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Monday, 20 August 2012
Hamilton takes pole position for F1 Malaysian GP (PA SportsTicker)
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Fiat Readies Seven-Seat 500XL, Patent Drawings Show
When Fiat’s five-door 500L debuted last February, the best excuse for the company would have been to claim an epidemic of cryptomnesia in the design studio. How else to explain the 500L’s strong resemblance to the Mini Countryman? Derivative or not, the 500L will distance itself from the Countryman—as well as add some distance between [...]
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Sunday, 19 August 2012
Colin Monahan Named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) Colin Monahan has been named Marketing Coordinator at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced....
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Rossi: Lack of Ducati success a ‘shame’
Valentino Rossi has broken his silence over his decision to leave Ducati and return to Yamaha's works MotoGP squad, describing his lack of success with the Italian team as "a real shame". The Italian's departure from Ducati was announced late last week, with confirmation that he would be rejoining Yamaha - and once again partnering Jorge Lorenzo – following shortly after
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What a selection! MIS offers local cuisine
Pure Michigan 400Healthy options are also available at Pure Michigan 400 BROOKLYN, Mich. (August 15, 2012) – Race fans from all over the United State are heading to Michigan International Speedway for this weekend’s Pure Michigan 400, and local and healthy food options await them. Americrown, the company that provides catering, food and beverage concessions...more»
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Justin Allgaier, No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Impala Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Preview
Justin Allgaier driver of the No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet ImpalaJUSTIN ALLGAIER QUICK FACTS No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet Circuit Gilles Villeneuve NAPA Auto Parts 200 August 18, 2012 Starts Poles Wins Top-Fives Top-10′s DNFs Avg. Start Avg. Finish 3 0 0 0 2 1 24.3 17.7 No. 31 BRANDT Chevrolet News and Notes Weekend Rewind: Watkins...more»
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Syncing Traffic Lights No Sure-Fire Way to Reduce Emissions
From a motorist’s perspective, few things are more frustrating than sitting at a red light when the lights ahead are all green. That would help explain the popularity of traffic signal synchronization, neatly timing lights so that someone traveling the speed limit can expect to wait only every several cycles.
Many communities have seized on synchronization [...]
Many communities have seized on synchronization [...]
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Pedrosa takes pole in dramatic session
Dani Pedrosa claimed his third pole of the 2012 MotoGP season in a dramatic Indianapolis qualifying session that saw huge accidents for Casey Stoner, Ben Spies and Nicky Hayden. Stoner's fall came early on, when the world champion was on provisional pole.
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Nelson Piquet Jr. Rallies At Michigan For Breakthrough Truck Win
Aug. 18, 2012 NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich — Spin to win. What looked like a disaster early on for Nelson Piquet Jr. — a spin on lap 56 — turned fortuitous as green flags clicked by to close the VFW 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Piquet and crew chief Chris Carrier employed a brilliant [...]
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Saturday, 18 August 2012
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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McLaren Debuts MP4-12C Can-Am Edition Track-Car Concept at Pebble Beach
McLaren sells essentially one car at the moment—the MP4-12C—but even with the impending introduction of an F1 successor, for now the operation in Woking is working hard to expand the lone model’s market footprint. Take, for example, this potential new 12C variant, a track-ready concept McLaren has named the MP4-12C Can-Am Edition; it arrives hot [...]
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2013 Ford Mustang V-6 Premium Tested: Updated Looks, Recaros, and Very Green
Without question, the Shelby GT500 and its claimed 200-mph top speed headline the 2013 Ford Mustang range. But all models received design and packaging updates that make them about as advanced as they’re going to get before a new, more sophisticated pony car arrives for 2015. READ MORE ››
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2013 Chevrolet Spark Driven: Ushering in a New Era of Double-Digit Horsepower
We have passed the point of no return. It seems we’ll never go back to wholesale rejection of tiny cars. And this Korean-built Chevy is the very definition of tiny. It’s just 144.7 inches long, or about two inches shorter than a Mini Cooper. READ MORE ››
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Newsham claims maiden BTCC win
Dave Newsham scored his first British Touring Car victory in the reversed-grid race at Snetterton. The ES Racing driver was beaten off the line by Tom Onslow-Cole's WSR BMW, but took second back before the end of the opening lap.
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‘Five-Time’ Jimmie Johnson Tops Standings For Ninth Straight Year
A third-place finish at Watkins Glen International has placed Jimmie Johnson in the championship lead for the ninth consecutive season, marking the longest streak since the current position-based points structure went into effect in 1975. Johnson was 37th in the standings following a 42nd-place finish in February’s Daytona 500. He last led the points nearly [...]
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Brivio: Rossi couldn’t wait for Ducati
Valentino Rossi did not have time to wait for Ducati's MotoGP programme to become competitive, but has made his bravest move yet by returning to Yamaha to take on Jorge Lorenzo. That is the view of Rossi's advisor and former Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio, who is confident Rossi would have been able to achieve success at Ducati eventually.
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Friday, 17 August 2012
Brad Sweet, No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Preview
Brad Sweet - Getty ImagesBRAD SWEET QUICK FACTS No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Circuit Gilles Villeneuve NAPA Auto Parts 200 August 18, 2012 No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet News and Notes Brad Sweet Career NNS Stats Starts Poles Wins Top-Fives Top-10′s Avg. Start Avg. Finish 11 0 0 0 1 15.9 20.1 Back to stock...more»
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Berger: Racing ladder needs rethink
FIA Single Seater Commission president Gerhard Berger says motorsport's single-seater ladder is currently flawed and needs urgent streamlining, placing particular emphasis on Formula 3.
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Smith Wins S2 iRacing Late Model Series Championship
Season 2 of the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series came to a close at Jack Arute’s Stafford Motor Speedway and the man left sitting atop of the points sheet was Heath Smith. Smith seemed to be untouchable in Season 2 after being the bridesmaid in S1 to Mark Lambert. Smith wouldn’t let that get to him as he kicked-off S2 with a pair of wins at Lanier Speedway and never looked back. As the season progressed, Smith would start 23 online races and win 12 of them also scoring 20 top five finishes. The question is what is next for Heath Smith? Well I got the chance to ask him and he said, “ I am going to be moving to the iRacing C class Truck Series.” There yah [...]
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P1 Sweeps P1 In Miami
Round Two of the 2012 Season 3 for the iRacing.com IZOD Indycar Oval Series was held at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Monday night Strength of Field race. The field was down a car from last Monday, with 19 starters taking the green flag. Picking-up from last week’s win at Kentucky Speedway, John Paquin returned to victory circle. However, this week it was a much tougher fight for the victory as P1 team mate Rhawn Black had the lead until three laps to go and led nearly as many laps as Paquin. Drama occurred when an early accident involved nearly one third of the starters. What followed was a scenario was all too familiar for Paquin. The yellow flag flew in the midst of long green flag run, forcing him [...]
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2012 BMW 328i Sport Line Manual Long-Term Intro: You Knew This Test Was Coming
Our longstanding admiration of BMW’s 3-series is not exactly a state secret. This compact package of shrewdly engineered fun and function has won our affection through five generations over the past 35 years. From the first 110-hp coupe-only E21-platform models (with base prices well under $10,000) through to today’s wagon, sedan, coupe, convertible, and M3 [...]
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Carella's 2011 World Title Turns a New Page in F1 H2O Series!
F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI - January 2, 2012 Italian Alex Carella of the Qatar Team used both his driving skills and youthful exuberance to overtake his wily veteran teammate Jay Price of the USA with a...
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Old Wisconsin’s Snack Bites to Debut on Michael Annett’s No. 43 at Atlanta
Michael AnnettCORNELIUS, N.C. (August 15, 2012) – Old Wisconsin is pleased to announce that it will debut its popular Snack Bites products on NASCAR driver Michael Annett’s No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang for Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event held on September 1, 2012 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway....more»
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 147
Hit play for an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note, and then share your guesses or get a few hints from other visitors in the comments below. Be sure to check back on Friday for the answer!
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Thursday, 16 August 2012
iRacing Satisfies Need for Speed With New Street Stock Series
When the topic of “stock car racing” comes up in a conversation, what’s the first image that comes to mind? More often than not, it’s usually a NASCAR great such as Dale Earnhardt and his famous #3 Chevrolet. A common misconception which people hold who may not follow motorsports is that the NASCAR acronym actually holds the same weight it carried years ago, when it truly was the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Much has changed over the course of NASCAR’s existence, and many debate how far NASCAR has strayed from the path of what it was founded on. The “Race on Sunday – Sell on Monday” ideal is quite difficult to follow when consumer-friendly cars such as the Impala, Fusion, or Charger don’t even look like their [...]
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Overtaking Discipline
I want to spend some time talking about overtaking discipline, and what I believe are the essentials to preserving your (and others’) safety rating and ultimately having an enjoyable iRacing experience. First of all, it’s pretty safe to say that iRacing’s Mazda MX-5 Cup series is an ideal place for newbies and oldies alike to learn how to overtake properly. Things happen much slower in the Mazda than they would in, say, the Corvette C6.R (I’m stating the obvious… but you get what I mean). Additionally, the fixed setup in this series removes any effects that a change in setup would have on the balance of your car – basically you are forced to drive the same Mazda every time (again, stating the obvious but it’s important to note for [...]
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Hayden expects Indy to yield 2012 best
Nicky Hayden believes the 1000cc Ducati will be well-suited to the Indianapolis circuit, and expects to score his best result of 2012 so far in this weekend's MotoGP race.
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Newsham claims maiden BTCC win
Dave Newsham scored his first British Touring Car victory in the reversed-grid race at Snetterton. The ES Racing driver was beaten off the line by Tom Onslow-Cole's WSR BMW, but took second back before the end of the opening lap.
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Plato triumphs in Snetterton race one
Jason Plato won the first British Touring Car race of the weekend at Snetterton. The works MG6 jumped polesitter Frank Wrathall's Dynojet Toyota Avensis at the start and was followed through by the ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra of Dave Newsham.
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Opening Week at Iowa
To start out season 3 of 2012, the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series traveled to the Midwest to race at the 0.875 mile Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Drivers started out the season with one goal in mind, knock off defending champion Jared Crawford (Michigan). To do so, drivers will need to be consistent front runners for the entire 12 week season. For Week One, 842 drivers attempted at least one race while 303 drivers attempted at least one qualifying lap. The weekly Strength of Field (SoF) race took place at the usual time, Friday night at 8:30pm EST, and was broadcasted by ETV. 27 drivers ran the 120 lap race that had an SoF of 4928. Crawford started on the poll and led all 120 laps of the race [...]
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WRC winner Bugalski dies
Philippe Bugalski - the first man ever to win a World Rally Championship event for Citroen - died on Friday in a fall at his home near the French town of Vichy. He was 49.
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TA Kicks Off Campaign for Safer Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Manhattan’s Fifth and Sixth Avenues are two of the busiest bicycle routes in the city, even without protected bike infrastructure to make cycling appealing to a broader range of New Yorkers. They are also major pedestrian thoroughfares in need of safety upgrades. While DOT’s “6½ Avenue” project can help relieve some of the crowding, both [...]
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Check Out the Audi R8 e-tron’s Cool, Digital Rearview “Mirror”
Lacking rearward visibility, Audi’s R8 e-tron coupe has little use for a traditional rearview mirror. Rather than stick drivers with the Lamborghini Countach experience—”Look behind me? There’s something behind me?”—Audi will use a rear-mounted video camera and a high-tech digital screen in lieu of a mirror. Read full story »
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Spin halts Maldonado’s home run
A planned 'hero's homecoming' Formula 1 street demo for Williams driver Pastor Maldonado in the Venezuelan capital Caracas was cut short on Sunday when he spun and damaged the car on only his second lap. Maldonado, visiting his home country for the first time since becoming Venezuela's first grand prix winner, was due to complete a 12-lap run on the Fuerte Tiunas military parade ground in front of 20,000 fans and numerous political and military VIPs, with team owner Sir Frank Williams and shareholder Toto Wolff also present.
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CTC Kicks-off Season 3 With Record Entry
120 drivers, 19 World Championship teams, 15 Aurora AFX teams and a number of Formula 2 teams took to the track at the challenging Spa-Francorchamps circuit, last week, for the first round of the Season 3 Lotus 79 Classic Team Championship. Having lost the overall championship, last season, Gernot Frische returned to the series in the Ferrari but instantly found competition from Henri Salminen who beat the Ferrari driver in the highest scoring round of the week.. Fritsche, however, took the week’s honours as Salminen ran several races and dropped to fifth overall as a result. However, the most impressive of the Week One sim-racers was AFX driver Tyler A. King, who brought his Theodore Wolf home fourth overall with an impressive 175 points haul. Many drivers came away from [...]
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2013 Lexus LS First Drive: Luxurious and Serene, As It Was
Let’s say the LS nomenclature actually stands for something: L for “luxury” and S for “serene.” It’s a fitting summation of Lexus’s flagship sedan, which isn’t entirely new for 2013 but rather substantially made over—Lexus says that fully half of the LS’s 6000 bits and pieces are new. But while it’s not a wholesale revamp, [...]
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West Coast Customs and Geek Squad Partner In Design of Carl Edwards’ Race Car for NASCAR Pure Michigan 400
Roush Fenway Racing "25 Years of Winning" LogoRyan Friedlinghaus, CEO of West Coast Customs and star of the hit TV show, Inside West Coast Customs has developed a new design for Carl Edwards which will be featured on the TV show this fall. Brooklyn, MI – (August 14, 2012) – The world famous West Coast Customs (WCC), renown vehicle customizers...more»
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West Coast Customs and Geek Squad Partner In Design of Carl Edwards’ Race Car for NASCAR Pure Michigan 400
Roush Fenway Racing "25 Years of Winning" LogoRyan Friedlinghaus, CEO of West Coast Customs and star of the hit TV show, Inside West Coast Customs has developed a new design for Carl Edwards which will be featured on the TV show this fall. Brooklyn, MI – (August 14, 2012) – The world famous West Coast Customs (WCC), renown vehicle customizers...more»
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Mercedes: No rush over Schumacher
Mercedes will not be rushed into a decision about Michael Schumacher's future, according to team boss Ross Brawn. "I think this is a very important decision for all the people involved," Brawn told the official Formula 1 website in an interview. "We won't be rushed on the decision and when the time is appropriate we will announce what we are going to do
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Get to Know iRacer Brandon Oddo
As most of us know, iRacing is a racing simulator that anybody can use. Whether you are a hardcore sim racer or just somebody who wants to fulfill their need for speed, iRacing is enjoyable. Even professional drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr, Justin Wilson and Travis Pastrana use iRacing to improve their real racing skills. Have you ever wondered if iRacing actually does help real racers? Well if you want proof, then go ask Brandon Oddo. Brandon Oddo, from Lancaster, Ohio, uses iRacing to help him perfect his racing skills but more importantly, to have fun. In iRacing, Brandon has 23 wins and 87 top fives on the oval side and has nine top fives in 21 starts on the road side. On the physical race track, he has over [...]
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Consortium of Automakers Announces Real-World Car-to-X Communication-Tech Test
Car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication technology research is on the rise, but it has reached a new high with the announcement of a major real-world test taking place in Germany. Commonly referred to as car-to-X communication, inter-car and inter-infrastructural networks are being studied by a number of automakers for a variety of safety- and driver-assistance-related uses. [...]
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PATRICK HEAD STEPS DOWN FROM THE BOARD OF WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX HOLDINGS PLC
WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX HOLDINGS PLC Grove, UK. 31 December 2011 Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (Ticker: WGF1) today confirms that Director of Engineering Patrick Head will step down from its Board of Directors with immediate effect....
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Conquest Vehicles Reveals the Evade, Its New, Gigantic Unarmored SUV
The world is a dangerous place—the stuff is always ready to hit a fan somewhere—so what better way to protect yourself than an armored vehicle? And what better armored vehicle to use than Conquest Vehicles’s Knight XV, a massive SUV designed to stop bullets while looking like it can stop a cruise missile. But the [...]
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2013 Chevrolet Spark Driven: Ushering in a New Era of Double-Digit Horsepower
We have passed the point of no return. It seems we’ll never go back to wholesale rejection of tiny cars. And this Korean-built Chevy is the very definition of tiny. It’s just 144.7 inches long, or about two inches shorter than a Mini Cooper. (more…)
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Lotus sure of stronger second half of ’12
Lotus can build upon its excellent recent form and become an even stronger outfit across the final nine grands prix of 2012. That is the view of trackside operations director Alan Permane, who is optimistic the team's 'desperate' desire to win can be achieved in the season run-in.
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Elias keeps Pramac ride for Indianapolis
Toni Elias will continue to ride the Pramac Ducati bike at the Indianapolis Grand Prix while Hector Barbera recovers from his injury, the team said on Friday. Spaniard Elias replaced his compatriot at Laguna Seca after Barbera broke his leg in a training accident. Former Moto2 world champion Elias will continue to ride the team's bike at Indianapolis next week.
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Dominant Performance by Frank Kimmel Ends in a Runner-Up Finish
No. 44 Ansell / Menards Toyota CamryMarne, MI. (August 12th, 2012) - For roughly 150 laps, it appeared that Frank Kimmel and the Ansell/Menards Toyota team had the Berlin ARCA 200 presented by Hantz well in hand. After leading 110 laps, Kimmel raced with the leaders and dominated the majority of the event and looked...more»
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Monday, 13 August 2012
2014 Mercedes-Benz E-class Rendered: So Long, Four-Eyes!
What It Is: The mid-cycle face lift of the quintessential Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes won’t change just the headlights, the grille, and the bumpers; the sheetmetal will be significantly altered as well. The pronounced, sculpted rear fenders will be scrapped—at least on the sedan and the station wagon. The coupe and convertible might retain their current side [...]
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Elias keeps Pramac ride for Indianapolis
Toni Elias will continue to ride the Pramac Ducati bike at the Indianapolis Grand Prix while Hector Barbera recovers from his injury, the team said on Friday. Spaniard Elias replaced his compatriot at Laguna Seca after Barbera broke his leg in a training accident. Former Moto2 world champion Elias will continue to ride the team's bike at Indianapolis next week.
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Auctions: New Zealand dealership honors $1 Buy-it-Now price
Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal, BMW, Australia, Luxury
You've probably heard of more than a few eBay or Craigslist specials that sound too good to be true; "Buy it for just $1- today only!" More often than not, its a ruse, luring you in for a far less inciting, yet more realistic transaction. If you are Stadium Cars, you wish it were the latter, but a mistake on its part led to a BMW being sold for just $1. An employee at Stadium Cars in New Zealand listed a 1994 320i online for auction. The reserve, and thus the "Buy it Now" price? Just $1. At that price, it was scooped up in seconds.
Stadium Cars manager Mike Nokes said that while a car is listed with a $1 reserve every week, the "Buy it Now" option was accidentally activated. Thus, a user by the name of "bignz" was able to purchase the 1994 BMW 320i that otherwise would likely have sold in the $3,000 range. Sure, it's not nearly a brand-new car, but who'd turn down that deal?
Unsurprisingly, it was the cheapest sale of a car in the history of the dealership. At the point, one may surmise that the dealer would embark on legal action to get out of the sale, but according to Nokes, "We are firm believers in the auction process and for it to be fair to buyers and sellers alike." In this case, it seems that the buyer made out with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Stewart: Hendrick ties still strong
Tony Stewart says his Stewart-Haas outfit's relationship with Hendrick Motorsports remains as strong as ever despite suggestions that the departure of former Hendrick man Darian Grubb from his team had weakened the bond. Grubb was instrumental in Stewart winning his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title and the first for his team last year, but he parted ways with SHR at the end of the season to join Joe Gibbs Racing and work alongside Denny Hamlin
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Get to Know iRacer Brandon Oddo
As most of us know, iRacing is a racing simulator that anybody can use. Whether you are a hardcore sim racer or just somebody who wants to fulfill their need for speed, iRacing is enjoyable. Even professional drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr, Justin Wilson and Travis Pastrana use iRacing to improve their real racing skills. Have you ever wondered if iRacing actually does help real racers? Well if you want proof, then go ask Brandon Oddo. Brandon Oddo, from Lancaster, Ohio, uses iRacing to help him perfect his racing skills but more importantly, to have fun. In iRacing, Brandon has 23 wins and 87 top fives on the oval side and has nine top fives in 21 starts on the road side. On the physical race track, he has over [...]
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Truex close to new Waltrip deal
Martin Truex Jr claims he is "very close" to extending his relationship with Michael Waltrip Racing. The 32-year-old is currently in position to claim a Chase berth for only the second time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, and the first ever for an MWR driver in its short history in NASCAR's elite series. Truex joined the outfit in 2010 after leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and despite being winless since his maiden Cup victory with Dale Earnhardt Inc in 2007, he currently ranks fifth in the points standings
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Team Chevy 2012 NSCS Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen Post-Race Recaps
Team Chevy LogoJAIME MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET – SIDELINED WITH FLAT TIRE ON LAP 25 WHAT HAPPENED? “We’re still trying to figure it out. We don’t know if a tire went down or what; it just happened all of a sudden. The tire blew out and we hit the guardrail pretty hard. “We started...more»
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Elias keeps Pramac ride for Indianapolis
Toni Elias will continue to ride the Pramac Ducati bike at the Indianapolis Grand Prix while Hector Barbera recovers from his injury, the team said on Friday. Spaniard Elias replaced his compatriot at Laguna Seca after Barbera broke his leg in a training accident. Former Moto2 world champion Elias will continue to ride the team's bike at Indianapolis next week.
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Sunday, 12 August 2012
Video: Nissan recalls the birth of Miss Fairlady
Filed under: Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Nissan
The emphasis in the title is the word "Miss" - this isn't about the Datsun Fairlady (that eventually became the line of Z cars still going today), but the women who were hired to help sell them. Introduced as a concept to accompany a marquee dealership in Tokyo's chic Ginza area, the five Miss Fairladys were given product training so they could answer customer questions, a new thing at the time.
Nissan has made a neat little vid on the beginnings of Miss Fairlady, and it includes an interview with a Miss Fairlady from the early 1970s as well as her daughter, who is the Chief Miss Fairlady in Tokyo and Yokohama today. You'll find the rather attractive history lesson in the video posted below.
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The Bike and Pedestrian Safety Stats the Daily News Won’t Cover
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Tonight: Party for Streetsblog With ARTCRANK and Bicycle Habitat
Please come out for the first-ever New York City ARTCRANK show, tonight at Bicycle Habitat in Soho.
The show will feature cycling-inspired posters created by 25 local artists, available for purchase, along with Widmer Brothers beer in ARTCRANK pint glasses. There will also be a raffle for a new Globe Roll 8 bicycle, donated by Globe [...]
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