Sunday, July 24, 2011

Mercedes-Benz?s New Naturally Aspirated 5.5-liter V-8 May Be Headed for the Next AMG C-class

Mercedes-Benz’s new, naturally aspirated 5.5-liter V-8, which will be installed in the SLK55 AMG, might be the go-to engine for the next-generation AMG version of the C-class. The 422-hp engine required significant development?there’s a new cylinder deactivation system, among other changes?and we’ve heard from two sources within the company that the mill will be used [...]

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Bestwick, Briscoe to Expand Roles in ESPN?s NASCAR Coverage

Bestwick, Briscoe to Expand Roles in ESPN?s NASCAR Coverage Allen Bestwick and Nicole Briscoe, two veterans of ESPN?s NASCAR coverage team, will have expanded roles as ESPN?s telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of the season begin next week. Bestwick, who has filled a variety of positions since ESPN returned to [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/20/bestwick-briscoe-to-expand-roles-in-espn%e2%80%99s-nascar-coverage/

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Dillon holds off Sauter for Nashville truck win

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/22/1364201/dillon-holds-off-sauter-for-nashville.html

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Injured de Puniet keen to make race

Randy de Puniet will attempt to ride in the United States Grand Prix despite suffering fractures to vertebrae and his pelvis in a qualifying crash at Laguna Seca.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/injured-de-puniet-keen-to-make-race/

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FIA confirms 15,000rpm rev limit

The FIA has confirmed that a 15,000rpm rev limit will be imposed on Formula 1 engines from 2014 onwards. Teams will switch from the current 2.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8s to V6 1.6-litre turbos in 2014. However, there had been concerns that the originally-planned rev limit of 12,000 rpm would detract from the spectacle.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/fia-confirms-15000rpm-rev-limit/

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Bautista rues qualifying crash

Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista was left kicking himself for his qualifying crash after only managing 12th place on the Laguna Seca grid. Bautista had been in the top 10 in every practice session and was expecting something similar on the grid until he fell at Turn 3 mid-way through qualifying.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/bautista-rues-qualifying-crash/

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Chandhok glad with gap to Kovalainen

Karun Chandhok was happy with his performance in qualifying for the German Grand Prix after finishing less than a second behind team-mate Heikki Kovalainen. The Lotus driver, making his racing return this weekend as he replaces Jarno Trulli, qualified in 21st position, two places behind Kovalainen.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/chandhok-glad-with-gap-to-kovalainen/

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Chandhok confident of closing gap

Karun Chandhok is confident of closing the 1.5-second gap to Lotus team-mate Heikki Kovalainen before qualifying after his first full day of driving for the team. Chandhok, who had participated in four free practice sessions so far this season before being promoted from his reserve driver role to replace Jarno Trulli on a one-off basis , ended Friday 1.495s off the Finn.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/chandhok-confident-of-closing-gap/

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Webber tops second German GP practice

Mark Webber was quickest for Red Bull in the second Friday practice session for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-tops-second-german-gp-practice/

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Dixon gets SBR Surfers V8 seat

Former IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is the latest big name to confirm that he will contest V8 Supercars' international guest event in Surfers Paradise in October. The 21-23 October meeting sees the V8 drivers share their cars with star drivers from elsewhere in worldwide motorsport, and for his second appearance Dixon will switch from 2010 team Kelly Racing to Stone Brothers Ford, joining fellow Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen in one of the SBR Fords

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/dixon-gets-sbr-surfers-v8-seat/

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Hightower Tops MIS Trucks

Duval takes top split race. The stars of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) took to Michigan International Speedway this past week for Round Eleven of the series. The popular race track brought-out over 1,700 sim racers, all of whom were gunning for the glory of obtaining a checkered flag in the virtual ?Irish Hills.? In the end, it was MidSouth sim racer(and stalwart inRacingNews contributor) Jordan Hightower took away the overall victory for the week after a second place run in the top split race of the week. Hightower scored 261 points in a 4452 sof race on Friday when he crossed the line behind Dylan Duval. Duval, who led the final four laps of the race en route to the victory, would go on to start five [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/hightower-tops-mis-trucks/

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Chrysler Prices New SRT8 Models; 300 SRT8 From $47,995, Charger SRT8 Starts at $46,620

The raft of new Chrysler products that hit dealer lots this year?the Chrysler 200 and 300, Dodge Avenger and Charger, and Jeep Grand Cherokee?are, on balance, an impressive menagerie of metal. The improvements that the vehicles needed were mostly made, and we’re left with a collection of good products. But what’s missing? The maniacal power [...]

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Ford Transit Connect Approved for Taxi Use in NYC

In a hearing today, the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission approved the Ford Transit Connect for taxi service in the city. You?re probably thinking ?wait a tick, didn?t the City of New York recently hold a competition among manufacturers to determine ?NYC’s Taxi of Tomorrow,? and didn?t Ford?s Transit Connect lose that competition to [...]

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On Gentrification and Cycling

Changes to our streets are often the most visible signals of government power in most of our lives. As such, infrastructure decisions are inherently political, and those with greater resources have always held an advantage in seeing their wishes enshrined in concrete and pavement, or whatever the case may be.
A meeting about bike lanes turned [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/07/22/on-gentrification-and-cycling/

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Alonso urges Ferrari to take risks

Fernando Alonso has urged his Ferrari team to be prepared to risk everything in trying to win races if it is going to have any chance of hunting down Sebastian Vettel in the world championship. The Spaniard's first victory of the year at Silverstone has reignited hopes that Ferrari could stage a fightback in the second half of the campaign - and its form at the Nurburgring on Friday suggests that the outfit is now right up there with the championship leaders.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/alonso-urges-ferrari-to-take-risks/

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Massa hoping for Silverstone repeat

Felipe Massa hopes that Ferrari can carry its race-winning Silverstone form into the Nurburgring, a track he has enjoyed success on in the past.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/massa-hoping-for-silverstone-repeat/

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Silverstone iRacing.com NVIDIA Series

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/silverstone-iracing-com-nvidia-series/

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F1: We Won?t Be On Germany Pole Says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says McLaren is off the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull in Germany...

Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-we-wont-be-on-germany-pole-says-lewis-hamilton/

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Stewart Haas Run 1-2 at New Hampshire, Ryan Newman Wins

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 17, 2011) LOUDON, N.H. ? Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart started 1-2 in Sunday?s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and after a wild jumble of divergent strategies in the 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season, that?s the way they finished [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/17/stewart-haas-run-1-2-at-new-hampshire-ryan-newman-wins/

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Blake Koch, No. 81 DAYSTAR.com Dodge Challenger R/T Nashville Superspeedway Preview

No. 81 Daystar.com Dodge Challenger R/TFederated Auto Parts 300 Nashville Superspeedway (1.333 miles) Saturday @ 7:30 pm EST TV: ESPN Radio: MRN MacDonald Motorsports @ Nashville?.. In 12 career starts at the concrete oval near Nashville, TN, MacDonald Motorsports has 6 top-25 finishes. Their best start and finish were both by Bobby Hamilton Jr. in...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/07/20/blake-koch-no-81-daystar-com-dodge-challenger-rt-nashville-superspeedway-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blake-koch-no-81-daystar-com-dodge-challenger-rt-nashville-superspeedway-preview

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