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Marcel Balsa Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza John Barber
donderdag 26 juli 2012
Pickett HPD wins again in ALMS
Pickett Racing claimed a fourth straight victory in the American Le Mans Series as Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr commanded the Mosport Park round in their HPD. Bar a penalty for having too many personnel over the wall at a pitstop, it was plain sailing for the Pickett team, with Luhr and Graf winning by 10 seconds over Chris Dyson and Guy Smith's Dyson Lola-Mazda
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/pickett-hpd-wins-again-in-alms
Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje
Hyundai HB20 new compact for Brazil teased
The HB20 will begin production at the Piracicaba plant in September with hatchback sales starting in October this year.Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson
Stoneman to work on Williams simulator
Williams Advanced Engineering has signed an agreement with Dean Stoneman to work together to fine-tune the simulator being developed at the Williams Technology Centre in Qatar. WAE uses the technology from its Formula 1 experience and adapts it for commercial applications - with the development of the Middle East's most advanced driving simulator forming part of the programme
Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
woensdag 25 juli 2012
Elias joins Pramac for Laguna
Toni Elias will make his MotoGP comeback at this weekend's United States Grand Prix, deputising for the injured Hector Barbera at the Pramac Ducati squad. Elias, 29, raced for the LCR Honda squad in grand prix racing's premier category last year, but stepped back down to Moto2, a series he won in 2010, for this year after losing his ride to Stefan Bradl
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/elias-joins-pramac-for-laguna
Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther
Video: Motor Trend compares Lexus LFA to original Acura NSX
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Acura, Lexus, Luxury
There's a slice of yesterday and a slice of tomorrow in the latest episode of Motor Trend's Head 2 Head. Jonny Lieberman takes the captain's chairs in the Acura NSX, a sports car whose praises are still being sung as if by Greek chorus 21 years after its introduction, and the Lexus LFA, a kinetic banshee whose V10 wailing has seemingly reawakened the moribund Japanese supercar industry.
On top of the driving, Lieberman gives a lesson in the details that behind each coupe's development and the finer technological points that help define each car. We could tell you more, but that would cheat you out of a good show. Oh, and Ayrton Senna makes a cameo. Have a watch below.
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Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven
No further action taken over Red Bull
German Grand Prix race stewards have decided to take no further action against Red Bull over torque map irregularities . The stewards stated that, while they did not accept all of Red Bull's arguments, there was no infringement of Article 5.5.3 of the technical regulations
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González
2014 BMW 3-series Five-Door Hatchback, Could Be 3-series GT
What It Is: A covered-up 3-series five-door hatchback, which we believe to be a revised 3-series GT test mule. When we last spotted a 3-series GT—basically a pseudo 3-series wagon/hatchback—it looked dangerously like the larger 5-series GT that inspired it. That car featured a longer roofline than seen here, plus a tall, strange buttock; again, [...]
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Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris
Allmendinger Update: Road to Recovery
2012 NSCS A.J. Allmendinger - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images for NASCARStatement from Tara Ragan, Vice President, Walldinger Racing Inc. Charlotte, NC (July 25, 2012) “While we await further information from testing to determine the cause, we have notified NASCAR that AJ will participate in the Road to Recovery Program starting immediately. As we have...more»
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Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Campaign launched to save Team Lotus
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Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/campaign_launched_to_save_team_1.php
Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers
MOTOGP: Spies To Leave Yamaha For 'New Chapter' in '13
Where will Ben Spies be in 2013? Just about every option -- other than a return to Yamaha -- seems to be on the table now that he's made public his decision to move on.
Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-spies-chooses-to-leave-yamaha-for-new-chapter-in-13/
David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch
dinsdag 24 juli 2012
Mahindra Stallio
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When you think that the new Mahindra Stallio has been given a special and attractive look, you’re not actually wrong because the Stallio has been treated with a host of special features that underscores its impressive package. Both from the front side as well as from the rear, every part of the Mahindra Stallio looks very attractive.
Designed with impressive and charismatic styles, the all new and stylish Mahindra Stallio is the epitome of a bike that oozes sportiness and aggression. At the heart of the Stallio, is its new age, 110 cc air cooled engine, a power train that offers high performance and low fuel consumption. It’s a combination that every bike rider wants to hear.
The Stallio also features a powerful braking system that ensures de-acceleration of speed when required. On top of that, you can feel the jerk-free ride with the support of the latest and advanced suspension system.
The bike’s design is also something that shouldn’t be looked over, particularly the aerodynamic package that’s highlighted by eye-catching body graphics. In the terms of lighting, a halogen headlamp is placed in the front cowl to support clear vision at night.
After every part of this Mahindra Stallio speaks up, you will find it incredibly hard to resist, which is exactly what Mahindra hopes.
Find out more about the Mahindra Stallio after the jump.
Mahindra Stallio originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/mahindra/2012-mahindra-stallio-ar129626.html
Joe James Carlo Abate George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich
Schumacher: Mercedes Have Improved
Michael Schumacher insists the Mercedes team have moved forward in 2012, despite a fairly poor home Grand Prix at Hockenheim, according to SkySports. Despite having a very quick car this term, Mercedes have enjoyed few highlights on race day, with only three podium finishes, including Nico Rosberg’s victory in China, so far. Their recent showing [...]
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Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill
Lotus’s best yet to come, says Boullier
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is confident that his team will have an even stronger second half of the 2012 Formula 1 season, after its promising start to the campaign.
Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine
Ferrari told to ignore RBR technical row
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says he told his team to ignore the Red Bull technical row that broke out ahead of the German Grand Prix. The FIA released a statement four hours before the start of the race revealing that its technical delegate Jo Bauer had referred a matter surrounding the Red Bull's engine maps to the stewards of the meeting . The stewards eventually decided to take no action just ahead of the race , and after Fernando Alonso's victory Domenicali revealed that he had warned his team not to pay any attention to the matter.
Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Franchitti tops tight final practice
Dario Franchitti led Scott Dixon to a Ganassi one-two in the third IndyCar practice session at Edmonton. On a drying track, the name at the top of the timing screens changed constantly in the final few minutes before Franchitti made the spot his own with a 1m16.8904s, bettering Dixon's time by 0.0263 seconds
Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
Bonneville, Black Rock, Ehra-Lessien, Nardo: Where to Go to Go Fast
For automakers set on the glory that comes from breaking records, going fast has become a very serious business. Speed-obsessed manufacturers get bragging rights and the halo of technical supremacy, but first they have to prove it. There are only a few places in the world to safely and repeatedly test their claims, which is [...]
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González
NHRA JR. DRAG RACING LEAGUE CONFERENCE FINALS RETURNING TO DENVER, BRISTOL FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2012
NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Dec. 20, 2011 To help kick off the 20th Anniversary celebration of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League, NHRA announced today that the Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals will once again return to Bandimere Speedway...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/nhra_jr_drag_racing_leagu_1.php
Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston Richard Attwood Manny Ayulo Luca Badoer
Dieter Gass to reinforce Audi Sport
AUDI Motorsport Ingolstadt, December 19, 2011 - New position: Head of Racing Commitments - Engineer is returning to Audi family - Experience from eleven years in Formula One Audi is tackling the 2012 motor sport season with an extended leadership...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/dieter_gass_to_reinforce.php
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González
W Motors proposes first supercar from Middle East
Flush with cash and crazied for cars, it was only a matter of time until the first supercar proposal emerged from the Middle East.Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax
The season so far: pattern amid the unpredictability
This Formula 1 season has so far been a perfect storm of unpredictable results, thrilling races and a closely fought title battle.
Who would have predicted that a man who has not once had the fastest car would be leading the world championship as it neared its halfway stage?
Yet Fernando Alonso, whose Ferrari started the campaign more than a second off the pace, goes into this weekend's British Grand Prix with a 20-point lead.
Who would have predicted that the defending world champion, who took 15 pole positions in 19 races last year, would fail to get into the top 10 qualifying shoot-out?
Formula 1 teams will have the opportunity to test a new hard tyre compound that Pirelli are developing for the future during the practice sessions of the British Grand Prix. Photo: Getty
Yet that is exactly what happened to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in China - and very nearly again in Monaco.
Who would have predicted that last year's runner-up, a man who is renowned for his delicacy with tyres, would struggle for pace in a season in which the fragile Pirellis are the defining characteristic? Yet there is Jenson Button having a terrible time in the McLaren.
Who would have predicted that a driver who owes his place to sponsorship money and who was previously known best for inconsistency and mistakes would win a race? Williams's Pastor Maldonado did exactly that in Spain.
Or that it would take until the eighth grand prix for the season to have its first repeat winner? Step forward Alonso again.
F1 has been maligned for years as being boring and predictable - overtaking, people said, was too hard and working out who was going to win too easy.
No longer. There has been so much action in the eight races so far this season that you almost don't know where to look.
There are concerns that F1 has now gone too far the other way, that it is too unpredictable, that too much of a random element has been introduced by the fast-wearing, hard-to-operate Pirelli tyres that are at the root of this new direction.
In essence, the fear is that F1 has been turned from an exercise in precision engineering into a lottery.
And there is unease in certain quarters that the drivers are always having to race "within themselves", with tyre life their biggest concern.
Yet through the fog of uncertainty and apparent haphazardness, a pattern has emerged.
As the competitive edge swung wildly from one team to another in the opening races, it was revealing that the positions at the top of the championship were very quickly occupied by the best drivers - Alonso, Vettel, his Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber and McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Button.
The list of different winners continued, until Alonso's spectacular win in Valencia last time out, but through it all the big hitters continued to be the ones who scored most consistently.
Despite that, there has undoubtedly been a welcome element of unpredictability, and the top teams have not had it their own way.
So while Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and Lotus - the teams who have won every world title for the last 15 years - have all figured at the front, Williams and Sauber have also been up there mixing it with them. As, on occasion, have Force India.
This is partly to do with the tyres. This year's Pirellis have been deliberately designed with an unusually narrow operating-temperature window. Getting - and keeping - them there is far from easy, and the big teams do not have exclusivity on clever engineers.
The unusually great importance of the tyres has so far lessened the effect of aerodynamics - for so long the determining factor in F1.
Just as importantly, the regulations have now been pretty stable for the last four years. When that happens the field always tends to close up. Both Sauber and Williams have serious engineering resources of their own, and have clearly built very good cars.
Through all of this, one man has stood out above all others.
Alonso has long been considered within F1 as the greatest all-round talent, and this year the Spaniard has driven with a blend of precision, aggression, opportunism, consistency and pace that is close to perfection.
He has taken two stunning wins and scored consistently elsewhere. In fact, had Ferrari's strategy brains been a little sharper, he may have had four victories by now - that's half the races. And all without anything close to the best car.
Of the two wins he has taken, Alonso himself rates the wet race in Malaysia as the better.
For me, though, the one in Valencia shades it, for the skill and determination he showed in battling up to second place from 11th on the grid before Vettel's retirement from the lead handed him the win.
Some of the overtaking moves Alonso pulled on the way to that win were utterly breathtaking in their audacity, the way he balanced risk and reward and made it pay off.
Hamilton's season has been almost as good, but he has been let down by a number of operational errors from McLaren, ranging from bungled pit stops to refuelling errors in qualifying. He now faces an uphill battle to get back on terms with his old rival.
Alonso has long regarded Hamilton as the man he fears most in this title battle, but one wonders if he might change his mind following Valencia.
After two years of domination, Red Bull have stumbled a little this year. Yet operationally they have still been the best team and their car has always been among the strongest on race day.
After a difficult first three races, either Vettel or Webber have now been on pole for four of the last five.
Before retiring with alternator failure in Valencia the German put in a performance as crushing as any in his title-winning years (2010 and 2011), thanks to a major aerodynamic upgrade at the rear of his car.
Up and down the pit lane, rivals fear Red Bull have moved their car up to another level.
The confirmation - or otherwise - of that will come at Silverstone this weekend. Its blend of high-speed corners provide one of the most stringent tests of a car's quality on the calendar.
Last year, following a one-off rule change that hampered Red Bull more than anyone else, the British Grand Prix was won by Alonso.
But if the Red Bull proves as effective around the sweepers of Northamptonshire as it did at the point-and-squirt right-angles of Valencia, even Alonso at his most perfect will find it hard to fend it off.
Both this weekend and for the rest of the year.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/07/andrew_benson_the_season_so_fa.html
Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
maandag 23 juli 2012
Troubles at Red Bull?
An FIA Technical Report on Sunday morning in Hockenheim has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in F1 circles. The FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer reported that “having examinded the engine torque map of cars 1 and 2 it became apparent that the maximum torque output of both engines is significantly less in the mid [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/troubles-at-red-bull/
FIA takes no action against Red Bull
The FIA stewards have decided not to take any action against Red Bull after meeting with representatives of the team and Renault. A report from technical delegate Jo Bauer had noted an engine map irregularity related to off throttle blowing … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/07/22/fia-takes-no-action-against-red-bull/
Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Reloads Ford Mustang RTR for 2013
Champion drift racer Vaughn Gittin Jr. has revealed his latest Mustang RTR—a specially prepared pony car available in select Ford dealerships—based on the refreshed 2013 Mustang. Gittin and RTR have been churning out the unique Mustangs since 2010, and the formula for the 2013 Mustang RTR doesn’t change much. The 2013 car is available in [...]
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Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers
Photos: Saturday At Chicagoland
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)
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Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff
Ron Howard to Drive Pace Car in NASCAR Sprint Cup Race
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Ron Howard has been more involved with racing in the last year than he probably ever expected he would. He just completed filming his movie based on F1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, which included plenty of racing, to say the least, including a controlled recreation of Lauda’s famed Nürburgring crash.
Now Howard is taking a hands-on approach to racing, as he has agreed to drive in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. No, he’s not hopping behind the wheel of a racecar, but rather he is hopping in the BigMachineRecords.com pace car and leading the way to the start/finish line.
Jeff Belskus made it clear that Howard’s involvement in the filming of “Rush” had a lot to do with NASCAR inviting Howard to drive the pace car when he said “Ron has become immersed in motorsports’ culture and history through the filming of ’Rush,’ so he’s an ideal person to pace the field for one of NASCAR’s biggest races at ’The Greatest Race Course in the World.”
So, the moral of this story is that if you are not skilled enough to make it into NASCAR, just take a left turn into the filmmaking business – that has to be easier to get into than NASCAR – make a movie about racing, and watch the pace car invites come rolling in. Easy enough, right? Yeah, that’s called sarcasm...
We wish Ron the best and hope he has a safe journey around the track. You can catch Howard in his pace car on Sunday, July 29th.
Ron Howard to Drive Pace Car in NASCAR Sprint Cup Race originally appeared on topspeed.com on Sunday, 22 July 2012 23:00 EST.
Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Button Steps Up Pre Season Training With Lance Armstrong
Jenson Button teamed up with record breaking cyclist Lance Armstrong, as he continues to prepare for another Formula One season. The McLaren driver excitedly tweeted that he would be riding with Armstrong, the 7 time Tour de France winner, in Hawaii. Armstrong responded via Twitter “I hope he doesn’t ride as srong as he drives [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/button-steps-up-pre-season-training-with-lance-armstrong/
Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton
Photos: Saturday At Chicagoland
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA (USED WITH PERMISSION)
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Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
zondag 22 juli 2012
Tuscher claims F2 pole at Ricard
Matheo Tuscher took his third pole position of the season ahead of the opening Formula 2 race of the weekend at Paul Ricard.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/tuscher-claims-f2-pole-at-ricard
Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati
Marussia Virgin Racing Launch Their 2011 Car
Marussia Virgin Racing have launched their car to take on the 2011 world championship in a lavish London ceremony. The Marussia name now preceeds Virgin following a major tie up with the Russian sportscar manufacturer and the team at the end of 2010. It has led to the new car being designated as the MVR-02. [...]
Source: http://f1fanatics.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/marussia-virgin-racing-launch-their-2011-car/
Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie
Pickett HPD wins again in ALMS
Pickett Racing claimed a fourth straight victory in the American Le Mans Series as Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr commanded the Mosport Park round in their HPD. Bar a penalty for having too many personnel over the wall at a pitstop, it was plain sailing for the Pickett team, with Luhr and Graf winning by 10 seconds over Chris Dyson and Guy Smith's Dyson Lola-Mazda
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/pickett-hpd-wins-again-in-alms
Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella
Yamaha and PETRONAS Conclude MotoGP Partnership
Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/yamaha_and_petronas_concl.php
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman
German Grand Prix: FP2 Roundup
Williams’ Pastor Maldonado came out on top during a rain disturbed Free Practice Two session at Hockenheim. The Venezuelan’s time of 1.27.476 was enough to secure top spot from German pair Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel. Both McLaren’s finished down the order, with Jenson Button in eighth and Lewis Hamilton 19th. There was very little [...]
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Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin
Wins Mean Everything For Top 10 Drivers
No driver has clinched a top-10 position with seven races remaining in the Race to the Chase. But it’s become obvious that it will take a Herculean effort to dislodge one of the fortunate 10. Tenth-place Brad Keselowski has a cushion of 46 points – virtually one whole race – over Carl Edwards. Kasey Kahne [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/07/20/wins-mean-everything-for-top-10-drivers/
Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari
NASCAR Announces Groundbreaking Fan Event: ‘NASCAR Contenders Live’ Sponsored By Toyota And Sprint
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Sprint Cup Contenders LiveFans Have Opportunity To Interact With Top-12 Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup™ Drivers In Chicago, Enter Sweepstakes To Win 2012 Toyota Camry SE DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 20, 2012) – Today, at a press conference outside the House of Blues in Chicago, NASCAR®...more»
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Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
Van der Garde beats rain to take pole
Caterham's Giedo van der Garde took pole position, and the four points that go with it, in qualifying for round 15 of the GP2 Series at a soaking-wet Hockenheim on Friday afternoon. The session began in damp conditions, with a steady drizzle falling. James Calado (Lotus) set the first real representative time, a 1m45.919s, which was quickly topped by van der Garde on 1m45.783s, and then Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) on 1m45.152s.
José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon
Lotus unlikely to race double DRS
Lotus is unlikely to gamble on continuing to run its new double DRS system for the rest of the German Grand Prix weekend.
Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
German Grand Prix: FP1 Roundup
Free Practice One ended in encouraging fashion for McLaren, as Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton occupied first and second place. Button’s time of 1.16.595 early in the session was enough to secure top spot, which will come as good news for the Woking based outfit, who have brought multiple mechanical and aerodynamic upgrades to Hockenheim. [...]
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Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr
zaterdag 21 juli 2012
2014 Mazda6 gets another revealing teaser [video]
Mazda has released another teaser video of the 2014 Mazda6. It shows the car will feature sweptback headlights, bulging fenders and a coupe-like greenhouse.Rene Arnoux Peter Arundell Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley
The Well-Equipped Garage: Everything You Need, from Kitty Litter to Impact Wrenches
To those who love tinkering, the garage can be many things: a sanctuary, a place for quality time with your favorite toys, an alchemist’s lab where beer turns ideas into reality. Whatever role the garage plays in your life, it’s easy to see its potential as more than just a place to park. It calls [...]
David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
Nürburgring Bankrupt: What’s Happening at the Nordschleife
The Nürburgring, the world’s most famous racetrack, is bankrupt—85 years after its opening. The track has seen its ups and downs throughout history; in 1976, the last Formula 1 race took place on the fantastic and mysterious Nordschleife (northern loop). In 1984, the new, smaller, television-friendly, and much safer Grand Prix course was opened. The [...]
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Keith Greene Masten Gregory Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim
2012 Firestone Indy Lights Edmonton 100 Starting Lineup
Firestone Indy Lights2012 Firestone Indy Lights Edmonton 100 Edmonton City Centre Airport Circuit EDMONTON, Alberta - Qualifying Saturday for the Edmonton 100 Firestone Indy Lights event on the 2.224-mile Edmonton City Centre Airport Circuit, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (26) Carlos Munoz, 01:25.5115 (93.630) 2. (9)...more»
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ETC: How does Ford measure its interiors? Ping pong balls.
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A ping-pong ball has a volume of about 2 cubic inches, and a 2013 Ford Escape holds nearly 60,000. Why is this important? Ford uses the balls to measure vehicle interior capacity for both its own cars and competitors'. Of course, there are traditional measuring tools that you'd expect Ford engineers and designers to use, but it's been hard to do anything but estimate the amount of space in oddly-shaped locations like glove compartments and door pockets.
Ford says ping-pong balls deliver better accuracy than more tedious measurement techniques, and its engineers have also figured out how to measure the volume of the space between balls. So while an image like the one you see above might initially look like the work of pranksters, it's just Ford's engineers getting better measuremenents than ever before. Keep reading for the full scoop.
Continue reading How does Ford measure its interiors? Ping pong balls.
How does Ford measure its interiors? Ping pong balls. originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston
VW Jetta Gets Turbo Four in 2013, Passat a Few Months Later
The Volkswagen Jetta’s long-awaited changeover from the current inline-five-cylinder engine to a turbo four will happen in 2013 for the 2014 model year, the company’s U.S. product czar Rainer Michel told us this week. Soon after, Michel says, the engine will land in a 2014.5 model-year Passat. This confirms the timing we heard earlier from [...]
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Luca Badoer Giancarlo Baghetti Julian Bailey Mauro Baldi Bobby Ball
iRacer Interview: Brian Schoenburg
Whether you are the world’s most dedicated online racer or a hobbiest sim-racer, odds are you have traded paint with Brian Schoenburg at one point or another. Competing in nearly every car iRacing.com has to offer, the Moorpark, CA resident shows no preference for road or oval, Pro, Class A,B,C, D or Rookie, embracing every challenge set in his path. It is not uncommon to see Schoenburg battling iRacing’s elite drivers in the NASCAR iRacing.com Drivers World Championship (NiSWC), and then hopping in a Legends race shortly thereafter. It all boils down to a love of racing, matched by very few . . . What would your words of advice be to newcomers, looking to progress throughout the sim and at some point trade some paint with the best on [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/iracer-interview-brian-schoenburg
George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon Bob Anderson Conny Andersson
vrijdag 20 juli 2012
Schumacher ‘not concentrating’ in crash
Michael Schumacher admitted he was simply not fully focused when he lost control of his Mercedes during second practice for the German Grand Prix. The German crashed in the stadium section with some four minutes of the session left when he drove over the white line in the tricky conditions
Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley
All good for revitalised Webber
"All good, mate," is probably Mark Webber's favourite phrase. It's a fair bit more loaded with meaning than it sounds, and it sums up the way he will be feeling after the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Australian's second win in three years in Formula 1's most prestigious race, and his first of the season, had been coming for a while and it confirms Webber's return to form after a difficult 2011.
It will have been particularly sweet as it came at another race in which he has had an edge on team-mate Sebastian Vettel, whose romp to the world title last year was probably harder on Webber than anyone.
When a driver takes 11 wins and 15 pole positions in 19 races, as Vettel did last year, most of his rivals can console themselves with the thought that he has a better car than they do. Not so his team-mate, who suffered through 2011 with dignity and largely in silence.
Mark Webber (right) is congratulated by Prince Albert II (left) of Monaco after winning the Monaco Grand Prix. Photo: Getty
This season, though, has seen a Webber more like the one who led the championship for much of 2010 before falling at the final hurdle.
There was virtually nothing to choose between the two Red Bull drivers for most of that season - and this year Webber is back to that position.
Although it has taken until Monaco for Webber to draw level with Vettel on points, the qualifying score is four-two in Webber's favour.
It would almost certainly have been five-one had Red Bull not erroneously decided not to send him out for a second run in the second session of qualifying in Spain two weeks ago, thinking he had done enough to make it through to the top-10 shoot-out.
Out-qualifying Vettel so comprehensively again in Monaco, on a track where all the drivers admit the man in the cockpit can make that bit more of a difference than on more mundane tracks, will have been particularly sweet.
The two Red Bull drivers have been more evenly matched in races this year, but while it took until his Monaco victory for Webber to draw level with Vettel in the championship, that is not necessarily an accurate reflection of their relative pace.
Webber scored four consecutive fourth places in the first four races as Vettel took a win, a second and a fifth. But only in Bahrain was Vettel demonstrably faster - and Webber would almost certainly have taken the second place his team-mate did in Australia had it not been for a pit-stop delay.
A win in Monaco, to become the sixth different driver to win in the first six races of the year confirms - as if confirmation were needed - that Webber is a major contender for the championship again this year.
He admitted after the race in Monaco that "last year was a little bit of a mystery; the gap was sometimes really, really extreme". One imagines Vettel feels very much the same about this season.
Monaco was another example. There was Webber on the front row while Vettel was back in 10th having used up all his 'super-soft' tyres just getting into the top-10 shoot-out - exactly as had happened in Spain.
Red Bull have been struggling comparatively in qualifying all year, but their race pace has been strong almost everywhere. So it was again in Monaco, where Vettel, on a different strategy, suddenly became a factor for victory mid-way through the race.
"That wasn't in the plan," Webber joked afterwards, admitting he had been a little nervous about his team-mate's progress. Eventually, though, the tyres on Vettel's car cried enough - and he had to settle for fourth.
Team boss Christian Horner could not explain after the race how Vettel was so competitive in the race in the same car in which he had struggled in qualifying. But the answer will almost certainly lie somewhere in the behaviour of the Pirelli tyres, the secrets of which are proving elusive to the teams so far this season.
It says something for Red Bull's professionalism and competence as a team that although aspects of their car's performance are flummoxing even a man as brilliant as their designer Adrian Newey, they find both drivers tied on points just three off the championship lead.
Equally, it speaks volumes for the quality of Fernando Alonso's driving so far this year that he is the man they are chasing, despite being in a car that has not yet been fast enough to set a pole position.
The Spaniard was in impressive form again in Monaco. From fifth on the grid, he made another great start and ran fourth to the first pit stops, when he jumped Lewis Hamilton's McLaren thanks to a stunning in-lap, on which he set the fastest times of the race until that point on both the first sectors.
Alonso and Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali both admitted afterwards that he could potentially even have got ahead of second-placed Nico Rosberg and perhaps Webber, too, had he stayed out a little longer. But, as they said, you only know this in hindsight.
Still, third place was enough to vault him past Vettel into a clear championship lead. No wonder Horner said after the race: "Fernando has driven very well. He's going to be a key factor all the way through this championship for sure."
He wisely added that it would be wrong to rule out McLaren, despite another lacklustre performance in Monaco, and the same should also be said of Mercedes.
Mercedes bounced back with a bang in Monaco after a dip in form in Bahrain and Spain following Rosberg's dominant win in China last month.
And after a difficult start to the season, it was Michael Schumacher who stuck the car on pole, which he lost as a result of the five-place grid penalty he earned for running into the back of Williams's Bruno Senna in Spain.
Schumacher was unlucky in the race, tagged by Lotus's Romain Grosjean at the start, and then retiring with a fuel pressure problem after running seventh for a while.
It will take a few more performances like that to convince everyone that the veteran German can be a consistent force at the front, and he is almost certainly too far behind to be a factor in the championship battle.
But his presence at the front, should it continue, will add an intriguing dimension to an already fascinating season.
"All good," as Webber would doubtless say.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/05/andrew_benson.html
Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick Chris Amon
Brasil Tops World Cup of iRacing Qualifying
Northwest Squeaks Through to Tournament Brasil came out on top of the opening qualifying round for the 2012 World Cup of iRacing as 37 clubs from around the world battled in online races around the famous Mosport Park and Chicagoland circuits. Driving the Impala B and new Cadillac CTS-V over 600 drivers took to the tracks as the clubs battled for a top seven spot and a guaranteed place in the World Cup Tournament next January. In the first of three qualifiers, Brasil narrowly edged three-time World Cup champions DE-AT-CH by just seven points to book their place in the Tournament. Finland, one of the smallest clubs in the competition, put many larger clubs to shame with an excellent third place, just 31 points behind the reigning champions. Finland have [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/brasil-tops-world-cup-of-iracing-qualifying
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