tamarasanborn: November 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Central Park Cyclist Sues Man She Alleges Pushed Her Off Bike, Resulting in Concussion (DNA)
Yet the Daily News Can’t Help But Mention “Spandex Scofflaws” and “Speeding Bicyclists”
Riders Alliance Pushes for Free Transfers From G Train to J/M and at Barclays Center (Bklyn Paper)
No New Taxes, Tolls, Fees, or Fares to Pay for Sandy — We’ll [...]

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McReynolds, Petty Discuss Controversies in Phoenix Race

SPEED Analysts Larry McReynolds & Kyle Petty - Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty ImagesMCREYNOLDS AND PETTY ANALYZE NOS. 15/24 FIGHT, GORDON RETALIATION, CAUTION FLAGS AND FALLOUT FROM PHOENIX� McReynolds:� ?I feel that 15?s pain.� I totally support what that 15 group did in the garage area.?� ��On Sunday?s�NASCAR Victory Lane�following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race...more»

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Maldonado: Consistency key for Williams

Pastor Maldonado believes Williams's main goal for the 2013 season should be to be more consistent than it was during 2012. The Grove team bounced back from its worst campaign in 2011, where it scored just five points , with a promising start to the year which included victory in the Spanish Grand Prix in May.

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RAB Racing Reinstates John Wes Townley: NASCAR Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

On March 23, RAB Racing announced that driver John Wes Townley has been reinstated and will be able to compete at the Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on March 31. Townley was officially placed on probation by NASCAR on March 22 because of a previous DUI arrest.

Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

Tony Stewart's list of 2012 NASCAR award winners

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Red Bull adamant it can get stronger

Red Bull believes it can be even stronger in Formula 1 next year as it targets yet more world championship success. The Milton Keynes-based outfit maintained its domination of the sport with Sebastian Vettel clinching his third consecutive drivers' crown in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Allied to Red Bull having taken its third straight constructors' title , it means the team is amid a spell of success that no team has enjoyed since Ferrari's domination with Michael Schumacher from 2000 to 2004

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2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition: Ready When You Are

You?d have to be a little crazy or maybe just an automotive journalist to take a brand-spanking new 4×4 over the Rubicon Trail. That?s because you can walk the boulder-strewn path near Lake Tahoe faster than you can drive it, and few vehicles have traversed the 22-mile trail without gathering an ensemble of sheetmetal scrapes [...]

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Emotional Schumacher savours points

Michael Schumacher was delighted that he was able to recover to seventh place in his final Formula 1 grand prix , despite an early puncture. In a incident-packed race, Schumacher fell to the back of the field in the opening laps but got up to sixth before being passed by title-bound Sebastian Vettel in late on

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Stewart Finishes 19th in Wild, Wild West

Tony Stewart - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty ImagesMobil 1/Office Depot Driver Grabs Top-20 in Raucous Race at Phoenix Date: Nov. 11, 2012 Event: AdvoCare 500k (Round 35 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile oval) Start/Finish: 9th/19th�(Running, completed 318 of 319 laps in a green-white-checkered finish) Point Standing: 9th�(2,284 points,...more»

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Why I Love NASCAR: Championship Weekend by Chief 187?

Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

2014 Jaguar XFR-S: 550-hp M5 Fighter from Britain [2012 L.A. Auto Show]

Jaguar?s XF sedan is a looker?even more so following its slick 2012 refresh?but even since its inception in 2009, it has made do without a truly high-performance variant. That changes for 2014, because Jaguar is applying its fire-breathing R-S treatment to the XF; the resulting XFR-S is making its debut at the 2012 L.A. auto [...]

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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut

Shane Lewis Dubai 24H DUBAI - December 29, 2011 American to Start 31st Career 24-Hour Race at Middle East's Premier Event Shane Lewis began his career running open wheel races that lasted 30-minutes. Today, he has become one of the...

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Button: Race extraordinarily tough

Jenson Button described the Brazilian Grand Prix as an extraordinarily tough race after emerging on top of a nailbiting event.

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Maldonado handed 10-place grid penalty

Pastor Maldonado will be moved 10 places down the Brazilian Grand Prix grid after incurring a reprimand for missing the weighbridge in the second part of qualifying. Because the reprimand for the incident was Maldonado's third of the year, he was given a grid demotion on this occasion

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INDYCAR: Inside Dallara's 2014 Indy Lights Concept

Dallara CEO Stefano dePonti takes SPEED.com inside the firm's 2014 Indy Lights proposal which calls for a downsized version of its DW12.

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki

Vettel promises to go for victory

Sebastian Vettel has vowed to push for victory in the Formula 1 season finale in Brazil even though he does not necessarily need to win to become world champion. The Red Bull driver starts fourth at Interlagos, three places ahead of title rival Fernando Alonso, who needs to outscore Vettel by 14 points to snatch the crown.

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Vettel wins F1 title again; Button takes Brazil GP

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Photos: Wednesday At Champion?s Week In Las Vegas

PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)

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NASCAR Fan Picks: Top Five Drivers in the Auto Club 400 at Fontana, California (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NASCAR heads to Fontana, California this weekend with Sprint Cup drivers racing in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Who will capture the checkered flag? Here is a look at the five drivers who have the best chance at a victory.

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Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer Gets Six Months for Death of Brooklyn Child

An unlicensed driver who killed a 14-year-old child in Brooklyn will spend six months in jail and lose his license for a year.
Paul Griffin could be back on the road less than two years after he left 14-year-old Davonte Jeffers to die on a Brooklyn street. Photo: Daily News
Paul O. Griffin was driving a Ford [...]

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Los Angeles: Hyundai rolls out promised three-row Santa Fe for LA

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Crossover, Hyundai

Hyundai has unveiled the production version of its six- and seven-passenger Santa Fe at the 2012 LA Auto Show. The new creation will be sold alongside the five-passenger Santa Fe Sport and offers buyers a 3.3-liter direct-injection V6 with 290 horsepower and 252 pound-feet of torque. Coupled to a six speed automatic transmission, the driveline delivers a 5,000-pound tow rating, and an optional all-wheel-drive system should provide a little extra traction for drivers in snowy climes.

With an extra 3.9 inches of wheelbase over the Santa Fe Sport, the new seven-passenger CUV delivers two inches more leg room in the second row as well as a functional third row of seating. Total cargo volume also swells from 71.5 cubic feet behind the front seats in the Santa Fe Sport to 80.0 cubes in the larger variant. The seven-passenger Santa Fe also serves up 13.5 cubic feet of cargo area behind its third-row seat.

Hyundai estimates the 2013 Santa Fe will deliver 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway in front-wheel-drive configuration, while adding all-wheel-drive to the mix will drop those figures by 1 mpg highway. You can check out the full press release below for more information.

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Get to Know: Alex Warren

For this week?s article, I interviewed a fellow sim-racer from Illinois. In the three years he has been on iRacing, he has accomplished a great deal. Besides winning many races on the oval and road side, he has won several different iRacing championships, including last year’s NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series. He was able to race full time in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship this year, where he finished in the top 25 in points. When not iRacing, he is currently attending North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. The driver I interviewed for this week is the one and only Alex Warren. The 20 year old Warren has started nearly 900 oval races on iRacing, including the Class A, Pro and SWC series. He has visited victory lane 67 times, [...]

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Penske Racing Names Greg Erwin Crew Chief of No. 12 Nationwide Series Ford Mustang

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STEVE KINSER & DONNY SCHATZ

Tony Stewart Racing Seeking Ultimate Bragging Rights for 2012 As Outlaws Close Campaign at Charlotte's World Finals INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 30, 2012) - The achievement most competitors strive for is to be named champion at season's end. It's a goal not...

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Grosjean blames de la Rosa for clash

Romain Grosjean felt Pedro de la Rosa was at fault in their collision in Q1 at Interlagos. The Lotus was trying to slip inside the HRT on the run onto the pits straight when they clashed, squeezing Grosjean into the pit entry barrier and damaging his front wing. De la Rosa continued with damage to his HRT, but was left last on the grid, while Grosjean could only manage 18th so was eliminated.

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Moving People or Moving Vehicles: How Should We Grade America?s Streets?

Darren Flusche is the policy director of the League of American Bicyclists.
Should the performance of this street…

…be measured like this road?

Under the new federal transportation bill, known as�MAP-21,�the performance of these two roads could be measured the same way — even though one is a bustling business district, and the other is an interstate highway. [...]

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Report: Toyota tops Kelley Blue Book's Resale Value Awards

Filed under: Car Buying, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Infiniti, Jeep, Lexus, Porsche, Scion, Toyota

Kelley Blue Book announced its annual Best Resale Value Award winners, and we weren't too surprised to see the list dominated by Japanese automakers - mainly Toyota and Honda. KBB hands out the awards based on the projected residual value of mostly all 2013 model year vehicles, and Toyota skated home with a number of awards including 10 of the 22 overall categories and having five of its products in the top 10 for models with best resale value. KBB's Best Resale Value Awards were announced in the same week as the ALG Residual Value Awards, and there were many similarities between both lists, especially when it came to Toyota.

To come up with its winners, KBB measures depreciation over the first five years of ownership, and looks for the cars it expects to hold its value the best after this time; on average, the report says the 2013 model year vehicles will lose 61.8 percent of its value in five years. Of the 22 categories, 15 slots were filled by Toyota, Honda and Nissan products, while the Camaro and Porsche (Cayenne and Panamera) each took home a pair of awards. If Toyota has anything to be upset about in this list of cars, it's that categories for Hybrid/Alternative Energy Car and Electric Vehicle went to the Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Volt, respectively.

The overall top 10 models for the best resale value in 2013 are, in alphabetical order:

Scroll down to see KBB's press release that includes a breakdown of all individual category winners.

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F1: Webber - You?ve Got To Take Your Hat Off To Vettel

Mark Webber commends Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel on winning another title...

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Nissan Leaf Way Off Sales Target, CEO Says?The Problem Is Worse than It Seems

Nissan’s fossil-fuel-free hatchback, the Leaf, will miss its sales target of 20,000 units in the U.S., CEO Carlos Ghosn has conceded. Well, duh.�Aside from revealing that the sun will continue its streak of rising in the east, what could Mr. Ghosn say that’s any less surprising?�The plan was to double last year’s annual sales of [...]

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2012 Brazilian Grand Prix: Hamilton Takes Pole While Alonso Hopes for Rain

Divina Galica David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney

Marquez boosted by dry mileage

Marc Marquez believes his confidence on the Honda MotoGP bike is growing after finally getting his first full day of dry testing at Sepang on Tuesday. Having lost a lot of running to rain on Monday and in the previous test at Valencia, Marquez managed 60 laps on a dry track on day two of his test at the Malaysian Grand Prix venue

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2012 NASCAR CHASE RACE #10 RESULTS, HOMESTEAD-MIAMI ? JEFF GORDON WINS, KESELOWSKI CHAMPION

1 15 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont 20 Years Celebratory Chevrolet 2 6 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 3 19 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 4 8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 5 13 16 Greg Biffle 3M/SP Richards Ford 6 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 7 5 43 Aric [...]

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MP Motorsport joins GP2 field

Dutch team MP Motorsport will take Coloni's place in the GP2 Series field for 2013. The new squad has already signed Daniel de Jong as its first driver. MP started in Formula Ford in the mid-1990s, before establishing a strong presence in Formula Renault.

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Rosberg encouraged by practice form

Nico Rosberg is optimistic that Mercedes can end its 2012 Formula 1 campaign on a relative high in Brazil this weekend after being encouraged by his pace in Friday practice.

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CUP: Kahne Rebounds To Finish Strongly

Kasey Kahne finished fourth in 2012 points, his highest ranking?

Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott

Monday, November 26, 2012

Hamilton expects wet lottery in race

Lewis Hamilton is predicting the Brazilian Grand Prix will be somewhat of a lottery because of the rain that is expected to hit Interlagos. The British driver secured his seventh pole position of the season on Saturday, leading team-mate Jenson Button to an all-McLaren front row

Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte

Schumacher says it may be an emotional final race

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

Bike-Powered Disaster Response Gets National Spotlight

One of the most memorable stories of last year’s tsunami in Japan was the 83-year-old woman who escaped the waters by riding her bike.
Last night, MSNBC carried this photo -- taken for the Atlantic Cities by former Streetsblog reporter Sarah Goodyear -- of New Yorkers hauling supplies to the Rockaways by bicycle. Via Bike Portland
In [...]

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2012 NSCS NNS & NCWTS Homestead-Miami Speedway Weekend Track Event Schedule

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES / NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE 2012 Ford Ecoboost 400Thursday, November 15th 10:00 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER 11:30 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER 12:30 PM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS 1:00 PM NNS GARAGES OPENS 1:30 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS 2:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE OPENS 5:00...more»

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Button keeps McLaren on top in FP3

Jenson Button fended off Sebastian Vettel to secure the fastest time in final practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Vettel's Formula 1 world championship rival Fernando Alonso was back in eighth, although he abandoned his final run due to traffic.

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Brazil Sunday quotes: Caterham

Vitaly Petrov - 11th: "What an incredible race. I'm so pleased for the whole team and I want to thank every single one of them for doing such a fantastic job in the conditions today. Seeing what regaining tenth place in the championship meant to everyone when I got back to the garage was really special and I think we deserve it after all the hard work we've put in throughout the whole year.

Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Stewart Finishes 19th in Wild, Wild West

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Cecotto fastest as Jerez GP2 test ends

Johnny Cecotto Jr was quickest in both sessions as GP2 finished its last test of 2012 at Jerez. After winning in Monaco during his season with Addax this year, Cecotto switched to Arden for the final day of the test, having driven for Carlin on Thursday

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Citroen thrilled with Kubica

Citroen team principal Yves Matton praised Robert Kubica's rally-leading pace on the Rallye du Var this weekend. The Polish driver crashed out of the event on the penultimate test after opening a five-minute advantage .

Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin

Maldonado's penalty elevates Alonso to seventh for Brazilian GP

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

Report: CTS sales nosediving thanks to new ATS, so GM will cut output

Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, BMW, Cadillac, Luxury

Cadillac CTS - front three-quarter view, silver

Cadillac designed the compact ATS to compete with the BMW 3 Series, but GM says the new Caddy is also cutting into CTS sales. Edmunds.com backs that up with data showing potential buyers are cross-shopping the ATS with the CTS as well as the BMW.

Automotive News spoke to the head of Cadillac sales, Chase Hawkins, who admits The General expected the ATS to cannibalize sales of the CTS. But Hawkins says a plan is in place to deal with the drop in CTS sales: make fewer of them.

"We've planned for ATS to take some CTS customers out of the market who we otherwise would have seen," Hawkins tells AN. "We definitely are going to be producing fewer CTSes next year to create some of that space for ATS."

The next-generation CTS is expected to be larger and costlier, which should better separate the two stablemates in the marketplace. As the two models find their own niches, AN speculates a few more import buyers to come back to the iconic American brand.

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F1: Staying In Title Fight The Highlight Of 2012, Says Alonso

Fernando Alonso will carry fond memories of the 2012 season...

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Mercedes set to ditch Coanda exhaust

Mercedes is set to abandon its Coanda-effect exhaust for the final race of the season in a bid to try and get a better understanding of its tyre situation. After Nico Rosberg reverted to the non-Coanda design in Austin to assist the team's 2013 development programme, the team has elected to switch both its drivers to the old version for the final weekend of the season.

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Bike-Powered Disaster Response Gets National Spotlight

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Hamilton wins pole position for Brazilian GP

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW RACING TEAM REPORT NHRA Nationals

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Another final round for Nobile in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (October 29) - still one week shy of his 21st birthday, Mountain View Racing Pro Stock driver Vincent Nobile has never...

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Fast Facts: 2012 Sprint Cup champ Brad Keselowski

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M-Sport Fiesta R5 already in demand

M-Sport has revealed it is already taking orders for its new Ford Fiesta R5, despite cars not being available for another five months. The Cumbrian firm is nearing completion of the first Fiesta R5, a category which many feel is the future of the World Rally Car.

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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 160: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play below. Only two commenters figured out that this week?s sound came from Affalterbach, Germany, and of those two, only one further identified the source as the 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. After a brief hiatus, the AMG-fettled [...]

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Rumormill: Bentley EXP 9 F to be redesigned, renamed Falcon?

Filed under: Concept Cars, SUV, Bentley, Luxury

Bentley EXP 9 F concept live at Geneva Motor Show reveal

In concept form, the Bentley EXP 9 F had neither the styling nor the name to impress us when we first saw it earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and while we already knew some sort of design change was imminent, we're unsurprisingly now hearing that a name change is also in the cards. Automobile Magazine is reporting that the eventual production Bentley SUV will get a complete redesign from what we saw in the EXP 9 F, and it will wear a new name as well: Falcon.

The article says that Luc Donckerwolke, Bentley's newly appointed director of design, is giving the SUV a complete redesign from the concept vehicle, which goes against what we last heard of the vehicle in August that a "radical redesign" was not in the cards. Donckerwolke has been on the design team at various Volkswagen Group automakers since 1992, helping to pen such memorable designs as the Lamborghini Gallardo and Murciélago, but now he is tasked with giving Bentley an SUV worthy of its lineup. Last we heard, the model could go into production in 2015, but there is no indication whether the Falcon will get three-row seating or a plug-in hybrid version as has been previously rumored.

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John Wes Townley Finishes 13th at Phoenix International Raceway

John Wes Townley (Zaxby's) - Photo Credit: Andy Lyons / Getty ImagesAVONDALE, Ariz. – John Wes Townley and the Zaxby’s Racing Team were able to overcome an incident that limited their time on-track in Thursday’s dual practice sessions, and then managed to avoid numerous multi-truck incidents in Friday’s 150-lap race at Phoenix International Raceway to...more»

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Massa wants home win to help Alonso

Felipe Massa has set his sights on winning the Brazilian Grand Prix as he tries to help Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso in the Formula 1 championship battle. Alonso needs to outscore Red Bull rival Sebastian Vettel by 14 points in Brazil in order to clinch the title, meaning he at least needs a podium finish. Massa, who won at Interlagos in 2006 and '08, believes the best he can do to help Alonso is to try to focus on winning the race for the third time.

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Mears Escapes Wild Phoenix Race with 22nd-Place Finish

Casey Mears (GEICO) - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty ImagesAvondale, AZ (November 11, 2012)�? Casey Mears and the GEICO team descended upon the Phoenix area looking to extend the momentum they gained over the previous two weeks at Martinsville and Texas.��With the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season rapidly coming to a close, Phoenix offered an...more»

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17th For Jason Bowles In No. 81 505 Southwestern Chile Sauce / Honor and Remember Toyota Camry At Phoenix International Raceway

Jason Bowles(MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA) November 11, 2012 ? Jason Bowles and his MacDonald Motorsports team continue to impress people each weekend and Phoenix was no different. Driving the 505 Southwestern Chile Sauce / Honor and Remember No. 81, Bowles brought the team their 17th top-20 finish of 2012, with a 17th place result. ?It?s great...more»

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Alonso says he has nothing to lose

Fernando Alonso believes he has nothing to lose in the Brazilian Grand Prix as he aims beat Sebastian Vettel to the 2012 Formula 1 championship title. The Ferrari driver arrives at the season finale 13 points behind the Red Bull driver after they finished third and second respectively in the previous race in the United States. Vettel is favourite for the title not only because of his points advantage but because of the pace of his car compared with Alonso's

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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut

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Ericsson quickest in Jerez GP2 test

GP2 veteran Marcus Ericsson topped the first day of the category's final post-season test at Jerez on Thursday. The Swede, driving for DAMS, pinched top spot from Carlin's Felipe Nasr in the afternoon.

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Rossi: Ducati spell taught me nothing

Valentino Rossi admits he learnt nothing during his barren two-year spell with Ducati. The seven-time champion moved to the Italian squad in 2011, but after claiming 79 victories across the previous 11 seasons he suffered his first win-less campaign on the Desmosedici

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Cecotto fastest as Jerez GP2 test ends

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M-Sport Fiesta R5 already in demand

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Ford Details U.S.-Spec 1.0L EcoBoost for 2014 Fiesta [2012 L.A. Auto Show]

Ford confirmed today that its first U.S. model to receive the 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine will be the 2014 Fiesta. Well, make that re-confirmed, as the company made essentially the same announcement more than a year ago. We now know a few more details, however, including output. The U.S.-market 2014 Fiesta is scheduled to make [...]

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Video: Jeff Gordon Homestead-Miami Speedway Victory Lane

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Magnussen sets Aragon test pace

Kevin Magnussen set the pace on the first day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Aragon on Wednesday. The McLaren Formula 1 test driver, who finished seventh in the FR3.5 championship this year with Carlin, was back in action with DAMS for the second time this winter . Magnussen set the quickest time of the day in the final hour, as he, Italian F3 champion Riccardo Agostini and Will Stevens knocked Carlos Sainz Jr off the top of the timesheets.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Official: Fiat builds one-millionth 500

Filed under: Convertible, Budget, Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchback, Fiat

Fiat has constructed 1 million new 500 models. The company says that the milestone model rolled off the line at the manufacturer's Fiat Auto Poland facility. The one millionth 500 is a Lounge model with optional three-layer Bianco Perla exterior paint.

While the quirky little European runabout touched down on US shores for the 2011 model year, the hatchback has been on sale in the EU since 2007. In fact, Fiat sells the compact in more than 100 countries. While the North American model features a few aesthetic differences, including a revised front fascia, the car retains much of its European flair.

North American buyers have responded by dragging home a full 70,000 units since the model debut on our side of the globe. Each of those vehicles were manufactured at the Fiat plant in Toluca, Mexico. You can check out the brief press release below for more information on the Fiat 500 and the company's production achievement.

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Red Bull: Third title a dream come true

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says his team's third consecutive title may be a dream come true for the outfit - but its job for the season is still only half done. Sebastian Vettel's podium finish in Austin was enough for Red Bull to clinch its third straight constructors' crown, and leaves him at the head of the drivers' standings heading to the finale in Brazil.

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Kobayashi fears 2013 hopes dwindling

Kamui Kobayashi fears his chances of securing a drive for the 2013 Formula 1 season are narrowing as he continues to search for a sponsor. The Japanese driver was asked for financial backing in order to stay at Sauber , which is set to announce Mexican Esteban Gutierrez as Nico Hulkenberg's team-mate for next year. Sauber said it will name its second driver during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend

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Rebellion to compete in ALMS full-time

The Anglo-Swiss Rebellion LMP1 squad will race full-time in next year's American Le Mans Series in the wake of its victory in the season-ending Petit Le Mans enduro at Road Atlanta last month. Rebellion Racing, which took the P1 privateers' title in this year's FIA World Endurance Championship, will field at least one of its fleet of Lola-Toyota B12/60 coupes in the full ALMS schedule

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School District Threatens Rockville Mom for Putting Her Child on City Bus

Right now America is experiencing an obesity epidemic so severe that, for the first time in two centuries, the current generation of children will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. It’s hardly surprising, considering the number of instances where parents are chastised or even prosecuted for allowing their kids to bike and walk [...]

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Force India set for UKP50 million boost

Force India has been given a boost ahead of the 2013 season with the news of the approval of a �50 million investment programme. Team boss Vijay Mallya said the squad's board met in India after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and approved the programme, which will mean Force India will invest heavily in new technology to boost the design team for the coming seasons. Force India looks set to finish the 2012 season in seventh position in the constructors' championship, having scored 99 points ahead of the final race in Brazil

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Today?s Headlines

Select Bus Service Only Gets NYC Part of the Way to a Real BRT Network (CapNY)
Kimmelman: Don’t Rebuild the City the Same as It Was Before the Storm (NYT)
Delivery Trucker Kills Skateboarder Near Union Square North (Gothamist)
Goodbye, Punching Bag — NYers Rate MTA’s Sandy Response Higher Than Red Cross’s (TransNat)
Can Inflatable Subway Tube Plugs Withstand [...]

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Motorsports: Michael Schumacher has driven around the Earth twice in an F1 car

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Infotainment

In Texas, during what will go down as one of the absolute best inaugural Grand Prix weekends in series history, there was yet another Formula One record set by his lordship, the soon to retire Michael Schumacher of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 squad. And, no, it wasn't his finishing in 16th place and lapped by the leaders that got the attention. Nor was it his recent purchase of a 500-acre horse ranch in Texas.

While watching the broadcast television coverage, the chief commentator announced that, upon the completion of Lap 10 of the 3.4-mile Circuit of the Americas, Schumacher became the most traveled Formula One pilot in history. That lap saw him clock 80,000 kilometers - or 49,710 miles - in competition in an F1 car over 19 seasons. By the time he finishes the 2012 F1 season finale on November 25th in Brazil, that'll be over two-times the 24,901-mile circumference of planet Earth driven in a Formula One car.

This feat outdistanced the record set by his former Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello, though it is not known if Barrichello came to the Mercedes trailer after the race to congratulate the seven-time F1 champ. Rubens was, after all, a guest of honor over at the Ferrari compound.

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Todd Bodine, No. 11 Tundra Endeavour Toyota Tundra Homestead-Miami Speedway Preview

Todd Bodine - Photo Credit: Andy Lyons / Getty ImagesTodd Bodine No. 11 Tundra Endeavour Toyota Tundra NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | Race 22 of 22 Homestead-Miami Speedway Advance | Ford EcoBoost 200 Towing the Endeavour: Todd Bodine will head to the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on...more»

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Jeff Burton Has Successful Minor Wrist Surgery

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Danica Patrick announces her divorce

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Today?s Headlines

Jason Williams, 23, Killed in Unsolved Hit-and-Run on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush (News)
Confirming Rumors,�Scott Stringer�Moves From Mayoral to Comptroller Race (News)
Bloomberg Extends Odd-Even Gas Rationing Through Thanksgiving (Post)
Paulina Rodriguez, 24, Blew a Stop Sign Before Fatal Queens Crash (News)
This Is What It Takes for Prosecutors to Charge a Driver With Vehicular Homicide (NYT)
NJ Transit Launches [...]

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Hamilton wins as title battle goes on

Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel to victory in an absorbing United States Grand Prix, as Fernando Alonso's third place kept the Formula 1 championship battle alive. Despite his defeat at Austin, Vettel remains title favourite, as he takes a 13-point lead over Alonso into next weekend's finale at Interlagos.

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Keselowski gets gift for man who has everything

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Ferrari could change Massa?s gearbox

Ferrari is considering replacing the gearbox in Felipe Massa's car before the start of the United States Grand Prix. The Brazilian is set to line-up sixth on the grid at Austin, two places ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso, but his engineers are understood to be concerned about the state of his gearbox

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Mears Escapes Wild Phoenix Race with 22nd-Place Finish

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Bronx Toddler Apparently One of Many Unreported NYC Pedestrian Deaths

Based on NYPD crash data and media reports, it appears that a toddler who was hit by a driver in the Bronx earlier this year soon died from his injuries.
No charges were filed against the driver of this SUV, who struck a 2-year-old boy in Parkchester in March. The crash was recorded as a pedestrian [...]

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F1: Ecclestone Hit By $650M NY Legal Action

New York financial company Bluewaters Communications Holdings has launched a $650 million legal action against Bernie Ecclestone...

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

DCP?s Changes to Manhattan Parking Rules: Real Reform or Trojan Horse?

The 1982 Manhattan core parking regulations are up for some significant changes. Image: DCP
After more than three years of work, the Department of City Planning has released its proposed changes to the rules governing off-street parking in much of Manhattan. Some parking experts are calling it a necessary step toward continued reform, while neighborhood watchdogs [...]

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Did the Harvick to Stewart-Haas deal ?slip out? this weekend, or not?

(L-R) Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, talks with Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty ImagesBy Tim Packman Special Opinion Column to Catchfence.com MOORESVILLE, N.C. (November 12, 2012) ? When I first heard Kevin Harvick was leaving Richard Childress Racing to sign with Stewart-Hass...more»

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Perez: I can?t silence critics until 2013

Sergio Perez thinks there is nothing he can do to end the scepticism over whether he is the right man to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren until he races for the team. The Mexican has not scored a single point for Sauber since he signed for McLaren, and a spate of on-track incidents have left some questioning the wisdom of the Woking team's choice. "Even if I won all the last races, there will always be question marks," he said when asked by AUTOSPORT about the recent criticism.

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Did the Harvick to Stewart-Haas deal ?slip out? this weekend, or not?

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Muller beats Menu as Huff crashes

Yvan Muller claimed a thrilling victory in the opening race of Macau's 2012 World Touring Car Championship finale, as points leader Rob Huff sensationally retired.

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School District Threatens Rockville Mom for Putting Her Child on City Bus

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Will the Next Transpo Chair Continue Attacks on Bike/Ped Funding?

This is the second of two posts examining Rep. Bill Shuster?s candidacy for the chairmanship of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Yesterday, we took a look at Shuster’s positions on rail and his leadership style. Here we delve into his record on active transportation and the always-thorny topic of funding.
Legendary wheeler-dealer Bud Shuster [...]

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Alonso certain he will outscore Vettel

Fernando Alonso is convinced he will reduce the gap to Sebastian Vettel in the championship in Sunday's United States Grand Prix despite starting seven places behind the German. Vettel secured his sixth pole position of the year at Austin on Saturday as his only title rival struggled for pace and finished down in ninth position.

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2012 United States Grand Prix: Hamilton Wins over Vettel!

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Monday, November 19, 2012

Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #309 LIVE!

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Government/Legal, Audi, Ford, GM, Electric, Diesel

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