Manny Ayulo Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey Mauro Baldi
donderdag 30 juni 2011
Carl Edwards, No. 60 Subway Ford Mustang Daytona International Speedway Preview
Carl Edwards– Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered by Coca-Cola Advance Team: No. 60 Subway Ford Mustang Crew Chief: Mike Beam Chassis: RK-678 – last ran in Talladega – Finished 17th. Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money Cumulative 6 0 2 2 0 19 $174,715 QUOTES Carl Edwards on racing at Daytona International Speedway: “Daytona is...more»
WILLIAMS F1 APPOINTS JASON SOMERVILLE AND MARK GILLAN
WILLIAMS F1 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 In the latest stage of its technical renewal, Williams F1 is pleased to announce two new appointments to the team. Jason Somerville will take up the role of Head of Aerodynamics and Mark Gillan...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/06/williams_f1_appoints_jaso.php
Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
TIGER III Will Grant $527 Million For Innovative Transportation Projects
In October, TIGER II granted $47.6 million to Atlanta for a modern streetcar system. Here, Transportation Secretary LaHood presents the check to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and several area members of Congress. Photo: The White House
It’s TIGER III time. The first round was $1.5 billion. The second round was $600 million. And now, get ready [...]
It’s TIGER III time. The first round was $1.5 billion. The second round was $600 million. And now, get ready [...]
Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris
Why Michael Schumacher Could Win The 2011 World Championship
Michael Schumacher’s 2010 comeback was somewhat abortive. The results, the driving standard and the overtakes were well below par for the former champion. He even let his team mate beat him for the first time in his career. So why can Schumacher, the fallen Ferrari hero, win the world championship for an 8th time? It’s [...]
Lorenzo: Simoncelli deserves a ban
Jorge Lorenzo has called for Marco Simoncelli to receive a race ban in the wake of the Italian's latest incident in the Dutch Grand Prix. Assen polesitter Simoncelli lost control and fell on the opening lap of today's race, sliding into Lorenzo's Yamaha and knocking the world champion down as well
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/lorenzo-simoncelli-deserves-a-ban/
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
Horner hopes Webber can match Vettel
Red Bull Racing is hopeful that Mark Webber can get himself into a position now to challenge Sebastian Vettel regularly for race victories, on the back of his strong showing in the European Grand Prix. Webber has struggled in the opening phase of the campaign to get the most out of Pirelli's new tyres - and the only time he has beaten Vettel in qualifying was at the Spanish GP when his team-mate's pace was hindered by a lack of KERS. However, Webber appeared to make a breakthrough in Valencia last weekend.
Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
Over 50 F1 cars for Goodwood Festival of Speed | Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Festival begins tomorrow with over 50 F1 cars and many current drivers including Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
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Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Autoblog Podcast #236
Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Cadillac, Hyundai, Jeep, Lamborghini, Nissan
Hillclimb Records, Lambo SUV Or Sedan, Nissan Power88, Wrangler Demand
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Episode #236 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, one day later than usual. Chris, Zach and Dan start with a chat about the hillclimb records that were smashed at Pikes Peak and Mt. Washington and then we move on to consider whether Lamborghini should create an SUV or sedan. Nissan and its exceptionally ambitious Power88 plan is our next topic before we discuss the intense worldwide demand for the Jeep Wrangler and lament the reported shelving of a pickup derivative. Your questions and comments finish us up, and it's a tidy hour and twenty-three minutes this week. Live podcasts will be back soon at our UStream channel, but we went with the legacy format this week because of schedules. We've embedded our Q&A module after the jump for you to scroll through and follow along, too. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #236:
- Pike's Peak and Mount Washington Hillclimb time records fall
- Should Lamborghini go with an SUV or a sedan?
- Nissan's Power88 plan - possible lunacy?
- International Jeep Wrangler demand high, pickup shelved?
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2011 Hyundai Elantra
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
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“Monster” Tajima Smashes Unsmashable 10-Minute Barrier in 2011 Pikes Peak Hillclimb
The Suzuki SX4 is a fine little compact, but it isn’t often we’d use its name in the same sentence as the word “monster.” Today we can use it with that word twice, because one monster of an SX4 just broke a barrier considered to be unbreakable—and it did so with a man known simply [...]
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon
FIA: Mapping changes will cost 0.5s
Formula 1's top teams could be hurt by up to half a second per lap in qualifying due to the clampdown on engine mapping imposed at this weekend's European Grand Prix, reckons the FIA. With teams bracing themselves for a major change in the way they use blown diffusers over the next two races, FIA race director Charlie Whiting believes the first step in Valencia this weekend may well have an effect on the competitiveness of some teams. "I think it is impossible for us to quantify it, but I have heard during discussions that the most extreme maps may give you half a second per lap," explained Whiting
Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
Williams strengthens technical team
Williams has announced two more key technical appointments as the team attempts to improve its fortunes in the build-up to 2012 and the departure of Sam Michael. Jason Somerville will take up the role of Head of Aerodynamics on August … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/06/28/williams-strengthens-technical-team/
Richard Attwood Manny Ayulo Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey
woensdag 29 juni 2011
Baguette to make GT1 debut
Bertrand Baguette will make his GT1 World Championship debut at Navarra this weekend with the Marc VDS team. The 25-year-old Belgian, who finished seventh at the Indianapolis 500 last month, will fill in for team regular Frederic Makowiecki as the Frenchman is on Intercontinental Le Mans Cup duties at Imola instead
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/baguette-to-make-gt1-debut/
Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias
2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost V6 Tested: Quick, but Worth the Upgrade?
Is this the best application of Ford’s blown V-6 yet? A twin-turbo pickup truck? Well, that just seems silly. Sure, plenty of pickups have received forced induction—most of them with superchargers, many of them Fords—but the EcoBoosted F-150 is a first among production trucks in that it uses a pair of turbos. (GMC’s Syclone, which [...]
Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje
Circuits weigh into engine row
UPDATED AT 1925 BST
After months of drawn-out and occasionally bitter wrangling, Formula 1's switch to 1.6-litre turbo engines for 2014 was rubber-stamped on Wednesday by the FIA world council, the sport's legislature. In theory, that should be the end of the matter.
But it may not be that simple. It has emerged in the last few days that many of F1's circuits share F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's concerns about the new engines.
He believes the ear-splitting screech of the current 2.4-litre V8s is a critical part of the spectacle of F1 and that the introduction of the new engines, which will have a different and probably more muted sound, will reduce the sport's appeal.
Those with long memories in F1 have raised an eyebrow about Ecclestone's new concern for trackside spectators. This is a man who, until this latest political battle, appeared to some observers to have an eye only for the TV audience, from where much of the sport's income comes.
The circuits, though, are a different matter. Because of their contracts with Ecclestone's companies, the only way they can raise revenue out of F1 is through paying spectators. Costs are high and margins are tight. So if numbers will fall, they have a problem.
The circuits had already expressed their concerns privately to the F1 teams and the FIA but their worries became public courtesy of an article in a Sunday newspaper.
It claimed all the tracks apart from China and Korea had signed a letter to the FIA saying they would consider dropping F1 in favour of IndyCars if the new engines were adopted.
The story appeared in a newspaper to which Ecclestone often speaks, was written by a journalist who has close links with him and featured quotes from Ron Walker, chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, who, you guessed it, is close to Ecclestone.
Neil England - the non-executive chairman of Silverstone, who deals with Ecclestone regarding the British Grand Prix - described the report as "a slight misrepresentation of the situation". Silverstone had not, he said, been signatories of any letter but they had made clear their discomfort about the new engine rules.
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England does, he says, see the "media value" of the new engine - Ecclestone himself has described it to me as "PR" - but says he would prefer to focus on the "things that make a difference".
He agrees that the noise is a large part of F1's spectacle and, while Silverstone support attempts to reduce F1's carbon footprint, they feel a bigger impact could be made in other ways, such as producing co-ordinated travel plans for spectators and teams.
England denies he has been lobbied or manipulated by Ecclestone. "He's concerned and has an awareness that it's a potential issue," England says. "I don't feel manipulated and I don't think that's what happened."
Someone on the other side of the argument had a succinct response to that. "Of course they've been pressured by Bernie!" he said. "They've read all his nonsense about engine noise for weeks and weeks and weeks!"
As I said, the argument has got a bit heated.
The new engines were the brainchild of the F1 teams and they have been enthusiastically embraced by FIA president Jean Todt - with whom, incidentally, Ecclestone does not see eye to eye.
The idea behind them was two-fold:
- to popularise and make 'sexy' a direction road-car manufacturers were already heading with their engines
- and to insulate F1, in a world of diminishing fossil fuels and climate change, from charges that it was wasteful by playing a role in the increased development and sales of more efficient road cars.
The idea is that, by using these engines in F1, the public will increasingly understand that an exciting car can have an efficient, small capacity engine and regenerate as much energy as possible. In addition, it will speed up the development of the technology by exposing it to the white-heat of F1 competition.
Those in favour of the engines, then, say that to dismiss the new rules as having only "media value" somewhat misses the point.
It may be true that persuading spectators to get more buses and trains to a grand prix rather than driving their private cars would reduce carbon emissions more effectively than changing the engines in the F1 cars themselves. But it could also be said that if a significant proportion of the world's car users switched to more efficient vehicles, the effect of that would be exponentially larger again.
Those backing the new engines counter the arguments about noise as follows:
- F1 previously used turbo engines of almost exactly the same size as those being introduced in 2014 back in the 1980s (1.5-litre turbos as opposed to 1.6-litre turbos). No-one complained about the noise then. In fact, that time is remembered as a golden era.
- Audi and Peugeot use turbo-diesel engines at the Le Mans 24 Hours sports car race and have done for several years. These sound infinitely less dramatic than the new F1 engines will do - they are diesel, for a start, and they rev much lower - but spectator numbers at Le Mans haven't reduced. The event still attracts around 250,000 people.
- Many of the 'rebels' are old romantics who hark back to the glory years of the 1970s and the sounds of some of the engines used then. But they forget that the supposedly evocative Matra V12 and Ferrari flat 12 revved to no more than 12,000rpm, exactly what had been the initial limit imposed on the new turbos.
- No one knows whether spectators will object to the sound of the new engines because no one knows what they will sound like. That's because they haven't been in a car yet.
Following the intervention of the circuits, the rev limit of the new engines has been raised from 12,000rpm to 15,000rpm.
According to someone intimately involved with the negotiations over the new engines from the very beginning, this was done in response to the concerns about the noise, "even though we were quite confident that the sound was not going to be anything like as bad as most people feared".
It remains to be seen whether this will assuage the concerns of both the circuits and Ecclestone, although the fact England called for a "period of consultation" suggests not.
But there are many in F1 who believe Ecclestone is devoting his energies and concerns in the wrong direction.
As Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn put it: "There are many considerations we have to make when we are changing the power-plant in F1. Obviously the technology in the automotive field is changing and the big question is how relevant do we need to be and how relevant do we want to be?
"The technology we're working on with these new engines is the technology that is going to become commonplace in road car engines in the future: small capacity, turbocharged engine, direct injection, special Kers systems.
"We don't want to end up as a dinosaur in five or 10 years."
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/06/circuits_weigh_into_engine_row.html
Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin
Andretti ends win drought at Iowa
Marco Andretti finally claimed his second IndyCar Series win under the lights at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, almost five years after his maiden triumph. The Andretti Autosport won a superb late battle with his former team-mate Tony Kanaan, now at KV Racing Technology, with Scott Dixon coming through from 23rd on the grid to third for Ganassi
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/andretti-ends-win-drought-at-iowa/
Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston
Honda Creates Website for the 2012 CR-V, Promises It Will Eventually Offer Something of Substance
Honda’s CR-V is one of its core models—the automaker sells them like water on a hot day—and the small crossover will be completely redesigned for 2012. To build anticipation for the upcoming CR-V and give those anxious for information (who isn’t?), Honda has created a microsite where fans can sign up for updates that will [...]
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Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner
Comic Relief: Reviewing the Danica Patrick Graphic Novel
Danica Patrick is famous. We know this to be true. Indeed, Danica Patrick is you-have-permission-to-wear-sunglasses-and-smoke-cigarettes-inside famous. What we don’t know is: Why? In Fame: Danica Patrick, an ambitious, steaming piece of graphic literature geared toward the ’tween set, authors C.W. Cooke and P.R. McCormack set out to answer that very question. According to Cooke and [...]
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Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi
Rankings: Alonso into top three
Sebastian Vettel may have picked up yet another pole position and race win at the European Grand Prix, but a busy schedule of single-seater racing resulted in several surprise victors and brought about some big changes in the Castrol EDGE Rankings.
Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella
Pirelli vows to stay neutral
Pirelli says it will not be pressured into favouring one team over another when it comes to making a final decision on tyre compounds for the British Grand Prix - despite Ferrari admitting that its hopes of challenging Red Bull Racing could be hurt if the rubber is too hard. Ferrari's recent upgrades have lifted the team into a position where it appears to be Red Bull Racing's current main rival - and Fernando Alonso was able to finish between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Valencia
Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini
dinsdag 28 juni 2011
Ricky Carmichael, No. 30 Monster Energy Chevrolet Impala Daytona International Speedway Preview
No. 30 Monster Energy Chevrolet Impala RICKY CARMICHAEL QUICK FACTS No. 30 Monster Energy Chevrolet Impala Subway Jalapeno 250 Daytona International Speedway July 1, 2011 No. 30 Monster Energy Chevrolet News and Notes · The Goat: Daytona Edition… Ricky Carmichael has no problem finding his way to Daytona International Speedway’s (DIS) famous victory lane. He...more»
Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven
Robert Kubica Could Be Ruled Out For At Least A Year Following Accident
Polish racing driver Robert Kubica will spend at least one whole year recovering from a rally crash he suffered this morning, according to his surgeon. Kubica, who races for Renault Lotus crashed the Skoda Fabia rally car this morning and was airlifted to hospital suffering serious injuries. He has spent many hours in surgery, with [...]
William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick
Ferrari: Alonso says Red Bull up to a second faster | 2011 European GP team review
"If anyone thinks we can win a championship being 0.8s behind they don’t understand F1."
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Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn
Audi Q3 S coming in 2012 - report
According to a recent report, Audi is cooking up a Q3 S with a turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine.Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/5dr4yChd7e0/audi-q3-s-coming-in-2012---report
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Kathryn Brown was killed when the car she [...]
Kathryn Brown was killed when the car she [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/06/24/the-weekly-carnage-137/
Cecil Green Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard
1/25th scale Batmobile
Greetings all. A very close friend of mine was asked to build and review a test shot of the 1/25th scale 1966 BATMOBILE deluxe kit by Polar Lights. I thought you all might like to see a few pics of the build.
Keep in mind the kit has not been polished yet.
*Edited to three photos.
The striping on this model is all hand painted with neon red, and the decals are sourced from different places as the decal sheet was not available at the time of this build. The kit's decal sheet will include all striping and the deluxe glue kit may even come with paint masks. Niether myself or the builder is an employee of Polar lights but I should be able to answer any questions you may have. Enjoy!
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/955854.aspx
Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams
Five Alive: Audi’s Q3 Crossover to Get RS3/TT RS Five-Cylinder
Audi is just now launching its Q3 small crossover, although it won’t be hitting the U.S. market for a while, if ever. That’s too bad, as it now emerges that the engine lineup will be topped by one of the most interesting powerplants available anywhere: the same 2.5-liter, single-turbo inline-five that powers Audi’s TT RS [...]
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Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani
Tyre choice did not hurt spectacle
Pirelli believes that even a more aggressive choice of tyres for the European Grand Prix may not have been enough to help make the Valencia race a thriller. The Italian tyre manufacturer elected to bring its more conservative medium compound this weekend because it wanted to run it in race conditions before the British GP - and the easier time that drivers had with tyre degradation helped contribute to a less exciting race that has been the case at other events this year.
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
Lexus IS 250C Limited Edition
Lexus is offering its British customers a limited edition IS 250C for this summer. It will be limited to only 50 units and is now on sale at a price of £39,990 on the road (around $64,000 at the current exchange rates).
The new IS 250C Limited Edition will be distinguished by black and red semi-aniline fine leather interior, perfect for cutting a dash when driving with the top down. Each unit will get a numbered badge fixed inside the glovebox in order to denote its special status. The model is equipped with a quick and quiet deploying electric folding roof that goes up and down in just a few seconds after the touch of a button.
The list of standard equipments will include 18" alloy wheels, eight-way electrically adjustable front seats with built-in ventilation and heating, cruise control, electric one-touch easy access to the rear seats, climate control that automatically adjusts temperature settings when the roof is down, and cruise control.
Lexus IS 250C Limited Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 27 June 2011 22:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/lexus/2011-lexus-is-250c-limited-edition-ar111873.html
Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III
HIGH-PERFORMANCE FORDS AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED BRENTWOOD,
THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED ESSEX, 27th June, 2011 Three star drivers from across the motor racing spectrum will be demonstrating high powered Ford cars at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/06/high-performance_fords_at.php
Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby
Baldwin-Motion Hood for 1969 Chevelle SS396
I'd like to create a 1969 Baldwin-Motion Chevelle SS396 but I need the Baldwin-Motion hood. Does anyone know of a resin caster that has these or have any intel on acquiring one? Thanks for the input once again everyone.
-Rich
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/962934.aspx
David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
maandag 27 juni 2011
Ducati wins the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Ducati has managed to set an all time motorcycle record at the historic Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend, making it the second consecutive victory in the historic race.
The man behind this impressive result is Dunne, owner of Ducati Santa Barbara in California, along with his Multistrada 1200. Dunne started the record breaking weekend during the qualification days when he managed to qualify on pole for the race. When it came to the actual race, Dunne got the holeshot at the start and never looked back. The time across the finish line was 11:11.32; a new course record for motorcycles.
"We were definitely anxious to get out and race today;" said Dunne about his race. "When the flag dropped I got the holeshot and went for it. The whole week’s worth of setup work with my technician Sam Swain came together and the Multistrada 1200 worked flawlessly to give us the win. With the help of Spider Grips, Dumontec, BrakeTech and Burley Motorsports we can go home with an all time record!"
Ducati wins the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 27 June 2011 22:15 EST.
Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package laps Nurburgring in 7:22
The Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package just proved it is worthy of its name. During this past weekend’s ADAC 24 hour race at Nurburgring with Gazoo Racing’s Akira Iida behind the wheel, the car lapped the Nurburgring race track in 7:22.85 purely for exhibition purposes.
Lexus stated that this wasn’t an "official" lap time, but just a warm up to a possible official attempt later this year. However, despite that fact, this lap time places the LFA Nurburgring Package in 10th place for the fastest production vehicle on the Nurburgring track, and it did it with minimal effort. We can’t wait to see what it can do when it goes balls to the wall!
Short reminder: The Lexus LF-A is powered by a 4.8 liter V10 that delivers a maximum output of 560 HP, but for the LF-A Nurburgring Track Edition the output will be raised to 570 HP. The sprint from 0 to 60 mph will be made in 3.7 seconds, and top speed will go up to 210 mph.
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package laps Nurburgring in 7:22 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 27 June 2011 15:00 EST.
Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams
Veyron Coupe Sold Out, Grand Sport ‘Vert Still Available as Bugatti Preps Its Next Move
The 253-mph Bugatti Veyron 16.4 coupe, the impossibly wide, impossibly powerful, and impossibly quick supercar that embodied more superlatives than any single car in most of our lifetimes, is now history. To be precise, the last available production spot for the fixed-roof Veyron has been assigned to a European customer. Once that example emerges from [...]
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Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino
How (and Why) the Middle East is Buying into Europe’s Car Companies
The Mideast Gets a Piece: Qatar, Bahrain, and others have taken stakes in major automakers. This past January, a Boeing 747 loaded with 11 Volkswagen Phaetons landed at Doha, the capital of Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. The cars and their drivers had been sent there for one day to chauffeur Volkswagen’s senior executives and [...]
Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis
McLaren still ‘optimistic’ for British GP
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says he remains an 'optimist' about Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button's chances for the British Grand Prix, despite a difficult time in Valencia last weekend. Both Button and Hamilton were unable to challenge Red Bull Racing and Ferrari's leading drivers as they struggled with tyre degradation at the European Grand Prix. After the race, both drivers urged the team to deliver improvements to the car - and Hamilton conceded that his world championship chances were effectively over because he was now 89 points adrift of Sebastian Vettel.
Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Video: Watch MI police pull over 7-year-old boy trying to drive to dad's house
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Police pull over seven-year-old Sunfire driver - Click above to watch video after the jump
Police in Michigan's Sheridan Township were quick to pull over the driver of a Pontiac Sunfire. Not because said driver was drunk, not because other motorists saw the driver waving a gun, not even because the car in question was a Pontiac Sunfire. No, the police responded because the driver was seven years old.
The boy's mother, an early candidate for Mom of the Year, decided to take a nap in the passenger seat and let her kid take the wheel. After a 20-mile jaunt, the cops caught up with the young wheelman, putting an end to his early driving career. He reportedly hit speeds of 50 miles per hour while the fuzz were in pursuit. Click past the jump for dash-cam footage showing the tail end of the escapade.
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Nissan Spinning Front-Drive Hybrid System Off of Its Rear-Drive Hybrid Tech
Nissan is reportedly working to adapt the hybrid system in its rear-drive 2012 Infiniti M35h hybrid to front-drive applications, according to Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo newspaper. While Nissan will ditch its front-drive Altima hybrid—which used hybrid tech licensed from Toyota— for 2012 due to slow sales, Nissan’s in-house hybrid tech already has been developed, and it [...]
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Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella Mário de Araújo Cabral
Dorna extends MotoGP deal
Dorna has signed a five-year extension of its commercial rights deal with MotoGP, taking the partnership through to the end of 2016. The organisation has held the rights to the motorcycle world championship since 1992
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/dorna-extends-motogp-deal/
Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison
zondag 26 juni 2011
my pro mod viper •UPDATED 6-25-11•
so i started this stupid thing years and years ago and always either got frustrated or stopped working on it for some other reason. I think i have finally figure out what i want to do with this car so these are a few of the progress photos from the last few days. I started years ago but gluing the entire front end together, then cut out all the vents and scoops and what not, then filled them in smooth. I finally smoothed it all out and it looks good. The motor is a pro stock motor that i modified a little bit to get it where i wanted. I am eventually going to cut the transmission off and make way for a lenco 3 or 4 speed. The rear end of the body has been molded together and smoothed out. The rear tail is still in the early works but i am getting there. So any thoughts or opinions there would be great. I still have lots more detailing on the engine and will keep posted as it gets completed. I am not sure on a theme for the car, but i am kind of thinking about doing a dark knight bat man theme....but not sure yet, so again thoughts or comments would be great.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/945793.aspx
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Volkswagen's Temporary Auto Pilot makes for a self-driving car
Auto Pilot system combines other driver-assistance function and is able to drive the car alone at speeds of up to 130 km/h (81 mph).Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi
2012 Honda Pilot Spied with New Grille, Little Else
The cyborg grille is gone, but the rest of the Pilot remains mostly unchanged. The Honda Pilot isn’t as weird as a Citroën, nor is it as thrilling as a BMW M3. In spite of this—or perhaps because of it—Honda’s eight-passenger crossover SUV sells in substantial numbers, impressive work for a car that debuted in [...]
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2011 NNS Bucyrus 200 First Practice Session Speeds
Bucyrus 200Billy Johnson (practicing for Carl Edwards) with a lap speed of 108.050 mph, was the fastest during the first NNS Bucyrus 200 practice session at Elkhart Lake’s Road America. Road course specialist, Jacques Villeneuve, with a lap speed of 107.996 mph, was second fastest, and was followed by Michael McDowell (107.972) who was third...more»
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Carstache proudly presents the Glorystache
Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Humor
The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and that means that a volley of stars-and-stripes themed consumer goods are locked, loaded and headed for your nearest big-box store. But while your neighbors will likely have more red, white and blue napkins, balloons, paper plates and leisurewear than you can shake an unread copy of the Constitution at, odds are they won't have one of these on their motor home. Behold the Glorystache, a giant creeper mustache soaked in America and trimmed in red fringe. It almost brings tears to our eyes.
The Glorystache's creators are more than a little tongue-in-cheek about their invention. Carstache, the Glorystache's San Francisco-based inventor, proudly says that the patriotic automotive facial hair has been inducted into the Absurd Automotive Accessory Hall of fame alongside classics like fake bullet holes and spinner rims.
The company's site even features an image of honest Abe Lincoln brandishing a Glorystache in one hand and an AR-15 in the other while riding a Grizzly Bear. We're certain the image isn't altered in any way. Head over to the Carstache website for more information.
Carstache proudly presents the Glorystache originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chrome McLaren MP4-12C revealed at UK dealer launch [video]
McLaren has quietly confirmed that three new models or derivatives are currently under development and will go into production by mid-decade.Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby
The old 1-2
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished 1-2 in the Q3 session for the European Grand Prix at Valencia, beating Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to the front row of the grid for Sunday’s race. The final session was rather disappointing as the only real excitement in the closing minutes was Webber jumping up the order [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/06/25/the-old-1-2/
FIA: Mapping changes will cost 0.5s
Formula 1's top teams could be hurt by up to half a second per lap in qualifying due to the clampdown on engine mapping imposed at this weekend's European Grand Prix, reckons the FIA. With teams bracing themselves for a major change in the way they use blown diffusers over the next two races, FIA race director Charlie Whiting believes the first step in Valencia this weekend may well have an effect on the competitiveness of some teams. "I think it is impossible for us to quantify it, but I have heard during discussions that the most extreme maps may give you half a second per lap," explained Whiting
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2011 European Grand Prix grid | 2011 European Grand Prix
Another Red Bull one-two in Valencia.
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zaterdag 25 juni 2011
Sorenson Wins Road America, after Allgaier and Fellows Flop
By Jim Heine Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 25, 2011) ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Reed Sorenson won the Bucyrus 200 Nationwide Series race Saturday at Road America under caution – and under odd circumstances. Justin Allgaier was leading when caution was called on the final lap of the third green-white-checkered-flag attempt [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/06/25/sorenson-wins-road-america-after-allgaier-fellows-flop/
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Sad Saab saga continues - upaid workers threaten bankruptcy
Latest troubles could sound the death knell for the Swedish automaker that once built jets.Infineon Interviews: Lally, Reutimann, Bowyer
Check out Kerry’s interviews from Infineon Raceway… Find out answers to these questions and more! Do drivers prepare differently for Infineon? Tight racing brings on tempers and hard racing Ringers Vs. Regulars, who’s got the advantage? Compare Infineon to Watkins Glen Will fuel filling on pit road be a problem again? Are feuds good for [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/06/25/infineon-interviews-lally-reutimann-bowyer/
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Vettel asserts dominance to grab pole for Euro GP
Sebastian Vettel showed Red Bull’s speed advantage remained despite recent rule changes as he led a one-two with team-mate Mark Webber in qualifying for the European Grand Prix. Vettel set a new lap record of 1:36.975 on the Valencia street circuit as he beat Webber to pick up his 7th pole position in eight races [...]
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