Spy Shots: Audi TT mule shows little, promises much

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When we last checked in with the little bit of speculation there's been on the coming, third-generation Audi TT, rumors said the TT would move upmarket to make MSRP space below for a mid-engined Audi R4. With the R4's future in question, who knows how the TT will play it, but other scuttlebutt says that the TT will be on the MQB platform, will combine first- and second-generation designs and be lighter and more driver oriented.

The snappers at CarPix have encountered a TT mule testing in the snowy north and unfortunately, it doesn't give much more away. The wheelbase has grown - notice the hood shutline is uneven with the front arch, and the arches are said to look wider. The exhaust was described as "more mature," but that could be down to numerous mule-related reasons.

There were hints that we'd see it at last year's Tokyo Auto Show, but obviously that didn't happen. Based on the car in these spy shots, it could be a while yet.

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Pininfarina Cambiano Sports-Sedan Concept Revealed [Geneva Auto Show]

Pininfarina, the Italian design house responsible for such classics as the Ferrari 250 GT, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, and the Cadillac Allant�, has released photos of its new “elegant and refined sports sedan” concept, the Cambiano, ahead of the 2012 Geneva auto show. The concept is named after the town where the firm is [...]

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Lotus set to get extra day of testing

Lotus is set to add an extra day of private running to the final pre-season test after abandoning this week's Barcelona test with a chassis problem. The Enstone team has applied for permission to have an extra day on track, which would require unanimous consent from the other teams

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Johnson, Patrick, Bayne among Lap 2 victims

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Late Race Incident Relegates Kenny Wallace to a 29th-Place Finish

No. 09 Family Farmers Toyota CamryCONCORD, N.C. (February 27, 2012) – The 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series started with a bang Saturday in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Though a late-race incident relegated Wallace to a 29th-place finish, the No. 09 Family Farmers Toyota Camry led its first lap of the season and spent...more»

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2013 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification Photos and Info [Geneva Auto Show]

Bentley has always pitched its flagship Mulsanne as more of a driver?s car than a limousine, and it fairly satisfies at both roles. Bentley hopes to drive that point home?pun intended?with the Mulsanne?s new Mulliner Driving Specification package, which officially debuts at the 2012 Geneva auto show. Keep Reading: 2013 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification [...]

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CUP: Kenseth Wins Longest 500

Matt Kenseth won the first primetime Monday night Daytona 500...

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SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP

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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.

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Williams: Parr is natural successor

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Hedley joins Thorney for BTCC debut

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NASCAR By the Numbers: The 2012 season starts off with a bang

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2013 SRT Viper Rendered: The Inside Scoop on Chrysler?s Next Battle Asp

Blind mice, little piggies, stooges, and night dogs all come in threes. Add to that musketeers and memorable m�nages. So there?s no way Chrysler?s SRT team could squat on hands while Chevy and Ford duke it out with way too much horsepower. Will there be a new Viper? As sure as Captain Kirk hears through [...]

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Hamstead Cruises at the Glen

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V8s at the Glen

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Teased: Gumpert shows second Geneva teaser, will debut two new Apollo models

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, MISC

The Geneva Motor Show sets itself apart from the other international auto shows with a gathering of Europe's smaller boutique manufacturers and tuners. One of those is Gumpert, the German builder of supercars that have impressive performance and a polarizing appearance. Gumpert has had a strong showing at Geneva the last couple years, debuting the 750-horsepower Apollo S in 2010 and the coachbuilt Tornante last year.

Gumpert has big plans for this year's Geneva Motor Show, and back in November released a shadowy teaser showing a new supercar that would be revealed in March. Now that the show is just days away, Gumpert has released another teaser (seen above), and a few more details, including the fact that two Apollo models will be making their debut. First is the Apollo R, which Gumpert says is a "a true racecar with the brute power of up to 860 horsepower." Second is the Apollo Enraged, an exclusive model limited to just three examples that will be the "strongest Apollo that Gumpert has ever set on the road."

Gumpert also hinted at a time of 7:11.75 - no doubt a Nürburgring lap set by one of the aforementioned cars. Could the German supercar maker have nicked the production car lap record set by the Dodge Viper ACR back in September? We'll have to wait to find out. Check back on March 6th and 7th for official details and photos for both cars, as well as the rest of our Geneva Motor Show coverage.

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Van der Garde joins Caterham for GP2

Giedo van der Garde will remain in the GP2 Series for a fourth season this year after signing for Caterham Racing.

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Video: Alex Wurz gets behind the wheel of the Lexus LFA

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We can attest to the joys of driving the Lexus LFA, having spent several days this past fall becoming addicted to the 4.8-liter V10 and race-bred suspension. We aren't the only ones who have developed an affection for the $400,000 Lexus supercar, though. Alex Wurz, former Formula 1 driver and two-time Le Mans winner, recently got behind the wheel of the LFA and seemed duly impressed.

Not one to just take the LFA out for a lazy drive, Wurz makes proper use of all 552 horsepower and 9,000 rpm running the Estoril Circuit in Portugal. After a few laps of pushing the supercar around the track, Wurz heaps praise on the LFA for its super-aggressive looks, neutral handling, and the sound of the downshifts from the V10.

If you want to see a video of the Lexus LFA being driven the way it was intended, then hit the jump and turn up your speakers.

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Jaguar Announces Another XK/XKR Special Edition for UK, Europe

Jaguar has announced additional special-edition versions of the XK and XKR for those who crave a little extra opulence from their sleek British sports car. The special gear is available for both coupe and convertible models of the sports cars?only not in North America. Most of what makes the cars special is found inside, which [...]

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NASCAR Celebrates Diversity Accomplishments

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Germany honors F1 champion Vettel (PA SportsTicker)

Two-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has been given Germanys highest honor for sporting achievement.

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Late-Race Incident Ends Promising Debut for Ryan Truex and Tommy Baldwin Racing

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James Buescher dodges wreck to win Daytona race

Only six of 43 cars made it unscathed to the finish line of the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway.

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2012 Fisker Karma Tested: Likable and Real?and Really Heavy

Nobody can deny (can they?) that the Fisker Karma is the lewdest wedge of car porn to hit the pavement since the onset of the 5-mph bumper. From one 22-inch wheel to the other, the Fisker is a heartthrob, a design spectacularly unchained from the shackles of practicality and brand identity that enslave other automakers. [...]

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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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James Buescher dodges wreck to win Daytona race

Only six of 43 cars made it unscathed to the finish line of the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway.

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Mini Clubvan Concept Takes Clubman to Cargo Town [Geneva Auto Show]

Mini?s lineup is more expansive than you might think. The basic Cooper three-door hatch currently shares showroom space with the four-place convertible, the extended-length Clubman, the high-riding Countryman, and the two-seater Roadster and Coupe. Mini will debut yet another (potential) derivative next month at the Geneva auto show, the Clubman-based Clubvan commercial van concept. (The [...]

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James Buescher dodges wreck to win Daytona race

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2012 NNS DRIVE4COPD 300 First Practice Session Speeds

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2012 Kia Soul 2.0 Manual Tested: A New Six-Speed Stick Lends More Sport

Proposition: In the absence of turbocharging, the smaller an engine?s displacement, the more you need a manual transmission. Proof: the 2012 Kia Soul 2.0 and its new six-speed row-your-own gearbox. Keep Reading: 2012 Kia Soul 2.0 Plus Manual – Instrumented Test

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Gooden Goes F2000 with Quantum

iRacing Champion to Chase F2000 Championship Wyatt Gooden, champion of the 2009 Season 3 and 4 iRacing Jetta TDi Series and the surprise star of the new F1600 Formula F Championship Series last year, will move up to the F2000 Championship Series in 2012, paired once again with Quantum Racing Services of Oklahoma City. Gooden’s online racing success earned him a ride in the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDi Cup where he won two races and was named Rookie of the Year.� Last year, Gooden went four-for-four in Quantum?s F1600 Van Diemen Honda, winning two races apiece at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen, his only appearances in the series.� He also started from the pole in three of the four races, and set fastest race laps in three of [...]

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Video: Danica Patrick Wicked Crash 2012 NASCAR Gatorade Duel at Daytona

Danica Patrick spun on The Final Lap and took a wicked hit to the inside wall on the backstretch (almost at full speed) after contact with Aric Almirola. She was checked and released from the infield care center.

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March To 200: Hendrick Stable Vying For Milestone Win

With three Daytona 500 winners in the fold, this Sunday?s race could mark the 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory for Hendrick Motorsports. HMS has been 199 and counting since�Jimmie Johnson�went to Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 9, 2011. ? Jeff Gordon�is a three-time Daytona 500 winner. Should he win Sunday, he?ll match [...]

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Atkinson: Lack of experience no worry

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SPEED Adds Indy 500 Champ Hornish Jr. as SPEED Center Analyst

SPEED LogoTHREE-TIME INDYCAR SERIES CHAMP CURRENTLY RACING IN NASCAR ADDS VERSATILE VOICE� ����������� Three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr., signed with SPEED this week to be an analyst on the popular weekend motor sports news program,�SPEED Center. Hornish, who is competing this season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Penske Racing, won the Indianapolis...more»

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Perez: Sauber must build on promise

Sergio Perez says Sauber has good reason to optimistic for the opening races of 2012 after labelling the new C31 as a good starting point to work from this season. But he insisted that the Swiss team must keep working hard to develop the car right up to the first race in Melbourne to capitalise on it. The Mexican, who impressed on his debut at Melbourne nearly a year ago by finishing seventh on the road, was second fastest overall after two days of testing at Barcelona and ended Wednesday just 0.040s slower than the best time - set by Force India's Nico Hulkenberg

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Schumacher sure W03 a step forward

Michael Schumacher is sure this year's Mercedes is a step forward compared to last year's challenger after completing his second day of testing at Barcelona. The German had another highly productive day on Thursday, covering 127 laps for a total of 592 km, taking the team's total mileage for the W03 to 1756 km since it made its track debut. Schumacher was second quickest today and he is confident Mercedes has taken a step forward compared to last year.

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2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Fifth and Sixth Practice Session Speeds

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New Honda gets maiden test run

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Name That Shifter, No. 64: 1991 Nissan NX2000

On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a 1991 Nissan NX2000 was Ram Narayan, who will receive a Save the Manuals button and sticker as a reward. The NX2000 pictured here [...]

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NASCAR In Heels: Revs into the season with style

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Pricing, Specs Announced for 2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i with New Turbo Four

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Photos: 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cars Paint Schemes 1-15

PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA

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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 124: 2012 Jaguar XJL Supersport

On Tuesday we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Most of you figured out that this week?s sound came from a supercharged V-8. Only a few of you specified it as the 2012 Jaguar XJL Supersport?s supercharged 5.0-liter V-8. Like that sound? Download the [...]

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Seattle Cyclists Find Safety in Numbers

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Seattle cyclists have more of a reason to smile: collision rates are holding steady even as bicycling booms. Photo: Cascade Bicycle Club
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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 [...]

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Vettel impressed by McLaren pace

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Video: SRT's race-only Viper ACR-X laps N�rburgring in 7:03.058

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Dodge, Racing

Dodge, or rather SRT (we're still getting used to it being its own brand), has been busy teasing us with the new Viper that will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show in April, but that doesn't mean it's completely done flaunting the performance capabilities of the old model. Only a few short months ago, SRT released a video of the Viper ACR reclaiming the lap record at the Nürburgring for a production car with a time of 7:12.13, taking the title away from the Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition.

Now the Viper Club of America has released a new video of the race-only Viper ACR-X tackling the Green Hell, and the result is even more impressive. The V10-powered spec racer lapped the circuit in just 7:03.058, more than nine seconds quicker than its roadgoing brother. It makes us wonder when we'll start seeing six-minute lap times at the Nürburgring.

You can see a video of the impressive lap after the jump, including real-time stats like g-force and downforce included in the footage.

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Euronova signs Sirotkin for Auto GP

Russian Sergey Sirotkin is to contest the Auto GP World Series with the Euronova Racing team of 1995 Formula 3000 International champion Vincenzo Sospiri.

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NASCAR to examine team deals

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NYC?s Most Irresistible Street Safety Campaign

Are these New York’s youngest traffic safety advocates?
Budding filmmakers Benny, Joseph and Yunhee have created an appeal for safer streets that is equal parts poignant, funny and Dylan-inspired ? and entirely adorable. Take a look.

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Tony Stewart drives Oreo?s 100th birthday car at Daytona Nationwide Series event

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Muller on top at Estoril test

Nico Muller topped the timesheets for Trident Racing on the opening day of GP3 testing at Estoril on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Swiss, who has yet to secure a race deal for the coming season, lapped the Portuguese circuit in 1m31.285s with just 15 minutes of the afternoon session remaining, knocking Mitch Evans off the top spot by just 0.015s. Evans had set the fastest time during the morning session, despite the MW Arden driver completing only seven laps before the lunch break.

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Poll Position Question: Should the 48 team be penalized for C-Post violation?

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Ex-NASCAR driver Mayfield says he is innocent

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Moss: Vettel is a modern Fangio

Formula 1 legend Stirling Moss believes current world champion Sebastian Vettel is the modern equivalent of Juan Manuel Fangio. Moss, who was one of five-time champion Fangio's biggest rivals in the 1950s and his team-mate at Mercedes in 1955, said Vettel's current superiority over the F1 field was comparable to Fangio's.

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2012 NASCAR Truck Series preview

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HRT to skip first Barcelona test

The HRT team will skip the first Barcelona test in order to focus on being ready with its new car for the second and final test there. The Spanish squad tested for two days at Jerez last week, using its 2011 car as the new challenger is yet to pass all the mandatory crash tests.

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Mercedes completes private W03 test

Mercedes completed a private test of its new W03 at Barcelona today, ahead of the next full-field test at the track, which starts on Tuesday. Because Mercedes only used three of the four days of the opening test at Jerez, it was able to complete 200 kilometres of private running today

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MAKE Motorsports Heads ?Eastbound & Down? for Daytona NNS Event

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3M, USG And Freescale Add Special Awards To 2012 NASCAR Contingency Program

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Sweepstakes: Win a Danica Patrick Prize Pack

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Jaguar Considering Track-Focused Special-Edition XKR-S Coupe

Jaguar is considering building a handful of special-edition XKR-S coupes?of course, with just 100 of the super coupes being built each of the next three years, the ?non-special? car already will be a rare sight. Frank Klaas, Jaguar?s global head of communications who describes the XKR-S as an ?ambassador of the brand,? said that the [...]

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2012 NSCS, NNS, NCWTS & ARCA Daytona Speedweeks Track Event Schedule

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES ARCA RACING SERIES presented by MENARDS 2012 DAYTONA 500 Logo Tuesday, February 14th 12:00 PM ARCA REGISTRATION OPENS 4:00 PM 6:00 PM ARCA HAULERS ENTER (PARKING & UNLOADING ONLY) 6:00 PM ARCA REGISTRATION CLOSES Wednesday, February 15th 7:00 AM...more»

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Ricciardo: Red Bull no extra pressure

Daniel Ricciardo says the fates of past Red Bull proteges who have not lived up to expectations do not put any added pressure on him - as he is already extremely hard on himself. Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne are moving into the Toro Rosso race seats this season after predecessors Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari became the latest Red Bull young drivers dropped for not making the grade, as Tonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed had been before them. But asked by AUTOSPORT if Red Bull and Toro Rosso's reputation for ruthlessness awed him, Ricciardo insisted it did not create any pressure that he would not have been putting on himself already

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Ekstrom: New tyre regs a big change

Mattias Ekstrom believes that the DTM's new tyre regulations will pose a bigger challenge to drivers this year than any of the other rule changes coming into force. Under all-new technical regulations for this year, all DTM cars will use larger wheels and wider tyres than the previous generation of machinery

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MP group says Bahrain should go ahead

An All-Party Group from the British parliament has expressed its disagreement with calls to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix. Last week, members of the House of Lords wrote to the FIA to urge the governing body to cancel April's grand prix amid continued unrest in the kingdom.

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Nissan Leaf EV NISMO Race Car Driven: Strap In, Whizz Away, and Take the Checkers?Sort Of

So Nissan has built an electric car that ordinary people can afford, and that car is being sold to the public. Exciting stuff, right? Well, in a way, but the $36,050 (before any federal and/or local tax credits and incentives) Nissan Leaf is full of compromises. It?s sprightly but not fast, comfy but not spacious, [...]

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Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

Vitaly Petrov will race with the Caterham team during the 2012 season, taking Jarno Trulli's place at the squad, it was confirmed on Friday. The Russian had been linked with the outfit for several weeks despite the veteran Italian having a contract with the team he had raced for since the 2010 season. Petrov was left without a racing drive after Renault - now Lotus - signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season

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Kyle Busch wins Bud Shootout marred by three major wrecks, including Jeff Gordon flipping (Yahoo! Sports)

NASCARs rules changes brought back the 43-car pack, which produced exciting and dangerous racing at Daytona.

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Qualifying Mission Accomplished: Bayne Will Defend Daytona 500

2012 NSCS Trevor Bayne - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARFor the past year Trevor Bayne and his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion team have been referred to as the defending Daytona 500 champions. But to actually defend their title, they first had to earn a starting spot in this year?s Great American...more»

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Engines roar to life in Daytona but not all news is good

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Engines roar to life in Daytona but not all news is good

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2012 World Tour of iRacing?s Doubleheader Kick-Off

iRacers will have not one but two chances to channel their inner AJ Allmendingers, Justin Wilsons, Billy Johnsons and Jack Roush, Jrs this weekend, with a doubleheaded kick-off to the 2012 World Tour of iRacing. That?s right, not one but two events ? the Roar Before the 2.4 and the 2.4 Hours of Daytona ? are coming your way Friday and Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. The weekend begins with the 2012 iRacing.com Roar Before the 2.4, a mixed class GT event featuring the VW Jetta TDi, Mazda MX5 Cup and Pontiac Solstice. The green flag drops at 21:00 GMT (4 pm ET) on Friday, February 17 for a sixty minute race on the new Daytona Road Course in daylight conditions. The field will be divided into fields of 43 [...]

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Busch edges Stewart in wild Bud Shootout at Daytona

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Talkin? Trucks heads into the pits with Ray Dunlap

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Indebted Pininfarina Seemingly on Verge of Being Sold, Future of Name Unknown

Pininfarina is broke and banks are on the verge of taking over a controlling stake in the company, we’re hearing in reports from Italy. The legendary Italian design firm has more than $99 million in debt; while General Motors had almost $173 billion in debt before it went bankrupt, $99 million is an insurmountable sum [...]

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Leader of the Pack ? Busch Edges Stewart to Win Thrilling Budweiser Shootout

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Brown Toyota, edges out Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Drivers Praise the Return to Traditional Pack Racing at Daytona Bobby Gerhart...more»

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24 Hours of LeMons Announces Road America Race for August: The Chubby Cheddar Enduro!

The race tracks of the Upper Midwest have largely been spared? so far? from the spectacle of a rhinestone-covered Dodge Dynasty dicing with a Studebaker-engined Isuzu P’up. That will change on August 20th, when the carnies of the 24 Hours of LeMons Traveling Circus roll into the paddock at legendary Road America. Residents of eastern [...]

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Ray Evernham Returns to ESPN as NASCAR Analyst

Ray Evernham Returns to ESPN as NASCAR Analyst Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion crew chief�Ray Evernham�is returning to ESPN as a NASCAR analyst for the 2012 season. Evernham will join ESPN?s team at Daytona Speedweeks and will be part of�NASCAR Countdown�before the NASCAR Nationwide Series race that airs on ESPN on Saturday, Feb. 25, at [...]

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Report: Small town up in arms over armored transport vehicle purchase [w/video]

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Military

Despite tight budgets at all levels of government, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still giving local law enforcement agencies military vehicles. According to a report in The Huffington Post, a small town in New Hampshire was set to receive an armored personnel vehicle before one local resident launched a petition drive to block the acquisition.

The Keene, NH, police department was going to get its own Lenco BearCat, a vehicle the town's mayor reportedly described as a "tank." However, citizens in the town of 23,000 revolted, according to the article, with nearly 100 of them packing a city council meeting in opposition. Critics said the vehicle promoted violence, and cited a promotional video for the BearCat that shows gun-wielding cops using one of the armored trucks to knock down the door of a house and spray tear gas inside. The issue is scheduled to come up again at next month's meeting.

A $285,933 grant from DHS would pay for the eight-ton military truck. The Huffington Post cites a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting stating that $34 billion of similar grants have been issued since Sept. 11, 2001.

A Lenco spokesman criticized some of the citizens who spoke out against his firm's vehicle, calling them "crazy" and saying, "When a Lenco Bearcat shows up at a crime scene where a suicidal killer is holding hostages, it doesn't show up with a cannon. It shows up with a negotiator. Our trucks save lives," according to the article.

Click past the jump to watch the Lenco BearCat promotional video, featuring AC-DC's "Thunderstruck."

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NYC?s Most Irresistible Street Safety Campaign

Are these New York’s youngest traffic safety advocates?
Budding filmmakers Benny, Joseph and Yunhee have created an appeal for safer streets that is equal parts poignant, funny and Dylan-inspired ? and entirely adorable. Take a look.

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Daytona win hasn?t led to full-time ride for Bayne

A year later, Trevor Bayne still cant quite believe the whirlwind of instant notoriety that followed his wild Daytona 500 victory.

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Skirts and Scuffs Predictions: Brianne Clemons chooses the champ

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Petrov replaces Trulli at Caterham

Vitaly Petrov will race with the Caterham team during the 2012 season, taking Jarno Trulli's place at the squad, it was confirmed on Friday. The Russian had been linked with the outfit for several weeks despite the veteran Italian having a contract with the team he had raced for since the 2010 season. Petrov was left without a racing drive after Renault - now Lotus - signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the 2012 season

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Dodge seeking balance in 2012

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Dodge seeks balance in Sprint Cup

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Ellis to race in Euro Series with GU

British teenager Philip Ellis will make his F3 Euro Series debut this year with championship newcomer GU Racing.

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A Battle is Joined

Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series has come and gone and the battle to make the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series is in full force. Class A drivers stepping up their game to unheard of levels made Week Two at Atlanta Motor Speedway the most thrilling week in quite some time. Top names in sim racing took part in Atlanta’s festivities and made the week’s points totals sky rocket. Jason Karlavige edged-out Jared Crawford to win the top split of the week, and the absurdly high total of 360 points that went along with it. Karlavige’s record was unblemished on the week, as he only made the one start, earning the pole, and leading 37 of the 110 laps to put his name at the top of the [...]

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HRT to skip first Barcelona test

The HRT team will skip the first Barcelona test in order to focus on being ready with its new car for the second and final test there. The Spanish squad tested for two days at Jerez last week, using its 2011 car as the new challenger is yet to pass all the mandatory crash tests.

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Marciello completes Prema line-up

Ferrari protege Raffaele Marciello will fill the fourth and final seat in Prema Powerteam's 2012 F3 Euro Series line-up. The 17-year-old Italian is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy programme, and has already competed with Prema in Italian Formula 3, taking third in last season's championship, and in the International/British round at Spa. Team boss Angelo Rosin said Marciello had already made impressive progress and was ready to move up to an international category

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Indian finale for World GT1

The 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship will climax with a round in India. The series finale will take place at the new Buddh International Circuit, near New Delhi, which hosted the first Indian Grand Prix last year. The World GT1 race, scheduled for December 2, takes the vacant spot on the 10-race calendar published late last year.

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SX: The Holeshot - San Diego

The Supercross season is finally starting to take shape. Can anyone respond to reigning champ Ryan Villopoto's recent surge?

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2012 NNS Daytona Media Day Q&A with Dodge Motorsports Driver, Sam Hornish, Jr.

Sam Hornish Jr. - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCARSAM HORNISH JR. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts/WURTH Dodge Challenger R/T) WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ENTERING THIS SEASON? �?I?m really excited about it. �I feel like we?ve got a great opportunity with our Alliance Truck Parts and WURTH Group Dodge Challenger. �I just feel like...more»

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Wrathall adamant he can fight in front

British Touring Car racer Frank Wrathall believes he can challenge at the front this season, if he can finalise sufficient backing.

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54th Annual Daytona 500 Entry List

Entry Veh # Driver Owner Crew Chief Veh Mfg Sponsor 1 1 Jamie McMurray Teresa Earnhardt Kevin Manion 12 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops-Tracker Boats 2 2 Brad Keselowski Roger Penske Paul Wolfe 12 Dodge Miller Lite 3 5 Kasey Kahne Linda Hendrick Kenny Francis 12 Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i) John Henry [...]

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Study: J.D. Power reports vehicle dependability has substantially improved

Filed under: Car Buying, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Lexus, Lincoln, Porsche, Scion, Toyota

Remember the days of planned obsolescence? They're over. The latest J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study shows a 13-percent improvement in new car dependability over the first three years of ownership. The latest sample of 2009 model year vehicles shows the lowest rate of problems since the study's inception in 1990.

The big winner was the Lexus LS, which had the fewest reported problems in the study. Lexus was the highest rated brand as well, followed by Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota and Scion. J.D. Power says 25 of 32 automotive brands showed improved dependability, with six declining and one remaining the same.

While J.D. Power was pleased to see automakers producing high quality cars despite the economic disaster unfolding around them three years ago, it did note that some brands are still not getting credit for building reliable vehicles. "During the past four years, models from Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Hyundai and Lincoln have achieved consistently strong levels of dependability," the company's release stated, "but still have relatively high proportions of new-vehicle buyers expressing reliability concerns."

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Luyendyk becomes race steward

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk has been named as one of three new race stewards for the coming IndyCar season. The 58-year-old Dutchman will form a race control team with former Champ Car competitions chief Gary Barnard and ex-racer Johnny Unser, all reporting to race director Beaux Barfield

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HendrickCars.com To Sponsor Phoenix Racing, JR Motorsports And Richard Childress Racing In Select 2012 NASCAR Events

Richard Childress Racing (RCR)CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 13, 2012 – HendrickCars.com will sponsor three NASCAR teams in select races in early 2012. The sponsorships will promote the new-look retail automotive website, which re-launched Feb. 1, and coincide with the HendrickCars.com “2012 Indy Dream Weekend” sweepstakes. The program will kick off during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla.,...more»

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2013 Audi RS4 Avant Revealed: The Wild Wagon Packs a 450-Horse V8

Audi’s high-performance wagons are icons. The mid-1980s saw the 100/200 Turbo Wagon, and things got really wild with the RS2 launched in 1994. It was an over-the-top variation of the Audi 80 Avant created with assistance from Porsche, powered by a 315-hp version of Audi’s 2.2-liter turbo five-cylinder and wearing wheels from the 964-gen Porsche [...]

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Colin Monahan Named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway

Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) Colin Monahan has been named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced....

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JR Motorsports Signs Sponsorship Deal With Ingersoll Rand

“Partnership with global industrial company to be evident on and off the track” JR MotorsportsMOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2012) ? JR Motorsports announced today the beginning of a strategic sponsorship with Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments. The sponsorship features a one-race primary sponsorship of the No....more»

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