Thursday, October 20, 2011

Dillon Welch Finishes On Podium at Toledo Speedway

Nine Racing Dillon Welch Brownsburg, Indiana October 18, 2011 Dillon Welch, of Carmel, Indiana, claimed a podium finish in the Nine Racing midget and placed third in the Alex Pruett Memorial USAC Mopar D1 Midget finale at Toledo Speedway, in...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/10/dillon_welch_finishes_on.php

Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glˆckler Paco Godia

Delighted Alguersuari targets Sauber

Jaime Alguersuari was delighted with his Toro Rosso team's performance in the Korean Grand Prix, and he reckons the squad can now overtake Sauber in the standings.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/delighted-alguersuari-targets-sauber/

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

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

BMW MOTORRAD ITALIA SUPERBIKE TEAM - PORTIMAO - RACE

BMW MOTORRAD ITALIA SUPERBIKE TEAM 2011 World Superbike Portugal Round 13 Portimao Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 In the last race of the Superbike World Championship 2011, Ayrton Badovini scored important points that confirmed his tenth place in the standings. Xavier...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/10/bmw_motorrad_italia_super_25.php

Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi

Granny Grump: Vegas, Handsome Hornaday, Sadness, Charlotte, Rowdy Boy, Robo And Other Stuff

Granny GrumpHello loyal readers and other folks. I am sorry about no article last week. My baby sister, Freezie May (more on that later) decided to move back to these parts and needed help. Duck and I obliged and headed to her new homestead. When we got there Freezie asked me what a duck could...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/10/17/granny-grump-vegas-handsome-hornaday-sadness-charlotte-rowdy-boy-robo-and-other-stuff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=granny-grump-vegas-handsome-hornaday-sadness-charlotte-rowdy-boy-robo-and-other-stuff

Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard

MOTOGP: Noyes? Notebook - What Is A CRT? Pt. III

So why CRT anyway and will they be competitive in MotoGP? Or what about even as fast as a full-blown Superbike?

Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-noyes-notebook-what-is-a-crt-pt-iii/

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

2013 Chevrolet Colorado Photos and Info: A Modern and Attractive Colorado

Chevy rolls out a new Colorado for everybody but us. Well, and maybe us. Probably us. Update 10/10: Chevy confirmed this morning that the truck will indeed come to the U.S. Chevrolet has unveiled its all-new 2013 Colorado, and when the company calls it a global product, it?s not just referring to where the truck [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/csAr7U0pJSI/2013_chevrolet_colorado-car_news

Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett

Red Bull secures back-to-back titles

Red Bull Racing has secured the Constructors' Championship after Sebastian Vettel's victory in the Korean Grand Prix. The Milton Keynes-based outfit had headed into the Korea event only needing to outscore main rivals McLaren to clinch its second successive crown. And although McLaren had looked stronger in qualifying, Vettel's strong run to the win and Mark Webber's third place was enough to deliver it another title.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/red-bull-secures-back-to-back-titles/

Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman

Power released from hospital

Will Power has been released from hospital following his involvement in the Las Vegas IndyCar accident in which Dan Wheldon lost his life, while Pippa Mann and JR Hildebrand will be kept in overnight for observation. Power, Mann and Hildebrand were all caught up in the 15-car accident on lap 11 of the Las Vegas event.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/power-released-from-hospital/

Nico H¸lkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise

Rennsport Trivia: Mystery Hole Edition

The interior of this 1959 Porsche RSK 718 is hiding a secret in plain sight. There’s a hole in the dash to the right of the tach, ringed by a rubber grommet. It’s supposed to be there. Besides adding lightness, what purpose does it serve? Answer: It’s an alternate location for the steering column. With [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/RltwIzGS9vI/

Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

2013 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV Confirmed for Production on Colorado Platform

Chevy revives a familiar name for its new mid-size SUV. Chevrolet has announced the return of the TrailBlazer, and confirmed that the SUV will share a body-on-frame platform with the new Chevrolet Colorado pickup. You may recall that we published spy photos of the mid-size ute this past summer. Keep Reading: 2013 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/Kbkqz6m0zO8/2013_chevrolet_trailblazer_suv_confirmed_for_production_on_colorado_platform-auto_shows

Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin

De Angelis beats Bradl in Australia

Alex de Angelis passed Stefan Bradl on the last lap and then survived a punt up the rear from the German to take his first Moto2 victory of the year at the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. Bradl's second place, however, allowed him to retake the championship lead from Marc Marquez, who nevertheless took an amazing third place from the back of the 38-bike grid

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/de-angelis-beats-bradl-in-australia/

Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney

Open Thread: How Would You Use City Traffic Crash Data?

While recent improvements have made streets safer, from '95 to '09 more pedestrians were struck in Midtown than in any other district. Image: TA
On Monday Transportation Alternatives released a report tallying pedestrian-involved crashes in each of the city’s community board districts, based on numbers from the state Department of Motor Vehicles, between 1995 and 2009. [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/10/18/open-thread-how-would-you-use-city-traffic-crash-data/

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

Patrick prepares to say goodbye to IndyCar

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/10/patrick-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to.html

Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford

Button: Fourth was best I could do

Jenson Button believes that a better first lap in the Korean Grand Prix would not have made any difference to his result after finishing a distant fourth in Sunday's race. The McLaren man could not recapture the blistering form that helped him to victory in Japan seven days earlier as he struggled with significant understeer from the beginning of the race

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/button-fourth-was-best-i-could-do/

Jerry Hoyt Nico H¸lkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt

First test for hybrid Peugeot 908

Peugeot's diesel-hybrid version of its 908 sportscar underwent its first track test at Estoril, completing more than 300km in the hands of Nicolas Minassian, Stephane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz. AUTOSPORT revealed in March that Peugeot had been developing the 908 HYbrid 4 alongside its 908 Le Mans challenger

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/first-test-for-hybrid-peugeot-908/

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried

NASCAR World Reacts to the Loss of IndyCar?s Dan Wheldon

STATEMENT FROM NASCAR CHAIRMAN AND CEO BRIAN FRANCE ON THE PASSING OF DAN WHELDON “NASCAR offers its deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Dan Wheldon, his teammates, and the entire IndyCar Series community for their tragic loss today. They will be in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.” Statement From [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/10/16/nascar-world-reacts-to-the-loss-of-indycars-dan-wheldon/

Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge

Hamilton: I never questioned myself

Lewis Hamilton said he never questioned the belief in himself after returning to the podium at the Korean Grand Prix. The McLaren driver had endured a difficult series of races that have put him under the spotlight, but on Sunday he delivered a strong drive to finish in second place

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hamilton-i-never-questioned-myself/

Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota