Tuesday, May 31, 2011

'Til Death - The Coffeemaker

Steph gives Eddie and Joy a cappuccino maker that was a wedding gift from Jeffs mom. Joy loves the gift, but Eddie soon begins to resent Joy for not learning how to work the machine herself. When Eddie refuses to make Joy her nightly cappuccino, she makes

Source: http://iplayvideos.net/til-death/season/1/episode/19

Kerry Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III

Mini Commissions the One-Off ?Red Mudder? To Raise Money for AIDS Charity

While it might look like Canada?s latest national rally car, the Mini Cooper S ?Red Mudder? is actually a factory-commissioned one-off. The minuscule dirt plugger was presented at this week’s Life Ball event, an annual fundraiser for AIDS-fighting projects. This is the 11th time Mini has prepared a special vehicle for the event; past Life [...]

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Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier

We Sample Pioneer?s AppRadio Infotainment System, Discover It?s Not a Kludge of Overwhelming Jankitude

As in-car infotainment goes, Audi?s latest MMI system is seriously impressive. It maintains the intuitive nature of the company?s earlier attempts at in-car infotainment and seamlessly delivers Google-sourced content as an overlay via a T-Mobile connection while delivering an in-car wireless hotspot. It?s also out of date as you read this. The new trend, as [...]

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Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Monday, May 30, 2011

Kenseth Wins as ?Fastenal Fast Fleet? Dominates Charlotte Nationwide Race

Roush Fenway scores one-two finish; places three cars in top four at Charlotte Matt Kenseth, a mid-week replacement for Trevor Bayne, celebrates his Top Gear 300 victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCARCONCORD, N.C. (May 28, 2011) ? Roush Fenway Racing continued its NASCAR domination, with the ?Fastenal Fast...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/05/28/kenseth-wins-as-%e2%80%98fastenal-fast-fleet%e2%80%99-dominates-charlotte-nationwide-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenseth-wins-as-%25e2%2580%2598fastenal-fast-fleet%25e2%2580%2599-dominates-charlotte-nationwide-race

Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick

McMurray gets to the front, blows up

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/29/1236105/mcmurray-loses-lead-then-an-engine.html

Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs

Volkswagen Unveils ?Think Blue? Eco Campaign in Order to Think Green

Volkswagen is going green with the color blue with its new Think Blue environmental-consciousness initiative, which plays off the brand?s successful ?Think Small? Beetle ads from the 1960s and is intended to educate the masses about eco-friendly practices that can be applied in daily life. VW itself is getting in on the blue thinking: The [...]

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Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Loeb leads after superspecial

Sebastien Loeb made the perfect start to Rally Argentina with fastest time around the event-opening superspecial stage on the outskirts of Villa Carlos Paz. Run in late autumn sunshine, Loeb was 0.9 seconds faster than Petter Solberg around the 1.8-mile gravel stage

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/loeb-leads-after-superspecial/

Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

Latvala still ahead in Argentina

Jari-Matti Latvala continues to lead Rally Argentina at the halfway point of day two, despite Sebastien Ogier and Petter Solberg's best efforts. Citroen driver Ogier took 13.8 seconds out of the gap between him and Latvala (Ford) on today's first two stages, and in the process moved up to second place - helped by Solberg (Solberg Citroen) having a minor spin on SS8

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/latvala-still-ahead-in-argentina/

Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh

The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
A U-Haul driver crashed into a building after an initial collision with an ambulance [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/05/27/the-weekly-carnage-133/

Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Hispania drivers allowed to race

Hispania Racing team's drivers Tonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan will be on the grid of the Monaco Grand Prix after being allowed to race on Saturday. Neither Liuzzi nor Karthikeyan managed to set a time in qualifying, the Italian having crashed in final practice

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hispania-drivers-allowed-to-race/

Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte

Vettel: Confidence key at Monaco

Sebastian Vettel thinks that gaining confidence on track, rather than simply having the quickest car, will be key to him taking his maiden Monaco Grand Prix victory this weekend. On the back of wins in four of the first five races of the campaign, Vettel is favourite to add to his tally with a triumph on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-confidence-key-at-monaco/

Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli

Fumio Ito

Yamaha Racing Friday, 27 May 2011 Fumio Ito did not ascend to the heights of being an FIM world champion but he takes rightful pride of place in the gallery of Yamaha's racing heroes for being the first to demonstrate...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/05/fumio_ito.php

Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett

Friday, May 27, 2011

Vettel quickest in opening practice

Sebastian Vettel edged out Fernando Alonso in a late battle for the honour of being fastest in the opening practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix. Both set their fastest laps moments apart in the closing seconds, with Vettel's 1m16.619s for Red Bull sufficient to nip ahead of his Ferrari rival by 0.113 seconds. Nico Rosberg was third for Mercedes, followed by Alonso's team-mate Felipe Massa and the two McLarens

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-quickest-in-opening-practice/

Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

VW Releases Edition 35 GTI for Europe

Volkswagen will celebrate the 35th anniversary of its sporty Golf with the Edition 35 GTI. The exterior of the special-edition GTI gets new wheels, smoked head- and taillights with LED running lights on the former, glossy black plastic trim on the grille and side mirrors, tinted glass, and discreet ?35? badges on the front fenders [...]

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Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard

Alonso: Ferrari ?enjoying racing? again

Fernando Alonso said Ferrari could start 'enjoy racing' again after taking his team back to the podium in the Turkish Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/alonso-ferrari-enjoying-racing-again/

Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani

Luhr and Krumm win in Portugal

JR Motorsports took its second GT1 World Championship win of the weekend in the main race at Portimao, with Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm triumphing after their team-mates Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck hit gearbox problems. The latter pair had led a JR Nissan one-two through the first stint, but as the stops neared it became clear that their #22 car had an issue developing

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/luhr-and-krumm-win-in-portugal/

Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous Ignazio Giunti

Monday, May 9, 2011

Regan Smith Wins the Showtime Southern 500 and his 1st Cup race!

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/05/regan-smith-wins-showtime-southern-500.html

Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini

Grand-Master Greger Back to Winning Ways

With a renaissance of the form that sealed him the 2010 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing title, Greger Huttu sailed to a virtually unchallenged pole-to-flag victory at the digital Virginia International Raceway (VIR) to close the gap to current series points leader Klaus Kivek�s.� Starting from pole position, the Team Redline sim racer did have an initial scare as the field headed to Turn One on the opening lap when teammate Luke McLean missed his braking point and breezed underneath Huttu mid-corner en route to the outside tyre-wall.� Unfazed by the near-miss, Huttu settled into to carving-out a lead, but was unable to shake Kivek�s, who shadowed his countryman until the first round of pit-stops. ?I wasn’t sure what to expect from this race; I like the track and [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/grand-master-greger-back-to-winning-ways/

Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray

Ruby Tuesday Receives 2010 Sponsor Championship Trophy

“Brad Keselowski Presents Trophy Prior to Race at Darlington” Brad Keselowski presents Mark Young, Chief Marketing Officer for Ruby Tuesday, Inc., with the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sponsor Championship Trophy at Darlington Raceway on Friday evening. (Photo courtesy of Autostock.)Darlington, S.C. (May 7, 2011) ? On Friday evening, prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/05/07/ruby-tuesday-receives-2010-sponsor-championship-trophy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ruby-tuesday-receives-2010-sponsor-championship-trophy

Terrence Lee Labonte Randy Joseph Lajoie Kevin Paul Lepage William Ashton Lewis Jr

Sunday, May 8, 2011

NYPD Still Won?t Ticket Their Own

With the release of Transportation Alternatives’ new report on parking placard abuse and the introduction of City Council Member Daniel Garodnick’s bill to add scannable bar codes to official placards, the push is on again to curb the flagrant exploitation of parking privileges. Despite the substantial reduction in official placards by the Bloomberg administration in [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/05/04/nypd-still-wont-ticket-their-own/

Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya

Smith races to 1st Sprint Cup victory

Regan Smith wasnt sure hed ever come as close to winning a Sprint Cup race as he did three years ago at Talladega Superspeedway.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/smith-races-to-1st-sprint-cup-victory-ap.html

Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick Virgil Ernest Irvan III

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Why (Much of) Obama?s Transpo Plan Can Survive the GOP Knife

Yesterday, anti-rail curmudgeon Ken Orski of Innovation Briefs quoted me in his latest diatribe against the administration?s transportation proposal, in which he explains why the Obama plan is unrealistic. Indeed, I think it?s safe to say the dollar amount of the administration?s bill is a non-starter in today?s political and economic climate, given that it?s [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/05/06/why-much-of-obama%E2%80%99s-transpo-plan-can-survive-the-gop-knife/

Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh

Why Planners Need to Exercise (Not Exorcise) Their Passions

Here’s what’s grabbing our attention around the Streetsblog Network today:
The Case for Subjectivity in Planning: Professional standards dictate that planners are supposed to be passionless bureaucrats who can administer city policy while putting their personal feelings aside. That, however, is a recipe for miserable planners and uninspired plans, says the “Subjective [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/05/06/why-planners-need-to-exercise-their-passions/

Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley

iWCSRR Round Six Broadcast Tonight!

Round Six of the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing will be broadcast tonight on www.iRacing.com beginning at 6 pm ET (22:00 GMT).� The race will be held over 58 laps of Virginia International Raceway’s 17 turn, 3.27 mile “full” configuration, a track as challenging as it is beautiful. Klaus Kivek�s heads the championship contenders as the series rolls into Virginia but he’s under pressure from Jesse Nieminen, who backed-up his opening round win at Spa with successive victories at Barber Motorsports Park and Infineon Raceway.� While Nieminen looks to complete his� iWCSRR hat trick at VIR, defending series champion Greger Huttu lies third in the points and still in search of his first win in the new year in his Williams-Toyota FW31. Catch all the action tonight beginning [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/iwcsrr-round-six-broadcast-tonight/

William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V

Friday, May 6, 2011

A Day at the Races

Club Indiana took things to a different level in April with a day at the races at the FASTIMES Indoor Karting center on the north side of Indianapolis.�� The event attracted a full field of 20 entrants� (including a couple of interlopers from Club Illinois and a pair of SCCA racers), many of whom got together to start the festivities with lunch at the nearby Chammps Americana restaurant. Then it was time to get serious (sort of) at FASTIMES.�� Everyone got at least an hour of track time, first by participating in two of four qualifying sessions, then three of six heat races, with points from the heat races placing competitors in A (Main) and B (Consy) ?feature? races.�� It sounds slightly more complicated than it was, thanks to an [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/a-day-at-the-races/

Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld

Bahrain given extension until June

The FIA has given the Bahrain Grand Prix organisers a further month to decide whether it will be possible to hold the race on a new date in 2011.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/bahrain-given-extension-until-june/

Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier

Dave Blaney, 2011 NSCS SHOWTIME Southern 500 Race Preview

2011 NSCS No. 36 Golden Corral / Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Impala SSTommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance: Darlington Raceway Race: Showtime Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 10 of 36 Track: Darlington Raceway Track Length: 1.366 miles Date: May 7, 2011 Locked into the Showtime Southern 500, Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/05/04/dave-blaney-2011-nscs-showtime-southern-500-race-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dave-blaney-2011-nscs-showtime-southern-500-race-preview

Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther Yves Giraud Cabantous

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Frankie?s Monster Mile� Caf� to open NASCAR weekend at Dover International Speedway�

TLC?s Cake Boss Dana Herbert and Tony Luke to appear Frankie?s Monster Mile Caf� is being erected near the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza, outside of Turn 4 at Dover International Speedway. DOVER, Del. ? Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will introduce race fans to a Tuscan-style caf� with the flavor and atmosphere of its...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/05/04/frankie%e2%80%99s-monster-mile%c2%ae-cafe-to-open-nascar-weekend-at-dover-international-speedway%c2%ae/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frankie%25e2%2580%2599s-monster-mile%25c2%25ae-cafe-to-open-nascar-weekend-at-dover-international-speedway%25c2%25ae

Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard

Top storylines heading into Darlington

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/03/1172984/top-storylines-heading-into-darlington.html

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon

Mallya eyes points at every race

Force India team boss Vijay Mallya is confident his squad can be a points contender in every grand prix this year based on its form so far. Despite disappointing form in pre-season testing, the Force India VJM04 has fared well in the upper midfield battles, and took points in Australia and Malaysia

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mallya-eyes-points-at-every-race/

Kyle Thomas Busch Jeffrey Tyler Burton Richard Allen Craven Kerry Dale Earnhardt

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Opel?s Handsome New Astra GTC Revealed, Taunts Us from Abroad [Updated]

Update 5/4: Since publishing this post, we have learned that the Astra GTC will indeed be coming to the U.S., badged as a Buick. The taunting should only be temporary. GM’s European Opel division has unveiled�the sharp new three-door version of its compact Astra hatch, dubbed the Astra GTC. The latest Astra’s predecessor was sold [...]

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Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx Yuji Ide

Bahrain Grand Prix talks continue

Bahrain Grand Prix officials remain in talks with Formula 1 chiefs about a possible rescheduling of their race this year, AUTOSPORT has learned, despite the passing of a May 1 deadline relating to the future of the event. Motor racing's governing body, the FIA, had given Bahrain GP organisers until last Sunday to notify it about whether or not the race could take place this year

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/bahrain-grand-prix-talks-continue/

Jo Gartner Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien

Reindler, Owen escape serious injury

V8 Supercar drivers Karl Reindler and Steve Owen were fortunate to escape serious injuries in a huge startline accident in race two at Barbagallo. Reindler stalled his Brad Jones Racing Holden on the grid and was powerless to prevent Owen from ploughing into the back of him at 90mph and causing his car to burst into flames. The 37G accident left Reindler with superficial burns to his hands and face.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/reindler-owen-escape-serious-injury/

Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

'Til Death - The Coffeemaker

Steph gives Eddie and Joy a cappuccino maker that was a wedding gift from Jeffs mom. Joy loves the gift, but Eddie soon begins to resent Joy for not learning how to work the machine herself. When Eddie refuses to make Joy her nightly cappuccino, she makes

Source: http://iplayvideos.net/til-death/season/1/episode/19

Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota

Will Power wins postponed IndyCar Sao Paulo 300

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/02/1170597/will-power-wins-postponed-indycars.html

James Hunt Jim Hurtubise Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx

Pedrosa content with physical state

Dani Pedrosa declared himself satisfied with his physical condition in Estoril practice after his recent surgery, but felt he had not managed enough running to be confident of his fitness going into the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend. After the Jerez race earlier this month, Pedrosa had an operation to remove a plate from his collarbone - inserted after his Motegi 2010 crash - that was causing a loss of feeling in his arm. He was an encouraging third fastest today at Estoril, though wished he had been able to do more longer runs to fully assess his condition

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-content-with-physical-state/

Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs

Monday, May 2, 2011

Simoncelli not ruling out Estoril win

Marco Simoncelli says a maiden MotoGP podium finish at least and potentially a race win is his goal for the Portuguese Grand Prix after he dominated Friday practice at Estoril. The Gresini rider, who has a factory-spec Honda, was quickest in both sessions today. He looked on course for victory in the Spanish GP at Jerez earlier this month, only to crash out while leading the wet race.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/simoncelli-not-ruling-out-estoril-win/

Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard

Everyone?s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes ? Except NYCDOT

Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito rallies for the completion of the First and Second Avenue bike lanes in November, with Sen. Jos� Serrano to her left and Assm. Brian Kavanagh to her right. The lanes will only extend to 57th Street this year, not 125th Street. Photo: Noah Kazis.
Is there any neighborhood in New York City [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/04/29/everyones-on-board-for-east-harlem-bike-lanes-except-nycdot/

Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle

'Til Death - The Coffeemaker

Steph gives Eddie and Joy a cappuccino maker that was a wedding gift from Jeffs mom. Joy loves the gift, but Eddie soon begins to resent Joy for not learning how to work the machine herself. When Eddie refuses to make Joy her nightly cappuccino, she makes

Source: http://iplayvideos.net/til-death/season/1/episode/19

Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Zizzo Finds Red Light District in Houston

Zizzo Racing BAYTOWN, Texas Sun, May 01, 2011 An ET of 3.885 seconds run in Q2 on Friday put PEAK Motor Oil/Herculiner NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel pilot TJ Zizzo seventh in the field of 16 at the 24th...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/05/zizzo_finds_red_light_dis.php

Al Keller Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel

'Til Death - The Italian Affair

When Joy accuses Eddie of being a pack rat, he and Jeff go through piles of ancient items from Eddie's past. The duo comes upon an old roll of film, which Jeff agrees to get developed. When Eddie sees the photos of himself and Joy having a great time in I

Source: http://iplayvideos.net/til-death/season/1/episode/16

Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman

NASCAR Foundation launches programs to help kids

NASCAR President Mike Helton said its fitting that a new initiative by the NASCAR Foundation to promote helping others was unveiled this week when deadly tornadoes killed hundreds across the Southeast.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-foundation-launches-programs-to-help-kids-ap.html

Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené