Saturday, October 16, 2010

Johnson?s rally dashes Chasers hopes (Yahoo! Sports)

Jimmie Johnson rallied from an early spin to actually increase his points lead.

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2012 Volkswagen Eos ? Official Photos and Info

A new dawn from Wolfsburg: VW gives the Eos a face lift.
Eos, the Titan goddess of dawn, is reborn: At the Los Angeles auto show, Volkswagen is unveiling a heavily face-lifted version of the Golf-based folding-hardtop convertible. The Eos is the latest VW to receive the company’s new signature look, with a wide, horizontal grille?instead [...]


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Cody Coughlin completes another good race in ASALMS competition

JEGS WEST SALEM, Wis. (Oct. 11) Third-generation racer Cody Coughlin left LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday night a better driver than when he arrived....

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David Pearson, Bobby Allison Lead NASCAR's Second Hall of Fame Class

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Driving champions David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and team owner Bud Moore were named as the second class of inductees into NASCAR's Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony at the Grand Hall of the year-old shrine in downtown Charlotte.

Representing markedly different eras, the new class is comprised of some of the sport's most recognizable names.

Three-time Cup champion David Pearson, who many thought would enter the Hall during its inaugural class, was the first name announced by NASCAR Chairman Brian France (right).

Legendary driver Bobby Allison, the 1983 Cup champ and three-time winner of the Daytona 500, was the next name revealed, followed by the Petty family patriarch and inaugural Daytona 500 winner Lee Petty; Ned Jarrett, a two-time Cup champ (1961, '65) and father of 1999 Cup driving champ Dale Jarrett; and Bud Moore, a three-time Cup champion mechanic and team owner.

The class -- selected by a 52-person voting panel plus a fan internet vote in a four-hour voting session Wednesday morning -- will be inducted in May of 2011.

 

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2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited Sedan ? Short Take Road Test

A good car that would be great if the WRX didn?t exist.
The 2008?2010 Subaru WRX STI was something of an enigma, a bit like people who enjoy eating headcheese. Whereas that car?s predecessor offered buyers a rawer-edged, faster version of the WRX, with more extreme rally-car looks tossed in to boot, the follow-up was a [...]


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Friday, October 15, 2010

Video: 2012 Ford Focus ST hits the road

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2012 Ford Focus ST in action - Click above to watch video after the jump

Ford has been so kind as to unleash a video of the Focus ST on the interwebs, giving us all our first glimpse at the hopped-up hatch on open pavement. Don't expect any apex-clipping shots of the five-door going hard over through a set of twisties, though; this video is largely comprised of a lackadaisical romp through the countryside. That's fine, though. Even without any 9/10ths driving action, the Focus ST still looks plenty lust-worthy from our point of view.

Of course, that probably has plenty to do with the fact that this is the first genuine sports-oriented version of the Focus we've even had a whiff of since the mighty Focus SVT went belly up back in 2004. But whereas the SVT brought a mere 170 horsepower to the table, the ST should boast a more heady 247 ponies and 266 lb-ft of torque from an EcoBoost 2.0-liter four-pot.

So long as Ford can slap a decent suspension and tolerable gearbox into the craft, there should be much to love when the car hits our shores in 2012. Hit the jump to have a look for yourself.

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