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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Strategic Call Brings Down Victory
Round 3 of the iRacing.com V8 Super Car Series came home for the first time this season with the teams and drivers tackling their first endurance event of the season at Phillip Island. Qualifying was led by Justin Ruggier with a fast lap of 1:30.831 while Shaun Kelly got a personal best qualifying position of second alongside Ruggier on the front row. Madison Down and Mitchell McLeod would start from the second row with Richard Hamstead and Adrian Stratford on Row Three ahead of Vail Riches and Josh Muggleton.� Back in ninth and tenth, respectively, just .03s behind P4 McLeod is John Emerson and Brad Ryan, highlighting a super tight qualifying session with the drivers from 4th to 10th covered by .035 When the lights went out it was Ruggier [...]
Mercedes: Williams deal a win-win
Mercedes' deal to supply Williams with engines next season is a "win-win" situation for both sides, according to motorsport boss Toto Wolff.
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Motorsports: Porsche taking classic 911 on tour of Europe's best tracks [w/video]
Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Europe, Videos, Porsche, UK, Racing
How cool would it be if instead of calling it your "birthday" you called it your "anniversary" and spent an entire year celebrating it? Porsche has kept the lights on and the music going for its 50th anniversary this year, and the latest huzzah is called Project 50, which will see a 1965 Porsche 911 short wheelbase racecar run in The Masters Series of vintage racing.
Not just a parade lap around some vintage circuits, The Master Series is FIA-sanctioned and has five competitive classes. The 911 entered the picture at Round Two, held last weekend at Brands Hatch, and will make five more appearances this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Silverstone Classic, Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix, Spa 6-Hour at Spa Francorchamps and the Jerez Masters festival.
There's a video below announcing the event, and the promise of more to come.
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Porsche taking classic 911 on tour of Europe's best tracks [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Raikkonen moves on from Perez spat
Kimi Raikkonen insists he has moved on from his post-Monaco spat with McLaren's Sergio Perez. The Finn was running fifth in the grand prix when Perez tried to pass him on the way down to the chicane.
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Report: Michigan study says motorcycle injuries worsen with weaker helmet laws
Filed under: Safety, Motorcycle
Not surprised? Neither are we.
According to The Detroit News, an insurance industry study found that the average medical claim resulting from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth in Michigan last year, following the state's decision to no longer require most riders to wear helmets. For 40 years, the Mitten State required all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, but now only mandates this for people under the age of 21.
"The cost per injury claim is significantly higher after the law changed than before, which is consistent with other research that shows riding without a helmet leads to more head injuries," David Zuby, chief research officer for the Highway Loss Data Institute, told The Detroit News. When the institute's study was adjusted for the age/type of motorcycle, age of rider, gender, martial status, weather and other factors, the rate increase was found to be 22 percent, compared relatively to four surrounding states (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin).
Of course, there's always the other side of the story, which is that even if a state's legislation does not require a rider to wear a helmet, that doesn't mean people automatically dismiss the fact that this is a key safety factor. "No one is forcing anyone to ride without a helmet," Jeff Hennie, vice president of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, told the News.
Michigan study says motorcycle injuries worsen with weaker helmet laws originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 31 May 2013 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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