Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bennett Slams Stafford
The world?s greatest short track sim racers took their iRacing.com Street Stocks to Connecticut for a visit to the Stafford Motor Speedway this past week.�� Landon Sciacca (Ohio) was this week?s big winner as he captured the win in the highest Strength of Field (SoF).� Sciacca?s win got him 160 championship points for his win in the 2554 SoF event.� Randy Hedrick (Ohio), Kevin Loveys (Eastern Canada), Christopher Cornell (Northwest) and Darin Busch (Plains) rounded-out the top five in the week’s highest SoF. Thomas Bennett (New England) was Week Eight?s top point earner as he added 146 to his championship point total.� Bennett?s week included two starts and one win.� Randy Hedrick earned 142 points for the week, only four behind Bennett.� Nicolas Moreau, Mike McKinney (Illinois) and William Karp [...]
Earthquake shouldn?t hamper Yamaha
Yamaha is confident that its MotoGP programme should not be affected by the Japanese earthquake.
2014 Porsche 918 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A true mid-engine supercar and the spiritual successor to the Carrera GT. Keep Reading: 2014 Porsche 918 – Feature
Harvick snatches Fontana victory
Kevin Harvick came from behind to grab a shock victory at the last corner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Fontana.
INDYCAR: Miller's Mailbag, 3.30
Always genuine, never lite: It's Miller time. Here's the latest Q&A from SPEED.com's IndyCar guru.
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Mud Muncher Clearly Sets Its Sights on MORR
Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR) Appleton, WI (March 30, 2011) Alternative Distribution has joined the MORR (Midwest Off-Road Racing) Contingency Program to promote its Mud Muncher product line. The offer covers both the Sportsman and PRO racers competing in the...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Chevy Won?t Offer a Cruze SS, But More Powerful Engine is a Possibility
Chevrolet is not planning to offer an SS version of its Cruze sedan, despite recent rumors to the contrary. We’ve learned that the company is holding its line on not deploying the SS branding to every model?in fact, at this point the only Chevy so badged is the Camaro?and as such, there won’t be a [...]
Lightweight, 275-hp Mazda MX-5 GT Goes Britcar Hunting on the Track
Mazda?s bringing its prodigal son of the seminal Elan back to its spiritual home of Blighty?s racing circuits in the guise of the MX-5 GT, destined for the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship. The lightness-added, horsepower-increased racing machine?s said to accelerate to 60 in three seconds and top out at 160 mph, using that Chapmanian [...]
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Report: Japanese automakers to discuss rotating schedule of production
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Automakers in Japan are desperate to restart their factories, but part shortages are in many instances holding up production. But that's not the only issue, as rolling blackouts are making it difficult for the manufacturing sector to maintain steady operation.
USA Today reports that one solution to the problem could be a rotating schedule. Basically, Japan's automakers would alternate which days plants would be open for business. The plan could be as simple as 'Toyota runs on Monday, Honda gets Tuesday, Nissan gets Wednesday and smaller automakers get Thursday.' Alternatively, automakers could alternate shifts on a per-region basis so as not to stress the weakened power grid. Bloomberg reports that automakers will meet soon discuss a rotating schedule.
Japan's all-important auto industry is still early in the process of getting back on track, so we're likely to hear a lot more oddball ideas like a rotating production schedule. Ultimately, automakers will need to get back to full-scale production in the next few weeks, or car buyers around the world (including here in the U.S.) will start to feel the pain.
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Talladega Superspeedway Unveils New Shower and Restroom Facility for Family and South Parks
Talladega (Ala.) SuperspeedwayTALLADEGA, Ala. ?Talladega Superspeedway unveiled a new shower and restroom facility outside of Turn 1 that will service the Family and FREE South campgrounds. ?The shower house that previously served this area was built in 1988 when Mike Helton was President of Talladega Superspeedway,? said Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch.�� ?While it served...more»
Indy drivers want restart rethink
Leading IndyCar drivers have called for a rethink of the new double-file restart rules after a string of early crashes in the season-opener in St Petersburg. The first race of the new system saw a massive first-corner crash involving Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Mike Conway, Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe, and then further tangles after the ensuing restarts lead to four caution periods in the first 15 laps. Polesitter and second-place finisher Will Power reckoned IndyCar was not the right series to try double-file restarts in - and expects the trouble to continue
Lotus satisfied with race pace
Lotus said it was very satisfied with its race pace in Melbourne, even though it did not achieve its aim of catching the more established midfield teams in the season opener. The team spent the Australian Grand Prix weekend back in the position it had occupied through 2010 - beating Virgin and Hispania, but not quick enough to challenge those ahead. But Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne said the signs from Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen's race performance were very encouraging.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Renault confident of more podiums
Renault believes it can deliver another podium-finishing performance in the Malaysian Grand Prix, after Vitaly Petrov's encouraging result in Australia. Following a difficult winter when Robert Kubica was injured in a rally crash, Renault was given a major morale boost as Petrov delivered the maiden podium finish of his career at Albert Park.
Video: Hinson Motorsports releases own official vid of 230-mph twin-turbo Corvette crash
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Hinson Motorsports crash at the 2011 Texas Mile - Click above to view video after the jump
Over the weekend, we showed you a horrifying series pf pictures from Hinson Motorsports' 230-mile-per-hour crash at the Texas Mile. The tuner's twin-turbo Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was trying to break its own 224-mph standing-mile record for Corvettes when something went badly awry.
Even now, nobody's quite sure what caused the nearly 2,000-horsepower Vette to go airborne, but it did, rolling several times before coming to rest on its wheels. The new video after the jump offers multiple perspectives on the crash as it happened, and it looks much more violent in the videos than it did in the earlier video footage and stills we saw.
Once again, the driver somehow managed to walk away from the crash unharmed, and Hinson has promised to come back with another entry in the Fall.
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Lotus drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli are adamant that they will be much more competitive in race conditions tomorrow when they can generate some tyre temperature, as the team struggled to get near the midfield again in Melbourne qualifying. Despite optimism that Lotus had taken a big step forward over the winter, its drivers assumed their habitual 2010 positions in qualifying in Australia, with Kovalainen 19th and Trulli 20th. The team has struggled with tyre temperature issues all weekend, and Kovalainen was also hampered by a wing problem in Q1.
Button hails McLaren?s step forward
Jenson Button says McLaren has taken a huge step forward compared to winter testing, after the team enjoyed a positive start to the season in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Wilson Grabs Second Win in Toronto
Monster Energy Kawasaki AMA Supercross Series Rogers Centre - Toronto, Canada Irvine, Calif. (March 28, 2011) Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson showed his confidence was back at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada as he captured his second-career win and...
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Caption Contest: Not Commenting About the [Expletive] Bike Lane
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This was the scene in Jackson Heights yesterday, where Mayor Bloomberg, Anthony Weiner, and the top dog on Prospect Park West, Senator Chuck Schumer, joined a bevy of other pols to contest the surprisingly low Census counts in Brooklyn and Queens. (That’s Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez between Bloomberg and Schumer.)
During the presser, the Senator [...]
This was the scene in Jackson Heights yesterday, where Mayor Bloomberg, Anthony Weiner, and the top dog on Prospect Park West, Senator Chuck Schumer, joined a bevy of other pols to contest the surprisingly low Census counts in Brooklyn and Queens. (That’s Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez between Bloomberg and Schumer.)
During the presser, the Senator [...]
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'Bye Dad: David Evan Davis, Jr., shuts his eyes one last time at 80 years, 140 days
David E. Davis, Jr., with wife Jeannie and son Matt
Talking about my dad just after the day of his death, I'm sort of forced to quote him. Right up to the last, he was "one tough summbitch" as he would say in praising anyone worth their salt. He saved that Burnside, Kentucky, inner country boy just for such moments as these.
His amazing wife Jeannie Luce Kuhn Davis (one of the great names in the annals of stepmothering) and I drove up to the hospital yesterday before I had to get to the airport to head to New York City, where I am writing this now. Jeannie was in her Chrysler minivan - her favorite for hauling dogs and people, in that order - me in a nice Saab 9-5 sedan. We'd brought the two big Italian Spinone hunting dogs, Tavi (for "Ottavio") and Pucci (for "Puccini"), to the hospital the two previous days so they could give some love to their bedridden master. Jeannie was going to bring them again in the afternoon since my dad and everyone else on the floor got such a kick out of them with their silly bearded faces and warm affection.
In the morning my dad was fine and we had a good last bye-bye, saying we'd see each other really soon again anyway. After all, all post-op tests revealed that he was now completely cured of any cancer and he'd be heading home in maybe five or six days to heal up completely. We were all telling as much to the many well-wishers who phoned the room.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Latvala problem lets Ogier pull away
Sebastien Ogier now leads the Rally of Portugal by half a minute after Jari-Matti Latvala suffered a driveshaft breakage on the penultimate stage of day two.
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Montoya claims Fontana Cup pole
Juan Pablo Montoya claimed his sixth Sprint Cup Series pole position in qualifying for Sunday's race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. The Colombian had run seventh fastest in a rain-delayed practice, which gave him one of the late slots to complete his qualifying run. On his first and only lap he knocked off Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano from provisional pole with a lap time of 38.992s - the only driver breaking the 39-second bracket - at an average speed of 184.652mph
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Sousa finding WRC a big step up
Bernardo Sousa has admitted the switch from a Super 2000 to a World Rally Car for this week's Rally of Portugal has been harder than he imagined. Sousa is making his debut in a top-level rally car on his home event in Portugal this week, having previously driven in the Production Car and S2000 World Rally Championships. "It has been harder than I thought," he said
Victory Junction Campers and Wounded Warrior Project Heroes Have Special Roles to Play at This Year?s Goody?s Fast Relief 500
BC & Goody?s PickAPowder.com Campaign Incorporates Individuals From Two Important Charities in the Hearts of Trace Adkins and Richard Petty During April 1-3 Race Weekend at Martinsville Speedway Goody's Fast Relief 500 LogoMemphis, Tenn. (March 28, 2011) ? For the 62nd running of the Goody?s Fast Relief 500 on April 3 at Martinsville Speedway in...more»
Chevy Won?t Offer a Cruze SS, But More Powerful Engine is a Possibility
Chevrolet is not planning to offer an SS version of its Cruze sedan, despite recent rumors to the contrary. We’ve learned that the company is holding its line on not deploying the SS branding to every model?in fact, at this point the only Chevy so badged is the Camaro?and as such, there won’t be a [...]
Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Auto Club 400 Race Recaps
Team Chevy LogoKEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHNS CHEVROLET ? RACE WINNER: GIVE US THE RUNDOWN ON THE FINAL PASS ON THE LAST LAP: “You know those guys (Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson) started racing and they got side-by-side and we were able to pull up in there. The more cycles that got on our...more»
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Series Auto Club Speedway Post Race Notes & Quotes
Toyota MotorsportsTOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Auto Club Speedway –March 26, 2011 - Camry driver Kyle Busch won Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Auto Club Speedway. - The victory was his third of the 2011 season, his 35th driving a Toyota, and his 46th career NNS win. - The...more»
2012 Audi S7 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The performance version of the new Audi A7, which is a beautifully reskinned, hatchback A6. Keep Reading: 2012 Audi S7 – Feature
Franchitti dominates in St Pete
Dario Franchitti steered clear of a destructive start and went on to dominate the opening round of the IndyCar Series in St Petersburg.
2011 NSCS Auto Club 400 Q & A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Martin Truex, Jr.
2011 NSCS Martin Truex - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARMARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Why do you think this track tends to produce a fuel mileage race? “It just depends on how the race is shaping up. A lot of the 1.5-mile, especially here at...more»
2012 Honda Civic / Civic Si / Civic Hybrid ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The ninth generation of Honda?s compact Civic. Keep Reading: 2012 Honda Civic / Civic Si / Civic Hybrid – Feature
Basso gets Proton IRC deal
Former Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Giandomenico Basso will drive for Proton in six asphalt IRC rounds this year, starting with next month's Canarias event.
Smith Continues Qualifying Prowess; 4th Fastest in California
2011 NSCS Regan Smith - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCARFONTANA, Calif. (March 25, 2011) – Regan Smith posted another strong qualifying effort in his No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet. By posting the fourth fastest speed in Friday’s time trials at Auto Club Speedway, it marks the fourth time in the first five races...more»
Saturday, March 26, 2011
2011 NSCS Auto Club 400 Second Practice Session Speeds
Kevin HarvickKevin Harvick, with a lap speed of 181.146 mph, was the fastest during the second NSCS Auto Club 400 practice session at Auto Club Speedway. Denny Hamlin was second fastest with a lap speed of 180.841 mph, and was followed by Carl Edwards (180.591) who was third fastest, Kyle Busch (180.307) fourth fastest and...more»
Keys for Success: Auto Club 400
Dodge MotorsportsFONTANA, Calif., (March 26, 2011) ? Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing crew chiefs, engineers, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ?Keys for Success? for the upcoming race.� This week, the green flag drops at Auto Club Speedway and the Auto Club 400. Track: Auto Club Speedway (race...more»
Dreyer and Reinbold to field Hamilton
Davey Hamilton will join Dreyer & Reinbold for a three-event IndyCar Series campaign this year. The American had been expected to return to De Ferran Dragon Racing, his 2010 home, before the team folded prior to the start of the season, but will instead resume his relationship with Dreyer & Reinbold - which fielded him at Indianapolis in 2009. This year Hamilton will enter the Indy 500, the Texas double-header, and the Las Vegas season finale.
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ORECA planning IndyCar kit
ORECA is planning to develop an aerodynamic bodykit for the all-new 2012 one-make IndyCars series, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals. The new regulations will allow teams and manufacturers to develop their own aerodynamic packages for the next generation Dallara Indy Car and the French manufacturer is keen to expand its business into new markets
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ORECA planning IndyCar kit
ORECA is planning to develop an aerodynamic bodykit for the all-new 2012 one-make IndyCars series, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals. The new regulations will allow teams and manufacturers to develop their own aerodynamic packages for the next generation Dallara Indy Car and the French manufacturer is keen to expand its business into new markets
Lightweight, 275-hp Mazda MX-5 GT Goes Britcar Hunting on the Track
Mazda?s bringing its prodigal son of the seminal Elan back to its spiritual home of Blighty?s racing circuits in the guise of the MX-5 GT, destined for the Britcar MSA British Endurance Championship. The lightness-added, horsepower-increased racing machine?s said to accelerate to 60 in three seconds and top out at 160 mph, using that Chapmanian [...]
Friday, March 25, 2011
Button: Overtaking will shock people
Jenson Button thinks Formula 1 fans are going to be 'shocked' by the amount of overtaking in the Australian Grand Prix as drivers struggle to look after their tyres in the closing stages of the race. Amid growing excitement about the impact that Pirelli's new tyres are going to have on the racing, Button thinks that the stage is set for the final laps in particular to produce real thrills. "I think you will see so much overtaking in the last stint here that it will shock everyone," explained Button
Ford Crown Victoria Lounge Lizard ? Archived Project Car
Can a car named after a stuffy 19th-century matriarch be modified into a hot rod for the redoubtable Kress Lounge? We try. We Succeed. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it? well, maybe I have only said it once: Anything weighing two tons and casting a 17.7-foot shadow ought to be a national monument. [...]
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Webber goes fastest in first practice
Mark Webber and Red Bull made the perfect start to the 2011 season by going fastest in opening free practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Preview: Smooth transition showing in results for Menard (NASCAR.com)
Preview: Smooth transition showing in results for Menard
Una Conway new Yamaha Racing Communications Officer
Yamaha Racing Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Una Conway is joining Yamaha as the new Racing Communications Officer for production model road racing, just in time for the second round of the World Superbike Championship in Donington Park, coming weekend....
Jennifer Jo Cobb snags one race deal for California
Mooresville, N.C. (March 21, 2011) – Jennifer Jo Cobb announced today that she will drive the No. 41 Rick Ware Racing (RWR) entry in this Saturday’s Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway. The agreement is a one-race deal with future race possibilities. Cobb is continuing to explore options for the remainder of the 2011 [...]
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Bayne, Wood Brothers Return to One of Their Bread-and-Butter Race Tracks
2011 NSCS No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion (driven by Trevor Bayne) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCARTrevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion head back this weekend to the kind of track they run best this weekend as the Sprint Cup circuit runs the Auto Club 400 at...more»
Jennifer Jo Cobb Comments on Not Starting at Bristol Motor Speedway
Jennifer Jo Cobb Comments on Not Starting at Bristol Motor Speedway: “It feels like such a ‘Jerry Maguire’ moment. There were rumblings all week about us start and parking this race. I have a commitment to my sponsors, my fans, NASCAR that I won’t start and park. I’m very serious about my career and my [...]
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 81: 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. This week’s note proved tricky, and only a few of you figured out that the sound came from a 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S. Like that sound? Download the MP3 and quiz your friends, make [...]
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Sandt Slips into USA Supremacy
Robert Sandt returned to the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series in Week Seven of the season to once again rise to the top of his peers when it counted. Sandt, who represents the Pennsylvania Sim Racing Club, took home two wins in two online racing starts to record 186 points for his efforts at the USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida. Sandt?s biggest triumph took place on the first night of competition. The race, which was rated with 2979 strength of field (SoF) points, saw Sandt lead 64 laps en route to the win over Shawn Colley, Travis Benson, Jerold John and Jamie Damgar. Colley gained 167 points from a race which would be the only one of his three starts he didn?t win in Week Seven. Colley?s big win [...]
Video: Chevrolet takes it easy on the competition with Corvette ZR1 ad
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, BMW, Chevrolet, Porsche, Ferrari
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 ad spot - Click above to watch the video after the jump
We've seen plenty of luxury sports cars that are later tuned for the 12 Hours of Sebring. Porsche, Ferrari and BMW all do it, and so does General Motors with its Corvette Racing team. So why do the advertising types at GM feel it necessary to talk up their car at the expense of the aforementioned makes by way of this 30-second commercial? GM has earned bragging rights because, unlike the other cars, the stock ZR1 actually had to be de-tuned by 168 horsepower in order to qualify.
Unfortunately for Chevrolet and its racing team, the race cars could have used a few of those ponies, as BMW took first and second, while The General had to settle for third place. Still, the spot serves as a reminder of just how ridiculous it is that the ZR1 comes fresh from the factory with 638 horsepower and a whole world of whoop-ass. Hit the jump to watch the commercial for yourself.
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Continue reading Video: Chevrolet takes it easy on the competition with Corvette ZR1 ad
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Stefan Bradl took pole position for the first Moto2 round of the season at Losail in Qatar, but had to fight hard to fend off 125cc champion Marc Marquez.
Pics Aplenty: Hennessey Venom GT Chassis #03 dressed up in red
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, MISC
2011 Hennessey Venom GT in red - Click above for high-res image gallery
We've seen the silver-colored Hennessey Venom GT chassis number 01 out running about, and now, the tuning company has decided to show off its bright red chassis number 03. The 1,200-horsepower supercar can ran from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds and has an estimated top speed of 267 mph.
We've stared at it, heard it, seen it belch fire on the dyno, Jay Leno's had his time with it and now we say enough is enough. We're more than ready for our test drive, and while the red paint job of this latest build is indeed sexy, we'd gladly drive one in beige if it meant some seat time was in order.
Click through the gallery below to see the 2011 Hennessey Venom GT looking resplendent in its shiny new red coat of paint.
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Race Fans Can Join NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart at Oakland Zoo This Thursday
Visit Kicks-Off Countdown to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon RacewaySONOMA, Calif. (March 22, 2011) ? Race fans are invited to join Infineon Raceway and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart at the Oakland Zoo this Thursday, March 24, as Stewart kicks off the countdown to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 (June 24-26). Stewart, an...more»
Car Companies Vie for Supremacy in Distracted Driving Arms Race
The GPS system with the tiny keyboard. The mounted DVD player for the kiddies. Satellite radio with 1,000 channels. Now there’s even in-dash, voice-activated Facebook.
Industry observers describe a "race to arms" among auto companies to install driver distraction systems. Photo: Info NIAC
Welcome to the modern car, where a host of distracting gadgets comes standard. [...]
Industry observers describe a "race to arms" among auto companies to install driver distraction systems. Photo: Info NIAC
Welcome to the modern car, where a host of distracting gadgets comes standard. [...]
#8 Peugeot leads as rivals collide
The new Peugeot 908 HDi driven by Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamy led the Sebring 12 Hours at the halfway point. The leading 908, which held a narrow advantage under yellow flags on the six-hour mark, was the only one of the four factory turbodiesels entered by Peugeot and Audi to reach the halfway stage without problems. The two Audi R15+ TDIs and the second new 908 were all involved in incidents resulting in major delays.
Jennifer Jo Cobb snags one race deal for California
Mooresville, N.C. (March 21, 2011) – Jennifer Jo Cobb announced today that she will drive the No. 41 Rick Ware Racing (RWR) entry in this Saturday’s Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway. The agreement is a one-race deal with future race possibilities. Cobb is continuing to explore options for the remainder of the 2011 [...]
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2014 Porsche 918 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A true mid-engine supercar and the spiritual successor to the Carrera GT. Keep Reading: 2014 Porsche 918 – Feature
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Australia preview quotes: Red Bull
Mark Webber: As an Australian I'm looking forward to Melbourne being the first race. We've done a huge amount of testing and a lot of work has gone into the cars - now we'll put them through their paces at Albert Park and lots of questions will be answered. It's going to be an eventful weekend, especially as the weather can be a bit hit and miss.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 81
Hit play for an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note, and then share your guesses or get a few hints from other visitors in the comments below. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the answer!
Carl Edwards, 2011 NSCS Auto Club 400 Race Preview
2011 NSCS Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARCarl Edwards ? NSCS CALIFORNIA ADVANCE Team: No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Bob Osborne Chassis: RK-739��� New chassis QUOTES Carl Edwards on racing at Auto Club Speedway: ?We?re going to California to win the race this weekend. �We?ve got fast race cars...more»
VW Beetle to debut in China; powerful Audi-engined model in the cards?
Filed under: China, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Shanghai Motor Show
2012 Volkswagen Beetle spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
The latest from the Volkswagen bunker in Wolfsburg is that the second-generation New Beetle (henceforth to be known mercifully as 'Beetle') is officially dropping its towel to the floor at the Shanghai Motor Show in April. Whooda thunk it just five years ago? The Beetle is an American pop phenomenon, and it smarts a bit to have lost even that cachet to the all-powerful Chinese venue.
Early word on the Beetle is that it is dynamically far sportier than the outgoing matzoh-ball built exclusively for people desperate for cutesy-ness and absolute symmetry. Oh, yes, and rear passengers without heads.
While Europe is not intended to get the sensational 335-horsepower "W28" in-line five-cylinder turbo seen so far in both the Audi TT RS and RS3, it would seem there is a plot afoot to bring such a Beetle to North America. "The Beetle," a source in Wolfsburg tells Autoblog, "is so much sportier now. It's much more appealing to male buyers as well." Some off-the-record remarks tell of a Beetle thus equipped that is better on the track than another VW R coupe that North America sadly still doesn't get.
The message? No more dung beetles.
[Images: KGP Photography]
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsFlashpoint - Coming to you Live
A radio talkshow host (guest star Michael Riley, Gemini Award winner for this role) is hunted down by the SRU when he takes a politician hostage at gunpoint.
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Sprint Fan Vote Kicks Off Wednesday, March 23
Annual Vote Allows Fans to Help Set Starting Lineup for May 21 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star RaceHUNTERSVILLE, N.C. ? March 21, 2011 ? As anticipation builds for this year?s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, it?s time again for fans to help vote one eligible driver into the annual all-star event, which airs...more»
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Grosjean: No tyre worries at Imola
GP2 polesitter Romain Grosjean believes that the drivers will take more risks with their tyres at Imola this weekend than they did in the Asia series opener in Abu Dhabi. The new Pirelli tyres were a major concern in Abu Dhabi last month, with drivers taking a conservative approach to make sure their rubber lasted the distance. But Grosjean believes that the lower temperatures at Imola, plus the fact that there were not any major issues last time out, will mean that everyone is more aggressive in the early stages this weekend
Monday, March 21, 2011
Alex Job Racing Eighth in Tough 12 at Sebring
Alex Job Racing Sebring, FL (March 19, 2011) Alex Job Racing (AJR) drivers Leh Keen, Bill Sweedler and Brian Wong had a tough American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in the...
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Big Love - When Men and Mountains Meet
The Henricksons brace for an uncertain future.
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Dovizioso adamant race will be better
Andrea Dovizioso admitted he was very disappointed to end Qatar Grand Prix qualifying only seventh on a grid led by his Honda team-mates Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa - but is adamant he can be up with Pedrosa at least on race pace. The Italian has been overshadowed by Stoner and Pedrosa since Honda expanded its works line-up to three bikes for this year.
Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Jeff Byrd 500 Race Recaps
Toyota MotorsportsCamry driver Kyle Busch won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch led 153 (of 500) laps en route to victory lane. The victory was his first of the 2011 season, his 16th driving a Toyota and his 20th overall NSCS win. After winning yesterday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)...more»
Kyle Busch takes another Bristol win
Kyle Busch followed up his Nationwide Series victory with a win in NASCAR's main Sprint Cup event at Bristol, giving him a streak of five consecutive wins at the track across all three NASCAR series. The Joe Gibbs Toyota driver fended off Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson during the final stint to secure his victory. Full report to follow..
Stoner: Victory feels like 2007 again
Honda's Casey Stoner said his win in the MotoGP season-opener in Qatar felt similar to the start of his dominant 2007 campaign. The Australian has now won at Losail four times in five years, but he said today's performance in his first race as a factory Honda rider felt particularly reminiscent of when he stunned the paddock by taking his maiden win in the '07 opener and went on to charge to the title with Ducati in his first season at the squad. "It definitely couldn't be any better," said Stoner.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
VIDEO: SX - Jacksonville Analysis
SPEED's Supercross experts break down Saturday night's Monster Energy Supercross round from Jacksonville, FL
A Transportation Engineer Weighs in on the Prospect Park West Lawsuit
Gary Toth is currently director of transportation initiatives at Project for Public Spaces. Previously, during his career with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Gary was one of the architects of the agency’s transformation to a national leader in context-sensitive transportation planning. He sent us these thoughts in response to the lawsuit filed earlier this [...]
Hegewald latest to return to F2
Tobias Hegewald has become the latest driver to decide to return to Formula 2 after a year's absence.
2012 Audi S6 Spy Photos ? Future Cars
Great power should more than make up for the S6?s vanilla looks. We?ve only recently driven the 2012 Audi A6, a car that left us with very few complaints. But the upcoming S6 pictured here should be a great reason to not buy an A6. Keep Reading: 2012 Audi S6 Spy Photos – Future Cars
Lorenzo Steals the Front Row for Qatar
Yamaha Factory Racing 2011 MotoGP Qatar Losail Circuit 19/03/2011 Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo reminded everyone why he's the reigning World Champion this evening in the first qualifying session of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship. The blisteringly quick session...
Sutil expects tough start to season
Adrian Sutil has admitted that he is expecting Force India to be off the pace in the opening rounds of the 2011 season.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Bautista suffers fractured femur
Suzuki is set to be ruled out of the MotoGP opener in Qatar after its sole rider Alvaro Bautista suffered a fractured femur in a practice crash. The Spaniard fell heavily at the penultimate corner near the end of the final practice session this evening, and was unable to get to his feet after the accident.
Huff quickest in damp first practice
Rob Huff set the fastest time in first practice at the opening round of the World Touring Car Championship at Curitiba. A light rain shower prior to the session left the track slick, and lap times proved some 10 seconds slower than those seen during Friday's tests. Huff's Chevrolet Cruze, fitted with the new generation 1.6 turbo engine, recorded a fastest time of 1m33.507s
Down Sizzles at Spa
Race Two of the iRacing V8 Supercar Series at legendary Spa-Francorchamps once again brought no less than three full splits. The cream of the sim racing crop weren’t going to miss this magnificent virtual venue. Madison Down’s pole time of 2 min 23.348 could not be headed. However there were some new faces qualifying up front. Simon Black shared the front row with the series frontrunner, and Matthew Nethercote was an impressive third from XSG’s Andrew Le. Mind you, they were two seconds down on Down?s qualifying pace. At Spa, one slip up is all it takes.� Next came George Fullerton in one of his best starting positions for the year, Wayne Harris, Stuart Wood, Craig Hunter, Justin Strickland and Mark Rayner rounding out the top ten in a full [...]
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Earnhardt Jr. finding success with Letarte (Yahoo! Sports)
Jeff Gordons old crew chief is providing Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a new lease on life.
Stoner tops another practice session
Casey Stoner completed his clean sweep of fastest times in Qatar practice sessions, but had to fight harder in practice three. The previous two sessions had seen Stoner unstoppable from the outset, but in Friday's final session he was behind his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa until the final few minutes, when the Australian delivered a sub-lap-record 1m55.035s to go quickest by 0.158 seconds
2013 Porsche 911 Turbo Spy Photos ? Future Cars
The iconic top version of the icon gets redesigned. The next 911, known to Porsche and its fans by the 991 internal designation, is ready to launch this fall at the Frankfurt auto show. But as is always the case with the 911, the first showing will be just the beginning: Nobody has mastered the [...]
Q and A: Fisher on Academy chance
The World Rally Championship Academy starts on next week's Rally of Portugal and 22-year-old Northern Irishman Alastair Fisher is one of the 20 drivers battling for the 500,000 euros on offer at the end of the season. AUTOSPORT spoke to him about the new championship's opener and why he turned his back on a British title shot to focus on the Academy. Q.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Team AirAsia - Imola Preview
Team AirAsia GP2 Asia Series Thu, 17 Mar 2011 Team AirAsia will compete in Imola this weekend in the final round of the GP2 Asia Series 2011 Season. The legendary Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit host the very...
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Building Our Long-Term Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon ? Feature
We clock in at the factory to help assemble our latest long-termer. The V badge on the back of a Cadillac CTS-V is not supposed to sit parallel to the bumper. Also, remember that the letter leans. Okay, so it?s in a stylized font and attached to an angular car, and will always look crooked [...]
McMurray enjoys IndyCar test
Jamie McMurray said he would be tempted to enter an IndyCar Series road course event after thoroughly enjoying his car swap with Scott Dixon at Barber Motorsports Park on Wednesday.
2012 Chevrolet Malibu ? Spied
Expect a little more sizzle for Chevy?s mid-size hit. Update: Spy photographers have finally caught a few close-up shots of the next Malibu, including its masked front fascia. Check out the latest pictures and updated text below. Chevrolet?s current Malibu was a huge success when the company needed it, winning a place on our 2008 [...]
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.17.11
Review: 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible
Intrigue, thy name is the 5.0-liter, supercharged V8 planted behind this kitty's headlights. Until the first check engine light, and then the second...
We catch up with the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell World Drive in the States
We pick the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell World drive back up a full 5,651 miles from where we last parted ways with the round-the-world hydrogen-promoting caravan.
Video: Fired NMS employee speaks out about errant F-bomb on Chrysler Twitter account
According to Scott Bartosiewicz, TweetDeck for the iPhone is the real culprit that led to his firing.
Also of interest:
- Report: Toyota wins right to view unintended acceleration plaintiff data
- JD Power's 2011 Vehicle Dependability Study names Lincoln best brand, Toyota wins most segments
- Lexus, Mini top J.D. Power customer service survey
- Report: Lamborghini plans surface; include Estoque, Sesto Elemento and Gallardo-replacing Cabrera
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.17.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsArgentine president says Dakar Rally returning
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says the Dakar Rally will return to the South American country next year. Fernandez made the announcement Thursday, saying the 2012 Rally would begin at the seaside resort of Mar del Plata. The race started the last three years in the Argentina capital Buenos Aires.
Sharpie Kids Zone Makes Debut This Weekend at BMS
Bristol Motor Speedway 50th AnniversaryBRISTOL, Tenn. (Wednesday, March 16, 2011) ? While some race fans might already feel as though they are like a kid in a candy store when they arrive at Bristol Motor Speedway, the actual youngsters among have another cool place to hang out during time at the track. The Sharpie Kids...more»
Home Win For McLean at Philip Island
Avoiding a huge opening lap accident that involved 12 of the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing field, and capitalising on a ‘power failure’ for Jesse Nieminen, Australia?s Luke McLean secured his first ever race victory in the globe’s most prestigious sim-racing series. Before the 35 car field had even taken to the grid for the 69 lap race, a strange air hung over the paddock, with the announcement that Team Redline’s drivers Greger Huttu, Luca Masier and Bastien Bartsch would not be making the grid due to ?injuries.? Maybe it was foresight, or maybe it was just luck, but the trio’s absence from Round Two of the championship meant they missed what will be remembered as one of the most explosive race starts of this (or any) season. Within [...]
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Mirrored Smart Fortwo Electric Drive: Seven years of bad luck if you crash? [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Videos, Smart, Electric
Apparatjik rocks the disco-ball Smart Fortwo - Click above to watch video after the jump
What happens if you take a Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, add a disco-ball finish and then throw in Electriconic Rock group Apparatjik? You get the mirrored two-seater shown above, as well as a rather odd video featuring enough flashing lights to push epileptics into DEFCON 1.
The electric party-mobile is a one-off creation thought up by the Apparatjik crew. It's a music group comprised of Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman, A-Ha guitarist/keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, Mew lead singer Jonas Bjerre and producer Martin Terefe. The car will be used in a film called Pixel City. It also has a starring role in an Apparatjik music video, which can be seen after the jump. Just don't crash... that's a lot of mirrors ripe for a shattering.
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Mirrored Smart Fortwo Electric Drive: Seven years of bad luck if you crash? [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsThe Hard Times of RJ Berger - Tell and Kiss
RJ lies to the jocks about how far he's gone with Claire, while Miles gets busted for spreading rumors and is challenged to a fight by the girl of his dreams.
One and Only
The inRacingNews Challenge is now halfway complete, as the Pontiac Solstices and Spec Racer Fords of the multi-class series spent last week competed at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the one and only time this online racing season. While Chris Hughson (in Solstice) and Gabriel Tobar (in SRF) both held substantial points leads going into the week, both looked to even further extend their respective advantages. While Tobar succeeded, building his advantage over dual title threat Hughson to 164 in SRF (994-830), Hughson saw his lead over Nenad Matijevic in Solstice drop to 90 points, and now sits at 937-847. Solstice remains the class with the bigger championship leads in the lower divisions, as Moreno Bertani holds a 60-marker advantage over William R Randleman in Division Two, Wim Bries is running [...]
Crutchlow plays down finger injury
Cal Crutchlow says the finger injury that halted his participation in the final winter MotoGP test day at Losail tonight will not prevent him from running in the season-opener at the Qatar track this weekend. The Tech 3 Yamaha rider suffered a wound to the little finger on his left hand when he slid off at Turn 10. "I've basically just worn away the edge of my finger, taken my nail off and wore it down to the bone," Crutchlow explained to the official MotoGP website.
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Detroit News auto critic resigns. Was it because paper bowed to advertiser pressure?
Filed under: Sedan, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Marketing/Advertising, Chrysler
Auto critic Scott Burgess has reportedly resigned his post at The Detroit News effective immediately. The well-respected scribe gave no reason for his sudden departure from the paper, but Jalopnik is citing unnamed sources who claim the writer's departure was spurred on by the unthinkable; a review that was neutered to appease an unnamed advertiser that wasn't Chrysler.
The review in question was for the Chrysler 200, which has been substantially updated (apparently not enough) for 2011. Yes, the same 200 that was featured in the excellent "Imported from Detroit" ad that Chrysler spent millions on to air during the Super Bowl, and the same vehicle that is essentially a reworked Sebring.
We don't have an official account detailing why Burgess called it quits, but the following facts are cut and dry. In the original review, which hit newsstands last week Thursday, Burgess called the 200 "a dog," adding "If this is the best vehicle Detroit exports, then Glenn Beck is right." Nice zinger, but unfortunately it didn't make its way to the online version of the review. The online version of the review was clearly diluted at least seven times (you can see all the editorial deletes/rewrites on Jalopnik), taking the edge off of an otherwise scathing account that paints the 200 as coming up short against the midsize competition.
While The Detroit News hasn't admitted to any inappropriate behavior and the advertiser in question is still unknown, evidence points to this whole thing stinking to high hell. If this turns out to be true then we tip our hat to Mr. Burgess for standing up for what he believes in, and for Jalopnik for bringing this to light.
[Source: Jalopnik | Image: Bill Pugliano/Getty]
Detroit News auto critic resigns. Was it because paper bowed to advertiser pressure? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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