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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
FIA confirms double DRS for India
The FIA has revealed the DRS zones for the upcoming Indian Grand Prix, which will see the return of a double area for use of the device. The first detection zone will be placed 10 meters after Turn 15 of the new Buddh circuit, with the activation 36 meters after Turn 16, leaving drivers with a bit part of the shorter straight to try to overtake.
Karthikeyan: India will ?surprise? F1
Narain Karthikeyan says Formula 1 will find India an 'eye-opening' experience when the grand prix fraternity comes to race in the nation for the first time this weekend. Karthikeyan will return to an HRT race seat, replacing Tonio Liuzzi, for his country's first GP, which takes place at the new Buddh International Circuit, and he thinks F1 will love - and be surprised by - his home nation. "It will certainly be an eye-opener, there's no two ways about it," said Karthikeyan.
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Raileanu?s Jetta championship
Moldovian Alexandru Raileanu has won the Season 3 Jetta class of the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup.� In a nearly perfect season the Central-Eastern Europe sim racer won 11 of his 12 starts, only having had to settle for fourth in his final race of the season after having closed the deal on the championship already. Raileanu did not compete in four weeks of the season and thus did not have the luxury of any drop weeks.� Instead, he had to throw all his eight weeks into the fight to come up a mere 22 points ahead of second place Nicholas Sladeczek of Club Carolina. Sladeczek himself also had a nearly perfect season, piloting his VW Jetta TDi to 22 wins from 23 starts. A close championship at the top saw [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/raileanus-jetta-championship/
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Blake Koch?s Battle For Rookie of the Year
“Three Drivers within two points with just three races to go ? ROTY Breakdown” No. 81 Daystar Television Network Dodge Challenger R/T (MOORESVILLE, NC) October 21, 2011 ? The NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year battle is shaping up to be one of the closest in the history of the sport. Going into the...more»
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Mike Wallace wins Talladega Truck Series race
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (October 22, 2011) TALLADEGA, Ala.?In his first Camping World Truck Series start since 2009, Mike Wallace won Saturday?s Coca-Cola 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, as Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate Ron Hornaday Jr. pushed him across the finish line. Hornaday ran second, followed by James Buescher, who made a [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/10/23/mike-wallace-wins-talladega-truck-series-race/
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Aumann: Edwards seeks title by hiding out at Talladega (NASCAR.com)
Aumann: Edwards seeks title by hiding out at Talladega
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Bernard promises thorough investigation
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard says the series will launch a thorough investigation into Dan Wheldon's fatal accident at Las Vegas in a bid to improve future safety. In his first comments since announcing Wheldon's death, Bernard said his priorities were to look after Wheldon's family and fully understand the tragic accident. "We've got a lot to do, and we don't have any time to mess around," Bernard said
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Spies withdraws from Malaysia
Ben Spies will not participate in tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix, Yamaha has confirmed.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/spies-withdraws-from-malaysia/
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The Continental: Small Cars and Efficiency Dominate for Mercedes-Benz and Audi, While Three-Cylinders Lose Steam
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. I drove the Mercedes-Benz B-class last week?here’s some background: Mercedes-Benz is launching the third generation of [...]
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Cup Series Talladega Starting Lineup ? Martin on pole
1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 52.799 181.367 2 48 Jimmie Johnson mylowes Chevrolet 52.801 181.360 3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 100 Years Chevrolet 52.835 181.243 4 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 52.903 181.011 5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 52.930 180.918 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/10/22/cup-series-talladega-starting-lineup-martin-on-pole/
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India preview quotes: Pirelli
Paul Hembery: "We've opted for a deliberately conservative nomination in selecting the hard tyre alongside the soft, simply because on a brand new circuit you are never quite sure of the exact race conditions you will encounter. But we've structured the allocation in such a way that we think the teams will run more on the softer tyres, particularly because we are bringing an extra set of soft compound tyres for Friday. This will help us to make some decisions about our strategy for next year, particularly after we saw the excellent durability of the softer compounds
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Coronel triumphs in race two
Tom Coronel absorbed race-long pressure from Yvan Muller to pick up his first win of the season in the second of today's WTCC races at Suzuka. The ROAL Motorsport BMW driver took advantage of a poor start by polesitter Darryl O'Young to take the lead going into the first corner, and quickly found himself at the head of a queue comprised of the three lead works Chevrolets and Robert Dahlgren's Polestar Volvo - the latter having been hastily patched back together after crashing in race one.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/wtcc/coronel-triumphs-in-race-two/
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Video: Audi e-tron Spyder struts its stuff in Malibu
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Audi, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel
There is a lot to love about the 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder. It's a compact roadster with a torque-happy, twin-turbo diesel V6 mated to two electric motors capable of more instant twist. When we recently took the e-tron Spyder for a spin, we were limited to just 40 miles per hour, but the Four-Ringed automaker tells us that a trip to 62 takes only 4.4 seconds.
And because this Spyder is a green monster, it can travel up to 30 miles on electric power alone. Using a mixture of the diesel and its lithium ion battery, it will consume on average a scant 2.2 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.
That sounds like a lot of "too good to be true," but Audi promises to be the leader in luxury electric cars by 2020, and a production version of this vehicle is expected for 2014. Hit the jump to watch new footage of the e-tron Spyder in motion. It might not be ready to go on sale, but it at least looks mighty fine on the roads of Malibu, California, near where we drove it.
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2012 Fiat 500 Sport Long-Term Test Intro: Welcome Back, Fiat
We sign on for 40,000 miles of Rosso Brillante Italian minimalism. What are the practical minimums of small? As more and better subcompact cars roll into the competitive arena, the answer to that question is undergoing constant revision. The Smart Fortwo seems to be a little below the threshold of acceptability, at least by our [...]
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Joey Logano to Appear on Episode of Travel Channel?s Man V. Food Nation
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano will appear with Adam Richman on Man V. Food Nation Wednesday night at 9 p.m. ET, on the Travel Channel attempting to conquer the Atomic Bomb Food Challenge. The task: In 30 minutes, finish a three pound bacon double cheeseburger loaded with pulled pork and a meaty hot [...]
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Merhi wins again at Hockenheim
Roberto Merhi resisted intense pressure from Felix Rosenqvist to score his 10th F3 Euro Series win of the year in the first race at Hockenheim. Merhi, who secured the title last time out at Valencia, made a rocket start from pole position, and the Prema Powerteam driver held a 1.5s lead at the end of the first lap.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/merhi-wins-again-at-hockenheim/
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Joey Logano to Appear on Episode of Travel Channel?s Man V. Food Nation
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano will appear with Adam Richman on Man V. Food Nation Wednesday night at 9 p.m. ET, on the Travel Channel attempting to conquer the Atomic Bomb Food Challenge. The task: In 30 minutes, finish a three pound bacon double cheeseburger loaded with pulled pork and a meaty hot [...]
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Dovizioso surprised with strong pace
Andrea Dovizioso reckons he goes into the Malaysian Grand Prix in great shape having been pleasantly surprised with his speed in qualifying. Although the Italian ended up third on the grid behind his Honda team-mates Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, his long-run pace in the session was impressive and he held provisional pole for long periods.
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Spies struggling with injuries
Ben Spies says his aim for the Malaysian Grand Prix is just to salvage some points as he struggled with his injuries in practice today.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/spies-struggling-with-injuries/
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
2013 Audi S8: Definitely Fast, but Could Be Sportier
Audi?s new king-size sports sedan is definitely fast, but it could be sportier. The Audi S8 is built with the North Ameridcan market in mind: 30 percent of total production is sold here. But was the car engineered for this market, or for the autobahn? After two days behind the wheel, it seems that the [...]
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Brian Scott, No. 11 Doosan Toyota Camry Charlotte Motor Speedway Post Race Report
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)Brian Scott Post-Race Recap Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway October 14, 2011 Race Highlights: - Brian Scott featured a different look on the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing entry for Friday night?s Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway as Doosan was the primary...more»
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2013 Audi S8: Definitely Fast, but Could Be Sportier
Audi?s new king-size sports sedan is definitely fast, but it could be sportier. The Audi S8 is built with the North Ameridcan market in mind: 30 percent of total production is sold here. But was the car engineered for this market, or for the autobahn? After two days behind the wheel, it seems that the [...]
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Marquez to stay in Moto2 next season
Spanish rider Marc Marquez will stay in Moto2 next season, ruling out an early move to MotoGP despite his impressive campaign. The 18-year-old has won seven races in his debut season in Moto2 and is just three points behind Stefan Bradl in the standings after his charge from 38th to third in last weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Marquez's superb season has led to speculation about a possible move to MotoGP next year, but the Spaniard on Thursday confirmed he will compete in Moto2 again in 2012.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/marquez-to-stay-in-moto2-next-season/
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Toet returns to Sauber aero role
Willem Toet will return to his old role as Sauber's head of aerodynamics, the Swiss team has announced. Toet held the position from 2006 to 2009, during the period when the squad was BMW-owned, but stepped down after the German manufacturer's departure. He will retake the position from 14 November, replacing Seamus Mullarkey, who has requested a change of role
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Robert Richardson Jr. endures electrical problems at Charlotte on Friday night
No. 23 Texas North Pipe Chevrolet ImpalaCHINA GROVE, N.C. (October 15, 2011) ? While having one of his best runs in a long time at an intermediate track, Robert Richardson, Jr. had an electrical gremlin rear its ugly head just before the halfway point of Friday night?s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway...more»
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Chicago Proposes ?Congestion Fee? On Parking to Fund Transit
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to use a parking surtax downtown to pay for transit.
In last winter’s Chicago mayoral election, all the leading candidates made ambitious promises to increase funding for the city’s struggling transit agency. Now, with a proposed $2 “congestion fee” — really a downtown surcharge on the city’s parking tax — Emanuel [...]
In last winter’s Chicago mayoral election, all the leading candidates made ambitious promises to increase funding for the city’s struggling transit agency. Now, with a proposed $2 “congestion fee” — really a downtown surcharge on the city’s parking tax — Emanuel [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/10/19/chicago-proposes-congestion-fee-on-parking-to-fund-transit/
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Tomczyk sets early Hockenheim pace
New DTM champion Martin Tomczyk set the pace in the first free practice session for this weekend's season finale at Hockenheim. The Phoenix Audi driver, who wrapped up the title last time out at Valencia, only hit the front in the final minute, his 1m33.621s lap in his old-spec A4 knocking Christian Vietoris' Persson Mercedes off the top spot by 0.263s.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/tomczyk-sets-early-hockenheim-pace/
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Hornaday Wins at Las Vegas For Second Straight Truck Victory
By Brian Hilderbrand Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (October 15, 2011) LAS VEGAS, Nev.?Polesitter Ron Hornaday Jr. held off a late challenge by Matt Crafton on Saturday to earn his 51st Camping World Truck Series victory in the Smith?s 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hornaday, 53, led 107 of the 146 [...]
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2012 BMW ActiveE First Drive: Bayerische Motoren Werke?Ja, Motor
BMW?s electrified 1-series is sort of a prelude to the i3. Good. We get a lot of reader mail every month. While ?You?re idiots for not picking the same car I would have chosen in that comparo,? ?You?re on Hummer?s (or some other car company?s) payroll,? and, ?Dude, sweet hair,? are the most common messages, [...]
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
NASCAR to honor Dan Wheldon with decal, silence
NASCAR will provide teams with a B-post decal in honor of Dan Wheldon for all the cars and trucks this weekend in Talladega. As many of you know, the Lionheart Knight image is one that was included on the back of every one of Dan?s helmets. NASCAR also is producing helmet decals for any of [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/10/20/nascar-to-honor-dan-wheldon-with-decal-silence/
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Carl Edwards holds off Kyle Busch for Charlotte Nationwide Series win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (October 14, 2011) CONCORD, N.C.?Rebounding from hard contact with the wall early in Friday night?s Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch on a five-lap green-flag run to the finish to win his eighth Nationwide Series race of the season and [...]
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Video: Nissan releases third installment of Juke-R web build
Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Videos, Crossover, Nissan, UK, Specialty
Work is coming along nicely on the Nissan Juke-R. The automaker has released another video in its series of build clips, and fabricators have begun tweaking the Juke chassis to accept all the drive line, suspension and brake components from the mighty GT-R. This just goes to further enforce one of the great laws of modification: there's nothing a plasma cutter can't fix. The newest video also details the kind of cage work that has gone into making sure the high-horsepower Juke-R can keep its occupants safe in the event of a catastrophic collision.
You know, the kind of collision that happens when you plop 530 horsepower into a short-wheelbase crossover. Speaking of engines, Nissan says that putting the monster turbocharged V6 into the Juke engine bay is the next step in the process. Hit the jump to see the video for yourself.
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BMW to Reveal New 3-series With Streaming Event This Friday
Put it on your calendars, BMW geeks. Friday, October 14 is the day we all get to see the new F30 3-series, a car that will head to production before the year is out. The event is scheduled to happen at four in the afternoon at the factory in Munich?that’s 10 AM Eastern, 7 AM [...]
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR?s Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson talk Charlotte
FYI WIRZ: NASCAR?s Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson talk Charlotte The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) presents race 31 of 36, the Bank of America 500, at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Saturday night. The 334 lap event on the 1.5-mile 24 degree quad-oval in Concord, N.C, will be televised on [...]
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Chevrolet to Return to IndyCar Racing in 2012 with Twin-Turbo V6
Widely known for its participation and success in NASCAR, Chevrolet also has a storied past in open-wheel racing, with 104 victories (including seven Indianapolis 500s) and six driver?s championships under its belt. The brand went on hiatus from fenderless competition after supplying engines to IndyCar from 2002 to 2005 (that followed another hiatus after a [...]
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Why Henriette Rides
Here?s the latest portrait in Streetsblog?s ?Why I Ride? series.
Photo copyright Dmitry Gudkov
Henriette lives in lower Manhattan, works in film set design and uses her bike for just about everything – commuting, errands, and child transport. She owns a car too, but only really uses it for getting out of the city. I caught up [...]
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Henriette lives in lower Manhattan, works in film set design and uses her bike for just about everything – commuting, errands, and child transport. She owns a car too, but only really uses it for getting out of the city. I caught up [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/10/14/why-henriette-rides/
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The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
A man delivering food on his scooter was fatally struck by a drunk driver in Greenpoint. Photo: News
Fatal Crashes (4 killed this week, [...]
A man delivering food on his scooter was fatally struck by a drunk driver in Greenpoint. Photo: News
Fatal Crashes (4 killed this week, [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/10/14/the-weekly-carnage-151/
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Spectacular One Two for the Yamaha WSB Team at the Season Finale in Portimao
Yamaha Racing 2011 World Superbike Portugal Round 13 Portimao Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 Yamaha World Superbike riders completed yet another spectacular race day today in Portimao, the final two races of the 2011 WSB season, with an outstanding one two...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/10/spectacular_one_two_for_t.php
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BMW Motorrad Motorsport 2011 World Superbike Portugal Race Report
BMW Motorrad Motorsport 2011 World Superbike Portugal Race Report Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, October 16 2011 Weather conditions: Sunny with light clouds in the afternoon. Temperature: Air: 26 - 30 �C, Track: 32 - 39 �C Number of riders participating: 22...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/10/bmw_motorrad_motorsport_2_17.php
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Stanford Wires Up John Morton, Ancient Porsche in the Name of Science
When I was 10, I found a copy of Sylvia Wilkinson’s The Stainless Steel Carrot in a used-book shop in Louisville. The book chronicles the early career of racing driver John Morton, including most of his time on Peter Brock’s BRE Datsun Trans-Am team in the late 1960s and early 1970s. You can probably guess [...]
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Great Tickets At Great Prices For TUMS Fast Relief 500 At Martinsville
TUMS Fast Relief 500 - Martinsville SpeedwayMARTINSVILLE, VA (October 17, 2011) ? The TUMS Fast Relief 500 is just around the corner, but if you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, don’t worry. You’ve still got plenty of time left. Good seats for the TUMS Fast Relief 500, the seventh race in the Chase for the...more»
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Kanaan will race on in IndyCar
Tony Kanaan, the former team-mate and long-time friend of Dan Wheldon who was killed in the IndyCar Series finale at Las Vegas, says the day he believes the sport is too dangerous is the day he will retire from racing. Kanaan was leading Sunday's tragic race, which was red-flagged and not restarted following the multi-car crash on lap 11 that claimed Wheldon?s life. Speaking on CNN?s Piers Morgan Tonight on Monday, Kanaan was asked for his opinion of safety standards in IndyCar racing, and if he might reconsider his future as a driver after seeing the aftermath of the fatal crash
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Quick Spin: 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder [w/video]
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Audi, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel, Quick Spins
Driving Audi's Futurethink Diesel-Electric Roadster
At last September's Paris Motor Show, we were thrilled to see this very concept car, the Audi e-tron Spyder. The crisp lines of its carbon composite exterior, its tapering side windows, its airflow vents cut in the hood, its almost impossibly clean and sleek interior treatment... all of it spoke strongly without trying too hard.
After the September 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show debut of the R8-based all-electric e-tron, we then got the surprise of seeing an even smaller one - also called "e-tron" (perhaps to confuse and/or not give too much away regarding the design's important future) at last January's Detroit Auto Show. This second electric car, a hardtop, carried two electric motors pushing the rear wheels (versus the four motors of the R8 e-tron's all-wheel drive, an ongoing programming challenge referred to within Audi as e-Quattro).
The e-tron Spyder, however, is not just a roofless version of that stunning Detroit e-tron coupe, as the model we're driving here comes with an all-new plug-in diesel hybrid-electric drivetrain, and it's 5.1 inches longer with more wheelbase, along with being 1.2 inches wider. On the other hand, the current Audi TT is 4.7 inches longer than the e-tron Spyder, so we're still operating on a very small scale here.
Our time in the driver's seat of the e-tron Spyder was originally set for right after June's 24-Hours of Le Mans, where the car successfully completed a parade lap for the almighty marketing department's sake. Sadly, right as they were loading the car onto a transporter to get it on a plane and out here to SoCal, an incident occurred that left one of the rocker panels of the Spyder pretty beat up. Now that the summer holiday and big Frankfurt show push is done, we've been given another go.
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Pirelli wants early 2012 tyre debut
Pirelli is hoping to give its 2012 tyres a first proper test on contemporary Formula 1 cars at the forthcoming Abu Dhabi young driver test, AUTOSPORT has learned.
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2012 Volkswagen Golf R: U.S. Pricing and Specifications Released
The U.S.-spec Golf R, which we confirmed way back in December of 2010, has finally been detailed and priced. (How slow has this car been to get here? Super-slow: We first drove a European example on January of 2010, and we’ve also spotted test mules for the next-generation model.) Output from the uprated 2.0-liter turbo [...]
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Icelandic off-road company sets record South Pole crossing
Filed under: Motorsports, Truck, Toyota, Off-Road
Guinness recognized a new world record for the fastest overland journey to the South Pole this week. The expedition occurred in December 2010, when two modified Toyota Hilux trucks travelled 1,434 miles across the Antarctic High Plateau in 108 hours.
That the average speed for the trip was just over 13 miles per hour gives an indication of the extreme conditions the drivers faced, at altitudes up to two miles above sea level. The expedition was organized by the Kazakhstan National Geographic Society and The Antarctica Company, and included four members: Konstantin Orlov and Stanislav Makarenko from KNGS, Andrey Myller from TAC, and Hlynur Sigurdsson from Arctic Trucks - the off-road tuning company that built the vehicles.
Arctic Trucks used 170-horsepower, 3-liter turbodiesel Hiluxes for the expedition build, modified to carry a whopping 285 gallons of fuel, 74 in tanks and the rest in the bed. The Arctic Trucks Expedition AT44 gets its name from 44x18.5 tires fitted to 15-inch rims and run at tire pressures as low as 2 psi. The four-by-four ice-crawlers have five-speed automatic transmissions with part-time transfer cases and a 2.566:1 low gear. Besides carrying up to 1.3 tons, the trucks are equipped to tow an additional 1.5 tons on a trailer. The AT44 weighs in at 4,960 pounds and manages about 5 mpg in the Antarctic snow.
Read the full press release after the jump.
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Kanaan takes Las Vegas pole
Tony Kanaan claimed his first fully-fledged pole position for KV Racing Technology as the IndyCar Series title contenders were upstaged in Las Vegas qualifying. Championship rivals Will Power and Dario Franchitti will start back on row nine, with Oriol Servia, Kentucky winner Ed Carpenter and Indianapolis polesitter Alex Tagliani completing the line-up on the front two rows
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Roush: Johnson?s recovery unlikely
Jack Roush believes Jimmie Johnson will need his title rivals to hit trouble in order to allow him to recover in the championship Chase, having crashed out of Saturday's race at Charlotte. The NASCAR team owner celebrated the fifth win of the season for his outfit with Matt Kenseth's victory in the fifth round of the Chase, while his team-mate Carl Edwards continues to lead the play-off standings, the latest in the season he's ever been in the championship lead.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/roush-johnsons-recovery-unlikely/
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Name That Shifter, No. 44: 1938 Citro�n Traction Avant 11B Cabriolet
On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Many of you recognized the shifter as a Citro�n unit, but no one correctly identified the model. The commenter who was closest was Maarten B., who guessed it was a ?type 11? [...]
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Will New Infrastructure Funding Survive the Demise of Obama?s Jobs Bill?
Tuesday night, the Senate blocked a vote on the president?s jobs plan. As had been forecast, Republicans voted unanimously against the plan, and they weren’t alone: Two Democrats joined them ? Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Now it’s on to Plan B, which involves breaking up the bill into pieces [...]
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Compared! 2012 Buick LaCrosse vs. La Crosse, Wisconsin
Battle of the Midwest Heavyweights: Buick LaCrosse vs. La Crosse Wisconsin. Who wouldn?t salivate at the prospect of spending a week or so prying into both the refreshed 2012 edition of Buick?s curvy two-year-old entry-luxury sedan and Wisconsin?s mostly rectilinear brick-and-mortar, 161-year-old, 12th-largest metropolis? No wonder this unlikely pair of name-alikes posed an in�triguing and [...]
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Simoncelli wants more podiums
Marco Simoncelli is aiming to finish the MotoGP season with podium finishes in the last two races after taking a career-best second place at the Australian Grand Prix.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/simoncelli-wants-more-podiums/
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Shank launches IndyCar team
Grand-Am squad Michael Shank Racing has announced that it will enter the IndyCar Series next year. The team, which was previously a front-runner in the Atlantic Championship, will run a single car in a partnership between Shank, businessman Brian Bailey and NASCAR racer AJ Allmendinger.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
NYPD Goes Out of Its Way to Obscure Street Safety Data
It took several months and some needling from the Daily News, but NYPD this week finally complied with a new city law requiring the department to release data on traffic crashes. Unless you have the time and resources to comb through and analyze hundreds of pages of rows and columns, however, good luck getting much [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/10/14/nypd-goes-out-of-its-way-to-obscure-street-safety-data/
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Ford Working on New Small V6, We?re Guessing It?ll Be Turbocharged
The same UAW release confirming that the Ford Transit van will be assembled and sold in the U.S. also contains a line about a small-displacement V-6. In reference to Ford’s Lima, Ohio, engine plant, the UAW says that “a new industry-leading�small V-6 will be added to the plant at an investment of $400M.” A Ford [...]
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Glock predicts set-up gambles
Timo Glock expects teams to have to take a gamble on set-up tomorrow after Friday practice was hit by rain. Drivers will have at the most one hour of dry running in the morning before heading into qualifying, which will lock their set-ups for the race, meaning that there is little time to recover if the morning set-up is incorrect.
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Cudlin in doubt for Australian GP
Damian Cudlin's participation in the Australian Grand Prix is in doubt after his crash on Saturday. The Aspar rider, standing in for the injured Hector Barbera, was thrown out of the seat of his Ducati during final practice, landing heavily on his left hip and suffering an abrasion all the way around his left side from his buttock to his stomach. The Australian completed a handful of laps in qualifying but finished over six seconds of the pace.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/cudlin-in-doubt-for-australian-gp/
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Friday, October 14, 2011
WSBK: Checa On Portimao Provisional Pole
Apparently Carlos Checa hasn't lost his edge despite already locking up the 2011 Superbike World Championship, clocking the fastest time in qualifying today at Portimao.
Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/wsbk-checa-on-provisional-pole2/
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2012 Volvo S60 R-Design Test: Return of the Volvo S60R?Kind Of
Volvo?s newest R-Design has more R than design. We?re okay with that. ?High performance? is not a descriptor typically employed for products from Volvo, the safety-savvy Swedish company previously operated by Ford and now owned by China?s Geely. But three years after canceling its R-badged performance derivatives of the V70 and S60, Volvo is dipping [...]
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NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger to be part owner of new IndyCar team next year
AJ Allmendinger - Photo Credit Sam Greenwood / Getty Images Michael Shank Racing announced on Thursday that it is expanding its race operations from the Rolex Grand Am Series to the IZOD IndyCar Series. The team, which competes in the Daytona Prototype class in Grand Am, has formed a new partnership to compete in IndyCar...more»
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All-New 2013 Ford Escape to Drop V6 in Favor of EcoBoost Engines, Debut at 2011 L.A. Show
Ford has announced that we’ll get our first undisguised look at the redesigned 2013 Ford Escape at next month’s Los Angeles auto show; for previous, camouflaged looks at the new compact SUV, head here and here. (You can also check out the Ford Vertrek concept, which faithfully previews the Escape’s styling.) The Blue Oval also [...]
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By the Numbers: Cream of the crop rises to the top at Charlotte (NASCAR.com)
By the Numbers: Cream of the crop rises to the top at Charlotte
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2012 Tesla Model S First Ride: We Sit Shotgun and Find Promise
We?re not allowed to drive, but we get a ride in Tesla?s new electric sedan?and find it very promising. Tesla isn?t ready to let journalists drive its new Model S, but it did give the media a chance to ride around the grounds of its Fremont, California, factory in beta prototypes of the all-electric luxury [...]
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Report: Clerk tries to get deputy's son's citation fixed, accidentally faxes request to newspaper
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Humor
We're not sure what's more amusing about this story, the obvious and clichéd abuse of power or the retro charm of dialing the wrong fax number. C'mon, who even faxes anymore? We've gotten so used to people getting busted by accidentally e-mailing everyone in their address book or slipping up on Facebook that we almost feel sorry for the clerk in question, entangled by '90s technology. Almost.
Joann Reed, the records clerk for the sheriff in St. Clair County, Illinois, sent a three-page fax including a copy of a speeding ticket, with a handwritten note saying, "Dismiss this case" and "The guy is the son of one of our deputies." Ostensibly she meant to send the fax to the prosecuting attorney in the village that issued the ticket, but instead, she faxed the local newspaper, the Belleville News-Democrat, which is where we heard about the story.
Apparently unaware that karma already had her number, Reed's next move was worthy of the worst of Illinois politicians. Indeed, when the newspaper started asking questions, the one-time mayoral candidate pulled a Blagojevich, fabricating a story about trying to help a college student get out of the ticket and denying that she was currying favor for a deputy. Problem is, the newspaper did some more digging and discovered that, indeed, the $175 citation for doing 43 in a 20-mile-per-hour zone was issued to the 18-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy. Who says investigative journalism is dead?
Speaking of investigations, Sheriff Mearl Justus says he'll be launching one, telling the newspaper, "I'll take some action."
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