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vrijdag 1 juli 2011
Toyota’s Next (Really) Big Thing in Hybrids for the U.S.: Diesel/Electric Hino Commercial Trucks
Starting this December, Toyota’s commercial truck brand, Hino, will offer a pair of Class 4 and Class 5 cab-over-engine trucks powered by diesel-electric hybrid powertrains in the U.S. These mark the first such commercial applications in the States, and with aero-tuned cabs atop their beefy chassis, the Hino hybrids will provide the foundations for a [...]
Track Smack: Stewart, Vickers have at it, NASCAR does not (NASCAR.com)
Track Smack: Stewart, Vickers have at it, NASCAR does not
Grosjean gets penalty for crash
GP2 championship leader Romain Grosjean has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for the next round of the series at Silverstone. The Frenchman has been given the penalty for clashing with Sam Bird and Davide Valsecchi in the braking zone for Turn 2 a the start of Sunday's sprint race in Valencia. The race one winner had started eighth, and he ran into the back of Bird and hit the right hand side of Valsecchi's car as he tried to go between them into the first braking zone
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/grosjean-gets-penalty-for-crash/
donderdag 30 juni 2011
V8: Supercars Headed To Texas In 2013
SPEED.com can reveal the Austin, Texas-based Circuit of the Americas has signed a five-year deal to host the V8 Supercars series.
Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/v8-supercars-headed-to-texas-in-2013/
MOTOGP: Pedrosa, Simoncelli Trade Insults
The returning Dani Pedrosa has not been quick to forgive Marco Simoncelli claiming that on the Italian's head is "nothing but hair."
Five Alive: Audi’s Q3 Crossover to Get RS3/TT RS Five-Cylinder
Audi is just now launching its Q3 small crossover, although it won’t be hitting the U.S. market for a while, if ever. That’s too bad, as it now emerges that the engine lineup will be topped by one of the most interesting powerplants available anywhere: the same 2.5-liter, single-turbo inline-five that powers Audi’s TT RS [...]
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woensdag 29 juni 2011
RBR: Vettel focused on wins not title
Sebastian Vettel's focus will remain very much on winning every race he can, even though his healthy championship lead now means he can start playing the numbers game to secure himself his second world title. That is the view of his team boss Christian Horner, who reckons that Vettel is not yet ready to start taking things conservatively to guarantee another crown.
Hamilton not giving up on title yet
Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he remains focused on doing all he can to win the world championship this year, despite having admitted in Valencia on Sunday night that the title fight was all but over. Less than 24 hours after Hamilton suggested that runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel had 'pretty much' guaranteed the title already, the McLaren driver amazingly took a snipe at the media reports of what he had said
HIGH-PERFORMANCE FORDS AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED BRENTWOOD,
THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED ESSEX, 27th June, 2011 Three star drivers from across the motor racing spectrum will be demonstrating high powered Ford cars at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed...
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/06/high-performance_fords_at.php
Europe Saturday quotes: Pirelli
Paul Hembery: "It was interesting to see the relative pace of the PZero White and PZero Yellow tyre in today's hot conditions, with more rubber laid down on this quite aggressive track. We're seeing a difference of over a second now between the medium and the soft, depending on the individual team. "But in the hot temperatures that we're going to experience again tomorrow, with similar track temperatures to today, the advantage that the PZero Yellow has in terms of pace is going to be balanced by the extra stability and durability of the PZero White
dinsdag 28 juni 2011
Williams appoints Somerville and Gillan
Williams has made the next steps in its ongoing technical rethink by appointing a new head of aerodynamics and a new chief operations engineer. Following the first phase of its regig, which will see technical director Sam Michael and aero chief Jon Tomlinson leave later this year, the team has signed Jason Somerville to take charge of aerodynamics and Mark Gillan to head up operations engineering.
Official: Saab reaches terms on real estate deal
Filed under: Europe, Saab, Earnings/Financials
It looks like Saab has managed to reach a deal with Hemfosa Fastigheter AB to secure short-term funding. The automaker has sold 50.1 percent of its Trollhättan properties to the Swedish real estate consortium for $39.98 million. Saab will then enter into a 15-year lease agreement in order to continue to use the properties. Right now, the deal encompasses around 5.2 million square feet of building space, though the consortium has the option to purchase more shares of the property until 30 days after closing. The deal has a ceiling of $47.12 million. Hit the jump for the press release.Continue reading Saab reaches terms on real estate deal
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Vietoris confident he is now fit
Christian Vietoris is certain that he is back to 100 per cent fitness after missing the last two GP2 rounds for health reasons. The German crashed heavily in the sprint race of the first weekend of the year in Turkey when he suffered a brake failure, and after racing in the DTM at Zandvoort the following weekend he skipped the GP2 races at Barcelona and Monaco to allow his head to recover. He has since raced twice more for Mercedes in the DTM, and reported no ill effects after returning to GP2 action on the streets of Valencia on Friday
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/vietoris-confident-he-is-now-fit/
Name That Shifter, No. 30
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker. Good luck!
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maandag 27 juni 2011
Prince Albert’s Wedding Can: A Unique Lexus LS600hL Landaulet
His Serene Highness, Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is getting married. As any self-respecting hereditary head of state’s nuptials would, Albert’s wedding to South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock requires a conveyance a commoner simply can’t get his hands on. As a progressive European, however, Albert wants to break with the Hispano-Suizas, Bugatti Royales, [...]
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2011 NNS Bucyrus 200 Final Practice Session Speeds
No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet ImpalaIt was Max Papis, with a lap speed of 108.991 mph, showing the fastest way around Road America during the final NNS Bucyrus 200 practice session. Michael McDowell was second fastest with a lap speed of 108.707 mph, and was followed by Jacques Villeneuve (108.509) who was third fastest, Ron Fellows...more»
Video: You're Gonna Need That: Drag racer loses steering wheel while underway
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos
Drag racer loses steering wheel - Click above to watch video after the jump
Drag racing is about being the fastest person to go from one point to another in a straight line. Despite the lack of turns involved, drag racers still need a steering wheel to maneuver their vehicles to and from the track, and to keep the front-end pointing in the right direction when blasting away from the tree. What would happen if the tiller decided to separate itself from the steering column?
One racer found out, and was pretty lucky with the answer he received. Click past the jump to see the clip.
Continue reading You're Gonna Need That: Drag racer loses steering wheel while underway
You're Gonna Need That: Drag racer loses steering wheel while underway originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Video: Camaro leaves the premises in hairy Grand-Am crash at Road America
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Günter Shaldach hops the fence at Road America - Click above to watch video after the jump
During the weekend's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car race at Road America, Günter Shaldach radioed his crew to report what he called "a brake issue." Shortly after that, as Shaldach's CoolTV Chevrolet Camaro was hurtling toward turn one behind Joe Foster's Florida.com Mazda RX-8, he locked up at full tilt, and plowed into the Mazda. Then it got really ugly. Shaldach continued straight through the gravel trap and tire barriers, then flew over the course fence into the outside world.
Fellow team driver Oliver Gavin later said Shaldach had pushed the brake pedal and it went to the floor, then everything simply locked up. The airborne red blur in the pic above is Shaldach's leaping Camaro, the trail of dust on the right is the Mazda. Thankfully, Shaldach got out of the car and walked back up to the track on his own. Follow the jump to see video of the incident.
Continue reading Camaro leaves the premises in hairy Grand-Am crash at Road America
Camaro leaves the premises in hairy Grand-Am crash at Road America originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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zondag 26 juni 2011
McLaren duo call for more performance
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both called for the team to find more downforce on the car as soon as possible after they took disappointing fourth and sixth places in Valencia. After several races in which McLaren had either looked capable of beating Red Bull or succeeded in doing so, the European Grand prix saw the Woking squad jumped by Ferrari and some way off the lead pace.
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