• 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDi Diesel Edition: 2012 Chicago Auto Show

    Updated: 2012-02-06 04:57:00
    : HotRides Flower of Scotland How Fast Can You Go Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDi Diesel Edition : 2012 Chicago Auto Show post from autoMedia Auto News Blog on 06 February 2012 12:57:00 AM . autoMedia Auto News Blog Only a handful of automakers have pushed hard on diesels in the U.S . market , and Volkswagen is among the leaders . In recent years , TDi diesel versions of several Volkswagen models have been available at American dealerships , including the Golf , Jetta , and Passat.At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show , Volkswagen is introducing another TDi model . This time , it's a diesel-engine rendition

  • Indy's not a racing town anymore, it's all football

    Updated: 2012-02-06 04:08:45
    As the Super Bowl was played in Indianapolis (Giants Win! Giants Win!), and Indianapolis always billed itself as the World Capital of Motor Racing, here are some thoughts about that city: - When I wrote above that it was the capital of motor racing (past tense), that’s true. it really isn’t any more. The Formula One race has gone off to what it thinks are greener pastures and although the Indianapolis 500 seems – seems – to be recovering its former glory, interest in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race has fallen off dramatically. But Indianapolis cleaned up real good, and...

  • On the same page

    Updated: 2012-02-06 00:00:00
    Justin Wilson (left) and Bill Pappas, flanking driver James Jakes, are reunited at Dale Coyne Racing and seek to improve upon the positive results from the 2009 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

  • Kimi Raikkonen hits out at his critics ahead at unveiling of new Lotus E20 racing car

    Updated: 2012-02-05 18:27:49
    Kimi Raikkonen, making his F1 comeback after two years with Lotus, has criticised those who question his motivation.

  • Rahal delivers for ESPN

    Updated: 2012-02-05 00:00:00
    Graham Rahal made a special delivery for ESPN during its Super Bowl XLVI pre-game show -- from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to downtown Indianapolis. Head inside to watch the clips as Chris "Boomer" Berman gets excited.

  • Formula 1: Ferrari launches their 2012 machine.

    Updated: 2012-02-04 18:09:23
    The 2012 F1 season is a month away. Round 1 will scream like excited natives, in Australia, between the 16th and the 18th of March. The teams are currently in launch and testing mode, in preparation for the endless series of 18,000 rpm marathons which lie ahead. I was not as keen an observer of [...]

  • Indy Raptured in Superbowl Fever...

    Updated: 2012-02-03 18:10:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , February 3, 2012 Indy Raptured in Superbowl Fever . Here’s a few pics below from Offical No Fenders Photographer CARPETS chronicling some of the Pre-Superbowl Hypefest . As Indy’s main drag Meridian was renamed after the Seattle Seahawks This was done reputedly in honour of Seattle’s NFL Franchise having a BETTER record then the Hometown Colts Hya While I’d really haveda enjoyed being on the main drag near thee Monument Circle Hangin’ around checking out all 33 of those Sharp Lookin’ DAllara’s . Although Curt Cavin alluded to there being some even older G-Force chassis in the mix of Supercarz , as I’m guessing their all devoid of their Fire breathin’ Honda lumps . Supercarz Welcome NFL Crowds to Indianapolis And apparently the high fuhlootin’ JW

  • Lombardi trophy Dwarfs Marriott

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:56:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , February 3, 2012 Lombardi trophy Dwarfs Marriott I feel Sorry for whichever Team hasta host this trophy aloft upon winning Superbowl XL VI . Photo Courtesy of No Fenders Offical Photographer CARPETS Posted by Tomaso at 9:56 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Pictures 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Pictures Racing News Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP Red Bull Racing F1 Sauber F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Williams F1 Followers Blog Archive 2012 36 February 8 Indy Raptured in Superbowl Fever . Lombardi trophy Dwarfs Marriott

  • Supercarz on the Prowl!

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , February 3, 2012 Supercarz on the Prowl 33 Indy Supercarz lined up on Indy’s main drag Meridian with the Circle Monument in background . nbsp 32 cars representing each NFL team plus one SuperBowlIndyCar Photo Courtesy of No Fenders Offical Photographer CARPETS Posted by Tomaso at 9:44 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Pictures 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Pictures Racing News Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP Red Bull Racing F1 Sauber F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Williams F1 Followers Blog Archive 2012 36 February 8 Indy

  • Seahawks Street

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , February 3, 2012 Seahawks Street Temporary street-signs are up in downtown Indianapolis for Super Bowl week , with the main drag Meridian having properly been re-christened in honour of the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Photo Courtesy of No Fenders Offical Photographer CARPETS Posted by Tomaso at 9:28 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Pictures 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Pictures Racing News Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP Red Bull Racing F1 Sauber F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Williams F1 Followers Blog Archive 2012 36 February 8 Indy

  • Ferrari and Force India launch controversial new cars for 2012 Formula One season

    Updated: 2012-02-03 11:45:56
    Fans react with horror to the 'stepped-nose' design featured on Force India and Ferrari's new cars.

  • Porsche Museum 911 Identify Exhibit

    Updated: 2012-02-03 05:14:12
    The Porsche Museum has opened 2012 with a special exhibition celebrating the 911. First launched over 4 decades ago, over 700,000 911s have been produced at the company’s Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant. The exhibit features all seven generations of the 911, from the original version introduced in 1963 to the latest Type 991. Also included are racing [...]

  • Sato joins Rahal Letterman Lanigan

    Updated: 2012-02-03 00:00:00
    Takuma Sato will join Rahal Letterman Lanigan, which returns to full-time competition for first time since 2008.

  • Andretti gets to play in the sand

    Updated: 2012-02-03 00:00:00
    Marco Andretti will compete in the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl -- a no-holds-barred celebrity football game.

  • Will Formula 1 really precede with the Bahrain Grand Prix?

    Updated: 2012-02-02 21:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , February 2, 2012 Will Formula 1 really precede with the Bahrain Grand Prix While it appears that 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill has now drank the FIA’s Kool-Aid , having just returned from visiting Bahrain and declaring everything Okey-Dokey . 8221 This latest headline from PitPass sums it ALL up very neatly . Bahrain Even the Locals are Worried Posted by Tomaso at 1:11 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : F1 Teams Formula 1 Political Race Circuits 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Pictures Racing News Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1

  • Allmendinger and Wilson: The RuSPORT Years

    Updated: 2012-02-02 18:52:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , February 2, 2012 Allmendinger and Wilson : The RuSPORT Years I’ve been a Mega fan of Justin BIG UNIT Wilson’s ever since he came Across-thee-Pond to Champ Car and joined RuSPORT in 2005, although I’d actually first witnessed him in action at Suzuka Circuito back in 2003 when he was Mark Handlebarz Webber teammate at Jaguar , next taking a shine to the lanky Englishman driving the wheels off of the MiJack Champ Car in 2004. . Thus I seem to recall that Justin had been brought into RuSport to mentor a fresh faced Californian named A.J . Allmendinger towards potentially becoming America s next great F1 Hope . As Carl Russo had lofty ambitions for Allmendinger after AJ had won the 2003 Champ Car Atlantics title along with the 04 Champ Car World

  • Ferrari cancel launch of new car for 2012 Formula One season after heavy snowfall in Maranello

    Updated: 2012-02-02 10:55:34
    Heavy snowfall in Maranello forces Italian Formula One team to cancel the official launch of their 2012 car.

  • F1: 2012 Winter ‘Olympics set to Begin

    Updated: 2012-02-02 08:02:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , February 2, 2012 F1 : 2012 Winter Olympics set to Begin McLaren MP4 27 under wraps at Woking source : joesaward.wordpress.com It seems somewhat disturbing that the only place I could actually find the 2012 Formula 1 Winter Testing dates places was from the Hindustan Times of India As why is F1 making it harder N harder to get info for those of us who despise TWIT-ER N Facebook eh But I digress . As this year , there will only be three Pre-season winter tests vs . the traditional four , with the fourth test session being moved to an In-season test in hopes to make up for the abysmal lack of testing allowed currently although I have NO idea when that date will be either . And that’s before I even begin Wingeing on bout how difficult I’m finding it

  • ‘Racer’ to jail headline caught my attention

    Updated: 2012-02-02 05:12:48
    The headline in the Mississauga News stopped me cold: “Racer sentenced to nine months in jail,” it said. “Shut the front door,” I said to myself, as I searched for the name of the race car driver who’d been sent to jail for — what? It turned out not be someone who races at Mosport or Toronto Motorsports Park or any of the many southern Ontario speedways where real racers race. It was a report about a street race in which the defendant, who was charged with dangerous driving causing death, was sentenced to nine months but, with time served,...

  • INDYCAR drivers on a roll

    Updated: 2012-02-02 00:00:00
    Gutter balls, trick shots garner laughs at Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling Bash that benefits Indy Family Foundation.

  • Stone cold locks: Driver Super Bowl picks

    Updated: 2012-02-02 00:00:00
    Sampling of IZOD IndyCar Series competitors make Super Bowl XLVI predictions. Of course they follow the game.

  • Paralyzed racer: USF2000 ride a 'miracle'

    Updated: 2012-02-02 00:00:00
    Michael Johnson, who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident at age 12, will compete in the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship season.

  • XLVI and 500: Behind the numbers

    Updated: 2012-02-02 00:00:00
    A look at some facts relating the Indianapolis 500 and the 46th NFL championship game held in Indianapolis.

  • Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton unveil new McLaren Formula One car

    Updated: 2012-02-01 20:57:58
    Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton unveil McLaren's latest challenger which they hope will power them to Formula One glory this season.

  • Barrichello Digging Indy Car Seat-time

    Updated: 2012-02-01 16:32:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , February 1, 2012 Barrichello Digging Indy Car Seat-time Listened to Trackside last night and probably enjoyed the interview with TK Follow-your-Schnoz” Kanaan the most , as Curt Cavin asked him bout some other Brazilian , his brother . Oh , you mean the old F1 guy Rubino , right Hya As Cavin tried finding out who was the fastest of the Brazilians Whale I’m not gonna tell you except for there were three Brazilians there the Dancing Guy , FOOL the OLD F1 Guy and me with the really B-I-G Nose . TK then touched on how they’re really close friends and how they’ve worked out the prospects of racing against each other and whether it’d have any effects upon that Look , we’re both practical jokers you know I’m the B-I-G Star on the team , have the biggest

  • Lewis Hamilton is a coward, says former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil

    Updated: 2012-02-01 15:21:50
    Adrian Sutil claims his friendship with Lewis Hamilton is over because the British driver did not testify at the German's trial.

  • McLaren's new Formula One car - the MP4-27 in pictures

    Updated: 2012-02-01 13:10:05
    In pics: McLaren unveil their new car for 2012 - the MP4-27.

  • Daytona deal for Danica Patrick is a bad move

    Updated: 2012-02-01 04:04:38
    Danica Patrick is a good enough race driver that she should be able to qualify for the iconic Daytona 500 without being handled with kid gloves by new Sprint Cup employer Tony Stewart. It was announced Tuesday that Stewart made a deal with Tommy Baldwin, whose Tommy Baldwin Racing’s car No. 36 (now renumbered 10) driven by Dave Blaney finished 32ndd in points last season and is thus guaranteed a starting spot in the first five races of 2012, for Patrick to drive the car at Daytona. She doesn’t need the pampering. And if, in fact, she does, then she...

  • Notes: Now this was a rush for Faulk

    Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
    Ed Carpenter takes Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk on quick trip. ... DW12 at Canadian Motorsports Expo.

  • Test gallery

    Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
    Go behind the scenes at Sebring in photos and read what Oriol Servia and E.J. Viso have to say about test programs.

  • In the blog: Where are the Super Cars?

    Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
    They were at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Jan. 31 for party, and now dispersed. But you can easily locate them.

  • Rolex 24 Postscript - Thee ‘B-I-G UNIT gets his watch...

    Updated: 2012-01-31 23:07:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , January 31, 2012 Rolex 24 Postscript Thee B-I-G UNIT gets his watch . Justin Wilson Anne Proffit-photo So how bout Dat No Fenders Feel Good Mojo , Eh As apparently I picked the wrong weekend to not place some hard earned Dinero on the No . 60 Michael Shank Racing Riley-Ford DP in Los Wages , as shockingly , not only did I predict the Overall winner but also the runner-up Although my GT pick’s weren’t even close . On Friday afternoon I made the mistake of taking the bus to beautiful Tacoma during REAL rush hour traffic Danny Hence missing my Downtown Seattle connection Yada-yada-yada . As I was off to attempt watching another car race with the esteemed Aunty Harriet OH-H-H-H You mean we get to watch a car race Where’s it at Oh goody , the Daytona

  • NASCAR's Tony Stewart returning for Ontario race

    Updated: 2012-01-31 03:39:36
    NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, who was presented the 2011 Mario Andretti Trophy Sunday night for his amazing end-of-season charge that saw him win five of the 10 Chase for the Championship races, is returning to where it all began, Ontario’s Ohsweken Speedway, next summer. Stewart was having a less-than-stellar season in 2011 until one night in July when he drove in a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series race at the dirt oval on the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford and won not only his first Outlaws feature but his first race of the year in any series....

  • Notes: To the victors go the timepieces

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
    Justin Wilson, sporting the winner's watch from Rolex 24 At Daytona title sponsor, checks out his new ride at Sebring.

  • Barrichello: Ovals not a deal-breaker

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
    Rubens Barrichello (right) says there "are options" to race with Tony Kanaan in the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2012.

  • Commercial success

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:00:00
    Graham Rahal gives Jillian Michaels (above) a few pointers about driving a race car during filming for CBS show.

  • AE86 Update – 2

    Updated: 2012-01-30 23:50:29
    The transformation of the AE86 is painfully slow, but each step taken towards completion is reason to celebrate and justification to give thanks. I am grateful. The long awaited enhancement of the ‘kotch’ ( brakes) is in full swing. The suggested improvement of the front rotors and calipers has been taken and applied. At the [...]

  • NASCAR driver Allmendinger wins Rolex 24

    Updated: 2012-01-30 04:20:05
    "If I was a sponsor being pitched to spend several millions of dollars to put Paul Tracy into an Indy car, my pen might run out of ink after reading that quote about not being competitive."

  • Helping Hands for Freedom event at Panther Racing

    Updated: 2012-01-30 00:00:00
    Helping Hands for Freedom, a military charity that supports military children of fallen and wounded soldiers, will host its ?Touchdown for Heroes Championship Party? from 5-10 p.m. Feb. 4 at Panther Racing.

  • Barrichello evaluates car, future

    Updated: 2012-01-30 00:00:00
    Rubens Barrichello puts in laps at Sebring International Raceway in the No. 5 KV Racing Technology car.

  • Strong INDYCAR presence

    Updated: 2012-01-29 00:00:00
    Justin Wilson in Michael Shank Racing car wins Rolex 24 At Daytona; six teams with INDYCAR drivers place in top 10.

  • New represents a learning curve

    Updated: 2012-01-29 00:00:00
    Helio Castroneves, in the Chevrolet development car (above), will join multiple other drivers at Sebring this week.

  • Circuit Racing: Capt. Marc Carey – wrestling turbulence!

    Updated: 2012-01-28 06:11:48
    Marc Carey’s race -car build has more followers than Beyonce has on Twitter! His quest to claim success in a Jamaican-built, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution based race-car platform, has had its fair share of obstacles. But, Marc Carey apparently swims in a sea of determination and his daily diet has the requisite servings of perseverance. So [...]

  • Foyt to miss Rolex 24; great qualifying result for AIM team

    Updated: 2012-01-28 03:52:44
    There’s lots of news coming out of Daytona this weekend. Qualifying for the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 that goes to the post at Daytona International Speedway at 3:30 p.m. today (Saturday - Speed TV at 2:30 p.m. Eastern) resulted in an upset with Ryan Dalziel of Orlando capturing the pole in a Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype. Rounding out the front row will be a Corvette DP with driver Max Angelelli at the wheel. In the GT class, the No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche and driver Andrew Davis won pole over the Woodbridge-based No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD with Ferrari and...

  • Foyt part of endurance race's lore

    Updated: 2012-01-28 00:00:00
    A.J. Foyt, who won the 1961 Indy 500 and the Indy car national championship, competed in the inaugural endurance race at Daytona in '62 in a Pontiac Tempest. He won in 1983 and '85.

  • ROLEX 24 BLOGATHON

    Updated: 2012-01-27 23:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , January 27, 2012 ROLEX 24 BLOGATHON So I won’t be taking part and hence am really not too sure what IT’S all about , but over at a Blogsite called GrabBagSports.com they’ll once again be hosting their annual Rolex 24 at Daytona Blogathon . And I think Wedge and the Speed Geek have dropped by No Fenders in the past . As I know they’re the Juan’s who got me going BIG Game Huntin’ over Justin Bell’s final TV Broadcast at LeMans last year , saying he’d only be writing books from now on Hya Which got me to chase him down and get an interview with him , so I have to say Thanxs to Justin and hope he at least finishes ahead of the No . 56 Ferrari . And I just listened to the GBS 2012 Blogathon Preview Podcast and was immediately struck by how serious these

  • ROLEX 24: It’s Almost Showtime! Check out SPEED’s TV Coverage this weekend...

    Updated: 2012-01-27 22:22:00
    : : . skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , January 27, 2012 ROLEX 24 : It’s Almost Showtime Check out SPEED’s TV Coverage this weekend . So , if you’ve been Jonezin’ for some real Honest-to-goodness racing action instead of those 30-minute Dakar Vignette’s . Then Y’all most likely will wanna tune-in to this weekend’s 24hrs of Daytona , more calmingly known as thee Rolex 24, which will be aired live on SPEED and speed.com over the duration of the event , with TV coverage beginning at 2:30PM ET with a 1hr pre-race show before the green flag is dropped at 3:30PM ET Saturday , January 28 th Let’s Get Ready to Rumble SPEED Flag-to-Flag coverage Posted by Tomaso at 2:22 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Racing News TV 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older

  • Super Cars hit downtown Indianapolis

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:00:00
    Thirty-three NFL-themed Indy cars have invaded Indianapolis as part of Super Bowl XLVI's Super Cars program.

  • Surprise test guest

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:00:00
    Rubens Barrichello, who had a seat made at the KV Racing Technology shop this week, will drive car at Sebring.

  • Yacaman weighs options for 2012

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:00:00
    Fourth-place finisher in Firestone Indy Lights championship competes in 50th anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona.

  • Conway ready to roll with Foyt team

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:00:00
    New A.J. Foyt Racing driver will be among dozen testing the Dallara DW12 car at Sebring International next week.

  • Caterham chief Tony Fernandes eyes domination of F1's midfield and points breakthrough in 2012

    Updated: 2012-01-26 20:48:19
    Tony Fernandes hopes his team will make a giant leap forward in their first season racing as Caterham.

  • ’Rubino to Indy Cars?

    Updated: 2012-01-26 18:10:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , January 26, 2012 Rubino to Indy Cars Meanwhile the Formula 1 world’s all a flutter , perhaps Chirp Chirp . Over the news that the sports most experienced driver may be headed stateside for the vaunted IndyCar Series . As ex-Williams F1 driver Rubens Barrichello , who is the only Formula 1 driver to make over 300 Grand Prix starts and will turn the B-I-G 4-Oh on May 30 th is slated for a two day test at Sebring this coming Monday-Tuesday Hmm NOTHIN’ to do with his good friend fellow Brazilian TK’s Tony Kanaan last minute pull-out of this weekend’s Rolex 24, eh NOT But I’m sure Kanaan will be on hand to help Rubens get to grips with the team’s Dallara DW12-Chevrolet . As after all the test is just down the road at the rival Sebring circuit .

  • ROLEX 24: Three Amigos out of this year’s race...

    Updated: 2012-01-26 17:56:00
    : : . skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , January 26, 2012 ROLEX 24 : Three Amigos out of this year’s race . Just saw the news that TK Follow-your-Schnoz” Kanaan , EJ What Me , Worry Viso and Bully Boy Ryan Hunter-Reay will not be taking part in this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona aboard the No . 2 Starworks Riley-Ford DP due to their sponsor backing out at the last moment . As Kanaan was looking forward to making his Rolex 24 debut this weekend so better luck next year TK Posted by Tomaso at 9:56 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Grand Am Racing News Sports Cars 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Pictures Racing News Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links

  • TEAM SEATTLE set once again to race for Children at Rolex 24 with Dempsey Racing

    Updated: 2012-01-26 17:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , January 26, 2012 TEAM SEATTLE set once again to race for Children at Rolex 24 with Dempsey Racing Dempsey Racing Mazda RX8, source : teamseattle.com Once again , in what’s now a very long standing tradition Team Seattle will take up its yearly challenge in the Rolex 24 at Daytona running under the Dempsey Racing banner . Yeah , as in Dr . McDreamy , 8221 aka Patrick Dempsey of Grays Anatomy although unlike years past , where Team Seattle ran a two-car operation , nevertheless , they’ll be running the No . 41 Mazda RX8 with drivers Ian James , Don Kitch Jr , Scott Maxwell and Dan Rogers who’ll be raising money for our local Seattle Children’s Hospital for each lap completed . While Dempsey will co-drive with his business partner Joe Foster plus

  • Barrichello IndyCar test will just be the first

    Updated: 2012-01-26 15:01:36
    Although Rubens Barrichello reportedly told his wife once that he would never race Indy cars — the memory of fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet’s trip into the Indianapolis wall still vivid — the news that he will test a KV Racing Dallara-Chevrolet at Sebring next week should come as no surprise. When Emmerson Fittipaldi’s F1 career ended, he went to CART. So did Raul Boesel, Cristiano da Matta, Christian Fittipaldi, Mauricio Gugelmin, Roberto Morena and Alex Ribeiro. Non-Brazilian F1 drivers who’ve switched to the Indy car ranks include Sebastien Bourdais (a back-and-forth, actually), Juan Pablo Montoya, Timo Glock, Alex Zanardi (ditto),...

  • IndyCar stars to start near the top

    Updated: 2012-01-26 00:00:00
    Ryan Hunter-Reay (above) qualified ninth in the No. 2 Starworks Motorsport car for the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

  • Klaxon Bells abound!

    Updated: 2012-01-25 18:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , January 25, 2012 Klaxon Bells abound ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS ALL HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS THIS IS NOT A DRILL As riddle me this Why in tarnations would you have a car alarm if you weren’t gonna FREAKIN’ turn it OFF when activated sporadically for 3+ hours WTF As the somewhat fleeting silence of early morning Dawn was shattered at 5:03AM this morning by some bodies FRILLIN’ car alarm going OFF right outside my window . Then somewhere’s around 6AM-ish before beginning a ridiculous 35+ minute cycle at 6:50AM SHEISA And then again and again and again with the last time I looked at the clock being 8:11AM FUCK But hey , at least it wasn’t Molotov cocktails for breakfast which is becoming the Breakfas O Champions Err de riggour in someplace called

  • Kimi Raikkonen back in the driving seat with Lotus

    Updated: 2012-01-25 10:31:32
    Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion, has said he feels "positive" following a two-year hatus from the sport.

  • Circuit Racing: AE86 Update

    Updated: 2012-01-25 06:50:37
    Faith, it is said, can move mountains. Faith, I have discovered, is needed in exorbitant quantities when one seeks to build a race-car. The process can be compared to a stroll through a minefield! I have weathered a few storms however and I am prepared for the others that are subdued, awaiting their turn to [...]

  • Fewer Canadians enter Rolex 24 at Daytona

    Updated: 2012-01-25 03:21:17
    The 50th anniversary Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race will kick off the 2012 auto racing season this weekend and, as usual, Canada has supplied a number of competitors for the headline event at Daytona International Raceway. Although there is an exciting new team in the mix, the AIM Autosport of Woodbridge partnership with Ferrari (and more about that later), there are not as many Canadian drivers entered this year as there were a year ago and you wonder why, considering that the Canadian economy is doing much better than that of the U.S. In 2011, four Canadians...

  • Friedman Collection at The Benson Ford Research Center

    Updated: 2012-01-24 05:17:42
    Henry Ford was a collector. He would eventually build Greenfield Village to celebrate America’s past. His book collecting expanded from the McGuffey readers of his childhood to textbooks, trade catalogs and more. With the addition of the Greenfield Village staff’s material on the exhibits, the museum’s library was formed. The Ford Motor Company donated the [...]

  • Kimi admits he'll need time to adjust to F1

    Updated: 2012-01-24 02:39:16
    DANICA OFFICIALLY OUT OF INDY 500 Kimi Raikkonen, who's well into Day 2 of his return to Formula One by driving a 2010-spec Renault around the Valencia circuit in Spain, said following Monday’s session that he expects he’ll need a little time to get readjusted. Ya think? The 2007 world champion, who spent two years competing in the World Rally Championship and took a detour to North America in 2011 for a couple of NASCAR races, is now back in F1 with Lotus (which used to be Renault, remember?) and said that while he didn’t have any real trouble driving...

  • Peugeot Quits Endurance Racing

    Updated: 2012-01-23 18:35:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , January 23, 2012 Peugeot Quits Endurance Racing In another shocking blow to the motorsports world , Peugeot has unexpectedly quit Sports Car racing immediately , and therefore will not contest either this year’s 24 Heurs du Mans or the new World Endurance Championship WEC which kicks off with this year’s 60 th running of the 12-hours of Sebring . Hmm I guess it’s a good thing that le Hamburgular and Symone Pagenoe , nee Sebastian Bourdais Simon Pagenaud respectively both factory Peugeot drivers have decided to come stateside and go IndyCar racing instead . Peugeot Pulls the Plug on Factory effort Posted by Tomaso at 10:35 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : ALMS Le Mans Sports Cars WEC 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer

  • ROLEX 24: 2012 Daytona Classic celebrates 50th Anniversary with host of Big Names...

    Updated: 2012-01-23 17:56:00
    : : . skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , January 23, 2012 ROLEX 24 : 2012 Daytona Classic celebrates 50th Anniversary with host of Big Names . This coming weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway January 28-29 will once again feature a bevy O B-I-G name drivers , with several Open Wheel Racing Starz in the mix , not to mention luminaries from the Sports Car world along with ex-Formula 1 drivers And this year’s 50 th running of the 24 hours of Daytona has a twist to it too with the announcement of new rules for the Daytona Prototype DP Big Boyz , as essentially the Greenhouse” cockpit area has been redesigned along with subtle Bodywork allowances in order to more closely mimic production vehicles , i.e . Corvette , and hence there will be five brand new shiny 2012-spec

  • Kimi Raikkonen back behind the wheel as Lotus-Renault start testing for new Formula One season

    Updated: 2012-01-23 16:40:43
    Former F1 world champion makes return to track after two years away during test session with Lotus-Renault.

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