Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks
Friday, September 30, 2011
Loeb unlikely to restart in France
Citroen team manager Sven Smeets says the French firm will not risk another possible engine failure on the Catalunya Rally to keep Sebastien Loeb in Rally de France. The seven-time champion retired from the third stage of the opening day of the rally when his engine showed signs of running high oil pressure. While the team has studied the data from the motor, after Loeb supplied the data card on his return to service in Strasbourg, no decision will be taken until the car itself returns
Ogier coy on Citroen future talk
Sebastien Ogier declined the opportunity to clarify speculation surrounding his future with the Citroen team in 2012. Despite an ongoing contract with his current employer, the Frenchman has been linked to Ford and Volkswagen for next season, following his stormy relationship with Citroen and Sebastien Loeb
William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray
No light in the night for Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari 2011 Singapore Grand Prix - Day 3 Race Report Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Sunday September 25, 2011 Even at the fourth visit to Singapore, the sight of 24 cars shining under spotlights on the Marina Bay grid...
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RED BULL RACING-RENAULT EDGES CLOSER TO TITLE WITH VICTORY IN SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Renault Sport F1 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Sunday September 25, 2011 Red Bull Racing-Renault's Sebastian Vettel took a further step towards a second consecutive drivers crown with a dominant win in today's Singapore Grand Prix. Vettel held the lead...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/09/red_bull_racing-renault_e.php
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2012 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Tested: Redefining the Boundaries of Best in Class
Winner’s Circles: Audi redefines the boundaries of best in class. Just over a year ago, an Audi A6 3.0T Quattro tallied winning marks in a three-way execucar rodeo versus two brand-new rides?a BMW 535i and an Infiniti M37 [?War Rooms,? August 2010]. This was remarkable because the Audi was basically a five-year-old design. An A6 [...]
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Report: Chairman of House Oversight asks Ford why it pulled ad
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Chrysler, Ford, GM
The U.S. House of Representatives is investigating the motives behind the recent decision by Ford to pull an ad from its YouTube account that's critical of the government bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler, only later to restore it. Representative Darrell Issa, R-California, has asked Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford, for a "full and complete explanation" of his company's reasoning for temporarily pulling the ad. Earlier this week, Ford reportedly said that the ad was removed from the company's YouTube page as part of a planned rotation, and that it would continue to run online (there's no word on whether Ford will resume airing the ad on television, however).
In addition, Ford says that it continues to support the automotive bailout on the grounds that the automotive industry is a tight-knit network of companies, unions and workers. According to The Detroit News, Issa is specifically concerned that Ford received undue pressure from the White House to pull the ad. That's an allegation that Dan Pfeiffer, White House communications director, staunchly denies. Nevertheless, Issa has asked Ford to turn over any documents that pertain to the discussion of the ad. If you still haven't seen the ad for yourself, we've embedded it after the jump.
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Yamaha WSB Team Delivers Strong Performance in Two Tough Races at Imola
Yamaha Racing World Superbike Italy - Round 11 Race Imola, Italy, Sunday 25 September 2011 Yamaha WSB riders Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri fought hard in two difficult races in the hot Italian sunshine today at Imola to gain valuable...
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McNish tops ultra-close practice
The #2 Audi emerged fastest in an extraordinarily close second official practice session for this weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. Just 0.116 seconds covered the four cars from the factory Audi and Peugeot teams at the end of the hour. Allan McNish's late 1m09.768s lap secured the spot for Audi, but the margins among the leaders were tiny
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2012 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Tested: Redefining the Boundaries of Best in Class
Winner’s Circles: Audi redefines the boundaries of best in class. Just over a year ago, an Audi A6 3.0T Quattro tallied winning marks in a three-way execucar rodeo versus two brand-new rides?a BMW 535i and an Infiniti M37 [?War Rooms,? August 2010]. This was remarkable because the Audi was basically a five-year-old design. An A6 [...]
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Team Lotus extends Formula One engine deal with Renault, will use KERS in 2012
Filed under: Motorsports, Lotus, Renault, Racing
Team Lotus of Formula One confirmed it will extend its F1 engine deal with Renault through the end of 2013. The team, headed by entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, announced at the Singapore Grand Prix that it will employ a Red Bull-developed KERS system starting in 2012. Fernandes said the Team Lotus-Renault-Red Bull deal will put the team on a more even playing field:
Renault Sport F1 head Jean-François Caubet said KERS - a system that transforms kinetic energy into useable power, providing Formula One racers with a six-second, 80-horsepower boost - is essential to competitive performance in F1.We have done the very best job we can this year but without that extra power we are always competing on a different level to the teams ahead, so to give our drivers that boost is a key element of helping us catch the cars ahead, and compete with them when we do so.
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Turbocharged Four-Cylinder 2012 BMW 528i Priced from $47,575
BMW has priced the 2012 528i sedan from $47,575?$1650 more than the 2011 model. For 2012, the BMW 528i?s naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six has been replaced with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four; the hp rating remains the same at 240, but torque increases 20 lb-ft to a total of 260. On the fuel economy front, the [...]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth Scheduled to Appear in Talladega Experience Hospitality Area
Talladega (Ala.) SuperspeedwayTALLADEGA, Ala. ?Six-time Talladega Superspeedway Champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. and 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Matt Kenseth are scheduled to make appearances for Gatorade in the Talladega Experience on Sunday, Oct. 23. ?We look forward to welcoming Matt and Dale to the Talladega Experience,? said Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch. ?Hearing from...more»
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
TTI: Mass Transit Saved Drivers 45.4 Million Hours Last Year
Last year, the D.C. region ran away with the dubious honor of Most Congested Metro Area. D.C. area drivers wasted 74 hours and 37 gallons of fuel�sitting in traffic last year, which would have cost about $100 over the course of the year. But the gasoline cost is just the tip of the iceberg.
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2012 Audi A6 3.0T Quattro Tested: Redefining the Boundaries of Best in Class
Winner’s Circles: Audi redefines the boundaries of best in class. Just over a year ago, an Audi A6 3.0T Quattro tallied winning marks in a three-way execucar rodeo versus two brand-new rides?a BMW 535i and an Infiniti M37 [?War Rooms,? August 2010]. This was remarkable because the Audi was basically a five-year-old design. An A6 [...]
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Germain Racing Serves Official Warning of Potential Layoffs
Germain RacingMooresville, NC (September 29, 2011) ? Due to the team?s extraordinary growth in 2011, Germain Racing finds itself in a unique situation looking toward 2012. As the 2010 season drew to a close, Germain Racing knew the team would operate the GEICO Camry and GEICO Tundra programs, and was in negotiations to sign some...more»
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Ecclestone says FOTA unnecessary
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has taken a fresh swipe at the Formula One Teams' Association - saying its members would be better off focusing on making quicker racing cars. Ecclestone has always been sceptical about FOTA since it was formed in 2008 and, ahead of looming discussions to try and frame a fresh Concorde Agreement, he has once again questioned the benefit of the teams' body.
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Michael eyes points in Williams finale
Williams technical director Sam Michael is targeting a points finish for his cars in his swansong race for the team. The 40-year-old, who joined Williams for the 2001 season and was promoted to his current position in May 2004, will leave the team following the Singapore Grand Prix after tendering his resignation earlier this year. Having spent close to 200 grands prix with the legendary team before moving to McLaren as sporting director for next season, Sunday will be Michael's final day of work at Williams
Should Toyota's rumored Supra revival look like this?
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Toyota, Rumormill, Design/Style
The rumormill is churning full blast at the thought of a resurrected Toyota Supra, and while we don't have any more reliable information on whether or not Toyota will reintroduce the high-horsepower sports car, we have been treated to a rendering of what the vehicle might look like.
Artist Andreas Fougner took the time to stretch his skills over the notion of a Supra successor, and the result is the machine you see above. Fougner says that he drew his inspiration from both current and vintage Toyota models, as well as other vehicles that have made the jump from past to present while skipping a generation or two.
What's under the hood? Fougner hasn't bothered with specifics, though he did say that the modern Supra would need to be light and nimble, despite the vehicle's portly past, and that it should come with a high-revving, naturally aspirated beating heart. Forced induction would also be acceptable.
As for us, we wouldn't mind seeing a torque-happy straight six under that long hood, so long as it puts power to the rear wheels via an honest-to-God manual gearbox.
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Utility Van Driver: We Need Better NYPD Enforcement to Protect Pedestrians
Had to share this message from Daily News reader Ken Douglas in response to the opinion piece I wrote with Dr. Linda Prine about the health and safety benefits of complete streets. Our essay focused on the engineering side of the street safety equation — street designs like bike lanes and curb extensions that are [...]
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Schumacher: Crash a misunderstanding
Michael Schumacher blamed a misunderstanding for his race-ending crash with Sergio Perez during the Singapore Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion made contact with Perez's Sauber when trying to pass the Mexican on lap 28 of the race.
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Fans That Renew for 2012 Save More
Watkins Glen InternationalSave Up to $130 on Four NASCAR Weekend Tickets with No Service Fees� WATKINS GLEN, NY ? The excitement of the 2011 season at Watkins Glen International came to a close less than three weeks ago, but the 2012 season at WGI is right around the corner. Renewal brochures for 2012 will be...more»
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Schumacher: Crash a misunderstanding
Michael Schumacher blamed a misunderstanding for his race-ending crash with Sergio Perez during the Singapore Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion made contact with Perez's Sauber when trying to pass the Mexican on lap 28 of the race.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Next Subaru WRX and STI are Still a Couple of Years Away, Current Models to Remain in Production
We have been assured that Subaru?s next-generation WRX and STI models?based on the all-new 2012 Impreza, which goes on sale in November?will happen. While we couldn?t squeeze out an exact intro date for the performance versions, you?re going to have to wait a while if you want one: We?ve heard from people who ought to [...]
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Castroneves penalised for outburst
Helio Castroneves has been placed on probation for the remainder of the IndyCar season and fined $30,000 for his comments after the Motegi race. The Brazilian hit out at chief steward Brian Barnhart following the penalty he was given in the Japanese race for having overtaken under yellow.
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Report: Lincoln waving goodbye to the waterfall grille
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Lincoln, Rumormill, Design/Style
Lincoln is moving away from its current grille design, a source tells AutoWeek. Using diplomatic terms, the source says the new design will be less pronounced, which will hopefully translate to "a less disfiguring overbite" in the metal. The MKR-inspired waterfall grille has been applied across the entire line of Lincoln vehicles with varying degrees of success. What works on an MKS makes an MKT resemble a baleen whale.
There's a pile of cash being thrown at Lincoln right now, and with good reason - the brand sorely needs to differentiate itself from the lineup of parent company Ford if it has any hope of competing in the wider luxury marketplace. The new grille design may show up at the Los Angeles Auto Show on refreshed MKS and MKT models, which are expected to ride atop revised suspensions, redone brakes and updated steering.
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2012 Kia Soul First Drive: Same Box, More Power
More power, same great packaging. It?s a very subtly refreshed Kia box. With the Soul only in its third year of production, Kia has addressed what it admits was the car?s main weakness by way of two upgraded engines and new transmissions. Keep Reading: 2012 Kia Soul – First Drive Review
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Would President Romney Build Roads or Rail?
All eyes are on Texas Gov. Rick Perry these days, the faraway frontrunner in the Republican race. But as the primary goes on (and on and on) more Republicans might take note of the fact that in a matchup with President Obama, only one candidate stands a chance of winning: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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TTI: Mass Transit Saved Drivers 45.4 Million Hours Last Year
Last year, the D.C. region ran away with the dubious honor of Most Congested Metro Area. D.C. area drivers wasted 74 hours and 37 gallons of fuel�sitting in traffic last year, which would have cost about $100 over the course of the year. But the gasoline cost is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Kobayashi aims to reward Sauber
Kamui Kobayashi is aiming to reward his Sauber team in the Singapore Grand Prix after apologising for crashing during qualifying on Saturday. The Japanese driver crashed against the wall at Turn 10 after jumping over the chicane during his first run in the second qualifying segment.
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Senate reaches deal to avert government shutdown, preserves auto funds
Filed under: Government/Legal
The U.S. Senate approved a stop-gap funding measure to stave off a looming government shut down on Monday. At the same time, lawmakers have also managed to keep from cutting a special fund designed to help automakers retool their manufacturing centers for more fuel-efficient models. The Detroit News reports that Republicans in the House of Representatives wanted to cut funding from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program to free up funds to direct toward the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Last week, FEMA announced that the agency only had enough funds to carry its relief efforts through Friday. The new stop-gap measure funds FEMA along with the rest of the federal government through November 18.
Democrats in Congress want to use federal funds to spur job creation, especially in the green sector, while Republicans argue that federal spending is already out of control and damaging the nation's economy. The two groups have repeatedly locked horns over the national budget in the past few months.
Officially, the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program has saved or created around 40,000 jobs since its creation in 2007. Of the $7.2 billion originally set aside for the fund, around $4 billion remains, according to The Detroit News. The money has been used for projects by both Ford and Nissan.
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Dramatic Day for Yamaha ParkinGO Team at Imola
Yamaha Racing 2011 World Supersport Italy Imola, Italy, Sunday 25 September 2011 Yamaha ParkinGO team riders Chaz Davies and Luca Scassa will not have fond memories of the historical Italian circuit at Imola following today's disappointing race day. Both riders...
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Comparison Test: 2012 VW Passat V6, Honda Accord V6, Hyundai Sonata 2.0T
Middle Class Acts: Can VW’s Passat satisfy the mainstream without pandering to it? We bring along two 10Besters to find out. Volkswagen has big plans for the United States. Big, as in 800,000-sales-by-2018 big, which is more than three times what it sold here in 2010. First came the Jetta, price-cut for the American market, [...]
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Official: Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo
Filed under: Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Skoda
This is the all-new Skoda Citigo, and if you're thinking that it looks rather familiar, that's because its Volkswagen-badged kin recently debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. That's right, the long-rumored Skoda version of Volkswagen's new Up! city car has finally arrived.
Buyers will have a choice of two 1.0-liter three-cylinder engines - one with 59 horsepower, the other with a 74 hp and a blistering 106 mph top speed - both mated to a five-speed manual transmission. Powerful they are not, but these three-bangers should prove to be extremely efficient, with Skoda quoting fuel economy numbers of 62.8 and 60.1 miles per gallon, respectively (on the European cycle).
Being a Skoda, the Citigo will go on sale in its home market of the Czech Republic this fall, with the rest of Europe getting the car next summer. Follow the jump for Skoda's official release.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Report: Porsche's latest 911 to last fourteen years, dowsized turbo engines under development
Filed under: Performance, Porsche
The new 991-generation of the Porsche 911 is now upon us, with the Carrera and Carrera S coupes unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. So what do you think? Because love it or hate it, it'll be around for a while; 14 years, if the latest reports prove accurate.
According to Car, the new 911 will be around for two seven-year product lifecycles. And over the course of its life, you can bet that it'll spawn as many derivatives as the model it replaces.
First down the pipeline will reportedly be the Cabriolet, expected to arrive in both regular (3.4-liter 350-horsepower flat-six) and S (3.8-liter/400hp) versions in 2012 with semi-rigid folding panels under a new type of fabric that will look like an ordinary convertible but offer more solidity once up and folding beneath a hard boot instead of a fabric tonneau cover.
Towards the end of next year, we're to expect the all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S, followed by the 520-horsepower twin-spool 911 Turbo in 2013 and Turbo Cabrio in 2014, with the enthusiast's favorite 911 GT3 also arriving in 2013. The 911 Targa is tipped to go back in late 2013 or early 2014 from its sliding glass roof to a more conventional removable panel, with Speedster and hybrid versions also under consideration.
Porsche is also said to be developing a new generation of smaller-displacement turbo sixes to fit into the 911 in place of the ever-growing unit that has ballooned to as much as a four full liters in the GT3 RS 4.0. How Zuffenhausen will then differentiate the 911 Turbo when they've all got spools remains to be seen, but we'll reportedly have until 2015 to find out.
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Keselowski buoyed by Chase start
Brad Keselowski is confident he can remain in close contention for the Sprint Cup title after a strong start to the play-off puts him third in the standings.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/keselowski-buoyed-by-chase-start/
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Kevin Harvick, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Race Preview
2011 NSCS Kevin Harvick - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARKevin Harvick No. 29 Rheem “Chasing the Cure” Chevrolet Impala Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week’s Rheem “Chasing the Cure” Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway … Kevin Harvick will race chassis No. 353 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Prior...more»
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Coloni announces Jerez test line-up
Scuderia Coloni has announced its driver line-up for the GP2 test at Jerez, with this year's runner-up Luca Filippi being joined by compatriots Kevin Ceccon and Fabio Onidi. Ceccon, 18, returns to the Italian squad for the test, having raced with it in four events this year. His participation in the test is a prize for winning the Under 21 Trophy in the Auto GP championship
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/coloni-announces-jerez-test-line-up/
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2013 Dodge Small Car Spy Photos: Small Dodge Shows Off Undisguised Front End
Dodge?s compact squeezes into some new Italian genes. When Fiat and Chrysler tied the knot, we knew that the brands would extensively share products, parts, and platforms. Cases in point include almost the entirety of the Lancia brand, the Maserati Kubang SUV, and the Ram version of the Fiat Doblo van. Most critical as far [...]
2013 Audi S5 3.0T Coupe Driven: Smaller Engine, Bigger Presence
A downsized engine and upsized visual presence. Identical or otherwise, twins tend to find a way to separate themselves. Romulus killed Remus. One of the Sklar brothers wears glasses. Mary-Kate Olsen has a hyphenated first name. Until now, the Audi S5 coupe had a V-8 and the S5 cabriolet was the one with the blown [...]
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Bell latest to stand in for Wilson
Dreyer & Reinbold has picked Townsend Bell to stand in for Justin Wilson for the final two races of the IndyCar Series.
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Red Bull out to clinch title in style
Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team want to clinch the world title in style with victory in Japan, rather than playing it safe to deliver the single point needed to wrap up the championship. Vettel's victory in the Singapore Grand Prix has left him on the verge of his second crown, and he only needs to finish in the top ten in Suzuka in a fortnight's time to succeed. And although achieving just a single point should be a fairly simple task considering how dominant he has been all year, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the team will be out to deliver a headline performance rather than take it easy
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Loix grabs lead on night stage
Freddy Loix moved into the Rally Sanremo lead by setting the fastest time on the 44-kilometre Ronde night stage that closed leg one. BFO Skoda driver Loix had gone onto the stage four seconds behind leader Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda UK), but was quickest through by 7.2s, giving him a 2.7s advantage over his Norwegian rival going into day two
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/loix-grabs-lead-on-night-stage/
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RBR gets a curfew extension back
Red Bull Racing has managed to get one of its four curfew extensions back after successfully proving that the staff member who arrived at the track early on Saturday was not associated with the operation of its car. The Milton Keynes-based outfit was one of three teams that was deemed to have breached Formula 1's curfew regulations when marketing staff were found to have entered the track before the 4pm cut-off point on qualifying day. The issue was of biggest concern to Red Bull Racing, because the curfew breach would have been the third of the four that it is allowed to have over the course of the season.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Audi Planning to Bring Allroad Back to the U.S., This Time as A4
Allroads will lead to Rome (New York) once again, as Audi tells us that the Allroad, its jacked-up all-wheel-drive station wagon, will return to the U.S. The only Audi Allroad model offered in the U.S. was an A6, last seen here in 2005.�Since then, Audi has canceled the A6 Avant here altogether, making a lower-volume [...]
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Rain would be ?very tricky call? for FIA
Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen believes that FIA race director Charlie Whiting could face a difficult call on whether to start the race should rain strike today's Singapore Grand Prix.
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Renault abandons Singapore upgrade
Renault has decided to abandon its latest upgrade for the remainder of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend after suffering overheating problems in first practice. Vitaly Petrov was scheduled to try out the revised tighter bodywork and sidepods during the opening day of action in Singapore, but a radiator problem experienced early on forced a change of plan. The team made a swift call to revert to the standard specification bodywork so as not to lose further running time, and it hopes to have the developments ready to work properly for the next race in Japan
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Vettel hails ?perfect? qualifying
Sebastian Vettel hailed what he labelled as a perfect qualifying session after securing pole for the Singapore Grand Prix.
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MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 2011 Singapore Grand Prix - Day 3 Race Report
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 2011 Singapore Grand Prix - Day 3 Race Report Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Sunday September 25, 2011 Nico Rosberg finished the Singapore Grand Prix in seventh place this evening whilst team-mate Michael Schumacher retired from the...
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Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
Mica, GOP Leadership Looking to Raise Transportation Spending Levels in Bill
According to yet another great report from Jeff Davis at Transportation Weekly, House Republican leadership has given House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica permission to seek additional revenues to fund the transportation reauthorization at levels $15 billion higher than initially proposed.
John Mica is conspiring with top GOP leadership to lift transportation funding levels above those [...]
John Mica is conspiring with top GOP leadership to lift transportation funding levels above those [...]
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McLaren wants to be ?feared? in 2012
McLaren is hopeful that a solid winter and change to its infrastructure can make it a team to be 'feared' next year as it bids to end Red Bull Racing's domination of Formula 1. With the outfit having seen its title hopes fade over the course of the season as it was unable to stop Sebastian Vettel building up a huge lead in the points standing, McLaren is focused on ensuring it responds in style next year. And team principal Martin Whitmarsh thinks that the team can return to title glory in 2012 providing it hits the ground running at the start of the campaign.
Regan Smith Claims Top-10 Finish; Conserving Fuel Leads to 10th-Place New Hampshire Result
2011 NSCS Regan Smith - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCARLOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 26, 2011) – This time Regan Smith left New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a happier mood. Back in the July Cup race at the New England facility Smith was running in 11th place until he ran out of fuel with a...more»
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 104: 2012 Hyundai Accent
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. No one correctly identified this week?s sound as coming from the 2012 Hyundai Accent. Perhaps the Accent?s rather un-buzzy exhaust note surprised you?it surprised us, too. Like that sound? Download the MP3 and quiz your [...]
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Bell latest to stand in for Wilson
Dreyer & Reinbold has picked Townsend Bell to stand in for Justin Wilson for the final two races of the IndyCar Series.
Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte
2012 Hyundai Veloster Driven: Not a CRX Si, But Certainly Very Weird
It isn?t the second coming of the Honda CRX Si. But it is the first coming of something very weird. Expectations are a bitch. If it weren?t for people?s pesky hopes, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster could totter onto the new-car market as a simple and oddly endearing little nugget of a dressed-up economy car. Keep [...]
Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman
Teams fall foul of F1 curfew rules
Red Bull Racing, Virgin and Mercedes GP fell foul of Formula 1's curfew regulations on Friday night after marketing personnel from the teams entered the Singapore track. F1's rules state that no 'team personnel who are associated in any way with the operation of the cars are permitted within the confines of the circuit' for a set period during the overnight hours. In Singapore, because of the night race timetable, this period ran from 9.30am on Saturday morning to 4pm - three hours before the start of final practice.
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New York?s Highest Court ?Systematically Decriminalizing? Vehicular Killings
The manslaughter plea of David McKie, sentenced earlier this month for running down Manhattan pedestrian Karen Schmeer as he fled police following a petty theft, points to a trend in vehicular crimes law that is resulting in lighter sentences for drivers who kill.
A Court of Appeals decision in a separate case resulted in a reduced [...]
A Court of Appeals decision in a separate case resulted in a reduced [...]
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Vettel takes pole for F1 Singapore GP (PA SportsTicker)
World championship leader Sebastian Vettel took the pole position Saturday for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/vettel-takes-pole-for-f1-singapore-gp-pa-sportsticker.html
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With CB 8 Vote, East Side Bikeway Ready to Run From Houston to 125th
The Second Avenue bike lane in the East Village. Photo: DNAInfo
Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 8 voted in favor of building a protected bike lane on First Avenue between 60th Street and 96th Street.
Once construction is finished, the lane will be one segment of a complete street running from Houston to [...]
Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 8 voted in favor of building a protected bike lane on First Avenue between 60th Street and 96th Street.
Once construction is finished, the lane will be one segment of a complete street running from Houston to [...]
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New York?s Highest Court ?Systematically Decriminalizing? Vehicular Killings
The manslaughter plea of David McKie, sentenced earlier this month for running down Manhattan pedestrian Karen Schmeer as he fled police following a petty theft, points to a trend in vehicular crimes law that is resulting in lighter sentences for drivers who kill.
A Court of Appeals decision in a separate case resulted in a reduced [...]
A Court of Appeals decision in a separate case resulted in a reduced [...]
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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Spy Photos: Hyundai?s Next Mid-Size Crossover Not Likely to be Boring
Hyundai turns up the heat under its mid-size crossover. The Santa Fe, Hyundai?s innocuous entry in the ultra-competitive mid-size crossover segment, has received numerous subtle improvements over the years but has never garnered much attention. Come 2013, though, the Santa Fe should turn more heads, trading its dreary duds for Hyundai?s dramatic new styling language [...]
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Subaru to Show Full BRZ Concept at L.A. Auto Show; Many More Details Emerge on BRZ and Scion Twin
We have it on good authority that Subaru finally will show a version of its new BRZ sports car?with sheetmetal!?at November?s Los Angeles auto show. It won?t look like the final product, however, and neither do Toyota?s two FT-86 concepts: The companies have an agreement not to show a single production body panel until the [...]
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Senate Saves a Sliver For High-Speed Rail
President Obama had sought $8 billion for high-speed rail in 2012. The House-passed budget had exactly zero. The Senate bill approved by the Transportation subcommittee Tuesday followed suit. But the full Appropriations Committee yesterday put $100 million back into next year?s budget for the president?s signature transportation initiative.
Senator Dick Durbin, co-chair of the High-Speed Rail [...]
Senator Dick Durbin, co-chair of the High-Speed Rail [...]
Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/09/22/senate-saves-a-sliver-for-high-speed-rail/#more-116093
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Singapore GP could be strategy thriller
Pirelli reckons that the Singapore Grand Prix could turn into a strategy thriller - with those teams not having the ultimate pace of Red Bull Racing potentially trying out a different tyre tactic. Red Bull Racing and Ferrari look to be in a class of their own in terms of out-and-out speed in Singapore judging by their form throughout practice ? which makes it likely the two teams will try and maximise their opportunities on the super soft tyres with a three-stop strategy. However, Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery thinks that other outfits may follow the route that Jenson Button tried in Monaco of trying to eke a longer stint on soft tyres ? which will leave them requiring one less pitstop
Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Whitmarsh sure RRA can be a success
FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh is confident that teams can make Formula 1's Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA) a success, despite fresh controversy over the deal. In Singapore, Red Bull Racing was forced to once again deny that it breached the RRA spending limit last year en route to the world championship on the back of an investigation by Dutch consultancy firm Capgemini. And while there remains issues in the RRA that teams are working to overcome, Whitmarsh said on Saturday that he remained confident that the document can be made to work
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The Continental?s Frankfurt Notebook: VW and Suzuki Woes, Paceman Could be Named Countryman Coupe, and Lots of Small Cars
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. The Volkswagen-Suzuki alliance has collapsed. In December 2009, VW took over 19.9 percent of Suzuki; the [...]
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Honda unveils 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade
Filed under: Performance, Honda, Motorcycle
It's been 20 years since Honda first unleashed the CBR900RR on the unsuspecting world, and to mark the occasion, the manufacturer has unveiled the 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade at the Endurance World Championship at Le Mans and the 2011 World Superbike Championship in Imola, Italy.
The new bike packs a revised fairing, complete with a fresh nose and reworked tail section, but the really fun bits are still under the plastic. Honda has implemented an all-new rear shock design with dual-tubes that supposedly offer a smoother and faster response over the old hardware. Up front, the CBR1000RR works with 43-millimeter telescopic front forks.
Engineers also reworked the engine's fuel-injection mapping for a smoother idle and easier operation lower in the rev band. A set of new gauges and two 12-spoke wheels wrap up the changes over the 2011 model. Hit the jump to check out the full press blast.
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