Thursday, January 19, 2012
Trulli shrugs off Petrov speculation
Jarno Trulli says he knows nothing of the speculation linking Vitaly Petrov with his seat at the Caterham team, and insists he has a contract with the squad. Rumours about Petrov joining the team have intensified over recent days, the Russian still seeking a race seat after Renault - now Lotus - signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for 2012. There are suggestions that Petrov is in advanced talks with the team about a seat for the upcoming season
What I’d Do Differently: Jack Roush Interview
C/D: NASCAR attendance is down. Is the sport in trouble? JR: It’s not catastrophic. Spectators are challenged with the necessities of life, and they aren’t expanding toward entertainment as they did in happier times. But I think we’ve seen the low-water mark. Subjectively, I’m seeing more people in the stands. NASCAR remains the second-most-popular spectator [...]
Yamaha and PETRONAS Conclude MotoGP Partnership
Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/yamaha_and_petronas_concl.php
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki
Helton doesn't expect short fields
NASCAR President Mike Helton said he didn't think the number of teams participating in the test portended short fields for the regular season...................
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Austin Dillon Bring New Excitement To NASCAR Nationwide Series
“NASCAR Nationwide / Camping World Truck series champions are young guns…” NASCAR Nationwide Series LogoWhen the cameras stopped rolling and the accolades ended at the NASCAR Nationwide/Camping World Truck series banquet at Miami’s South Beach in November, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon stood admiring one another’s championship bling. The 20-somethings could just as easily...more»
Helm Glˆckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Seat time most important in Pastrana's comeback
Travis Pastrana struggled a little while climbing the steps into his coach at Daytona International Speedway at a recent Rolex Series sports car test, the legacy of a badly broken right foot and ankle he suffered in a crash in last summer's X-Games.
Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
GM Prez: 2013 Chevrolet Colorado Pickup to Target Tacoma, Could Spin Off a GMC Version
The upcoming Chevy Colorado pickup truck will directly target the Toyota Tacoma, says GM North America president Mark Reuss. “Tacoma is the volume leader. We know that there’s a buyer for a really good Chevrolet lifestyle sport truck that’s quite different than the Tacoma.” Different how? Reuss and his colleagues won’t say. But, having seen [...]
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Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya
TRD Shows Performance Parts for Toyota GT 86, Similar Items Will Be Available for Scion FR-S
Toyota’s performance parts and racing division, TRD, has revealed a new line of accessories and performance parts for the GT 86 sports car—which will be sold here as the Scion FR-S—at the Tokyo auto salon. Besides the expected body kit, the TRD upgrades are pretty extensive. There’s a big-brake kit, an adjustable suspension, a set [...]
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Matt Lucas Named Crew Chief For Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Nationwide Series Toyota Camry
“Lucas Promoted From Race Engineer Position” Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (January 11, 2012) – Joe Gibbs Racing announces today that Matt Lucas has been named crew chief for Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Nationwide Series Toyota team. Lucas, who has spent the past two seasons as the race engineer for the No. 18 team,...more»
Ragan signs for Front Row
David Ragan will join David Gilliland in Front Row Motorsports' line-up for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup. Ragan had driven for Roush Fenway since 2006, but was released at the end of last season - a year which had seen him score his first Cup win in the July Daytona race. "Front Row has made great progress in the last few years, and I look forward to helping them advance to the next level," said the 25-year-old.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/ragan-signs-for-front-row/
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki
Volvo Boss: Five-Door V40 Hatch “Probably Not” Coming to the U.S., New XC90 Again Confirmed for 2014
Volvo’s upcoming V40 hatchback is set to debut at the 2012 Geneva auto show, but it will “probably not” come to the U.S., the company’s CEO, Stefan Jacoby, told us recently. The hatchback, which is based on architecture evolved from the jointly used platform underpinning the S40 sedan, Ford Focus, and Mazda 3, doesn’t fit [...]
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Ezpeleta wants CRT bikes on the pace
MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta is determined to ensure the gap between the works and CRT bikes in 2012 is not too large, and that the new class remains cost-effective. Nine of the 21 bikes in the 2012 MotoGP field will be running to the Claiming Rule Teams regulation, which allows for a greater element of production technology in what must remain primarily a prototype motorcycle, and Ezpeleta has opened admitted that he sees the lower-cost formula as the series' future. So far in testing, the CRT bikes have been clearly slower than the traditional MotoGP machines, but Ezpeleta is adamant that the championship will not become a two-tier contest, and that the works teams' pace and spending must be controlled.
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Paffett: ’12 DTM impossible to predict
2005 DTM champion Gary Paffett believes his Mercedes squad will have to wait until the final pre-season test to get an idea of how competitive its 2012 challenger will be. Speaking at the AUTOSPORT International Show, the HWA Mercedes driver said that BMW's return to the series - and a raft of rule changes – have made the pre-season form book far harder to read.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/paffett-12-dtm-impossible-to-predict/
Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne
Coulthard: Vettel already a ‘great’
David Coulthard believes that Sebastian Vettel has already become 'a great' of Formula 1, in the wake of his back-to-back world titles. Vettel won 11 grands prix in 2011 and finished the season more than 100 points clear of McLaren driver Jenson Button in second place
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/coulthard-vettel-already-a-great/
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Morgan joins Speedworks for BTCC
Adam Morgan will step up to the British Touring Car Championship this year with Speedworks Motorsport. Morgan, who has been given the drive in the NGTC-spec Toyota Avensis as his prize for winning the BTCC-supporting Ginetta Supercup in 2011, will test the car for the first time next month, and is determined to "hit the ground running"
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/morgan-joins-speedworks-for-btcc/
Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman
Mercedes: FWD Baby CLS in 18 Months, Three Models Based on A-class to Follow a Year Apart
The new president of Mercedes-Benz USA, Steve Cannon, has a tough task ahead. The former Army Ranger arrives just in time to oversee launches for the new SL and GL in 2012, as well as face lifts for other products. But the real challenge will be steering Mercedes into compact-car territory in the States. In Europe [...]
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Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock
Name That Shifter, No. 58: 1969 Dodge Dart GTS
On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Several of you recognized the shifter as a late-1960s Dodge Dart unit, with Aaron Goutermout being the first to call out the Dart GTS’s distinctive four-speed manual. He’ll receive a Save the [...]
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McLaren not afraid to take risks
McLaren has not been afraid to take risks with its 2012 car despite suffering a major setback during pre-season testing last year with its unsuccessful 'octopus' exhaust system. McLaren Racing managing director Jonathan Neale, speaking in today's Motorsport Safety Fund Sid Watkins lecture at AUTOSPORT International, insists that the team's early struggles in 2011 will not force it into taking a more conservative approach with the MP4-27, either in terms of concept or development
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