Friday, March 4, 2011

WRC rivals deny being ?at war?

Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has laughed off suggestions that the French team is at war with British-based rival Ford. The story came about after Petter Solberg's co-driver Chris Patterson pushed Sebastien Loeb's Citroen DS3 WRC following the final stage of Rally Sweden last month

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/wrc-rivals-deny-being-at-war/

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

Moving Beyond the Automobile: Car-Sharing

In the third episode of our Moving Beyond the Automobile series, Streetfilms takes a look at a more efficient way to use cars. Unlike owning a car, which involves a large upfront purchase and low costs per trip, car-sharing allows people to evaluate the full cost of each car trip. When car-share members [...]

Source: http://www.streetfilms.org/mba-car-sharing/

Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil Robert Allen Labonte Terrence Lee Labonte

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Webber: I?ll finish career at Red Bull

Mark Webber thinks he will see out his Formula 1 career at Red Bull Racing - after making it clear that he is fully focused on a long-term future with the reigning champions. During a sometimes tumultuous 2010 campaign, there was widespread speculation that the Australian could choose to turn his back on the sport. However, speaking ahead of the new season, a fired up Webber said there was no reason for him not to look at extending his spell in F1 - and that meant staying with Red Bull Racing.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-ill-finish-career-at-red-bull/

Floyd Anthony Raines Scott Russell Riggs Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani

Monday, February 28, 2011

Mechanical Woes End Promising Start For Steve Wallace In Phoenix

“5-Hour Energy Pilot Notches Top-Ten Start, Faces Adversity in Valley of the Sun” 2011 NNS No. 66 5 Hour Energy Toyota (Steve Wallace) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARAVONDALE, AZ (February 26, 2011)– Hopes were high in the Rusty Wallace Racing garages Saturday morning, following Steve Wallace’s (No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry)...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/02/27/mechanical-woes-end-promising-start-for-steve-wallace-in-phoenix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mechanical-woes-end-promising-start-for-steve-wallace-in-phoenix

Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James

2012 Fisker Karma ? First Drive Review

We finally get our hands on the gorgeous Fisker Karma.
Three years and a billion investment dollars after the Fisker Karma rolled forth as a stunning plug-in-hybrid concept, it?s finally ready to rock as a stunning production car. All in less time (and for far less money) than GM needed to produce the [...]


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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/NI5J6mj1Ry4/

Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines

How Hard Will the Senate Fight Back Against House Spending Cuts?

Members of Congress worked all day Friday, until 4:42 Saturday morning, to finish voting on hundreds of amendments and, finally, the final HR 1 bill to set spending levels for the rest of 2011.
John Boehner and House Republicans voted to strip funding from several programs, including critical sources of financial support for transit.
In the end, [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/02/22/how-hard-will-the-senate-fight-back-against-house-spending-cuts/

Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Volvo to Unveil Diesel-Electric V60 Plug-In Hybrid at Geneva Auto Show [UPDATED]

Volvo has announced that it will unveil a ?virtually production-ready? diesel-electric plug-in hybrid version of the V60 wagon at the Geneva auto show, and the company has has confirmed it will be offered for sale in European markets beginning sometime in 2012. The hybrid system is befitting of the car?s complicated description, and represents a [...]


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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/5bg8IeGbchU/

Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner Tony Gaze

Stoner ends Sepang test on top

Casey Stoner completed his and Honda's domination of the Sepang test with the quickest time on the final day on Thursday. The Australian, who had been fastest on the first two days, continued with his impressive pre-season form by finishing on top of the times with a lap of 1m59.665s. Stoner finished ahead of team-mate Dani Pedrosa yet again, the Spaniard the only other man to break the two-minute barrier.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-ends-sepang-test-on-top/

Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking

Rolls-Royce 102EX Concept ? Auto Shows

How do you make a Rolls-Royce Phantom quieter? Take out the internal-combustion engine.
Many have lambasted the proliferation of high-end hybrid and electric cars as contradictory statements on consumption and cost efficacy. If you are one of those people, you can go right ahead and stop reading at the end of this paragraph. Unplug your [...]


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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/dzBM2Dsml8g/

Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Geoff Steel Racing returns to BTCC

The Geoff Steel Racing team will return to the British Touring Car Championship this year with a pair of BMW 320si machines.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/geoff-steel-racing-returns-to-btcc/

Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen

2011 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 Q & A with Toyota Motorsports NSCS Driver, Bobby Labonte

2011 NSCS Bobby Labonte - Photo Credit: 2011 NSCS Travis Kvapil - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARBOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Clorox Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing What was it like at the race shop following your fourth-place finish in the Daytona 500? “Obviously, first of all it was a little bit of disappointment that...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/02/25/2011-subway-fresh-fit-500-q-a-with-toyota-motorsports-nscs-driver-bobby-labonte/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-subway-fresh-fit-500-q-a-with-toyota-motorsports-nscs-driver-bobby-labonte

Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Trulli delighted with Lotus? potential

Jarno Trulli says he is delighted with the new Lotus, despite reliability worries, and reckons there is still plenty more to come from the car. The Italian was sixth-fastest at Catalunya today. "There is still a lot to come out, but so far it's very promising, very good," Trulli told AUTOSPORT

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trulli-delighted-with-lotus-potential/

Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland

Friday, February 25, 2011