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Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
No. 48 team will work hard to rebound
It's not how they wanted to start, but these guys finish strong.
The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Willie Gonzalez was killed by an MTA bus driver in Harlem. The day before, Meilan Jin was fatally struck by an MTA bus [...]
Willie Gonzalez was killed by an MTA bus driver in Harlem. The day before, Meilan Jin was fatally struck by an MTA bus [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/24/the-weekly-carnage-164/
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Official: Nissan Leaf available nationwide in March
Filed under: Car Buying, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric
The wait is over. After the initial launch in limited markets at the end of 2010 and a methodical rollout in 2011, the Nissan Leaf will finally be available to order all around the U.S. starting pretty much immediately. Nissan recently sent out an email that reads, in part:
We know AutoblogGreen readers from Kentucky and Michigan have gotten official emails from Nissan, and expect lots of others have as well. The last time we spoke to Nissan representatives about the Leaf ordering process, we were told around 2,000 people have been waiting to order their car since they don't live in a place where the EV is available yet.Your time has arrived. Orders for the 2012 Nissan Leaf will begin in March, making the Nissan Leaf available nationwide. we are officially a 100% electric nation. look out for an e-mail around 3/1/12 detailing when you can order your Nissan Leaf.
There is a caveat, of course. Nissan points out that "Limited quantities will be available in launch markets through the Nissan Leaf online reservation system." But still, this is another step forward for the electrification of the automobile in America.
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Infiniti EMERG-E Sports Car Concept Unofficially Revealed [Geneva Auto Show]
In one translation of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, the military philosopher says of an enemy, “Emerge to their surprise.” Infiniti’s EMERG-E concept has now completely lost the element of surprise. After being outed via patent office drawings earlier this month, a full set of official photos depicting Infiniti’s secret mid-engine sports car has [...]
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Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
Swedish Rally winner Kullang dies
Former Swedish Rally winner Anders Kullang drowned at his holiday home in Thailand yesterday (Tuesday). The Thai police in the Huay Yang area south of Bangkok have launched an investigation into the death of the 68-year-old. A spokesperson from the Swedish Foreign Ministry said: "We can confirm that Anders Kullang drowned and his family has been notified." Kullang started 45 rounds of the World Rally Championship between 1973 and 1988
Video: Rally legends at Spa is music to our ears
Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Europe, Videos
The Legend Boucles de Spa is a historic rally held in the Ardennes Forest around Spa, Belgium, and it commemorates the actual Boucle de Spa rally races held for 37 years from 1953 to 1990. The drill is simple: lots of drivers plotting vintage machinery at various levels of anger through the trees.
Hundreds of cars run, some like the Ferrari 308 you'd never think to choose for rallying, while others like the various Lancia, Ford and ducktail Porsche racers are just good to see on the road again. There's over 11 minutes of high-def footage after the jump, and mercifully, the only soundtrack are the cries of exhausts that aren't anywhere near street legal. Enjoy.
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Rain set to delay Daytona start
Rain is expected to hamper the scheduled start for today's 54th running of the Daytona 500. The rainfall started before noon local time and although there has not been a heavy downpour, the track is completely wet approaching the scheduled green flag time of 1:29pm US Eastern Time
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/rain-set-to-delay-daytona-start
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Don’t Let Cuomo Greenwash His Cars-Only Tappan Zee Bridge
Governor Andrew Cuomo may have axed plans ten years in the making to build transit across the Tappan Zee Bridge, but hey, at least he promised to consider turning the old structure into a park, right?
Poughkeepsie's Walkway Over the Hudson, shown here, is a popular recreational amenity. A Tappan Zee walkway wouldn't be any kind [...]
Poughkeepsie's Walkway Over the Hudson, shown here, is a popular recreational amenity. A Tappan Zee walkway wouldn't be any kind [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/24/dont-let-cuomo-greenwash-his-cars-only-tappan-zee-bridge/
Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
F1: Alonso Proud Even Without Third Drivers' Title
Fernando Alonso remains optimistic about 2012 despite some early concerns about Ferrari's pace...
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-fernando-alonso-proud-even-without-third-drivers-title/
AF Corse joins World GT1
Ferrari has confirmed that it will be represented by AF Corse in this year's GT1 World Championship. The Italian manufacturer announced earlier this month that it would enter the series for the first time, and has now unveiled the first of the teams that will run its machinery
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/af-corse-joins-world-gt1
2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Spied! We Catch the Seventh Vette in Its Production Wrapper
Update 2/27: We’ve received a fresh batch of photos depicting the camouflaged C7 Corvette, again taken while the car was undergoing cold-weather testing. Although we’re sticking with our original assessment that the C7’s redesign will be more evolutionary than revolutionary, the new images bring a couple of details into focus: First, an array of LED [...]
Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie
Inches Separate Kyle Busch Motorsports from Victory at Daytona
Kyle Busch Stands next to his Kyle Busch Motorsports NNS No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota CamryTeam Debut Excitement Squashed with Last-Lap Accident Date: February 25, 2012 Event: DRIVE4COPD 300 (Race 1 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile superspeedway) Start/Finish: 24th/18th (Accident, completed 119 of 120 laps) Winner: James Buescher of...more»
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Motorsports This Week on ESPN
ESPNNASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix The NASCAR Nationwide Series moves to the 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway this weekend for a 200-mile race and ESPN2 will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 3, with the race’s green flag at 4:45 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available...more»
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
Video: Jay Leno Camaro finally finds its way home
Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Celebrities, Design/Style
Back in 2009, General Motors whipped up a special-edition Chevrolet Camaro for Jay Leno. With a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 engine, unique aerodynamic and cooling work, Brembo brakes on all four corners and a Pedders coil-over suspension kit, the vehicle was designed to be a modern interpretation of the old Z28. Small aesthetic tweaks abound as well, from a revised front fascia to functional brake duct inlets on the rear quarters and unique exhaust outlets. GM even slathered the vehicle in the same paint as the original Camaro Concept. Very sexy.
Why do we bring up the 420 horsepower special edition now? Because Leno just took delivery of it. The latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage pours over every last detail of the car before hitting the road.
We like the idea of a better-handling, more track-focused Camaro, and while the Camaro ZL1 has scratched that itch for plenty of people, Leno's V6 bruiser is very cool. Hit the jump to check out the video for yourself.
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Ferrari, RBR change final test plans
Red Bull Racing and Ferrari have changed their testing plans for next month and will now run at Barcelona from March 2-5. The test was originally scheduled from March 1 to March 4 - Thursday to Sunday - but Ferrari opted to test from Friday to Monday instead
Monday, February 27, 2012
Mikkelsen takes early Azores lead
Reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen took a narrow early lead over 2010 title-winner Juho Hanninen as the 2012 series got underway in the Azores this afternoon. Last year Mikkelsen produced a breakthrough challenge for victory on this event - then held in the summer - before Skoda requested that he hold position behind works driver and rally leader Hanninen.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/mikkelsen-takes-early-azores-lead
Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard
NASCAR releases race start times
Darlington Raceway has the only change in start time in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule...........
Source: http://jayski.com/pages/2012cup_sched.htm#5
Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
Restyled 2013 Lexus ES Sedan Spotted Undisguised in China
With its official debut at the New York and Beijing auto shows still more than a month away, the next Lexus ES has already been outed to the public. Pictures of an undisguised, apparently production-ready ES surfaced on a Chinese web site yesterday afternoon. Lexus stylists have done a nice job applying the company’s suddenly [...]
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Official: Lotus entering Evora GTE with Alex Job Racing in ALMS
Filed under: Motorsports, Lotus
There seems to be no end in sight for the rapidly expanding Lotus Racing program. In the past couple of years, the team has branched into Formula One, Indy, GP2, GP3 and a number of GT racing series around the world. Thing is - while IndyCar runs primarily in the United States and F1 is coming here too - none of those endurance championships in which Lotus has been competing have been American. That is, until now.
Teaming up wit Alex Job Racing, Lotus is supporting a factory-backed entry win the GT class of the American Le Mans Series. Together, AJR and Lotus will field a 2012 Lotus Evora GTE running the same black-and-gold livery that has proliferated across the automaker's entire motorsport division.
AJR has a whopping 39 ALMS race wins and three GT titles to its credit, and will put IndyCar driver Townsend Bell and two-time ALMS Founders Cup winner Bill Sweedler behind the wheel for the full season that will kick off at Long Beach on April 14. Follow the jump for the full press release.
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Today’s Headlines
MTA Bus Driver Kills Pedestrian at Notoriously Dangerous Flushing Intersection (Post)
MTA Bus Driver Kills Pedestrian at 125th Street and St. Nicholas (DNA)
Michael Grimm: House GOP Leadership Should “Go Back to Drawing Board” on Transpo Bill (NY1)
Cuomo Gets to Work Greenwashing the Transit-Free Tappan Zee (NYT)
DOT Study: Improving Safety Is Imperative on Houston and Delancey (DNA)
Carlton [...]
MTA Bus Driver Kills Pedestrian at 125th Street and St. Nicholas (DNA)
Michael Grimm: House GOP Leadership Should “Go Back to Drawing Board” on Transpo Bill (NY1)
Cuomo Gets to Work Greenwashing the Transit-Free Tappan Zee (NYT)
DOT Study: Improving Safety Is Imperative on Houston and Delancey (DNA)
Carlton [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/23/todays-headlines-1331/
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Blomqvist joins McLaren’s programme
British driver Tom Blomqvist has joined McLaren's Driver Development Programme, the British squad said on Wednesday.
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
New & Improved Live Broadcast Page on iRacing.com
The new and improved iRacing Live debuts today on iRacing.com. The landing page highlights iRacing.com’s upcoming broadcasts and includes complete NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship and iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series schedules that automatically adjust time and dates to your time zone. Other great new features include: • A live count of the number of spectators on iRacing Live • Live chat can now be popped out in its own window • An RSS feed for live broadcasts • Coming soon will be an Archive function enabling you to watch past iRacing broadcasts. In addition, PSRTV has been working hard this “off-season” on the broadcast itself to make it better than ever. Here are some of the highlights of the broadcast improvements: • 720p (HD) HTTP dynamic streaming • [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/new-improved-live-broadcast-page-on-iracing-com
WSBK: Biaggi, Checa Split Dramatic Opener
The 2012 Superbike World Championship got off to an eventful start at Phillip Island with '10 king Max Biaggi and defending champ Carlos Checa claiming a win apiece.
Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/spoiler-warning-wsbk-results-australia/
David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss
Staying the Course
Huge points totals were once again the story of the week as, arguably, the most competitive NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series headed south to Homestead-Miami Speedway. The first two weeks of the season have beyond anyone’s expectations, and Week Three stayed the course. With the battle to transfer into the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series heating up, Class A drivers are stepping up their game to unheard of levels. With Class A drivers being the focus, it was a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship driver taking top honors on the week. Past champion Robert Hall edged-out fellow NiSWC competitor Josh Laughton for his 334 point win. This win is just adding to Hall’s incredible start, one that saw him score 306 points Week Two at Atlanta, and 308 points in the [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/staying-the-course
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2013 SRT Viper Potentially Previewed by Hot Wheels Rendering [New York Auto Show]
The first image of the 2013 SRT Viper, one of this year’s most highly anticipated cars, was leaked by a toy manufacturer? Maybe. Maybe not. Die-cast watchers across the web claim to have found the rendering in a new Hot Wheels catalog. If that catalog does indeed exist, it’s scurried back to the remote outposts [...]
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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
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Win Big in the iRacing.com Daytona 500
Want to get a jump on “Smoke,” Carl, Dale Jr., JJ & Co in 2012? And get a crack at a new gaming computer, NASCAR Superstore cards and a subscription to iRacing.com in the bargain? Here’s your big chance. “How big” you might ask? Round 3 of the iRacing.com World Tour — aka the iRacing.com Daytona 500 — is so big we’re running it on Thursday, February 23 AND Saturday, February 25. Each day’s online racing action will be split into two classes. Thursday’s Oval Rookie and D License race starts at 7:30 PM EST (00:30 GMT Friday) with the green flag waving on the Oval C – Pro License race at 8:30 PM EST (01:30 GMT Friday). Similarly, Saturday’s racing starts at 5:00 PM EST (23:00 GMT) with the [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/win-big-in-the-iracing-com-daytona-500
No. 50 Eastbound & Down / MAKE Motorsports Team Finish a Hard-Fought 24th in Saturday Daytona NASCAR Nationwide Series Event
No. 50 Eastbound & Down / MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Impala DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 25, 2012) – 43 cars started the 300-mile DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway today, but not all of them survived. The No. 50 Eastbound & Down / MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet, driven by T.J. Bell, finished the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)...more»
2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse: The Most Powerful Roadster of All Time
Bugatti announced the impending arrival of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse in a bravado-laced statement, calling it the culmination of engineers’ efforts to “transfer all the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport.” The resultant open-top missile packs 1200 hp, nearly 20 percent more than the Grand Sport convertible’s paltry [...]
Jarvis loses Audi DTM drive
Oliver Jarvis has been dropped from Audi's DTM line-up for the coming season as the Abt Sportsline team has reduced its effort from five cars to three. The former McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner, who was named in the manufacturer's Le Mans 24 Hours line-up recently, has spent the last four years in the German-based tin-top series with both the Abt and Phoenix Racing squads.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/jarvis-loses-audi-dtm-drive
MORE THAN 1000 FANS CELEBRATE MATT HAGAN'S 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS HOMETOWN
MATT HAGAN 2011 FUNNY CAR CHAMPION CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (Dec. 19, 2011) More than 1000 fans and friends celebrated Matt Hagan's 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship at the special event hosted by Shelor Motor Mile in...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/more_than_1000_fans_celeb.php
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Report: Pollution From U.S. Parking Spaces Costs Up to $20 Billion Per Year
Parking spaces keep getting more costly.
Caution: Parking lots can be harmful to your lungs. Photo: UCTC.net
As we often discuss on Streetsblog, parking encourages people to drive rather than ride transit, bike, or walk. And all that asphalt also taxes sewer systems by making vast swaths of urban and suburban land impermeable.
But an overlooked cost is [...]
Caution: Parking lots can be harmful to your lungs. Photo: UCTC.net
As we often discuss on Streetsblog, parking encourages people to drive rather than ride transit, bike, or walk. And all that asphalt also taxes sewer systems by making vast swaths of urban and suburban land impermeable.
But an overlooked cost is [...]
Hedley joins Thorney for BTCC debut
Rob Hedley will make his British Touring Car Championship this year with Thorney Motorsport. Hedley will partner team boss John Thorne in the two-car line-up of NGTC-spec Vauxhall Insignias.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/hedley-joins-thorney-for-btcc-debut
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AF Corse joins World GT1
Ferrari has confirmed that it will be represented by AF Corse in this year's GT1 World Championship. The Italian manufacturer announced earlier this month that it would enter the series for the first time, and has now unveiled the first of the teams that will run its machinery
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/af-corse-joins-world-gt1
Friday, February 24, 2012
Mikkelsen pulls away from Hanninen
Andreas Mikkelsen extended his lead over Juho Hanninen through the first four stages of day two of Rally Azores. There was little to choose between the two Skoda drivers until Hanninen had a quick spin near the end of SS5, losing 10 seconds. Mikkelsen then stretched his advantage on the next stage, and although Hanninen won SS7, he only took a tenth off the reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion and the gap between them now stands at 15.4s.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/mikkelsen-pulls-away-from-hanninen
Force India says F1 costs still too high
Formula 1 must do much more to bring down costs in the future, says Force India's deputy team principal Robert Fernley, if the sport is to remain sustainable.
Brawn says W03 not ready to win yet
Ross Brawn has seen enough of his Mercedes team's new car this week to be convinced it is a step forward over last year's contender - but he does not think it is good enough yet to win Formula 1 races. As the Brackley-based outfit prepares to wrap up its first full pre-season test, Brawn feels the W03 has delivered exactly what he had hoped for at this stage of the campaign
Mikkelsen takes early Azores lead
Reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen took a narrow early lead over 2010 title-winner Juho Hanninen as the 2012 series got underway in the Azores this afternoon. Last year Mikkelsen produced a breakthrough challenge for victory on this event - then held in the summer - before Skoda requested that he hold position behind works driver and rally leader Hanninen.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/mikkelsen-takes-early-azores-lead
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Brawn: Mercedes must move up in 2012
Ross Brawn believes Mercedes GP must move up the Formula 1 grid this year, following two consecutive seasons where it finished fourth in the standings. After officially unveiling its new W03 at Barcelona on Tuesday, Brawn said that the Brackley-based outfit has the ingredients it needs to deliver improved form on track - which means regularly fighting for podium finishes
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2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse: The Most Powerful Roadster of All Time
Bugatti announced the impending arrival of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse in a bravado-laced statement, calling it the culmination of engineers’ efforts to “transfer all the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport.” The resultant open-top missile packs 1200 hp, nearly 20 percent more than the Grand Sport convertible’s paltry [...]
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Is There Really a “Rule of Two”?
Conventional wisdom has it that in the state of New York a motorist must be breaking at least two traffic laws at the time of a crash to be charged with criminal negligence. As Nassau County ADA Maureen McCormick told Streetsblog: “It is believed that if a defendant commits two simultaneous traffic violations in the [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/22/is-there-really-a-rule-of-two/
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Official: Jaguar reskins the cat with new XK Artisan edition
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Jaguar, UK, Luxury
Every car has its better and worse angles, but by and large we'd argue the Jaguar XK is one of the most beautiful cars on the road today. Almost artistic, we'd say, and Jaguar itself seems to agree with the release of the new Artisan special edition.
Launched (for the time being at least) in Jaguar's home market, the Artisan SE is available in either coupe or convertible and in base XK or supercharged XKR trim. It's distinguished by its polished 20-inch wheels and unique shades of black, white and silver, but what really sets it apart is its interior: Scraffito-style leather covers the seats, dash and doors, with a Poltrona Frau headliner, a Bowers & Wilkins sound system, stainless steel pedals and unique sill plates.
The Artisan SE bumps the price of any XK specified by a good £12,000 ($19,000 based on current conversion rates), making it the new king of the hill for Jaguar's two-door range. Check it out in the press release after the jump and the high-res image gallery.
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Video: Car crash occurs in background of live news report
See those two cars in the background, over the left shoulder of the talking head? They are in the process of crashing into one another, right there, live on the air. We're not sure what's more shocking, the crash or the reporter's reaction, which is to, well, stand there.
What's perhaps most interesting about this strange occurrence is that it points out the ridiculousness of many local TV news reports. Every day, reporters are sent out to stand in front of buildings to deliver live news reports about events that are not happening live.
Occasionally, as in this situation, some news actually does break out.
Click past the jump to see the full clip.
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Name That Shifter, No. 63: 1977 Chevrolet Monza Spyder
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Many of you guessed that the shifter came from a 1970s Chevrolet Vega; you were very close. It is in fact from a 1977 Chevrolet Monza, a coupe based off of the [...]
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What you need to know: Camping World Truck Series edition (Yahoo! Sports)
The 2012 Camping World Truck Series kicks off Friday night at Daytona, and there are a bunch of familiar faces in new places. The Truck Series schedule features 22 races -- down from 25 in 2011 -- and includes a … Continue reading →
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Brawn: Red Bull still the team to beat
Red Bull will still be the team to beat in 2012 - that is the view of Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn, whose team publicly unveiled its new W03 challenger to the world at the beginning of the first day's testing at Barcelona. Brawn insisted that it was still too early to say whether the new car will move Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg closer to the front of the field this season, but said that he expected Red Bull to be there whatever the order.
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Hyundai Prices 2013 Genesis Coupe From $25,125; 2012 Azera From $32,875; Increases For Both Cars
Hyundai has released pricing info for both the refreshed 2013 Genesis coupe and 2012 Azera sedan. The Genesis coupe’s base price rises by $2000 to $25,125, and the Azera’s increases by a healthy $6605 to $32,875. Furthermore, prices for every 2013 Genesis trim level are between $2000 and $2250 higher than 2012. (For a full [...]
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Atkinson gets Monster Ford outing
Former Subaru star Chris Atkinson will contest next month's Rally Mexico in a Ford Fiesta RS WRC, driving for the Monster World Rally Team. Atkinson has been close to concluding a deal to partner Ken Block for some time and is delighted to have reached agreement for the third round of the World Rally Championship on 8-11 March 8-11. The Australian, who drove a factory Subaru for four years, has not competed at the highest level of the sport since finishing fifth in a one-off outing in a Citroen C4 WRC on Rally Ireland in 2009
Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett
Chassis issue ends Lotus’s day early
The Lotus team has been forced to wrap up its first day of testing at Barcelona early because of a problem with its car. Romain Grosjean managed just seven laps with the second E20 chassis in the morning session before the team decided to stop running. Lotus said it had to send the chassis back to Enstone to carry out checks
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Poll Position Question: Should the 48 team be penalized for C-Post violation?
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 [...]
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Patrick: Daytona victory is possible
Danica Patrick believes she has a shot at winning the Daytona 500 on her debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/patrick-daytona-victory-is-possible/
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, [...]
2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson
2012 NSCS Jimmie Johnson - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARJIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed tandem versus pack racing, winning the Daytona 500 and other topics. WHAT IS YOUR MINDSET NOW GETTING READY FOR THE DAYTONA 500? “From this point, moving forward,...more»
SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP
Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/seb_web_and_seb_red_bull.php
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BMW Announces M Performance Parts Accessory Division; What Makes It Different? [Geneva Auto Show]
Earlier today, BMW announced the arrival of BMW M Performance Parts, a new line of powertrain, suspension, aerodynamic, and cockpit components that will trade under the iconic “M” badging. The idea behind using M is to further reinforce the sub-brand’s appeal to performance enthusiasts, says BMW, although some will surely see this extension as a [...]
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David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss
2012 NiSWC Opener Broadcast Tonight!
The 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship kicks-off tonight with iRacing’s broadcast of the world’s top stock car sim racers going head-to-head at Daytona International Speedway. iRacing and PSRTV have been working hard during the off-season to insure the NiSWC broadcasts are the best ever. Tonight’s broadcast will feature the debut of Hotlaps, an insider’s preview of the race hosted by NiSWC veteran Steve Sheehan. In just two years, the Daytona round of the NiSWC has developed a remarkable history. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the inaugural running of the event and last season, iRacer of the Year Ray Alfalla opened his run to the 2011 NiSWC crown with a win at Daytona. Needless to say, Alfalla will be looking to open his title defense in similar fashion, and not just to get a [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/2012-niswc-opener-broadcast-tonight/
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Lazarus replaces Super Nova in GP2
Super Nova will no longer be part of the GP2 field in 2012, with its place taken by Auto GP squad Lazarus.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/lazarus-replaces-super-nova-in-gp2/
NASCAR changes Shootout criteria
Next year's NASCAR Shootout will return to the traditional format of featuring pole-winners from the previous season. NASCAR's non-championship curtain-raiser, held at Daytona the weekend prior to the track's 500-mile Sprint Cup season-opener, has used a variety of different eligibility formats in recent years.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/nascar-changes-shootout-criteria/
WSBK: Sykes Closes Test On Top
Kawasaki's Tom Sykes will head into this weekend's Superbike World Championship season opener with speed and momentum on his side.
Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/wsbk-sykes-closes-test-on-top/
Domenicali: F1′s lack of Italians is sad
Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says he is very sad Formula 1 will have no Italian drivers on the grid in 2012.
Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi
LeMons Yee-Haw It’s Texas Day One: BenzGay 300E Leads, Black Gold 280ZX Close Behind
After a long, cold, windy day at Texas Motor Speedway, the checkered flag finally dropped on the field of battered sub-$500 race cars… some of which were worth much less than their value when the green flag waved on Saturday morning. The Team BenzGay Mercedes-Benz 300E won the Garrapatas Peligrosas race at MSR Houston last [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/FFO6QhNDZu4/
Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray
JGR may regret giving green light to KBM for Nationwide
Joe Gibbs said he's still wondering how it ended up that his Joe Gibbs Racing cars will be forced to race against driver Kyle Busch in the Nationwide Series this year.
Monday, February 20, 2012
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
BK Racing Officially Announces Team, Drivers for 2012
Multi-Car Team Has Experienced Ownership, Drivers Ready to Compete STATESVILLE, N.C. (February 18, 2012) – BK Racing today officially announced plans to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time beginning this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The team will enter two Toyota Camrys, numbered 83 and 93, out of [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/02/18/bk-racing-officially-announces-team-drivers-for-2012/
Senna: Barcelona to show truer picture
Bruno Senna thinks the second F1 test at Barcelona will show a truer picture than Jerez about where his Williams team stands. The majority of the Formula 1 teams ran with their new cars at Jerez last week, in the first of three pre-season tests in 2012.
Audi R8 LMS ultra to fight for World Champion's title in 2012
AUDI Motorsport Ingolstadt, December 20, 2011 - GT1 World Championship to be held with GT3 cars in 2012 - Team WRT from Belgium is set on battling for championship - Two new Audi R8 LMS ultra cars on the grid...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/audi_r8_lms_ultra_to_figh.php
Stroud Takes Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Mile, the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, hosted Round 3 of the 2012 Season 1 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series. The one mile track is one of the toughest the series travels to and usually provides great short track action. 29 drivers showed-up to do battle, with the Top Split comprising 15 of the higher iRated drivers. Shaun Stroud led qualifying to earn the pole position with a 21.702 second lap, while Tim Doyle’s 21.767s lap earned him a spot on the outside of the front row. Chris Cahoe, Matthew Lambertson and Niles Anders rounded-out the top five in a starting field blanketed by just over half a second. The start of the 135 lap race saw Stroud jump out to the early lead with Doyle and [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/stroud-takes-milwaukee/
Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Leads the Way for Team Chevy in Daytona 500 Qualifying
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, sits in his car - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCARDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2012) – Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, earned a front row starting spot in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races by posting...more»
Helm Glˆckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Sunday, February 19, 2012
After Hearing, Vallone and Vacca Support Strengthening Careless Driving Law
This morning’s City Council hearing on traffic crash investigations is already having an impact. Public Safety Committee Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca announced today that they will introduce a resolution in support of Albany legislation to make it clear that the police can enforce the state’s careless driving law.
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Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
Stewart not taking form for granted
Tony Stewart feels it is too early to know if he can carry his championship winning form in last year's NASCAR Sprint Cup into 2012. The three-time champion finished the 2011 Cup season in dominant form, winning five of the final 10 races to beat Carl Edwards to the crown. Stewart and Edwards were the class of the field in the final couple of races, but speaking ahead of this weekend's Budweiser Shootout non-championship event, the reigning champion believes that it will take time to judge the competitive order for this year
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/stewart-not-taking-form-for-granted/
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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.
Arden joins forces with Caterham
The Arden team has announced it has linked up with the Caterham Group to work together on a Formula Renault 3.5 programme from this year.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/arden-joins-forces-with-caterham/
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Spy Shots: Porsche 911 GT3 spotted testing before earning its wings
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, Porsche
Now that the 991-series Porsche 911 has been unleashed on the world, it's time for the other twenty-ish variants of the company's halo car to be unveiled. We've seen the 911 Cabriolet, and our spies have caught the Turbo out testing. Now, the even hotter 911 GT3 has been caught in its early stages of development (read: before it gets it's big ol' wing out back).
Mum's the word on exactly what sort of insane power the GT3's flat-six will produce, though reports have suggested numbers as high as 450 horsepower. That said, there have been conflicting reports about just how that power will be sent to the wheels - recent news suggests that both a manual and dual-clutch setup are being tested, but that only one will make it to production. (There can only be one!) Porsche officials believe that the PDK will win, though we'll wait until we get final confirmation before cutting off our left feet. In any case, we'll wait for more details to roll out throughout the year.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Photo: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Daytona TaxSlayer Nationwide Series Car
From his Facebook account, here’s a sneak peek at Dale Jr.’s No. 5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet for theNASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona.
Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith JosÈ Froil·n Gonz·lez
Buemi completes first Toyota test
Sebastien Buemi had his first run in Toyota's TS030 Hybrid Le Mans car as the team completed a 30-hour endurance test at Paul Ricard across Thursday and Friday. The Red Bull Formula 1 reserve driver joined team-mates Hiroaki Ishiura, Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima at the test. "It was nice to discover more about the endurance racing environment," said Buemi
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/buemi-completes-first-toyota-test/
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith
Van Gisbergen Takes Top V8 Honors at Okayama
The biggest race for the first week of iRacing’s V8 Supercar Official Series, 2012 Season One at Okayama International Circuit took place at 10:45 GMT on Monday, February 6. In all, 84 drivers signed-up for the time slot and the online race split four ways—21 per. On the pole of the top split (Strength of Field 3881) was Shane van Gisbergen—former New Zealand Formula Ford champion and the man who finished fourth overall in the not-so-virtual 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. Joining him on the grid were Holland’s Rens Broekman, former iRacing V8SC champion Mitchell McLeod, three-time defending iRacing V8SC champion Madison Down, and 17 other superstar drivers. Thus some serious sim racing talent piloted over 28 tonnes of big iron—live axles jumping under the acceleration—into the first corner of [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/van-gisbergen-takes-top-v8-honors-at-okayama/
Leaders say next loop will be pivotal
Rally Sweden leaders Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen both say this afternoon's four stages will be pivotal in the direction of the event. The Finns are running one-two and admit they are loving the fight against each other. Leader Lavtala said: "This afternoon will be really important
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