Monday, February 28, 2011

Yamaha ?refreshed? after Rossi?s exit

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says the departure of Valentino Rossi has allowed the team to 'refresh' itself - and that the squad will be a more cohesive unit in 2011 with Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies. After seven hugely successful seasons at Yamaha, Rossi left for Ducati at the end of last year, with Spies promoted from the satellite Tech 3 team to take his place alongside new world champion Lorenzo. With Rossi's crew following him to Ducati and Spies bringing his own team of mechanics with him, Yamaha has a different look for 2011, but Jarvis believes the change will be good for the team

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/yamaha-refreshed-after-rossis-exit/

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Drayson quits ALMS for electric series

American Le Mans Series race-winning team Drayson Racing is to switch to a new championship for electric cars this year.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/sports-cars/alms/drayson-quits-alms-for-electric-series/

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Smart Forspeed Concept ? Auto Shows

Need for speed: This Smart could use some extra power.
Things are changing when 0-to-60 times proudly flaunted by auto manufacturers refer to reaching a speed in kilometers, rather than miles, per hour. Such is the case with Smart’s Forspeed concept, which?as Daimler proudly informs us?reaches the equivalent of 37 mph in [...]


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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Novikov plans cautious return

World Rally Championship returnee Evgeny Novikov insists he will drive cautiously when he rejoins the series for next week's Rally Mexico. The 20-year-old former Citroen Junior driver had to sit out the 2010 WRC due to a funding shortfall, competing in his native Russia instead. He has now secured a partial WRC programme with Stobart Ford this year, but despite his hard-charging reputation, Novikov is adamant that his Mexico strategy will be conservative

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/novikov-plans-cautious-return/

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iRacer Profile: Steven van Helsdingen

A member of iRacing.com since last May, Steven van Helsdingen likes his mixed class racing, witness the fact that he gets a lot of virtual seat time in the inRacingNews Challenge and the iRacing Grand Touring Cup, along with iRacing Street Stocks (Fixed).� A resident of Bossum, the Netherlands, van Helsdingen is currently fifth in Division Two SpecRacer Ford — and 19th overall — in the iRN Challenge standings. Q: � �� How long have you been sim racing? A:���� I started sim racing 1996 with the titles “NASCAR Racing” by Papyrus and “Grand Prix 2″ at age 11.�� This got me hooked so I bought all the NASCAR simulations by Papyrus as they were coming out. After “NASCAR 2003″ I didn?t find the time or the interest. I started [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/59175/

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Montoya: Vegas Indy run unlikely

Juan Pablo Montoya thinks it would be logistically impossible for him to attempt to win the IndyCar Series' $5 million bonus at Las Vegas on the same weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte in October. The Colombian, who races full-time in Cup for multiple IndyCar title winning team owner Chip Ganassi, has been tipped as one of the favourites to run for the prize that IndyCar is offering for any driver from outside its series who can win the season finale.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/montoya-vegas-indy-run-unlikely/

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Carolinas Rule USA International Late Models

The iRacing.com Late Model Tour?s trip to Florida made it one of several racing events taking place in the Sunshine State this week as the series headed to high banks of USA International Speedway. At � of a mile in length, USA offers drivers the opportunity to carry a lot of speed around the asphalt oval. The track offers drivers a variety of grooves, and the lines drivers run are often the product of the setups they have built and their comfort level in the cars. The outside wall has bitten many drivers on corner exit as it tends to sneak up on even the most experienced of sim racers. A pair of Carolinians picked-up the most points in Week Two as Reilly L. Doyle and Tyler Price led the [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/carolinas-rule-usa-international-late-models/

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2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet ? First Drive Review

Just as ridiculous as it looks?but somehow somewhat likeable.
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is credited with one of the most quotable statements to come from an auto executive in recent years: ?There is no car company problem that can?t be solved by great product.? Ghosn also is cited as the driving force behind [...]


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CUP: Points Leader Edwards On PIR Pole

Carl Edwards leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings...

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Sauber: Young line-up not a handicap

The lack of Formula 1 experience in Sauber's driver line-up will not be detrimental to the team's development efforts, technical director James Key insists, as he praised Kamui Kobayashi's efforts to step up into a team leader role already. With Kobayashi having only contested 21 grands prix and his new team-mate Sergio Perez fresh from GP2, Sauber is set to have the least experienced driver pairing in the F1 field this year - subject to who Hispania picks to partner Narain Karthikeyan. Last season Kobayashi was able to rely on having veterans Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld in the sister car, but he is now Sauber's primary source of technical feedback

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/sauber-young-line-up-not-a-handicap/

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Keys for Success: SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500

Dodge MotorsportsAVONDALE, Ariz., (Feb. 26, 2011) ? Each race weekend, select Dodge Motorsports engineers, team crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ?Keys for Success? for the upcoming race.� This week, the green flag drops in the ?Valley of the Sun?. Track: Phoenix International Raceway (race 2 of 36 NSCS point...more»

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Trevor Bayne Says He's Sticking With Nationwide Championship Run

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Whoever wins the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series championship, his name won't be Daytona 500 champ Trevor Bayne.

The 20-year-old rookie, who became the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 Sunday, said he's sticking with his original plan for the season -- a full-time Nationwide series run for the championship and a part-time Sprint Cup campaign.

"I think I am going to stay with Nationwide," Bayne said Tuesday on the weekly NASCAR teleconference. "Nothing has really changed for me other than that I am the Daytona 500 champion, which is really incredible.

"I think we are still going to have an awesome year for Roush Fenway running for that Nationwide championship. Obviously we still have a blank car and I would love to get some partners on it, but as of now we are still running for it full time over there. I am still not full-time Cup and I am going to run for the championship in Nationwide. I don't regret any of our decisions there."

Bayne will also run at least 17 more races in Sprint Cup for the Wood Brothers.

As they have for the past several years and for most of their long and storied history in NASCAR, the Wood Brothers are running only a partial schedule.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/22/trevor-bayne-says-hes-sticking-with-nationwide-championship-run/

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Trevor Bayne First Drove Daytona on iRacing.com

It was standing room only in the Daytona media center this past Sunday afternoon when Trevor Bayne walked in following his dramatic win in the Daytona 500.� But in the same room a year earlier, just a handful of people looked on as drove an iRacing.com-powered simulator while Michael Waltrip talked him around Daytona International Speedway. Posted on You Tube by Simcraft, builder of the Apex simulator builder, here?s a video of that day in 2010 when a former Daytona 500 champion used iRacing to coach a future one:� http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RkoG1MKvfU&feature=related This wasn?t Bayne?s first exposure to iRacing; in 2009 a friend bought the then aspiring NASCAR Nationwide driver a gift subscription to the iRacing service.� According to Rocky Bayne, Trevor?s dad, his son has a setup in his house, and [...]

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STPC Kicks Off Late Model Season

Sunday, February 13th� saw the Short Track Pro Cup series kick-off its new online racing season in the Late Models at USA Speedway.� In three separate skill- matched divisions the green flag dropped at 9:15pm EST with some great drivers lined up for the challenge. In the Premier Division, the pinnacle of STPC Late Model Racing, Tony Dugan took the checkers in a hard-fought battle.� With Toby Jenkins starting on the pole, the race opened with over 50 laps of green flag racing before the first caution flew allowing everyone to pit for tires and fuel.� When racing resumed the lead changed five times between three drivers, with Jenkins leading a race high 93 laps.� But, Jenkins was forced to drop from the race with just 22 laps remaining, leaving [...]

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2011 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 Q & A with Ford Racing NSCS Driver, Carl Edwards

2011 NSCS Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARCarl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, won the last two races of 2010, including the event here at Phoenix International Raceway. Edwards, who leads the point standings going into Sunday?s race, held a press conference Friday between practice sessions at...more»

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Williamson secures Arden seat

2010 McLaren Autosport BRDC award winner Lewis Williamson will compete in the GP3 Series with Arden this season. The 21-year-old Scot, who finished as runner-up in the 2010 Formula Renault UK championship, had tested GP3 machinery at Estoril in Portugal following the end of last season. Williamson will join New Zealander Mitch Evans in the team

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Trevor Bayne Says He's Sticking With Nationwide Championship Run

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Whoever wins the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series championship, his name won't be Daytona 500 champ Trevor Bayne.

The 20-year-old rookie, who became the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 Sunday, said he's sticking with his original plan for the season -- a full-time Nationwide series run for the championship and a part-time Sprint Cup campaign.

"I think I am going to stay with Nationwide," Bayne said Tuesday on the weekly NASCAR teleconference. "Nothing has really changed for me other than that I am the Daytona 500 champion, which is really incredible.

"I think we are still going to have an awesome year for Roush Fenway running for that Nationwide championship. Obviously we still have a blank car and I would love to get some partners on it, but as of now we are still running for it full time over there. I am still not full-time Cup and I am going to run for the championship in Nationwide. I don't regret any of our decisions there."

Bayne will also run at least 17 more races in Sprint Cup for the Wood Brothers.

As they have for the past several years and for most of their long and storied history in NASCAR, the Wood Brothers are running only a partial schedule.

 

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Stoner leads first day at Sepang

The works Honda team continued with its strong showing in pre-season testing, with Casey Stoner setting the pace on the opening day of running at Sepang on Tuesday. The Australian posted the quickest time with a lap of 2m00.987s, outpacing team-mate Dani Pedrosa by nearly four tenths of a second. Stoner resumed testing with the same set-up he had used on the final day in the first test, and spent the day alternating between the two chassis options he had at his disposal.

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Rolls-Royce 102EX Concept ? Auto Shows

How do you make a Rolls-Royce Phantom quieter? Take out the internal-combustion engine.
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Friday, February 25, 2011

Retromorphosis: XKR-Based Vizualtech Growler E Packs 600 hp

Jaguar?s recent, wholesale abandonment of retro design has opened the door for boutique carmakers and design firms to step in and reinterpret Jaguar?s historic design language for themselves. At least two such examples take the stands at the 2011 Geneva auto show: We’ve already seen�Bertone’s D-segment Jaguar concept, and now a Swedish design firm called [...]


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De Ferran team officially closes

Gil de Ferran has confirmed that his IndyCar Series team has now closed down.

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Bahrain withdraws opening race

Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have announced that the event will not host the opening round of the 2011 Formula 1 season, after days of uncertainty following unrest in the country. The decision was finally confirmed by the track organisers on Monday afternoon

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/bahrain-withdraws-opening-race/

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AT&T Williams to Fire Up Caracas

AT&T Williams Grove, UK. 06 January, 2011. The AT&T Williams team is pleased to announce that it will run a 2010 Williams Cosworth FW32 race car in Venezuela on Friday 14 January. The event will be staged to mark Venezuelan-born...

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New Zealander Evans joins Arden

New Zealander Mitch Evans will make his European racing debut this year after having joined the Arden team for the GP3 Series. The 16-year-old is moving the GP3 after finishing as runner-up in last year's Australian F3 championship

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WSBK: Checa Strikes First Blood

Althea Racing's Carlos Checa's impressive preseason carried over to the first qualifying session of the World Superbike season.

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2012 Aston Martin Virage and Virage Volante ? Auto Shows

Aston revives another V-name to slot between the DB9 and DBS.
Automotive product planners, like nuclear researchers, adhere to a sacred code: Anything that can be split must be split. Nuclear researchers focus their attention on dividing atoms; product planners, on the gaps between existing models. Aston Martin?s staffers are devout practitioners of this religion, and [...]


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Sami Selio And Mad Croc Capture Driver And Team Title's In '10!

F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI, U.A.E. ? December 31, 2010 Finland's Sami Selio scored 50 of his 94 total points in his final three races of the 2010 season in a brilliant come from behind performance to...

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Daytona 500 Fast Facts

Race Fast Facts Daytona International Speedway 53rd Annual Daytona 500 Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sun, February 20, 2011 @ 06:20 PM Eastern Race Winner: Trevor Bayne Age: 20 Team : No. 21 – Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Owner: Wood Brothers Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo Trevor Bayne won the 53rd Annual Daytona 500, his first victory [...]

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Bertone Creates Special Jaguar Concept for Geneva Auto Show

Famed Italian styling house Bertone has taken it upon itself to pen a special Jaguar sedan, called the B99, for the upcoming�Geneva auto show. Bertone says it is pitching the car as a design proposal to Jaguar, with an eye toward the British company re-entering the D-segment against the BMW 3-series and Audi A4. [...]


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Extra test planned if Bahrain is cancelled

Formula 1 teams are planning to hold an extra pre-season test if the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix is cancelled. With unrest in the country casting serious doubts over both the race and the four-day test, which is scheduled to start on March 3, the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) sporting group met last night to discuss alternative scenarios

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Teams will follow FIA, FOM on Bahrain

Formula 1 teams will back the decision made by Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA over whether the under-threat Bahrain Grand Prix will take place, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. The 2011 season opener, scheduled to be held on March 13, is in doubt because of unrest in Bahrain - which forced this weekend's GP2 Asia race to be canned. Horner, speaking on behalf of the Formula 1 Teams' Association (FOTA) after a meeting held after today's testing in Barcelona, insists that it's not down to the teams to make the call.

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Ford Launches Limited-Edition Fiesta S1600 in Europe

Looking for a friskier Fiesta? Americans will have to wait until the arrival of the turbocharged�Fiesta ST, but in the meantime Europeans can check out the Ford Fiesta S1600, a warmer version of the hatch, limited to just 500 copies. The three-door Fiesta’s 1.6-liter four-cylinder has been gently tuned, upping the output to 132 hp [...]


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Schumacher predicts wins, not title

Michael Schumacher says his current expectation is that Mercedes can aim for a grand prix victory in 2011 but probably not a world championship bid. The team had appeared to be struggling early in pre-season testing, though it emphasised that it was focusing on reliability ahead of the arrival of a substantial upgrade for Bahrain. Schumacher then showed better form by going quickest at Jerez last Friday.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/schumacher-predicts-wins-not-title/

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Frasier - Episode 4 - Flour Child

After witnessing a birth, Niles starts to contemplate the idea of becoming a parent himself. Frasier mentions in passing that schools often give teenagers who want to be a parent a bag of flour to look after and watch for a week, and Niles takes the idea

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Williams rues disrupted day

Williams technical director Sam Michael admitted that the team needed more mileage to get through its set-up programme after a disrupted test at Catalunya today.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/williams-rues-disrupted-day/

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Safety-Kleen Renews Partnership With NASCAR

Safety-KleenDaytona Beach, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2011) ? The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced that it has reached a multi-year agreement to renew its relationship with Safety-Kleen as an official partner of the sport. Safety-Kleen, a NASCAR official partner since 2004, provides on-site trackside support with its NASCAR performance cleaning products and...more»

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Today?s Headlines

Private Firm Will Build and Finance the New Goethals Bridge and Its Additional Lanes (News)
From L.A., a Transplanted NYer Shakes His Head at Schumer’s Anti-Bike Lane Vendetta (HuffPo)
NBBLers Now Get Quoted in Every Bklyn Paper Story About Bikes
How Many Trees Die Because the Post Prints Garbage By Sally Goldenberg?
Video: Why the Central Park Red Light [...]

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MIS brings ?Revved up for Reading? program to local schools

Reading program to offer kids exciting incentives Michigan International SpeedwayBROOKLYN, Mich. (Feb. 23, 2011) �? Kids are encouraged to set goals, read books and work toward a chance to win tickets to the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway this June with MIS? Revved up for Reading presented by Subway program. MIS and...more»

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Cunningham gets IndyCar break

Former Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham will join the IndyCar Series for a partial campaign with Sam Schmidt Motorsports this year. The deal marks the first time since 2002 that Schmidt's team - which has won four Lights titles - contests an IndyCar round outside the Indianapolis 500, with Cunningham choosing to enter the double-header Texas event plus the Kentucky and Las Vegas rounds but not Indy, where he has won three times in Lights.

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JEGS Foundation receives a special donation

JEGS DELAWARE, Ohio (Dec. 23) Most 12-year-olds who sell their prize-winning livestock at a county fair do so with their eye toward using the money to benefit themselves �?? a bicycle or a video game. Luke Kleilein wanted to make...

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Today?s Headlines

Private Firm Will Build and Finance the New Goethals Bridge and Its Additional Lanes (News)
From L.A., a Transplanted NYer Shakes His Head at Schumer’s Anti-Bike Lane Vendetta (HuffPo)
NBBLers Now Get Quoted in Every Bklyn Paper Story About Bikes
How Many Trees Die Because the Post Prints Garbage By Sally Goldenberg?
Video: Why the Central Park Red Light [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/22/todays-headlines-1082/

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2012 Fisker Karma ? First Drive Review

We finally get our hands on the gorgeous Fisker Karma.
Three years and a billion investment dollars after the Fisker Karma rolled forth as a stunning plug-in-hybrid concept, it?s finally ready to rock as a stunning production car. All in less time (and for far less money) than GM needed to produce the [...]


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Bayne sticking with Nationwide Series as his title preference

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/22/1007678/bayne-sticking-with-nationwide.html

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Trulli?s crash ends Lotus test early

Lotus has ended the final day of testing at Barcelona early after a car failure caused Jarno Trulli to crash this morning. The Italian lost control of the T128 in Campsa corner and hit the wall on the outside.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trullis-crash-ends-lotus-test-early/

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Eric McClure Posts 33rd-place finish at Daytona International Speedway

2011 NNS No. 14 Hefty Black Out Chevrolet (Eric McClure) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARDaytona Beach, Fla. (February 19, 2011)? With high expectations Eric McClure and the TriStar Motorsports team headed to Daytona International Speedway for the 2011 Nationwide Series season opener. Starting the race from the 34th position McClure quickly began...more»

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Rosberg tops Barcelona day three

Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top with a rapid late lap in a Barcelona testing session that began wet before later drying. A shower at the start of the morning and a combination of high humidity and low temperatures meant it was not until the eve of the lunchbreak that drivers were able to try slick tyres, and even then conditions remained treacherous, with lap times five seconds off yesterday's fully-dry pace even on slicks. But by the afternoon only a few off-line damp patches remained, and Rosberg made the most of the clear running to go quickest with a 1m23.168s on a single-lap, qualifying-style, run with a quarter of an hour to go.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/rosberg-tops-barcelona-day-three/

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Daytona 500 Champion Trevor Bayne Joins Line-Up of Driver Appearances at Phoenix International Raceway SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 Weekend

Bayne and Five-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champ Jimmie Johnson headline Phoenix International Raceway(PHOENIX, Ariz.) ? NASCAR fans at Phoenix International Raceway will be treated to a star-studded line-up of drivers taking time to visit with crowds as part of the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500? weekend Feb. 24-27. Guests for fan Q&A appearances throughout...more»

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One Winter?s Extra Pothole Costs Exceed Price of Entire DOT Bike Program

Every dot on this map represents a pothole filled by DOT in the last month.
While it may be a freakishly warm 57 degrees out today, this winter has been a pretty tough one weather-wise. Anyone using New York City’s streets, whether on two wheels or four, can attest to a big downside to all that [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/17/one-winters-extra-pothole-costs-exceed-price-of-entire-dot-bike-program/

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Trulli delighted with Lotus? potential

Jarno Trulli says he is delighted with the new Lotus, despite reliability worries, and reckons there is still plenty more to come from the car. The Italian was sixth-fastest at Catalunya today. "There is still a lot to come out, but so far it's very promising, very good," Trulli told AUTOSPORT

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trulli-delighted-with-lotus-potential/

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Trevor Bayne still in shock over Daytona 500 win

Trevor Bayne celebrated his Daytona 500 victory by playing basketball with friends, then skateboarding on the infield of NASCARs most storied race track.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/trevor-bayne-still-in-shock-over-daytona-500-win-ap.html

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Today?s Headlines

Quinn, Vacca Tout Traffic Data Bills, Get Mealymouthed Over Bike Lanes (Gazette, Politicker, News)
Chuck’s Choice: WPIX Casts Schumer PPW Opposition as Bid to Save Marriage
Russell Smith, 11, Killed by Driver on Grand Concourse; No Charges Filed (Post, News, NY1)
TA, Sister of 2005 Victim Join Call to Tame Bronx’s Own “Boulevard of Death” (News)
City Adds Shifts [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/17/todays-headlines-1079/

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Late Wreck Stops Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Storybook Daytona 500 Ending

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shoulders may well have borne 500 miles worth of expectations this week at Daytona.

Marking 10 years since the death of his legendary father in NASCAR's most important race, Earnhardt Jr. served as the central beacon of a sport remembering the passing of one of its most legendary drivers.

The sport's most popular driver also has been the most talked about non-factor for most of the last three seasons and has seen his share of changes in the Hendrick Motorsports program around him. A new crew chief -- Steve Letarte -- was in his ear.

Sunday, none of it seemed to be a distraction as Earnhardt sliced his way through the field time and again to find the front -- and occasionally lead -- one of the most unusual Daytona 500s in recent memory.

However, the chaotic nature of NASCAR's season-opening beast, a race marked by the most cautions and lead changes in the event's 53-year history, finally caught up with Earnhardt moments from the end.

 

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Organizers say next month?s Formula One race in Bahrain called off because of protests (PA SportsTicker)

Organizers say next months Formula One race in Bahrain called off because of protests.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/organizers-say-next-months-formula-one-race-in-bahrain-called-off-because-of-protests-pa-sportsticker.html

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Vettel still quickest in Barcelona test

Sebastian Vettel was fastest again on day two of the Barcelona test, as Red Bull went for shorter runs for the first time and gave a hint of its potential.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-still-quickest-in-barcelona-test/

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Busch Overcomes Two Accidents to Finish Eighth in Daytona 500

M&M?s Team Contends for the Win Late in Season-Opening Race 2011 Kyle Busch Daytona Pit - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCARDate: Feb. 20, 2011 Event: 53rd Daytona 500 (Round 1 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 10th/8th (Running, completed 208 of 208 laps...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/02/21/busch-overcomes-two-accidents-to-finish-eighth-in-daytona-500/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=busch-overcomes-two-accidents-to-finish-eighth-in-daytona-500

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FOG loses ?F1? trademark fight

A European court has rejected Formula One Group's attempt to get exclusive rights to the "F1" abbreviation as a trademark. The General Court in Luxembourg, Europe's second-highest court, said on Thursday that "Formula One Licensing cannot prevent the registration of a (European) Community trademark containing the words 'F1 LIVE'." "There is no likelihood of confusion between the mark applied for and Formula One Licensing's marks, given the low degree of similarity between the marks and the descriptive character that the public attributes to the abbreviation 'F1'," the ruling said

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/fog-loses-f1-trademark-fight/

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Bayne Brings the Wood Brothers Back to Victory Lane in the Daytona 500

Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 crew celebrates winning the 53rd Daytona 500 in the infield at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesOver the past 61 years, the Wood Brothers of Stuart, Va., have played a part in some of the most memorable moments in motorsports. But Trevor...more»

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Dodge Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series Daytona International Speedway Post Race Notes & Quotes

Dodge MotorsportsDaytona Int?l Speedway DRIVE4COPD 300 Post-Race Quotes NASCAR Nationwide Series http://twitter.com/teamdodge BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished 30th ?What a shame. This Dodge Challenger was really fast. It?s just a shame not to be able to be there at the end of the race and have a shot at the win....more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/02/19/dodge-motorsports-nascar-nationwide-series-daytona-international-speedway-post-race-notes-quotes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dodge-motorsports-nascar-nationwide-series-daytona-international-speedway-post-race-notes-quotes

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Fringe - Season 3, Episode 14 - 6B

The team is led to the home of a grieving widow; Peter and Olivia try to fix their relationship.

Source: http://thetvlibrary.com/fringe/season/3/episode/14

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ESPN to focus more on race winners than championship contenders in Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series LogoNASCAR hopes its new requirement that drivers select a series to earn points in will allow full-time Nationwide drivers to get more publicity. ESPN, the network that is responsible for much of that publicity, says that could depend on where those drivers are running on the track. The Nationwide Series season kicks...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/02/19/espn-to-focus-more-on-race-winners-than-championship-contenders-in-nationwide-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espn-to-focus-more-on-race-winners-than-championship-contenders-in-nationwide-series

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Latvala crash ends Ford Portugal test

Ford factory driver Jari-Matti Latvala has crashed Ford's test Fiesta in Portugal this morning [Thursday] bringing the team's four-day session to a premature end. Precise details of the accident remain unclear but it's the Finn's second shunt in succession after he also crashed the test car prior to the start of the season in Sweden late last month Latvala recovered from his pre-Rally Sweden accident by finishing third on the World Rally Championship opener last weekend, but this latest accident will cost Ford valuable time and data as it prepares for the first gravel outing of the season in Mexico early next month. More details to follow

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/latvala-crash-ends-ford-portugal-test/

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3-D Photo Gallery From Daytona International Speedway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Here's a 3-D photo gallery from Speedweeks here at Daytona International Speedway, as well as several photos from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour in January.

To see these photos in 3-D, use common red-cyan 3-D glasses. Remember, left eye red.

Except as noted, all 3-D photos were taken by FanHouse motorsports editor Bob Zeller using a Fuji W3 3-D camera.


Jeff Gordon answers questions from fans in a live chat with FanHouse senior motorsports writer Holly Cain from the media center at Daytona on Friday afternoon.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/3-d-photo-gallery-from-daytona-international-speedway/

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