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Thursday, March 31, 2011
BMW Gets Raw on Us With 30 Uncut Minutes of the New M5
As happens every time Bayrische Motoren Werke prepares to release the tuned version of their mid-sized sedan, salivary glands activate in Pavlovian fanboy response, hackles are raised in the Mercedes-Benz and Audi camps and most folks of the gearhead persuasion have at least a passing interest in what the engineers in Munich have wrought. Recently, [...]
Carolina Club Challenge Set for Saturday
Not every iRacing club has the NASCAR Hall of Fame in its midst.� But Carolina Club does and they?re planning an extraordinary club activity in Charlotte this coming Saturday, April 2. ?We wanted to do something that would give the Carolina Club members a chance to get to meet one another and have some fun together,? says Jeff Addison, who came up with the idea for the Carolina Club Challenge.� ?We thought the NASCAR Hall of Fame would be perfect and Matt Aldrich (membership sales manager) at the Hall of Fame has gone out of his way to help us make it happen.? A trip to the NASCAR HoF is just part of the fun.� The day begins in Mooresville with a tour of the JR Motorsports shop, where the [...]
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Review: 2011 Lexus IS 250 AWD
Filed under: Sedan, Lexus, Reviews, Luxury
A Vanilla Sport Sedan In Need Of Some More Sprinkles
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Your available options in the entry-level luxury sedan segment rival the variety found at your local Baskin-Robbins. Interested in all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or front-wheel drive? Nearly every automaker has you covered. Want to row your own gears, or sit back and let the silicon chippery do the work? The car of your dreams awaits. There's an option for all of us, and if you prefer a good vanilla to rocky road, then you're going to love the 2011 Lexus IS250 AWD.
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 82: 2011 Smart Fortwo
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. None of the commenters were able to figure out that this week?s sound came from the Smart Fortwo. While we could insert a “Smart” pun in here, we will instead acknowledge that a Smart sounds [...]
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Chaves tops Silverstone testing
Gabby Chaves posted the quickest time of the day in GP3 testing at the Silverstone circuit on Tuesday. The Addax team driver's 1m51.449s, set in the afternoon session, was enough to put him on top of the times, over a tenth of a second ahead of Nico Muller in the Jenzer Motorsport car. In what was the second of three pre-season tests for GP3, Lotus ART's Valtteri Bottas finished as third quickest with the fastest time of the morning session.
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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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2013 Lincoln MKZ ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The second generation of Lincoln?s entry-level front-drive sedan, based on the mid-size Ford Fusion. Keep Reading: 2013 Lincoln MKZ – Feature
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Pirelli surprises itself in opener
Pirelli has admitted that it even surprised itself by the solid start it made to its return to Formula 1 in the Australian Grand Prix.
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Power takes St Petersburg pole
Will Power started his 2011 IndyCar title bid with another commanding street course pole position in St Petersburg. The 2010 series runner-up had been quickest in two out of three practice sessions, and after his Penske team-mate Ryan Briscoe and Ganassi's Scott Dixon briefly held provisional pole in the 'fast six' final session, Power produced the fastest lap of the weekend to take pole with a 1m01.962s. Two Ganassi cars will chase Power off the start, with champion Dario Franchitti shrugging off a morning practice crash to get closest to the Australian with a lap 0.3328 seconds away from pole and 0.1s ahead of team-mate Dixon
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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.
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Red Bull coy on start-only KERS talk
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has refused to be drawn on speculation that his team has a start-only KERS on its car - but insists there is a good explanation for his drivers not using the power boost in qualifying. The Albert Park paddock was full of talk on Saturday night about the reasons why neither Sebastian Vettel nor Mark Webber used their KERS during the battle for the top grid positions on Saturday.
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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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With No. 1 Qualifying Average, Smith Looking to Extend Weekend Success
2011 NSCS Regan Smith - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCARDENVER, Colo. (March 30, 2011) – Happy Fridays, but can’t trust those Sundays. That would be the short answer about how Regan Smith’s season has been going since the Daytona 500 opener. Now the long answer. Since his impressive seventh-place performance in the Daytona...more»
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Lundberg?s Dutch Courage
Week Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to the Dutch seaside and the Grand Prix configuration of Circuit Park Zandvoort. A fitting layout, since the real world had just seen the opening Grand Prix for 2011 in Australia. In fact, it was a miracle so many Aussie sim racers had time to qualify, in between being glued to their TVs or being trackside at Albert Park in Melbourne. In the end, local boy Mark Webber hadn’t fared so well in his home Grand Prix, so the sim racers were out in numbers to reclaim some national pride in Split One of Race One for the Monday night event. Planning to spoil this Aussie quest was Swedish hotshot Douglas Lundberg. Lundberg had been cutting his teeth in the iRacing [...]
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Barrichello blames tyres for collision
Rubens Barrichello says he was not trying to pass Nico Rosberg when he made contact with the Mercedes GP driver during the Australian Grand Prix. Barrichello crashed into Rosberg's car in what looked like an optimistic passing move at Turn 3
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Perez didn?t plan to one-stop to seventh
Sauber rookie Sergio Perez says he did not plan to go through the Australian Grand Prix on just one tyre stop, after making an unfancied strategy pay off to score points in his maiden race. Perez said that having to preserve his front tyres through track position circumstances allowed him to finish the race on Pirelli's soft option rubber, securing himself a strong seventh place.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: Outrageous. This marks the second time a Jeep has received the SRT treatment. Keep Reading: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 – Feature
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Ford details its rigorous pothole testing techniques
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Europe, Hatchback, Ford
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Despite increased government expenditures in England to fix the country's potholes, Ford is eager to prove it still rigorously tests its cars for their ability to withstand big pavement gaps. According to Ford, its cars go through thousands of miles of tests across two proving grounds to make sure they won't sustain damage when presented with uneven surfaces.
The Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium goes as far as to include an inch-by-inch recreation of a notoriously porous English road. More abusive road surfaces are simulated at Ford's Dunton Proving Ground in Essex, England. Ford says that between the two test facilities, it tests every wheel and tire combination sold on its entire European vehicle portfolio.
The budget for this sort of testing is huge, as each test car is strapped with around $2.5 million worth of electronic gadgetry designed to register and record the effect of each pothole strike. Ford uses the data to improve its current suspension systems and design new ones, which will go on to be further refined at Lommel and Dunton.
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Di Resta: Result above expectations
Paul di Resta said his 14th place in Melbourne qualifying was better than he had expected for his first grand prix, and believes a return to the top 10 is not far away for Force India. The team's testing form had been disappointing, with di Resta's team-mate Adrian Sutil openly admitting that Force India had not made the progress it had hoped for over the winter.
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Seven Seconds in Heaven with the Ferrari FF
Some say the new Ferrari FF looks like a few older, lesser models (BMW Z3 clown shoe, we’re lookin’ at you), but it sure as heck doesn’t sound like one. Recently, we drew straws to determine the poor sucker from the Car and Driver team who would go to Europe to drive Ferrari’s latest creation. [...]
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Glock hopeful of Virgin progress
Timo Glock is hopeful his Virgin Racing team can make progress this season following a disappointing start to the campaign in Australia.
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BIKES: 2011 Yamaha FZ8 First Ride
The FZ8 is a fun-to-ride and versatile new middleweight.
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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: Outrageous. This marks the second time a Jeep has received the SRT treatment. Keep Reading: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 – Feature
Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears
Hamilton ?thrilled? to be on front row
Lewis Hamilton said he was "absolutely thrilled" after qualifying on the front row of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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Buemi praises Toro Rosso?s form
Sebastien Buemi says Toro Rosso is more competitive than last year after finishing in the points in the Australian Grand Prix. The Swiss driver took tenth place in the Melbourne race, but he claimed a better result was possible given the pace of the car
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The Week Ahead: Congress Fights About Budget Cuts and Talks Transpo
I hope members of Congress had a nice, relaxing recess this week, because it?s about to get crazy on Capitol Hill.
The Budget
Congress isn?t any closer to consensus on the FY2011 budget than when they adjourned March 18 with a three-week budget extension to avoid a government shutdown while they duke it out over spending cuts. [...]
The Budget
Congress isn?t any closer to consensus on the FY2011 budget than when they adjourned March 18 with a three-week budget extension to avoid a government shutdown while they duke it out over spending cuts. [...]
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2013 Lotus Esprit ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A mid-engine, aluminum-bodied supercar designed to take on Ferrari and Lamborghini. Keep Reading: 2013 Lotus Esprit – Feature
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Jim Brennan?s Office: MTA Will Not Lose Another $170M in State Budget
The MTA will not lose another $170 million in budget negotiations, according to the office of Jim Brennan, who chairs the Assembly’s authorities committee.
As we reported yesterday, two open issues in budget negotiations threatened $170 million in funds for the MTA. The Senate Republicans were trying to exempt schools from the payroll mobility tax, which [...]
As we reported yesterday, two open issues in budget negotiations threatened $170 million in funds for the MTA. The Senate Republicans were trying to exempt schools from the payroll mobility tax, which [...]
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Q and A: Di Resta on his F1 debut
Paul di Resta got his first season in a Formula 1 race seat off to a strong start with 14th on the grid in Melbourne - two places ahead of his Force India team-mate Adrian Sutil after the German's wild spin. AUTOSPORT heard di Resta's thoughts afterwards as he built up to the biggest race of his life so far.
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No. 81 Soul Surfer The Movie Dodge Challenger R/T Strong For Blake Koch Before Flat Tire
Blake Koch(FONTANA, CA) March 28, 2011 ? Sitting 30th in the owner?s standings heading into race five for the NASCAR Nationwide Series season was definitely not where the team was hoping to be. The MacDonald Motorsports No. 81 was in need of a strong run to be locked in to the next race at Texas...more»
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Spoiler Alert: Global RallyCross Championship starts with a bang [w/video]
Filed under: Motorsports, Racing
Global RallyCross Championship at Irwindale Speedway - Click above for high-res image gallery
Former World Rally Championship title-holder Marcus Grönholm dominated the first-ever Global RallyCross Championship event this past weekend at Irwindale Speedway, first winning the head-to-head SuperRally competition on Friday and following it up with a dominating performance in the multi-car RallyCross event on Saturday.
Formula Drift retiree and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust also had a strong performance, finishing in second behind Grönholm in both events with the same Ford Fiesta that he drove to a double gold medal in the X Games 16.
Complete event coverage of the Global RallyCross Championship is set to air on ESPN2 on April 17, but until then you can check out our gallery of Friday's action below or follow the jump to watch a video of Grönholm's victory in the final SuperRally race.
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Seven Seconds in Heaven with the Ferrari FF
Some say the new Ferrari FF looks like a few older, lesser models (BMW Z3 clown shoe, we’re lookin’ at you), but it sure as heck doesn’t sound like one. Recently, we drew straws to determine the poor sucker from the Car and Driver team who would go to Europe to drive Ferrari’s latest creation. [...]
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Houston Advocates Rally to Save Bike-Ped Funds From Motorhead Bureaucrats
Nobody would accuse the Houston region of lacking auto infrastructure. Now local bicycling and pedestrian advocates are fighting to protect their tiny slice of the pie. They?re anxiously awaiting a final decision tomorrow about a pro-road money grab by the Houston-Galveston Area?s Transportation Policy Council.
Advocates in Houston are rallying to prevent the local metropolitan [...]
Advocates in Houston are rallying to prevent the local metropolitan [...]
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2011 Chrysler 200 Limited V6 Sedan ? Short Take Road Test
You could almost forget there?s a Sebring hiding under there. When George Clooney?s character in Up in the Air rents a car, he will settle for nothing less than a Chrysler Sebring. Now, there?s some willful suspension of disbelief that accompanies moviegoing, but it?s hard to accept that anyone would insist on the Chrysler mid-sizer, [...]
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Force India Formula One Team 2011 Australian Grand Prix - Day 3 Race Report
Force India Formula One Team 2011 Australian Grand Prix - Day 3 Race Report Albert Park, Melbourne, Sunday March 27, 2011 Temperatures Air maximum: 18.0�C Air minimum: 17.0�C Track maximum: 23.0�C Track minimum: 17.0�C The Force India F1 Team made...
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Rivals believe Red Bull still beatable
Red Bull Racing's rivals still believe they are in the hunt to topple Australian Grand Prix pole position man Sebastian Vettel in the first race of the season - despite admitting surprise at the speed the German showed as he grabbed pole position. Vettel has been in scintillating form throughout the Melbourne weekend, and edged the rest of the field by eight tenths of a second in qualifying - despite not using his KERS during the battle for grid positions. But even though that kind of advantage makes Vettel the clear favourite for victory, main opposition McLaren and Ferrari both think that the race itself may well prove to be a different story
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson Talks Bike Lanes on Brian Lehrer
Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, sender of this week’s memo on “Office of the Mayor” letterhead defending the city’s bike policy, should be on the air at WNYC momentarily. This is the follow-up to yesterday’s segment with Jim Walden, who’s suing the city on behalf of Prospect Park West bike lane opponents.
Update: Here are some slightly [...]
Update: Here are some slightly [...]
Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Auto Club 400 Race Recaps
Ford RacingCARL EDWARDS ? No. 99 Scotts Ford Fusion (Finished 6TH) ? ?What an exciting race. I am really excited for these great fans you know to be able to see that wild of a finish at this race track which is one of the best race tracks we go to. For our Aflac team...more»
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Ogier retakes Portugal lead
Sebastien Ogier has reclaimed the lead of the Rally of Portugal from Jari-Matti Latvala at the halfway point of day two. Ogier had relinquished first place at the end of the opening day because he was unwilling to run first on the road this morning, so slowed and dropped to fourth.
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GTI35.com celebrates Volkswagen hot hatch's anniversary with special tuner pack
Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Hatchback, Volkswagen
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It's not unusual for an automaker to roll out a special anniversary model when the brand or a specific model celebrates a milestone. This Volkswagen doesn't come from Wolfsburg itself, though. Instead, an independent outfit bent on marking the 35th birthday of the Volkswagen Golf GTI is behind the effort.
Partnering with German tuning house Wunschel Sport, the website GTI35.com has outfitted the hopped-up Golf with a 50-horse boost to 260 hp, a body kit, lowered suspension, and 19-inch OZ Quaranta wheels on low-profile rubber. The result is a claimed half-second off the 0-100 km/h (62mph) sprint, now down to 6.4 seconds (as equipped with the DSG) and a top speed of 255 km/h (158 mph).
The titanium-colored aftermarket special also wears decals emulating a racing number, which is repeated on the keychain, parking sign and t-shirt that come along with the €32,800 package, which is also available as individual components. Follow the jump for the press release and check out the high-resolution images in the gallery below.
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Syria unrest threatens Jordan Rally
Next month's Jordan Rally hangs in the balance tonight as the FIA meets with the teams to discuss the political unrest in neighbouring Syria. While Jordan remains free from the political problems which have struck other Middle East countries, the boat transporting the World Rally Championship teams' kit docks in Syria. Team personnel will then have to drive through the country, close to Deraa where gunfire was heard as protesters marched through the city following the funerals of 25 people shot dead by security forces on Wednesday
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Chevrolet Debuts Colorado Show Truck in Thailand, Plans for U.S. Sales Still Unclear
Chevrolet has photographically unveiled its Colorado pickup concept, following a teaser image a few weeks ago. The truck�will take the stand at the upcoming Bangkok auto show. A production version of the truck goes on sale this fall in Thailand, but the big question is whether this concept previews a vehicle that will come to [...]
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2014 Infiniti Electric Sedan ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A sleek luxury sedan designed as a dedicated EV. Keep Reading: 2014 Infiniti Electric Sedan – Feature
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Video: Closer to the Edge is Isle of Man insanity
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Closer to the Edge trailer - Click above to watch video after the jump
Regardless of where you stand on the two wheels versus four debate, chances are that you respect the Isle of Man TT. The race is a living relic of motorsport that can trace its roots all the way back to 1907, and while most other racing venues have seen their essence diluted by ever evolving technology, regulations and commercialization, the Isle of Man continues to be an event dominated by one pursuit above all else: go faster. The course is a twisting loop of public roads that snake through open country side and dense village centers, meaning that nearly any mistake translates into immediate disaster.
Guy Martin has famously podiumed at the race eight times now but has yet to take top honors. Closer to the Edge, a new documentary, has been worked up to take a look inside both Martin's two-wheeled exploits and what makes the Isle of Man TT so special. The film is set to be released on April 22nd, but in the meantime, we highly suggest you hit the jump to check out the trailer.
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Road Diet for Macombs Road Wins Unanimous Bronx Community Board Vote
A plan to put the Bronx's Macombs Road on a road diet won unanimous support from CB 4 last night. Image: NYCDOT
DOT’s plans to improve pedestrian safety along the length of the Bronx’s Macombs Road [PDF] received a unanimous vote of support from Bronx Community Board 4 last night, according to District Manager Jos� Rodriguez. [...]
DOT’s plans to improve pedestrian safety along the length of the Bronx’s Macombs Road [PDF] received a unanimous vote of support from Bronx Community Board 4 last night, according to District Manager Jos� Rodriguez. [...]
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Three Drivers To Make Milestone Starts In Goody?s Fast Relief 500
Goody's Fast Relief 500 LogoMARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 26, 2011) ? In an odd racing coincidence, three drivers will be celebrating milestone starts in Sunday?s Goody?s Fast Relief 500. Mark Martin, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray will all be making historic starts in their careers. Ironically Biffle and McMurray will both be celebrating their 300th NASCAR...more»
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2013 Lincoln MKZ ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The second generation of Lincoln?s entry-level front-drive sedan, based on the mid-size Ford Fusion. Keep Reading: 2013 Lincoln MKZ – Feature
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2011 NNS Royal Purple 300 Race Results
Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images for NASCARWith momentum from last week’s sweep at Bristol, and a tire gamble on pit road today, Kyle Busch captures the victory in the NNS Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway. This was Busch’s 3rd series win of the 2011 season, his 46th series career win,...more»
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Penalty costs Lamborghini pole
The pole-winning All-Inkl Lamborghini has been awarded a five-place grid penalty for today's opening round of the FIA GT1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. The German team was alleged to have started the Lamoborghini Murcielago R-SV driven by Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager with an external battery prior to its run in Q1.
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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»
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New Faces, Same Success (Kyle Busch)
No. 18 Z-Line Toyota Camry (Kyle Busch) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCARHUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 23, 2011) ? Since joining Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) in 2008, there is no question Kyle Busch has been the king of the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry...more»
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Force India Formula One Team 2011 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice Report
Force India Formula One Team 2011 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice Report Albert Park, Australia, Friday, March 25, 2011 Weather Overcast with occasional light rain Temperatures Air: 16-17�C Track: 20-23�C FP1 objectives Pirelli tyre evaluation, assessment of new rear wing,...
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Santa Cruz Melds Tuck and Roll, Low and Slow, and Skateboarding
In the 1970s, the Zephyr skate team redefined what it meant to ride a skateboard. Jay Adams?the troubled baby genius of the crew?turned 50 last month. Suffice to say, a good percentage of us grew up with Bones Brigade on VHS and mastered that first ollie on suburban sidewalks before ever piloting a self-propelled vehicle. [...]
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Brawn: Tyres will turn races upside down
Formula 1 races are going to be 'turned upside down' in 2011 by the impact of Pirelli's new tyres, reckons Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn. Ahead of the opening race of the season in Australia this weekend, Brawn thinks grand prix weekends will pan out totally different to how they have in the past - and that it may not become clear until the final stages of the race about who has actually done the best job
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Tech-Speed confirms Cruzes
Tech-Speed Motorsport has finalised its deal to run a pair of Chevrolet Cruzes in this year's British Touring Car Championship for Paul O'Neill and John George. The team has been in negotiations to run the ex-works cars since O'Neill and George tested them at Brands Hatch earlier this month, and has now confirmed that it will run under the Gomobileuk.com with Tech-Speed banner.
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Fisker Begins Production of the $88,000 Karma Plug-In Hybrid
Androids may dream of electric sheep, but as of today, another electric car is actually in production. Fisker’s Finnish contractor began assembling production examples of the $88,000 Karma plug-in hybrid today. It should trickle into showrooms in the U.S. and Europe within the next month. Fisker claims the 402-hp Karma will run for 50 miles [...]
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Mikkelsen adds Italian programme
Skoda UK Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen will contest the Italian Rally Championship as well as his full Intercontinental Rally Challenge programme. Skoda Rally Team Italia, the Oleggio Castello-based firm which runs the UK Fabia S2000, will run the car for the Norwegian star on the six gravel rallies. Mikkelsen's first Italian outing will be on the Rally dell' Adriatic in Ancona.
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 / Z28 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. Contrary to popular perception, there is not just one higher-performance Chevrolet Camaro on the way, but two thumpers. It is �perhaps instructive to look, as Chevrolet has, at the current Ford Mustang lineup. In addition to the bread-and-butter V-6, V-8, and convertible versions, the Mustang �corral includes the ground-pounding supercharged [...]
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Williams?s KERS in trouble-free return
Williams ran KERS without issues throughout Friday practice in Melbourne, as it reintroduced the device following the problems it had suffered in testing.
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Ricciardo ?ready? to race if needed
Daniel Ricciardo says he feels ready to race in Formula 1 this year if the opportunity arises. The Australian has been signed as Toro Rosso's third driver, and will be in action in every Friday practice session in all grands prix this season. Should Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguersuari be unable to race, Ricciardo feels he would be ready to jump at the opportunity.
Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven
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 [...]
Divina Galica David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss
Thursday, March 24, 2011
2012 Ferrari FF ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A redesigned and mechanically upgraded replacement for the four-seat Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Keep Reading: 2012 Ferrari FF – Feature
Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt
Dodge Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series Auto Club Speedway Pre Race Notes & Quotes
Dodge Motorsports ThumbnailDodge Motorsports NNS Race Advance Royal Purple 300 Auto Club Speedway Saturday, March 26, 2011 www.twitter.com/teamdodge DODGE IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES ? Dodge won its first Nationwide championship last year with Brad Keselowski claiming the driver?s title. It was the first NASCAR title for Penske Racing. ? Dodge has 34 NASCAR Nationwide...more»
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2012 Audi S8 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The sportiest version of the Audi A8. While the previous S8 had a Lamborghini-based 5.2-liter V-10, the new S8 has a twin-turbo V-8. Keep Reading: 2012 Audi S8 – Feature
David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
2011 Chrysler 200 Limited V6 Sedan ? Short Take Road Test
You could almost forget there?s a Sebring hiding under there. When George Clooney?s character in Up in the Air rents a car, he will settle for nothing less than a Chrysler Sebring. Now, there?s some willful suspension of disbelief that accompanies moviegoing, but it?s hard to accept that anyone would insist on the Chrysler mid-sizer, [...]
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Brundle tops test at Silverstone
Alex Brundle topped the first Formula 2 test of the season on Silverstone's Grand Prix circuit this afternoon. The 20-year-old son of ex-Formula 1 racer and BBC commentator Martin Brundle set a best time of 1m50.221s in the overboost-enabled afternoon session, finishing almost 0.3 seconds ahead of former GP3 racer Miki Monras
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This Week: Traffic Calming in Western Queens
It’s the first week of spring and it seems that in honor of the change of seasons, the transportation world has decided to take it slow this week. Here are your selections from the Streetsblog calendar:
Tuesday: Auto-Free New York meets with a former Port Authority transportation planner to discuss the past and future of rail [...]
Tuesday: Auto-Free New York meets with a former Port Authority transportation planner to discuss the past and future of rail [...]
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2013 Fiat 500 EV ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: An electric Fiat 500. Keep Reading: 2013 Fiat 500 EV – Feature
Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Wilson Makes Impressive Podium Return in Jacksonville
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Corona, Calif. (March 21, 2011) Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson found his way back to the podium after a two-race hiatus with a second-place finish at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. His finish bumped him up into...
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Toyota NASCAR Tidbits ? March 21 ? 27, 2011
Toyota MotorsportsBUSCH BREAKS OUT BRISTOL BROOM: Camry driver Kyle Busch swept last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at Bristol Motor Speedway — his second consecutive ‘sweep’ of a race weekend at the Tennessee track. In his two wins, the Las Vegas-native led 153 (of 500) NSCS laps and...more»
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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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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Ricciardo ?ready? to race if needed
Daniel Ricciardo says he feels ready to race in Formula 1 this year if the opportunity arises. The Australian has been signed as Toro Rosso's third driver, and will be in action in every Friday practice session in all grands prix this season. Should Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguersuari be unable to race, Ricciardo feels he would be ready to jump at the opportunity.
Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt
Australian preview quotes: Williams
Rubens Barrichello: Everyone is doubly excited about the first race as we should already have been racing by now. It was great to get more time at home with the kids but I want to get started and can't wait to see the red lights go out in Melbourne and for the season to be officially underway. It is always an exciting moment when everyone lines up on the grid with no points on the board.
Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
Crutchlow calm about strong debut
Cal Crutchlow says he is keeping his expectations for his first MotoGP season under control after taking an impressive eighth on the grid for his debut in Qatar. The former World Superbike rider had a low-key build-up in winter testing but has been increasingly competitive since the race weekend got underway - and will start his maiden MotoGP race two places ahead of his experienced Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards and one in front of category legend Valentino Rossi's Ducati
Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears
2014 Saab 92 ? Feature
25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: Saab?s new entry-level compact whose styling recalls the original Saab 92 but conceals an up-to-date powertrain and platform. Keep Reading: 2014 Saab 92 – Feature
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Menu denies Coronel race two win
Chevrolet's Alain Menu dealt with a determined challenge from ROAL BMW driver Tom Coronel on his way to victory in a tense reverse grid race at Curitiba's opening rounds of the World Touring Car Championship.
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Hirvonen in pre-Portugal scare
World Rally Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen has admitted he was lucky to escape a moment during his Rally of Portugal test - which could have cost Ford its third test car in as many events. Hirvonen smashed the right-rear wheel on his Fiesta RS WRC while preparing for the third round of the World Rally Championship, but he says it could have been much worse
Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica David Carl Allison
Chevy duo hit out at new qualifying
Two of Chevrolet's leading World Touring Car title hopes Rob Huff and Yvan Muller have admitted that they will be strategically holding back in tomorrow's first qualifying session at the opening round of the 2011 season at Curitiba. The championship's qualifying regulations, and grid format for race two, have undergone changes this year. As before, the qualifying session will be split into two parts, Q1 and Q2.
Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
#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.
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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...
William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray
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!
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.22.11
Review: 2011 Hyundai Equus Ultimate
What Hyundai has done here is create a truly bona-fide luxury car capable of standing toe-to-toe with its Japanese competition and coming pretty darn close to the likes of its lofty German rivals.
VW Beetle to debut in China; powerful Audi-engined model in the cards?
The next Volkswagen Beetle will debut in April at the Shanghai Motor Show. Even better news: we may get a 335-horsepower version in the States.
Video: Watch the elaborate unveiling of Chevy's next-gen Colorado in Bangkok
Will we get the next generation of the Chevy Colorado in the States? General Motors isn't saying... yet.
Also of interest:
- Chevy Camaro will be named Ke Mai Luo in China
- Porsche bookmarks new flagship with special 911 Turbo S "Edition 918 Spyder"
- Lexus confirms LF-Gh concept for New York Auto Show
- More quake-related production delays for Toyota, Honda
- Bloomberg: Unintended acceleration Toyota plaintiffs challenging NASA findings
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
BIKES: Peter Jones - Bad Brakes
The fifth in a series of lifestyle articles by longtime Motorcycle enthusiast Peter Jones.
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Flashpoint - 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.
Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney
Top Bloomberg Adviser Sets Record Straight on Local Support for Bike Lanes
If you’re on the Twitter, you may have noticed that Howard Wolfson, a senior adviser and communications strategist for Mayor Bloomberg with a long resume in Democratic Party politics, has been tweeting up a #bikenyc storm lately. Wolfson’s bike tweets tend to focus on the lengthy record of public support for bike lanes — all [...]
Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica
Massa unsure where Ferrari stands
Felipe Massa says Ferrari still does not know how well its car stacks up against the opposition - even though he is sure the team has put together a reliable package for the season ahead.
Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs
Edwards confident about new tyre
Bristol polesitter Carl Edwards seems confident he will be able to replicate his qualifying pace in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race after running Goodyear's new choice of right-side tyres during Saturday's practice. Teams tested a new tyre specification during the two practice sessions of the day at Bristol Motor Speedway, following NASCAR's decision to change the right-sides after excessive wear led to concerns for Sunday's race. Goodyear had introduced a new compound for this weekend which was softer than what was used at Bristol last summer, but it failed to rubber-in the track, compounding the early wear issues.
Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III
Goodyear has to change Bristol tyres
NASCAR officials have announced that the specification of right-side tyres will be changed for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, following excessive wear during the opening practice session on Friday. Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president for competition, announced following practice for the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series that a different specification of right-side tyres will be used in Saturday practice and Sunday's race, after cords became visible - especially on right rears - after only 30 laps in some cases, when they should last a full fuel run which amounts to nearly four times that distance. The issue has affected both Nationwide and Cup teams and it will be handled differently for each series.
David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
Stoner full of confidence for rest of ?11
Casey Stoner says he is feeling extremely confident not just about the MotoGP season-opener but the whole year ahead, having carried his superb testing and practice form through to qualifying in Qatar. In his first race weekend as a works Honda rider, Stoner beat his team-mate Dani Pedrosa to pole having already been fastest in all three practice sessions. But having won at Losail for three straight years from 2007 to 2009, Stoner said he had been optimistic about this circuit anyway - and it was his likely form at Jerez and beyond that really excited him.
Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica
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