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11/03/11
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Waltrip Racing releases David Reutimann, paves way for Mark Martin to join team Michael Waltrip Racing announced Thursday that driver David Reutimann will not return to the team for the 2012 season, paving the way for Mark Martin to join the team for a partial schedule in the No. 00 car.
Reutimann will drive the No. 00 car for the final three races of the season before being replaced by Martin, who will be sponsored by Aaron’s, whose deal with the team runs through 2012. Sources confirmed Thursday that Martin will join the team next year and run a majority of the races but not all of them.
MWR has a news conference scheduled for Friday morning at Texas Motor Speedway. More ...
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11/03/11
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Auction to aid Wheldon family going strong It started with a small gesture by Graham Rahal, who wanted to raise money for Dan Wheldon's family by auctioning off his helmet from the IndyCar season finale.
He announced his intentions on Twitter and the response from the motor sports community was immediate and overwhelming. It didn't take Rahal long to realize he alone couldn't handle the outpouring of support for Wheldon, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner killed in the Oct. 16 race at Las Vegas.
More than $200,000 had been raised by Wednesday, the ninth day of the auction, with many big-ticket items yet to be posted. All proceeds go to a trust fund established by IndyCar for Wheldon's wife and two young sons. More ...
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11/03/11
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Lencheski Joins FRMS - A Comcast-Spectacor Subsidiary
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| Chris Lencheski | After a career involving leadership roles from the 96' Olympics, to NASCAR Team Ownership, Hockey Team Ownership and multiple Agency Executive Roles, including sponsorship for many racing teams, Chris Lencheski has decided to accept a challenging opportunity to lead a dynamic international company onward to the future.
He has joined the Comcast-Spectacor family of companies as President of Front Row Marketing Services (FRMS and its' sister group Front Row Analytics - FRA). FRMS is one of the Comcast-Spectacor operating companies and part of the $4 billion USD Comcast-Spectacor revenue base.
Comcast-Spectacor is part of the Comcast Corporation, which has many "oars" in the sports and entertainment water, from the NBC Network, the many national cable channels from "E" Entertainment Network, Versus (rebranding as NBC Sports Network on January 1, 2012), The Golf Network to "G4" and many regional sports networks (CSN's) in most every major city in the USA. Comcast is a dynamic cog in how and why the consumer engages with sports and entertainment these days, with the best yet to come.
About FRMS and FRA; The COI (Contractually Obligated Income) Rights Company and serve many Fortune 500 companies, advising and developing sports and entertainment strategies that allow for quantifiable ROI on their respective spend-amounts and related decisions. We specifically develop spend strategies within the Global-Spectrum managed Stadia, Arenas, and other Public Assembly Venues worldwide. We deliver industry accredited analytics, but more importantly we can sell against this research to unprecedented levels. FRMS and FRA is the only such global research company that uses "Analytics" to not only support selling, but also offer selling as an option for customer engagements. In short - corporate clients, sports and entertainment properties, team owners, brand managers, movie studios, etc., can see around the proverbial corner by using FRMS and FRA and this allows for better and more proactive decision making.
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11/03/11
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Rheem Announces NASCAR Sponsorship Plans Rheem Manufacturing Company officially announced a comprehensive plan to continue its involvement in various NASCAR racing series.
Rheem has completed a multi-year agreement with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) to be the primary sponsor of the No. 29 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick for 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series® points races as well as being the co-primary sponsor with Budweiser for NASCAR's annual mid-season All-Star race over the term of the agreement. Rheem will also be a major associate sponsor of the No. 29 Chevrolet for the remaining 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in which Budweiser or Jimmy John's are the primary sponsor. Rheem will continue its co-sponsorship with Menards® of RCR's No. 33 Chevrolet driven by Paul Menard and others in the NASCAR Nationwide Series® for 12 races in the 2012 season. More ...
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11/03/11
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Rahal team to run Honda power in IndyCar American Honda and its Honda Performance Development (HPD) subsidiary will power Rahal Letterman Lanigan in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series, HPD and the team announced today.
Under terms of the agreement, HPD will provide its new, turbocharged 2.2-liter Honda Indy V-6 engines to all Rahal Letterman Lanigan entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series and at the 2012 Indianapolis 500.
"Many fans already know that the roots of Honda's relationship with Bobby Rahal and his team extend to our initial entry into American open-wheel racing in the early 1990s," said Erik Berkman, president of Honda Performance Development and vice president, corporate planning and logistics for American Honda. More ...
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11/03/11
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Star Mazda champ Vautier looks to fit in After the shine of being a series champion starts to fade, reality sets in. Being awarded the scholarship up to the next rung on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder means the winner must settle into a new car, in a new series and compete against veteran drivers. It's like graduating from high school, only to be a freshman all over again in college.
Looking to move quickly past that transition stage is 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear champion Tristan Vautier.
Vautier got to spend some time in a Firestone Indy Lights car on Oct. 28-29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and exceeded expectations when he set the fastest lap of the two-day session by more than a half-second while driving for Andretti Autosport. More ...
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11/03/11
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Signs Tom Anderson As President of Racing Operations As teams throughout motorsports begin a busy offseason of preparation for an intriguing 2012 racing campaign, Rahal Letterman Lanigan today hired a proven veteran to direct the team in not only defending the three American Le Mans Series championships that it won this year, but also to take a lead role in ramping up toward an anticipated return to the IZOD Indy Car Series.
RLL is pleased to announce Tom Anderson as its President of Racing Operations today, bringing the veteran of more than 40 years in the racing world onto the Ohio-based team. Anderson began his career in 1969, but is more well-known for his successes as the Managing Director at Chip Ganassi Racing beginning in 1990 where he helped guide the team to four consecutive Indy Car championships in the CART series. More ...
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11/03/11
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Q & A: Jason Line on his Pro Stock crown
Newly crowned NHRA Pro Stock World Champion Jason Line reviews his title-winning season ahead of next week's Full Throttle Drag Racing season finale at Pomona.
In what many have called his most successful season in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Pro Stock driver Jason Line has dominated the class in 2011. Line showed early that he had the car to beat when he carted his Summit Racing Pontiac GXP to back-to-back wins to start the season in Pomona and Gainesville, followed by a third in Atlanta.
In total, Line has raced to six wins in eight final-round appearances and racked up seven number one qualifiers, and following his semifinal round appearance of the recently completed Big O Tires NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, became the first driver to clinch an NHRA crown in 2011. Line met with the media ahead of the Nov. 13 Auto Club World Finals at Pomona that concludes the season. More ...
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11/03/11
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Gulf Racing announces 2-car LMP2 team UAE-entered Gulf Racing has announced a two-car Lola LMP2 effort for the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Fabien Giroix heads the team's efforts with partners Jean-Pierre Valentini and Frederic Fatien. Fatien was announced as one of the team's drivers.
Gulf has bases both in the UAE at the Dubai Autodrome, while it will also run its WEC program from its existing base in Magny-Cours, France. More ...
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11/03/11
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Team Penske To Return With Three-Car Lineup in 2012 Team Penske will keep its three-car lineup in place next season as the most successful team in the history of North American open-wheel racing will return to the track to compete for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship.
Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe and Will Power will all return to Team Penske next season, keeping in place the same driver lineup that the team has fielded since 2009. Next season will mark the third consecutive year that Team Penske will compete with three full-season IndyCar entries. Since 2009, Team Penske has generated an impressive 21 wins and 28 poles in IZOD IndyCar Series competition between the three drivers. More ...
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11/03/11
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Alexander Rossi To Contest GP2 finale, F1 test with Caterham and Lotus
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| The next American in F1 will be Alexander Rossi, who shows great promise | Alexander Rossi will have a busy end to the 2011 season, competing for Caterham Team AirAsia in the forthcoming GP2 Finale in Abu Dhabi and then taking part in the F1 young driver test for the GP2 team’s senior counterparts Team Lotus.
The GP2 Series newcomer showed great pace in both recent GP2 tests at Barcelona and Jerez and finished the final test session P2 after just three days in the new car. The team have high hopes for the young American who adapted very quickly, proving he will be a strong contender in the GP2 2011 finale race in Abu Dhabi, 11th – 13th November. He will also be given the chance to take the next step up to F1 with one full day in the post-F1 race at the Yas Marina Circuit, taking place from 15th – 17th November. More ...
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11/03/11
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$25 million lawsuit filed in Reno air race crash A Texas physician who lost her husband when a vintage plane crashed into the tarmac at the Reno National Championship Air Races, killing 11 and injuring about 70, filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday in Texas state court.
The suit, the first to be filed after the Sept. 16 crash, claims the Reno Air Racing Association’s conduct was “motivated out of a drive for profit and a disregard for safety” making it guilty of negligence.
The suit was filed in the Collin County, Texas, District Court by Houston-based lawyer Anthony Buzbee on behalf of Dr. Sezen Altug, wife of Craig Salerno, who was killed instantly in the Sept. 16 crash.
“It’s pretty obvious that the promoters of this event realized it was dangerous and even though they were involved in inspecting the aircraft, they did not take adequate precautions to protect spectators, or let the spectators know what the real risks were,” Buzbee said. More ...
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11/03/11
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HRT to run Williams KERS in 2012 (GMM) HRT will use KERS technology for the first time in 2012, the Spanish team announced on Thursday.
In a media statement, it was confirmed that the Colin Kolles-led team has extended its technical tie-up with Williams, which in 2011 featured the supply of the gearbox.
"Williams F1 will also supply the team with KERS and its related technology for the first time", said HRT.
The team said the 2012 car, F112, is being designed in Munich.
"We are working on thoroughly improving the performance of our cars and our target is still to finish in the top ten in 2012," said Kolles. "This deal brings us one step closer to that objective."
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11/03/11
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Unemployment in NASCAR on rise With a wave of recent announcements from various teams, it appears as though there will be a significant rise in the unemployment rate of NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers. These announcements are coming not only from smaller and less successful teams but also from the behemoth mega-teams who have proven race winning records.
Since the economy is not showing the signs of recovery that many corporations would like, they are scaling back on what might be considered frivolous spending. And with the rates demanded by Sprint Cup teams, sponsorship is one of those expenses easily written off.
In just the most recent days, Roush Fenway Racing has stated their intention to scale back from four cars to three in 2012. Package deliverer UPS, sponsor of RFR’s #6 Ford, will become an associate backer of Carl Edwards’ #99 rather than a primary sponsor. More ...
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11/03/11
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USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Schedule Confirmed The Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda has confirmed the dates and venues for the second annual Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship – a six-race mini-series which provides teams and drivers the opportunity to gain a jumpstart their 2012 season campaigns.
Two premier road courses will host the tripleheader rounds. Dates have been secured at the historic 3.7-mile, 17-turn Sebring International Raceway circuit in Sebring, Fla., on February 6 and 7 alongside the IMSA Development Series Winter Test featuring the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Championship Powered by Mazda and IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge classes. The event is a prelude to the American Le Mans Series Winter Test on February 8 and 9. More ...
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11/03/11
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New car for Keselowski in Texas The No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team will race chassis PRS-805 during Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is a new chassis to the No. 2 fleet.
No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in 2011... After 33 points-paying events, Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team are ranked fourth in the 2011 Chase for the Championship standings. Keselowski sits 27 points behind leader Carl Edwards following a 17th-place finish in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway last Sunday afternoon. More ...
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11/03/11
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Jorge Lorenzo to Miss Season Finale at Valencia Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo will not participate in this weekend’s season finale at Valencia. Lorenzo continues to make good progress in recovery following plastic surgery to repair damage to the ring finger of his left hand sustained in Phillip Island three weeks ago. The Mallorcan’s injuries require further recovery time to allow him to ride at a competitive level.
Japanese Yamaha test rider and All Japan Superbike competitor Katsuyuki Nakasuga will make his second appearance in the MotoGP premier class on behalf of 2010 World Champion Lorenzo.
Yamaha Factory Racing’s rider line up for the 1000cc test next week will be confirmed on Monday 7th November.
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11/03/11
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Latest F1 news in brief - Thursday
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| Colin Kolles | Customer cars wrong for F1 insists HRT's Kolles
- Virgin staying with team after 2012 name change
- Maldonado runs out of Cosworth engines for 2011
- Toro Rosso to select Red Bull talent for 2012 seats
- Renault open to supplying fifth team in F1
- Whitmarsh says Button contract for three years
- Ecclestone tips Hamilton to bounce back
- Cost-saving decision cost Sauber millions - report
- Italians think title record possible for Vettel
- Jordan fumbles while meeting new Force India owner
- Vettel must devise new helmet livery for Abu Dhabi
- Safety car rule tweak likely for 2012
- F1 leaders gather for talks in Geneva More ...
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11/02/11
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NASCAR back in Montreal next year but promoter seeks government funding Octane Management president François Dumontier says that while his company has assumed financial responsibility for next year’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, he will continue to seek government funding.
“We never ended the discussion with the government from last summer, and now it’s a different group that will have the discussion,” Dumontier said Wednesday. “When we announced that the event would be maintained, the levels of government welcomed it as a good thing.
“We signed the agreement (with NASCAR) to continue the race knowing we didn’t have any public funding,” Dumontier added. “But the event is important for Montreal and Quebec, and for sure in the next few weeks I will have those discussions.” More ...
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11/02/11
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Patrick to announce 2012 Sprint Cup plans at Texas Danica Patrick will reveal details about her part-time plans to run in the Sprint Cup Series this Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. The former IndyCar Series star has already announced that she will run the full 2012 Nationwide Series season for JR Motorsports. At Texas, she is slated for a press conference at 3:30 p.m. ET to announce alongside Tony Stewart, co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, her Cup plans.
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11/02/11
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Motorsports Issues to be discussed at PRI Industry Roundtable From drag strips to road courses, short tracks to big ovals, sanctioning bodies to participants; and those that make the headlines to those that cover them, leaders in the motorsports industry will once again come together to provide insight to the challenges and changing trends of the sport at the PRI Trade Show Industry Roundtable Wed., Nov. 30 at 1:30 p.m. in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
The annual Industry Roundtable is one of a variety of events open to attendees of the 24th Annual PRI Trade Show, which will run from Dec. 1-3 in Orlando. There is no cost for credentialed attendees.
FOX and SPEED television commentator and former NASCAR crew chief great Jeff Hammond returns as the event moderator again this year. More ...
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11/02/11
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Blaney and Bodine Switch Teams for the Remainder of the Season Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) drivers Dave Blaney and Geoffrey Bodine will swap numbers and crews starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in an effort to continue to build TBR and give the team the best chance to qualify both cars for Sunday’s event.
Dave Blaney will drive the No. 35 Big Red Chevrolet and attempt to qualify for the AAA Texas 500. Geoffrey Bodine will pilot the No. 36 Luke & Associates Chevrolet and is guaranteed a starting spot in Sunday’s 501-mile race. Both cars will compete for kids to eat free in Golden Corral’s “Racing for America’s Families” promotion, where kids eat free on Monday, November 7th if either car finishes in the top-10. More ...
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11/02/11
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 Ed Carpenter Racing to run full IndyCar season in 2012
Ed Carpenter, longtime IndyCar driver with 113 career starts, announced today, the formation of Ed Carpenter Racing and plans to a run a full season in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. The seasoned IndyCar veteran with his first IndyCar series victory at Kentucky last month and nine year career that features two additional podium finishes and over 26 top‐ten finishes, will be team owner and will be the driver for the Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara for the entire season.
“I am extremely excited about the opportunities that lie ahead with Ed Carpenter Racing,” stated Carpenter. “Team ownership is something that I have thought about for quite a long time, and is now becoming a reality as a result of a great relationship with Fuzzy and Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka. I don’t know that I ever thought that I would have the opportunity to be an owner/driver, but when an opportunity like this comes along, you can’t pass it up. I can’t wait to get to work and begin building this team for not only 2012, but beyond.” More ...
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11/02/11
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Falken Tire's 2012 USA race plans Falken Tire, a leader among high performance tire manufacturers, will continue to aggressively expand its motorsports activities in 2012 in a quest to increase the number of victories in all fields of racing competition. Falken won two American Le Mans Series races in the challenging GT class during the 2011 season and claimed its second consecutive Championship in the ever-popular Formula Drift series.
“Falken vigorously supports its motorsports involvement with numerous marketing strategies,” explained Andrew Hoit, Falken’s Vice President of Marketing, “through a series of unique activations such as a Cayman Sweepstakes which generated thousands of likes on Facebook, as well as through exposure, such as placing a specially designed Falken QR [Quick Response] Code on the hood of our Porsche that when triggered by a smartphone, takes enthusiasts to a unique Falken mobile site. More ...
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11/02/11
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Hendrick admitted to Charlotte hospital for injuries Upon returning home to Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Hendrick was further evaluated as a precautionary measure by his personal physician. He was diagnosed with four broken ribs (previously stated as one broken rib), a broken clavicle (as previously stated) and bruising. No other injuries have been identified. Due to discomfort from the injuries, Mr. Hendrick was admitted Tuesday afternoon to a medical facility in the Charlotte area, where doctors believe the pain can most effectively be managed. He is in good spirits and is expected to be released by the end of the week.
Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports: "Linda and I have been overwhelmed by all the words of encouragement and genuine concern we've received. We are blessed to have such a wonderful support system, and our family is extremely grateful for the thoughts and prayers. We extend our sincere thanks to everyone. I'm so proud of how our pilots handled the situation, and we're extremely appreciative of the folks in Key West who went above and beyond to help us. It's good to be back in Charlotte as we regroup and focus on our family." Hendrick Motorsports
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11/02/11
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Patrick Carpentier's new career Newly retired race car driver Patrick Carpentier will be returning to his hometown of Joliette (in Canada) as a new partner of Construction Danam Bonzaï, a company that builds single family homes and multiplexes. A Las Vegas resident for many years, Carpentier had already begun a second career in home renovations, but couldn't refuse the offer made to him by Ray "Junior" Courtemanche of Construction Danam Bonzai. The new partners will now be working on a $45 million, 210 unit, condominium complex located less than a km from highways 31 and 158.
"The negotiations began during the NAPA 200 in August," said the 27-year race car driving veteran. "When Ray "Junior" Courtemanche., a driver himself with the NASCAR Canadian Tire series, came to me with this amazing offer, we talked about all the possibilities and quickly came to an agreement.
"It was a great opportunity for Anick, our two kids and I to return to Québec and to my hometown," added Carpentier. "I decided to team up with Construction Danam Bonzaï because of their industry expertise and their solid reputation, as evidenced by the Maitre batisseur awards and distinctions they've earned in the Luxury Home and Condominium categories. The Joliette project is off to a good start and we're developing another project in the Montreal area: inter-generational homes in an exclusive area with a one-of-a-kind cachet.
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11/02/11
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Roush Fenway Closes in on 300 NASCAR Wins Roush Fenway Racing moves into this weekend’s NASCAR showdown at Texas Motor Speedway not only holding the point lead in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series standings, but looking to close the deal on its 300th NASCAR win. Roush Fenway swept both Texas races (NNS and Cup) in the spring, and standing at win number 298 a similar performance this weekend would give the organization the milestone 300th victory in NASCAR.
“It’s a great honor if we are able to achieve 300 wins in NASCAR,” said Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush. “Certainly we had hoped when we started the race team in 1988 that we would win our share of the races. I had hoped to be able to survive in a business that I recognized to be very hostile and very competitive.” More ...
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11/02/11
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World Touring Car Championship Comes to Sonoma The FIA World Touring Car Championship will bring its furious fender-banging style of competition to American soil for the first time in 2012 with a Sept. 23 event scheduled for Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway.
The WTCC, one of the four World Championships ruled by the Federation International de l’Automobile, features the best in touring car racing with models such as BMW, Chevrolet, SEAT and Volvo. There were 12 events on the 2011 calendar across Europe, South America and Asia.
But the WTCC has never visited the United States. That will change in 2012 as Infineon Raceway hosts the WTCC, Sept. 21-23, on its 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. The WTCC has a three-year agreement with the Sonoma Valley facility (2012-2014). Support races for the 2012 race weekend will be announced at a later date. More ...
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11/02/11
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MLR71 is the first new entry for the 2012 Auto GP season
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| Michele LaRosa | The start of the 2012 season is still far away, but there's a new entry already for Auto GP: it's MLR71, a new team founded by Italian businessman Michele La Rosa purposely to enter the Series. Despite being a "newborn", MLR71 has some very ambitious plans: the team aims to field three cars on the grid for next season, a choice that proved to be a successful one already for teams like DAMS and Campos Racing.
The team's ambition will be supported by a top-notch technical staff led by Franco Sighinolfi, a technical director with broad experience in both single-seaters and Sportscars. The team first official commitment will happen as early as tomorrow, as the outfit will take part in the Magione testing sessions with two cars and four drivers. One car will be driven by La Rosa himself and by Giacomo Ricci, who was called to provide a good technical feedback thanks to his GP2 experience. More ...
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11/02/11
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Michael joins McLaren for final races
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| Sam Michael | Sam Michael will join McLaren for the final two races of the season after he was given permission to start work for the Woking-based outfit by former employers Williams, AUTOSPORT reports.
The Australian left Williams at the end of September after a lengthy spell as its technical director, having agreed a deal to join McLaren as its sporting director.
At the time it was unclear how long Michael would have to spend on 'gardening leave', while he served out the terms of his old contract.
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11/02/11
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NASCAR schedules fuel injection test at Daytona UPDATE NASCAR has been looking for ways to break up the two-car tandem drafts that have become the norm at Daytona and Talladega, where the series requires the use of restrictor plates to limit speeds. Using a different restrictor plate, a smaller spoiler and a different cooling system are among the options being considered by NASCAR. Scene Daily
11/02/11 NASCAR has scheduled an electronic fuel injection test at Daytona International Speedway in an effort to better prepare baseline packages for the January 12-14, 2012 Preseason Thunder testing at DIS. The test will be conducted on Tuesday, November 15 from 10:00am-5:00pm/et. Teams participating will be determined and released next week. NASCAR
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11/02/11
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Big changes for '12 Ferrari California
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| 2012 Ferrari California | Ferrari is set to revise its California for 2012, giving it some pretty impressive changes under the skin
The Ferrari California has been with us since 2008 and despite objections from the purists out there, it’s been a major sales success for the brand. It’s helped to draw buyers who would normally buy Aston Martins, Porsches and Bentleys to Ferrari and now it’s time for a bit of a mid-life makeover.
The 2012 California will get a fairly decent overhaul in 2012 and the revised version could go on sale as January. The bodywork will remain largely unchanged but there will be a few new details available, including an optional silver grille.
All of the big changes will take place under the skin and will give the California more power and less weight. More ...
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11/02/11
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First official Subaru BRZ images
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| Subaru BZR | After months and months of teasers and spy shots, Subaru has released the first official images of its BRZ coupe
Subaru has been teasing us with its BRZ coupe for ages. A couple of teaser pictures here and there and spy shots are all we’ve had, but now the Japanese firm has released the first official pictures of the car.
Sibling to the Toyota FT-86, more and more information about which is being leaked every day, the Subaru BRZ boasts an incredibly low centre of gravity and that should make it a handling gem. This is in part thanks to its rear-wheel-drive layout, which allows for lower mounting of the two-liter boxer mill than Subaru’s usual all-wheel-drive systems can accommodate. More ...
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11/02/11
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The hard reality is finally sinking in UPDATE A reader adds, Dear AR1.com, Don’t forget that much of the 1.5 mile oval pack racing created by Barnhart and T. George wasn’t just to created to emulate NASCAR, it was just as much a marketing ploy to attract the casual sports fan as well.
Does everyone remember how the IRL constantly touted their close finishes? They would send out PR stuff all the time comparing how much closer their finishes were compared to those in ChampCar, F1, and NASCAR. They would push it like crazy to try and attract the casual fan to this “exciting” form of racing that always yielded such close finishes. Keeping track and promoting their top 5 closest finishes was never left out of any IRL broadcast. More ...
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11/02/11
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Latest F1 news in brief - Wednesday
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| Lewis Hamilton | Massa 'could have avoided' Hamilton crash - Herbert
- 'Question marks' over three races for 2012
- Schumacher top lap-1 overtaker in 2011 - analysis
- Alonso not desperate for runner-up title
- Jean-Eric Vergne to test Red Bull
- Maldonado takes ten-place grid drop for Abu Dhabi
- Red Bull confirm Milton Keyes event More ...
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11/02/11
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Truck Race from Martinsville Scores Double-Digit Ratings Increase According to Nielsen Media Research, Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on SPEED from Martinsville scored a 0.82, up 19-percent with HH over last year’s equivalent Martinsville race (0.69).
The Martinsville race marked the sixth year-to-year ratings increase in the past seven Truck Series races. The event also saw an increase of 58-percent among M35-54 (0.71 vs. 0.45) and 40-percent among M18-49 (0.42 vs. 0.30). More ...
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11/02/11
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Five-Time World Champion Coughlin Announces Return to Pro Stock Five-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. used the main stage of the world-renowned SEMA show to announce a return to the NHRA's Pro Stock class in 2012 behind the wheel of a JEGS.com and Mopar-sponsored Dodge Avenger, which will be powered by a 500 cubic inch HEMI motor built in-house at JNR Racing Engines.
Coughlin, along with engine builders Nick Ferri and Roy Simmons, have been working closely with motorsports experts at Chrysler Technology Center (CTC) for the past several months to prepare for a full-scale assault on the Full Throttle Championship. More ...
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11/02/11
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101 years old driving an 81 year car 101 years old woman driving an 81 year old car. This is priceless. Notice at the very end when she steps on a little red towel to get into the car so she won't dirty the running board, then picks it up and puts it in the car so she can use it when she gets out! Precious lady An amazing lady, 101 years old driving an 81 year old car, and she changes the oil and spark plugs herself! This is a hoot!
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11/01/11
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Team bosses baffled by sponsors’ snub in India
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| F1 does not yet resonate with India companies | The indifference shown by the majority of India’s deep–pocketed corporates towards Formula One has baffled team bosses who expect them to warm to the sport following the success of last weekend’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix.
The teams are mostly happy with F1’s newest hosts and believe they have chanced upon a huge untapped market in one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
“We wanted to also attract Indian companies and it is surprising that there are not many, as yet, in F1, although from the financial potential they are very much capable of doing it,” Sauber chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn said. More ...
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11/01/11
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Virgin seeks name change to Marussia
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| Timo Glock in the Virgin car in Korea | Virgin Racing want to change their name to Marussia next season to more accurately reflect the Formula One team's current ownership structure.
F1 team sources said on Tuesday that the request would be put to a meeting of the governing FIA's Formula One commission in Geneva on Thursday along with others already made by Renault and Team Lotus.
Renault, no longer owned by the French carmaker, want to be renamed Lotus while Team Lotus plan to take the name of niche sportscar maker Caterham. More ...
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11/01/11
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Vitaly Petrov becomes ROC’s first Russian driver Russian Formula 1 star Vitaly Petrov has signed up to compete at the 2011 Race Of Champions in Düsseldorf. Petrov, who races for the Lotus Renault GP team, will become the first driver from Eastern Europe to compete at the event.
The Russian joins a star-studded field that includes three F1 world champions for ROC 2011 at Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena on December 3-4
The 2011 Race Of Champions will feature the event’s first ever driver from Eastern Europe as Russian Formula 1 star Vitaly Petrov will compete at Düsseldorf’s ESPRIT arena in December. More ...
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11/01/11
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IndyCar and NASCAR drivers to square off NASCAR and IndyCar drivers are set to square off Dec. 11 in a go-kart racing challenge inside Conseco Fieldhouse.
The first Bridgestone Karting Classic is being run in conjunction with the third annual International Motorsports Industry Show held at the Indiana Convention Center Dec. 8-10.
NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Austin Dillon and A.J. Allmendinger along with IndyCar racers Scott Dixon and Alex Tagliani will headline the field, said IMIS co-founder Chris Paulsen. IMIS officials expect about six drivers from NASCAR and six from IndyCar to line up for the indoor go-kart race billed as a duel between the two series. More ...
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11/01/11
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NASCAR Martinsville TV Rating ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 30, earned a 3.6 household coverage rating, averaging 4,923,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The rating is up from the 2.8 rating for last year's race that also aired on ESPN. ESPN PR
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11/01/11
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Hendrick released from hospital with broken rib, shoulder injury Rick Hendrick suffered a broken rib and a broken shoulder when the brakes of a Hendrick Motorsports plane failed on landing and the small jet ran off the end of the runway and into a fence at Key West International Airport on Monday night.
Hendrick and his wife, Linda, and the two pilots were all released from Lower Keys Medical Center on Tuesday morning. They have returned to North Carolina, according to a team statement. Linda suffered minor cuts and bruises in the incident, which occurred at about 7:45 p.m. Monday. The team statement said the pilots did not have any injuries.
The Gulfstream G150 jet, operated and maintained by Hendrick Motorsports as part of a joint ownership agreement between the team owner and five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, seats eight to nine people and typically is the plane that Johnson takes to-and-from the race, Johnson said in a teleconference Tuesday. More ...
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11/01/11
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NJ Motorsports Park releases 2012 schedule New Jersey Motorsports Park's 2012 schedule is highlighted by the return of two major spectator events that have become staples on NJMP's annual calendar. GRAND-AM Road Racing, featuring the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, will return to NJMP May 11-13, 2012, while AMA Pro Road Racing, including the SuperBike, SportBike, SuperSport and XR1200 classes, will visit NJMP on Sept. 7-9, 2012.
"There's a lot for race fans to be excited about heading into the 2012 season," said Brad Scott, general manager of New Jersey Motorsports Park. "Next season will mark the fifth anniversary of GRAND-AM Road Racing at NJMP, and we hope the new mid-May race date will give us a great weather forecast. More ...
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11/01/11
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Quicken Loans to back Stewart-Haas No. 39 UPDATE Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's largest online retail mortgage lender, has formed a partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by two-time series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas.
Quicken Loans will be the primary sponsor of SHR's No. 39 team and driver Ryan Newman for nine races in 2012, and when not serving as a primary sponsor, will be an associate sponsor. Additionally, Quicken Loans will be an associate sponsor on the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala of Stewart throughout the 2012 Sprint Cup season. More ...
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11/01/11
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LMES gears up for Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 6 Hours of Zhuhai The 6 Hours of Zhuhai, to run the 13 November in Zhuhai, China, will be the final race of this year’s Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC). The ILMC, which featured seven races for the 2011 season, was designed to test the limits for Le Mans-style endurance teams the world over. ILMC champions receive an automatic invitation to the following edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary in 2012.
One of the most fascinating races in the world
Created in 1923, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the oldest and the most prestigious endurance automobile race in the world. The race is organized by the Société Sportive Professionnelle de l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest (SSP-ACO) on the13.629-kilometre “Circuit de La Sarthe” in Le Mans, a city about 200 kilometers southwest of Paris, France. For over 80 years every June, a time when the days are the longest of the year and the nights the shortest, the best car brands and internationally renowned drivers have been coming together in Le Mans. More ...
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11/01/11
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Rick Hendrick's plane runs off runway UPDATE #2 A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR's top team and his wife lost its brakes and crash landed at a Key West, Fla., airport Monday evening, and the couple suffered minor injuries, officials said. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the pilot and co-pilot radioed that the plane had no brakes upon landing in Key West. Horton said the plane ran off the runway, and then 100 feet beyond a 600-foot safety area that was finished in May. "If we hadn't done that, it likely would have been a different story," Horton said of the safety area that is meant as a runway overrun space. The National Transportation and Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash. Associated Press/ESPN
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| Rick Hendrick | 11/01/11 A private G150 Gulfstream jet containing four people missed the runway while landing at Key West International Airport and ran into the salt ponds at 7:45 p.m. No one was seriously injured. The airplane was co-owned by Jimmie Johnson Racing II Inc. and Hendrick Motorsports LLC of Charlotte, N.C. Some officials said it did not appear that the NASCAR driver was on board, but that has not been officially confirmed. Everyone was taken by ambulance to Lower Keys Medical Center for evaluation. Only two complained of injuries: one for neck pain and one for shortness of breath/heart palpitations, according to Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Deputy Becky Herrin. There were two pilots and two passengers, but it was unclear who was injured. The airport was closed for about an hour, but has reopened. Some fuel spilled, but it was unknown how much. Key West News More ...
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11/01/11
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Haug: Happy with progress as team eyes 2012 Norbert Haug, while admitting that a result such as fifth and sixth places in the Indian Grand Prix is by no means the target for Mercedes GP, does add that the improved form is promising as the Brackley-based team looks on to next season.
After the squad claimed both world titles as Brawn GP in 2009, Nico Rosberg racked up three podium finishes in 2010 although neither he nor team-mate Michael Schumacher have been able to reach the rostrum this year.
“A strong result for our team, considering the possibilities that our technical package currently has,” Haug, Mercedes’ Vice President for Motorsport, said of Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix. “It is satisfying for everybody to extract the maximum and to achieve the best possible result. Our lap times looked consistent throughout the race, which shows that we handled the tires well and found a setup which suited the track.” More ...
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11/01/11
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Vickers retaliates against Kenseth at M'Ville
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| Vickers spins on Sunday and was more than happy to retaliate against Kenseth at end of race. | About the only thing Brian Vickers regrets about his wild race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday is that his retaliation against Matt Kenseth didn’t cause more damage to Kenseth’s car and his championship hopes.
Vickers is not all that concerned that his retaliation against Kenseth impacted the finish of the race. He just wishes Kenseth had not already been running 30th when he chose to take him out.
Beyond that, Vickers believes that four of the five incidents he was involved in weren’t his fault. He left Martinsville frustrated but happy that he drove his heavily damaged car to eighth place before his initial wreck with Kenseth on lap 458 of the Tums Fast Relief 500. More ...
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11/01/11
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Russ Wallace dies UPDATE It is with great sorrow that the Wallace family announces the passing of its patriarch, Russell "Russ" William Wallace, Sr., on October 30, 2011 at Charlotte's Carolinas Medical Center. He was 77 years of age.
Wallace, a determined auto racer, scored over 400 feature race victories on Midwestern short tracks in the 1960s and 1970s, making him one of the region's most feared drivers of the time. He eventually spawned what has become one of racing's most well-known families, including three winners in NASCAR's National Series: Rusty, Mike and Kenny Wallace.
In February, 2011, Russ Wallace's family became the first in NASCAR history to have produced four Daytona 500 competitors. When grandson Steve Wallace qualified for the February event, he broke a longtime tie with the Petty, Allison, Earnhardt and Bodine families. More ...
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11/01/11
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Latest F1 news in brief - Tuesday
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| Ecclestone giddy if BRDC out of Silverstone | Qatar link for Silverstone 'wonderful' - Ecclestone
- F1 2012 to take more shape this week
- Red Bull fears 'politics' not Vettel carnage - Wurz
- Button rages at questions over Hamilton antics
- 'Normal' tires made India GP boring - analysis
- TV commentators want windows for 2012 India GP
- Vettel also set to dominate in 2012 - Briatore
- Force India insists McLaren tie-up legal
- Indian GP deemed huge success
- Herbert explains Massa penalty
- Williams gets two new directors More ...
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10/31/11
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Stewart calls for end of on-track retaliations
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| Now that he is a team owner he does not believe in retaliation on the race track, which would cost him money. He prefers to bloody a lip or two back in the garage area | Tony Stewart won the Tums Fast Relief 500 thanks to a caution flag that flew when Brian Vickers retaliated against Matt Kenseth, but that doesn’t mean that Stewart thinks such retaliation is right.
Stewart, who intentionally wrecked Brian Vickers earlier this year at Sonoma, has said all season that drivers are showing less and less respect on the track.
Stewart says drivers don’t confront each other personally after an on-track incident because they are afraid of negative media exposure and NASCAR penalties, and that just causes hard feelings to brew and eventually leads to retaliation.
Coupled with NASCAR’s “boys have at it” policy, and Stewart is confused about what is acceptable and what is not. More ...
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10/31/11
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Fuel Injection test Monday at Martinsville UPDATE For the third time this month, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested Electronic Fuel Injection on track, as 10 cars churned out laps around the .526-mile paper clip layout at Martinsville Speedway Monday. Teams from Roush Fenway Racing, Penske Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, NEMCO Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing and two teams from Stewart-Hass Racing participated in Monday's session. This marked the third EFI test for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this month. Previously, teams had tested at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Plans call for the full implementation of EFI in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning with the 2012 season. John Darby, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series director, said today's test "was just one more step in the planning process for EFI." "Since the time we first began testing EFI in July in Kentucky, I think the teams have been able to work through just about all the configurations of race tracks and the different extremes of weather that they will see in 2012," said Darby. "At Kentucky it was brutally hot and the teams were faced with the extreme heat and this morning it was 30 degrees here at Martinsville, so they've been able to test this system under a variety of conditions." NASCAR
10/28/11 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will test Electronic Fuel Injection at Martinsville Speedway as research and development continues leading up to the full implementation of EFI in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2012 season. Cars will be on track Monday, October 31 from 10am - 4 pm/et. Currently nine teams have entered for the test. Those include teams from Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Penske Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Furniture Row Racing, NEMCO Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing (2) NASCAR
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10/31/11
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TV Ratings up for Talladega ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday, Oct. 23, earned a 3.9 national household coverage rating, averaging 5,430,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The rating is up from a 3.6 for last year's race that also aired on ESPN. The ratings were delayed due to an internal coding issue with ESPN and Nielsen that affected four days of programming. ESPN
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10/31/11
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A call for Hulman George family to sell Speedway and IndyCar In this article Michael Knight calls Randy Bernard's position as CEO of IndyCar untenable and he goes on to spell out all the other ills wrong with the series. He then says the Hulman George families ownership of the Speedway and the IndyCar series as also untenable and calls for them to be sold to either International Speedway Corp., Speedway Motorsports Inc., Roger Penske (who he assumes would unload the series and sign a very long-term contract of cooperation binding the Speedway to the series), John Menard, and an investment group including Tony George. There are other possibilities: The Walt Disney Co. (ESPN), some form of state of Indiana-private sector partnership, the group that owns Formula One's commercial rights (run by Bernie Ecclestone), one of the private equity firms interested in sports/entertainment, maybe even Donald J. Trump (he can't be serious on this one).
Whether you agree or disagree with his analysis, you will find it an interesting read, and rather credible.
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10/31/11
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Super Weekend AT The Brickyard Tickets On Sale Now The 2012 Crown Royal Presents "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard will feature a return to 2010 ticket prices in Penthouse and Deck seating areas as the inaugural Super Weekend at the Brickyard makes racing history next July at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Super Weekend (July 26-29) will welcome the NASCAR Nationwide and GRAND-AM Road Racing Series for the first time ever at IMS as they join the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for an unforgettable four days of on-track activity featuring four races in three days.
Ticket prices have been reduced from $165 to $150 in the E & B Penthouse for the 2012 Crown Royal Presents "You're Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday, July 29. Seats in the A Penthouse, Northwest Vista Deck, Northeast Vista Deck, Southeast Vista Deck, South Vista Deck (sections 1-4) and Southwest Vista Deck will be reduced from $160 to $150. More ...
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10/31/11
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Group Lotus Secures British Government Backing The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has formally confirmed that Group Lotus’ bid for funds from the second round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been successful.
One of the main purposes of the Regional Growth Fund is to support growth within the UK manufacturing sector. Lotus recognized that the Government was seeking applications which would enable private sector organizations to invest in projects that would create jobs and secure long-term growth. Lotus’ growth plans are completely aligned with the Fund’s objectives and will go some way towards rebalancing employment between the public and private sector in the South Norfolk region.
The grant will be put to good use supporting the industrial research element of the production of Lotus’ future product range. This significant development will go towards ensuring that the manufacturing of future Lotus products remains in the UK for the foreseeable future and in the process create a considerable number of new jobs over the next five to six years. More ...
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10/31/11
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Knaus told Johnson to wreck car if he won at Talladega UPDATE #3 See related rumor.
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| Rick Hendrick | 10/31/11 Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick believes crew chief Chad Knaus was just being cautious when he made the now-infamous remark to driver Jimmie Johnson that he should intentionally damage his car if he won the race at Talladega Superspeedway last week. "It's one of those deals where I wish he hadn't said it because I think he's just nervous about the inspection process being so tight," Hendrick said. "But at the end of the day, I looked at where we were at the end of the race and I thought, 'If we had an advantage, it was a piss-poor showing. I look at that as one of those things where you're mic'd all the time and you're just making a comment. I'm not even sure he knew what he was doing." Scene Daily
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10/31/11
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Raikkonen return would be 'nice' - Ecclestone (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he would welcome Kimi Raikkonen back to formula one.
The 2007 world champion, having driven mainly in world rally but also Nascar-style racing since leaving Ferrari two years ago, is being strongly linked with a comeback with the Williams team.
New reports, including in the major Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, claim the 32-year-old has been training hard for the past four months to get back into shape for F1.
"It would be nice to see him do it," F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Finnish broadcaster MTV3. "I am not sure if he is serious about it."
Throughout the Indian grand prix weekend, Williams chairman Adam Parr batted away the Raikkonen speculation. More ...
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10/31/11
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Lola, Mazda and Dyson Racing: The American dream team Lola celebrated taking the 2011 ALMS LMP1 manufacturers’ title at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California last month. The ALMS title came just seven days after Lola also secured the Le Mans Series Manufacturers’ LMP1 title at Silverstone.
Lola LMP designs took another 1-2-3 podium clean-sweep of the podium that weekend, as Dyson Racing's Chris Dyson, Guy Smith and Jay Cochran celebrated winning the teams’ title with the #16 Dyson Racing Lola-Mazda, finishing in second place to the Aston Martin powered Lola driven by Stefan Mucke, Harold Primat and Adrian Fernandez. The Oryx Dyson entered Lola-Mazda of Steven Kane, Hamed Al Massoad and Butch Leitzinger took a richly merited third place. Chris Dyson and Guy Smith made it a triple title celebration by also taking the drivers’ championship with a round to spare. More ...
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10/31/11
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Josh Hayes to replace injured Colin Edwards American Superbike Champion Josh Hayes will replace injured Colin Edwards for this weekend's Valencia MotoGP round in Spain.
The 36-year-old has been drafted in by the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad because Edwards is unable to participate in Valencia while he recovers from injuries sustained during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on October 23. More ...
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10/31/11
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Latest F1 news in brief - Monday
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| Massa's shredded tire courtesy of Hamilton in Singapore | Hamilton-Massa feud enters 'dangerous phase'
- 'I don't understand the penalty ' - Felipe Massa
- Whitmarsh denies McLaren breaching constructor definition
- Ferrari to 'analyze' front wing fluttering
- Buemi close to tears as 2012 decision nears
- Vettel ignores team again to achieve 'clean sweep'
- Podium finishers remember Wheldon, Simoncelli
- Whitmarsh: Hamilton pressured by Button
- Renault rule out works team return More ...
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10/30/11
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Three lap penalty for intentionally causing a caution NASCAR officials announced during the drivers meeting Sunday morning at Martinsville that they would enforce a three lap penalty for any driver that intentionally causes a caution during the race. The rule will be in effect for at least the remainder of the year.
Why will the rule only be in effect the remainder of this year, why not forever? Only in NASCAR!
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10/30/11
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No. 38 Jackman Treated and Released from Hospital Sean Irvan, the jackman for the No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford team of Front Row Motorsports, was treated and released from Martinsville (Va.) Memorial Hospital after being hit on pit road during Sunday's Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Irvan, a native of Monterey, Calif., suffered a concussion, a neck strain and a medial collateral ligament strain in his right knee. He suffered the neck and knee injuries and lost consciousness as a result of being hit by the No. 5 car of Mark Martin on pit road during a pit stop early in the race. Irvan was transported by ambulance to the hospital after an initial evaluation in the infield care center. X-rays and a CT scan performed at the hospital were negative for more severe injuries.
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10/30/11
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Kobayashi drove straight into me, says Glock
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| Timo Glock | Timo Glock and Kamui Kobayashi were both arguably innocent victims in today’s Indian Grand Prix, with the pair being removed from the action at the first corner. As Rubens Barrichello ran into Pastor Maldonado and forced Kobayashi wide, the Sauber driver rejoined the track into the path of Virgin’s Glock.
“I just came down into Turn 1 on the outside and, all of a sudden, I saw bits flying around,” Glock recalled. “I braked a bit earlier than normal and, when I turned, Kamui Kobayashi suddenly drove straight into me and I couldn’t avoid the crash. More ...
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10/30/11
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Video: Hamilton/Massa crash Indian GP
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10/30/11
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Imperious Bortolotti takes F2 win record
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| Bortolotti swept the weekend | Mirko Bortolotti has taken the FIA Formula Two Championship win record with victory in the final race of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona today (Sunday). His seventh victory in 2011 matches Andy Soucek's record from 2009, the year Bortolotti took his first of what has now become eight wins.
Spaniard Ramon Pinero finished just behind the Italian during the final race of the season but narrowly missed out on second place in the championship by just four points to Swiss driver Christopher Zanella who finished seventh.
Romanian Mihai Marinescu secured his fourth podium from the last six races with third spot, just ahead of local driver Miki Monras who ended his debut F2 season fourth overall. More ...
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10/30/11
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F1 future uncertain for Karthikeyan
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| Narain Karthikeyan | (GMM) Narain Karthikeyan enjoyed a positive return to the F1 grid on Sunday but he's not sure he will be back in 2012.
The Indian lost his seat to the Red Bull-backed Daniel Ricciardo earlier this season, but was back at the wheel in Delhi for a one-off return at his home race.
His teammate for the Delhi weekend was Ricciardo, and despite not driving since June Karthikeyan came within a hair's breadth of outqualifying the Australian.
And in the race, Karthikeyan beat Ricciardo to the checkered flag. More ...
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10/30/11
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Ragan wants to stay in Cup, but open to Nationwide ride
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| David Ragan | David Ragan believes he likely will compete in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series in 2012. For whom he will be driving, though, has yet to be determined. UPS, Ragan's current primary sponsor on the Roush Fenway Racing #6 Ford, announced earlier this week that the company would scale back it's racing program next season. Minus funding, Ragan said Saturday he isn't sure in which direction his career is headed. While he's hopeful that funding can be found that will allow him to remain at Roush Fenway, Ragan knows the odds are less than favorable. But he says he's "confident" that he will run in Cup.
"With a competitive team," he said.
"I'm not going to be in a back-marker car just to say I'm driving a Sprint Cup car," Ragan, who won his first Cup race at Daytona in July, said.
"I'm not too proud to go back to the Nationwide Series and contend for a championship. Ragan, 25, is under contract to Roush Fenway for 2012, meaning Roush could "loan" the driver to another Ford organization next season. But he said it's not a given that he would end up with a Ford team. Scene Daily
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10/30/11
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Bortolotti claims pole position ahead of Pineiro in Barcelona
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| Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti has taken his second pole position at Barcelona this weekend, as he bids to become the FIA Formula Two driver with the most ever wins. Local racer Ramon Pineiro will start today's race alongside him on the front row, the Spaniard targeting second place in the championship, but he will need to win to gain this position.
Meanwhile Miki Monras secured third during the closely fought dry qualifying session at the 4.655km Circuit de Catalunya - venue for the final race of the season at 14:00 (local time) today.
As the session got underway it was 19-year-old Monras setting the pace lapping in the 1min 39s while Bortolotti and Pineiro remained in the pits. More ...
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10/30/11
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Latest F1 news in brief - Sunday
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| Jean Todt | F1 must accept move to new markets - Todt
- Battle for millions is further down India grid
- Force India trio to learn 2012 fate by Abu Dhabi
- 'Delhi belly' strikes McLaren team members
- Red Bull lost front wing before Ferrari 'flutter'
- Brawn puts job on line for Mercedes success
- Hamilton accepts the risks of racing
- Schumacher also accepts risk of racing
F1 must accept move to new markets - Todt
(GMM) Jean Todt says he supports formula one's push out of Europe into new markets.
The FIA president was speaking at India's new Buddh circuit, amid some observers' fears that the sport is steadily walking away from its traditional hosts and venues. More ...
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