Sunday, March 18, 2012

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Toyota Motorsports LogoJOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 9th How was your qualifying lap? “It was probably a bit tighter than what we had in practice. Went down in (turn) one and just plowed and got tight. The car is still pretty good though. I think we’re good...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/03/16/toyota-motorsports-2012-nscs-food-city-500-post-qualifying-recaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-motorsports-2012-nscs-food-city-500-post-qualifying-recaps

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Why I Love NASCAR: Bristol Motor Speedway by Chief 187?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/03/why-i-love-nascar-bristol-motor.html

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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports LogoJoey Logano (fourth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Logano started the pole and led 119 laps (of 300). The pole was the first NNS pole for Logano at the .533-mile bullring, 17th of his career and 58th for Toyota in NNS....more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/03/17/toyota-motorsports-2012-nns-ford-ecoboost-300-post-race-recaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-motorsports-2012-nns-ford-ecoboost-300-post-race-recaps

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Video: Is this show-off the first to crash a Toyota GT 86?

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Toyota GT 86 crash

We all tend to get a bit overzealous at times - we'll call it part of human nature - and as many times as not, our tendencies to show off manifest themselves most when we're behind the wheel of a hot new sports car. Like, say the brand new Toyota GT 86, also known as the 2013 Scion FR-S here in the States, or, in Subaru form, the BRZ.

Such is the case with the unlucky fellow you'll see in the video embedded below. During what appears to be a drive event for Toyota's new coupe, taking place on a wet track in what we believe is Japan, one driver exceeded his talent level in a bright red GT 86, sending it careening into a makeshift wall.

The good news is that it was a low-speed mishap, which means nobody was injured and the car will need little more than a decent buffing. Or maybe a new fascia... either way, no big deal. See the video clip below.

Continue reading Is this show-off the first to crash a Toyota GT 86?

Is this show-off the first to crash a Toyota GT 86? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/16/is-this-show-off-the-first-to-crash-a-toyota-gt-86/

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Van Gisbergen wins race four

Shane van Gisbergen triumphed in the final race of the V8 Supercars' non-championship Australian Grand Prix support event in Melbourne, ending Mark Winterbottom's weekend of dominance.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/van-gisbergen-wins-race-four

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Lamborghini Gallardo Replacement to Share More with Audi R8, Will ?Make Clear Cut? from Current Car

The Lamborghini Gallardo has been a smash hit for the company?more than 12,000 have been sold; the next bestseller for the brand is the discontinued Murci�lago, at 4099?so it will be key to get its replacement right. We recently spoke with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann, and his comments, as well as information gleaned elsewhere, have [...]

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

2012 Bristol NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Starting Lineup ? Greg Biffle on pole

1 16 Greg Biffle 811 / 3M Ford 15.324 125.215 2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 15.325 125.207 3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 15.331 125.158 4 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 15.340 125.085 5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 15.367 124.865 6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing/CSXPlayItSafe [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/03/16/2012-bristol-nascar-sprint-cup-series-starting-lineup-greg-biffle-on-pole/

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