Kvapil Battles to a Top-20 Finish at Pocono Raceway

Travis Kvapil, driver of the #93 Dr. Pepper Toyota, walks on the grid - Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesHUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 10, 2013) - Travis Kvapil and the No. 93 Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry team finished in the 20th position on Sunday afternoon at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Kvapil fought back from being...more»

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Video: Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer has us taking Sept. 17 off work

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"This video was captured entirely from in-game footage." That's the sentence that follows the all-new Grand Theft Auto V trailer released today - one that gamers have been waiting on for months now. The previews have certainly whet our appetites, but this mini walk-through composed of gameplay footage has us convinced that GTAV will be a must-buy when it hits shelves on September 17.

In the following video (fair warning, there's some mild explicit language), we're told just exactly how deep and broad the experience is in this latest iteration of the Rockstar Games mega franchise. Game mechanics - including those for driving, riding, sailing and flying the huge complement of vehicles - have been streamlined and refined, and the graphics look better than ever, too. Vehicle customization is an option for this new GTA, too, though it's unclear if the mods will go beyond wheels and paint.

Not strictly a driving game, for sure; we still think the trailer below looks great and predict the upcoming game is going to be a huge hit when it drops this fall.

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2013 Michigan International Speedway June NASCAR & ARCA Series Weekend Track Event Schedule

MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 2013 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES / ARCA RACING SERIES presented by MENARDS EVENT SCHEDULE Quicken Loans 400 LogoThursday, June 13TH 7:00 AM ARCA REGISTRATION OPEN 7:30 AM ARCA REMAINING HAULERS ENTER 8:00 AM ARCA GARAGE OPENS 11:00 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (CONFERENCE ROOM) 11:00 AM 12:50 PM BROADCASTING SET-...more»

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Four drivers to try Hard Vauxhall

British Touring Car squad Team Hard will run four drivers in its second Vauxhall Insignia at this week's official series test as it looks to fill the seat for the rest of the season. BTCC rookie James Cole parted company with the outfit last week and team boss Tony Gilham confirmed "there's been a lot of interest" from possible replacements to race alongside Tom Onslow-Cole and Jack Goff.

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Florida Invites Motorists to Bully Pedestrians

Oh, Florida. Already the most dangerous place in the country to be a pedestrian, Sunshine State officials have said they want to make walking safer. But then along comes a story like this.
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Four drivers to try Hard Vauxhall

British Touring Car squad Team Hard will run four drivers in its second Vauxhall Insignia at this week's official series test as it looks to fill the seat for the rest of the season. BTCC rookie James Cole parted company with the outfit last week and team boss Tony Gilham confirmed "there's been a lot of interest" from possible replacements to race alongside Tom Onslow-Cole and Jack Goff.

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Happy Independence Day: Central Park North Loop Is Car-Free This Summer

Beginning next week, Central Park’s north loop will be closed to cars for two months, DOT announced today.
From a DOT Summer Streets 2013 press release:
Beginning Monday, July 8, Central Park?s drives north of 72nd Street will be car-free for the remainder of the summer, greatly enhancing access for pedestrians, bike riders and all park-goers.”�The West [...]

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Sauber won?t block Hulkenberg exit

Sauber insists it will not stand in Nico Hulkenberg's way if the German wants to leave the team at the end of this year. Sources have revealed that against the backdrop of poor form and finances, Hulkenberg has not taken up an option he had to commit to a new contract with Sauber, which means his future is now open.

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2013 Pikes Peak Int?l Hill Climb: The Only Photo Gallery You Need to See

There was quite a lot of hype surrounding S�bastien Loeb when it was announced that he would partake in the 2013 edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. After all, it?s been suggested that the nine-time World Rally Championship winner is the greatest driver in the world right now. (Loeb aims to augment those [...]

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Button: Caterham destroyed our race

A furious Jenson Button blasted Caterham drivers Charles Pic and Giedio van der Garde for costing him a top-five finish in the German Grand Prix. McLaren had one of its strongest races of the season to get both cars into the top eight. Button lost fifth to Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes on the final lap and blamed the Caterham drivers for not moving over quickly enough while being lapped in the closing stages

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Alonso denies Ferrari is gambling

Fernando Alonso denied Ferrari's qualifying tactics for the German Grand Prix were an admission that it has to gamble to challenge Red Bull and Mercedes. Both Ferraris ran the slower medium Pirellis in Q3, leaving Felipe Massa and Alonso back on row four of the grid.

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That's My Nature: Five Questions for Kentucky

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Johnson 1st driver to sweep Daytona since 1982

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Nissan Divulges Datsun Drawing Ahead of Brand?s Revival

It?s been 27 years since Nissan buried the Datsun name, and a little more than a year since Nissan announced it would resurrect the brand. In less than two weeks, on the ground in New Delhi, India, we’ll get a look at Datsun’s first new car since the 280ZX. Nissan will use the Datsun name [...]

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Video: Multiple Wrecks On The Final Lap At Daytona

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Quinn?s Policy Book Skews Toward Transpo Issues the Mayor Can?t Control

Slowly, the major mayoral candidates are fleshing out their platforms, including their positions on transportation issues. Last month, Bill de Blasio used his policy book to�stake out street safety goals. This morning, Anthony Weiner stumped for a bike commuter subsidy he proposed in April. Last week, Christine Quinn released her own policy book, in which [...]

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NNS Pole Report: Austin Dillon once again polesitter

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Dixon leads Chip Ganassi Racing 1-2-3 finish at Pocono

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2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview

Yas Marina Circuit facts & stats The ultra-modern Yas Marina circuit hosts round 18 of the 2012 world championship. The track is located on a man-made island on the eastern side of Abu Dhabi and it's one of five anti-clockwise...

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Kvapil Battles to a Top-20 Finish at Pocono Raceway

Travis Kvapil, driver of the #93 Dr. Pepper Toyota, walks on the grid - Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesHUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 10, 2013) - Travis Kvapil and the No. 93 Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry team finished in the 20th position on Sunday afternoon at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Kvapil fought back from being...more»

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Germany race quotes: Toro Rosso

Daniel Ricciardo - 12th: "A frustrating and rather dull race for me. After the start, I was able to hold position on the Option, but once we pitted for the Prime tyre, I really struggled for pace and couldn't push as hard as I wanted to in order to get more out of the car. I did try to push more, but the car wouldn't take it and I began to lock the brakes and slide too much, as I didn't have enough grip.

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Germany practice quotes: McLaren

Jenson Button - 7th/9th: "The car felt pretty good as soon as I drove out of the garage this morning.

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2013 NASCAR CUP RACE #18 RESULTS, DAYTONA ? JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS

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GT Challenge Series Recap

The first nine weeks of the GT Challenge Series provided races from the west coast of the United States at Laguna Seca, to Japan’s Okayama, to Brands Hatch in England, and down under in Phillip Island.� As far as drivers, there were a total of 3,239 different drivers and a total of 882 different winners spanning across the three classes, and for the third season in a row, the three classes consisted of the Corvette C6R, the McLaren MP4-12C, and the Ford GT. The first three weeks of the season consisted of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Indianapolis Road, and Okayama’s International Circuit.� In the Corvette class, qualifying was absolutely dominated by driver Sergio Roda Junior, capturing pole for the week in the first three weeks of the season.� However, Sergio [...]

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2014 Ford Fiesta 1.6L First Drive: Successful Face-Lift with Less-Successful New Tech

Not long ago, folks probably would have laughed you unconscious if you told them Ford would paste an Aston Martin grille on a subcompact. Today, with Ford design getting ever more attractive?borrowed supercar styling cues be damned?the idea?s not really that zany. Receiving its first midcycle update since its introduction in 2010, the Fiesta gets [...]

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2014 Porsche Cayman S Tested: Forget Comparisons to the 911, the Cayman Invites Fights with All Comers

You have to keep reminding yourself while dusting switchbacks in the Austrian Alps with the new Porsche Cayman S that this is not your dream car. This is not the 911 Carrera, the car in the posters that once wallpapered your bedroom. If ?the 911 has always been your best friend, your trusty go-to, your [...]

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Faith on the Frontstretch: Pit Stops for Poverty

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Grosjean: no regrets about defeat

Romain Grosjean says relief at the Lotus team's return to form in the German Grand Prix outweighs any disappointment over defeat. Grosjean looked a likely winner in the middle of the race as he closed on Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull. Ultimately, the Frenchman was demoted to third as his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who switched back to soft tyres at a late final stop, came through to second

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Munoz wins Indy Lights race at Pocono

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Caption this: Danica Patrick

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Team Chevy 2013 NSCS Party in the Poconos 400 Race Recaps

Chevy Bowtie SymbolKASEY KAHNE, NO. 5�HENDRICKCARS.COM�CHEVROLET SS ? Finished 19 laps down in 36th�following a mechanical issue on the opening lap. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR? ?We have no idea yet. They (the crew and engineers) have been looking at things but they?re still unsure. I know that when I took off, in second gear,...more»

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"Caption this" winner: Katie Copple

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Kenny Wallace Finishes 13th at Iowa Speedway

Kenny Wallace - Photo Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt / Getty ImagesRAB Racing and Kenny Wallace came into a familiar Iowa Speedway with high hopes of a good finish and excitement to have U.S. Cellular on board for the first time. Iowa Speedway is a track that Kenny Wallace has an almost perfect lap completion record (99.7%),...more»

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2013 Michigan International Speedway June NASCAR & ARCA Series Weekend Track Event Schedule

MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 2013 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES / ARCA RACING SERIES presented by MENARDS EVENT SCHEDULE Quicken Loans 400 LogoThursday, June 13TH 7:00 AM ARCA REGISTRATION OPEN 7:30 AM ARCA REMAINING HAULERS ENTER 8:00 AM ARCA GARAGE OPENS 11:00 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (CONFERENCE ROOM) 11:00 AM 12:50 PM BROADCASTING SET-...more»

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Andretti leads first Pocono practice

Marco Andretti kicked off IndyCar's return to Pocono by setting the fastest time in opening practice. Andretti set the pace with a 221.883mph average on just his third lap, and the time stood for the remainder of the hour-long session.

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F1 drivers threaten boycott over tyres

Formula 1 drivers have warned that they will boycott the German Grand Prix if there is any repeat of the Silverstone tyre problems over the weekend. Following a meeting of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) in the Nurburgring paddock on Thursday night, the body issued a strongly worded statement making clear its unhappiness at the current situation in F1. Although Pirelli is adamant that the Kevlar-belted tyres it has brought to the Nurburgring will not suffer a repeat of the dramatic failures that blighted the race at Silverstone, the GPDA is not fully satisfied

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Ortelli/Vanthoor win FIA GT thriller

Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor claimed victory for the WRT Audi squad in the FIA GT qualifying race at Zandvoort. Ortelli hung on to win by just seven tenths of a second after Maximilian Buhk moved his Gravity Charous Mercedes past the second WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra driven by Niki Mayr-Melnhof. Vanthoor got a run on front-row starters Alvaro Parente and Andreas Simonsen into the first corner and came out ahead after contact involving all three cars

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Munoz back on form with Lights pole

Carlos Munoz rebounded from his disastrous outing at Iowa Speedway two weeks ago to take pole position for this weekend's Indy Lights race at Pocono. The Andretti driver, who lost the points lead to Sage Karam after struggling to last place at Iowa, was the last driver to set a time in the single-car qualifying session and vaulted to the top with a two-lap average of 188.861mph

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Late Surge Gives Kenseth NASCAR Nationwide Series Victory At Daytona

July 5, 2013 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With two laps remaining in Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway, Matt Kenseth had a choice to make. He could go with the lane he preferred — the outside — or the driver who had pushed him for the […]

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Ortelli/Vanthoor win FIA GT thriller

Stephane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor claimed victory for the WRT Audi squad in the FIA GT qualifying race at Zandvoort. Ortelli hung on to win by just seven tenths of a second after Maximilian Buhk moved his Gravity Charous Mercedes past the second WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra driven by Niki Mayr-Melnhof. Vanthoor got a run on front-row starters Alvaro Parente and Andreas Simonsen into the first corner and came out ahead after contact involving all three cars

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Analysis: F1 tyre tech explained

Pirelli's post-British Grand Prix analysis identified several factors that contributed to its tyre failures - reversing tyres, low pressures and extreme camber angles.

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Mann makes IndyCar return at Pocono

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Driven: Insanely Awesome, Lambo-Engined Italdesign Parcour Concept

We were trucking down a Sardinian highway in Italdesign?s Parcour, cornering flatly at speed, when Fabrizio Giugiaro said, ?Now I?ll show you what we can do . . . [there] we see a nice off-road, and there we go.? He promptly drove the megabuck concept car off the pavement and onto a deeply gouged dirt [...]

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"Caption this" winner: Katie Copple

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Gibbs sure Hamlin will finish season

Denny Hamlin's NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Joe Gibbs sees no reason why his driver would not complete the 2013 season despite the back injuries he suffered earlier this year.

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Tyre boycott fears fade in Germany

Fears of further Formula 1 tyre drama and a driver boycott faded rapidly after Friday practice for the German Grand Prix. Tensions reached at an all-time high on Thursday night when the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) threatened a mass withdrawal if tyre failures continued

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Nelson Piquet Jr. Leaves Rain Delayed Iowa with a 25th-place Finish

Nelson Piquet Jr (Qualcomm) - Photo Credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesNEWTON, Iowa (June 10, 2013) – Mother nature wasn’t too kind to the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this weekend, as rain caused the DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa Speedway to be delayed for a day. Making his first career NNS start at Iowa Speedway on Sunday...more»

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Faith on the Frontstretch: Pit Stops for Poverty

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Kaeding Wins At LaSalle Speedway

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Rossi thinks win will open floodgates

Valentino Rossi sees no reason why he cannot maintain his race-winning form for the rest of the MotoGP season after his breakthrough victory at Assen . The seven-time series champion had gone nearly three years without a win before his Dutch Grand Prix triumph last weekend. He had struggled to match Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Honda men Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez for most of the season, but made a breakthrough in the Netherlands

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Daytona redoes gates, readies for groundbreaking

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Reiter to miss Zandvoort FIA GT round

FIA GT Series frontrunner Lamborghini Blancpain Reiter will miss this weekend's round at Zandvoort. The German team, which won the main event at the previous round of the series at Zolder in April, has yet to comment on its absence of its solo Lambo Gallardo LP560-4 driven by Peter Kox and Stefan Rosina. The withdrawal follows the death of Italian amateur driver Andrea Mame in the Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo race at Paul Ricard last Sunday.

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That's My Nature: Five Questions for Kentucky

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Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart Hold This Week?s Chase Wild Card Hands

Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart, both one-time winners in 2013, hold the Wild Card hands heading into this weekend?s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Kahne is 11th in points, eight behind Martin Truex Jr. Stewart is 15th, 20 points out of the top 10. Kahne finished second in last year?s Kentucky race while Stewart […]

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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class Driven: Luxury You Never Even Knew You Needed

The last word in luxury limos hasn’t been spoken until Mercedes-Benz has had the floor. Herr Dr. Benz?s firm was making the preferred shipping containers for the mostly un-elected elite when Audi was just a business plan, when BMW was in the bubblecar business, and when the word ?lexus? was just badly butchered Latin. No [...]

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Florida Invites Motorists to Bully Pedestrians

Oh, Florida. Already the most dangerous place in the country to be a pedestrian, Sunshine State officials have said they want to make walking safer. But then along comes a story like this.
A new Florida law lets motorists off the hook for making incursions into the crosswalk. Photo: NJ.com
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Jeff Gordon Expects Michigan to be Same as Last Year ? Fast

2013 NSCS Jeff Gordon (AARP Drive to End Hunger) - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty ImagesBROOKLYN, Mich.�(June 10, 2013) -�While there is more than a race “difference” compared with 2012, Jeff Gordon does not expect much difference at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. Gordon enters Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400, the 15th race of the season, 11th...more»

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IndyCar introduces three-wide starts

IndyCar will introduce three-wide starts for this weekend's race at Pocono and for the 2013 season finale at Fontana on October 19. The two venues, along with the Indianapolis 500, comprise this year's revived Triple Crown, for which a $1 million bonus is on offer for winning all three, or $250,000 for triumphing in two of the events. Three-wide grids have been run at Indianapolis since 1921, but only sporadically at other venues, Pocono among them

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Loeb rules out further WRC events

Sebastien Loeb insists the chances of him competing in any more World Rally Championship rounds beyond France this season are increasingly remote. The outgoing world champion's home event is the final instalment of his planned four-rally programme with Citroen this season. Citroen team principal Yves Matton however admitted he would be talking to Loeb - the only non-Volkswagen man to win this year - following another disappointing WRC event for the team in Sardinia last month

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Resilient Mears Powers Back with 22nd-Place Finish at Pocono

Casey Mears, driver of the #13 GEICO Ford, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on June 1, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. - Photo Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesLong Pond, PA (June 9, 2013)�? After a few tough weeks, Casey Mears and...more»

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FIA revising rules on tires tests for F1 teams

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Loeb rules out further WRC events

Sebastien Loeb insists the chances of him competing in any more World Rally Championship rounds beyond France this season are increasingly remote. The outgoing world champion's home event is the final instalment of his planned four-rally programme with Citroen this season. Citroen team principal Yves Matton however admitted he would be talking to Loeb - the only non-Volkswagen man to win this year - following another disappointing WRC event for the team in Sardinia last month

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2014 Volkswagen GTD First Drive: GTI + TDI = A Lot to Like

It?s hard to determine which Volkswagen products enjoy fiercer loyalty?performance models like the GTI and Jetta GLI or the efficient TDI diesels. The performance and economy subsets are diametrically opposed, but equally well executed by the German car brand. The GTI is a regular on our 10Best list, and we?ve seen 40-plus mpg from various [...]

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JJ Yeley runs disabled former U.S. Marine Scott Bates' (@ernhrtfan) design at Daytona

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Cadillac Bins Plans of $100K Flagship Sedan, Report Says

Cadillac has axed plans to launch a flagship sedan, according to a report in Automotive News. This was supposed to be the more upscale of two proposed Cadillac models based on GM’s rear-wheel-drive Omega platform. The flagship was set to be priced at $100,000 or more. According to sources cited by Automotive News, GM management [...]

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Di Resta focused on his own reputation

Paul di Resta says all he can do to get himself into contention for one of the top-team Formula 1 drives potentially available in 2014 is to keep impressing at Force India. Mark Webber's decision to leave F1 for Porsche's sportscar programme means champion team Red Bull has a seat open next year. With Kimi Raikkonen among the Red Bull contenders and Romain Grosjean's future uncertain , Lotus could have two vacancies for 2014, while Felipe Massa's current Ferrari deal is up at the end of this season

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Red Sox Finger Lakes 30 at Watkins

WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – One of the few tracks that asks NASCAR?s top series to turn both left and right, racing journalist Brock Yates once said that racing at Watkins Glen is like playing baseball at Yankee Stadium. While series organizers would prefer the comparison be made to Fenway Park (this is Red Sox Racing, after all) the parallels are still there. With a blue sky dotted with puffy clouds serving as the backdrop, plenty of fans gathered just as eagerly to watch some of the best in the business ply their trade on the racetrack as they would their favorite pitcher take the mound or batter swing for the fences. Well, one difference at least – no one in today?s crowd was hoping for anything to go over [...]

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Kenseth wins after Johnson spins

Matt Kenseth snatched victory in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race that Jimmie Johnson had dominated at Kentucky Speedway. Johnson led 182 of the 267 laps and seemed to have an answer for everything his rivals could throw at him, breaking clear and pulling away into commanding leads time and time again

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Video: Petrolicious bags a Lancia Stratos and we weep with jealousy

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"Lancia Stratos." Say the words, and anyone with an enthusiast bone in their body will proceed to go googly-eyed and giddy at the hearing. The cars were built during the golden age of the World Rally Championship to do precisely one thing: win. In order to do that, Lancia had to build a handful of "street" cars to meet homologation rules at the time. Automotive history would never quite be the same.

Petrolicious recently spent some time with Phillip Toledano and his beautiful blue Stratos to find out what it's like to own a car expressly designed to kill you. Toledano uses phrases like "weapons grade," "invasive surgery," and "barking mad." We wouldn't expect anything less. As usual, the video is drop dead gorgeous, and watching the car bolt through the New York countryside is the stuff of day dreams. Duck below, press play and take a deep breath.

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Ford Teams Gain Momentum As Gen-6 Development Continues

Through much of the early season ? and as teams develop their Gen-6 race cars ? Ford had appeared to trail both Chevrolet and Toyota. The tide appears to be changing. Two Ford teams and three Ford Fusion drivers occupy top-10 positions in the standings. Carl Edwards, who trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 25 points, […]

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Mercedes welcomes Pirelli clarity

Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff says the British Grand Prix tyre drama fall-out shows that Pirelli needs to be more specific in its stipulations to Formula 1 teams. While announcing the tyre changes it would make over the coming races in response to the multiple failures at Silverstone, Pirelli argued that the issue could have been avoided if the tyres were used "in the correct way" . It stated that teams' camber and pressure choices plus practice of swapping rear tyres were factors in the Silverstone blow-outs

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Kenseth baffled by Johnson criticism

Kentucky NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner Matt Kenseth said he was baffled about Jimmie Johnson's criticism of his handling of the decisive restart. Kenseth jumped to the head of the field during the final pitstops when his Joe Gibbs team eschewed a tyre change while most others took on at least two new tyres, including long-time race leader Johnson. At the subsequent restart Johnson appeared to bog down and then spun at Turn 2.

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Newey attacks ?short-sighted? teams

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey has attacked the 'short-sightedness' of the teams that blocked Pirelli's recent attempt to change the tyres for the crisis Formula 1 is now facing. Pirelli had hoped to change the internal structure of its tyres from a steel belt to one made of Kevlar from the Canadian Grand Prix to try and eradicate the delamination issues that occurred in the opening few races. But Force India, Lotus and Ferrari were reluctant to accept the modification, which needed unanimous approval, amid concerns that the change to the tyres could affect their competitiveness.

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LeMons Button-Turrible Day 1: Model T, Harlequin Golf and Lone Ford Ranger Leading Classes

The first day of racing in Buttonwillow has been predictable, at least in terms of the weather. Yesterday we discussed at some length the temps at the track being on par with those on the surface of the sun. Much of the field could be seen throughout the day staring at the steaming lump that [...]

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2014 Ford Fiesta 1.6L First Drive: Successful Face-Lift with Less-Successful New Tech

Not long ago, folks probably would have laughed you unconscious if you told them Ford would paste an Aston Martin grille on a subcompact. Today, with Ford design getting ever more attractive?borrowed supercar styling cues be damned?the idea?s not really that zany. Receiving its first midcycle update since its introduction in 2010, the Fiesta gets [...]

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Pirelli denies conflict with F1 teams

Pirelli has moved to dismiss suggestions that it is in fresh conflict with the teams, despite claiming that it was how outfit's used their tyres that caused the Silverstone failures. Following investigations into the causes of the British Grand Prix blow-outs, Pirelli believes a combinations of teams swapping left and right hand side tyres, plus running pressures too low with aggressive camber choices, caused the incidents

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Matt Kenseth wins Sprint Cup race at Kentucky

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Britain race quotes: Marussia

Jules Bianchi - 16th: "Generally a difficult race, which began with quite a bad start. After that I just had to follow Charles, but it was a fight to stay with him as the Caterham was a bit stronger today

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The Well-Equipped Garage: Tips and Tricks for a Versatile Space

The garage isn?t just a place to park cars. It?s a storage shed, a shop, a hangout, an office, and even a place to get the band back together, man. What was once merely a permanent structure to keep your car out of the elements has evolved into the focal point of many homes. Only [...]

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Photos: 2013 NASCAR Weekend From Kentucky

5 Kyle Busch 4 Joey Logano 3 Clint Bowyer 2 Jamie McMurray 1st top 5 this season VICTORY LANE 1 Matt Kenseth grabs his 4th win of the season putting him in the Chase lead right now with the most wins, it’s also his 28th career victory. PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)

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Race drivers allowed in Silverstone test

Formula 1 race drivers will be allowed to take part in the forthcoming young driver test as an emergency measure to help Pirelli overcome its tyre difficulties. On the back of the multiple blow-outs at the British Grand Prix, the FIA announced on Monday that it was seeking approval for an immediate change to F1's testing regulations

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BMW confirms production i3 will be revealed July 29

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, BMW

BMW is apparently planning to market its first-ever mass-produced electric vehicle with a commercial that looks an awful lot like a Gap ad. The German automaker is trying to appeal to the fashion-model set with a new 53-second video that announces the July 29 unveiling of its upcoming i3 EV.

"It's time to learn a new German word: Vorfreude" ("anticipation" in English), reads lettering over slick music and happy, skinny people showing off their comfortable yet stylish duds. As for the car? Well, we're pretty much limited to the silhouette you see above and the teaser text announcing the reveal date. But, of course, we've already seen many prototype versions over the years as well as these recent spy shots. You can see the pre-production car in the galleries and then check out the apparent fashion commercial below.

The i3 will go on sale later this year in both pure electric and EV with range-extending engine versions. We learned a lot about the car late last year and should get more information on the rollout later this month.

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Access AMA Live Timing & Scoring and official race results for 2013 AMA Supercross at www.amasupercross.com

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Fans seeking live timing and scoring of the 2013 AMA Supercross season will find it just a click away at www.amasupercross.com. In addition to live, lap-by-lap updates that keep fans plugged into the action, the site includes...

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Albany Lawmakers Fail to Advance Bills on Careless Driving, Select Bus Lights

Proponents of safer streets and a stronger MTA fared better than usual in Albany this year, securing�speed cameras for NYC and scoring a tentative win on the transit lockbox — which now depends on Governor Cuomo’s signature to protect straphangers from budget raids by state lawmakers, including himself. However, legislators failed to pass bills that [...]

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Matt Kenseth’s gamble pays off for fourth Sprint Cup win

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INDYCAR: Miller's Mid-Season Report Card

It?s a pretty positive and easy mid-season report card to grade but let?s not get too carried away ? there?s only one A.

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PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Fans seeking live timing and scoring of the 2013 AMA Supercross season will find it just a click away at www.amasupercross.com. In addition to live, lap-by-lap updates that keep fans plugged into the action, the site includes...

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Ford Introduces EcoBoost V-6?Powered F-150 Tremor for ?Street Truck Enthusiasts?

Friendly as it is on dirt, Ford?s SVT Raptor never quite feels at home in the city. Its fat, knobby tires frequently overhang the average-size parking space, and its fuel consumption could be likened to Dean Martin?s scotch intake. The 2014 F-150 Tremor, on the other hand, is most at home around town. And if [...]

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Weather a threat to Mercedes hopes

British Grand Prix talk is often dominated by the weather, but Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will give the skies more attention than normal ahead of the race because track temperature appears key to their chances of victory. With their Mercedes team openly admitting that it is not yet convinced it is on top of its race day tyre issues, efforts in recent weeks have been focused on moving the car development and set-up in a direction that is better for the rubber.

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LeMons Button-Turrible Inspections Wrap-Up: The Homer and the Heat Dominate

Some would argue that holding a race in one of the country’s hotter locales at the end of June would be folly. This weekend, the 24 hours of LeMons has proven them correct by traveling to Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California. The track itself is among the more popular on the LeMons calendar, but [...]

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Marc VDS battles to Blancpain win

Maxime Martin, Bas Leinders and Yelmer Buurman won the third round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Paul Ricard for Marc VDS. A stellar run by Martin resulted in a seven-second victory over the Hexis McLaren of Alvaro Parente, Stef Dusseldorp and Alexander Sims. Hexis had taken the lead in the first round of pitstops, but then lost it again with just over 10 minutes remaining in the race

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Sauber plays down loss of Morris

Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn insists the loss of former chief designer Matt Morris is not a major setback to the team. It emerged at Silverstone that Morris had informed Sauber of his intention to move to McLaren, where he will take up the role of engineering director . Morris, who has yet to leave Sauber officially, has been replaced as chief designer by the promoted Eric Gandelin today

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Webber doubts Mercedes will fade

Mark Webber believes Mercedes is a real threat for victory in the British Grand Prix, despite the team playing down its chances after securing a commanding pole .

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Muller beats Chilton in race one

Yvan Muller held off RML Chevrolet team-mate Tom Chilton to score his first World Touring Car win on the streets of Porto. Chevrolet dominated the race, locking out the top four spots once Gabriele Tarquini's Honda dropped out of fourth with a blown turbo on lap eight. Michel Nykjaer, a three-time winner already this season, was third ahead of Pepe Oriola, who was just half a second shy of collecting a podium in his first race since switching from SEAT to the Cruze

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Rosberg wins controversial British Grand Prix

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Hamilton takes pole at British Grand Prix

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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 configurator fires up

Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Mercedes-Benz is launching its entry-level CLA-Class in the United States this fall, and you can now build the small, swoopy sedan of your dreams using the automaker's online configurator. Right now, your choices are limited to the front-wheel-drive CLA250 model, though Mercedes-Benz will be offering the CLA with 4Matic all-wheel drive not long after, as well as the hotter-than-hot CLA45 AMG.

On the base end, the CLA250 starts at $30,825 (including $925 for destination), but things can move up quickly from there. A total of 10 color choices are available, including the Universe Blue Metallic ($720) you see above, and three different wheel options are available, measuring 17 inches on the base end (pictured), and 18 inches as you move upmarket.

Specific options include a $2,000 sport package, which gets you an added kick of aggressive styling, and things like a panoramic sunroof ($1,480) and a lighting package with xenon headlamps and LED taillamps ($850). Inside, there's a leather upholstery package available ($1,500), as well as the usual premium and multimedia packages ($2,200 and $2,370, respectively). Tick every option, and you'll run a few grand shy of $50,000. Woof.

Head over to Mercedes' website to build your very own CLA250.

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Rosberg reprimanded, keeps victory

Nico Rosberg has been given a reprimand for failing to slowing sufficiently for yellow flags during the British Grand Prix, but his win is unaffected. The Mercedes driver had been called up by the officials when he was reported for not taking proper heed of yellows in the Loop section mid-race. As Rosberg's margin of victory over Mark Webber was only 0.7 seconds, any penalty risked costing him his third win of the 2013 Formula 1 season

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Kaeding Wins At LaSalle Speedway

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Webber wants probe on starts problem

Mark Webber said Red Bull needs to investigate why he is prone to poor starts after he tumbled down the field off the line again at the British Grand Prix.

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Webber doubts Mercedes will fade

Mark Webber believes Mercedes is a real threat for victory in the British Grand Prix, despite the team playing down its chances after securing a commanding pole .

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Interview: Race-Car Designer Adrian Reynard Talks His Own Creations and Traveling to Space

C/D: Against the advice of ?your professors at Oxford Polytechnic [now Oxford Brookes University], you built a race car for your final college project. AR: I wanted to do a self-designed Formula Ford. They said no. I did it anyway. Didn’t get high marks. But I raced it at Silverstone in ’73 and won. Then [...]

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Rain washes out NASCAR race at Kentucky

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Lorenzo cleared to ride in warm-up

Jorge Lorenzo has been cleared to ride in the Dutch Grand Prix warm-up at Assen following his collarbone surgery in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Keselowski crashes early at Kentucky

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Bullins links 3 winning drivers

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Official: Holden claims new 'Ring lap time record for trucks [w/video]

Filed under: Performance, Truck, GM, Holden

General Motors' thunder from Down Under, Holden, is claiming a new lap record at the Nürburgring... in the commercial and utility vehicle segment. You see, the company's amusingly powerful Ute is technically classified as a Class NA Light Goods Vehicle, so despite its car platform, one can technically argue that it's a commercial pickup truck. Kinda sorta.

In any case, Holden recently brought its new VF SS Redline Ute to the 'Ring, and the company's dynamics engineer, Rob Trubiani, posted a lap time of 8:19.47. Sure, this means the Ute is at the top of the pickup class at the Green Hell, but it's only the third vehicle of its kind (sort of) to run the 'Ring. Previously, pickup lap times have been performed in the Dodge Ram SRT10 and the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor... and that's about it.

Thankfully, Holden captured the event on camera, and regardless of how you feel about the vehicle's classification in the pickup segment, you should check out the 349-horsepower Ute's 'Ring run in the video below. It's worth watching, if only because it's a very nicely narrated lap that might help you with your Gran Turismo strategy. The full press blast is found just beyond that, as well.

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Weather a threat to Mercedes hopes

British Grand Prix talk is often dominated by the weather, but Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will give the skies more attention than normal ahead of the race because track temperature appears key to their chances of victory. With their Mercedes team openly admitting that it is not yet convinced it is on top of its race day tyre issues, efforts in recent weeks have been focused on moving the car development and set-up in a direction that is better for the rubber.

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LeMons Button-Turrible Day 1: Model T, Harlequin Golf and Lone Ford Ranger Leading Classes

The first day of racing in Buttonwillow has been predictable, at least in terms of the weather. Yesterday we discussed at some length the temps at the track being on par with those on the surface of the sun. Much of the field could be seen throughout the day staring at the steaming lump that [...]

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Victor Gonzalez Jr. teams up with Tommy Baldwin Racing to make history at Sonoma Raceway

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Nelson Piquet Jr. Leaves Rain Delayed Iowa with a 25th-place Finish

Nelson Piquet Jr (Qualcomm) - Photo Credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesNEWTON, Iowa (June 10, 2013) – Mother nature wasn’t too kind to the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this weekend, as rain caused the DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa Speedway to be delayed for a day. Making his first career NNS start at Iowa Speedway on Sunday...more»

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Britain qualifying quotes: Marussia

Jules Bianchi - 20th: "It's good to have one Caterham behind us but less good to have one ahead. In the short space of time that we have had to work on our dry set-up, I don't think we are quite there yet, so we'll be spending the time we have now to see what we can do to give us the best chance for tomorrow." Max Chilton - 22nd: "Today was a challenging day

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"Caption this" winner: Shannon3n88

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Leimer gets penalty for Coletti clash

Fabio Leimer has been given a 10-place grid penalty for the second GP2 race at Silverstone as a punishment for taking championship leader Stefano Coletti out on Saturday . Coletti was trying to hang on to fourth position in the closing stages when Leimer made a passing attempt into Brooklands

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GP Predictor players doubt British duo

British Formula 1 world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are not expected to secure home glory at Silverstone this weekend, according to the players of the Castrol EDGE Grand Prix Predictor. The duo, neither of whom has won a grand prix yet in 2013, have convinced only 11 per cent of players between them that they can take their first victory of the year on home soil.

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Resilient Mears Powers Back with 22nd-Place Finish at Pocono

Casey Mears, driver of the #13 GEICO Ford, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on June 1, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. - Photo Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesLong Pond, PA (June 9, 2013)�? After a few tough weeks, Casey Mears and...more»

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What?s the Point?

As I’ve said multiple times, the goal of everyone at the Golden Gate Racing team this year is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship. So after winning three straight races, and gaining the points lead by rebounding from an 18 points deficit after the second race, we felt it was time to start points racing, and being a little more conservative. The biggest points race we have all year is Sonoma. Generally with 30+ cars showing up, and the majority of them racing only the one event, the race can get tricky — and nerve-wracking for any driver competing for the championship. We came in to the race weekend with more momentum than ever and a lot of practice time at the track on iRacing, where I could even [...]

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Motorsports: Citro�n and Sebastian Loeb to enter World Touring Car Championship in 2014

Filed under: Motorsports, Citro�n

You didn't think that Sébastien Loeb was just going to completely give up racing altogether, did you? Sure, the dynamic French driver may have decided to call it quits in the World Rally Championship with nothing left to prove (he did, after all, thoroughly dominated the sport from 2003 through 2012 and won the Driver's Championship each of those nine years), but the draw of competition is apparently too great to ignore.

Citroën - the automaker Loeb won each of his nine WRC championships with - has officially announced that it is entering the World Touring Car Championship with their favorite driver in 2014. Citroën CEO Frédéric Banzet cites "extensive media coverage, regulations that keep costs down and a genuinely global race calendar" that will "help [Citroën] to develop the brand in promising growth markets such as China, Russia and South America" as reasons for entering. The team will be sponsored by the automaker's longtime partner, Total.

There's not much more to the press release below, but it's there if you're interested in taking a look.

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