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Monday 31 December 2012
HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
DUCATI HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT Thursday Dec 29 2011 Nicky Hayden's winter vacation was marred on Tuesday, December 27, when he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was...
The Top 10 Lionel Die-Cast NASCAR Cars Of 2012
LIONEL NASCAR COLLECTABLES ANNOUNCES THE TOP 10 DIE-CAST CARS OF 2012 Earnhardt reigns in die-cast sales while the new champ makes a strong showing. CONCORD, NC. (December 20, 2012) – When it comes to die-cast sales in 2012, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is king per a top 10 list released today by Lionel NASCAR Collectables, The … Continue reading »
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Zanardi rules out DTM move
Alex Zanardi has now officially ruled out a move to the DTM, despite testing a BMW last month. Speculation that the Italian could return to motor racing following his success in the Paralympics increased after he tried out a DTM BMW M3 as part of the German car manufacturer's 40th anniversary celebrations of its motorsport division in November. But despite holding talks with BMW about a possible tie-up, Zanardi has now confirmed that he wants to remain focused on his cycling - and cannot give the commitment it would take to race in touring cars
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The 2012 NYC Streetsies, Part 2
The second installment of the Streetsies is reserved for everyone who made the year’s worst news. Streetsie aficionados will recognize a lot of familiar faces in the 2012 edition. For the best local transportation projects of the year, check out part one.
We interrupt this installment of the Streetsies for a year-end pledge drive update. In [...]
We interrupt this installment of the Streetsies for a year-end pledge drive update. In [...]
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Button: Pace cost titles not glitches
Jenson Button is sure that McLaren's early-summer slump was more damaging to its 2012 Formula 1 title bid than reliability or pitstop problems.
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The NBBL Files: Chuck Schumer “Doesn’t Like the Bike Lane”
Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the third installment from the six-part NBBL Files.
This piece originally ran on October 5, 2011.
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This piece originally ran on October 5, 2011.
This is the third [...]
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Heaps In the Heart of Texas 24 Hours of LeMons: Winners!
The checkered flag has been put away, the busted connecting rods are being swept out of pools of oil on the concrete at Eagles Canyon Raceway, and the LeMons HQ crew— actually, just Chief Perp Lamm— is on its way back to not-quite-as-butt-freezing California. Earlier this evening, however, the winning teams were glorying in their [...]
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Sunday 30 December 2012
2014 C7 Corvette, Declassified! All the Details on Chevy’s Halo Car, One Month Early
The Vatican elects a new pope about once every 10 years. Coincidentally, or not, reborn Corvettes follow the same cadence. Speculation about the next high priest of the Milford proving ground has consumed the faithful for the past few years, only intensifying in the lead-up to the car’s official reveal at this year’s North American International [...]
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Jenson Button: 2012 in quotes
Jenson Button's 2012 Formula 1 season started and finished with victories in Australia and Brazil respectively, but in between things didn't go quite as he had hoped. While there were some great moments, notably a dominant win at Spa, tyre and set-up struggles mean that he was never really in the world championship fight.
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Motorsports: Meet the Smart Fortwo that should be competing in the 2013 Dakar Rally [w/video]
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Smart, South America, Off-Road
When it comes to specialty applications of the Smart Fortwo, "off-road motorsports" may seem about as likely as "amphibious assault vehicle." Yet a team has come up with just that (the former, not the latter), creating a rally-ready runabout dubbed the Smart Dakar.
The team used a Fortwo to create a "Smart Buggy 4x4." The creator's website claims that the vehicle is in compliance with FIA regulations, and weighs only 750 kilograms (1,653 pounds). As the name suggests, the intent of this vehicle is to compete in the Dakar Rally, and it looks the part.
It may be the most hard-nosed Smart that you'll ever find, but it has an uphill battle to make it to competition. The race team, headed by Jose Luis "JL" Alvarez, does not have the funds to field a full assortment of vehicles, including two Smarts and a Honda CRF-450, and now all plans have been canceled for this year's Dakar Rally.
JL even appealed to his fans via a YouTube video with the hopes of crowd-funding the project, though it appears that attempt has failed. At any rate, the 2013 Dakar Rally starts January 5 in Lima, Peru, and ends January 20 in Santiago, Chile, and it appears that this team, with its unique ride, will not be attending.
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The 2012 NYC Streetsies, Part 2
The second installment of the Streetsies is reserved for everyone who made the year’s worst news. Streetsie aficionados will recognize a lot of familiar faces in the 2012 edition. For the best local transportation projects of the year, check out part one.
We interrupt this installment of the Streetsies for a year-end pledge drive update. In [...]
We interrupt this installment of the Streetsies for a year-end pledge drive update. In [...]
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The Final Lap Weekly #234 – Top 10 NASCAR Moments of 2012 / Jeff Burton
Guest: Jeff Burton - We relive the Top 10 NASCAR Moments of the 2012 Season, hear from Jeff Burton and more. (can't wait for racing again!) Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie Continue reading »
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GP3 to race in Abu Dhabi in 2013
GP3 will race in Abu Dhabi for the first time in 2013, with the Yas Marina circuit hosting the season finale. Series organisers revealed the calendar for next year on Wednesday, featuring seven Formula 1 support rounds and an unconfirmed standalone race on June 14-16
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Kia Design Chief Peter Schreyer Named Company President
Peter Schreyer, who has led Kia’s design efforts as it raises both its reputation and sales on world markets, has been named a president of the South Korean automaker. He will be one of three presidents in the company and the first non-Korean to hold the title. The promotion reflects the impact the Schreyer-led “tiger [...]
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Saturday 29 December 2012
Vaughn Rocks Zolder
Week Seven brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Circuit-Zolder. Located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, the ten turn 2.492 mile (4.011 km) circuit includes a few sweeping and fast turns broken apart by three tight chicanes and a hairpin. The layout is loved by some and hated by others but, the love/hate relationship resulted in 663 drivers competing in a race with 303 placing a qualifying lap and 127 completing a time trial throughout the week. Kevin Vaughn (Texas) led the way in the week’s standings, scoring 200 points in the 3276 SOF race in which he landed the pole position, led every lap, and scored the victory by four seconds. After the event we had the chance to catch up with Kevin, and he commented on his race. “I had [...]
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Brooklyn CB 1 Committee OKs West Street Greenway, Borinquen Place Plans
Last night, Brooklyn Community Board 1′s transportation committee voted 3-0 in favor of a preliminary design for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway’s first capital project on West Street in Greenpoint, and, in a separate 3-0 vote, endorsed pedestrian safety improvements for Borinquen Place in Williamsburg. These projects will bring major improvements for biking and walking on these two [...]
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Exclusive: 2015 BMW M2 Rendered, Detailed!
What It Is: The M version of the upcoming BMW 2-series coupe and thus the successor of the immensely good 1-series M coupe. Unlike its predecessor—which was rushed through development in record time, known internally as Project Pyrat—the 2015 M2 will undergo a longer gestation, allowing BMW to come up with a more polished package. [...]
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Rosberg: Mercedes progress ‘massive’
Nico Rosberg is adamant that Mercedes made 'massive' progress across the 2012 Formula 1 season and insists his confidence has not been shaken by its lacklustre finish to its campaign. The German mixed scoring his breakthrough grand prix victory in China with a barren six-race pointless run at the end of the year as Mercedes dropped down the competitive order.
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Newsham to race Speedworks Toyota
British Touring Car race winner Dave Newsham will drive a Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis in 2013 after signing with the squad. Newsham took two wins on his way to ninth in the 2012 standings, driving an ES Racing S2000 Vauxhall Vectra
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KBM Continues Youth Movement with Addition of Kligerman
Parker Kligerman - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty ImagesMOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 18, 2012)- Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that the team has signed 22-year-old Parker Kligerman to compete for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver’s championship. Kligerman will pilot the No. 77 Toyota Camry for the entirety of the 33-race schedule. Kligerman comes...more»
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Friday 28 December 2012
Russian GP firm hails track progress
Organisers of the first Russian Grand Prix have announced that the new Sochi track is firmly on target, with the race control complex in the "final stages" of construction. Sochi will host its first Formula 1 race in 2014, with the circuit being created within the complex that will be used for that year's Winter Olympics. A statement from circuit operating company Formula Sochi said that the race control building was nearing completion, with "exterior and interior works and installation works" on the pit complex to get underway next spring.
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Triple Eight and Fortec add GT teams
Top British Touring Car team Triple Eight and junior single-seater powerhouse Fortec Motorsport will both expand into GT racing next season. Ian Harrison's Triple Eight squad will partner with established GT outfit Optimum Motorsport to form a new team for British GT
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Reduced penalties leave Jimmie Johnson confused (Yahoo! Sports)
Wire Service, Distributed By The Sports Xchange FONTANA, Calif. -- In the aftermath of Hendrick Motorsports successful appeal of penalties imposed on the No. 48 team for a Daytona rules infraction, Jimmie Johnson made a bold assertion Friday at Auto Club Speedway.
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Red Horse Racing Signs John Wes Townley
John Wes Townley (Zaxby's) - Photo Credit: Andy Lyons / Getty ImagesZaxby’s Serving Primary Sponsorship on No. 7 Toyota Tundra MOORESVILLE, NC (DECEMBER 18, 2012) - After closing out the organization’s most successful season to date, Red Horse Racing has signed John Wes Townley to join the team in 2013. Townley is slated to drive...more»
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Start Times Finalized For Budweiser Speedweeks 2013 Events
2013 Budweiser Speedweeks at Daytona Logo55th annual Daytona 500 set for a 1 p.m. ET start DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the fourth straight year, the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24, NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race, is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time (TV – FOX Sports, Radio – MRN Radio)....more»
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Fernando Alonso: 2012 in quotes
Many have hailed Fernando Alonso as the driver of the 2012 Formula 1 season, taking a car that was demonstrably not the fastest to within a few points of the world championship. His three victories in the Malaysian, European and German Grands Prix helped him to a 40-point lead at one point, but he wasn't quite able to hold off the charging Sebastian Vettel late on
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Thursday 27 December 2012
Toyota Previews Furia Concept in Fiery Video [2013 Detroit Auto Show]
Toyota has announced that it is bringing a sedan concept called the Furia to the 2013 Detroit auto show. The company also released a brief teaser video of the car that’s much spicier than anything we’ve come to expect from Toyota. (It is filled with shooting balls of flame and glowing embers floating in the [...]
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MotoGP introduces penalty points system
MotoGP is to introduce a penalty points system for riding transgressions from the start of the 2013 season. The move follows calls for greater consistency from the officials during 2012, particularly in Moto2 and Moto3, where riders felt several incidents were treated either too leniently or with excessive harshness.
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Give to Streetsblog and This Tough-Yet-Breathable Jacket Could Be Yours
Hello Streetsblog readers, here’s the latest word on our end-of-year pledge drive. With the contributions pouring in, we’re rounding the home stretch more than three-quarters of the way to our goal of raising $60,000 by the end of the year. Can you help put us over the top?
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Gilham Racing signs Goff for 2013
British Touring Car squad Tony Gilham Racing has signed Renault Clio Cup champion Jack Goff for its 2013 line-up. Goff scored two Clio Cup victories on his way to the 2012 crown and tested with Gilham's BTCC squad last month.
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Wednesday 26 December 2012
Button: 2014 rules will hurt new drivers
Jenson Button believes any driver moving teams for the start of Formula 1's new rules package in 2014 will be at a significant disadvantage. F1 will switch to 1.6-litre turbocharged engines after next season. Although McLaren has not made the length of Button's current deal public, the 2009 world champion is expected to stay at the team through 2014 at least after signing a "multi-year" deal in 2011.
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Report: Suzuki demand in US rises after bankruptcy
Filed under: Car Buying, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Suzuki
Following word that Suzuki is ceasing car sales in America, it appears that demand for the Japanese automaker's wares have increased. According to The Detroit News, American Suzuki Motor Corp. will import an additional 2,500 vehicles to quench demand that has jumped since the company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy and ending sales in America.
Dealers recently informed their sales personnel that no more vehicles would be produced and that this was the final push. With heavy incentives and a seven-year warranty as value-adds, November sales for Suzuki rose in November some 22 percent, up to 2,224 vehicles. December sales also rose, but neither month's gains outweigh the long-term losses for the automaker. While Suzuki will sell roughly 22,000 cars this year in the US, it was selling about 120,000 annually before 2008.
As it stands, Suzuki will sell off the rest of its vehicle inventory, including the 2,500 additional units, and dealers will continue to provide parts an warranty work. With all of this negative news for the automaker, it's impressive to see an interest in Suzuki vehicles even with the imminent shuttering of its North American car sales.
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Alonso flawless in 2012 – Webber
Mark Webber believes Fernando Alonso produced a flawless season in 2012 as he tried to fend off the Australian's Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the Formula 1 world championship.
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Toyota Previews Furia Concept in Fiery Video [2013 Detroit Auto Show]
Toyota has announced that it is bringing a sedan concept called the Furia to the 2013 Detroit auto show. The company also released a brief teaser video of the car that’s much spicier than anything we’ve come to expect from Toyota. (It is filled with shooting balls of flame and glowing embers floating in the [...]
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Official: Via Motors promises three EV debuts in Detroit
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Minivan/Van, SUV, Truck, Technology, Electric
Via Motors will descend on the 2013 Detroit Auto Show with three new full-size electric vehicles. Company spokesperson Bob Lutz will pull the sheets back on each of the extended-range EVs personally, including an 800-horsepower, four-wheel-drive pickup truck, a luxury four-wheel-drive SUV and what VIA is calling the world's first 12-passenger extended-range electric van. Given the company's previous efforts, it's a good bet each of the new products will be based on General Motors platforms.
As you may recall, Via hopes to reduce fuel consumption by focusing on popular vehicles that use the most gasoline, including full-size trucks, vans and SUVs. A year ago, Bob Lutz joined the company in a spokesperson role, and has since showed up on Jay Leno's Garage to show off the company's wares. You can check out the full press release below for more information.
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Firestone Racing Continuing as IZOD IndyCar Series Tire Supplier through 2018
Firestone RacingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 21, 2012) – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) and INDYCAR announced today that Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone brand will remain the sole tire supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series through the 2018 race season. “Firestone performance and safety have been synonymous with IndyCar racing for more than 100 years,” said...more»
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Vandoorne takes Frijns’ place at Fortec
Fortec has signed Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup champion Stoffel Vandoorne to take title-winner Robin Frijns' place in its Formula Renault 3.5 line-up.
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Tuesday 25 December 2012
Firestone Racing Continuing as IZOD IndyCar Series Tire Supplier through 2018
Firestone RacingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 21, 2012) – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) and INDYCAR announced today that Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone brand will remain the sole tire supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series through the 2018 race season. “Firestone performance and safety have been synonymous with IndyCar racing for more than 100 years,” said...more»
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Hamilton takes pole position for F1 Malaysian GP (PA SportsTicker)
By CHRIS LINES AP Auto Racing Writer
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Rossi, Lorenzo ‘will not stay friends’
Motorcycle racing legend Giacomo Agostini believes it is inevitable that Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will renew hostilities over the course of the 2013 MotoGP season. The 15-time world champion paralleled the pair's relationship as team-mates to his own experiences with the likes of Mike Hailwood and Phil Read, saying it would be 'impossible' for them to remain amicable for the entire season. Ex-Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa recently warned the pair's renewed relationship could be unmanageable , although Lorenzo insisted that there would be no repeat of the wall which divided the Yamaha garage in 2010
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Fontana Tough to Watch but NASCAR Drivers Love to Race: Fan Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to the West Coast to race the two-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana March 25. Fontana is a double-edged sword for NASCAR. The track is a favorite for drivers because it is smooth, wide and racy but for fans it is a long, drawn out race that usually ends...
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Shane Lewis to Make Dubai 24H Debut
Shane Lewis Dubai 24H DUBAI - December 29, 2011 American to Start 31st Career 24-Hour Race at Middle East's Premier Event Shane Lewis began his career running open wheel races that lasted 30-minutes. Today, he has become one of the...
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Di Grassi gets full-time Audi deal
Former grand prix driver Lucas di Grassi will join Audi's LMP1 line-up in 2013. The Brazilian, 28, has been signed to drive one of the German manufacturer's R18 e-tron quattros after a starring performance on his sportscar debut at the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round in September. Di Grassi takes the place of Marco Bonanomi in Audi's prototype squad, which will include a three-car attack on the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
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Monday 24 December 2012
NASCAR Royal Purple 300 Schedule for March 24, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The NASCAR Royal Purple 300 race is scheduled for Mar. 24, 2012, at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Qualifications will be at 1:30 p.m. EST with the actual race planned for 5 p.m. EST on Mar. 24. In 2011, Kyle Busch won the Royal Purple 300 while Carl Edwards was the pole...
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The Top 10 Lionel Die-Cast NASCAR Cars Of 2012
LIONEL NASCAR COLLECTABLES ANNOUNCES THE TOP 10 DIE-CAST CARS OF 2012 Earnhardt reigns in die-cast sales while the new champ makes a strong showing. CONCORD, NC. (December 20, 2012) – When it comes to die-cast sales in 2012, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is king per a top 10 list released today by Lionel NASCAR Collectables, The … Continue reading »
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The NBBL Files: Weinshall and Steisel Manufactured Anti-Bike Coverage
Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the sixth and final installment in the NBBL Files… but we’ll be unearthing a new one in a [...]
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Espargaro: Beating de Puniet was huge
Aleix Espargaro insists beating Aspar team-mate Randy de Puniet was just as rewarding as becoming the first winner of MotoGP's new CRT class. While the 23-year-old Spaniard had just 21 MotoGP races to draw upon before 2012, de Puniet entered his seventh straight year in the top flight at the start of this season
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Colin Davis passes away aged 79
Colin Davis, who won the 1964 Targa Florio, has died at the age of 79. Davis, who achieved most of his international successes in sportscars, was born in Britain in 1933, six years after his father 'Sammy' won the Le Mans 24 Hours with Bentley.
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Experience Conquers Monster Mile
The roller coaster named Dover International Speedway played host to Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), and much like the blistering speeds, the point totals were staggering. Despite the track’s relatively short length of one mile, Dover more than makes up for it with banking. The twenty four degrees of banking is one of the most extreme numbers of any tracks, including tracks twice the size. As if the stadium like high banked track wasn’t odd enough, in 1995 the surface was changed from asphalt to concrete, further baffling drivers and teams. With all the oddities unique to Dover, common knowledge would lead people to believe that experience would prevail when the 750+ horsepower Chevrolet Impalas took to the concrete surface for 110 laps. That common [...]
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Double R signs duo for British F3
British Formula 3 International Series team Double R Racing will run Italian Antonio Giovinazzi and Indonesian Sean Gelael in 2013.
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Sunday 23 December 2012
Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Unanimously Supports Permanent Fowler Plaza
Last night Brooklyn Community Board 2′s transportation committee voted 7-0, with one abstention, to support the conversion of Fowler Square Plaza in Fort Greene from a temporary public space to a permanent feature of the neighborhood. The committee vote followed a DOT presentation showing that Fowler Square Plaza has had a minimal impact on traffic and [...]
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2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview
Yas Marina Circuit facts & stats The ultra-modern Yas Marina circuit hosts round 18 of the 2012 world championship. The track is located on a man-made island on the eastern side of Abu Dhabi and it's one of five anti-clockwise...
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Schumacher: Vettel comparison futile
Michael Schumacher says people shouldn't compare his successes in Formula 1 to those of Sebastian Vettel after the young German secured his third consecutive title in 2012. Vettel became the youngest triple world champion in history this year , also matching Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio as the only other driver to clinch three titles in a row. Seven-time champion Schumacher, who retired from F1 at the end of the season, says what Vettel has achieved is special, but believes trying to draw comparisons between himself and his compatriot makes no sense.
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HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
DUCATI HAYDEN INJURED IN TRAINING ACCIDENT Thursday Dec 29 2011 Nicky Hayden's winter vacation was marred on Tuesday, December 27, when he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was...
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One Piece at a Time: This Brit Is Building an F1 Car in His Backyard—Can You Help?
Dumpster diving yields better results when it’s done in the correct dumpster. Kevin Thomas, a regular bloke living near Brighton, England, is surrounded by fantastic dumpsters. In his garden shed, Thomas is slowly putting together his own Formula 1 car based on parts from a 2001 British American Racing 003. The idea came to him [...]
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Teased: BMW M6 amped up for track duty by Risden
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, BMW, Racing
Risden Engineering is a bit of an unknown, if we're being completely honest - we have yet to report on the company to date, and its corporate website is really an information desert save for the name and a few email addresses. Even the press release that we requested from Risden's contact person is short and vague. That's all pretty much okay with us as long as the shadowy tuners, you know, make good on this sweet-looking BMW M6 racecar thing.
Dubbed the Risden 6R, we're told that the M6 modification will result in a vehicle that is more adept at track work, while still being street-legal. In terms of specifics, we read that a full aero kit will be involved, with one fixed and one retractable rear wing (hard to miss). There are obviously new wheels, and the company has also added a fully adjustable suspension, a four-point roll bar and a new braking system - all while reducing curb weight overall.
Apparently more details are to follow after the 6R's official release in the first quarter of 2013. We wait with bated breath.
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BMW M6 amped up for track duty by Risden originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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