, Lighter Wallets

Americans aren?t fat because of high-fructose corn syrup, stress related to overly competitive work environments, or a sixth sense for locating the world?s finest couches; we posit that the extra pounds are sympathy weight. Our poor cars are so heavy, and we love them so much, that we go ahead and finish that 24-ounce porterhouse [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/4LxDX9Hci0o/2012-toyota-prius-c-first-drive-reviews

Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green