Sunday, October 31, 2010

Bentley teams up with Astor & Black to provide custom suit with every new car

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Bentley / Astor & Black partnership

Order a new Bentley from the factory and you'll be presented with nearly limitless color and trim choices for your chariot's interior and exterior. The experience is not unlike ordering a custom suit, made to measure. Now the two processes are coming together in a more direct correlation thanks to a new partnership between Bentley Motors and Astor & Black.

The latter is a custom clothier that might be recognized by some for outfitting one Angel Ramos, named the "best dressed real man" by Esquire magazine. Now they've teamed up with Bentley's North American subsidiary to provide a custom-tailored new suit - along with bespoke shirt and handmade silk tie - to every client that orders a new Bentley. The deal was first announced on orders for the new Mulsanne, but is now being expanded to the entire model range and will be provided free of charge to Crewe's customers in the United States and Canada. You know, in case you needed another reason to want a new Bentley.

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Opening Day of Dale Jr.'s Corral at Victory Junction Gang Camp

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2011 Dodge Grand Caravan ? Official Photos and Info

Dodge?s minivan earns a new V6, retuned suspension, and a ?sporty? R/T trim.
Chrysler recently announced a small update for the 2011 Town & Country, and ?predictably?Dodge?s Grand Caravan will mirror its sibling?s changes. For 2011, the Grand Caravan will receive a new crosshair front grille and a more sculpted front fascia. Around back are a [...]


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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 61: 2011 Jaguar XFR

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. We had one near-correct guess this week?it was a supercharged R-Jag, but a four-door, not the XKR. That raucous noise came from a 2011 Jaguar XFR.
Like that sound? Download the MP3 and quiz your friends, [...]


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Paffett beats title rivals to Adria pole

Title outsider Gary Paffett took pole position in a very tight DTM qualifying session at Adria. The Briton ran first in the pole position deciding Q4 session and watched on as all three of his challengers - Jamie Green, Mattias Ekstrom and Bruno Spengler - held an advantage over him after the first two sectors of the lap. However, none of the trio could respond to the 2005 champion's final sector

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/paffett-beats-title-rivals-to-adria-pole/

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Kasey Kahne Released from Richard Petty Motorsports

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Huertas joins Carlin for 2011

Carlos Huertas will return to British Formula 3 for a third season in 2011 after switching from Raikkonen Robertson Racing to Carlin.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/huertas-joins-carlin-for-2011/

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T4America Maps TIGER Grantees: Find One Near You

Thanks to Transportation for America for putting together this handy map of U.S. DOT’s TIGER grant recipients. It shows the geographical reach of the program, as well as the broad range of projects benefiting from the grants.

T4America says:

In two batches in February and October 2010, USDOT gave out a total of $2.1 billion for innovative [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2010/10/28/t4america-maps-tiger-ii-grantees-find-one-near-you/

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Production Roding Roadster 23 surfaces [w/video]

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Roding Roadster 23
Roding Roadster 23 - Click above to watch video after the jump

What happens when a KTM X-Bow and an Audi concept car smash into each other on the drawing board? We get the Roding Roadster 23. This is no longer just a unique-looking, lightweight sports car that we've only seen photos of, because the car has now been caught in action. Despite the hate-it-or-love-it styling, this Roding Roadster 23 looks like it's an absolute blast to drive.

The Roadster 23 weighs just 2,030 pounds and is powered by a six-cylinder engine that produces 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. The run from 0-62 miles per hour happens in just under four seconds. Better yet, the car appears quick - not just in the straights, but around turns as well. The drivers in the video, which is waiting after the jump, toss the car around like a toy. It almost looks like the car prefers being sideways.

Unfortunately, the "23" in the name refers to the number that will be built. So it's highly likely that the one you see in the video after the jump is the only one you will ever see.


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Nationwide Pole Report: Justin Allgaier Takes Control at Gateway

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The Falcon

Once upon a basement dreary, between iRace stats I query Over many an impatient, frantic lap of Zandvoort dune While I plodded, quickly lapping, suddenly there came a tapping As of someone gently rapping, tapping out a silly tune ‘Tis some visitor I muttered, tapping like some crazy loon Pulling me from my cocoon. Presently my mood grew roiled, vengeful at [...]

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Trucks Pole Report: Kyle Busch Takes Pole Kroger 200

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Kevin Harvick Inc. Announces Long-Term, Multi-Season Sponsorship Agreements with Rheem and Menards for the No. 33 Nationwide Series Car

Kevin Harvick Inc.KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (October 29, 2010) – Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today the signing of twomulti-year sponsorship agreements with Rheem Manufacturing Company and Menards for the No. 33 Nationwide Series entry for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Returning to KHI for their fourth and fifth years, Rheem will serve as the primary sponsor...more»

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BMW considering V8 Supercars entry

German car maker BMW has revealed its interest in joining the V8 Supercars series with its DTM-spec car in the future. The Australian championship is planning to introduce a "Car of the Future" concept from the 2012 season, and BMW would be interested if the regulations were not too dissimilar to those in the DTM.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/bmw-considering-v8-supercars-entry/

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Will Bike-Phobic Dan Maes Cost the Colorado GOP Major Party Status?

This is the third installment of Streetsblog Capitol Hill’s series on key governor?s races. Earlier we brought you stories about a candidate who likes bikes but isn’t sure about transit in Tennessee, and the choice between light rail and bus rapid transit in Maryland. Here we turn our attention to Colorado.
Colorado is a classic swing [...]

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NASCAR Weekly Teleconference (Oct. 27, 2010) with Team Chevy NSCS Driver, Tony Stewart

Tony StewartAn interview with: TONY STEWART DENISE MALOOF:� Good afternoon, everyone.� Welcome to the NASCAR teleconference in advance of this weekend’s NASCAR events at Talladega Superspeedway.� Joining us today is Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet for Stewart Haas Racing.� Sunday’s AMP Energy Juice 500 is the seventh race in the...more»

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Mosley: Todt must be given chance

Former FIA president Max Mosley says the man who replaced him a year ago, Jean Todt, must be given the opportunity to make his mark on Formula 1, and has ruled out a return to a position of governance in the sport. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told BBC Radio 5 Live in an interview to celebrate his 80th birthday that it would be nice to have Mosley back in action, suggesting that he could have a future role in the motoring side of the governing body. But on the same programme, Mosley indicated that F1 was now in the past for him.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

AMP Energy Juice 500 (Yahoo! Sports)

Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick head into Talladega as the clear favorites.

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Wordelman Gets Joe Gibbs Racing Tryout

ALTAMAHAW, N.C. ? Bryan Wordelman got to fulfill a life-long dream Tuesday afternoon when he strapped into a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry for a test session at North Carolina?s Ace Speedway. Wordelman got the opportunity as part of his prize package for winning the 2010 Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/wordelman-gets-joe-gibbs-racing-tryout/

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Gordon gets new main sponsor

Jeff Gordon will campaign the "Drive To End Hunger" as his main sponsor from 2011, as DuPont scales back on its backing of the four-time Sprint Cup Series champion. The AARP Foundation and Hendrick Motorsports announced a three-year deal to have Gordon and his team as ambassadors for an initiative to end hunger in America, specially among 60-plus seniors. The agreement will cover 22 races per year, with DuPont and Pepsi expected to remain involved, featuring as main sponsors in a small number of events

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/gordon-gets-new-main-sponsor/

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Two-litre era draws to a close

The current era of World Rally Cars will draw to a close on next month's Wales Rally Great Britain, with 15 cars starting the Cardiff-based event. Next year's revised technical regulations mean the end of the road for cars like the Citroen C4 WRC, Ford Focus RS WRC and the Subaru Impreza WRC - all of which will be represented in Wales from November 11-14. Today's two-litre specification of cars has stood since the start of the 1997 season, but next year World Rally Cars will run with 1.6-litre engines and with radically down-sized levels of transmission technology.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/two-litre-era-draws-to-a-close/

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Taylor aims to emulate Mouton

Pirelli Star Driver Molly Taylor says she is determined to follow in the footsteps of Michele Mouton - the only woman ever to have won at world rallying's highest level.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/taylor-aims-to-emulate-mouton/

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"... how can you quit on people if they've already quit on you?"

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

2011 Ford Edge Sport ? Short Take Road Test

The new Edge Sport is surprisingly satisfying.
If you, like us, find the notion of a �complicated, expensive, 4500-pound crossover wearing Sport badging somewhat ridiculous, our advice is simple: Get used to it. The CUV segment keeps growing, and variations on the theme continue apace.
Keep Reading:� 2011 Ford Edge Sport – Short Take Road Test


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Ingram to test for Eurotech

Teenager Tom Ingram will make his British Touring Car Championship test debut at Silverstone next week with the Eurotech Vauxhall squad. Ingram's test comes as part of his prize for winning the Ginetta Junior Championship earlier this month, and he is looking forward to his outing.

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Brad Keselowski Wins Charlotte Nationwide Race, Danica 21st

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CONCORD, N.C. -- With trash on his radiator grille and four worn tires, Brad Keselowski ran away from the field in the final laps of the Dollar General 300 Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Nationwide Series points leader padded his lead as he took his fifth victory of the year and his 11th career win. It was his first checkered flag at the 1.5-mile Charlotte track.

Keselowski now leads Carl Edwards in the Nationwide championship points race by an almost-insurmountable 450 points with four races remaining. Edwards finished 13th.

Keselowski led 46 laps, including the final 35 laps, and won by about 10 car lengths, or 1.137 seconds, over Martin Truex Jr. Finishing third was Justin Allgaier, followed by Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer.

"I'm so mentally exhausted after this race," Keselowski said. "I thought that was the best race I've ever seen in my life. That was awesome."

 

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Petrov sorry for race-ending crash

Vitaly Petrov was sorry for his race-ending crash at the Korean Grand Prix, but the Renault driver said he was at least encouraged to be running in the top ten.

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REVIEWED: The Art Of BMW: 85 Years Of Motorcycling Excellence

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHTS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT NHRA LAS VEGAS NATIONALS AT THE STRIP AT LVMS

NHRA LAS VEGAS October 25, 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship titles will be on the line in all four classes as the 23-race tour nears its endpoint for the 2010 season at the 10th...

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

One Menz Opinion: Harvick ?pretty close to a home run? at Martinsville (NASCAR.com)

One Menz Opinion: Harvick pretty close to a home run at Martinsville

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Newcomer Brandt Wins His First Race

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Race Recap: Denny Hamlin wins Martinsville

Hamlin narrows Johnson’s lead with win at Martinsville By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (October 24, 2010) MARTINSVILLE, Va.?Dead heat. Well, almost. Denny Hamlin won Sunday?s Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville and trimmed fifth-place finisher Jimmie Johnson?s lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup to six points with four races [...]

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The Continental: VW Stuff, Opels and Buicks Together At Last, and the Ford Ranger We Don?t Get

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.

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Rattner: GM and Chrysler will be "gushing profits"

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Pile of money

General Motors and Chrysler LLC will lead automakers to "gushing profits" when annual U.S. sales reach 15 million vehicles, said Steven Rattner, the former head of the federal government's auto task force, on Bloomberg TV last Friday.

"This industry has been restructured to make money," Rattner said to Bloomberg. At 15 million vehicles a year, "they will be gushing profits." That 15 million level is expected to be reached at mid-decade, according to predictions by companies like Toyota and GM.

A pace of 15 million vehicles is needed "simply to accommodate new drivers and the aging of the fleet," Rattner said. "It will happen, it's only a question of when."

Rattner recently published a book about his experience titled: Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry.

Rattner also this month had to agreed to a ban from the securities industry as a result of a Federal investigation into charges he directed over $1 million in illegal kickbacks to New York State pension fund officials while he was a partner in Quadrangle Group, the post he had before being recruited by the White House.

Rattner, 58, led President Barack Obama's auto task force from February 2009 until July last year, after GM emerged from a bankruptcy backed by $50 billion in government aid.

General Motors is expected to launch its initial-public offering of stock as early as next month, while Chrysler is expected to to take itself public some time next year.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt Full Test- Road Test

Electrical Revival: Not only did it not kill the electric car, GM’s reinvented it.
Mass-produced electric cars are finally here. And, this time around, it appears they?re here to stay.
It?s irrelevant that, depending on how their electricity is produced, electric vehicles don?t come very close to living up to the zero-emission label they often receive. Also [...]


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Monday, October 25, 2010

Dolby not giving up on title yet

Tottenham Hotspur's Craig Dolby has insisted he can turn around the deficit to Superleague Formula points leader Davide Rigon of Anderlecht in the 2010 season finale at Navarra in Spain on Sunday and grab the ?1 million prize on offer. Although Rigon will start on pole and is favourite for Sunday's races, an extra spanner has been thrown in the works as the two 45-minute races will be run back-to-back, rather than have a three-hour gap between them as usual

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/other-news/formula-cars/superleague/dolby-not-giving-up-on-title-yet/

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Week 16 Daytona Repave Update: Paving in Turns 1, 2; SAFER Barriers Installed in Turns 3, 4

Daytona Repave: SAFER Barriers Being ReinstalledDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? In the 16th week of the historic Daytona Repave, paving of the new asphalt remains ongoing as workers have begun the process of restoring the SAFER barriers and catch fence. In Turns 3 and 4, the catch fence and SAFER barriers have been reinstalled and the...more»

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Sidetracks: Don?t forget about the Nationwide race

But don’t — not if you care about racing. Whether you approve of Cup drivers racing the Nationwide cars, it does keep things interesting when racers at the top of their game compete against young men and women aching to … Continue reading

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Peter De Lorenzo takes on auto industry in 140 characters or less

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De Lorenzo's Twitter-length rant

The Autoextremist, Peter De Lorenzo, has done his best for "the minions, the gamers, the coddled and the entitled" who want an update on the auto industry but don't want to bother actually reading about it. You know the folks - the ones who write "summarize plz" or "Cliffs Notes?" in a comment thread because they can't be bothered taking the time to figure out what happened.

Done something like Abrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary but in the space of a tweet - that being no more than 140 characters, and 32 tweets in total - De Lorenzo covers just about every major carmaker and a few other subjects to boot. General Motors' marketing, but not the company itself, gets two tweets, and electric cars also get a double-dip. Not one for restraint, tweets include "Electric Cars: A niche wrapped in an enigma in search of decent batteries and a sustainable infrastructure. Other than that, it's all good." Click the link for more... Hat tip to Chris

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Peter De Lorenzo takes on auto industry in 140 characters or less originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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autosport.com ? NASCAR News: Q & A with Mattias Ekstrom

 GO TO EARLIER STORY GO TO THE NEWS INDEX GO TO NEXT STORY  Q & A with Mattias Ekstrom By Diego Mejia Saturday, September 11th 2010, 15:17 GMT Two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom is making his oval debut this weekend … Continue reading

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Alonso wins, takes lead in Korea

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso stormed into the world championship lead by winning a wet and delayed Korean Grand Prix, on a disastrous day for Red Bull that saw Mark Webber crash out of second and Sebastian Vettel have an engine failure while leading. Lewis Hamilton boosted his title prospects with second for McLaren, but a lowly 12th all but ended his team-mate Jenson Button's hopes

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/alonso-wins-takes-lead-in-korea/

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Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville (NASCAR.com)

Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville

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Whincup wins Surfers thriller

Jamie Whincup just held on to triumph in a genuine ripper of a race in the Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise. Whincup spent the final lap of the race rubbing doors with Shane van Gisbergen, as the young New Zealander tried every thing in the book to take his first V8 Supercar win

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/whincup-wins-surfers-thriller/

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Kasey Kahne Released from Richard Petty Motorsports

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Chase Coverage: Charlotte Wrap-Up Report

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2011 Kia Sportage EX FWD ? Short Take Road Test

A sporty chassis backs up the sporty looks and badge, but we?re looking forward to the upcoming turbo model.
What Is It?

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

RPM looks to be on life support with possibly no relief in sight

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2011 Kia Sportage EX FWD ? Short Take Road Test

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A GREAT START TO OUR RACING KOREA

Red Bull Racing 2010 Korean Grand Prix Qualifying Report Korean International Circuit, Yeongam, Korea, Saturday 23rd October 2010 CHRISTIAN HORNER: ?A fantastic team performance today. A one two start on the grid at this new circuit is a great result...

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Jimmie Johnson's Third Place Increases His Championship Lead

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Jimmie JohnsonCONCORD, N.C. -- It may have been a familiar car up front in Saturday's Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it was hardly just another hum-drum NASCAR championship effort.

Jimmie Johnson finished third behind winner Jamie McMurray and the night's most dominant driver, Kyle Busch, and still extended his NASCAR Sprint Cup championship lead to 41 points over second place Denny Hamlin. Most disconcerting to his competition is the fact the four-time defending series champ scored the finish despite an early race spin, pit road collision and uncharacteristic pit stop bobble.

"Ah, Superman; he woke up,'' Busch said at one point midway through the race while exchanging the lead with Johnson, who had just overcome a series of early race setbacks.

With five races remaining in NASCAR's 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs, Johnson has clearly established himself as the odds-on favorite, man-to-beat for an unprecedented and unthinkable fifth consecutive title.

"We've had a little more drama in this situation than we would have wanted to,'' Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus offered Saturday night. Yet somehow, even nights like this haven't derailed his title hopes in the least.

 

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5 Things to Do and See in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Unofficial: Nissan Leaf does 0-60 mph in 7 seconds, tops out at 94 mph?

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Back in May, CBS Evening News reported that the Nissan Leaf could sprint to 60 miles per hour in five seconds. We knew that their report missed the mark, but by how much? Estimates from nine to as much as 12 seconds began to surface, but those seemed a bit out-of-line as well.

Now, thanks to John O'Dell of Green Car Advisor who timed a 0-60 mph dash during a recent drive in the Leaf, we have at least one unofficial result: 0-60 mph in seven seconds flat. To put that number in perspective, 0-60 mph runs in the Chevrolet Volt have been clocked at 8.8 seconds, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV takes nearly 12 seconds and the Tesla Roadster accomplishes the feat in a mere 3.7 seconds. Okay, so the Leaf is reasonably quick, but how fast does it really go?

O'Dell, the senior editor of Green Car Advisor, writes:

On an 82-degree Tennessee afternoon, with another writer in the passenger seat, I hit 92 mph on the highway, going up a slight hill all the way. I still felt as though there was a little bit more to go, but lifted my foot at 92 because I thought I spied a state trooper's patrol car way back down the road.

Mark Perry, Nissan's director of product planning, confirmed that an undisclosed journalist who recently drove the Leaf in Michigan, hit an even more impressive 94 miles per hour, but as far as we know, these are just indicated speeds, not independently verified and repeated. Still, for the sake of comparison, the Smart ED apparently tops out at about 62.5 mph, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV calls it quits at 81 mph and the Volt hits the century mark. So, the Leaf is emissions free, accelerates with (relative) vigor and closes in on 100 before returning to more sane, everyday speeds. Sounds like it can offer livable everyday performance - provided the pure EV's range isn't an issue.



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Friday, October 22, 2010

De la Rosa impressed by Pirelli?s tyres

Pirelli test driver Pedro de la Rosa remains "very impressed" by the tyre company's progress ahead of its demonstration run at the season closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/de-la-rosa-impressed-by-pirellis-tyres/

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2010 NSCS TUMS Fast Relief 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon (Photo Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT/NATIONAL GUARD FAMILIES APPRECIATION CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his chances in the Chase, racing at Martinsville, mind games, Talladega, and more. HOW WAS PRACTICE? “It was pretty good. We were just working on qualifying runs. We weren’t able to get that really good...more»

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Weekend Preview: Track records suggest top of Chase will stay tight (NASCAR.com)

Weekend Preview: Track records suggest top of Chase will stay tight

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Korea Friday quotes: HRT

Sakon Yamamoto - 23rd: "This is the first Korean Grand Prix and therefore first time for everyone to race here at this circuit.

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How to Slay a Highway: Notes on the Mt. Hood Freeway and Harbor Drive

I promised in my last post to tell you the triumphant stories of citizens beating back highways, both planned and already built. Here are more stories from the Rail~volution bike tour around Portland’s “lost highways.”
Exhibit A: The Mount Hood Freeway
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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Audi, Peugeot unhappy with rules

Audi and Peugeot have hit out at new rules that could result in significant changes to the balance between petrol and diesel-powered prototypes ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, as revealed in this week's AUTOSPORT magazine. Their criticism follows statements from the Automobile Club de l'Ouest that it is looking to invoke a new article in its rulebook to make changes between "different fuel types" on the evidence of the cars' performance at the Sebring 12 Hours and the opening two Le Mans Series rounds. It has insisted there will be a level playing field for the 2011 24 Hours

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Ford Announces Modified Explorers for SEMA

Alongside an array of Fiestas, Ford?s stand at the upcoming SEMA show will feature tuners? takes on the new Explorer crossover. The vehicles go for added visual flair both inside and out.
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Happy (and Unhappy) Returns

The NASCAR iRacing Pro Series made a return trip to Charlotte, N.C.. The return was great for some sim racers, but bitter for others as Charlotte Motor Speedway proved it’s not to be taken lightly. Brad Davies took the top split of the week with Tyler Hudson nipping at his heals in the battle for points. [...]

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Race Recap: Jamie McMurray Wins Charlotte

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (October 16, 2010) CONCORD, N.C.?Bring on Martinsville. Jamie McMurray cleared Kyle Busch off Turn 2 after a restart on Lap 314 and pulled away from Busch to win Saturday night?s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, site of McMurray?s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory [...]

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Corvette Racing Master Class

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