Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-daley-double
Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr
Saturday
The Daley Double
The World Center of Speed was the host for Week Four of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup). Over 3,100 sim racers took to Daytona International Speedway during the week in hopes of taking the checkered flag first. Daytona is very popular among online racers due to the fact that anybody can win here with a little luck and making the right moves. That being said, winning at Daytona is something that all drivers want to accomplish in their careers, whether it is on the virtual track or the real track. This week, someone who knows how to put things in the right place at the right time was able to take the victory in the week’s high Strength of Field event. Byron Daley (New York) drove his [...]
Ward, Volyka Victorious at Zolder
Week Four brought the GRAND-AM iRacing.com Online Sports Car Series to Circuit Zolder, located in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.� The 2.492 mile (4.011 km) circuit is well known for its three chicanes breaking-up the long straights.� Some drivers love them, some hate them.� In the Prototype class, 189 drivers entered a race, 114 placed a qualifying lap, and 33 completed a time trial.� On the other hand, 279 drivers entered an online race in the McLaren class with 185 placing a qualifying lap and 40 completing a time trial. Riley Mk XX Daytona Prototype Leading the way this week was David Ward (England), scoring 193 points.� Ward started from the second position, moving to the lead on lap ten.� After the retirement of second place, Ward was on a cruise to the [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/ward-volyka-victorious-at-zolder
2013 Season Preview: No. 6 Kasey Kahne
As we count down to the 2013 Daytona 500, we're also counting down how we think the Chase will play out this season as predicted by Nick Bromberg, Jay Busbee, Jay Hart and Geoffrey Miller. So sit back, relax, and watch the 2013 Chase unfold before your very eyes. Though you should be warned, we picked Carl Edwards to win last year.
2012 Finish: 4th. 2 wins (Charlotte and New Hampshire)
2013 Predictions:
Bromberg: 5th
Busbee: 5th
Hart: 8th
Miller: 7th
Crew Chief: Kenny Francis
When we last saw Kahne: He was sneakily hanging around on the periphery of the championship discussion until a 25th place finish at Texas derailed any thoughts of Kahne winning the title. After moving up to third with a third place finish at Phoenix, Kahne was 21st at Homestead and finished fourth.
Big Question for 2013: What's the second act? Kahne had some Jeff Gordon type luck int he first part of the season and through six races was 31st in the points standings. Mind you, that was a six race stretch that Kahne had two poles; speed wasn't an issue. That was proven as Kahne immediately reeled off seven straight top 10 finishes, and by the time the circuit left Dover after the season's 13th race, he was 14th in the points standings.
Track most likely to win at: Charlotte may belong to another Hendrick driver besides Jimmie Johnson. Kahne has finished in the top 12 in nine of the last 11 Charlotte races. Those two efforts came consecutively in his last race at the track for Richard Petty Motorsports and his first race for Red Bull Racing.
Track most likely to require a miracle to win at: It's not his worst track statistically, but Kahne has never finished in the top 10 at Watkins Glen. He finished 13th last year -- his highest career finish there.
How Kahne could win the Chase: Kahne ran strongly at Martinsville last season and grabbed his first win at New Hampshire, two tracks he hadn't excelled at in the past. And they're Chase tracks to boot. Couple strong performances again there with Kahne's continued excellence at the 1.5 mile tracks that make up the Chase and there's your recipe for a title.
How Kahne couldn't: Those strong Martinsville performances weren't an indication of things to come and that, coupled with an average finish at Dover, derails his chances at a title. Though let's be honest, it's hard to make a compelling case for Kahne not to win the championship, so that speaks to how strongly he's viewed as a contender.
A Haiku:
I got a haircut
Much shorter than my old one
Low maintenance too
ETC: Vert-A-Pac train cars kept your Chevy Vega's price in check
Filed under: Classics, Etc., Chevrolet, GM
Our apologies to those who've seen this before, but for the rest of the class, how awesome are these pictures of the Vert-A-Pac shipping system General Motors came up with to ship the Chevrolet Vega back in the 1970s? Developed along with Southern Pacific Railroad, GM was able to double the amount of Vega models it could ship by packing them into the unique storage cars vertically.
At the time, rail cars could fit 15 vehicles each, but Chevrolet was able to lower shipping costs by making it possible to ship 30 Vegas per rail car, in turn allowing the price of the Vega to remain as low as possible. Each rail car had 30 doors that would fold down so that a Vega could be strapped on, and then a forklift would come along and lift the door into place. All the cars were positioned nose down, and since they were shipped with all of their required fluids, certain aspects had to be designed specifically for this type of shipping, including an oil baffle in the engine, a special battery and even a repositioned windshield washer reservoir. See for yourself in our image gallery above.
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Friday
AdvoCare Launches 2013 Campaign Supporting the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma
Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterPLANO, Texas – AdvoCare International, LP (AdvoCare), a leading health and wellness company, today announced it will donate to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma based on the performance of Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon, pilot of the No. 3...more»
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David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch
Harrison Rhodes to Drive #23 Nationwide Car Starting at Phoenix
Harrison RhodesTimeshare Spot LLC Announces Exciting New NASCAR Team Sponsorship Orlando, Florida ? February 28, 2013�? Timeshare Spot LLC, one of the country?s leading timeshare marketing companies, is thrilled to announce its? primary sponsorship agreement with driver Harrison Rhodes, and the RWR/R3 #23 NASCAR Nationwide Series team.� Timeshare Spot will be the team?s primary sponsor...more»
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2014 McLaren P1: Staggering Performance Estimates, $1.15 Million Price Tag [2013 Geneva Auto Show]
McLaren’s piece-by-piece introduction of the 2014 P1 supercar continues, and the latest morsels of info to be released are the car’s impressive performance estimates. Previously, the British sports-car maker revealed the P1′s staggering output figures and details of its hybrid powertrain, so naturally the next stuff to come out should be what those output figures [...]
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NASCAR drivers defend Gen 6 car
The lack of overtaking in this year's Daytona 500 should not be attributed to NASCAR's new Gen 6 racer, according to the top three finishers. Sprint Cup organisers had hoped the new car would deliver better racing after concern about uninspiring races and events decided by fuel mileage in 2012. Despite such hopes, this year's Daytona 500 was a largely processional affair, although Dale Earnhardt Jr and Mark Martin came close to depriving Jimmie Johnson of victory with a last-lap surge through the field
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/nascar-drivers-defend-gen-6-car
Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr
Video: Petrolicious revisits our favorite kind of hybrid, the Iso Grifo
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Chevrolet
The '60s were a great time for exotic cars. Italian coach builders were busily handcrafting beautiful sheetmetal and plopping whatever throaty drivetrain they could find behind the headlights. For Iso Grifo, that meant marrying lusty European lines with a tried and true Chevrolet small block. In our humble opinion, it's one of the best hybrid creations out there. It would seem the crew from Petrolicious agrees. They recently trained their lenses on the pride and joy of Hirman Bond's collection. A social worker by day, Bond has spent years restoring and selling vintage station wagons and running a detail business on the side.
His efforts eventually landed him his very own Iso Grifo, but unlike most collectors, Bond doesn't have his ultra-rare Italian sealed away in a museum somewhere. No, he drives the car just about every week, thereby subjecting the machine to the slings and arrows of life on public streets. It's always refreshing to see a regular guy bring home his dream car, and it's even more special when the gentleman in question actually puts the machine to good use. Check out the video below for a closer look.
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Thursday
Barcelona Formula 1 test summary
Sergio Perez came away from his second test as a McLaren Formula 1 driver with the fastest time of the week at Barcelona. The Mexican's 1m21.848s lap on Wednesday edged out Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Thursday benchmark by 0.027 seconds. The test's quickest times all came from short one-lap runs on soft tyres, although with varying fuel loads and track conditions involved, they cannot be seen as a definitive measure of qualifying-pace
McLaren set to power Formula E racing
WOKING, SURREY, UK - 12th November 2012 - McLaren Electronic Systems Limited today announced that it will provide the electric engine, transmission and electronics for cars that will participate in the FIA's exciting new Formula E race series. McLaren will...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/11/mclaren_set_to_power_form.php
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille
Wednesday
Denny Hamlin wins pole at Auto Club Speedway
Denny Hamlin went low when most drivers went high at Auto Club Speedway, and he ended up in pole position for Sundays race.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/denny-hamlin-wins-pole-at-auto-club-speedway.html
Would You Rather be NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch or Dale Earnhardt Jr?
NASCAR debate: Would you rather be Kyle Busch with a whole bunch of wins AND haters galore, or Dale Earhardt Jr, with adoring fans and…….?
Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille
Audi Lets Pair of RS4 Avants Play Paintball, Everyone Wins?Except Americans
Perhaps because Audi couldn’t find any Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG wagons to borrow, it decided to pit a pair of�2013 RS4 Avant�against one another in an “Ultimate Paintball Duel.” We’re not sure why Audi decided to mount high-power paintball guns on the fronts of two RS4 Avants before setting them loose in a warehouse to duke [...]
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Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen
2013 Season Preview: No. 4 Denny Hamlin
As we count down to the 2013 Daytona 500, we're also counting down how we think the Chase will play out this season as predicted by Nick Bromberg, Jay Busbee, Jay Hart and Geoffrey Miller. So sit back, relax, and watch the 2013 Chase unfold before your very eyes. Though you should be warned, we picked Carl Edwards to win last year.
2012 Finish: 6th. 5 wins (Phoenix, Kansas, Bristol, Atlanta, New Hampshire)
2013 Predictions:
Bromberg: 4th
Busbee: 1st
Hart: 9th
Miller: 1st
Crew Chief: Darian Grubb
When we last saw Hamlin: He was having a fluky electric failure at Martinsville that ruined his Chase chances. Hamlin is really really good at Martinsville and was really really good on that Sunday, driving through the field twice after pit road speeding penalties and looked like he was going to be able to stay in touch with Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski. But then suddenly, his car started sputtering and coasting and eventually had to go to the garage. Hamlin's race and his championship hopes were done.
Big Question for 2013: After Martinsville, Hamlin said this: "One of these days it's going to be our time. It's just not right now." Is 2013 right now? While the honeymoon period between he and Grubb wasn't entirely seamless, the positives far outweighed the negatives and Hamlin established himself as the driver to beat when he grabbed the Chase's top seed and won its first race. Yes, the circumstances were different, but Hamlin wasn't as emotionally spent after Martinsville than he was after Phoenix in 2010. That bodes well for minimizing the chances of a repeat of 2011.
Track most likely to win at: Martinsville or Richmond. Next!
Track most likely to require a miracle to win at: Did you know that Hamlin has finished in the top 10 just twice in Daytona points races? Kind of hard to believe, isn't it.
How Hamlin could win the Chase: Avoid that fluky finish somewhere in the Chase. Three years ago, it was that late pit stop at Phoenix that allowed Jimmie Johnson to close the gap. Last year, it was Martinsville. Hamlin has the confidence, and now the resolve. It's just a matter of turning that into results.
How Hamlin couldn't: Well, as you can see from above, two of us think that Hamlin's going to take care of business. (It's just that Hart is bringing down his average). I know it's become cliche at this point to joke about, but if the Joe Gibbs Racing engine gremlins reappear during the Chase aboard Hamlin's No. 11, that could be the quickest way to derail this title attempt.
A Haiku:
Ship your packages
With FedEx because its fast
Kind of like my car
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Tuesday
Quaife-Hobbs moves into GP2
Auto GP champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs will move into GP2 with MP Motorsport this season. Quaife-Hobbs dominated Auto GP with Super Nova in 2012. He will line up alongside Daniel de Jong at MP as it makes its GP2 debut
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/quaife-hobbs-moves-into-gp2
Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr
Qing Hua gets Caterham GP2 test
Former HRT Formula 1 driver Ma Qing Hua will make his debut in a GP2 car when he tests for Caterham at Jerez this week. The Chinese driver joined the now-defunct F1 squad as its reserve driver for 2012, and drove the car during some practice sessions in the latter part of the season.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/qing-hua-gets-caterham-gp2-test
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried
Long Term: 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo: February 2013
Filed under: Performance, Hatchback, Hyundai, Long-Term Garage
I just couldn't bring myself to lead this post with the image you see on the right. The winter months have not been kind to our matte gray 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, and since you can't just run the thing through your local car wash, our oddly shaped little hatchback has spent more days dirty than clean. It breaks my fleet manager heart to see one of our test cars covered in schmutz so frequently, but let's be honest - the last thing anyone wants to do when it's 12 degrees Fahrenheit outside is play with a hose and spend a good amount of time hand-washing a car.Moral of the story: If you live in a cold-weather state where you expect to get regular doses of the white stuff, matte paint probably isn't for you. Not to worry, though, as the Veloster Turbo is offered in plenty of pretty, car wash-friendly colors.
We'll have a lot more to talk about regarding the Veloster's cleanability in forthcoming updates, and we're even planning a trip to the Dr. Beasley's office - the company that created the special matte paint detailing kit for the Hyundai - to have their experts show us how it's done. For now, let's spend some time talking about what we've learned about the turbocharged hatch during its honeymoon phase here in the Autoblog Garage.
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West Side and Sunset Park Community Boards Advance Bike Lanes and Plazas
A capital reconstruction of this pedestrian plaza on Ninth Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets got a positive vote from Community Board 4's transportation committee last night. Photo: Google Maps
Last night, two community boards in Sunset Park and Manhattan’s West Side�voted to support bike lanes, bike parking and permanent pedestrian plazas. As a result, Sunset [...]
Last night, two community boards in Sunset Park and Manhattan’s West Side�voted to support bike lanes, bike parking and permanent pedestrian plazas. As a result, Sunset [...]
Monday
If you could go to one Sprint Cup Series race this season, what would it be?
Hypothetical time. You have no travel restrictions. You have no budget restrictions. You don't have to worry about vacation days. You have tickets at the start finish line about 40 rows up. But you only have tickets to one race. Which 2013 Sprint Cup Series race do you choose?
Oh, and for the purposes of this discussion, the Daytona 500 isn't eligible, because we all know that it'd be the overwhelming favorite.
Do you choose Talladega? You're not camping in the infield, however, so because of that, the race may lose some of it's luster. Or does the allure of restrictor plate racing overcome that? Is the option the Bristol night race? Or have the open seats and the surface changes at the track rubbed some of the luster off of the race?
Is it Indianapolis because of the track's history? Or does the sometimes snooze inducing racing and the inability to see across the track to the backstretch scratch that? Homestead because it's the final race of the season and you'll get to see the 2013 champion crowned? Texas because of all of the activities on the track grounds? Dover or Kansas so you can go to the casino immediately afterwards?
Drop us a line in the comments below. And as for me? It's none of the tracks mentioned above. I'd want to introduce myself to the Lady in Black.
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GLOBAL iPRINT NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA
NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Jan. 4, 2012 Global iPrint, a premier printing and distribution company, has signed a three-year agreement to become the "Official Print Sponsor" of NHRA....
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/global_iprint_named_offic.php
Webster moves into GP3 with Status
2012 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award finalist Josh Webster will move into GP3 with Status in 2013. Webster, who finished runner-up in last year's Formula Renault BARC championship, made his debut for the team yesterday as pre-season testing commenced at Estoril .
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/webster-moves-into-gp3-with-status
Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman
Sunday
Petty Cash: The Greatest Road-Racing Jeep Cherokee in LeMons History
We’ve discussed the AMC products that have raced in LeMons, but we haven’t discussed much about how Jeep?which was owned by AMC from 1970 through 1987?has performed in our race series. You’d think that the XJ Jeep Cherokee, with its solid front axle, high center of gravity, and 1964-era AMC pushrod six engine would be [...]
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Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot
Mercedes much improved, says Rosberg
Nico Rosberg is convinced that Mercedes is in a much stronger position for the 2013 Formula 1 season after topping day one of testing at Barcelona on Tuesday.
Michael Duane Bliss Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton
Barcelona Formula 1 test summary
Sergio Perez came away from his second test as a McLaren Formula 1 driver with the fastest time of the week at Barcelona. The Mexican's 1m21.848s lap on Wednesday edged out Fernando Alonso and Ferrari's Thursday benchmark by 0.027 seconds. The test's quickest times all came from short one-lap runs on soft tyres, although with varying fuel loads and track conditions involved, they cannot be seen as a definitive measure of qualifying-pace
Paul Goldsmith JosŠ¹ FroilŠ±n GonzŠ±lez Oscar GonzŠ±lez Aldo Gordini
McLaren set to power Formula E racing
WOKING, SURREY, UK - 12th November 2012 - McLaren Electronic Systems Limited today announced that it will provide the electric engine, transmission and electronics for cars that will participate in the FIA's exciting new Formula E race series. McLaren will...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/11/mclaren_set_to_power_form.php
Official: Ford starting up 2.0L EcoBoost engine production in Ohio
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Ford, Lincoln
Joe Hinrichs, Ford's President of The Americas (pictured above), announced today that in late 2014, the automaker will be building the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder at its Cleveland Engine Plant, a move requiring a $200-million investment and the hiring of 450 new employees. European-built Ford products will continue to source this engine from the Valencia, Spain plant where all of these EcoBoost four-cylinder engines are currently built, and the new Cleveland engines will be used for all North American-made models.
Ford is planning to build its popular EcoBoost engines regionally to maximize production capacity and meet customer demand. Last year, Ford sold 334,364 vehicles with EcoBoost engines in the US alone, and that number is expected to swell to more than 500,000 by the end of this year, with global sales expected to total 1.6 million. By 2015, Ford says that 95 percent of its nameplates will offer an EcoBoost engine.
One such vehicle that could be adding an EcoBoost engine, according to Automotive News, is none other than the 2015 Ford Mustang. The report says that Ford could use either the 2.0-liter EcoBoost or an upcoming 2.3-liter EcoBoost in the sixth-generation pony car.
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