Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/newman-leads-stewart-haas-one-two/
Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Newman leads Stewart-Haas one-two
Ryan Newman took a big step in his Chase hopes by claiming his first win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Loudon from pole position after a fuel-saving run, as Stewart-Haas Racing claimed its maiden one-two finish. The Indiana-born racer defied the odds by stretching his fuel mileage long enough while remaining in control once he overtook Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer for the lead following the penultimate restart
SRT cancels Ricard return
The Swiss Racing Team has cancelled its planned return to the GT1 World Championship at Paul Ricard this weekend, and is not certain to return to the series at all. The outfit, which switched from Ford to Lamborghini machinery last winter, suffered significant damage to both its Murcielagos on the opening lap of the Sachsenring race in May and has missed the last two races at Silverstone and Navarra as a result. Now, team principal Othmar Welti says that as a result of 'multiple problems' that have occurred since then, the team has been withdrawn for the time being.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/srt-cancels-ricard-return/
Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann
BMW Will Trade Your Dreams for a Spin in the New 2012 M5
Your dreams! Your dreams! The Bavarian Motor Workers and M GmbH want your dreams! In return, you shall receive seat time in their new M F�nf sedan car. Via the M-Power website?s Closed Room, former M GmbH CEO and current Mini brand manager Dr. Kay Segler invites you to drive what he calls ?A business [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/Z4jwwYK6e14/
Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti
Look Ma, No Windshield!
My teenage son?s baseball game in Inwood on Wednesday gave me a fine excuse to ride the full length of the Hudson River Greenway and back. Watching my son?s Downtown team dispatch the Harlem club was a treat, but the real blast for me was my ride home.
The trek up was easy enough. I left [...]
The trek up was easy enough. I left [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/15/look-ma-no-windshield/
Hanninen takes early Azores lead
Juho Hanninen leads Rally Azores by 4.3 seconds over local favourite Bruno Magalhaes after the three stages that opened the event this evening. Skoda UK's Andreas Mikkelsen had set the early pace, before a power steering failure near the end of of SS2, let factory Skoda driver and reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Hanninen move ahead. The Finn then extended that advantage on the leg-closing Grupo Marques superspecial, as Mikkelsen slipped to third behind Magalhaes (Peugeot Portugal).
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/hanninen-takes-early-azores-lead/
Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Vinales takes 125cc pole in Germany
Maverick Vinales took his third pole position of the 125cc season in qualifying at the Sachsenring. The rising Spanish star put in a 1m27.477s to come out on top of a tough battle with Aspar's Hector Faubel, who then somehow managed to stay upright and on the bike during a wild high-speed ride through the gravel as he tried to respond
Toyota NASCAR Tidbits ? July 11-17, 2011
Toyota Motorsports LogoTOYOTA TIME IN CAMRY HOME: In the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kentucky Speedway, Camry drivers Kyle Busch and David Reutimann recorded a one-two finish in the state where the Camry is built approximately 50 miles from the race track. Busch crossed the finish line first and Reutimann registered a...more»
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Mercedes upbeat over new exhaust
Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn is optimistic that a new exhaust development that was raced for the first time at the British Grand Prix should help lift form over the second half of the season. The W02s ran at Silverstone last weekend with a new longer exhaust design - similar to the concepts that Red Bull Racing, McLaren and Ferrari have been using ? aimed to helping improve the efficiency of its blown diffuser
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Quick Spin: 2012 BMW 1 Series Five-Door
Filed under: Europe, Hatchback, BMW, Quick Spins
Euro Hatchling Gets Worked Over But Still Won't Come Over
It has been brought to our attention that there are many Americans besides just us who wish they could more easily get their hands on the sort of two- and four-door hatchbacks that Europeans buy by the truckload. Not only that, but we also dream of having access to the full range of clever four-cylinder gas and diesel engines our Old Country brethren take for granted.
In yet another example of such forbidden fruit, we traveled to Berlin, Germany this month to drive the latest "F20" four-door version of the car considered by many to be the first hatchback to take the premium European compact genre big-time. Admittedly, that judgment call is a bit of a toss-up between the 1 Series and the Mini Cooper and Audi A3, but the 1 Series has done BMW proud selling nearly 1.3 million units worldwide in a single generation since late 2004. This success story is not unlike that of the X3 compact crossover that is just now entering its more sophisticated second generation.
For this drive, we had a matte corral red 118i with 1.6-liter TwinPower Turbo inline four-cylinder at our disposal. The N13 engine's 168 horsepower were ably complemented by 184 pound-feet of torque available between 1,500 and 4,500 rpm. This powerplant is actually a heavily adapted and retuned longitudinal version of the transverse N18 1.6-liter found in the Mini Cooper S. To go with this single twin-scroll turbocharged unit, buyers will need to choose between an optional eight-speed Steptronic automatic or the happy little car seen here with the same six-speed ZF manual found in the fantabulous 1 M Coupe.
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Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson
TRUCKS: Mayhew Scores First Career Pole
KHI driver David Mayhew rolls off first in the Coca-Cola 200 Camping World Truck Series race...
Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/trucks-david-mayhew-snares-iowa-nascar-truck-series-pole/
Ali Jackson Leads At The Indianapolis Speedrome
Nine Racing Ali Jackson Brownsburg, Indiana (July 13, 2011) Ireland's Ali Jackson is getting more comfortable running at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome as he jumped out front in the USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series race on Tuesday,...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/07/ali_jackson_leads_at_the.php
Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin
Muller quickest in Donington test
Yvan Muller set the pace in free practice ahead of this weekend's World Touring Car Championship round at Donington Park. The defending champion continued Chevrolet's dominance of the season with a best time of 1m37.194s during the dying stages, to give himself an advantage of 0.285s over his nearest rival
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/muller-quickest-in-donington-test/
Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn
Muller on Donington pole
Yvan Muller secured pole position for Sunday's opening World Touring Car Championship race at Donington Park, leading a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in qualifying.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/muller-on-donington-pole/
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Today?s Headlines
NY1′s Michael Herzenberg Apes Marcia Kramer, Finds Willing Accomplice in James Vacca
Judge Orders New Environmental Review for Atlantic Yards Phase Two (NY1, Post, WSJ)
MTA Payroll Inched Up in 2010, Or: MTA Payroll Inched Up in 2010! (2nd Ave Sagas)
NY1 Previews Hylan Boulevard Select Bus Service, Sort Of
Cy Vance’s Office Allows Family Access to Video of [...]
Judge Orders New Environmental Review for Atlantic Yards Phase Two (NY1, Post, WSJ)
MTA Payroll Inched Up in 2010, Or: MTA Payroll Inched Up in 2010! (2nd Ave Sagas)
NY1 Previews Hylan Boulevard Select Bus Service, Sort Of
Cy Vance’s Office Allows Family Access to Video of [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/14/todays-headlines-1182/
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2012 Volkswagen Beetle First Drive: No Longer a Chick Car
Now that the New one is gone, we?re just going to say it: It was a chick car. Was. Throughout its 73-year history, the VW Beetle has embodied VW?s ?people?s car? philosophy, the original Type 1 becoming more than 21 million people?s car before production finally ceased in Mexico in 2003. It was only during [...]
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Aaron Robinson: A New Film About EVs Answers the Question: What About Bob?
GM ushers the cameras past the security goons and right up to the Kool-Aid stand, where Lutz is serving it up in flagons. Former GM vice-chairman Robert Lutz recently plunged into a milling crowd in front of the SVA (School of Visual Arts) Theatre in lower Manhattan?s Chelsea neighborhood. His hair was the usual silver [...]
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 First Drive: The Brand-New Heavy
Brand-New Heavy: Jeep’s second-gen Grand Cherokee SRT8 is tanned, rested, and ready to put the hammer down with newfound decorum. Four is the new three, as in $4 and 40 highway miles per gallon. But come hell or high gas prices, there will always be hot cars, mighty trucks, and a privileged few who don?t [...]
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