Provisional for past champions unfair, Gordon says (Yahoo! Sports)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? Robby Gordon finished the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season 38th in the owner standings, three spots and 160 points from 35th. It was a critical miss for Gordons underfunded, self-owned effort, as the top 35 ? Continue reading ?

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/provisional-for-past-champions-unfair-gordon-says-yahoo-sports.html

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Mike Wallace ready to race Daytona with new crew chief and team optimism

Mike Wallace - JD Motorsports“Country Artist Chris Cagle on decklid, and will now sing anthem” DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 21, 2012) ? There?s something in the air at JD Motorsports besides elbows and hoods while the team has been working away on race cars lately. Team owner Johnny Davis is borderline ?kid at Christmas? ready...more»

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NASCAR In Heels: Revs into the season with style

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/nascar-in-heels-revs-into-season-with.html

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Burton brings family effort to NASCAR

Ward Burton returns to racing at Daytona International Speedway, but this time it's a completely different experience.

First, the 2002 Daytona 500 champion is racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this trip. And second, he's doing so in part to help boost the effort of his son, Jeb.

The two are racing as teammates this season, sharing the Hillman Racing truck for the year. Jeb, 19, is not yet approved to run on all of NASCAR's tracks - so his dad is aiding with sponsorship, helping the team run the full slate of races and adding a bit of star power to its debut effort.

Ward Burton spent most of his adult life making his way through the NASCAR ranks. He won five Cup races, including the prestigious Daytona 500 and Southern 500, as well as four in what is now the Nationwide Series. He last raced in 2007 - and has never run in a Truck race.

Yet, 10 years after hoisting the Daytona 500 trophy, he's back chasing a win.

Instead of putting emphasis on his return, though, he sees this season as the perfect opportunity to launch his son's career. Joining with team owner Mike Hillman Sr., and bringing along his own personal long-time sponsor State Water Heaters, he has Jeb ready to join NASCAR's top ranks of racing.

"We're excited about it," he said. "We've worked really hard to get Jeb's racing career to this point. We looked at (the) K&N, ARCA (series) and it started to get obvious to me that other kids Jeb's age were making a lot of progress and getting notoriety and being in the Truck series and we were lucky enough to make a deal with Mike and have State Water Heaters on board who I have been doing customer relation events with the last four years.

"We're not fully funded yet but we're really working hard with State and other companies to get Jeb this opportunity."

Jeb has been working to make a name for himself. He won five Late Model features at Ace Speedway in 2011, tying the track and ASA Home Track national champ Barry Beggarty for victories. In 2010, he was the rookie of the year at South Boston Speedway.

Now, his dad is helping him make the next step. As he does so, Ward Burton sees just how much things have changed since he made his Nationwide Series debut in 1990.

"It's done a 180," he said. "(I) started (in) Late Model, Humpy Wheeler created the Sportsman Division ... had success in those first two races, phone rang, drove for Charlie Henderson in Busch Grand National, went to Alan Dillard and all the sudden I was full-time racing," Ward Burton said. "But the phone rang every single time. My parents did for me just what I'm doing for Jeb, but the problem is now the phone doesn't ring as often. There's obviously a lot of guys who have had success and gotten opportunities to move up in their career, but somebody is helping them to get to this point, in maybe Jeb's career, maybe it's the Truck series to help him get to the Nationwide. But the problem is, I don't financially have the means to do it by myself."

Burton remembers his 1993 season, when he won three races, earned 10 top-10 finishes and finished sixth in the standings. The cost of that effort was well short of the estimated millions needed to complete a Nationwide season now.

"To run the full Busch (Nationwide) Series in '93 was under 400,000; we won everything but the championship," Burton said. "You know what it is now. It's really a lot harder for a car owner to make up that little bit of difference that a sponsor couldn't do is the difference between then and now. It's tough but we're going to keep working and try to make it happen."

Burton said that technology has dramatically changed the nature of the sport, and the costs associated with it. He sees dramatic moves in the sport since he was racing, saying that "it all boils down to the resources and the advancement of resources of knowing what to do with all the little things that make a car go fast. That part is kind of alarming to me, but nothing is going to change it."

He's resigned to that, and to the difficulty of fighting for sponsorship in this competitive economy.

Still, he's doing all he can do to give his son a chance.

Jeb, who has watched both his father and his uncle, Jeff Burton, in the NASCAR ranks for years, knows just how much work it takes - and the expectations that will be attached to his last name.

"It puts a little bit of pressure on me, but I think it's a good thing that they've done what they have and I've got two good role models that I can follow in their footsteps and help me a tremendous amount," he said. "I just can't think about the pressure; I can just go out there and perform and show everybody what I'm capable of."

For his part, Ward Burton will do everything that he can to make this happen - to give his son the chance to race in NASCAR's elite ranks the same way that he was able to do so.

A racer to the core, Burton admits that he'd also love to have the chance to be out here racing once more, that fans have made winning the Daytona 500 one of those lifetime accomplishments that simply stays with a driver.

As he looks over his career, he finds himself lucky in many ways - not the least of which is the ability to have balanced life while racing. His love of the outdoors fostered the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, which serves as an educational tool in conservations, and an ability to keep in touch with another childhood love.

So while he admits that he still feels that familiar tug to race, he is now more focused on helping another generation of Burtons take the wheel and find success - and to passing along the lessons he's learned over the years.

"I'm one of the lucky ones that I had a life outside of racing," he said. "That's why I lived in a rural culture in Southern Virginia in Halifax County and got my Foundation. Leaving the sport was hard, watching the Cup guys practice was hard, but I've got a whole 'nother life back there ... racing is a career where that's my lifetime endeavor. That's the way I've raced my kids and that's where my life is at."

Still, though, that racer's heart surfaces as he prepares to make his return.

"I could be up here at 80 years old and I'll still miss it and I'll still think I can go out there and do it," he said.

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/burton_brings_family_effort_to_nascar/10096303

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2012 NSCS Daytona 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Kyle Busch

2012 NSCS Kyle Busch - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARKYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Brown Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How has Daytona been going for you? “Things went real well Saturday night — we had a lot of fun — made some exciting moves. Then yesterday we had a little bit of...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/02/24/2012-nscs-daytona-500-pre-race-qa-with-toyota-motorsports-driver-kyle-busch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012-nscs-daytona-500-pre-race-qa-with-toyota-motorsports-driver-kyle-busch

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Mike Conway signs with AJ Foyt Racing for the 2012 Indy Car season

AJ Foyt Racing Mike Conway London, UK - Tuesday 20th December 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix winner Mike Conway has signed with AJ Foyt Racing to drive the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series....

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

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SRT Teases 2013 Viper?s Carbon-Fiber Airway [New York Auto Show]

Here it is, what you?ve all been waiting for: the 2013 SRT Viper! Well, part of it, anyway. SRT has released yet another teaser image of the next Viper on its Facebook page, but this latest peek gives little new insight. (SRT’s previous teaser showed a line drawing of the car’s snake-like front end.) The [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/c7HixEAh1xU/

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Gronholm confirms GRC presence

Double World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has been confirmed alongside British driver David Binks as part of a two-car Best Buy Racing team in the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship. Gronholm, who won three GRC rounds last season, will drive a Ford Fiesta prepared by Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution on every round of this year's series

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/gronholm-confirms-grc-presence/

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Burning Questions: Will Junior win in 2012?

Hide your kids! Hide your wife! It's NASCAR season again, and that means it's time for the Yahoo! Sports Jays, Hart and Busbee, to get back in the video chair and fire off some answers to NASCAR's most burning questions, like:

? Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. win in 2012?

? Will Kurt Busch outrun his replacement in the Penske/Shell No. 22, AJ Allmendinger?

? How will Clint Bowyer fare in his first season at Michael Waltrip Racing?

? Which driver is on the hottest seat this season?

All this and so much more! Click to watch the video, friends.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/burning-questions-junior-win-2012-132712977.html

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Brawn: Teams will regret FOTA split

Ross Brawn believes the decision by four of his rivals to quit the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) was short-sighted, and fears all the sport's competitors may live to regret it. With Ferrari, Red Bull Racing, Sauber and Scuderia Toro Rosso all having quit FOTA in the wake of ongoing wrangling over a Resource Restriction Agreement, there have been questions raised about the future of the organisation. However, the remaining members of FOTA are wholly committed to it, and Brawn says he hopes that circumstances do not play out - such as in imminent talks over a new Concorde Agreement - where teams wish they had stuck together.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/brawn-teams-will-regret-fota-split/

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Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T Daytona Preview

No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/TBrad Keselowski No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger Drive4COPD 300 Daytona International Speedway Saturday, February 25, 2012 TV: ESPN at 12:00 PM ET Radio: MRN/Sirius 90 No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger News and Notes � This Week?s Challenger? Brad Keselowski and the Penske Racing Discount Tire Dodge Challenger...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/nationwide/02/22/brad-keselowski-no-22-discount-tire-dodge-challenger-rt-daytona-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brad-keselowski-no-22-discount-tire-dodge-challenger-rt-daytona-preview

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2012 Fisker Karma Tested: Likable and Real?and Really Heavy

Nobody can deny (can they?) that the Fisker Karma is the lewdest wedge of car porn to hit the pavement since the onset of the 5-mph bumper. From one 22-inch wheel to the other, the Fisker is a heartthrob, a design spectacularly unchained from the shackles of practicality and brand identity that enslave other automakers. [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/xzMW6tIA7M8/2012-fisker-karma-ecochic-road-test-review

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Hamilton confident McLaren will be fast

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic McLaren has the pace to fight at the front in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix when the season kicks off next month. Hamilton completed his week's work at Barcelona today, after covering 120 laps on his way to the sixth fastest time of the day. The McLaren driver admitted the feeling this year was completely different to the 2011 pre-season, when the team struggled with its car.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hamilton-confident-mclaren-will-be-fast/

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Danica Patrick having some issues with her street car

As Danica Patrick prepares for the Daytona 500, and her NASCAR debut, she?s no doubt much more concerned about her racecar than her street car.� If you?d like to hear what Danica thinks about her racecar go here.
Danica?s $202,000 Lamborghini Gallardo has no cup-holders, and trunk space the size of a brief case. It?s not her only car by the way, or premium luxury car by the way, but it?s what?s stuck in her craw right now, according to an interview by Dan Wetzel on Yahoo
�

Here?s an excerpt:
?I got it originally because I had a 645 BMW and it was a convertible,? she said. ?It was the first car I ever bought because I had always gotten cars through teams or deals.?
The BMW was nice enough, just not nearly fast enough. She needed more power, which isn?t easy to find.
?To take a step up from a 645 was tough,? she said. ?I went and tried out an Aston Martin Vantage because I thought [it] was a cool-looking car.?
The problem?
?Slow,? sh...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/nascar/article_external/danica_patrick_having_some_issues_with_her_street_car/10063924

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Johanna Long, No. 70 Biomet / Motorcoach Foretravel Chevrolet Daytona Preview

ML MotorsportsJohanna Long, No. 70 Biomet / Motorcoach Foretravel Chevrolet Race: DRIVE4COPD 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series: 1 of 33 Track: Daytona International Speedway Date: February 25, 2011 19-year-old Johanna Long will make her NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut with ML Motorsports this Saturday, February 25 in the Drive4Copd 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Long, the...more»

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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: AAA Texas 500 at texas Motor Speedway

Expert
Website
Pick to Win
Finish
Experts Avg


Josh Lobdell

Carl Edwards
2
12.68


Jerry Lagger
One and Done Game Winner
Carl Edwards
2
13.38


Dennis Michelsen
RaceTalkRadio.com
Kevin Harvick
13
12.62


Steve Wronkowicz
On Pit Row
Carl Edwards
2
12.88


Eric McClung
KFFL
Matt Kenseth
4
13.85


Eric McGuire
free agent
Matt Kenseth
4
15.15


Dan Beaver
Fantasy Racing Games
Carl Edwards
2
13.18


Matt Mercer
On Pit Row
Carl Edwards
2
15.44


Adam Ansell
Roto Experts
no pick





Chris Leone
On Pit Row
Kevin Harvick
13
13.03


Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving
Carl Edwards
2
13.15


CharlieTurner
On Pit Row
Jimmie Johnson
14
14.18


Jordan McAbee
On Pit Row
Matt Kenseth
4
12.71


Jon Rodgers
Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner
Carl [...]

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This is what it?s like to race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona

Last week, we brought you the story of our own Geoffrey Miller's attempt to survive the Rolex 24 at Daytona as a fan. Today, we take you out of the grandstand and put you right into a car itself, as we watch from the point of view of GT driver Leh Keen, who ended up on the podium with the rest of his Brumos Porsche GT3 team. This is some great material here, starting with the plane, following through the entire drive, and finishing up with a champagne bath. Enjoy.

[Via Jalopnik]

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/race-rolex-24-daytona-145911029.html

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Seattle Cyclists Find Safety in Numbers

Here’s what’s happening around the Network today:
Seattle cyclists have more of a reason to smile: collision rates are holding steady even as bicycling booms. Photo: Cascade Bicycle Club
Safer Cycling in Seattle, and More Of It: Cycling is increasing in Seattle, but traffic collisions involving cyclists are not. That’s according to census data complied by [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2012/02/21/seattle-cyclists-find-safety-in-numbers/

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Piria to be first female racer in GP3

Italian teenager Vicky Piria has become the first female driver to sign for a GP3 team after completing a deal to race for series newcomer Trident Racing.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/piria-to-be-first-female-racer-in-gp3/

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Ferrari Previews 599 Replacement with Video [Geneva Auto Show]

The last day or so has been particularly eventful in the lively arena of Ferrari speculation. The fire was fueled first by a purported shot of the 599 replacement?s rear, and now the company has released a video (see below) promising a reveal of the new V-12 car for next week. The footage shows thinly [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/DL9jD00rFTw/

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Why I Love NASCAR: The Daytona 500 by Chief 187?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/why-i-love-nascar-daytona-500-by-chief.html

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NYC?s Most Irresistible Street Safety Campaign

Are these New York’s youngest traffic safety advocates?
Budding filmmakers Benny, Joseph and Yunhee have created an appeal for safer streets that is equal parts poignant, funny and Dylan-inspired ? and entirely adorable. Take a look.

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/17/nycs-most-irresistible-street-safety-campaign/

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Video: Ferrari clears its throat and announces new F620 GT to debut on February 29

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ferrari, Luxury

With dozens of major automakers competing to separate us from our hard-earned cash in return for the newest, greatest development in motorized transportation, there are new cars making their debut just about every day. But the vast majority of them are not, of course, from Ferrari. Even with four production model lines, the purveyor of exotic performance machinery doesn't have a new model to roll out every day. But that rare occurrence is coming up, and in typical Maranello style, it's coming up fast.

We're talking, of course, about the F620 GT, a new front-engined, rear-drive V12 supercar designed to succeed the 599. We've brought you spy shots of the prototype undergoing testing at Fiorano and seemingly countless rumors of its composition, but soon we won't have to squint at spy shots and speculate at details as the car's unveiling is just around the corner.

Although the supercar's public debut is expected to take place at the Geneva Motor Show in just a couple of weeks from now, Ferrari will reveal the car it calls its most powerful to date in all its glory a little before that, on February 29. In the meantime, you're invited to crank up the speakers, strap on a bib and click past the jump for a teaser video where a camouflaged prototype clears its throat in spectacular fashion.

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/21/ferrari-f620-gt-video-teaser/

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Magnussen gets extended role at McLaren

McLaren has announced that Kevin Magnussen will have an extended role this year as a member of the team's Young Driver Programme. The 19-year-old, son of former grand prix driver Jan, will start working in McLaren's simulator alongside Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey, and will also take part in the Young Driver F1 in Abu Dhabi later this year

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/magnussen-gets-extended-role-at-mclaren/

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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: 2011 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami

Expert
Website
Pick to Win
Finish
Experts Avg


Josh Lobdell

Tony Stewart
1
12.06


Jerry Lagger
One and Done Game Winner
Carl Edwards
2
12.78


Dennis Michelsen
RaceTalkRadio.com
Tony Stewart
1
12.33


Steve Wronkowicz
On Pit Row
Brad Keselowski
20
13.72


Eric McClung
KFFL
Carl Edwards
2
13.19


Eric McGuire
free agent
Carl Edwards
2
14.42


Dan Beaver
Fantasy Racing Games
Carl Edwards
2
12.89


Matt Mercer
On Pit Row
Carl Edwards
2
15.17


Adam Ansell
Roto Experts
no pick





Chris Leone
On Pit Row
A J Allmendinger
15
12.81


Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving
Carl Edwards
2
12.53


CharlieTurner
On Pit Row
Carl Edwards
2
13.83


Jordan McAbee
On Pit Row
Carl Edwards
2
12.14


Jon Rodgers
Gillette Young Guns Challenge [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BenchRacingWithSteveAndCharlie/~3/TUWAjjyZOlg/nascar-fantasy-racing-experts-picks-2011-ford-400-at-homestead-miami.html

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Bayne earns spot in Daytona 500, will defend title

Trevor Bayne will defend his Daytona 500 championship.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/bayne-earns-spot-in-daytona-500-will-defend-title.html

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2012 Toyota Prius C Driven: A Smaller, Lighter Prius for Smaller, Lighter Wallets

Americans aren?t fat because of high-fructose corn syrup, stress related to overly competitive work environments, or a sixth sense for locating the world?s finest couches; we posit that the extra pounds are sympathy weight. Our poor cars are so heavy, and we love them so much, that we go ahead and finish that 24-ounce porterhouse [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/4LxDX9Hci0o/2012-toyota-prius-c-first-drive-reviews

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Indian finale for World GT1

The 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship will climax with a round in India. The series finale will take place at the new Buddh International Circuit, near New Delhi, which hosted the first Indian Grand Prix last year. The World GT1 race, scheduled for December 2, takes the vacant spot on the 10-race calendar published late last year.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/indian-finale-for-world-gt1/

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Riding Shotgun with Matt Crafton: A theme of change

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/riding-shotgun-with-matt-crafton-theme.html

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Leads the Way for Team Chevy in Daytona 500 Qualifying

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, sits in his car - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCARDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2012) ?�Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, earned a front row starting spot in Thursday?s Gatorade Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races by posting...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2012/sprintcup/02/19/dale-earnhardt-jr-leads-the-way-for-team-chevy-in-daytona-500-qualifying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dale-earnhardt-jr-leads-the-way-for-team-chevy-in-daytona-500-qualifying

Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James

2014 Tesla Model X Crossover: Electric Drive, a Frunk, and Silly Rear Doors

Tesla Motors has introduced a prototype of the 2014 Model X crossover, its third all-electric model behind the Roadster and the Model S sedan. The seven-passenger Model X promises to be more versatile and family-friendly than the Model S, and will double the size of Tesla?s current U.S. lineup when it eventually goes on sale [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/jT2Ue8CXH8s/2014-tesla-model-x-photos-and-info-news

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Jenzer signs Visoiu for 2012 season

Jenzer Motorsport has announced Robert Visoiu as its first driver for the 2012 GP3 season. The 16-year-old Romanian raced with the team in the Italian Formula Abarth Championship and the European Series last year. Visoiu drove for Jenzer in the Valencia and Jerez GP3 tests at the end of last year, finishing in the top three in the times

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/jenzer-signs-visoiu-for-2012-season/

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Heat races to determine Iowa grid

IndyCar will replace single-car qualifying with heat races to set the grid for its event at Iowa Speedway in June. The series announced today that three 30-lap races would be run after qualifying, with the three groups to be determined by practice times. Cars that are in the top 10 in practice will race to determine the top 10 grid places, while the other two groups will be divided between odd and even-numbered practice positions to determine starting positions 11-13-15 etc and 12-14-16 etc respectively

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/heat-races-to-determine-iowa-grid/

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FIA agrees WEC LMP1 rule changes

The FIA has tweaked LMP1 rules for the inaugural year of the World Endurance Championship in a bid to allow Toyota to challenge Audi for the manufacturer's title. The new regulations, as revealed in last week's AUTOSPORT , state that only the highest finishing car in LMP1 will score manufacturer points, while only the six best scores - the Le Mans 24 Hours must be included - will count. The regulations are designed to foster competition between Audi and Toyota, which was persuaded to step into the breach and expand its attack in 2012 following Peugeot's immediate withdrawal from sportscar racing on the eve of the WEC entry deadline

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/fia-agrees-wec-lmp1-rule-changes/

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