Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
If you ask the typical driver how often they should change their oil, the answer would likely be about 3,000 miles. But thanks to advances in engine and oil technology, the 3,000-mile barrier is just a number. Many vehicles can travel 7,500 miles or more between oil changes, but still a large number of drivers head to the nearest oil change facility for their 3,000-mile fix.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the State of California is looking to shift that paradigm with a new ad campaign that will encourage motorists to hold off on that early oil change. The Check Your Number campaign is instead imploring motorists to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, which in the case of BMW could be as high as 15,000 miles. The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery points out that the longer oil change intervals could save 10 million gallons of oil every year.
While we’re guessing that many tax-paying oil change facilities in California aren’t big fans of this ad campaign, it could save consumers money and conserve resources. And the savings aren’t just for California residents either. Nationally, 51 percent of vehicle owners feel they should change their oil at the 3,000 mile mark, and only 33 percent go beyond 4,000 miles.
California launches campaign against 3,000-mile oil changes originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins
One can learn a lot from history. When gasoline-fueled motor cars began roaming streets (and their proxies) in great numbers at the beginning of the 20th century, fuel tanks were thought to be ready to burst into flames if looked at sideways, and gasoline run-off was blamed for sewer explosions. Such fear and misinformation prompted [...]
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Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson
UPDATE: The entry period is over. We will update this space with the winners’ names once we verify their eligibility. Come back on Monday at 1 PM EST to see what we’re giving away next!
We considered putting together a holiday gift guide this year, but thought it would be much more fun to give gifts ourselves than recommend what should be given to others. So we rounded up some of our favorite products from the past year and will spend the following week handing them out to you in Six Days of Giveaways.
We’re kicking things off with the Meguiar’s New Car Kit (Facebook, Twitter), which includes Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax, ultra plush microfiber wash mitt & Water Magnet microfiber drying towel, Meguiar’s Ultimate Liquid Wax with a soft foam applicator and Supreme Shine Microfiber Towel, and Endurance Tire Gel & applicator. And we’ve got four of these kits to give away.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. See below for the complete rules and come back for our next giveaway at 1:00 PM EST on Monday.
HOW TO ENTER
- Leave a single comment on this post (if you leave two or more, all of your entries will be disqualified)
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person during entry period
- The entry period ends at 1:00 PM EST on Saturday, December 17th, 2011. We’ll randomly select 4 winners at that time to receive a Meguiar’s New Car Kit valued at $26.99.
- For a list of complete rules, click here.
Six Days of Giveaways – Day 1: Meguiar’s New Car Kits originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme James Hunt Jim Hurtubise
The term ?parts-bin special? refers to a new car built from the parts of other existing cars. It?s typically a pejorative. What, we wondered, would a car-guy auto executive, with all his company?s resources at his disposal, do to rehabilitate this notion? So we asked Mark Reuss, GM?s North American president, to stitch together his [...]
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Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert
Scott Speed and Shane van Gisbergen won the battles, but Brandon Davis won the war in the inaugural iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions (iPRoC). The first online event featuring an all star cast of 27 real world professional drivers from most of the world?s top race series, the iPRoC saw former F1 and NASCAR driver Speed take the victory in the opener, a 25 lap race for virtual Chevrolet Silverados at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Australian V8 Supercar standout Van Gisbergen responded with an equally impressive run in the finale, leading all ten laps at Watkins Glen International in his digital Mazda MX5. But it was NASCAR K&N Pro Series? Davis, who finished .345s behind Speed at Charlotte and .167s behind van Gisbergen at the Glen who picked-up the overall win [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/davis-speed-van-gisbergen-shine-in-iproc/
Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick
The iRacing.com Late Model Tour headed into Iowa Speedway for Round Six of the series and it was a familiar face to the iRacing service that ended-up on top of the standings at the end of seven days of sim racing. Josh Berry, a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship driver took the overall win on Week Six against 721 others who saw a green flag at the Iowa short track. Berry earned his 208 point total with a win in Thursday’s 3362 Strength of Field (SoF) race. Berry led 29 of the 45 laps in the race and crossed the line ahead of Nick Johnston by three tenths of a second. Jason Fuchs was third, followed to the line by Brian Ewoldt and Rick Ricketts. Berry, Johnston and pole sitter [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/round-six-to-berry/
Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble
In a dramatic 71 laps around the virtual Zandvoort Grand Prix Circuit, Emil Spindel became only the second sim-racer to chalk up a victory in the 2011 iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing, breaking Atze Kerkhof?s monopoly on wins. Indeed, Spindel capitalized on a fuel calculation error by the championship leader to clinch his triumph on the final lap of the race. On the face of things, Round Six of the iRacing Pro Series looked set to be another chance for Kerkhof to extended his 100% winning-record in the Williams-Toyota FW31′s. After all, Zandvoort is the Dutchman’s ‘home’ circuit and he grabbed the pole-position with a time of 1:12.398. What?s more, his clean break-away from the line and lead of two-seconds within a handful of laps, was certainly running to script. [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/spindel-snatches-last-gasp-win/
Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman Kyle Eugene Petty Floyd Anthony Raines
No. 14 Hefty® BlackOut? / Reynolds? Chevrolet Impala (Eric McClure) – Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCARFlorida City, FL (November 19, 2011)? Eric McClure and the No. 14 Hefty® BlackOut?/Reynolds? Chevrolet finished a disappointing 29th at Homestead-Miami Speedway after an early race entanglement with another competitor shattered the team?s hopes of ending…more»
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Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Much to the delight of rabid, froth-mouthed fans?and more than eight years of teasing on Acura?s part?a proper second-generation NSX sports car is on its way. The concept version debuts at the Detroit auto show in early January. (You can dive into the NSX 2.0?s decade-long gestation here, from its shifting engine placement to prototype [...]
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Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has labelled Lewis Hamilton’s decision to choose a management company more accustomed to dealing with show business than motor racing as a ‘disaster’ – after suggesting the former world champion would probably have been better off keeping close ties with his father Anthony. Hamilton endured a challenging 2011 campaign, where issues in his personal life, and a number of incidents on the track, left him out-classed by McLaren team-mate Jenson Button
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ecclestone-hamilton-badly-influenced/
Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin
This November ‘toon from Ward Sutton, who skewers conventional editorial cartooning for The Onion, hits all the notes — the myth of cyclist privilege, the disparity between the amount of space allotted to cars vs. other modes, and the waste and helplessness that comes with sitting in traffic. The coup de grâce of Sutton’s “Kelly” [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/12/15/cartoon-thursday-traffic-sham/
Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet
Renault team boss Eric Boullier said Romain Grosjean earned his return to the squad’s Formula 1 line-up by achieving every goal set out for him this season. Grosjean had previously raced for Renault in F1 in the second half of the 2009 season, as the team was embroiled in the Singapore race-fixing controversy, but did not impress and lost his drive at the end of the year.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/boullier-grosjean-proved-himself/
Graham Hill Phil Hill Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann
A week ago Dodge released two photos of its upcoming 2013 Dart?s exterior, along with some basic mechanical specs, which you can read here. Today, it?s showing off two glimpses of the compact?s insides. The two closely framed images show the instrument cluster and the center stack. Dodge says there will be plenty of soft-touch [...]
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Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani Bruno Giacomelli
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Kia
Most vehicles stay on the market for a good six or more years before they’re replaced. But Kia isn’t most automakers. The Korean brand has a lot to prove, and as it turns out they’re intent on doing just that by keeping their product portfolio fresh.
That’s why, though the current Forte sedan has only been on the market since 2009, Kia is already planning on replacing it in the new year with a 2013 model. And this could be our first look at it.
Reportedly leaked in four-door guise, this trio of renderings shows a rather svelte-looking design that borrows some of the dynamic approach of its big brothers at Hyundai, with a steeply raked windshield and the new family grille already familiar from the Optima.
It’ll be a while before the new model debuts, but for now this will just have to keep our interests piqued.
2013 Kia Forte sketch leaks out? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin
Ferrari says it will unveil its 2012 challenger in early February and that it will be ready for the first test of the winter. “The new Ferrari F1 car will be presented in early February, in time to take part in the first test session ahead of the season,” Ferrari media chief Luca Colajanni told Autosprint. He said the new car will be significantly different from this year’s machine, as the Maranello-based squad aims to return to winning ways following a difficult 2011 season.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ferrari-to-run-new-car-in-first-test/
Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson
Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) took competitors under the lights at Richmond International Raceway. Track position is key at the 0.75 mile D-shaped track. With the right strategy, a driver can turn a top ten car into a winning car, more so here than anywhere else on the schedule. A full moon set its sight on Richmond throughout the week (!), and one thing is for sure, night time definitely brings out the competitor in everyone. Kile Gottula once again represented California well, stamping his name at the top of the weekly standings. With his big week, Gottula extended his points lead over Steve Ritter, who was no slouch, putting himself fifth overall on the week. Gottula led 76 of the 140 laps from his [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/full-moon-over-richmond/
Marc Gené Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Kia
Most vehicles stay on the market for a good six or more years before they’re replaced. But Kia isn’t most automakers. The Korean brand has a lot to prove, and as it turns out they’re intent on doing just that by keeping their product portfolio fresh.
That’s why, though the current Forte sedan has only been on the market since 2009, Kia is already planning on replacing it in the new year with a 2013 model. And this could be our first look at it.
Reportedly leaked in four-door guise, this trio of renderings shows a rather svelte-looking design that borrows some of the dynamic approach of its big brothers at Hyundai, with a steeply raked windshield and the new family grille already familiar from the Optima.
It’ll be a while before the new model debuts, but for now this will just have to keep our interests piqued.
2013 Kia Forte sketch leaks out? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier
Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar says Renault has delivered proof of its resolve to get back to the front in Formula 1 after opting for talent over sponsorship in its driver choice for 2012. On the back of the bold decisions to lure Kimi Raikkonen back to F1, and sign Romain Grosjean at the expense of Vitaly Petrov, Bahar believes the soon-to-be-called Lotus outfit has shown how committed it is to success
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/lotus-driver-choice-shows-intent/
Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV Charles Robert Hamilton V Kevin Michael Harvick
Just Marketing International (JMI) issued a release today stating it was named Nissan?s ?global motorsports agency of record,? charged with developing Nissan?s international motorsports line of attack. And while that news is anything but earth shattering, a tidbit in the text caught our eye. The release says, ?JMI will also develop and execute regional and [...]
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Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch Toyota Kimmy Z Line Designs Toyota Parker Kligerman Trevor Bayne
Toyo Tires® CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 Toyo Tires® and Robby Gordon’s Team SPEED are returning to compete in the 2012 Dakar® in force. This year, two of Robby Gordon’s specially built Hummer H3 racers will compete for the…
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/toyo_tires_and_team_speed.php
Ruby Tuesday Dodge Carl Edwards Copart Ford Denny Hamlin Z Line Toyota Kyle Busch
Lotus has announced that the teams it works with outside Formula 1 will switch to black and gold livery for 2012 to bring them in line with the grand prix squad’s image. Amid the dispute over the rights to use the Lotus name in F1 this year, Tony Fernandes’ Team Lotus used traditional Lotus green and gold, while the Group Lotus-backed Renault team ran in the black and gold colours made famous when the original Lotus F1 operation had John Player sponsorship. But the Group Lotus-sponsored teams in IndyCar, GP2 and GP3 all ran in green and gold.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/black-and-gold-for-lotus-works-teams/
Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan Eddie Keizan
With his skeptical reaction to the latest poll showing majority support for cycling infrastructure, James Vacca has established himself as the city’s most authoritative voice for anti-bike nonsense.
To deniers like Jimmy Vacca, these folks don't count. Photo copyright Dmitry Gudkov
This week Transportation Alternatives released the results of a telephone survey of 603 likely New York [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/12/15/james-vacca-welcome-to-sweeneyland/
Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama
On Monday we presented this week?s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Oh, and we upped the stakes a bit by offering a Forza Motorsport 4 Xbox 360 prize bundle for this week?s winner. We hoped this one would be difficult to identify, but [...]
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Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González Oscar González
The livable streets calendar is starting to quiet down for the holiday season, but there’s no holding back the city’s extensive public outreach for the roll-out of a public bike-share system. This week, the transportation of Brooklyn Community Board 3 in Bed-Stuy gets a look at the how bike-share would work.
Tonight: Subway historian Joe Cunningham [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/12/12/this-week-bed-stuy-gets-a-look-at-bike-share/
Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli
Toyo Tires® CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 Toyo Tires® and Robby Gordon’s Team SPEED are returning to compete in the 2012 Dakar® in force. This year, two of Robby Gordon’s specially built Hummer H3 racers will compete for the…
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/toyo_tires_and_team_speed.php
Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks
The real-world V8 Supercar series was run and won on the weekend past, but the online series is just hotting up. Not quite at the halfway point, and even long before that, the saga was developing into a slugfest between two former series winners- Trans Tasman Racing’s Madison Down and Tatts.com Racing’s Mitchell McLeod. But the heat is not confined to those two. Now a veteran of the predominantly Aussie series, The Hague’s Rens Broekman has taken the fight to Down and McLeod, relying on more than just a hiccup in his rivals’ game. He has now hauled himself into second place on the series’ ladder. The see-sawing fortunes between the two former series winners and these other top runners has been the stuff of fables. The colonials descended upon [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/92745/
Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert
The livable streets calendar is starting to quiet down for the holiday season, but there’s no holding back the city’s extensive public outreach for the roll-out of a public bike-share system. This week, the transportation of Brooklyn Community Board 3 in Bed-Stuy gets a look at the how bike-share would work.
Tonight: Subway historian Joe Cunningham [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/12/12/this-week-bed-stuy-gets-a-look-at-bike-share/
Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones
MotoGP front-runner Andrea Dovizioso made a stunning World Rally Car debut in the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, finishing a close second after pushing 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg all the way in the final. The Italian, who will ride for Tech 3 Yamaha in 2012, had competed at the Monza Rally Show in a Peugeot 207 S2000 at the end of November, but for Bettega was handed control of the official Ford Fiesta RS run by M-Sport in this year’s WRC. After finishing fourth in the Memorial Night Sprint, Dovizioso out-did established world rally stars including Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke by reaching the final, where he came up against Solberg.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/dovizioso-shines-on-rally-outing/
David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart
F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI – Friday, December 9, 2011 Italian Alex Carella of the Qatar Team held off rival Ahmed Al Hameli of Team Abu Dhabi and teammate Jay Price to move into first overall in…
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/carella_moves_to_top_of_c.php
Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino Jerry Hoyt Nico Hülkenberg Denny Hulme
It probably happens all the time. A BMW shopper stands frozen with indecision in the middle of a showroom. To his left sits the 5-series sedan. On his right, the 6-series coupe. The two share a platform and several powertrains, the 6 having more attractive sheetmetal, and the 5er being the practical choice. If only [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/SMU8ak7TTz4/2013-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-photos-and-info-news
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner
Virgin Racing’s new recruit Charles Pic has admitted he faces a tough challenge to get himself prepared for Formula 1 before the first race of 2012, with just six days of testing pencilled in for him prior to his grand prix debut. The Frenchman had his first outing in an F1 car during the recent young driver test at Abu Dhabi and, with only 12 days of running available for his team before Melbourne, he will have to split the time equally with team-mate Timo Glock.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/pic-test-limit-makes-f1-debut-tough/
Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green
AT&T Williams Grove, UK. Thursday 1 December 2011 AT&T Williams today confirmed that Pastor Maldonado will enter his second season in Formula One as Williams’ race driver; and also announced the promotion of Valtteri Bottas to Reserve Driver….
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/pastor_maldonado_confirme.php
Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet
ALAN JOHNSON RACING LARRY DIXON BROWNSBURG, Ind. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 Alan Johnson Racing and driver Larry Dixon have agreed to a mutual separation, it was announced today. Alan Johnson Racing manages the two-car Top Fuel operation of the Al-Anabi…
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/alan_johnson_racing_drive.php
Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica Nanni Galli Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Fred Gamble
Sebastian Vettel says he is already moving on from his ultra-successful 2011 Formula 1 season and keen to ensure he and Red Bull Racing can be even better in 2012. The German wrapped up this year’s world championship with a 122-point cushion, having taken 11 race victories and 15 poles. But as he celebrated the achievement in Red Bull’s Home Run event in Milton Keynes this weekend, Vettel said he was starting to put 2011 in the past and focus on next year’s car
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/vettel-says-focus-on-even-better-2012/
Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine Chris Irwin
One can learn a lot from history. When gasoline-fueled motor cars began roaming streets (and their proxies) in great numbers at the beginning of the 20th century, fuel tanks were thought to be ready to burst into flames if looked at sideways, and gasoline run-off was blamed for sewer explosions. Such fear and misinformation prompted [...]
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Gus Hutchison Jacky Ickx Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland
The cream of British motorsport talent raised around £20,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society as they came together to celebrate the life of Dan Wheldon in a charity karting event at Daytona Motorsport’s Milton Keynes venue in the UK on Monday night. The over-subscribed event, organised by Wheldon’s friend and Lotus GT racer Johnny Mowlem, was won by 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button, who shared a kart with Wheldon’s father Clive in their DW Lionheart team. Button and Wheldon were assisted in no small part by the Cash for Penalties system – which allowed teams to pay bribes to make sure their rivals were black-flagged and docked laps – and justifiably so
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/wheldon-kart-race-raises-ukp20k/
Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet
Round 2 Begins Tuesday 16 year old Kevin O?Keefe (Eastern Canada) battled his way from fourth to first on the opening lap and was never headed en-route to victory in Sunday?s Intel GT Series North American Finals. O?Keefe?s HPD ARX-01c led all 13 laps en route to the online racing victory at Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, setting fastest lap of the race and outdistancing Ken Leach (New York) by 9.7s with Austin Cobb (Mid-South) coming home third. The win earned O?Keefe an Intel Core i5 processor, motherboard and $50 in iRacing credits. What?s more, he and the other top eight finishers in last night?s race earned a spot in the Intel GT Series Finale in March, 2012. In addition to O?Keefe, Leach and Cobb, the iRacers to qualify for the Intel GT [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/o%e2%80%99keefe-tops-intel-gt-series-north-american-regionals/
Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann François Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill
At first glance, this footage from BMW seems like just another promotional video, but then you rub your eyes and lean in closer to the screen. Elements of the front and rear of this X6 are blurred out; BMW must be drumming up anticipation for a facelift. But why, then, is the badge also distorted? [...]
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Peter Hirt David Hobbs Gary Hocking Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes
ESPNWith one of the most competitive NASCAR seasons in history now in the record books, ESPN2 will take a look back at the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series seasons in a pair of programs to air later this week. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, which ended with Tony Stewart winning his third…more»
Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/12/05/espn2-to-air-nascar-sprint-cup-nationwide-series-season-reviews/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espn2-to-air-nascar-sprint-cup-nationwide-series-season-reviews
Dan Gurney Hubert Hahne Mike Hailwood Mika Häkkinen Bruce Halford Jim Hall
Scuderia Ferrari 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Report Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos, Brazil, Sunday November 27 2011 A “logical” result according to Scuderia Ferrari’s Pat Fry, but there is still room for emotion in this high-tech sport, so everyone…
Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/11/podium_dreams_fail_to_com.php
Out! Pet Care Toyota Jason Leffler David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney Michael Duane Bliss
The livable streets calendar is starting to quiet down for the holiday season, but there’s no holding back the city’s extensive public outreach for the roll-out of a public bike-share system. This week, the transportation of Brooklyn Community Board 3 in Bed-Stuy gets a look at the how bike-share would work.
Tonight: Subway historian Joe Cunningham [...]
Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/12/12/this-week-bed-stuy-gets-a-look-at-bike-share/
Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton David Hampshire Sam Hanks Walt Hansgen
Filed under: Etc., Videos, Toys/Games
Turn 10 released the December IGN pack for Forza Motorsport 4 last week, complete with a laundry-list of drool-worthy digital rides for your racing enjoyment. Those start with the beastly Suzuki Monster Sport SX4 Hill Climb Special, which is the same machine that broke the ten-minute barrier at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year.
As juicy as that is, we’re more stoked to get our hands on hardware like the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the ’77 Escort RS1800 and the ’88 Pontiac Fiero GT. Volkswagen fans will be happy to see the addition of the ’81 Scirocco S, too.
The December pack is available through XBox Live and features 10 new vehicles for the game to collect, race or paint to your heart’s desire. Hit the jump to check out a video of the new cars (and trucks) in action and head over to the Forza Site for more information.
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Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi Naoki Hattori Paul Hawkins Mike Hawthorn Boy Hayje
DTM champion Martin Tomczyk feels there is no reason why BMW cannot be competitive from the outset in 2012 after his first test in the M3 at Monteblanco. The former Audi driver joined team-mates Andy Priaulx and Bruno Spengler, plus single-seater men Romain Grosjean and Marco Wittmann, for three days of running at the Spanish track. It was Tomczyk’s first chance to try the car with which he will defend his title
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/tomczyk-bmw-can-fly-from-the-start/
Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone Alan Jones Tom Jones Juan Jover Oswald Karch
Driving Under the Influence: Ethanol-injected systems aim to use alcohol responsibly. Thanks to the adoption of direct fuel injection, teaming gas and ethanol has the potential to beat diesel efficiency. Keep Reading: Enthanol-Injection Systems Explained – Tech Dept.
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Jean Pierre Jarier Max Jean Stefan Johansson Eddie Johnson Leslie Johnson Bruce Johnstone
Real World Pros Meet in the Virtual World The green flag waves on the inaugural iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions (iPRoC) this Wednesday, December 14. Make that two green flags, as top professional race drivers from around the world will compete in a pair of online races Wednesday evening, both of which will be broadcast on www.iRacing.com beginning at 8 pm EST. The first event will see the Pros racing their digital Chevrolet Silverados for 25 laps under the lights on iRacing?s virtual version of Charlotte Motor Speedway. In the ?night cap,? the Pros will tackle Watkins Glen International?s Cup Course for ten laps in their Mazda MX5s. More than two dozen professional race drivers are expected to compete in Wednesday?s races including NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte, GRAND-AM [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/iracing-pro-race-of-champions-gets-green-flag-wednesday/
Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig
Mercedes-Benz will race as ‘Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team’ during the 2012 season, the car maker announced on Monday. AMG is the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz and it has been for more than 40 years
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mercedes-adds-amg-moniker-to-name/
Boy Hayje Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton
Ford Performance Racing’s Will Davison completed a Sydney pole double in qualifying for the final race of the V8 Supercars season, but the main focus was on the battle between title rivals and Triple Eight Holden team-mates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/davison-on-top-in-qualifying-again/
Peter de Klerk Christian Klien Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg
