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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Gooden Plenty III
iRacing’s Wyatt Gooden concluded a remarkable season of racing at Watkins Glen in October, taking his third and fourth wins in as many races in the SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship.� Not bad for a guy who had never raced an open wheel car before this summer’s debut at Mid-Ohio . . . even if one of those wins at the Glen was blessed with a little racing luck – Ed. The journey started well before the race weekend began. I flew down to Oklahoma City to meet with Quantum Racing Services’ Wendell and Slade Miller on Sunday (one week before the race). Oddly similar to the last trip before Mid-Ohio, I got to enjoy more delays because of weather . . . this time in Houston of all places! [...]
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Ecclestone: Three-car teams unlikely
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone thinks it unlikely that third cars will become a part of the sport, despite a fresh push by Ferrari for them to be allowed. The idea of having third cars resurfaced recently on the back of discussions that took place within the Formula 1 Commission about intellectual property and technology transfer between teams.
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Tokyo 2011: Mitsubishi Global Mirage Compact, PX-MiEV II Plug-In Hybrid Crossover
Down?particularly here in the U.S.?but not completely out, Mitsubishi is plowing ahead with plans to release vehicles that are either small or electrified (or both, as with the i minicar). To that end, Mitsubishi’s display at the 2011 Tokyo auto show will include these two world premieres. Oh My God, It’s a Mirage The most [...]
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Report: Sluggish Fiat 500 sales triggering layoffs at Chrysler engine plant
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchback, Chrysler, Fiat
The Fiat 500 may have taken overseas markets by storm, but that isn't quite the case here in North America, where a delayed rollout, overly optimistic sales projections and related issues have hampered the retro supermini's sales. So much so, in fact, that Chrysler has reportedly had to stop production of the 1.4-liter engine that powers the Cinquecento until demand catches up to supply. As a result, it has had to lay off a portion of the employees that build it.
The exact layoff numbers are in dispute, but according to a new Automotive News report, Chrysler itself pegs the number at 30 while the United Auto Workers' local representative says it's more like 100. Fiat initially pegged its sales projections at 50,000 units this year, but as of just a couple of weeks ago, it had barely sold 16,000.
Will the advertising campaign with Jennifer Lopez and the launch of the 500 Abarth performance model help the Fiat's numbers climb? Only time will tell, but one way or another, it won't come fast enough for the workers waiting at home by the phone.
Sluggish Fiat 500 sales triggering layoffs at Chrysler engine plant originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Two Kvapils, Two Noteworthy Starts
2011 NSCS Travis Kvapil - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARCup Driver Makes 175th Start, Son Makes First Statesville, N.C. (November 15, 2011) - As his dad reaches a milestone start in his Sprint Cup Series career, Carson Kvapil will be making his very first NASCAR start. The eight-year-old son of Travis Kvapil will...more»
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