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Saturday
Touring Cars Visit Queen City
After a week of some of the best racing on the iRacing servers, the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup series took a trip south from the good old state of West Virginia to ?USA Racing Central? in North Carolina. NASCAR?s backyard in Charlotte just happens to have a 1.5 mile oval ready for racing, but more importantly for drivers who go just as fast turning right, Charlotte Motor Speedway offers a 2.25 mile road course. The configuration stretches from the inner areas of the infield to the 24 degrees of banking around the high speed oval. This proved to be a whole different monster for sim racers in all three classes of the GT Cup Series during Week Six. The long straightaways and fast banked corners allowed drivers to enjoy tight, [...]
2013 NNS Jeff Foxworthy?s Grit Chips 300 Q&A with Driver Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesJEREMY CLEMENTS, NO. 51 ST.�JUDE.COM/REPAIRABLEVEHICLES.COM�CHEVROLET CAMARO, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his recent suspension, the support he has received from other drivers and much more. ADDRESSING THE MEDIA IN REGARDS TO THE REASON FOR HIS SUSPENSION: ?I want to start out...more»
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Report: Detroit's new emergency city manager worked on Chrysler bankruptcy [w/video]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Videos, Chrysler, Earnings/Financials
Kevyn Orr, the new emergency city manager of Detroit, has a history with one of Michigan's most famous residents: Chrysler. Governor Rick Snyder (at right) appointed Orr to the position yesterday with the belief that Detroit needs outside assistance to right the city's mounting financial woes. Orr (at left), a partner with the Jones Day law firm, will begin work on March 25 and receive $275,000 a year for his work. While state officials believe the new city manager will be able to complete his duties in 18 months, the contract is technically open-ended.
The 54-year-old attorney helped steer Chrysler through its 2009 bankruptcy, earning $700 per hour for his efforts. He was also instrumental in convincing the courts to allow Chrysler to shutter 789 dealerships in a single month. Orr says he's aware that his efforts won't have made him any friends in Southern Michigan.
"I'm prepared to be the most hated man for a period of time," Orr is quoted as saying in The Detroit Free Press, "but some of that vitriol will abate."
Moving forward, Orr will have widespread power to put Detroit on whatever course he sees fit, including everything from eliminating the city's mayor and council's pay and fringe benefits to stripping them of fiduciary powers. You can watch Snyder introduce Orr in the video below.
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Friday
Toyota Readies Next-Gen Highlander Crossover for Debut [2013 New York Auto Show]
Outside of the U.S., the Toyota Highlander is known as the Kluger. We mention this not because it impacts the likelihood of success for the all-new third-gen model, which debuts at the New York auto show later this month. Nor because Toyota would ever consider using the name Kluger on any vehicle here. No, we’ve [...]
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Coulthard takes Melbourne V8 pole
Fabian Coulthard led team-mate Jason Bright in a Brad Jones Holden one-two in qualifying for V8 Supercars' non-championship races at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Coulthard put himself clear of the pack with a 1m55.6682s lap, 0.3491 seconds ahead of Bright. The latter will fall to fourth on the grid, though, due to a penalty for failing to go directly to the pits after first practice
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/coulthard-takes-melbourne-v8-pole
Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
No Charges Filed as Six Are Killed by NYC Drivers in Seven Days
A Brooklyn woman who was struck by a truck driver in Red Hook Wednesday was the latest victim among six city pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in the last week.
Lillian Cruz, hit by the driver of a tractor-trailer in Red Hook Wednesday, was at least the fifth pedestrian killed by a city motorist since Ray Kelly [...]
Lillian Cruz, hit by the driver of a tractor-trailer in Red Hook Wednesday, was at least the fifth pedestrian killed by a city motorist since Ray Kelly [...]
Power maintains test pace edge
Will Power ended the first day of the IndyCar open test at Barber Motorsports Park on top after setting the fastest time in the afternoon at the Alabama circuit. Power, who had earlier been the pacesetter in the morning session with a 1m09.8529s, remained the benchmark in the faster afternoon session to finish the day with a best lap of 1m07.8625. "The cars are unbelievably hooked up here," Power said.
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Thursday
Kubica announces ERC schedule
Robert Kubica will contest four rounds of the European Rally Championship in 2013 including his home event, Rally Poland. Kubica announced his programme at a press conference in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon, when his partnership with oil company and principal sponsor Lotos was also confirmed. The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner, who is embarking on a switch to rallying after serious injury halted his Formula 1 career, will drive a Citroen DS3 Regional Rally Car (RRC) alongside co-driver and fellow Pole Maciek Baran
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/kubica-announces-erc-schedule
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Getting Aholt of the Monster
When it comes to tough racetracks around the world, you will be pressed to find one more difficult than Dover International Speedway. The 1-mile speedway with 24 degree high banks provides some of the most intense racing in NASCAR. That intensity is welcomed by some while others shy away from it. Almost 600 sim racers welcomed the challenge for Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup), but after the dust settled after seven days of racing, a name that is relatively unknown in the iRacing.com community made a trip to victory lane during this week?s high Strength of Field event. Donald Aholt (Ohio) took the checkered flag first during this week?s high SoF event (2844) by 4.858 seconds over Matthew Davis (Mid-South) after leading just 12 [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/getting-aholt-of-the-monster
Wednesday
Da Costa takes charge on day two
Antonio Felix da Costa dominated the second day of Formula Renault 3.5 testing at Paul Ricard on Saturday, leading the way by half a second. The Red Bull junior driver came out on top in a frantic finish to the test, as teams closed out their running in France with qualifying simulations
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/da-costa-takes-charge-on-day-two
Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray
Power quickest again at Barber
Will Power continues to set the pace in this week's IndyCar open test at Barber, the Penske driver following up his fastest times in yesterday's two sessions by again going fastest this morning.
Buller puts T-Sport, Nissan on top
Will Buller showed why he is regarded as a dark horse for this year's Formula 3 European Championship by setting the fastest time of the two-day official test at Barcelona.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/buller-puts-t-sport-nissan-on-top
Fantasy NASCAR Preview: Las Vegas - Kobalt Tools 400
This week, the drivers of the Sprint Cup Series will be in Sin City for the Kobalt Tools 400. You can gamble on slots in Las Vegas, yes, but I feel like races here are also a good time to do a little gambling in fantasy leagues. Unlike last week in Phoenix, no active driver [...]
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Latvala drama raises fears for Ogier
Volkswagen will be monitoring the suspension components on Rally Mexico leader Sebastien Ogier's car following the retirement of Jari-Matti Latvala's sister Polo R WRC on Friday morning . Latvala retired on just the third gravel corner of the rally after hitting a stone on the Cubilete test.
Tuesday
SEB, WEB AND SEB RED BULL RACING'S 2012 DRIVER LINE-UP
Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that S�bastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...
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2013 F1 calendar to stay at 19 races
Formula 1's ruling body, the FIA, has confirmed this year's calendar will have 19 races after efforts to get the 20th event back failed. The governing body reshuffled the provisional calendar at the end of last year in order to slot in the 20th grand prix after the planned New Jersey event was postponed.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon
Kevin Harvick?s slick final-turn moves prove the difference in the Sprint Unlimited
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - In a newly named race with a new car and an odd new format, it was an old veteran who ended up with the trophy.
The 2013 Sprint Unlimited may not have been the most competitive of races ? indeed, it often seemed about as fiercely fought as a split-squad spring training baseball game ? but Kevin Harvick took control early on, dominated through the final two segments, and closed off the race with an absolutely perfect finishing move. Harvick has now won three of the last five Sprint Unlimited/Bud Shootout events, and appears to be one of the first drivers to have figured out the new Gen 6 car.
"Nobody in the whole field had a clue what would happen," Harvick said, "so I figured we had a chance."
NASCAR tried to inject some added life into the event by giving the fans power over the race format, the first pit stop and the possibility of elimination. But in every case, the fans took the most conservative approach, going for a balanced race length (30 laps/25/20), a full four-tire pit stop and no eliminations. (To be fair, an early wreck took out six of the best drivers, and Terry Labonte started-and-parked in an exhibition event, leaving only twelve cars.)
But the on-track result was more tentative than aggressive. Driver after driver tried to figure out exactly how the combination of Gen 6, a clean track and cool temperatures combined, and more often than not the pack slimmed into the dreaded single-car train. Only a few drivers ? Harvick, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano ? actually made moves throughout the race. And while Kenseth may have had the strongest car of the entire field, he wasn't able to get help to get a shove back up to the front, and ended up fifth.
But reaching Harvick is one thing; passing him is quite another. With Stewart challenging him low and Greg Biffle pushing high, Harvick pulled off a slick double-block, running three wide all by himself, to hold off both drivers. The only way to beat Harvick would have been to take him out, and neither driver was prepared to do that.
"When you're coming from white to checkered, it's whatever you take," Harvick said. "You get whatever you can. A game of chicken would be a good way to put it."
?I thought about sticking it in there, and it just didn?t look like it was going to work to me," Biffle said. "It looked like it would be sparks and parts flying. He shut the door on the top. That's what Kevin needed to do to win the race." Biffle would end up finishing second; Logano got past Stewart for third.
The race took an early hit when Stewart set off a chain reaction that took out six cars: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman.
"I thought I was clear," Stewart said. "The spotter did not clear me, so I went on my own and I thought I had enough of a run to be clear of the third-place guy and I'm pretty sure I clipped whoever was in third. So I made a move for the lead and probably was anxious too early ... I was kind of stagnant where I was at, and I was having fun moving forward and felt racy."
It was a quirk of the race format that the reigning Cup champion, Brad Keselowski, wasn't even in the race. Wearing a suit and commenting for Fox, Keselowski demonstrated insight and humor, but obvious frustration at being on the sidelines. "I think we saw Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, the guys that really drive aggressively, are rewarded and that is, I think, a really key thing," he said. "We also saw that Greg Biffle made a great move for the lead at the end, but Kevin Harvick drove more aggressive and made it work and that's what won him the race."
The drivers learned a bit for the Daytona 500, but probably not enough to make a significant impact. The track will be more worn in by the time the 500 rolls around, and with temperatures expected to soar into the 80s, the track could offer an entirely different style of handling than drivers saw Saturday night. While tandem racing is likely done for good, huge pack racing could be the style all afternoon ... and there's usually only one way that ends.
Best guess? An edgy race early, an aggressive, to-the-wire one very late ... and a monstrous wreck somewhere in the middle that takes out some famous names. Get ready.
"It'll be crazy," sixth-place finisher Aric Almirola said. "Absolutely. 100 percent. What a wild race that will be."
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Mitsubishi CA-MiEV Concept: More Power and More Range than the i-MiEV [2013 Geneva Auto Show]
At February?s National Auto Dealers Association convention in Florida, Mitsubishi sought to reassure dealers of its continued commitment to the U.S. market, citing plans for future products to flesh out its atrophied North American portfolio. But the reassurances weren?t backed by any specifics concerning those future products, and Mitsubishi?s two headline properties at this year?s [...]
Monday
Blake Koch 2013 NNS Sam?s Town 300 Post Race Report
Blake Koch, driver of the SR2 Motorsports Toyota CamryBlake Koch No. 24 I am Second / Salt Life / Support Military.org Toyota Camry Starting Position: 22 Finishing Position: 21 SR2 Motorsports just missed their second consecutive top-20 finish after Blake Koch scraped the wall in the closing laps of Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 at the...more»
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NASCAR Las Vegas: Starting lineup, green flag time, pole and streaming info for Kobalt Tools 400
The Kobalt Tools 400 will take place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. A field of 43 cars will take the green flag in the second race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race is 267 laps, 400 miles around the 1.5 mile Las Vegas tra
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Kurt Thomas Busch Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix preview
Yas Marina Circuit facts & stats The ultra-modern Yas Marina circuit hosts round 18 of the 2012 world championship. The track is located on a man-made island on the eastern side of Abu Dhabi and it's one of five anti-clockwise...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/10/2012_abu_dhabi_grand_prix.php
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DOT Plans Safer Walking and Biking Routes to Bronx River Greenway
DOT is proposing to add a two-way, jersey barrier-protected bikeway to a block of Bruckner Boulevard that's currently a high-speed asphalt free-for-all. Image: DOT
The Bronx River Greenway, threaded along the waterfront between expressways, railroad tracks and busy arterial avenues, is difficult to access for many of the surrounding South Bronx residents. A proposal from DOT [...]
The Bronx River Greenway, threaded along the waterfront between expressways, railroad tracks and busy arterial avenues, is difficult to access for many of the surrounding South Bronx residents. A proposal from DOT [...]
Richard Childress Racing 2013 NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 Post-Race Report
Richard Childress Racing LogoKobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series March 10, 2013 Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Kevin Harvick), 10th (Paul Menard) and 26th (Jeff Burton). RCR drivers made a total of 181 Green Flag Passes during Sunday’s event. Harvick led the team with 63, Menard made...more»
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Sunday
M-Sport to race in British GT
The M-Sport World Rally squad will race in the 2013 British GT Championship as it prepares for Bentley's return to sportscar racing later in the year, AUTOSPORT magazine has revealed. Ford's long-time World Rally Championship partner will field a solo 2013-spec Audi R8 LMS ultra for former MG factory driver Warren Hughes and Dutch amateur Rembert Berg, starting at the opening round of the series at Oulton Park on April 1. M-Sport will build and run the new Bentley Continental GT3 racer , due to hit the track at the end of the summer, and has put together a programme in the British series in order to learn about circuit racing
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/m-sport-to-race-in-british-gt
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Official: Gumpert gets new investment, tells of new models on the way this year
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, MISC
German supercar maker Gumpert didn't bring any new models to the Geneva show this year - just a couple of current-generation Apollos, seen above - but it did come bearing some interesting news about prospective vehicles. In a brief press release that mentions new investment in the company, Gumpert's managing director says, "Our distribution and dealer networks are being expanded worldwide and sister models will soon be added to the Apollo. What's more, we'll already be presenting the first of these models this year at a major trade fair."
That is heartening news from a company that declared insolvency just about a year ago following a disastrous foray into the Chinese market. Either that flirtation with financial danger had little influence on the company to date, or the new investor has deep pockets, or both.
At any rate, the short statement from Gumpert offers more hope than ever that we'll see the rumored Tornante model, and maybe sooner rather than later. A sleek, 700-horsepower Gumpert won't be easy to hide at upcoming auto shows, we're guessing, now that we've been given some notice. Stay tuned.
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Nationwide driver Jeremy Clements suspended for unknown comments
NASCAR announced Tuesday that it had suspended Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements for comments he made in an interview on Saturday.
What interview that was or what Clements said is unknown, however.
?During the course of an interview, Jeremy Clements made an intolerable and insensitive remark,? NASCAR Senior VP of Racing Operations Steve O'Donnell said in a release. ?NASCAR has a Code of Conduct that?s explicitly spelled out in the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book. We fully expect our entire industry to adhere to that Code.?
Tuesday evening, Clements posted the following statement to his team's Facebook page:
?I apologize and regret what I said to the NASCAR writer and to NASCAR, my sponsors, my fans, and my team. NASCAR has a Code of Conduct that everyone must follow and I unintentionally violated that code. I will not get into specifics of what I said but my comment to the writer was in no way meant to be disrespectful or insensitive to anyone or to be detrimental to NASCAR or the NASCAR Nationwide Series. I will do what I need to do in order to atone for my error in judgment. ?
There's no point in speculating about what Clements, 28, said; and it's entirely possible the comments he made will be published in an interview that's yet to be released. Or we may never know. Was it a TV interview that wasn't aired? Though that seems to be refuted by Clements' reference to a writer in the apology. And how would the comments found to be suspension worthy? The interview obviously wasn't conducted in the media center at Daytona. (Though I guess it seems logical that we've moved from secret fines from suspensions for unknown comments?)
Clements finished 14th in last year's Nationwide Series standings driving for his own team, Jeremy Clements Racing in the No. 51. At Daytona, he finished 33rd after only completing 88 laps because of an oil line problem.
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You Can Help Us with Our June Comparison Test Issue!
Every year, we put together a Comparison Test Issue that’s filled with?you guessed it!?comparison tests, and this year’s will include a component influenced by you. Our Backfires members already weigh in on online articles and blog posts, and this is your chance to have an impact on our print content, too, simply by taking our [...]
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London Mayor Unveils Ambitious, $1.3 Billion Bike Plan
Coming soon to one of New York's global competitors. Image: Mayor of London
In some ways, London and New York have each leapfrogged the other when it comes to bike policy in the past few years. London’s bike-share program launched back in 2010, but its bike lanes remain largely sub-standard, with little in the way of [...]
In some ways, London and New York have each leapfrogged the other when it comes to bike policy in the past few years. London’s bike-share program launched back in 2010, but its bike lanes remain largely sub-standard, with little in the way of [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/03/08/in-watershed-moment-london-unveils-ambitious-bike-plan/
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