Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/24/1366781/reaction-mixed-on-move-to-brickyard.html
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Rumor Mill: City Collecting Data for Car-Free Central Park?
Central Park advocate Ken Coughlin tells us he’s spotted a traffic counting strip on the park loop, near Tavern on the Green.
The theory is that the city is gathering traffic data this summer as a baseline for a car-free park trial next year. That would jibe with recent remarks from Mayor Bloomberg and references to [...]
The theory is that the city is gathering traffic data this summer as a baseline for a car-free park trial next year. That would jibe with recent remarks from Mayor Bloomberg and references to [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/20/rumor-mill-city-collecting-data-for-car-free-central-park/
Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
Vacca Watch: Traffic and Parking �ber Alles
This double Q & A in City Hall News with Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and City Council Transportation Committee chair James Vacca has a lot of revealing moments.
Image: CBS 2
There’s Vacca’s desire for better cross-Bronx bus service, combined with his assessment that the MTA will have to “do more with less” and his observation that [...]
Image: CBS 2
There’s Vacca’s desire for better cross-Bronx bus service, combined with his assessment that the MTA will have to “do more with less” and his observation that [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/21/vacca-watch-traffic-and-parking-uber-alles/
Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin
Official: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series Coupe revealed in all its splendor
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz
The only Black Series type of treatment that really grabbed and wrung out our hearts and minds so far was the ultra-hot CLK DTM AMG back in 2005, which - technically - was pre-Black Series. Fine. All the Black Series models that came after should have been more hardcore instead of the mildly up-done aesthetic exercises versus their standard AMG-badged counterparts.
Then, we got our first glimpse at the newest Black Series hotness during our recent drive day in southern France with the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG lineup. It's the C63 AMG Coupe Black Series - the most powerful Vitamin C ever from Stuttgart and Affalterbach - that will do all it can to make us forget about our holy experiences in the BMW M3 GTS and Audi Quattro concept. Tough acts to follow, Herr Daimler.
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Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn
News Bites: Crew Chief Shuffles, Drivers as Athletes, Points
Crew Chief Shuffles Richard Petty Motorsports has grabbed Greg Erwin from Roush/Fenway Racing to replace Mike Shiplett to crew chief their famous #43 car and AJ Allmendinger. Brian Pattie is out and Jim Pohlman is in as crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya and their #42 team which is 17th in point standings, 59 back [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/19/news-bites-crew-chief-shuffles-drivers-as-athletes-points/
Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class Interior Spied
Mercedes-Benz has been running armor-clad S-class prototypes around for many months now, and spy photographers have already caught the cars in the wild. With its launch drawing nearer, our shooters have for the first time caught the interior. While the image you see here only gives us a glimpse of the gauge cluster and infotainment [...]
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Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani
2011 NNS Federated Auto Parts 300 First Practice Session Speeds
No. 60 Fastenal Ford Fusion (Carl Edwards) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCARCarl Edwards, with a lap speed of 155.745 mph, was the fastest during the first NNS Federated Auto Parts 300 practice session at Nashville Superspeedway. Second fastest and with a lap speed of 154.820 mph, was Sam Hornish Jr., followed by Trevor...more»
Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt
2011 NNS Federated Auto Parts 300 Race Results
Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCARCarl Edwards dominated the NNS Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday night (led 124 laps of the 225 laps that were run) and held off �Roush Fenway Racing teammate, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., by 0.647 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag. This was...more»
Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra
Followup: Futurliner auction a bust on eBay
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, GM
One of the last remaining General Motors Futurliner busses failed to live up to expectations at auction. Bidding on the restored machine started at $500,000, but after a week on eBay Motors, bidders had only managed to turn the volume up to $505,600. That's a tall stack of cash, but still well below the owners' reserve and under the estimates that said the Futurliner would fetch into the millions of dollars. Of the 12 original busses, only a handful remain, and one example recently brought home $4.1 million at Barrett-Jackson.
This auction was supposed to break all previous eBay Motors records.
What kept this particular piece of history from drawing similar money? It's difficult to tell. Maybe the previous auction was over-inflated or maybe there are only so many collectors out there with the means to care for a 33-foot long, 12-foot-tall beast of this nature. Perhaps part of the high-stakes bidding fun is being there live with the cameras rolling.
At this point, it's unclear whether the owners will hold onto their Futurliner for a little longer or if we'll see it under the gavel one more time.
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Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home with Texas Motor Speedway ?No Limits? Flag
Astronaut Doug Hurley (left) with Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage (right) holding the "No Limits" FlagFORT WORTH, Texas (July 21, 2011) ? The Atlantis space shuttle touched down safely at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday morning and it also marked the return of the Texas Motor Speedway ?No Limits? flag...more»
William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick
Video: BMW looks back at the sultry 3.0 CSI coupe
E9. No, we haven't sunk your battleship. We just wanted to remind you of one the greatest BMW models ever. BMW wants to jog your memory, too, which is why it put together a short video documenting the E9's history, with a specific focus on the 3.0 CSi.
Approximately 8,359 examples of the stylish two-door were built from 1971 through 1975. The car's fuel-injected 3.0-liter inline six produced 200 horsepower, enough giddyup to propel the CSi down the road at 140 miles per hour. Click past the jump for a closer look at this BMW icon.
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Study: Kids safer with grandparents driving than parents
Filed under: Safety
According to a new study, children who ride with their grandparents are half as likely to be injured in an accident as those who ride with their parents. The news comes from research organized by Dr. Fred Henretig, an emergency medicine specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Henretig and his team poured through the State Farm data from insurance claims between 2003 and 2007 across 15 states. The research included information on over 12,000 children below the age of 15, and the study interviewed drivers involved in the accidents.
While older drivers are typically more prone to get into an automobile accident and may not always follow proper installation instructions on child booster seats, younger passengers are still less likely to be injured in an accident with their grandparents. The researchers aren't entirely sure why this is, though Henretig says that it may have something to do with the fact that grandparents are more careful drivers with their grandchildren in the vehicle.
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Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Amtrak?s Loco Locomotive Purchase for the Northeast Corridor
We’re pleased to welcome Stephen Smith as a new contributor to Streetsblog Capitol Hill. We’ll be running Stephen’s work on a regular basis, and you can catch more of his writing at his home blog, Market Urbanism.
Amtrak’s annual ridership may inch over 30 million for the first time this year, but the assault on its [...]
Amtrak’s annual ridership may inch over 30 million for the first time this year, but the assault on its [...]
Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/07/22/amtraks-loco-locomotive-purchase-for-the-northeast-corridor/
Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Two trouble-free Grands Prix Practices and a good first day at the Nurburgring
Scuderia Ferrari 2011 Santander German Grand Prix Free Practice Report N�rburgring, Friday July 22 Weather First session: air 14/15 �C, track 15/18 �C; cloudy. Second session: air 15/17 �C, track 15/19 �C; cloudy. The start of the German Grand Prix...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/07/two_trouble-free_grands_p.php
Iowa, Crafty Matt, Loudon, Rowdy Boy, Flyin? Ryan And NO Other Stuff
Granny GrumpHello loyal readers and other folks. Well another hot racin’ weekend has come and gone with some unexpected results let me tell ya that one somethin’ right now. It was a peculiar race line up to my way of thinkin’. 3 races on Saturday and one on Sunday would pretty much wear anyone out...more»
Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins
Stoner tops first Laguna practice
Casey Stoner was fastest in the opening free practice session for MotoGP's first American date of the year at Laguna Seca. A 1m22.300s early in the morning was sufficient to keep championship leader Stoner on top for the rest of the session. His Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa followed up his Sachsenring win with second this morning, moving to within 0.102 seconds of Stoner with his final lap
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-tops-first-laguna-practice/
Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt
Car2Go Announces All-Electric Car-Sharing Program in San Diego
Car2Go, a car sharing enterprise similar to Zipcar, has announced that by the end of the year, its San Diego fleet will be all-electric, packed with 300 Smart Fortwo Electric Drives. For a refresher on how car sharing generally works, read our rundown of Zipcar here. It must be noted that Car2Go differs from Zipcar [...]
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Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica
McLaren hopes to lead fight against RBR
McLaren is confident that F1's adoption of pre-Silverstone diffuser regulations will allow it to once again lead the fight against Red Bull on the weekend. Managing Director Jonathan Neale said the change of regulations at Silverstone had hit the Woking squad harder than either Red Bull or Ferrari, but promised his team would once again be in contention at the Nurburgring. "When you look at Silverstone, the impact of the engine regulations and rules cost us more than both Ferrari and Red Bull - and that is a matter of fact, not opinion," Neale declared during a Vodafone phone-in on Wednesday.
Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones
Friday, July 22, 2011
Chandhok eyes full-time Lotus drive
Karun Chandhok believes his return to racing this weekend is a good opportunity to try to secure a drive with Lotus next season.
James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman
Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 97: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note, but a technical hiccup meant that it was one we?d already posted. So we posted another one on Wednesday, and extended this week?s deadline until today, and then it was business as usual. Our winner in this week?s special DiRT3 video game [...]
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Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble
Williams brings new wings for Germany
Williams will have new front and rear wings on its cars for the German Grand Prix as it pushes to try and get back into the points after its tough first half of the season. The team has only scored four points so far this year, via ninth places in Monaco and Valencia. Technical director Sam Michael said the upgrades for the Nurburgring would be significant
André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney
2012 Nissan Versa First Drive: More Expensive, but Still the Cheapest
Nissan readies the next way to get new-car pride at a used-car price. That buzz surrounding the entry-level beehive is a swarm of buyers aggravated by the recession and $4-a-gallon gasoline. Nissan expects this segment to double in size by 2016, a feeding frenzy that will attract new competitors seeking not only to fulfill demand [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/xU19M6_4o6s/2012_nissan_versa-first_drive_review
Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones
Study: Kids safer with grandparents driving than parents
Filed under: Safety
According to a new study, children who ride with their grandparents are half as likely to be injured in an accident as those who ride with their parents. The news comes from research organized by Dr. Fred Henretig, an emergency medicine specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Henretig and his team poured through the State Farm data from insurance claims between 2003 and 2007 across 15 states. The research included information on over 12,000 children below the age of 15, and the study interviewed drivers involved in the accidents.
While older drivers are typically more prone to get into an automobile accident and may not always follow proper installation instructions on child booster seats, younger passengers are still less likely to be injured in an accident with their grandparents. The researchers aren't entirely sure why this is, though Henretig says that it may have something to do with the fact that grandparents are more careful drivers with their grandchildren in the vehicle.
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Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis
Italian Carabinieri Sign Two Evoras Up for High-Speed Emergency Duty
The Italian Carabinieri (military police) have enlisted two specially prepared Lotus Evora S sports cars for organ and blood transport duty. These aren’t the first high-performance, mid-engine sports cars Italian authorities have slapped a light bar on: The Polizia famously recruited a few Lamborghini Gallardos for the same task?and infamously crashed one of them. Perhaps [...]
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New York Rightfully Takes Over Top Spot on Walk Score
New York's least walkable areas are in Staten Island and Eastern Queens, according to updated Walk Score data.
Step aside, San Francisco!
Walk Score, the website that ranks locations, neighborhoods and cities based on the number of amenities within walking distance and the pedestrian-friendliness of the street network, has come out with its first new city rankings [...]
Step aside, San Francisco!
Walk Score, the website that ranks locations, neighborhoods and cities based on the number of amenities within walking distance and the pedestrian-friendliness of the street network, has come out with its first new city rankings [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/20/new-york-rightfully-takes-over-top-spot-on-walk-score/
Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje
Official: Mercedes announces $2B investment into Tuscaloosa plant
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz has just announced that the German automaker will invest more than $2 billion into its Tuscaloosa, Alabama manufacturing facility. The cash is slated to go toward production of current the current M-Class, though funds will also go toward producing the next-generation GL-Class and C-Class at the factory. The funds will also be used to expand the overall capacity of the plant. The announcement came at a Job 1 celebration to mark the creation of the first production 2012 M-Class. Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz cars, said that the Tuscaloosa plant continues to serve as the blueprint for the automaker's facilities outside of Germany.
Mercedes-Benz also took the opportunity to announce that the company would donate an additional $100,000 to Alabama tornado relief and recovery efforts. The latest donation brings the company's total contribution up to $1.1 million. The Tuscaloosa community was struck by an EF4 tornado last April that took the lives of 32 people. Click past the jump for Benz's official press release.
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Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk
Vettel relishing home race
Sebastian Vettel admits the home support he is set to enjoy at the Nurburgring will give him an extra boost as he seeks his first F1 win on the circuit. Vettel has never won on home soil in Formula 1, having been led home by Mark Webber in F1's previous visit to the Nurburgring in 2009 and been denied by a Ferrari 1-2 at Hockenheim last year.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-relishing-home-race/
Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig
East River Bridges: 100 Years of Free Rides Take Their ?Toll?
The NYC Bridge Centennial Commission, co-founded by “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz, organized a re-enactment today near the Williamsburg Bridge, calling attention to the hundredth anniversary of the last toll collected on the East River bridges. Mayor William J. Gaynor’s century-old decision to eliminate bridge tolls translates to a cumulative loss of $31 billion in potential revenue [...]
Source: http://www.streetfilms.org/east-river-bridges-100-free-years-take-a-toll/#more-50829
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mallya: Team must eliminate errors
Force India chairman Vijay Mallya says that his team cannot afford a repeat of its Silverstone performance at this weekend's German Grand Prix.
Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone
Pedrosa admits ?surprise? at win
Dani Pedrosa admitted his surprise after taking a hard-fought victory at the German Grand Prix on only his third race back from injury. The Spaniard missed three races earlier this year after having surgery on his right collarbone and said after qualifying that he was still feeling weak on the bike. But after outdragging Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha to take the lead out of the last corner with nine laps to go, he was able to pull away to take his second win of 2011 and the 14th of his MotoGP career.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-admits-surprise-at-win/
Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean
Martin takes second Zolder race
John Martin of Australia won the reversed-grid second race at Zolder in Belgium, round two of the Superleague Formula Nations Cup.
Timo Glock Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals
Meet the Obscure Unelected Agencies Strangling Many U.S. Cities
Transit investment lagged in regions where MPO boards did not give equal representation to city populations, Detroit being an especially bad example. In more democratic metros, investment was much more balanced. Image: Nelson, 2003
Do you know the name of your local Metropolitan Planning Organization or Council of Government? Most Americans don’t. In fact, most people [...]
Do you know the name of your local Metropolitan Planning Organization or Council of Government? Most Americans don’t. In fact, most people [...]
Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/07/21/meet-the-obscure-unelected-agencies-strangling-many-u-s-cities/
Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax
Can Your Car Be Hacked? How Hackers and Carmakers Battle for Control
Hack to the future. Not too long ago, securing a car meant popping the faceplate off the CD player, slapping a Club over the steering wheel, and locking the doors. As vehicles? electronic systems evolve, however, automobiles are starting to require the same protection as laptop computers and e-commerce servers. Keep Reading: Can Your Car [...]
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Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig
Porsche Consulting sets up shop in Atlanta
Filed under: Porsche
Say what you will about its car design, or the horizontal integration of four-door sedans and big bustling SUVs into its sportscar line-up. But Porsche, push comes to shove, knows efficiency. And we're not talking about miles-per-gallon here. We're talking about corporate management and the license to virtually print money.
In fact other companies - both from within the automotive industry and from outside - look to Porsche to offer advice on how they can streamline their operations as well. That's what prompted the establishment of Porsche Consulting in 1994.
Over the past five years, Porsche Consulting has made some $20 million in the United States alone, even though it has no offices here. With that much business to serve, it should come as no surprise that the subsidiary is setting up shop in America.
Following the establishment of similar offices in Italy and Brazil, the U.S. office of Porsche Consulting will be based out of Porsche's North American headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a small staff of ten to start out with. Follow the jump for the full press release.
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Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley
Ecclestone: Channel 5 an F1 option
Bernie Ecclestone has said that he would likely approach Channel 5 first if the BBC elects not to extend it deal to cover Formula 1. The BBC's current contract to broadcast grand prix racing finishes at the end of 2012, and there has been speculation that budget cuts at the company could make it unable to commit beyond then - or even exit its contract a year early. Ecclestone told The Sunday Telegraph that he hoped the BBC would choose to continue covering the sport - but admitted there were other options if it did not happen.
Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield
Carlin GP3 debut for MacLeod
Callum MacLeod will make his GP3 debut for Carlin at the Nurburgring this weekend, and will complete the season with the team. The former McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC nominee tested for the British squad at Jerez last November and has been Carlin's driver coach during 2011. He replaces Daniel Morad and will partner regular drivers Leonardo Cordeiro and Conor Daly.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/carlin-gp3-debut-for-macleod/
Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida
Grosser Gravy: 10 Things You Didn?t Know About the Mercedes-Benz 600
In our August issue, we took a short look at the life of Karl Middelhauve, the Wisconsin man who makes his living restoring Mercedes-Benz?s 600 Grosser limousine. In addition to being a world-renowned authority on one of the most fascinating cars ever built, he?s a fantastic storyteller. When we put the print issue to bed, [...]
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV
Official: VW Touareg TDI sets lonely record on World's Longest Highway [w/video]
Filed under: Motorsports, SUV, Etc., Volkswagen, South America, Diesel
Volkswagen can now lay claim to another world record thanks to the efforts of off-road driver Rainer Zietlow and his team of adventurers. The crew packed into a Volkswagen Touareg TDI and covered the entire span of the Pan-American Highway from start to finish in 11 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes. The trip covered 14 countries and 16,000 miles of near non-stop driving. TÜV NORD Mobility verified the time, which beat out the previous record holder by a full three days.
The journey began on July 2 in the southernmost portion of Argentina and clipped through a variety of challenging conditions. The team faced a sandstorm in Chile and treacherous muddy roads in Alaska, but preplanned fuel stops helped cut the team's time down as much as possible.
Zietlow and his teammates also played a bit of a philanthropic role by donating 10 cents for every kilometer traveled to two Latin American villages to help combat childhood poverty. Hit the jump for the video and full press release.
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Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan
Gooden Plenty II
Editor’s Note: Wyatt Gooden has enjoyed great success racing sedans in both the real and virtual worlds.� As winner of the iRacing.com VW Jetta TDi Cup series in 2008, the young Ohioan earned an iRacing.com-sponsored ride in the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDi Cup.� After a rough first outing,Gooden rebounded to score a pair of wins and capture the series rookie of the year honors. Earlier this month, Wyatt turned his attention to open wheels, making his debut in the SCCA F1600 Formula F Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Quantum Racing?s Honda Fit-powered Van Diemen with support from iRacing.com 2.0 and Starting Grid. Things went pretty well, as Wyatt explains . . . The schedule was rather unusual as everything started late in the afternoon. [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/gooden-plenty-ii/
Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi
Pedrosa still feeling weak on bike
Dani Pedrosa admitted that he was still feeling weak after German Grand Prix qualifying at the Sachsenring. The Spaniard qualified second for the race, 0.252s behind his Honda team-mate Casey Stoner, but said that he had not yet shaken off the effects of surgery on his right collarbone that forced him to miss three earlier races. "It still feels very recent and I still feel some weakness," said Pedrosa
Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Roy Winkelmann passes away
Successful driver and team owner Roy Winkelmann passed away in Florida early on July 17. He was 81. Winkelmann, a successful driver in North American sportscars during the early 1960s, was best known as the owner of Roy Winkelmann Racing, one of the most successful Formula 2 teams of the 1960s.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/roy-winkelmann-passes-away/
Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi
Today?s Headlines
Shocker: “Carmageddon” Actually a Pleasant, Light-Traffic Weekend in Los Angeles (NYT 1, 2)
Damien Newton Called It! (Streetsblog LA)
Commuter Challenge L.A.: The Bikes Beat JetBlue (Streetsblog LA, Slate)
Still No Word From Cuomo on Borough Taxi Bill as Fleet Owners Make Last Stand Against It (NYT)
Gov Will Sign Life-Saving Crossover Mirror Bill Into Law (NY1)
Motorist Drives Land [...]
Damien Newton Called It! (Streetsblog LA)
Commuter Challenge L.A.: The Bikes Beat JetBlue (Streetsblog LA, Slate)
Still No Word From Cuomo on Borough Taxi Bill as Fleet Owners Make Last Stand Against It (NYT)
Gov Will Sign Life-Saving Crossover Mirror Bill Into Law (NY1)
Motorist Drives Land [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/07/18/todays-headlines-1184/
Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James
Jaafar and Idafar penalised
Jazeman Jaafar and Menasheh Idafar have both been handed grid penalties ahead of this morning's second British Formula 3 race at Paul Ricard. Both drivers were involved in a multi-car fight for eighth place during yesterday's opening race, with Carlin racer Jaafar eventually taking the spot, while T-Sport's Idafar retired with a broken exhaust. Officials have decided both drivers contravened acceptable driving standards during the race.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/jaafar-and-idafar-penalised/
Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs
Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 96: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. No one who commented figured out that this week?s sound came from the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350. Indeed, its raspy bark sounds unlike that of any current V-6?powered Mercedes?it?s a welcome change that fits the car?s [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/ojLY4uaWFeA/
BIKES: 2011 Triumph America First Ride
The 2011 Triumph America sports clean, simple lines and a classic look.
Source: http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/article/bikes-2011-triumph-america-first-ride/
Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
INDYCAR: "We Want Clean Racing At Edmonton" - Bernard
"That?s what our drivers will be told this weekend," said IndyCar's CEO. "I don?t think anybody hit anybody on purpose [at Toronto], unless you ask Will [Power]?"?
Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-we-want-clean-racing-at-edmonton-bernard/
Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani
City of New York Buys 50 Chevrolet Volts to Spread EV Awareness
Since 2007 the city of New York has been expanding its fleet of electric vehicles as part of its PlaNYC push for metropolitan green-ness, and now the city has ordered 50 Chevrolet Volts for its squadron. The Volts are part of a 70-car purchase by the city and bring its count for hybrids and EVs [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/sk7aVIG3clg/
Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin
BRUNO MAGALHAES READY TO POUNCE AFTER THE SECOND OF THE RALLY'S THREE LEGS
Peugeot IRC: SATA RALLYE ACORES (round 6 of 12) Fri, Jul 15, 2011 The second drama-packed leg of the 2011 Sata Rallye A�ores, round six of this year's IRC, was marked by rain, fog and mud which made the stages...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/07/bruno_magalhaes_ready_to.php
Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer
Kyle Busch: 2011 is best title chance
Kyle Busch believes his 2011 season is proving to be his best opportunity yet to claim the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver currently leads the drivers' standings halfway through the season and only eight races before the Chase field is set
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/kyle-busch-2011-is-best-title-chance/
Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
DRIVEN: Fiat 500 Shows Real-World Ability
Though tiny by today's standards, Italian automaker's first re-entry to U.S. market proves as drivable as it is likable.
Source: http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/driven-fiat-500-shows-real-world-ability/
Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig
Hanninen clinches Azores victory
Juho Hanninen moved back into the Intercontinental Rally Challenge points lead by winning Rally Azores. The reigning champion was kept on his toes by fellow Skoda driver Andreas Mikkelsen, as the Norwegian produced his strongest performance of the season to nose ahead of Hanninen on a couple of occasions
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/hanninen-clinches-azores-victory/
Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover
2012 Volkswagen Beetle First Drive: No Longer a Chick Car
Now that the New one is gone, we?re just going to say it: It was a chick car. Was. Throughout its 73-year history, the VW Beetle has embodied VW?s ?people?s car? philosophy, the original Type 1 becoming more than 21 million people?s car before production finally ceased in Mexico in 2003. It was only during [...]
André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero Maurício Gugelmin Dan Gurney
Schneiders Strikes Back at Lime Rock
After two weeks of sneaking into the top five in the NVIDIA Cup, Marco Schneiders showed the online racing competition at Lime Rock that he is not to be taken lightly in the championship hunt. Schneiders, who hails from Germany, took top honors in Week Three of 2011 Season 2c and moved himself within 14 points of the series lead with just one week left to go in the four round campaign. Schneiders garnered his 164 point total at the Connecticut track by taking the win in a 2623 sof race on Sunday. Schneiders started from the first position and led 18 of the 20 laps in the race and finished just a half second ahead of Brazil?s Henrique Mandziuc. David Jordan2, Grant Bray and Alexandre Ossadtchikh completed the top [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/schneiders-strikes-back-at-lime-rock/
Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr
Pedrosa still feeling weak on bike
Dani Pedrosa admitted that he was still feeling weak after German Grand Prix qualifying at the Sachsenring. The Spaniard qualified second for the race, 0.252s behind his Honda team-mate Casey Stoner, but said that he had not yet shaken off the effects of surgery on his right collarbone that forced him to miss three earlier races. "It still feels very recent and I still feel some weakness," said Pedrosa
Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss
McLeod?s Mojo returns at Mosport.
Defending iRacing V8 Supercar Season One champ Mitchell McLeod will not go quietly, despite his Season Two not going to as much to plan as he would have liked. At Canada’s Mosport Park, he came out fighting and the McLeod magic returned. After a reasonable start to the online racing season including a win at Watkins,� disappointments at Sebring and Zandvoort blotted McLeod’s copybook. His season steadied with consecutive thirds at Road Atlanta and VIR behind the seemingly unstoppable Madison Down and Rens Broekman. At Mosport for Round 11, McLeod poled by barely four-hundredths from Down and Broekman. But, a pole is a pole! The usual suspects filled out another packed grid of 25 with some top-split first timers or returnees such as Wayne Tolley, Lewis Dodimead and Jay Boving� [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/mcleods-mojo-returns-at-mosport/
Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González
2011 NNS & NCWTS Nashville Superspeedway Weekend Track Event Schedule
NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY 2011 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Nashville (Tenn.) SuperspeedwayThursday, July 21ST 10:30 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER 11:30 AM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS 12:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE OPENS 5:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES Friday, July 22ND 8:00 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER 8:30 AM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS...more»
Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
Why Carmageddon (and the Wolfpack Victory) Matters
Making a statement: This team of cyclists beat a plane from Long Beach to Burbank, California. Photo: LAist
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California.
The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend [...]
Over the weekend, a team of bicyclists beat an airplane from Burbank to Long Beach, California.
The closely watched, 40-mile race was a thrilling climax to a story that’s been unfolding for weeks now. “Carmaggedon” — the weekend [...]
Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/07/18/why-carmageddon-and-the-wolfpack-victory-matters/
Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson
Crestani leads first Auto GP practice
Fabrizio Crestani made an ideal start to Auto GP's maiden visit to Donington Park as he topped the timesheets in free practice one.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/crestani-leads-first-auto-gp-practice/
Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III
The Continental: Some Insight into GM from Opel?s CEO, VW Tidbits, and the Silvretta Rally
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke says his company will end up ahead of current planning for 2012. [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/hUtrDUqVghc/
Monday, July 18, 2011
Poulsen gets grid penalty
Kristian Poulsen has been given a five-place grid penalty for the next round of the World Touring Car Championship at Oschersleben after causing a collision with Norbert Michelisz in race two at Donington Park. Race stewards decided that the Engstler BMW driver was guilty of spinning around Michelisz's similar Zengo-Dension car at Goddard's before the pair then collided head-on. Poulsen was not the only driver punished at Donington; former world champion Gabriele Tarquini was reprimanded for making contact with Colin Turkington in both races while Yvan Muller was given a suspended grid penalty after hitting his Chevrolet team-mate Rob Huff in race two.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/poulsen-gets-grid-penalty/
Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson
Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #239 LIVE
Filed under: Etc., Dodge, Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Subaru
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We record Episode #239 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and we're bringing back a live cast now that we've had some practice. Check out our discussion topics below and chime in to help determine what else we'll talk about this evening. You can subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven't already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our UStream (audio only) channel at 10PM Eastern tonight.
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Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
2011 Hyundai Sonata SE 2.0T Long-Term Intro: A 10Bester Shows Some Cracks In Its Armor
Hyundai?s mid-size breakthrough joins our 40,000-mile test fleet. Hyundai is a star on the rise. Merely qualifying as extras in the early years, the brand?s products moved on to supporting roles post-millennium, and the sixth-generation Sonata is the Korean firm?s big breakthrough. The mid-size sedan scored Hyundai its inaugural starring role with a comparison-test victory [...]
Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra Roberto Guerrero
The Final Lap #165 ? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
SHOW #165 – Toby Christie joins us from rubbingsracing.com to discuss all things Kentucky and preview New Hampshire, and everything in between. Hosted by Kerry Murphey LISTEN HERE (About 47 mins) Download audio file (tfl_podcast_165_11.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE DOWNLOAD HERE SUBSCRIBE FROM iTUNES: Take us with you! Subscribe to our audio shows from iTunes, and they [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/13/the-final-lap-nascar-podcast-165-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage
Matt Crafton takes NASCAR Trucks race in Iowa
Matt Crafton held off a charging Austin Dillon to win the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Iowa on Saturday night, snapping a 79-race winless streak.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/matt-crafton-takes-nascar-trucks-race-in-iowa.html
Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner
Pandora Internet Radio Integration Spreads to Scion, More Ford Models; More Automakers Plan Integration
Pandora‘s efforts?inadvertently or not?to squelch terrestrial radio continue to expand. The streaming radio service is available in a number of�BMWs, Fords, Mercedes-Benzes, and Minis, and this week the company announced that it will soon be serving Pandora-monium to Scions and even more Ford and Lincoln models. Ten Ford models and two Lincolns now support the [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/ya-9KMFdjlM/
Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby André Guelfi Miguel Ángel Guerra
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