Thursday, May 31, 2012

Phoenix boss says A5 ready to win

Audi's A5 DTM machine is now fast enough to win this weekend's Spielberg round, according to Phoenix Racing team boss Ernst Moser, the man who guided Martin Tomczyk to last year's drivers' title. Tomczyk broke a 10-year win-less streak in the DTM for Phoenix at the Austrian circuit last year, but has since joined BMW to defend his crown

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/phoenix-boss-says-a5-ready-to-win

Brian Gubby André Guelfi

Transit-Free Tappan Zee Bridge Financial Plan: It’s “Dynamic”!

Not shown on Thruway Authority director Tom Madison's timeline: paying for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.
The Cuomo administration plans to select a team to build the new Tappan Zee Bridge this summer and begin construction this year. So it’s about time for the governor to say how he plans to pay for the bridge, right?
Luckily, [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/29/transit-free-tappan-zee-bridge-financial-plan-its-dynamic/

Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa

Pro Cup Racing Into Holiday Weekend At Ace Speedway

“Pre-Race Concert, Fireworks All Part Of The Show This Saturday” All-American 250 LogoALTAMAHAW, N.C. – The CARS Pro Cup Series will celebrate Memorial Day weekend in style this Saturday with a party like no other at Ace Speedway. Not only will the top drivers from the CARS Pro Cup Series be battling it out for...more» Related Stories:
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Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

James Buescher, No. 30 ABF Chevrolet Impala Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

James Buescher Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw / Getty Images for NASCARJames Buescher No. 30 ABF Chevrolet Charlotte Motor Speedway Raceway History 300 May 26, 2012 No. 30 ABF Chevrolet News and Notes This Week’s Impala… The No. 30 ABF Chevrolet Impala team will bring chassis TMS-326 to the Charlotte Motor Speedway for Saturday’s 300-mile race....more» Related Stories:
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Boy Hayje Willi Heeks

Sunday, May 27, 2012

2013 Ford Flex AWD EcoBoost Tested: A Big Box Filled with Surprises

An entertaining subtext in the ongoing saga of the automobile is the phenomenon of a box with wheels that can dust at least two-thirds of the traffic mix at any given stoplight. In the case of the EcoBoosted Ford Flex, two-thirds may be conservative. Make it 80 percent. Maybe even higher, given the ambush factor: [...]

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Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen

Saturday, May 26, 2012

2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Long-Term Test: Halfway Through the 40,000-Mile Gauntlet

For most of its history, the Volkswagen Jetta was the three-box version of the two-box Golf hatchback, which also meant that the performance-oriented Jetta GLI was simply the sedan version of the coveted 10Best-winning GTI. The Jetta’s sixth-generation makeover, however, included plopping the four-door onto new underpinnings. The idea was to give it a bigger [...]

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Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V

Friday, May 25, 2012

Almirola a surprise at top

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/24/2088438/almirola-a-surprise-at-top.html

Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean

Williams ready for Monaco despite fire

Williams engineering chief Mark Gillan has praised the efforts of his staff - and offers of help from other teams – in getting his outfit ready to run in Monaco this weekend after its garage fire in Spain. The Grove-based team lost most of its garage infrastructure and IT equipment in the post-race fire at Barcelona that gutted its garage – less than two hours after Williams driver Pastor Maldonado had taken his maiden Formula 1 victory.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/williams-ready-for-monaco-despite-fire

Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Mikkelsen rules out fighting Ogier

Volkswagen Motorsport driver Andreas Mikkelsen has ruled out any chance of another thrilling battle with team-mate Sebastien Ogier on this week's Acropolis Rally.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/mikkelsen-rules-out-fighting-ogier

Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green

Mini JCW Lineup to Adopt Revised 1.6-Liter Four and Available Six-Speed Automatic

The entire line of John Cooper Works Minis—Countryman, hatchback, Clubman, Convertible, Coupe, and Roadster—will be equipped with a slightly revised version of the 1.6-liter powerplant found in the previous generation of JCW models. Those revisions result in an output of 208 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque, the same as the last JCW powerplant. Read [...]

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Gimax Richie Ginther

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Marciello wins again at Brands

Raffaele Marciello moved to within a point of the lead of the F3 Euro Series after taking his second win of the Brands Hatch weekend on Sunday morning. The Italian teenager lay second initially, but was gifted the lead when his leading Prema team-mate Daniel Juncadella was given a drive-through penalty for lining up ahead of his pole position marking on the grid

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/marciello-wins-again-at-brands

Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs

Earnhardt Jr. not depending on fan vote

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/05/earnhardt-jr-not-depending-on-fan-vote.html

Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel

Sunday, May 20, 2012

2012 Iowa Nationwide Series Starting Lineup – Elliott Sadler On Pole

1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 23.523 133.911 2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge 23.632 133.294 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill Ford 23.664 133.114 4 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota 23.669 133.085 5 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 23.771 132.514 6 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 23.789 132.414 [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/05/20/2012-iowa-nationwide-series-starting-lineup-elliott-sadler-on-pole/

Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk

Friday, May 18, 2012

Huttu Wins as Luis Rolls Out Of Championship Lead

Putting his early exit at Okayama a fortnight ago in the annals of history, Greger Huttu claimed maximum points at Road America this week in Round Six of the iRacing.com Grand Prix World Championship Series.  Avoiding a huge start line crash that saw pre-race championship leader Hugo Luis retire after barely crossing the start line, Huttu took a pole-to-flag victory in a strategic charge to the finish line. As the green flag dropped on the 47 lap race, Team Redline’s Luke McLean struggled to control his virtual Williams-Toyota FW31 as it wheel-spun off the line from second on the grid. After slewing from right to left, McLean finally regained control in front of My3id’s Luis as he got up to speed. The pair connected, sending Luis into the path of [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/huttu-wins-as-luis-rolls-out-of-championship-lead

Jimmy Jackson Joe James

Darlington NiSWC Gallery

Baldwin (52) led 67 laps and finished sixth.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/galleries/darlington-niswc-gallery

Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven

Monday, May 14, 2012

Daly earns maiden GP3 victory

Lotus GP's Conor Daly scored his maiden GP3 victory in the second race of the opening weekend of the season at Barcelona in Spain. From third on the grid, Daly outsprinted polesitter Robert Visoiu (Jenzer) via the grass into Turn 1, as front row starter Tio Ellinas of Manor took the lead having blatantly jumped the start

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/daly-earns-maiden-gp3-victory

Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven

Friday, May 11, 2012

Report: Poland's Arrinera supercar hits the road with 650 HP, $160K list price

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There are a handful of countries where you'd expect most any supercar to come from. Italy, Germany, England... and even these United States have produced their fare share, and there've been a handful from Japan. Even France and Sweden have produced some notables. But Poland?

Hardly the first country that would come to mind, but the folks behind Arrinera Automotive aim to fix that. We first reported last year on the supercar the Polish outfit has been developing, and now they've released a whole slew of details - including specifications and pricing.

The as-yet unnamed vehicle (aside from the Arrinera marque, anyway) is powered by a 6.2-liter V8 that's been supercharged up to 650 metric horsepower (641 by our measures) and 605 pound-feet of torque, driving through a Graziano gearbox for a 3.2-second sprint to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) and a claimed 340 km/h (211 mph) top end.

Lee Noble - the talented engineer behind supercars marketed under the Ultima, Ascari, Rossion, Fenix and Noble names - has set up the suspension, with 380-millimeter brakes providing the stopping power up front and 350-millimeter discs in the back. The 1300-kilogram (2866-pound) package is made up of a high-strength steel frame with bodywork that's carbon-intensive and similar in appearance to a Lamborghini, but that's no bad thing.

Production is slated to begin later this year, with pricing starting at £100,000 (about $160,000 at current exchange rates). Scope it out in the extensive and fresh gallery of high-resolution images above.

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Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr

Pic on pole again for race two

Arthur Pic made it two poles from two races as he topped qualifying for the second Formula Renault 3.5 race of the weekend at Aragon. The DAMS driver had a torrid first race after his car struggled to pull away from pole, later crashing out after a collision with Jake Rosenzweig. However, he bounced back on Sunday morning to dominate second qualifying

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/pic-on-pole-again-for-race-two

Copart Ford Denny Hamlin

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Mike Wallace and Restaurant.com Chevrolet team seek Lady in Luck at Darlington Raceway

Mike WallaceGAFFNEY, S.C. (May 8, 2012) – If there was ever a team needing to avoid a “Lady in Black” right now, it would be the No. 01 Restaurant.com Chevrolet team of Mike Wallace and JD Motorsports. Trailer fire and top-five run cut short after being run over at Talladega in the closing laps all...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/05/08/mike-wallace-and-restaurant-com-chevrolet-team-seek-lady-in-luck-at-darlington-raceway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-wallace-and-restaurant-com-chevrolet-team-seek-lady-in-luck-at-darlington-raceway

Divina Galica Nanni Galli

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Eyes Have It

Week Five of the iRacing.com saw the Skip Barber Racing School Premier Series visit historic Watkins Glen, NY for half a dozen races on the 3.4 mile, 11 turn “Boot” version of the circuit.  Despite seeing his undefeated streak broken at Road Atlanta two weeks ago, Christian Aranha arrived at The Glen in complete control of the overall standings   . . . and eyeing the grand prize of the series:  a 3 day racing school courtesy of Skip Barber. On the other hand, 92 sim racers had their eyes set on Aranha in Week Five.  Suffice to say, with his performance at Watkins Glen he was able to re-claim his nickname, the “Flawless Floridian”. The morning race (10:00 GMT) was an eye opener for the field, as Aranha marked his [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-eyes-have-it

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III

Monday, May 7, 2012

Force India ordered to pay court costs

Force India has been ordered to pay £650,000 costs in relation to its legal action against Caterham, Mike Gascoyne and Aerolab over potential copyright infringement. Back in March, the High Court awarded Force India £21,000 in damages after ruling that parts of its 2010 car had been used in the design process of that year's Lotus contender.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/force-india-ordered-to-pay-court-costs

Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig

Sunday, May 6, 2012

2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Starting Lineup

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont 20 Years Chevrolet, signs the the Coors Light Pole Award board after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday in Talladega, Ala. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCARFor the 20th consecutive NSCS season, Jeff Gordon,...more»

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Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González

Friday, May 4, 2012

Tutumlu makes WTCC exit

Isaac Tutumlu has quit this year's World Touring Car Championship after a dispute with the Proteam Racing squad.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/tutumlu-makes-wtcc-exit

Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte

Hinchcliffe calls for restarts rethink

Andretti Autosport's James Hinchcliffe has called on IndyCar officials to tighten up double-file restarts in order to prevent some drivers from getting an unfair advantage. The Canadian finished sixth in last weekend's street race in Sao Paulo, but felt that he could have been higher had he not been shuffled back prior to restarts by rivals who jumped early. "It was a catastrophe from the fourth row back," he told AUTOSPORT

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/hinchcliffe-calls-for-restarts-rethink

Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Tuscher beats the rain for F2 pole

Matheo Tuscher took his second Formula 2 pole position of the season in a rain-affected qualifying session at Algarve. The session started in damp conditions, but there was a real sense of urgency to get out on circuit as quickly as possible, with an already burst cloud clearly on its way from the mountains. In actual fact, there was only time for two timed laps before the rain and hail descended

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/tuscher-beats-the-rain-for-f2-pole

Alan Jones Tom Jones

Season 8 “American Idol” winner Kris Allen to sing “Star Spangled Banner” for June 3, 2012 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race

Kris Allen - Publicity PhotoKris Allen set to release brand new album “Thank You Camellia” on May 22 on 19 Recordings/RCA Records DOVER, Del. – RCA recording artist Kris Allen, the season 8 winner of “American Idol,” will perform the National Anthem prior to the start of the June 3 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/05/02/season-8-american-idol-winner-kris-allen-to-sing-star-spangled-banner-for-june-3-2012-fedex-400-benefiting-autism-speaks-nascar-sprint-cup-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=season-8-american-idol-winner-kris-allen-to-sing-star-spangled-banner-for-june-3-2012-fedex-400-benefiting-autism-speaks-nascar-sprint-cup-series

Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood

Tuesday, May 1, 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...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/hayden_injured_in_trainin.php

Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine