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Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Lexus, Celebrities

Lexus is serious about food. The automaker sponsors Bravo's popular Top Chef Masters television series, and now it's decided to form a culinary dream team of its own. The luxury marque has announced the creation of the Lexus Culinary Masters, and its roster is filled with world-renowned restaurateurs and a couple of Iron Chef mainstays.

Making their debut team appearance at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival will be the following celebrity chefs:

Michael Symon
Masaharu Morimoto
Daniel Boulud
Michael Ciarello
Dean Fearing
Christopher Kostow

The festival begins on April 28 and runs through May 1. As you might have guessed, Lexus is the main sponsor of the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, and its Culinary Masters team will hold a series of tasting events over the course of the event. Of course, Lexus won't just gather up these sharp knives for just one event - it vows to include them in "multiple initiatives, including Lexus customer appreciation programs, charitable outreach, and multimedia productions."

Click past the jump to read the full press-release.

[Source: Lexus]

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Brandon Short breaks down the box score following Ryan Dungey's first win of the year and Chad Reed's move to the top of the 2011 Monster Energy Supercross standings.

Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/sx-inside-the-box-score-toronto/

Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx

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The Al-Anabi Racing Team and His Highness Sheik Khalid Al Thani 12th annual Summitracing.com NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas NHRA Full Racing Series Throttle Drag Tue, 29 Mar 2011 Pre-event Notes and Quotes...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/03/the_al-anabi_racing_team.php

Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra

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Vitaly Petrov was the big climber in the Castrol EDGE Rankings this week as his Formula 1 maiden podium finish gained him 10 places.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/petrov-gets-big-rankings-rise/

Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González

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Midwest Off-Road Racing (MORR) Appleton, WI (March 30, 2011) BFGoodrich Tires continues to support short-course off-road racing with a contingency program that supports both the PRO and Sportsman competitor in the 2011 TRAXXAS TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. The Sportsman...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/03/morr_thanks_bfgoodrich_fo.php

Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González Aldo Gordini

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Virgin Racing's Timo Glock is unconcerned that the recent surgical operation to remove his appendix could harm his preparation ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Although Glock competed at the Australian Grand Prix without discomfort, suggestions in the paddock that the high speeds and stifling humidity indicative of the sweeping Sepang International Circuit could pose higher risks. The German was confident, however, that a few aches and pains wouldn't slow him down.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/glock-says-fitness-no-issue-for-sepang/

David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton

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Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey isn't too keen on other teams replicating the RBR exhaust system...

Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-red-bull-exhaust-copycats-a-pain-admits-adrian-newey/

Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen

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Sauber team boss Peter Sauber has hailed Sergio Perez's performance in the Australian Grand Prix as "outstanding". The Mexican rookie put on a superb showing in Melbourne on his way to seventh place, although he and team-mate Kamui Kobayashi were latter disqualified for a technical infringement. Perez was the only driver who managed to complete the race on a one-stop strategy, and Sauber conceded he was impressed by his performance

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/sauber-hails-outstanding-perez/

Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton

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Mind the hilarity index?and the giraffe outfits. Wouldn’t you rather be looking at a clown dressed as a skunk? It?s the most requested clown gag ever,? asserts Greg DeSanto. ?Everyone wants to see a lot of clowns come out of a really small car.? Considering DeSanto?s position as the executive director of ?the International Clown [...]

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Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet

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Paying more for an electric boost that affects fuel economy and nothing else?and that?s the point. The GM engineers assigned to the LaCrosse eAssist project don?t want you to be able to tell they?ve done anything to the car. The goal of the eAssist was to create a more fuel-efficient version of the four-cylinder LaCrosse [...]

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Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen

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25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The next-gen version of Ferrari?s top front-engine model, thoroughly ?redesigned. Keep Reading: 2013 Ferrari 599 Replacement – Feature

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Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/03/stenhouse-jr-finishes-4th-leaves-auto.html

Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin

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Red Bull Racing is unruffled by Lewis Hamilton's bold claims that its margin at the front of the field will definitely be wiped away over the course of the year. Despite a dominant performance from Sebastian Vettel in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, runner-up Hamilton said after the race that he had 'no doubts' his McLaren team would be able to close the gap over the campaign.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/horner-confident-rbr-can-stay-ahead/

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Filed under: Concept Cars, Auctions, Chevrolet, Lamborghini, Misc. Auto Shows, Lancia

1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero from the Bertone Museum - Click above for high-res image gallery

You can't make an omelet, or so the saying goes, without breaking some eggs. So while it's unfortunate that the restructuring at Bertone means the dissolution of its museum collection, it also means that its contents are going up for auction. And they'll be crossing the block at no less fitting a location than Villa d'Este.

Those in the know will recognize Villa d'Este for the Concorso d'Eleganza held there every year, where the most gorgeous and rare of classic cars mingle with the finest concept cars unveiled throughout the year. This year's concours will mark the first time that RM Auctions will be holding an event at the open-air show on picturesque Lake Como, and in addition to the myriad unspeakably beautiful classics on the docket, RM has just announced the consignment of six concept cars from the Bertone Museum, each one-of-a-kind in its own right and available to collectors for the first time.

The consignment includes the 1967 Lamborghini Marzal, 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero, 1963 Chevrolet Testudo, 1974 Lamborghini Bravo, 1980 Lamborghini Athon and 1978 Lancia Sibilo. Each was a seminal design for Bertone, and each is expected to fetch well into the six and even seven figures. The Marzal, particularly, which was driven by Prince Ranier and Princess Grace at the start of 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, and the Stratos, the first prototype for the iconic supercar rally machine of the same name, are expected to sell for between €1,000,000 and €1,800,000... that's as much as $2.5 million apiece in equivalent American funds.

Have a look at the collection (sans the Lancia Siblio, images for which are en route) in the high-resolution image gallery below, and follow the jump for the full details in the press release. Hat tip to Sea Urchin!

Gallery: Bertone concepts at RM Auctions Villa d'Este

[Source: RM Auctions | Images: Tom Wood/RM]

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Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan Al Keller

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Granny GrumpHello loyal readers and other folks. Well this week the race events were in the always sunny Southern California. What was that I said? Let me tell ya one somethin’ right now, that particular part of that Mamas And Papas’ song got that all wrong, if ya know what I mean. Accordin’ to Cora(belle)...more»

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Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn

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Jay Walder Is Girding for TWU Contract Negotiations (Times Herald Record)
The Jim Walden Media Tour/Smear Campaign Goes On — at No Charge to the Client (News)
Who’s Against a Car-Free Prospect Park? (Brooklyn Paper)
Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injury After Driver Strikes Her at 57th and 10th (Post)
Bill Thompson Is Back and Sounding Wishy-Washier Than Ever About [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/03/29/todays-headlines-1107/

Damon Hill Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/03/nascar-by-numbers-fontana.html

Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/03/paul-menard-finally-contender-after.html

Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort

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Mini?s first hybrid will take the mullet approach: combustion-engine business up front, electric party in the back. Due in about three years, the next-generation Mini Cooper will offer a four-wheel-drive version. There?s a catch, though: The rear wheels will have no connection to the engine. The car will be a hybrid, and the rear wheels [...]

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Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk

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Alister McRae talks about his return to the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with PROTON Motorsports, ahead of this week's series opener, the Malaysian Rally. Q. You've started a few championships now, do you have the same enthusiasm as before

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/q-and-a-with-alister-mcrae/

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

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CRS Racing Tue, 29 Mar 2011 The South of France plays host to the first race of the 2011 Le Mans Series this weekend. The season of five 1000km races is being contested by CRS Racing, alongside its campaign in...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/03/le_mans_series_rolls_out.php

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25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: A redesigned and mechanically upgraded replacement for the four-seat Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Keep Reading: 2012 Ferrari FF – Feature

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Mark Webber says he plans to investigate all aspects of his Australian Grand Prix in a bid to understand why he finished a distant fifth, more than 41 seconds behind race-winner and team-mate Sebastian Vettel. The Australian has been uncharacteristically outpaced by the world champion throughout the weekend and was 0.8s slower than Vettel in qualifying as well, and seemed to be much heavier on the Pirelli tyres than the German

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-baffled-by-australian-gp-pace/

Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld

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Some say the new Ferrari FF looks like a few older, lesser models (BMW Z3 clown shoe, we’re lookin’ at you), but it sure as heck doesn’t sound like one. Recently, we drew straws to determine the poor sucker from the Car and Driver team who would go to Europe to drive Ferrari’s latest creation. [...]

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Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki

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Week Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to the Dutch seaside and the Grand Prix configuration of Circuit Park Zandvoort. A fitting layout, since the real world had just seen the opening Grand Prix for 2011 in Australia. In fact, it was a miracle so many Aussie sim racers had time to qualify, in between being glued to their TVs or being trackside at Albert Park in Melbourne. In the end, local boy Mark Webber hadn’t fared so well in his home Grand Prix, so the sim racers were out in numbers to reclaim some national pride in Split One of Race One for the Monday night event. Planning to spoil this Aussie quest was Swedish hotshot Douglas Lundberg. Lundberg had been cutting his teeth in the iRacing [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/lundbergs-dutch-courage/

Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki

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Highlights from the Streetsblog Network today: commentary on how transit investment and demographic change are shaping cities.
DC's Metro is 35 years old. Yonah Freemark takes the occasion to look at how the system has shaped the city. Photo: Transport Politic
D.C.’s Metro as a Case Study in Urban Redevelopment: Happy Birthday, D.C. Metro! Washington’s transit [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/03/28/happy-35th-birthday-d-c-metro/

Ignazio Giunti Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort

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Team Chevy LogoTEAM CHEVY ADVANCE GOODYS FAST RELIEF 500 MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY MARTINSVILLE, VA APRIL 3, 2011 DID YOU KNOW? Improving fuel economy in the Chevrolet Cruze consists of many small steps, including reducing the energy consumed by the alternator to help make the engine run more efficiently. Officially, it is a patented General Motors technology...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/03/29/team-chevy-2011-nscs-goodys-fast-relief-500-race-notes-quotes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=team-chevy-2011-nscs-goodys-fast-relief-500-race-notes-quotes

Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen

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

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The world?s greatest short track sim racers took their iRacing.com Street Stocks to Connecticut for a visit to the Stafford Motor Speedway this past week.�� Landon Sciacca (Ohio) was this week?s big winner as he captured the win in the highest Strength of Field (SoF).� Sciacca?s win got him 160 championship points for his win in the 2554 SoF event.� Randy Hedrick (Ohio), Kevin Loveys (Eastern Canada), Christopher Cornell (Northwest) and Darin Busch (Plains) rounded-out the top five in the week’s highest SoF. Thomas Bennett (New England) was Week Eight?s top point earner as he added 146 to his championship point total.� Bennett?s week included two starts and one win.� Randy Hedrick earned 142 points for the week, only four behind Bennett.� Nicolas Moreau, Mike McKinney (Illinois) and William Karp [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/bennett-slams-stafford/

Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James

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Pedro de la Rosa has been allowed by McLaren to take part in Pirelli's key private test in Turkey that is scheduled to take place next weekend, AUTOSPORT has learned. Formula 1's new tyre supplier wants to ensure that its products are well-suited to the intense demands of the Istanbul track - as it eyes evaluation of a new hard compound for this year's race plus further developments for 2012. And although de la Rosa has recently signed a reserve driver deal with McLaren, Pirelli has made no secret of the fact that it wanted the Spaniard to run one last time at a private test because he has the most knowledge of its preparations

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/de-la-rosa-set-for-final-pirelli-run/

Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki

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The Sauber team has decided not to go ahead with its appeal against the decision to be excluded from the Australian Grand Prix. Both Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi - seventh and eighth in the race - were disqualified from the Melbourne event for infringements relating to the rear wings of their cars. A radius on the upper rear wing element on the cars contravened the regulations by a few millimetres.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/sauber-will-not-appeal-race-exclusion/

Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison

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Another race, another set of engine problems for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/jgrs-engine-problems-continue-at-fontana-ap.html

Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge

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Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has refused to be drawn on speculation that his team has a start-only KERS on its car - but insists there is a good explanation for his drivers not using the power boost in qualifying. The Albert Park paddock was full of talk on Saturday night about the reasons why neither Sebastian Vettel nor Mark Webber used their KERS during the battle for the top grid positions on Saturday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/red-bull-coy-on-start-only-kers-talk/

Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

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Infiniti?s performance division kicks off with a conservative, but satisfying, G coupe. Watch the Video: 2011 Infiniti IPL G Coupe – Video

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Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski

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Team Lotus has received a message of support from David Hunt, the man who used to own the name - just a few days after he had hit out at team principal Tony Fernandes. Ahead of the first race for the Team Lotus moniker since the 1994 Australian Grand Prix, Hunt has now said he is fully behind the outfit. "This is an emotional weekend for me," said Hunt, who has been in court this week for the Team Lotus v Group Lotus legal battle, in a statement released on Sunday

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-receives-support-from-david-hunt/

Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch

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Contrary to popular belief, America still builds a lot of cars. Contrary to popular belief, America still builds cars?a lot of them. Nearly 8 million cars and trucks came out of ?U.S. plants last year. Step back and look at the entire North American continent, and production adds up to more than 12 million units. [...]

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Damon Hill Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs

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Kamui Kobayashi believes a place in the top six on the Melbourne grid would have been achievable had he been able to save some new soft tyres for Q3. The Sauber driver used the best of his rubber reaching the final part of qualifying, but still took ninth on the grid.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/kobayashi-top-six-slot-was-possible/

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Filed under: Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Porsche

Porsche's latest commercial - Click above to watch after the jump

Company: Porsche Cars North America

Brand: Porsche

Medium: TV

Ad Agency: Cramer/Krasselt, Chiacgo.

Product: 911, Cayman

Campaign: Engineered For Magic. Everyday.

What We Like: The soundtrack, and the depiction of people using their Porsche sports cars for everyday driving and living is a nice change of pace for the brand and the ad work. We especially like the scene of the 911 trudging through snow, which it does with great aplomb thanks to a superior all-wheel-drive system. Porsches are seen as indulgences for men mostly that are often kept in garages under tarps when the snow falls. I'm not sure I would ever load mulch into a Cayman, but we do like the idea of the kids getting picked up from school. The yellow paint job for that 911 was a lovely touch by the ad creatives.

What We Don't Like: Not too much, though there is a bit of the strategy showing. The economy is still about as zippy as a Smart Fortwo and there's much talk about the lines and definition of luxury changing to more value and sensibility, all of which makes this campaign seem a little defensive to us.

Strategy: Porsches is not as impractical as you think. They can be great in the snow. You can get enough mulch in one to fill one of those upside-down tomato growers that hangs on your condo patio. A 911 can carry two small kids in the backseat, provided they are not part of the national obesity problem. We think Porsches, especially the 911, are fabulous sets of wheels that anyone would be proud to own for maximum driving excitement and brand appeal. But practical? Not on your Nellie.

Grade: B+

Watch the commercial after the jump and give it your own grade below.

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On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. This week’s note proved tricky, and only a few of you figured out that the sound came from a 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S. Like that sound? Download the MP3 and quiz your friends, make [...]

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Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/28/1086886/franchitti-takes-indycar-opener.html

Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino

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Ford RacingCARL EDWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE HOW DID YOU SEE IT OUT THERE TODAY? ?We were focused on the wrong car I guess. I thought we were racing the 33 and my crew chief said that the 18 was the leader and I thought he hadn?t pitted yet but he had and took two tires. That...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/03/26/ford-racing-nascar-nationwide-series-auto-club-speedway-post-race-press-conference-notes-quotes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ford-racing-nascar-nationwide-series-auto-club-speedway-post-race-press-conference-notes-quotes

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Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrid, Mini

AWD Mini Cooper Hybrid Spy Shots - Click above for high-res image gallery

Once you've put an all-electric drivetrain into a Mini Cooper, is it that hard to hybridize one? Well, yes, especially since BMW's limited testing program was intended to give the company information about a plug-in architecture. But our spy photographers have discovered what's believed to be the first Mini Cooper prototype fitted with a hybrid drivetrain.

The body certainly looks the same, but - as you can see in our high-resolution gallery - BMW has affixed a sticker in the window that clearly says "hybrid test vehicle." We don't know many details about the powertrain sitting under the bright red paint, but sources indicate that this is a through-the-road hybrid, with the front wheels powered by a normal engine and the rear wheels motivated by an electric motor. Things like displacement, total horsepower and battery size are all as mysterious as they ever were, but rumor has it - no, really this time - that a hybridized Mini will be available when the next-generation arrives in 2013.

Gallery: Spy Shots: Mini Cooper Hybrid with AWD

[Source: Carpix]

Spy Shots: All-wheel-drive Mini Cooper hybrid caught weathering the arctic originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner

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Can a car named after a stuffy 19th-century matriarch be modified into a hot rod for the redoubtable Kress Lounge? We try. We Succeed. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it? well, maybe I have only said it once: Anything weighing two tons and casting a 17.7-foot shadow ought to be a national monument. [...]

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Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan

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Kyle Busch wins his 5th in a row at Bristol across all 3 NASCAR series, and sweeps the weekend at the track for his 20th Cup Series win

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/03/20/nascarvideo-the-final-lap-recap-kyle-busch-wins-bristol/

Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr

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British rookie Paul di Resta says his Formula 1 debut was 'definitely worth the wait' after a strong showing in his maiden grand prix for Force India. The 24-year-old Scot outqualified his more experienced team-mate Adrian Sutil, and then ran ahead of the German in the race before moving over twice to allow for varying strategies. Di Resta finished in 12th bu was elevated to 10th after the Sauber drivers were disqualified.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/di-resta-delighted-with-gp-debut/

Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/27/1086328/austin-dillon-expected-to-make.html

Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/03/fastest-fan-will-win-toyota-camry-at.html

Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard

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Kyle Busch Wins At Auto Club Speedway (Photo Credit: Auto Club Speedway)SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (March 26, 2011) ? A risky pit decision paid off for Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota on Saturday during the Royal Purple 300 NASCAR NNS race at the Auto Club Speedway as Busch finished victorious by...more»

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Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks

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NYC Posts Slow Growth Numbers, Says Census; Pols Blame Immigrant Undercount (NYT, Post)
LI Bus Riders and Workers Make Their Case Against Slashing 25 Routes (MTR)
Diaz Continues Push for Hotel at Yankee Stadium Garages; Others Want Parks, Flea Market (News)
Juan Gonzalez: Public Won’t See One Cent in Rent or Taxes From Those Garages (News)
CB 2 Approves [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/03/25/todays-headlines-1105/

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Trevor Bayne Driver of the NSCS No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane/Wood Bros. Racing Ford FusionFor Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion crew didn?t quite get the qualifying result they were hoping for on Friday at Auto Club Speedway, but that doesn?t mean Bayne?s worried about being able to drive toward the front...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/03/26/bayne-still-optimistic-after-qualifying-27th-at-auto-club-speedway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bayne-still-optimistic-after-qualifying-27th-at-auto-club-speedway

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Dodge MotorsportsKURT BUSCH (No. 22 Auto Club Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 17th “A tough weekend for the Auto Club Dodge Charger. We unloaded slow and never found speed. The short practice on Friday (because of rain) really hurt and we couldn?t find the balance that we needed to be fast. We threw everything we could...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/03/27/dodge-motorsports-2011-nscs-auto-club-400-race-recaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dodge-motorsports-2011-nscs-auto-club-400-race-recaps

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Vitaly Petrov believes his third place in the Australian Grand Prix is an indication of what the 2011 Renault is capable of, though he admitted he was not sure quite how good the car was before the race. The Russian qualified an impressive sixth, grabbed fourth at the start, and then secured third by making his tyres last through a two-stop strategy while main rivals Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso pitted three times. "I am happy to be here sitting with these guys," said Petrov after joining Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton on the podium

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/petrov-podium-proves-cars-quality/

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25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The next-gen version of Ferrari?s top front-engine model, thoroughly ?redesigned. Keep Reading: 2013 Ferrari 599 Replacement – Feature

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/27/1085814/vettel-wins-season-opening-f1.html

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Every red-blooded car fan knows that wagons are the business, serving drivers and fashionistas far better than SUVs can. And after years of obscurity, the appeal has reemerged for blue-blooded car fans as well. Ferrari?s Geneva debut of the�shooting-brake FF ups the ante for the prancing horse?s primary antagonist and raises the question, ?Why not [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/5a5EHYhqAdo/

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Virgin had a tough start to the 2011 season in Melbourne practice, with both cars a long way off the pace. AUTOSPORT spoke exclusively to lead driver Timo Glock after the sessions.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/q-and-a-glock-on-virgins-plight/

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Lewis Hamilton said he was "absolutely thrilled" after qualifying on the front row of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hamilton-thrilled-to-be-on-front-row/

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Filed under: Coupe, Toyota

Toyota FT-86 II Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Toyota FT-86 II concept brings us one step closer to a production rear-wheel-drive Toyota that promises to be fun to drive and great looking at the same time. We don't have a whole lot in the way of hard specs, but we do have plenty of high resolution pictures of a really hot-looking concept.

Toyota trotted out its black beauty in front of the all-seeing camera lens for an in-depth studio shoot, and we've got the pictures to prove it. Check out full compliment of high-resolution photos in the gallery below, then hit the jump to check out the video of the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit-style photo shoot. If the production FT-86 looks this good, we can't wait for hit to hit ~~news stands~~ dealers everywhere.

Gallery: Toyota FT-86 Concept Studio Shots

[Source: Toyota]

Continue reading Toyota FT-86 II Concept goes in for some glamor shots [w/video]

Toyota FT-86 II Concept goes in for some glamor shots [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Coupe, Toyota

Toyota FT-86 II Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Toyota FT-86 II concept brings us one step closer to a production rear-wheel-drive Toyota that promises to be fun to drive and great looking at the same time. We don't have a whole lot in the way of hard specs, but we do have plenty of high resolution pictures of a really hot-looking concept.

Toyota trotted out its black beauty in front of the all-seeing camera lens for an in-depth studio shoot, and we've got the pictures to prove it. Check out full compliment of high-resolution photos in the gallery below, then hit the jump to check out the video of the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit-style photo shoot. If the production FT-86 looks this good, we can't wait for hit to hit ~~news stands~~ dealers everywhere.

Gallery: Toyota FT-86 Concept Studio Shots

[Source: Toyota]

Continue reading Toyota FT-86 II Concept goes in for some glamor shots [w/video]

Toyota FT-86 II Concept goes in for some glamor shots [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/25/toyota-ft-86-ii-concept-goes-in-for-some-glamor-shots-w-video/

Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya

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Mark Martin is a past winner at Auto Club Speedway...

Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-is-there-a-favorite-maybe-mark-martin-nascar-sprint-fontana/

Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V

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Former IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon has announced that he will race for Bryan Herta Autosport in this year's Indianapolis 500. Wheldon parted company with Panther Racing at the end of last season and does not currently have a full-time drive. He and Herta were team-mates at what was then Andretti Green Racing from 2003 to 2005, with Wheldon winning the Indy 500 and series title in the last of those seasons.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/wheldon-to-race-for-herta-at-indy/

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Carl Edwards passed on one chance to pay back Kyle Busch in NASCAR. Given another shot, its more apparent that he might not hold back.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/edwards-busch-nascar-feud-still-simmering-ap.html

Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith

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Will Power started his 2011 IndyCar title bid with another commanding street course pole position in St Petersburg. The 2010 series runner-up had been quickest in two out of three practice sessions, and after his Penske team-mate Ryan Briscoe and Ganassi's Scott Dixon briefly held provisional pole in the 'fast six' final session, Power produced the fastest lap of the weekend to take pole with a 1m01.962s. Two Ganassi cars will chase Power off the start, with champion Dario Franchitti shrugging off a morning practice crash to get closest to the Australian with a lap 0.3328 seconds away from pole and 0.1s ahead of team-mate Dixon

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/power-takes-st-petersburg-pole/

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25 Cars Worth Waiting For. What it is: The most powerful 6-series, sharing its underpinnings with the next M5; coupe and convertible versions will be offered. Keep Reading: 2012 BMW M6 – Feature

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Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill

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Trevor Bayne Driver of the NSCS No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane/Wood Bros. Racing Ford FusionFor Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion crew didn?t quite get the qualifying result they were hoping for on Friday at Auto Club Speedway, but that doesn?t mean Bayne?s worried about being able to drive toward the front...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/03/26/bayne-still-optimistic-after-qualifying-27th-at-auto-club-speedway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bayne-still-optimistic-after-qualifying-27th-at-auto-club-speedway

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/25/1081565/mclarens-fastest-in-f1-practice.html

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A spectator injured at this evening's opening stage of the Rally of Portugal has been taken to hospital for a check-up.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/spectator-injured-at-superspecial/

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Filed under: Truck, China, Etc., Japan, Safety, Technology, Work

Sany 203-foot concrete pumper truck - Click above for image gallery

Japan has turned to its neighbor across the water for help in cooling the number four reactor at the Tokyo Electric Company's nuclear power plant in Fukushima. So far, scientists and engineers have used everything from helicopters to fire trucks to get sea water to the reactor's fuel rods in order to prevent a meltdown, but according to China Realtime Report, a Wall Street Journal blog, a new solution is in the works. A 203-foot long concrete pumper truck has been called up from Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany.

Instead of directing a stream of concrete up a sky scraper, this $1 million truck that was originally on its way to a Saudi client will now be used to pump sea water over the 141-foot reactor group in order to keep everything cool. Even at that height, the truck will still be able to remain 14 meters, or about 46 feet, away. Sany says that the truck left port in China on March 20 and has safely reached Japan, though there's no word on whether or not it has begun operations at Fukushima.

Tokyo Electric Company originally offered to purchase the truck, but Sany is donating it and a full support team free of charge, and this isn't the first time that the construction equipment manufacturer has lent a hand in international disaster efforts. The company also donated a giant crane to assist in the evacuation of the Chilean miners who were trapped in a mine last year.

Unfortunately, the very latest update from Japan is that Fukushima's No. 3 reactor is leaking water with 10,000 times the normal level of radiation, which may indicate a breach of the reactor's core. If that's the case, there's no telling how the Sany pump truck will be used when it arrives on site, or if it will be needed at all.

Gallery: Sana Group Co.'s 62-meter truck with contract pump

[Sources: Sany, China Realtime Report, China News]

Continue reading Meet the 203-foot truck on its way to save Fukushima's No. 4 reactor

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