Saturday 30 April 2011

2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 / ZR1 ? Car News

Grippier tires and?finally!?grippier seats mark the C6?s last full year of production. Regular (and even irregular) readers already know this, so for those who are unfamiliar with this institution, an introduction: Hi, we?re Car and Driver, and we hate the seats in the Corvette. Today, Chevy?s plastic fantastic isn?t so much a sports car as [...]

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Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Debuts @ 2011 New York Auto Show

Watch the Video: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe – Video

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Ryan Truex NAPA Toyota Joe Nemechek Gator com Chevrolet

MSNBC?s Dylan Ratigan: What?s Good for Times Square Is Good for America

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy


Should a pedestrian-friendly Times Square serve as a model for other American cities? Who would ask such a thing? Certainly not the real New Yorkers who constitute the city’s hard-bitten press corps.
No, for meaningful analysis of the use of public space, it’s best to [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/27/msnbcs-dylan-ratigan-whats-good-for-times-square-is-good-for-america/

Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet Coleman Pressley R3 Motorsports Chevrolet

Kahne expects knee to be sore at Richmond

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/29/1163899/kahne-expects-knee-to-be-sore.html

Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi Chris Lawrence

Friday 29 April 2011

Alonso convinced Ferrari can catch up

Fernando Alonso says he still has absolute faith in Ferrari's ability to turn its poor start to 2011 around given its history of mid-season improvement. Despite looking strong in testing, Ferrari has yet to take a podium finish after three rounds of this season's championship, and Alonso is already 42 points behind leader Sebastian Vettel in the standings, with Ferrari's second driver Felipe Massa a further two points behind Alonso

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/alonso-convinced-ferrari-can-catch-up/

Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent

Kahne expects knee to be sore at Richmond

Kasey Kahne expects to feel some soreness in his surgically repaired knee during Saturday nights race at Richmond International Raceway.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/kahne-expects-knee-to-be-sore-at-richmond-ap.html

Claudio Langes Nicola Larini Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse

Lotus eyes points finishes from Spain

Team Lotus can set it sights on delivering its first points finishes from the Spanish Grand Prix onwards thanks to the major update of its car planned for that event, reckons technical chief Mike Gascoyne. The team is on course to deliver a major overhaul of its car for Barcelona, which will include the team's version of the exhaust-blown diffuser that a number of other teams have already introduced this year.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-eyes-points-finishes-from-spain/

Trevor Bayne Ricky Stenhouse Jr Citifinancial Ford Reed Sorenson

Brabus Takes Downsized Mercedes-Benz V-8s and Upsizes Their Power

Brabus, the Mercedes-Benz tuning company that has long specialized in granting Benzes more power than anyone thought imaginable, is in serious trouble. It’s under fire from a new competitor: not Lorinser, not Renntech, and not Kleeman. No, the threat to Brabus in the insane-horsepower-for-Benzes battle comes from Mercedes-Benz itself. The new twin-turbocharged 4.7-liter V-8, being [...]

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Z Line Toyota Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Mike Bliss

Trevor Bayne Hospitalized, Will Not Race Richmond

Trevor Bayne Undergoing Medical Tests; Will Not Race in Richmond this Weekend CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2011) ? Roush Fenway?s Trevor Bayne has been hospitalized and is undergoing tests for symptoms that are thought to be related to the insect bite he sustained earlier this month. ?Trevor was not feeling well early this week and [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/04/28/trevor-bayne-hospitalized-will-not-race-richmond/

Rudolf Krause Robert Kubica Kurt Kuhnke Masami Kuwashima

Jaguar Planning Brand New V-6 Engine for XF (and Maybe XJ)

Perhaps you read in this week’s Financial Times that Jaguar is looking at building a new factory for engine construction in the UK. What the company hasn’t said?but thanks to our sources, we can now confirm?is that the added production capacity will allow the Jaguar to begin construction of a brand-new six-cylinder engine. The engine [...]

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Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Zaxby s Chevrolet

Stoner: Honda clutch problem solved

Casey Stoner is confident that Honda has fixed the clutch problem that blighted his Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez three weeks ago. After being taken down by Valentino Rossi's Ducati while the pair battled for second place, Stoner was unable to get his machine re-started as he attempted to engage the clutch while he and a marshal pushed it up the incline between turns one and two

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-honda-clutch-problem-solved/

Dollar General Toyota Michael Annett Germain com Toyota Brendan Gaughan

Thursday 28 April 2011

Huff leads first Zolder practice

Chevrolet's dominance of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season-opener at Curitiba has carried through to the first part of this weekend's round at Zolder, with Rob Huff and Yvan Muller setting the pace in this morning's opening practice session. Huff's marker of 1m38.531s put him 0.2 seconds clear of his reigning champion team-mate, leaving third-placed Michel Nykjaer a further second in arrears as the quickest of the non-Chevys in his two-litre SUNRED SEAT

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/huff-leads-first-zolder-practice/

Kroger Ford Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet Jason Keller

Kia Forte Koup Race Car ? Feature

Attack of the killer Koups: We prod, poke, ride in, and drive Kia?s Forte Koup race car. Kia? Racing? Odds are you?ve never heard those two words employed in the same sentence. Nevertheless, the Korean automaker is now in its second season of track combat. Kia?s starting point for this venture?the Forte Koup?is the brand?s [...]

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PRISM Motorsports Toyota Travis Kvapil Long John Silver s Ford David Gilliland

MONDAY MAY 2: NASCAR Championship Tickets On-Sale

It?s a NASCAR series-crowning South Florida Finish Line at Homestead- Miami Speedway Nov. 18-20; tickets available via phone and online Homestead-Miami SpeedwayMIAMI? Tickets for NASCAR?s Ford Championship Weekend go on-sale to the general public Monday, May 2. For the 10th consecutive year, Homestead-Miami Speedway will host NASCAR during Ford Championship Weekend. South Florida again will...more»

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Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet

Huff takes Zolder WTCC pole

Rob Huff led a Chevrolet lockout of the front row in World Touring Car Championship qualifying at Zolder today. The Briton's 1m38.458s lap proved beyond the reach of his rivals, with team-mate Alain Menu best of the rest courtesy of a late flying lap that left him just 0.14s short. It could easily have been a Chevrolet 1-2-3 when reigning champion Yvan Muller set out on his final run with a clear track ahead, but his hopes were dashed when he ran wide at the exit of Turn 4

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/huff-takes-zolder-wtcc-pole/

Landon Cassill Zaxby s Ford Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet

Audi reveals R18 Le Mans colours

Audi has revealed the colour schemes that its three new R18 TDIs will race in at Le Mans this year ahead of this weekend's pre-event test day. The three cars will again feature the marque's traditional black, red or yellow markings to differentiate them from a distance.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/audi-reveals-r18-le-mans-colours/

Nick Heidfeld Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner

Bowyer optimistic on new RCR deal

Clint Bowyer is optimistic he will remain part of Richard Childress Racing's driver line-up in 2012, despite his contract being up at the end of the year. Bowyer, a Chase contender for three of the past five seasons, expects negotiations with his team to unfold positively as he looks to continue with the team he has raced since his NASCAR debut in the Nationwide Series in 2004. RCR has recently announced a multi-year contract extension with Jeff Burton, whose sponsor Caterpillar also renewed its association with the team

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/bowyer-optimistic-on-new-rcr-deal/

Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi

2012 Chrysler 300 S / 300C Executive Series ? Auto Shows

AWD returns to the V-6, and urbanites and suits each get their own Chrysler 300. The redesigned 2011 Chrysler 300 has hardly cooled from the heat of the lights at this year?s Detroit show, but Chrysler is pushing onward, adding several new models to the 300 lineup at the New York affair. There, we?re being [...]

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Iron Horse Jeans Toyota Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet Shelby Howard

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Richard and Judy Childress Receive Awards in April for Charity Work

Judy and Richard Childress - Photo Credit: Getty ImagesWELCOME, N.C. (April 27, 2011) – Richard Childress received two awards for his charitable work in early April – one for his support of our troops from the Armed Forces Foundation and one for his family’s work with the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. While in Washington,...more»

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Mike Bliss PRISM Motorsports Toyota Travis Kvapil Long John Silver s Ford

HOMETOWN FAVORITE ERICA ENDERS BRINGS PRO STOCK MOMENTUM TO HOUSTON'S O'REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA SPRING NATIONALS

NHRA O'REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA SPRING NATIONALS PREVIEW BAYTOWN, Texas Mon, 25 Apr 2011 Just as NHRA Legend Shirley Muldowney did several decades earlier at a racetrack near Columbus, Ohio, Houston native Erica Enders will head to ultrafast Royal Purple...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/hometown_favorite_erica_e.php

Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler

Regan Smith, Furniture Row Racing Enter Richmond Race Feeling More Upbeat

2011 NSCS Regan Smith - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARDENVER, Colo. (April 27, 2011) - A respectable finish, followed by a rare weekend off, have resulted in a needed mood swing for driver Regan Smith and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team. After experiencing a six-race, hard-luck streak, Smith came back to...more»

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Olivier Grouillard Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge

Teams poised for winter plans rethink

Formula 1 teams may need a rethink about the way they launch their new cars next year, after those that gambled on late-updates to their 2011 challengers struggled in early races. That is the view of Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn, who believes that his team may well have been better off spending more time getting to understand how to get the most out of a car, rather than leaving it to the last minute for aerodynamic updates

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/teams-poised-for-winter-plans-rethink/

Reed Sorenson Dollar General Toyota Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang Richmond International Raceway Preview

2011 NNS Ricky Stenhouse ? Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCARRicky Stenhouse Jr. – BUBBA burger 250 ADVANCE Team: No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang Crew Chief: Mike Kelley Chassis: RK-645 THE STATS Date Event S F Laps Status Winnings 4-30-10 BUBBA burger 250 15 20 250/252 Running $24,343 9-10-10 Virginia...more»

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Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Trevor Bayne Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Mendez set to end F3 programme

Bruno Mendez will not compete in round two of the British Formula 3 championship at Oulton Park this weekend and is unlikely to return to the series later in the season.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/mendez-set-to-end-f3-programme/

Kevin Conway Extenze Toyota Mattias Ekstrom Red Bull Toyota

2012 Volkswagen Beetle Debuts @ 2011 New York Auto Show ? Video

Watch the Video: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle – Video

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Ruby Tuesday Dodge Trevor Bayne Ricky Stenhouse Jr Citifinancial Ford

Monday 11 April 2011

Breaking Ice

More than 400 iRacers celebrating the first balmy weekend of the season in New England by competing in Friday’s Icebreaker 100 at Thompson International Speedway.�� Sim racers from throughout North and South America, Europe and AustralAsia hustled their iRacing Street Stocks around Connecticut?s tricky .625 mile banked bullring in an event that produced 17 splits, an equal number of winners and enough bent virtual sheet metal to keep the virtual bodywork specialists busy until summer. Alan Orton (Eastern Canada) topped Nick Ottinger (Carolina) in the top-rated split but only just, with a margin of victory of .075s and Chris Keogh (Illinois) crossing the line .150s behind the winner. Other winners included Nick Johnston (California), Terry Nightingale Jr. (Australia/New Zealand), Kevin J Myers (Ohio), Vinnie Sansone (Illinois), Aaron Shoemaker (Texas), Mike [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/breaking-ice/

Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks com Chevrolet

AUTOS: Desoto Is B-J?s Top Dog

The 1957 Adventurer convertible sold for $247,500 at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach, the highest sale of the collector-car auction.

Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-desoto-is-b-js-top-dog/

Nick Heidfeld Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner

Dedicated Bricklayer Builds Lego Pagani Zonda C12S

If Horatio Pagani’s company can be reduced to marketing buzzwords, some that come to mind are “ludicrous” and “chimera.” The new Huayra, and the Zonda it replaces, may sit at the top of the hypercar segment purely from an aesthetic standpoint, with wild exteriors and interiors that marry steampunk and Cartier.�Suffice it to say, Pagani [...]

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Hermann Lang Claudio Langes Nicola Larini Oscar Larrauri

Alonso, Hamilton hit with penalties

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were handed 20-second penalties following the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. The McLaren driver, who endured a difficult race and finished in seventh position, was handed the penalty for making more than one move to defend his position when fighting with Alonso. Ferrari driver Alonso was given the penalty after he made contact with Hamilton during their fight, the Spaniard damaging his front wing and having to pit to replace it.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/alonso-hamilton-hit-with-penalties/

Jacques Laffite Franck Lagorce Jan Lammers Pedro Lamy

Ferrari on the pace in race. Podium hopes vanish in the end.

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Race Report Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 Weather: air 30/27 �C, track 35 �C; covered skies with few drops of rains at times. Chassis: Alonso 288, Massa 289 Eighteen points...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/ferrari_on_the_pace_in_ra.php

Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Zaxby s Chevrolet

Two Drunk-Driving Cops Crash Cars In Two Nights

A drunk off-duty police officer slammed his car into a police vehicle in Park Slope three weeks ago. In the past two nights, two more off-duty cops crashed their vehicles while driving drunk. Photo: Joanna Oltman Smith
Drunk off-duty New York City police officers have crashed their vehicles each of the last two nights.
On Wednesday evening [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/08/two-drunk-driving-cops-crash-cars-in-two-nights/

Raybestos Ford Elliott Sadler GT Vodka Chevrolet Landon Cassill

Newman Battles to 14th-Place Finish in Texas

2011 NSCS Ryan Newman - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARFORT WORTH, Texas (April 9, 2011) — Handling and speed issues short circuited Ryan Newman’s performance Saturday night as the U.S. Army driver claimed a 14th-place finish in the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. “We knew we were behind...more»

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Mikko Kozarowitzky Willi Krakau Rudolf Krause Robert Kubica

Sunday 10 April 2011

Kobayashi says 10th was the maximum

Kamui Kobayashi said he extracted the maximum from his Sauber to qualify in the top ten for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Japanese driver, who was disqualified from the season-opening race in Australia after finishing in eighth, will start tomorrow's race from tenth.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/kobayashi-says-10th-was-the-maximum/

Nicola Larini Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson

iRacer Profile: Chris Seymour

What can you say about a guy from Winnipeg who posts the lyrics to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as his biographical sketch on the iRacing.com member site?� A guy whose nickname is Moose 3, who lists curling and baseball as his favorite sports, and PCs and “wife” as his hobbies? Although he joined iRacing in mid-2009, Seymour has been sim racing for more than a decade.� And he’s gotten pretty good at it, witness the fact that he currently occupies P30 overall in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series on the strength of five wins and a baker’s dozen of top five finishes in 28 races, with his most recent victory coming at Pocono Raceway in mid-March. Since then, a new “hobby” has entered the life of Chris [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/iracer-profile-chris-seymour/

Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks com Chevrolet

Jeep Wrangler Renegade and Porkchop Concepts to Debut at Moab Jamboree

While we wait with slightly bated breath for the return of a ?Honcho?-branded Jeep, Chrysler?s deemed us fit only to gaze upon a rendered Renegade-nouveau and an illustration of a neat little thing they?re calling the Jeep Wrangler Porkchop. Other than the fact that they?re creations by Chrysler?s Mopar aftermarket division, the company hasn’t said [...]

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Brendan Gaughan Loan Max Toyota Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Liuzzi thrilled to be on Sepang grid

Tonio Liuzzi was delighted with his Hispania team's performance in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Italian and team-mate Narain Karthikeyan, who failed to qualify for the opening race of the season, will be able to race tomorrow after running inside the 107 per cent time

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/liuzzi-thrilled-to-be-on-sepang-grid/

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Citifinancial Ford Reed Sorenson Dollar General Toyota

RBR: No major fault on Webber?s car

Red Bull Racing says there is no obvious explanation as to why there was such a performance difference between Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rbr-no-major-fault-on-webbers-car/

Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison

Toyota and Microsoft Partner on Cloud-Based Telematics System for EVs and Plug-In Hybrids

Together, Toyota and Microsoft are investing $12 million in Toyota Media Service Co., a Toyota subsidiary. (If that sounds like an insignificant amount of money for two of the world’s largest companies to squander, that’s because it is.) �The alliance will create a cloud-based platform for car-to-car, phone-to-car, and grid-to-car communication. As such, the first [...]

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Franck Lagorce Jan Lammers Pedro Lamy Chico Landi

Edwards again wins Nationwide race at Texas

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/08/1117193/edwards-again-wins-nationwide.html

Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards

New York?s Car Ownership Rate Is on The Rise

Car-free households broken down by Assembly district. Red areas indicate where car ownership has gone up, blue areas where it has decreased. Click on each district for more information.
Fewer New Yorkers are driving to work than they did a decade ago, according to Census data Streetsblog reported on last December. But that same data shows [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/06/new-yorks-car-ownership-rate-is-on-the-rise/

Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson Niki Lauda†

Saturday 9 April 2011

Force India Formula One Team 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Qualifying and Final Free Practice Report

Force India Formula One Team 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Qualifying and Final Free Practice Report Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, Saturday April 9 2011 Qualifying Temperatures Air maximum: 30.0�C Air minimum: 28.0�C Track maximum: 44.0�C Track minimum: 36.0�C Humidity: 68.3 -...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/force_india_formula_one_t_58.php

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried

Moving Beyond the Automobile: Traffic Calming

What’s the most effective way to make city streets safer? As Chicago Alderman Mary Ann Smith told Streetfilms, “Signs don’t do the job, even having police officers on the corner does not do the job.” To prevent traffic injuries and deaths, you need to change how the street functions and make it feel slower [...]

Source: http://www.streetfilms.org/mba-traffic-calming/

David Gilliland Charter Air Transport Ford Tony Raines A and W Ford

Crunch Time

Entering the ninth week of the inRacingNews Challenge, another round at Lime Rock Park, many of the series? top drivers were either approaching or at the point where they could begin dropping their worst results of the 12-week season. This is crunch time for sim racers in both the Pontiac Solstice and Spec Racer Ford classes, as even marginal improvements or an off week could make the difference between a championship win and a crushing defeat in the end. As such, big time performances were the order of the week for drivers competing for the series? overall championships. While Gabriel Tobar still has the ability to coast to the SRF championship, he still turned-in the series? top performance of the weekend ? 157 points — by winning three of four [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/crunch-time/

Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Toyota MotorsportsJOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 8th How was your qualifying run? “It was a little bit too loose. It was kind of a guess for us. We didn’t make a qualifying run since the first practice so we really weren’t sure what we were going to...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/04/08/toyota-motorsports-2011-nscs-samsung-mobile-500-post-qualifying-recaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-motorsports-2011-nscs-samsung-mobile-500-post-qualifying-recaps

Dollar General Toyota Michael Annett Germain com Toyota Brendan Gaughan

Busch: Raikkonen fast on truck tests

Kyle Busch says Kimi Raikkonen was able to reproduce the impressive form he showed pace during his first NASCAR truck test at Gresham Motorsports Park, when he ran again on Thursday during another one-day test at Rockingham Speedway. The former Formula 1 world champion turned World Rally Championship contender had his NASCAR baptism last Monday with Sprint Cup multiple race-winner and former Nationwide series champion Kyle Busch's team

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/busch-raikkonen-fast-on-truck-tests/

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried

Texas Cup Series Starting Lineup ? David Ragan First Career Pole

1 6 David Ragan UPS Freight Ford 28.448 189.820 2 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 28.644 188.521 3 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 28.688 188.232 4 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford 28.693 188.199 5 78 Regan Smith farmamerican.org Chevrolet 28.731 187.950 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 28.760 187.761 7 9 [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/04/08/texas-cup-series-starting-lineup-david-ragan-first-career-pole/

Extenze Toyota Mattias Ekstrom Red Bull Toyota Bobby Labonte

Friday 8 April 2011

Activists? Warnings About Miami?s Brickell Avenue Prove Prophetic

Around the Network today: An avoidable tragedy shakes Miami, and reformers make progress in Seattle, but suffer a setback in Annapolis.
Miami's dangerous Brickell Avenue claims another victim. Photo: Transit Miami
Miami’s Brickell Avenue Claims Another Victim: A cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a driver on Miami’s Brickell Avenue, a notoriously dangerous road. [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/04/08/activists-warnings-about-miamis-brickell-avenue-prove-prophetic/

Brian Lee Vickers Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton

Pedrosa undergoes successful surgery

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa has undergone successful surgery to decompress his left subclavian artery. The operation, performed at the Teknon Medical Centre in Barcelona, was carried out in order to release the arterial compression, with the titanium plate and the screws fixed to Pedrosa's collarbone removed

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-undergoes-successful-surgery/

Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard

Ocean signs Cecotto, Mirocha

Ocean Racing Technology has signed Johnny Cecotto Jr. and Kevin Mirocha to compete in the GP2 Series this season.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/ocean-signs-cecotto-mirocha/

Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne

Trulli pleased with Pirelli?s tyres

Jarno Trulli said he was actually quite happy with the behaviour of Pirelli's tyres during the Australian Grand Prix, despite some criticism of them after the event. The Italian said after the Melbourne race that he was "shocked" by how much the tyres have changed since winter testing. "The most important thing to be said is that every result this weekend, whether positive or negative, has a common cause: the Pirelli tyres," Trulli wrote in his column for Repubblica newspaper.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trulli-pleased-with-pirellis-tyres/

Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner

Rossi ?wasn?t trying to pass Stoner?

Valentino Rossi says he was not even trying to overtake Casey Stoner when he took the Honda rider out of second in the Spanish Grand Prix. Rossi had made rapid progress from 11th on the grid on the wet track, but fell when challenging Stoner for second place and knocked the Honda over in the process

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/rossi-wasnt-trying-to-pass-stoner/

Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson

Webber stays on top in second practice

Mark Webber remained fastest in the second free practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix as Red Bull continued to look the class of the field in Sepang, but this time the team was run closer by Jenson Button's McLaren. The top four drivers were covered by less than 0.250s, as Webber's 1m36.876s - on Pirelli's Option - proved to be the quickest lap of the day, set just after halfway through the 90 minutes and in response to Sebastian Vettel's 1m37.090s.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-stays-on-top-in-second-practice/

Hermann Lang Claudio Langes Nicola Larini Oscar Larrauri

This Week in Auto Racing April 8 - 10

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/05/1107573/this-week-in-auto-racing-april.html

Chico Landi Hermann Lang Claudio Langes Nicola Larini

Thursday 7 April 2011

Maldonado: Points realistic at Sepang

Williams rookie Pastor Maldonado believes qualifying and finishing in the top 10 is a reasonable goal for his second grand prix in Malaysia this weekend. The GP2 champion made a sensible Formula 1 debut in Melbourne with 15th place on the grid, although a transmission problem ended his race early

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/maldonado-points-realistic-at-sepang/

Johnny Andrew Sauter Kenneth William Schrader Bradley Reed Sorenson Anthony Wayne Stewart

Webber confident of no Australia repeat

Mark Webber is confident there will be no repeat in Malaysia of the car issues he suffered over the Australian Grand Prix weekend that left him unable to seriously challenge team-mate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian was uncharacteristically well off the pace of Vettel throughout the Melbourne weekend - and his Red Bull Racing outfit has since discovered several problems with Webber's chassis that could explain the performance differential.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-confident-of-no-australia-repeat/

Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George

Shelby GT500 Super Snake and Its 800 hp to Debut at New York Auto Show

The Super Snake name dates back to 1966 when two twin-supercharged, 800-horsepower Cobras were built for Carroll Shelby and his pal Bill Cosby. Cosby later immortalized the car in his ?200 M.P.H.? stand-up routine, suggesting that the car was so deadly it should immediately be delivered to segragationist Alabama governor George Wallace. Wallace died of [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/TXIW4YfE9Rk/

José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould

Renault Sport F1 Preview to the 2011 Malaysian GP

Renault Sport F1 Preview to the 2011 Malaysian GP Wed, 6 Apr 2011 This weekend will see the second round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Malaysian Grand Prix. Renault Sport F1 got the new season off...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/renault_sport_f1_preview_1.php

Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota

Silicon Valley Firm Pinnacle Working on Classically Insane Opposed-Piston Engine

That?s right, your prayers have been answered: Someone in Silicon Valley is finally developing an opposed-piston, sleeve-valve, variable-cycle engine for passenger-car use. Yeah, OK, we weren’t praying for that, either. But it’s here, or at least claimed to be coming. In the grand tradition of Things Being Hyped That Might Not Actually Exist, it has [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/ylyZtQNo7Zs/

R3 Motorsports Chevrolet Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet Hermie Sadler III

The Full Scoop on BMW?s April Fools? M3 Pickup

Why photoshop when we can build the real thing?�At a big event this week put on by BMW’s in-house M GmbH brand to celebrate all things M, the company spilled all the details on the M3 pickup that we’ve seen rounding the N�rburgring race track. While Kay Segler, the outgoing head of BMW’s M GmbH [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/XRv9ZWYAbaM/

Kelly Bires Raybestos Ford Elliott Sadler GT Vodka Chevrolet

Pagenaud to sub for Beatriz at DRR

Reigning American Le Mans Series champion Simon Pagenaud will make his IndyCar Series debut at Barber Motorsports Park this weekend when the 26-year-old Frenchman stands in for the injured Ana Beatriz in the Dreyer & Reinbold team. Both DRR drivers Beatriz and Justin Wilson sustained injuries to their wrists in the opening round at St Petersburg two weeks ago, but while the Englishman will start this weekend's event, the Brazilian has been ruled out with a broken scaphoid bone.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/pagenaud-to-sub-for-beatriz-at-drr/

Landon Cassill Zaxby s Ford Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet

Wednesday 6 April 2011

McMurray earns Martinsville pole

Jamie McMurray made it two pole positions in a row for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing after setting the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville. McMurray set a quick lap of 19.621 seconds, at an average speed of 95.509 mph, which beat the previous benchmark set by Martinsville favorite Denny Hamlin.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/mcmurray-earns-martinsville-pole/

Claudio Langes Nicola Larini Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse

Silverstone creates ?F1?s Henman Hill?

Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips says the area around the old Bridge and Priory corners will become a motor racing equivalent of Wimbledon's 'Henman Hill' when the track's redevelopment is complete.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/silverstone-creates-f1s-henman-hill/

Jud Larson Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi

Audi and Renovo Partner on Two-Wheeled Wooden Sculpture

The Audi Space Frame meets hardwood, and the vehicle loses a couple of wheels in the process. These four-ringed bikes are built by Renovo, the world’s only wood-frame bike manufacturer. (We were surprised to learn that there was a wood-frame bike manufacturer.) Why use wood? It’s durable, it absorbs vibrations, it’s recyclable, and it just [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/vszkAKlZBwA/

Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi Chris Lawrence

Lancer kits homologated by FIA

Kits for the latest incarnation of Mitsubishi Lancer rally car has been homologated by the FIA and is reckoned to be as much as half a second per kilometer faster than the Group N car it supersedes. The R4 version of the Lancer has been developed on behalf of Mitsubishi by British firm MML Sports Ltd - the Rugby-based company which has its roots in the hugely successful squad which collected five world titles between 1996 and 1999. The official kit to convert a Lancer into an R4 is expected to be available by the middle of this month, with the car likely to make its international debut on next month's Rally d'Italia.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/lancer-kits-homologated-by-fia/

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

Todt seeks better F1 deal for FIA

FIA president Jean Todt has suggested he will seek to renegotiate the governing body's deal with Formula 1 bosses over commercial rights.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/todt-seeks-better-f1-deal-for-fia/

Cash America Chevrolet Derrike Cope Charter Communications Dodge Kevin Harvick

BMW?s M Garage: A Look at the M Cars That Weren?t

Before Kay Segler leaves BMW’s M GmbH performance division to once again head the Mini brand, he has opened the vault to show a number of rarely or never seen concept cars and proposals from the division’s rich 25-year history. We were able to take a close look at the vehicles and quiz engineers and [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/vZ4YvB6dSAw/

Mark Green Sons of Anarchy FX Network Chevrolet Ryan Newman Phoenix Construction Chevrolet

Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 83

Hit play for an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note, and then share your guesses or get a few hints from other visitors in the comments below. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the answer!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/Ww1vXWr-ybA/

Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks

Lavishing Developers With Publicly Funded Infrastructure in the D.C. Burbs

We wrote last week about how critics of transit projects often demand that urban developers contribute to the funding of new infrastructure, while interchange-profiteers like Wal-Mart and Olive Garden are rarely asked to pay a cent.
A bird's-eye view of the "Town Center" planned by Konterra Development in Prince George's County. Taxpayers will fork over $74 [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/04/04/lavishing-developers-with-publicly-funded-infrastructure-in-the-d-c-burbs/

Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Menzer: Earnhardt looking for bright side of second place (NASCAR.com)

Menzer: Earnhardt looking for bright side of second place

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/menzer-earnhardt-looking-for-bright-side-of-second-place-nascar-com.html

Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota

Junior makes it close

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/05/1105568/junior-makes-it-close.html

Dollar General Toyota Michael Annett Germain com Toyota Brendan Gaughan

Hyundai Unveils Hydrogen Fuel Cell?Powered Blue� Concept at Seoul Auto Show

Hyundai has unveiled its Blue� concept (say “Blue Squared”) at the Seoul auto show. The concept features a hydrogen fuel-cell stack that can deliver 121 hp (90 kW), but Hyundai doesn’t get into detail about its hydrogen tank’s capacity. Fortunately, given what little hydrogen infrastructure exists,� this vehicle’s powertrain is?at best?headed for a small test [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/Q_p_gH8Yytw/

Michel Leclere Richard Lee Rudd Elliott William Barnes Sadler

Jaguar to Unveil Face-Lifted 2012 XF and XK at the New York Auto Show

Jaguar’s cars may not sit at the top of their segments’ sales charts, but each of the company’s three current offerings?the XJ, XF, and XK?really hit the sweet spot. The cars all share forward-looking styling, interiors finer than a Milan luxury hotel’s, athletic handling, and powerful engines. For 2012, Jaguar will try to improve on [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/lXyagjgUZHw/

Ryan Newman Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Jeremy Clements Boudreaux s Butt Paste Chevrolet

Hight wins again for John Force Racing (PA SportsTicker)

Robert Hight roared to his second win of the season in his Funny Car on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, giving John Force Racing its fifth consecutive victory dating to last season.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/hight-wins-again-for-john-force-racing-pa-sportsticker.html

Zaxby s Ford Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet Eric McClure

Rossi ?wasn?t trying to pass Stoner?

Valentino Rossi says he was not even trying to overtake Casey Stoner when he took the Honda rider out of second in the Spanish Grand Prix. Rossi had made rapid progress from 11th on the grid on the wet track, but fell when challenging Stoner for second place and knocked the Honda over in the process

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/rossi-wasnt-trying-to-pass-stoner/

Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene

Fernandes receives his CBE

Team Lotus Principal Tony Fernandes has been awarded a CBE in London today by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The newly-honoured Fernandes receives the award for his 'services to promote commercial and educational links' between the UK and Malaysia. As well as his high-profile Formula 1 commitments, the Malaysian entrepreneur is also Group CEO of low cost airline AirAsia.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/fernandes-receives-his-cbe/

Virginia Commonwealth University Ford Brian Scott BigSpot com Toyota Carl Long

Monday 4 April 2011

INDYCAR: Foyt Signs Junqueira For Indy

It's two Brazilians for A.J. Foyt Racing at the Indy 500 Centennial as the respected Bruno Junqueira is signed to partner with regular driver Vitor Meira.

Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-foyt-signs-junqueira-for-indy/

Mattias Ekstrom Red Bull Toyota Bobby Labonte Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Chevrolet

RBR: Melbourne driver gap a one-off

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is confident that Mark Webber will be back on Sebastian Vettel's pace in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rbr-melbourne-driver-gap-a-one-off/

Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson Niki Lauda†

Pedrosa to undergo surgery after Jerez

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa will undergo surgery after the Spanish Grand Prix after being diagnosed with intermittent compression of the subclavian artery. The condition causes numbness and lack of strength in his left arm, a problem that affected the Honda rider during the season-opening race in Qatar.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-to-undergo-surgery-after-jerez/

Red Line Oil Dodge Steve Wallace 5 hour Energy Toyota Tony Raines

Vote for Streetsblog

Apologies for a little bit of self-promotion, but there are only about ten hours left to vote for Streetsblog in Treehugger’s Best-of-Green awards. We’re up for Best Transportation Website, and we stand out a little because Streetsblog is all about transit, biking, and walking, while the other worthy contenders are all largely about hybrid, electric, [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/01/vote-for-streetsblog/

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Citifinancial Ford Michael McDowell Red Line Oil Dodge

Class A Paper Clip

Paper clip-shaped Martinsville Speedway was the host for Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series, and with the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship event next up on the track’s schedule, there was a lot to be gained. Bumping and banging was not only expected, it was perfected at this half mile track. Not everyone was up for the challenge, while a few sim racers shined under the pressure. Daniel Pope II backed-up his first real world late model win of the year by taking top honors in the NiCAS this week, scoring 308 points, edging-out Kevin King by six markers. It took Pope four starts to earn big points, with one win and three top fives on the week. King locked himself into the pro series with another [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/class-a-paper-clip/

Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Trevor Bayne

Jim Brennan, Marty Golden Aim to Slow Transit Raids

New legislation wouldn't be able to ban transit raids, but could raise the political cost for Albany lawmakers looking to steal from transit riders. Graphic: Carly Clark/Streetsblog
Since 2009, Albany has stolen roughly $260 million dollars from dedicated transit funds in an attempt to plug the state government’s enormous deficits. Those cuts have wreaked havoc [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/03/30/jim-brennan-marty-golden-aim-to-slow-transit-raids/

Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard

Bradl takes another Moto2 pole

Stefan Bradl followed up his pole-to-flag Qatar Moto2 victory with another pole position for the second round at Jerez. The German broke clear of an extremely close battle that had earlier seen him repeatedly swap the top spot with Marc Marquez - and head a four-bike group covered by just 0.065 seconds for a while.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/bradl-takes-another-moto2-pole/

Ryan Truex NAPA Toyota Joe Nemechek Gator com Chevrolet

Sunday 3 April 2011

McMurray wins pole at Martinsville

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/02/1100060/mcmurray-wins-pole-at-martinsville.html

Elliott Sadler GT Vodka Chevrolet Landon Cassill Zaxby s Ford

McLaren: Sepang to show truer picture

Lewis Hamilton believes next week's Malaysian Grand Prix will offer a more realistic picture of the current pecking order of the Formula 1 field.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mclaren-sepang-to-show-truer-picture/

Brian Lee Vickers Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton

Class of the Field

The sim racers of the IZOD IndyCar road course series continue to chase one man for championship glory ? Ryan Field.� Despite going winless last week at magnificent Barber Motorsports Park, France’s Jeremy Bouteloup made some slight headway in his efforts to cut into Field’s lead in Division One and in the overall standings but still finds himself 90 points adrift of the leader four races into the six race schedule. David Williams took the lion’s share of the points at Barber, thanks to a convincing win in Sunday’s 2563 Strength of Field event.� Williams started from pole and was never seriously threatened as he came home 19s clear of a terrific battle between Bouteloup, PJ Stergios and Ken Leach.� Leach, who finished third to Field and Tomas A Klopp [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/class-of-the-field/

José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould

Ricciardo to miss opening FR3.5 race

Red Bull and Toro Rosso Formula 1 reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo has announced that he will miss the opening Formula Renault 3.5 round at Motorland Aragon on April 16th-17th. The Australian had his first on-track grand prix experience at Melbourne last weekend, when he drove Jaime Alguersuari's Toro Rosso during Friday practice, and will again perform Formula 1 reserve driver duties at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Spanish World Series event's date clash with Shanghai will delay Ricciardo's race debut with his new Formula Renault 3.5 team ISR

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/ricciardo-to-miss-opening-fr3-5-race/

Robert La Caze Jacques Laffite Franck Lagorce Jan Lammers

Lorenzo optimistic for ?special? Jerez

MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes he can take the fight to the dominant Hondas as the series moves to Jerez this weekend. The Yamaha rider finished a strong second in the last round at Qatar, beating Honda's Dani Pedrosa into third place, despite voicing his pessimism after struggling in pre-season testing. In 2010 Lorenzo fought back from a poor start at Jerez to snatch the lead on the final lap.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/lorenzo-optimistic-for-special-jerez/

Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther

Raikkonen to compete in NASCAR

Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will make a surprising move to NASCAR this year, the Finn joining the series with a new team. According to the Turun Sanomat newspaper, Raikkonen - the 2007 world champion - will be racing with the new ICE1 Racing team in the Truck series before moving on to the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/raikkonen-to-compete-in-nascar/

Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin

2011 NSCS Goody?s Fast Relief 500 Starting Lineup

2011 Jamie McMurray - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCARJamie McMurray, with a qualifying lap speed of 96.509 mph, captured the NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Coors Light Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway. This was McMurray’s first series pole of the 2011 season, his eighth series career pole, his first series pole at “the...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/04/02/2011-nscs-goodys-fast-relief-500-starting-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-nscs-goodys-fast-relief-500-starting-lineup

Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks com Chevrolet

Saturday 2 April 2011

Six Sex: 2012 BMW M6 Spied

It?s only a matter of time before BMW turns its fresh new�6-Series coupe into a Bahn-storming M6, and with our spy shooters capturing prototypes like this one on the open road, it appears that time is drawing nigh. Telltale signs that the car seen here will wear that holiest of monikers, the M: a unique [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/7pRFs6SVnSw/

Brian Scott BigSpot com Toyota Carl Long Millennium Fuel Energy Drink Chevrolet

Renault confident of more podiums

Renault believes it can deliver another podium-finishing performance in the Malaysian Grand Prix, after Vitaly Petrov's encouraging result in Australia. Following a difficult winter when Robert Kubica was injured in a rally crash, Renault was given a major morale boost as Petrov delivered the maiden podium finish of his career at Albert Park.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/renault-confident-of-more-podiums/

Ryan Newman Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Jeremy Clements Boudreaux s Butt Paste Chevrolet

A Different Kind of Concept: Aston Martin and Mobiado to Unveil Concept Phone in Switzerland

Since 45 percent of recent Aston Martin buyers have reported at least three instances of confusing their iPhones for their AmEx black cards, the descendants of David Brown?s legendary party posse have decided to explore possible solutions. To that end, they?ve teamed up with Canadian luxury telephone manufacturer Mobiado to create the CPT002 concept phone, [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/ZgyYqseBKa8/

Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Trevor Bayne

Cole graduates to Formula 2

James Cole will compete in the Formula 2 series this season following his sterling test performances at Silverstone and the newly-developed Snetterton circuit. Cole impressed series organisers by running consistently in the top ten during a two-day test at Snetterton yesterday, and even took the Williams JPH1B F2 car to the top of the timesheets in one session

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/cole-graduates-to-formula-2/

Dollar General Toyota Michael Annett Germain com Toyota Brendan Gaughan

Raikkonen to test truck next week

Kimi Raikkonen is set to have his maiden stock car test next week, driving for NASCAR star Kyle Busch, who fields a leading outfit in the Truck Series. AUTOSPORT has learned that the former Formula 1 world champion is set to drive a Toyota Tundra for the multiple NASCAR race winner and former Nationwide Series champion, who has fielded the #18 Truck entry since 2010. Team officials confirmed contact with Raikkonen and also a test being set for Monday at Gresham Motorsports Park, a half-mile track in Jefferson, Georgia, where the former Ferrari and McLaren racer will get his first taste of an oval

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/raikkonen-to-test-truck-next-week/

Dollar General Toyota Michael Annett Germain com Toyota Brendan Gaughan

Pedrosa to undergo surgery after Jerez

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa will undergo surgery after the Spanish Grand Prix after being diagnosed with intermittent compression of the subclavian artery. The condition causes numbness and lack of strength in his left arm, a problem that affected the Honda rider during the season-opening race in Qatar.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-to-undergo-surgery-after-jerez/

Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene Masten Gregory

Lotus in demo run in Putrajaya

Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen will be in Putrajaya this Saturday to participate in a street demonstration organised by Team Lotus. Ahead of next weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, the Lotus team-mates will 'compete' on a temporary street circuit in the administrative capital as part of a showcase arranged in collaboration with the Sepang International Circuit and Team Lotus partner AirAsia. SIC Chief Executive Officer Dato Ahmad Razlan Ahmad Razali is expected to attend the demonstration outside Malaysia's Palace of Justice, as are several Malaysian cabinet ministers

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-in-demo-run-in-putrajaya/

Jeremy Clements Boudreaux s Butt Paste Chevrolet Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge

Friday 1 April 2011

Mercedes in ?fighting mood? for Sepang

Michael Schumacher says it is much too early to write his Mercedes GP team off following a poor Australian Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mercedes-in-fighting-mood-for-sepang/

Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks com Chevrolet

Sauber seeks answers on wing design

Sauber will conduct a detailed investigation at its factory into how its rear wing failed to comply with the technical regulations at the Australian Grand Prix, before it decides whether to keep pressing ahead with its appeal. The Swiss-based team has submitted its intention to appeal against the disqualifications of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi from the Melbourne event for a rear wing breach. The rear wings did not comply with Articles 3.10.1 and 3.10.2 of the F1 Technical Regulations that demands wing parts do not have 'a local concave radius of curvature smaller than 100mm.' This addition to the F1 regulations was introduced this year to prevent teams from running F-duct type systems.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/sauber-seeks-answers-on-wing-design/

Gator com Chevrolet Erik Darnell 3M Ford Reed Sorenson

Renault feels vindicated by podium

Renault boss Eric Boullier has admitted to a sense of relief at seeing his team start the season with a podium finish - following the gamble it took on forward exhausts and the loss of Robert Kubica. Vitaly Petrov's third placed finish in Australia was one of the major surprises of the weekend ? and proved that Boullier's faith in his design team and in re-signing the Russian driver was well placed. Speaking about his feelings after the result, Boullier said: "I am proud, happy and relieved.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/renault-feels-vindicated-by-podium/

Travis Kvapil Long John Silver s Ford David Gilliland Charter Air Transport Ford

'Too Tall' a big fan of track's big board

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/31/1095622/too-tall-a-big-fan-of-tracks-big.html

Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin

Pagani Huayra Roadster Confirmed for Production

Piscine, unpronounceable, ungodly powerful and now topless? Given the number of Zonda variants Pagani cranked out over the car?s decade-plus lifespan, it should come as no surprise that Horacio?s army is ready to milk the new 690-hp Huayra for all it’s worth. And merely a month after the car?s Geneva debut, the company?s confirmed it [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/K-ns1eU8hpI/

Oscar Larrauri Gérard Larrousse Jud Larson Niki Lauda†

Harvick snatches Fontana victory

Kevin Harvick came from behind to grab a shock victory at the last corner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Fontana.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/harvick-snatches-fontana-victory/

Trevor Bayne Ricky Stenhouse Jr Citifinancial Ford Reed Sorenson