Tarquini leads Honda 1-2-3 on grid

Gabriele Tarquini captured his and Honda's second straight World Touring Car pole at the Slovakia Ring. The Japanese marque dominated the session, locking out the top three courtesy of Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz in the Zengo-run Civic. Three-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller was the only man who looked capable of denying the Hondas, but fell just short in Q2

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In Colorado, a Big Legal Victory for Active Transportation Funding

Believe it or not, in many U.S. states one of the biggest obstacles to active transportation is in the constitution.
Embedded in the constitutions of 22 U.S. states are bans on spending gas tax revenues and/or vehicle registration fees on anything but highways and bridges. That means no matter how much practical value a sidewalk, busway, or [...]

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Volkswagen Announces 10-Speed Dual-Clutch Automatic, High-Performance Diesel

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn today announced at the Vienna motor symposium that his brand will produce a 10-speed dual-clutch automatic and a new high-performance diesel engine. In a speech in front of hundreds of engineers in Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, Winterkorn spoke of “the extremely wide gear-ratio spread, the reduced rpm range, and other improvements with [...]

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Force India aiming for top six

Force India is under no illusions about the task it faces to keep rival McLaren behind in the championship standings this year. The Silverstone-based squad finished seventh last season and started the 2013 campaign with the goal of regaining the sixth spot it secured a year earlier.

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Report: Anthony Foxx nominated by Obama to be next Transportation Secretary [w/video]

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Anthony Foxx, labeled by President Obama as "one of the most effective mayors Charlotte [North Carolina] has ever seen," has been nominated by the President to be the next Secretary of Transportation. Foxx would take over for Ray LaHood, who announced that he would be stepping down a few months ago.

President Obama had only positive things to say about Mr. LaHood, who had previously served in Congress as a Republican, calling him "a model for the kind of bipartisan approach to governance I think we need so badly in this town." Foxx had been a Democrat, but said during the nomination speech, "There is no such thing as a Democratic or Republican road, bridge, port, airfield or rail system."

Scroll down below to see a video from CBS News highlighting Obama's announcement and Foxx's acceptance.

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FAS Lane Racing and Timmy Hill Survive Richmond Short Track Battle

Timmy Hill, driver of the #32 OXY Water Ford - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty ImagesRICHMOND, VA.  (April 29, 2013) - FAS Lane Racing and rookie driver Timmy Hill continued their learning process at their first short track effort together on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.  The duo battled the handling of their No. 32 OXYwater...more»

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Kyle Busch and Monster Energy Team Third at Richmond International Raceway; Richmond Finish Sixth Top-Three in Six Starts for Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch drives the #54 Monster Energy Toyota during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty ImagesKyleDate: April 26, 2013 Event: ToyotaCare 250 (Race 7 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (.75-mile oval) Start / Finish: 2nd...more»

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Dale Earnhardt Day... April 29, 2013: Being Dale Earnhardt

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Report: Tarantino's stolen Chevy Malibu from Pulp Fiction recovered after 19 years [w/video]

Filed under: Classics, Convertible, Government/Legal, Videos, Chevrolet, Celebrities

Quentin Tarantino fans will likely remember Vincent Vega's cherry 1964 Chevrolet Malibu Convertible in Pulp Fiction. In a movie drenched in automotive references, the Malibu is very nearly a character in and of itself, and it serves as the subject of Vega's soliloquy about the kind of man who vandalizes another's automobile. It also happened to be Tarantino's personal car when the film was shot, and was apparently stolen shortly after production wrapped. Now police have located the car some 19 years later.

As it turns out, the thieves cloned the vehicle identification number from another '64 Malibu and had the car registered under the new digits. It was then sold to an unsuspecting buyer. Police happened upon the duplicate VINs while investigating another potential theft. Right now, it's unclear whether Tarantino has taken possession of the Chevrolet, if it has remained in the possession of the fraud victim, or whether it's caught somewhere in the gears of justice. Either way, you can catch Vega's memorable thoughts on the car keying in the Pulp Fiction clip below. But consider yourself warned: the video contains explicit language as Not Safe For Work as it comes.

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"Caption this" winner: DaveHitt29

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Tarquini leads Honda 1-2-3 on grid

Gabriele Tarquini captured his and Honda's second straight World Touring Car pole at the Slovakia Ring. The Japanese marque dominated the session, locking out the top three courtesy of Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz in the Zengo-run Civic. Three-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller was the only man who looked capable of denying the Hondas, but fell just short in Q2

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Ferrari identifies Alonso DRS fault

Ferrari says it has identified an unprecedented mechanical failure that caused Fernando Alonso's DRS problem in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso was running second when his DRS flap jammed open early in the race. He pitted for the issue to be rectified, but although Ferrari felt it had been fixed, it reoccurred as soon as he tried to deploy DRS again.

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World of Outlaws Driver Profile: Levi Jones

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Transport U: CU-Boulder Catches the Bus to Savings

Without its Ecopass bus program CU-Boulder would have to build an estimated 2,700 parking spaces. Photo: Colorado Daily
This is the third installment in Streetsblog’s series on transportation demand management at American colleges and universities. Part one gave an overview of TDM techniques that schools employ, part two profiled Stanford, and part three looked at MIT.
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Peugeot reveals full Pikes Peak spec

Peugeot has confirmed technical details of the 208 T16 Pikes Peak - a car tested for the first time by Sebastien Loeb last week.

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Da Costa sent to the back of grid

Antonio Felix da Costa has been put to the back of the grid for the first Formula Renault 3.5 race at Aragon after his car ran out of fuel in qualifying. The Red Bull junior stopped on track following the chequered flag, and was unable to get his car back to the pits after setting the third fastest time in the session. Just like in Formula 1, FR3.5 rules require teams to be able to produce a fuel sample from a car after qualifying.

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NASCAR revamps non-oval qualifying

The NASCAR Sprint Cup will adopt the group-based road course qualifying procedure that is used in the Nationwide and Touring Series for its upcoming races at Sonoma and Watkins Glen. Under the new system, the oval-style single-car qualifying runs will be replaced by having the cars go out to qualify in groups. "The change will add an exciting element to road-course qualifying," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition

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The Weekly Carnage

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.
One man was killed and two others severely injured when a driver crashed into an auto body shop. Photo: Times Ledger
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Video: Proof the world revolves around the Porsche Cayman

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Or at least the world revolves underneath the Porsche Cayman, in the latest video showing off Stuttgart's mid-engine coupe. Porsche put an Easter egg in the world that spins triple-time, a "famous relative" of the Cayman hidden somewhere on the marble planet, and gave a Porsche Martini bag to one of the first 50 people who could point it out.

With more than 300 views there's no chance you'll win the bag, but you can still go on the treasure hunt in the video below.

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