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

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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

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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

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Crown Royal 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Ford RacingCARL EDWARDS ? No. 99 Scotts eZ Seed Ford (Qualified 8th) ?That was a good lap. I think we will be okay and that will be a good starting spot. A couple hundredths would have made a big difference, but that was a good safe lap. We have to go back and look hard...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/04/29/ford-racing-2011-nscs-crown-royal-400-post-qualifying-recaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ford-racing-2011-nscs-crown-royal-400-post-qualifying-recaps

Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover

Ecclestone willing to give Bahrain time

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is willing to give Bahrain Grand Prix organisers more time to decide whether or not they can hold their race this year, ahead of this weekend's deadline laid down by the FIA.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ecclestone-willing-to-give-bahrain-time/

Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich

Four More to Go for Hendrick Motorsports

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/four-more-to-go-for-hendrick.html

John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson

TV Schedule April 29-May 1

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/tv-schedule-april-29-may-1.html

Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk

Edwards to Auction-Off Nashville ?Guitar? Trophy in Benefit for Family of Jonathan Bunting

Carl Edwards celebrates his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and 11th top-10 finish in 12 races on Satuday at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith / Getty Images for NASCAR)CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2011) ? Roush Fenway?s Carl Edwards has accumulated quite a few trophies since joining the NASCAR circuit, but he...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/04/28/edwards-to-auction-off-nashville-%e2%80%98guitar%e2%80%99-trophy-in-benefit-for-family-of-jonathan-bunting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edwards-to-auction-off-nashville-%25e2%2580%2598guitar%25e2%2580%2599-trophy-in-benefit-for-family-of-jonathan-bunting

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Driver Eric McClure, family safe after tornado

NASCAR Nationwide series driver Eric McClure says he and his family are safe after a tornado brought ``probably the scariest few seconds of our lives.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/driver-eric-mcclure-family-safe-after-tornado-ap.html

Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson

John Phillips: Memories of My Favorite Boss ? Column

In 1969, there was a Boss. And it wasn?t Bruce Springsteen. At about 6 p.m. on a rainy Halloween in 1969, I took delivery of a chrome-yellow 1970 Mustang Boss 302 from Dan Rohyans Ford in Columbus, Ohio. I don?t know what my father was thinking. He dropped me off, thus installing me?age 18?behind the [...]

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Nasr and Foresti take Oulton poles

Felipe Nasr and Lucas Foresti locked out the front row and the two pole positions in qualifying for the second round of British Formula 3 at Oulton Park. Late improvements from the two Brazilians denied T-Sport's Menasheh Idafar what would have been a sensational double pole position result from a hectic qualifying session. Carlin's Kevin Magnussen had just set the fastest time of the session when he crashed heavily at Cascades 10 minutes into the 30-minute session and brought out the red flags

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/nasr-and-foresti-take-oulton-poles/

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

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.27.11

First Drive: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler Unlimited diesels

The Europeans have just been shown their next-generation Jeep turbo diesels and we had a chance to sample these latest and greatest oil-burners at the Fiat Auto proving grounds in Balocco, Italy.

Why Cadillac hasn't found success yet in World Challenge Series, and why it's not giving up

The last time Cadillac lined up for the World Challenge Series from 2004 to 2007, it was competing with the CTS-V sedan. As put by an understated Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac's global head of marketing, "We've been here before and had some success."

Officially Official: Team Lotus buys Caterham, celebrates with special Seven [w/video]

We've been waiting a while for official confirmation, and it's finally here: Team Lotus has acquired British sportscar manufacturer Caterham.

Also of interest:

• Volkswagen earns $2.5B in rock-solid first quarter
• Study: Steering wheels are nine times dirtier than public toilet seats
• Video: Checking out Toyota Entune inside the 2012 Prius V
• Deja-Vu: Saab's chances of survival depend on... General Motors?
• 2012 Fiat 500c priced from $19,500 [w/video]

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Study: Steering wheels are nine times dirtier than public toilet seats

Filed under: Etc., Safety

Have you ever driven a vehicle that had a sticky steering wheel? It's probably one of the most disgusting feelings there is, and a report in IBN Live shows that the adhesive can be more than just grape jelly. Researchers at Queen Mary University in London claim that there are, on average, 700 different kinds of bacteria per square inch of steering wheel. That compares to 80 distinct bacteria types on a public toilet seat. Even worse, the trunk has 1,000 bacteria types per square inch. The most common form of bacteria was bacillus cereus, which can cause food poisoning.

The reason cars are filthy is simple; we simply don't clean them. While we vacuum, dust and disinfect our home on a semi-regular basis, only one third of study participants cleaned their vehicle once a year or more. That sounds pretty crazy (and a bit lazy), but think about it. You may jettison the trash and vacuum the carpet on a somewhat regular basis, but how often do you wipe down that nasty steering wheel? And when you think about how many Americans regularly eat in their vehicles, our cars could be a solid reason why we are sick as often as we are. Now we know why valet parking attendants tend to wear white gloves.

Beyond cleanliness, the study also shows that many drivers know next to nothing about their vehicles. For example, two-thirds of us don't know how to change a tire, while one third of those surveyed don't even know how to put air in the tires. It's a sad, sad world.

[Source: IBN Live | Image: Zach Bowman/AOL]

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David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland

The Champions are Coming

To most Antipodeans and indeed Europeans, North America is a mecca for little more than high speed, high-banked left turn ovals, whose only variations are in size or location. They might think that, perhaps, road racing of the turn-left-and-right variety is a mere afterthought. And yet, North America is home to many of the world’s most picturesque, fast and challenging road circuits, whose corners, rises and falls are of the classic kind, well on par with Europe’s best. Mosport International Raceway is one such place. It’s a simple yet exciting layout, and a favourite amongst many of the V8 regulars. For the feature race of Week 11 in the iRacing V8 Supercar Series, Trans Tasman Racing’s Madison Down was on pole in the 1 minute 19s. The two Macs, McLeod [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-champions-are-coming/

Bruno Giacomelli Dick Gibson Gimax Richie Ginther

NYC Taxi of Tomorrow Finalist Karsan May Build Vehicles in Brooklyn

New York City?s known the end of the Crown Vic era was nigh for some time now. Everyone with a stake in the taxi industry has been planning for it?repair shops even hoard parts?and New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is holding a competition for the city?s next cab. There are now but a mere [...]

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Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks

Canadian Steve Meehan launches all-Canadian NASCAR team

Get out your checkered flags Canada: Canadian Steve Meehan launches all-Canadian NASCAR team -New team to kick off its run at this weekend?s NASCAR Nationwide Series Nashville 300- TORONTO, ON, April 19, 2011 ? Today, Go Canada Racing, the newest all-Canadian NASCAR contender, officially starts its quest for NASCAR glory. Go Canada Racing is the [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/04/20/canadian-steve-meehan-launches-all-canadian-nascar-team/

Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Debuts @ 2011 New York Auto Show ? Video

Watch the Video: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 – Video

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