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The American-market Cinquecento proves just as engaging as the European one.
Fiat is reentering the U.S. market in a sector that is booming and the opposite of boring, and into which its infiltrator fits perfectly. Small-car segments are growing fast, and some of the most daring bodies in the business are among the smallest: the Nissan [...]

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Audi has tested two of its brand new R18 LMP1 cars at Sebring, although it still plans to use an updated R15 in the 12 Hours at the circuit in March. All nine members of Audi's Le Mans line-up drove both types of car during the tests, which concluded on Saturday. Team boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich said Sebring had been selected mainly for weather reasons.

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Team Lotus has confirmed that it will not use KERS at the start of the 2011 season, though it reckons it could add the energy recovery device at a later stage if necessary. Chief designer Lewis Butler said his team had decided that KERS would have forced too many compromises in other areas of the design. "The decision not to use KERS made the design job slightly easier, because packaging it in the car is always a bit more of a headache," he said

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Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland

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Yamaha Racing Fri, Dec 24, 2010 Yamaha Factory World Superbike Team's new recruit for the 2011 series, Marco Melandri, underwent minor and completely successful surgery on his right shoulder yesterday (Thursday 23rd December) and expects to be fully fit for...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/12/successful_shoulder_surge.php

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Robert Kubica says it is too early to judge how competitive Renault will be in 2011, although the Pole feels the team is better prepared than last year. The team was one of the positive surprises of 2010, with Kubica fighting near the top in several races and achieving three podium finished on his way to eighth place in the championship. And although team bosses said they goal is to start winning races again, Kubica is refusing to get carried away.

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The House transportation committee meeting on the balcony of Grand Central Terminal. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images.
Sitting beneath the famous zodiac mural of Grand Central’s main concourse, with the rumble of commuters and trains in the background, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first field hearing of the new session this morning. The topic [...]

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One-Hour Docudrama Tells Inspirational Story Of NASCAR Pioneer Wendell Scott Wendell Scott (center) - Photo Credit: Motorsports Images and ArchivesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (Jan. 28, 2011) ? NASCAR, ESPN and Max Siegel Inc. announced today that Wendell Scott: A Race Story will air on ESPN in conjunction with Black History Month. The much anticipated film will tell...more»

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Chip Ganassi Racing secured its fourth Daytona 24 Hours victory in six years with a one-two finish in the 2011 edition of the race. Ganassi's #01 Riley-Ford MKXI/XX driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Joey Hand and Graham Rahal crossed the line just two seconds ahead of its sister car. Scott Dixon, who shared the second Ganassi entry with Juan Pablo, Dario Franchitti and Jamie McMurray, was unable to exploit a late-race safety-car period, which turned the race into a one-lap sprint to the flag.

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NASCAR officials announced a new point system for the 2011 season along with changes to the way drivers qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup plus a number of rule adjustments. NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said on Wednesday that drivers in all NASCAR national series will be awarded points on a 43 to 1 scale with one-point decreases, giving a complete overhaul to the points allocation that had been in place for NASCAR since 1975

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A future San Jose Diridon Station with high-speed rail. Image: CHSRA
Editor’s note: This week and next, we’re presenting a 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number two. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to [...]

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AT&T Williams Grove, UK. 06 January, 2011. The AT&T Williams team is pleased to announce that it will run a 2010 Williams Cosworth FW32 race car in Venezuela on Friday 14 January. The event will be staged to mark Venezuelan-born...

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Filed under: Minivan/Van, Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Mazda, Nissan

2012 Mazda5 - Click above for high-res image gallery

Mazda has officially announced that it will supply the Mazda5 minivan to Nissan beginning in May of this year. But before you go dreaming of a Nissan micro-minivan here in the United States, know that this will be a Japan-only affair. As of this writing, mum's the word on what the Nissan-badged Mazda will be called in the automaker's home market. The Mazda5, or Premacy as it's known in Japan, will "enrich [Nissan's] minivan lineup in the Japanese market" - a place where small MPVs are sold in great volume.

This is not the only collaboration between Mazda and Nissan in Japan. Currently, Mazda provides its Bongo Van/Truck to Nissan under the name Vanette. Likewise, Nissan supplies its AD/AD Expert to Mazda, sold under the name Familia Van. Follow the jump for the official press release.

Gallery: 2012 Mazda5

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This whole downsizing thing is getting serious. BMW will soon introduce an X1 with a 2.0-liter turbo four to replace two versions of its venerable 3.0-liter naturally aspirated inline-six.�In the Euro-market X1 xDrive28i, the engine is rated at 241 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, which compares favorably to VW/Audi’s ubiquitous 2.0T engine (211 hp, [...]

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Sage Karam (Ron McQueeney/IndyCar Photo) Sometimes, a driver is just born to race. Sage Karam couldn?t help it. It was all around him

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/indycar-news/indycar/open-wheel-success-easy-for-karam/

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Since inRacingNews launched on September 2nd, 2009, we have watched the site evolve from a simple motorsport racing news site to a growing online community of passionate iRacers. We gathered lots of feedback over the last year. Using that information as a foundation we have completely redesigned the site from the ground up, emphasizing and [...]

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Brian France addresses the media last fall at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Getty Images photo).

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Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center and FordParts.com will appear on famed No. 21 Ford Fusion for 12 races beginning with Daytona 500 with rookie driver Trevor Bayne Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center and FordParts.com will appear on Ford Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car with driver Bob Tasca III Rendering of the...more»

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Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Hatchback, Fiat

2012 Fiat 500 - Click above for high-res image gallery

Haggling, ugh. Generally speaking (and with a few notable exceptions) it's one of those unavoidable aspects of buying a new car from a dealership. If you're good and you're willing to shop around by pitting dealer against dealer, you may end up scoring something of a bargain. Thing is, if you're not such a good haggler, you're seemingly just as likely to pay more from a stealership than the next guy, which hardly seems fair.

According to Fiat's brand spankin' new United States arm, the younger car-buying generation isn't particularly keen on the notion of haggling for a better price. As such, the company has directed its dealerships to adopt a no-haggle pricing policy, starting with the new-for-the-U.S. Fiat 500. "The pricing is the pricing," said Laura Soave, head of the Fiat brand in North America to Bloomberg, much as it was with the now defunct Saturn brand. We think it's a lovely idea and hope it sticks.

Gallery: LA 2010: 2011 Fiat 500

Photos copyright (C)2011 Steven J. Ewing / AOL

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Fiat 500 to have no-haggle sticker pricing? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/01/baby-boom-at-roush-fenway-racing.html

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SHOW #142 – We discuss Preseason Thunder Daytona Testing, Nationwide only please, Cup Points changes, hear from Travis Pastrana, and all the off-season news you can handle. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northop LISTEN HERE (About 42 mins) Download audio file (tfl_podcast_142_11.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE DOWNLOAD HERE SUBSCRIBE FROM iTUNES: Take us with you! Subscribe [...]

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This whole downsizing thing is getting serious. BMW will soon introduce an X1 with a 2.0-liter turbo four to replace two versions of its venerable 3.0-liter naturally aspirated inline-six.�In the Euro-market X1 xDrive28i, the engine is rated at 241 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, which compares favorably to VW/Audi’s ubiquitous 2.0T engine (211 hp, [...]

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This two-tone, two-wheel-drive Lambo will come to the U.S.
While debuting a super-fuel-efficient VW concept may have seemed out of place in Qatar, using an auto show in the land of the oil-rich to unveil a special-edition Gallardo seems just about right. The two-tone Gallardo Bicolore will be offered only with all-wheel drive as an LP560-4 [...]

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Richmond International Raceway Will Likely Play Integral Role in the Final Two Positions in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Richmond International RacewayRICHMOND, VA (January 27, 2011) - NASCAR announced Wednesday that it has added a wild card element to setting the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field. While the 12-driver Chase...more»

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This two-tone, two-wheel-drive Lambo will come to the U.S.
While debuting a super-fuel-efficient VW concept may have seemed out of place in Qatar, using an auto show in the land of the oil-rich to unveil a special-edition Gallardo seems just about right. The two-tone Gallardo Bicolore will be offered only with all-wheel drive as an LP560-4 [...]

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Filed under: Toyota, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup, NASCAR

Nationwide regular Steve Wallace, 23, will make his Sprint Cup debut in the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 driving a Toyota Camry fielded by his famous father, Rusty, the family team announced Wednesday.

Steve Wallace will become the fourth Wallace to run in the annual NASCAR classic, joining his father and uncles Mike and Kenny.

A regular in the Nationwide series since 2007 with Rusty Wallace Racing, Steve Wallace will drive the No. 77 RWR Toyota Camry in the Feb. 20 race with backing from longtime sponsor 5-Hour Energy and new partner Aspen Dental.

Wallace has a guaranteed starting spot in the 43-car field because his father's longtime car owner, Roger Penske, has a spot earned from Sam Hornish, Jr's 2010 full-season campaign in Penske's No. 77 Dodge. Penske does not have a Cup ride for Hornish in 2011.

"Starting my first Daytona 500 is definitely going to be the most exciting day of my career -- make that my life -- so far," Wallace said in a post at rustywallace.com. "It's something that every kid wanting to be a racer -- including me -- dreams of doing one day.

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Toyota has released a teaser image of the FT-86 II sports car concept, which the automaker confirms will debut at the Geneva auto show in early March. The FT-86 II is, of course, a sequel to the FT-86 that was shown at the 2009 Tokyo show, �and it’s still officially in concept status. The same [...]

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More power and faster looks for the baby Aston.
It?s almost as if Aston has taken a page from the Porsche 911 Guide to Model Proliferation in creating the V-8 Vantage S: start with a base car, add some power, and give it the looks of a more expensive model.
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Think of the new 6-series as a beautiful 5-series?with all of its strengths and one major shortcoming.
If you are shopping for a 6-series convertible, please accept our congratulations. According to BMW market research, this is your third or fourth car?not ever, mind you, but currently.
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Acura will show a refreshed version of the TL at the upcoming Chicago auto show, the first major update for the car since the fourth-generation model debuted for the 2009 model year. Details are thin for now, with the company simply describing the TL as ?newly refined? for 2012.
As with the 2011 RL, the [...]

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Team Lotus has declared itself 'confident' that it will win its legal dispute with Group Lotus and be able to use its famous name in Formula 1 this year, in the wake of the first court skirmish between the parties. The London High Court on Monday rejected a bid by Group Lotus for a summary judgement on issues relating to what Team Lotus claims was an early termination of a five-year licencing deal it originally put in place from 2010. But as well as Mr.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/team-lotus-confident-over-naming-case/

Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard

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Andrea Piccini has signed up to lead the Hexis AMR's Aston Martin team in this year's GT1 World Championship.

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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. We are publishing an abridged format this week and will return to the full format next Friday.

Photo: SI Advance
Fatal Crashes (2 killed [...]

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Fernando Alonso weighs in on the new F150...

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Ferrari has unveiled its new car for the upcoming Formula One season.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/ferrari-unveils-new-f1-car-for-2011-season-pa-sportsticker.html

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Sam Hornish, Jr., Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch meet the media Monday night at Penske Racing in Mooresville, N.C. (Getty Images photo).

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Acura will show a refreshed version of the TL at the upcoming Chicago auto show, the first major update for the car since the fourth-generation model debuted for the 2009 model year. Details are thin for now, with the company simply describing the TL as ?newly refined? for 2012.
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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.
Will BMW Build a Three?
I hear that BMW is pondering its small-engine strategy. The company has been [...]

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2011 No 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion (paint scheme of David Pearson's/Wood Bros. Racing's 1971 Mercury)After 61 years in the NASCAR racing business, the Wood Brothers have two long-standing relationships that stand above the rest ? their ties to Ford Motor Company and to David Pearson. Both of them will be prominently represented on their...more»

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Acura will show a refreshed version of the TL at the upcoming Chicago auto show, the first major update for the car since the fourth-generation model debuted for the 2009 model year. Details are thin for now, with the company simply describing the TL as ?newly refined? for 2012.
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Rodolfo Gonzalez will race for Trident in GP2 and GP2 Asia this year, the team has announced. The 24-year-old Venezuelan had previously made a one-off appearance with Trident at the Nurburgring in 2009, and also tested for the squad over the winter.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/gonzalez-switches-to-trident-for-2011/

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NASCAR’s annual Media Tour has always been a convenient place for teams to make sponsorship announcements. after 29 years of the tour, nothing has changed in that regard. Dodge-based Penske Racing announced on Monday night that not only will Ruby … Continue reading →

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The twelfth and final Round of the inaugural GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series headed to the Daytona International Speedway’s road course, where the overall and divisional champions of the virtual Riley MkXX Prototype and Ford Mustang FR500S were crowned. The inaugural edition of this online racing series, open to subscribers of the iRacing.com Motorsport [...]

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Richmond International Raceway Will Likely Play Integral Role in the Final Two Positions in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Richmond International RacewayRICHMOND, VA (January 27, 2011) - NASCAR announced Wednesday that it has added a wild card element to setting the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field. While the 12-driver Chase...more»

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The theme of a Ferrari shooting brake has inspired coachbuilders for a long time. Here, finally, is the first official one.
The four-seat Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is a great car, but not our favorite Ferrari. Launched in 2004, it?s getting long in the tooth, and the curvaceous body, lacking in tension, never really grew on us.
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The closest you?ll ever get to a Porsche with cash on the hood.
The press intro for the new 911 Carrera GTS in Palm Springs left some casualties on the battlefield. One car had a hole in its oil sump; another had its lower lip torn off. And a couple of vehicles still hadn?t returned as [...]

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Skoda UK Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen has learned valuable lessons from his stage one crash on the Monte Carlo Rally, according to team chief Cathie Sleigh. The Norwegian damaged the left-rear of the Fabia S2000 on the opening stage of the event. He made it through the stage, but could go no further having damaged the suspension

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/skoda-mikkelsen-learned-from-error/

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Before President Obama made his call for infrastructure investment in the State of the Union address last night, an impressive panel of about a dozen DOT officials addressed the Transportation Research Board?s annual meeting to divulge what they could about the reauthorization of the long-term national transportation law.
U.S. DOT Undersecretary for Policy Roy Kienitz. Photo: [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/01/26/top-dot-officials-preview-the-push-for-a-transportation-bill/

Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott

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Our�extra-long-term Hyundai Genesis is in need of a little extra push to reach the 100,000-mile mark.�Follow along as we take road trips of varying necessity in an attempt to roll over that sixth odometer digit.
Current Odometer: 98,429 miles
Recent Destinations: St. Louis, Missouri; Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Gilroy, California
Although we entered radio silence on the car’s [...]

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Team Lotus will launch its new TL11 car online early on the morning of Monday January 31 - ahead of its first test at Valencia on the Wednesday. The team has announced that the car will be revealed to the public via its online magazine Team Lotus Notes. The issue, which will be available here , will be released at 5am GMT on Monday

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-to-unveil-new-car-online/

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Filed under: Chase for the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, NASCAR

NASCAR drivers will have to declare which championship they want to contend for in 2011 -- choosing to earn championship points in only one of the three national touring series, Sprint Cup, Nationwide or the Camping World Truck Series, according to a posting from NASCAR's official Twitter account late Monday night.

NASCAR President Mike Helton will be addressing the media in a "competition update" on Jan. 21 during the open test session at Daytona International Speedway and there was no official statement regarding the format change. However, NASCAR.com is reporting that veteran driver Kenny Wallace confirmed the change in policy after receiving his 2011 licensing agreement from NASCAR last week.

According to Wallace, drivers are asked to place a check next to the series of their choice, meaning that while they may compete in multiple series, the days are gone for a Cup driver to also run for the Nationwide title and/or truck series title. Cup driver Brad Keselowski (above), for example, is the reigning Nationwide Series champion and will have to decide whether to defend his title or stay eligible to try to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

It is still unclear how the points will be awarded to drivers competing in multiple series, but that issue and possible changes to the Cup series' Chase playoff format are both expected to be addressed next week in NASCAR's competition update news conference.

NASCAR Chairman Brian France has said repeatedly this season that he was open to changing the format in the Nationwide Series to better showcase the up-and-coming Nationwide Series-only drivers and to entice and reward teams to compete in NASCAR's triple-A series. And he has also hinted that he's open to "tweaking" the Chase format it he felt it would significantly improve the playoff feel.

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/10/nascar-drivers-must-declare-for-one-championship-in-2011/

Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. ? Albany-Saratoga Speedway promoter Bruce Richards and Bob Duvall, NASCAR Director of Developmental Racing Series Operations, confirmed Saturday during a press conference at the Saratoga Automobile Museum that Albany-Saratoga and its sister track in Vermont, Devil?s Bowl Speedway, will be NASCAR sanctioned in 2011.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/albany-saratoga-devil%e2%80%99s-bowl-join-nascar/

William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/01/media-spotlight-ryan-mcgee.html

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi

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Michael Waltrip during practice for last year's Daytona 500. (Getty Images photo)

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/waltrip-returns-to-napa-no-15-for-daytona/

Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori

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Rome has now officially given up on its plans to hold a Formula 1 street race - as the Italian city says its efforts are now switching to securing the Olympics. After months of speculation about whether a grand prix could be put on in Rome's streets, the hopes of an event were dashed a few weeks ago when Bernie Ecclestone wrote a letter to organisers stating that no country would be allowed to hold two races in their country. With Monza already having a long-term deal to host the Italian Grand Prix, that all but killed off Rome's hopes of landing a race.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rome-gives-up-on-f1-race-plans/

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The Brooklyn Paper has the quote of the day, from Norman Steisel, opponent of the bikeway in front his house his neighborhood and denier of the data showing that the new Prospect Park West is safer:
?We?re skeptical,? said Steisel, whose group is called Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes. ?They?ve been opportunistic about the way [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/01/25/former-deputy-mayor-steisel-traffic-calming-denier/

Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover

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A well-worn saying tells us we are what we eat, which means I must be a cheeseburger. Maybe that?s why I never thought much of that one. I knew plenty of guys who ate worse than me and looked great … Continue reading →

Source: http://nascar-news-update.com/its-a-fact-we-are-what-we-wear-and-drive/

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Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR President Mike Helton, Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton and Sprint Cup Series director John Darby held a competition update news conference Friday at Daytona International Speedway, confirming that the sanctioning body is looking at a "simpler" points system that would be introduced in all three national series for the 2011 season.

Speaking to reporters during downtime from a three-day preseason test session at the Daytona Beach track, the trio spoke on a wide range of issues. First, Helton made the news official that drivers must now select only one of the three national series to earn points toward a championship. He also indicated NASCAR was considering changes to the 1, 3 and 7:30 p.m. race start times introduced this past year.

Pemberton said that the proposed fuel injection systems would not be used this season but are progressing well in tests and Darby explained that the introduction of ethanol to fuel this year was actually an easier transition than when NASCAR switched from leaded to unleaded fuel in 2008.

The hot topic, unquestionably, was a change to the points system -- which would be the first since NASCAR formed in 1958 -- even if none of the officials would confirm what the new format might look like.

"We're in the middle of the conversations, telling the competitors where our mind is,'' Helton said. "The goal for some time is to create a points system that is easy to understand, easy to explain, easy to talk about but also be credible at the end of the season. So it's a function of taking the current one that has established credibility and come up with one that you can sit and have a conversation with someone and they say, 'well, that's pretty simple.' ''

"We're close. And we're getting a lot of good feedback from the drivers about tweaks that would go into that.''

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/01/21/nascar-president-mike-helton-confirms-points-system-change-immin/

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