• Bring Out Your Dead: HearseCon Decay-?N-Shine 2011

    Updated: 2011-06-30 18:15:10
    : HotRides Hammer Time : The Runaround Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Bring Out Your Dead : HearseCon Decay-N-Shine 2011 post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 02:15:10 PM . The Truth About Cars Did you know that Colorado has more hearse enthusiasts than any other region in America Neither did I , until I checked out HearseCon 2011, which took place a few miles from Chez Murilee last weekend . Hearses , ambulances , and flower cars Coffins , goths , rodders , and of course Hearse Girls I shot all my HearseCon photos in Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06

  • Ultimate Super Car Drag Race

    Updated: 2011-06-30 14:30:48
    HotRides Hyundai-Kia Bump US Sales Target As Rumors Of Another US Factory Swirl Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Ultimate Super Car Drag Race post from RideLust on 30 June 2011 10:30:48 AM . RideLust For some reason people just love to watch drag races . We revel in them and love to spout off 0-60 and 1 4 mile times like they’re going out of style , as opposed to the things that really matter like braking distances and skid pad results . However , to appease the masses , EVO Magazine has managed to Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com ultimate-super-car-drag-race Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to

  • Hyundai-Kia Bump US Sales Target As Rumors Of Another US Factory Swirl

    Updated: 2011-06-30 14:15:12
    HotRides Bring Out Your Dead : HearseCon Decay-N-Shine 2011 Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Hyundai-Kia Bump US Sales Target As Rumors Of Another US Factory Swirl post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 10:15:12 AM . The Truth About Cars Hyundai and Kia are capitalizing on their strong sales momentum in the US market , as Reuters reports South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it was aiming to raise its U.S . auto sales by 18.2 percent this year to 1.06 million vehicles , up from its previous target of 1.01 million . The announcement was made Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06

  • Consumer Like Those Electric Cars, They Just Don?t Know Who Makes Them

    Updated: 2011-06-30 14:15:12
    , HotRides June Sales Forecast : Swing Low , Sweet SAAR-iot Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Consumer Like Those Electric Cars , They Just Dont Know Who Makes Them post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 10:15:12 AM . The Truth About Cars Leaf or Volt Ask the average person on the street that question , and you might get a response acknowledging that you’re talking about plug-in electric vehicles . Ask for more detail , and you may well be disappointed . Despite the many differences between the two vehicles , some simple and obvious , others subtle and complex , it’s unlikely that Read The Full Article : http :

  • Washington: Anti-Camera Group to Shame City Council

    Updated: 2011-06-30 13:15:14
    : HotRides Dan Wheldon Lands A Job Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Washington : Anti-Camera Group to Shame City Council post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 09:15:14 AM . The Truth About Cars Opponents of automated ticketing machines in Monroe , Washington have turned to a new tactic in battling a city council that refuses to give up the use of red light cameras and speed cameras . Instead of engaging the city and a wealthy traffic camera company in a costly legal battle , the group BanCams.com decided Wednesday to shame Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06

  • Junkyard Find: 1981 Mazda GLC Sedan

    Updated: 2011-06-30 13:15:14
    : HotRides A100 Hell Project : Finally , the Right Tachometer Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Junkyard Find : 1981 Mazda GLC Sedan post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 09:15:14 AM . The Truth About Cars The Mazda GLC , aka Familia aka 323 was once a fairly common sight on American roads , but just about all of the GLCs were hatchbacks . Here’s a rare sedan that was able to hang on for 30 years before being discarded . Mazda tried to play up the driving excitement” angle of the GLC with this Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06 junkyard-find-1981-mazda-glc-sedan Add to del.icio.us Digg

  • Watch Monster Tajima?s Record Run Up Pike?s Peak

    Updated: 2011-06-30 12:30:56
    HotRides Consumer Like Those Electric Cars , They Just Dont Know Who Makes Them Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Watch Monster Tajimas Record Run Up Pikes Peak post from RideLust on 30 June 2011 08:30:56 AM . RideLust Nine minutes , fifty-one point two-seven-eight seconds . That s the time it took Japanese driver Nobuhiro Monster Tajima to complete his Pike s Peak run last Sunday , besting his own record of 10:01.408 by better than ten seconds . If you were wondering what it would feel like to be strapped to the roof of his car as he Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com watch-monster-tajimas-record-run-pikes-peak

  • Vodafone VIP get Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button to swap F1 for a Fashion Shoot

    Updated: 2011-06-30 10:47:55
    Vodafone VIP has set Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1™ drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button their toughest challenge to date. The teammates were tasked with styling, directing and photographing an eccentric high-end British Summer fashion shoot under the watchful eye of renowned stylist Valentine Fillol-Cordier. Plunged head first into the world of fashion, the film follows Lewis [...]

  • Dan Wheldon Lands A Job

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:30:58
    HotRides Watch Monster Tajimas Record Run Up Pikes Peak Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Dan Wheldon Lands A Job post from RideLust on 30 June 2011 12:30:58 PM . RideLust Dan Wheldon won his second Indianapolis 500 in May , and took the IndyCar series championship back in 2005. Since 2005, he s gone from Target Chip Ganassi Racing to Panther Racing to the unemployment line , an odd place for a driver who never finished outside of the top ten in series points top five with well-funded Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com dan-wheldon-lands-a-job Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit Add to myYahoo

  • Hammer Time: The Runaround

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:15:11
    : HotRides Ultimate Super Car Drag Race Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Hammer Time : The Runaround post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 12:15:11 PM . The Truth About Cars No one likes to be jerked around . Unfortunately in the car business you can meet an awful lot of jerks . The jerk arbitrating vehicles at the auto auction who says , How do you know it’s True Miles Unknown when the Carfax history shows the odometer hasn’t moved since the Clinton administration . The jerk who tries Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06 hammer-time-the-runaround Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl

  • Battle Of The Batteries: Toyota And Nissan Power Houses With Cars

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:15:11
    : HotRides Hyundai-Kia Bump US Sales Target As Rumors Of Another US Factory Swirl Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Battle Of The Batteries : Toyota And Nissan Power Houses With Cars post from The Truth About Cars on 30 June 2011 12:15:11 PM . The Truth About Cars When will it discharge asked a reporter on Monday at Nissan . I ducked under my desk . In one or two years , answered Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn . I broke cover when I realized that they were talking about the Leaf powering the house instead of a pod at the house powering the Leaf . Running your house Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2011 06

  • 15 Best Hot Rod Engines at 2011 LA Roadster Show

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:10:56
    HotRides Ultimate Super Car Drag Race Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . 15 Best Hot Rod Engines at 2011 LA Roadster Show post from MyRideisMe.com on 30 June 2011 12:10:56 AM . MyRideisMe.com Hot Rod Hemi’s , Flatheads and Bangers Take Your Pick 1 Overhead Valve Conversion Banger Ford Flathead in a Slick looking Slingshot . Best Engines of the 2011 LA Roadster Show We tried this at the 2010 LA Roadster Show and it’s been a great story with interesting feedback . So why not try it again Everyone’s Read The Full Article : http : www.myrideisme.com Blog 15-best-hot-rod-engines Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to Furl Add to reddit

  • Runner's World catches up with Castroneves

    Updated: 2011-06-30 01:00:00
    The three-time Indianapolis 500 champion explains how physically and mentally prepared drivers must be.

  • Representing Indy at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Updated: 2011-06-30 01:00:00
    Fifteen Indianapolis 500-winning drivers will participate as the event pays tribute to 100 years of Indy racing.

  • F1’s Mark Webber to Obtain Pilot’s Licence

    Updated: 2011-06-29 18:30:40
    Qantas today announced its plans to assist Red Bull’s F1 Mark Webber in his ambition to obtain his pilot’s licence. The Australian Formula One driver spent some time at Heathrow airport today in the cockpit of a Qantas A380 with one of the airline’s training captains, after having expressed a genuine interest in flying. Mark Webber‘s ambitions [...]

  • IndyCar CEO: I’ll quit if TV ratings low for Vegas race.

    Updated: 2011-06-29 05:03:00
    When Randy Bernard was hired to run the IZOD IndyCar Series early last year, he enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon period. Everything he said or did was met with near-universal approval. But that was then and this is now. So far in 2011, he’s been on the receiving end of near-universal disapproval of everything from instituting double-file restarts during races to determining the starting order of a recent race in Texas by lottery draw. He expects the criticism to continue and to grow ever louder as the last race of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway approaches. Why? Because he...

  • Power back on track: 'I feel fine'

    Updated: 2011-06-29 01:00:00
    Will Power, whose No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car made hard contact with wall in Iowa race, gets in laps at Mid-Ohio.

  • Month after Indy, Herta reflects on feat

    Updated: 2011-06-29 01:00:00
    The Bryan Herta Autosport co-owner keeps busy pace with Firestone Indy Lights team, planning for 2012 car testing.

  • Mann's next program starts with test

    Updated: 2011-06-29 01:00:00
    Pippa Mann (above), who will drive in three races for Rahal Letterman Lanigan, will test July 5 at New Hampshire.

  • Ernie Irvan, Jimmy Spencer to race at Flamboro Friday

    Updated: 2011-06-28 19:08:32
    Everybody knows that the Pedregon brothers – Cruz and Tony – will be going head-to-head in a Funny Car match race at Toronto Motorsports Park near Cayuga on Saturday (you do, don’t you?) but how many others are aware that three of NASCAR’s legendary stock car stars will be at Flamboro Speedway near Hamilton on Frday, Canada Day, to take on some of the local regulars? Ernie Irvan, Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Schrader will join some top Ontario talent in Friday’s Race of Champions event as part of Flamboro’s 50th anniversary celebrations. According to publicist Joshua Paxton, the afternoon program...

  • MotoGP: Ben Spies wins the Iveco TT Assen

    Updated: 2011-06-28 06:25:00
    The MotoGP of the Netherlands marked Yamaha’s 50th anniversary in the series. The burden was obvious for the factory riders, defending champion Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies. They took to the task by securing good starting positions for the race, 4th and 2nd respectively (Casey Stoner qualified 3rd ). The missile at the Assen circuit [...]

  • Injured Mosport driver Jantzi vows to race again

    Updated: 2011-06-28 02:23:20
    FORMULA FORD DRIVER HURT HAVING 'BEST RACE' OF HIS LIFE Shane Jantzi, the Formula Ford driver from Ayr who was involved in a mighty crash on the last lap of the Can Am Cup Challenge race at Mosport on Sunday, is back home today with a king-size headache as well as a badly wrecked race car but the desire to keep racing appears to be burning as strongly as ever. “I’ve got a big concussion,” said Jantzi, who crashed while trying to win the Can Am trophy for the sixth straight time. “Thank goodness we put in a new seat...

  • Power cleared to drive

    Updated: 2011-06-28 01:00:00
    He'll join Team Penske teammates at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for test session June 29 that is open to the public.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: rankings game is pointless - Sebastian Vettel is simply very good

    Updated: 2011-06-27 23:16:52
    Just how good is Sebastian Vettel? Does he deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the all-time greats or is he simply fortunate to have a great car?

  • Feeling duh Steel

    Updated: 2011-06-27 21:02:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , June 27, 2011 Feeling duh Steel So once again the KarmicWhip has found me squarely in its sight’s and smacked Mwah in der Keister . As I magically managed to tune in Justin-time to see SPEED’s Barrett-Jackson Ringmeister Bob Varsha quipping it was time to anoint the newest member of their tribe a Juan Mr . Justin Bell to an old skit called Feel-the-Steel . Whereas Messer Bell was dually blindfolded and taken upon a Walkabout nearby’s where he’d have 20-seconds to attempt identifying said mystery automobile . Ready Set GO To which Justin correctly guessed in 9-seconds that it was a Dodge Viper GTS-R , circa 1997-98 Saying he’d spent countless hours climbing in N out of one of those , whilst admitting that and the Peugeot 205 which he’d crashed Would

  • Spies savors First Moto GP win in Netherlands...

    Updated: 2011-06-27 20:58:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , June 27, 2011 Spies savors First Moto GP win in Netherlands . Ben Spies on top step of Assen TT podium upon his maiden Moto GP victory . Source : Motogpworld.net Whale , with all of the motor racing action occurring this past weekend , albeit I NEVER saw a program listing for it as I can only surmise it was televised sometime early Saturday morning Whilst I was still stewing over that PATHETIC thingy called live” FIL Quals NO they’re NOT Indy Car as they do NOT F KING work But I digress . And thus , although I know the results , I’ve set the timer to capture the rebroadcast Monday morning and will watch Captain kOOL Err , Ben Spies who’s also known as ELBOZ capturing his maiden MotoGP victory in der Neitherlandz , a.k.a . the TT at Assen , in the

  • Lewis Hamilton says he will never give up in race to catch Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel

    Updated: 2011-06-27 19:41:53
    British driver has insisted he and McLaren will never give up in chase to catch F1 leader Sebastian Vettel.

  • Lewis Hamilton says he will never give up in race to catch Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel

    Updated: 2011-06-27 19:41:53
    British driver has insisted he and McLaren will never give up in chase to catch F1 leader Sebastian Vettel.<br/

  • Vettel to his Competition – Map This!

    Updated: 2011-06-27 15:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , June 27, 2011 Vettel to his Competition Map This So I don’t know bout Y’all BUTT I found that to be an utterly boring race held upon the streets of Valencia yesterday . Although MASTER ZEBB simply CRUSHED the opposition despite the FIA’s new rules intended to crack down upon the supposed encroachment of all F1 Constructors manipulating their engine mapping software between Qualifying and the Race as Hobbo , aka David Hobbs of Carz2 Fame labored upon how the cars are supposed to be in Parc Ferme from Saturday’s Qualie sessions til Race’s . end Valencia Ban on engine map changes Yet the reigning World Champion simply rocketed away from Pole , led Wire-to-Wire and took Fastest Lap enroute to his 16 th Grand Prix victory equaling him with some chap by

  • How Many Lumps - Sir?

    Updated: 2011-06-27 15:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , June 27, 2011 How Many Lumps Sir Err , I meant how many cylinders On the heels of my interview with PURE’s Craig Pollock who wishes to become a new Formula 1 engine manufacturer for the 2013 F1 season , I’m guessing it’s real hard to begin any sorta construction without knowing exactly what the FIA engine regulations are to ultimately be , eh As I just read Gordon Kirby’s take upon the apparently never ending debate over whether or not to implement the proposed 1.6-liter 4-cylinder turbo lumps currently mandated . F1 engine debate rages on And it seems that Grizzled Journo Joe Saward is hedging his bets on the BIG” Engine Manufacturer’s getting their wish and changing to a six cylinder formulae vs . four As indeed , the powers-to-be along with the F1

  • Sebastian Vettel Wins European Grand Prix

    Updated: 2011-06-27 14:36:48
    Yesterday, Red Bull-Renault’s Sebatian Vettel won the European Grand Prix in Valencia from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and team-mate Mark Webber, second and third respectively, to increase his lead at the top of the 2011 Formula One Drivers’ World Championship. There was no repeat of the Canadian Grand Prix where a lapse of concentration allowed Jenson Button [...]

  • Ben Spies wins Dutch MotoGP as Marco Simoncelli loses control on lap 1

    Updated: 2011-06-27 12:13:27
    Gresini Honda rider Marco Simoncelli, was fastest in practice for the Assen Dutch MotoGP and began round seven of the MotoGP 2011 Championship in poll position just ahead of the American Ben Spies.  But Spies took the lead after Simoncelli lost control of his bike on the third corner of the first lap in the [...]

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Sebastian Vettel plays down championship lead and admits it could all go wrong for Red Bull

    Updated: 2011-06-27 08:02:26
    Sebastian Vettel moves 77 points clear but says there's every chance things could go wrong for Red Bull.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Fernando Alonso admits championship is out of Ferrari's hands

    Updated: 2011-06-27 07:26:40
    Spaniard concedes Ferrari's chances of winning world title as Sebastian Vettel extends lead to 99 points.

  • Vettel wins F1 snoozer, Mosport racer injured

    Updated: 2011-06-27 06:07:14
    Vettel wins snoozer in Spain While the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal two weeks ago was one of the most exciting Formula One races in years, Sunday’s Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia, Spain, was enough to put you to sleep. In fact, if I hadn’t been heading out the door for Mosport (see NASCAR report below), I might have crawled back into the sack for another 40 winks after watching the first dozen laps or so. The starting lights went out and Sebastien Vettel, the new Michael Schumacher (although a lot younger), took off for the first corner and...

  • NASCAR: Kennington wins Mosport, Kurt Busch in Cup

    Updated: 2011-06-27 05:56:02
    Just about everybody competing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series considers J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge to be a nice guy and a clean racer. IndyCar star Alex Tagliani, talking about racing against Fitzpatrick at Circuit ICAR three weeks ago, stressed again and again how much of a pleasure it was to do battle with him because he was always fair. Sunday, at the conclusion of the Canadian Tire Series' Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Mosport, winner D.J. Kennington of St. Thomas went on and on about second-place finisher Fitzpatrick’s talent and good nature. “I had a good run with J.R....

  • Notes: Dixon making up ground

    Updated: 2011-06-27 01:00:00
    Scott Dixon's third place at Iowa moves him to third in the standings. ... IZOD's parent company gets new name.

  • Iowa boosts confidence of TMR teammates

    Updated: 2011-06-27 01:00:00
    Team Moore Racing didn't win the Sukup 100, but Gustavo Yacaman and Victor Garcia left Iowa feeling like they had.

  • Iowa Corn Indy 250 ratings up 35 percent over 2010

    Updated: 2011-06-27 01:00:00
    Overnight ratings of 56 metered markets for VERSUS' broadast of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer under the lights June 25 at Iowa Speedway were 35 percent higher than the 2010 afternoon race broadcast on the network.

  • Andretti: &#39;Never doubted team, myself&#39;

    Updated: 2011-06-27 01:00:00
    Marco Andretti (above with dad Michael, brother Lucca and sister Marissa) gave Andretti Autosport its 2nd win of '11.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Lewis Hamilton concedes title and reveals dispute with McLaren engineers

    Updated: 2011-06-26 21:41:39
    Lewis Hamilton conceded defeat in this year's world championship after Sebastian Vettel's Valencia win.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Sebastian Vettel wins at a canter

    Updated: 2011-06-26 14:56:00
    The European Grand Prix proved to be a stroll in the Spanish sunshine for Sebastian Vettel as he claimed his sixth win.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: live

    Updated: 2011-06-26 11:45:36
    Follow Thom Gibbs' live lap-by-lap commentary of the European Grand Prix in Valencia on Sunday 26 June 2011.

  • Iowa: By the numbers

    Updated: 2011-06-26 01:00:00
    Some stats and facts to tweet, talk about and generally digest from the fifth Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer.

  • More from Ironshore Tarmac Sprint

    Updated: 2011-06-25 17:43:42
    This is an exciting weekend for motorheads! A lot is happening, locally and internationally. MotoGP rocked Assen this morning (TV time) and tomorrow, Stunt Games (motorbikes) is on at the Palisadoes, drag racers will assemble in Little London before they bomb Jamwest Speedway and F1 will rip through Valencia. Sebastian Vettel is on pole. Duh! [...]

  • Fellows robbed of NASCAR Nationwide victory

    Updated: 2011-06-25 14:40:51
    I said two posts below that the four Canadians in Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Road America were good enough to finish in the top ten and that's exactly what happened, with Ron Fellows of Mississauga finishing second behind Reed Sorenson, Jacques Villeneuve of Montreal third, Andrew Ranger of Roxton Pond, Que., sixth and J.R. Fitzpatrick ninth (I originally reported he was tenth but he tells me he was ninth and who am I to argue . . . ) You'll notice that I didn't preface Sorenson's name with the word "winner," because although NASCAR eventually ruled that he won...

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Sebastian Vettel claims 22nd career pole as Red Bulls dominate front of grid in Spain

    Updated: 2011-06-25 14:32:35
    Red Bull driver destroys rest of the field in qualifying.

  • Power suffers minor concussion in crash

    Updated: 2011-06-25 01:00:00
    Will Power will have to pass the IMPACT test to be allowed to compete in the Honda Indy Toronto on July 10.

  • Newgarden charges to third win of season

    Updated: 2011-06-25 01:00:00
    Josef Newgarden's third victory of the season stretches his championship points lead. Yacaman posts career best.

  • Notes: Franchitti thanks Mears for the advice

    Updated: 2011-06-25 01:00:00
    Drivers tied for ninth on all-time win list. ... Kanaan posts season-high second. ... INDYCAR Nation member pops it.

  • Andretti wins for first time in 78 races

    Updated: 2011-06-25 01:00:00
    Marco Andretti overtakes former teammate Tony Kanaan on Lap 232 of 250 and picks up first victory since 2006.

  • Hot spots under Iowa Speedway&#39;s lights

    Updated: 2011-06-25 01:00:00
    Bumps around track, making it like running on a washboard, and tire wear are just two of hot spots at speedway.

  • Simona told to take Weekend Off

    Updated: 2011-06-24 21:14:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , June 24, 2011 Simona told to take Weekend Off Just came across the news that Simona de Silvestro has not been medically cleared by Indy Car to race this weekend at Iowa after exhibiting Concussion-like symptoms related to her Milwaukee qualifying crash . Thus Simona-Simona who’s now been given the moniker Iron Maiden” will sit out Saturday’s race in order to recoup for the Toronto race instead . Simona De Silvestro Sidelined For Iowa Posted by Tomaso at 2:14 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : Femme Fatales IndyCar Racing News 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Northwest Happenings F1 Team Links

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Talk of putting brakes on Sebastian Vettel premature despite upcoming diffuser ban

    Updated: 2011-06-24 19:25:01
    David Coulthard: forthcoming diffuser ban is unlikely to worry greatly the world championship leader.

  • Justin Walks Away?

    Updated: 2011-06-24 15:48:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , June 24, 2011 Justin Walks Away Whilst doin’ my daily Internetz trollin’ , I came across a very short story by Juan of the Wedge Brothers specifically Alan Wedge over at Grab Bag Sports . Lamenting the apparent loss of SPEED’s Justin Bell , who I magically caught both segments of Justin’s CrowdCrawl at le Sarthe upon le Memorex . And as those BLOODY BRITS would say : BRILLIANT Or is that those Aussies instead , eh Thus , I don’t know if Justin is truly leaving the SPEED Network or not As he mused into the Camera Eye that he’d be writing books from now on , WTF As I for Juan can personally say I enjoy Justin’s British wit and find him far MORE palatable then his predecessor , the overinflated great Allen dee Cadden-eh Alain de Cadenet So , please

  • Weekend racing: Who's been caught cheating?

    Updated: 2011-06-24 15:16:02
    That headline got your attention, didn't it? But first . . . Stock car racer J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge plans to spend a lot of time on the road this weekend. Saturday afternoon, he's entered in the 200-mile NASCAR Nartionwide Series race at Road America in Wisconsin. Then he'll drive nearly 500 miles overnight to Mosport International Raceway north of Bowmanville where he’ll race 125 miles in the Vortex Brake Pads 200 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race on Sunday afternoon. It’s best to try that sort of thing when you’re young, which – at 23 – Fitzpatrick is. This has...

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Red Bull's Mark Webber fastest during first practice in Valencia

    Updated: 2011-06-24 12:07:33
    Australian Red Bull driver comfortably quickest in first practice ahead of Sunday's European GP in Valencia.

  • Jenson Button confident about McLaren closing gap with Red Bull at European Grand Prix

    Updated: 2011-06-24 10:53:51
    McLaren hope that an F1 crackdown on engine electronics could help the team's performance at Valencia on Sunday.

  • European Grand Prix 2011: McLaren driver Jenson Button laughs off Ferrari link

    Updated: 2011-06-24 08:55:27
    Jenson Button ridicules speculation linking him with Ferrari as "hilarious" and plans on talks with McLaren later in year.

  • Fangio 100 Years On

    Updated: 2011-06-24 02:16:25
    Juan Manual Fangio, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in Balcarce, Argentina on June 24, 1911. He won five World Driving Championships, a record that stood for over forty-five years. Fangio started his competition career in 1931 driving modified Ford and Chevrolet cars. He participated in the long-distance South American races of the era. [...]

  • European Grand Prix 2011 practice: in pictures

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:11:22
    In pics: Mark Webber sets the pace during the first practice session in Valencia.

  • Sato earns 1st career pole; Patrick is 2nd

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:00:00
    Becomes first Japanese driver to earn IZOD IndyCar Series pole. Danica Patrick on front row for first time since '08.

  • Guerrieri claims Sunoco Pole Award

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:00:00
    Esteban Guerrieri earns second consecutive pole start. Gustavo Yacaman records best starting position.

  • Notes: Franchitti an ESPY Award nominee

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:00:00
    Reigning series champ in "Best Driver" category. ... Scott Dixon has come from 23rd to win before. ... KV's third pole.

  • De Silvestro not cleared to compete at Iowa

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:00:00
    HVM Racing's Simona de Silvestro reports signs of post-concussion syndrome days after crash at Milwaukee.

  • Night practice live here

    Updated: 2011-06-24 01:00:00
    Track action with real-time Timing & Scoring plus the IMS Radio Network broadcast. Final practice at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Lewis Hamilton vows to be in 'full attack' in Valencia

    Updated: 2011-06-23 19:30:48
    Lewis Hamilton insists he will be in "full attack" at this weekend's European Grand Prix, despite criticism of his driving.

  • Racing in trouble: Montreal NASCAR, Austin F1

    Updated: 2011-06-23 14:31:23
    "F1 wants its cake and to eat it, too. But it can't have it both ways and until it comes to terms with that, it will never race in the U.S."

  • Ironshore Tarmac Sprint – ‘Old School’ party!

    Updated: 2011-06-23 05:03:53
    I passed through the Ironshore tarmac sprint on Sunday. The competitor turnout wasn’t what I had expected, but the ‘old school’ machines were everywhere – I was pleased. The fans who congregated at the hairpin had more than enough to be thankful for, as each driver submitted his best trick before exiting the plume of [...]

  • Notes: Another perk for Indy 500 winner

    Updated: 2011-06-23 01:00:00
    Dan Wheldon is grand marshal of parade at Disney World. ... New engineer for No. 77 car. ... Pare has double duty.

  • Five drive for third and loftier goals

    Updated: 2011-06-23 01:00:00
    Five drivers are separated by 33 points in the battle for third place and challenging the top two for championship.

  • Herta team, Wheldon named 2012 testers

    Updated: 2011-06-23 01:00:00
    Bryan Herta Autosport and Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon will put the 2012 IndyCar Safety Cell through its paces.

  • Make A Wish T-Shirts now Available...

    Updated: 2011-06-22 15:58:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , June 22, 2011 Make A Wish T-Shirts now Available . Stumbled upon this over at More Front Wing late last week and it’s definitely for a good cause , especially since I know how devoted Team KanaDuh’s Mike Cockrell is to his Home-race of Edmonton and his excellent Charity work for which he was featured on the local TV network last year , as Mike knows somebody by the initials PT Paul Tracy who likes to contribute to Mike’s . efforts So if you’re in the mood for helping out and getting some new threads , then check out the link below as I’m awaiting my spiffy new duds to arrive any day now . Buy a PT shirt and support Make-a-Wish Canada Posted by Tomaso at 8:58 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels :

  • Bullish on New ‘Junior Reporters – Not so Bullish on NASCAR...

    Updated: 2011-06-22 15:52:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , June 22, 2011 Bullish on New Junior Reporters Not so Bullish on NASCAR . RBR’s Chief Designer Rob Marshall shares a moment on the Top Step with reigning F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel . Source : TheSun . co.uk The following story link was sitting in the No Fenders Mailbox recently , and I decided to toss it out there for Y’all to read , as it’s a story written by Holly McCluskey a Newby” reporter taking part in the Red Bull Reporter project where aspiring scribes are given Wings , Err exclusive No Holds barred unprecedented access to cover a diverse range of topics . The wings behind Red Bull Meanwhile , Y’all may have heard via Jenna Fryer , that apparently Deeter Majestic has decided to throw in the towel upon his struggling RASSCAR

  • Portland’s LOSS is Milwaukee’s Gain...

    Updated: 2011-06-22 15:27:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , June 22, 2011 Portland’s LOSS is Milwaukee’s Gain . So I know I’m the ONLY Juan who cares bout my Home track Portland International Raceway still getting STIFFED by IndyCar . What was that bout Randy The CandyMann” Bernard wanting to return to tradition As in you’ve managed to give away Portland s traditional Father’s Day weekend race date to the venerable Milwaukee Mile instead And thus I won’t bother lamenting too much more over how it’ll be five years next summer since the last major Open Wheel Racing event was held at PIR , which NO Doesn’t stand for Phoenix Int’l Raceway , albeit I’m not sure which Juan came first Hya HINT : Can you say Valley of the Sun May be IndyCar should stay away from the Northwest After all Yet , interestingly

  • European Grand Prix 2011: Fernando Alonso says Ferrari are due a change in fortune at Valencia circuit

    Updated: 2011-06-22 11:35:34
    Ferrari driver hopeful of securing first win of the season on home soil at European Grand Prix in Valencia.

  • Franchitti: Pit lane actions &#39;dangerous&#39;

    Updated: 2011-06-22 01:00:00
    No pit lane violation was warranted, according to IZOD IndyCar Series officials, on Lap 126 of the Milwaukee 225.

  • Castroneves upset by Franchitti’s remarks

    Updated: 2011-06-21 23:15:16
    "I’m (Castroneves) very sorry he (Franchitti) felt that way. I want to talk to him to understand why he’s thinking like that. The guy has had such great success, he should enjoy his victory. I don’t agree with what he said. If he has something to say, he knows my number. He knows where I am and I’m just one phone call away."

  • FIA president Jean Todt faces test of his F1 leadership as Bernie Ecclestone piles on the pressure

    Updated: 2011-06-21 20:02:18
    FIA president Jean Todt faces a potentially decisive test of his leadership on Wednesday.

  • Red Bull's NASCAR team in big trouble

    Updated: 2011-06-21 03:59:23
    It was only after Dan Gurney, Pat Patrick, Jim Trueman and Roger Penske formed CART and started takin’ it to the streets of Long Beach, Detroit and Toronto that Indy car racing started to explode. As I said Monday, there are plenty of markets in North America where IndyCar would be welcomed with open arms. It’s up to Bernard, et al, to go find them.

  • 2011 SHMF – Gp 6B – 1981-1991 IMSA GTO, Trans-Am

    Updated: 2011-06-20 04:40:59
    Sonoma Historic Motorsport Festival – Group 6B – 1981-1991 IMSA GTO, Trans-Am Paddock Ross Thompson – 1985 Thunderbird – c/n 006 Gordon Gimble – 1986 Mustang – c/n N/A Nick DeVitis – 1988 Chevrolet Beretta – c/n N/A Mike Haemmig – 1988 Corvette – c/n N/A On Track Peter Baljet – 1990 Beretta – c/n [...]

  • 2011 SHMF – Gp 5B – 1966-1974 Historic Can-Am

    Updated: 2011-06-20 03:31:05
    Sonoma Historic Motorsport Festival – Group 5B – 1966-1974 Historic Can-Am Paddock Dennis Losher – 1971 Shadow MKII – c/n 71-3 Robert Ryan – 1968 McLaren M6B – c/n N/A Richard Griot – 1967 McLaren M6A – c/n M6A-1 Chris MacAllister – 1971 McLaren M8F – c/n M8F-1 Carl Moore – 1968 McLaren M6A – [...]

  • Montego Bay’s Festival of Speed: Ironshore Tarmac Sprint #3

    Updated: 2011-06-19 03:54:31
    Montego Bay is home to a thriving ‘fast car’ culture. It is also home to numerous ‘name brand’ drivers. Drivers who have left indelible marks on countless trophies. Names which rev to the fore include: ‘Stratty’ King, ‘Chippie’ Addison, Dean Corrodus, Maurice Whittingham, Junior ‘Fletty’ Barnes, Matthew ‘the Magnet’ Gore, Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore and undisputed [...]

  • 2011 SHMF – Gp 4B – 1966-1980 FIA Makes, IMSA GT

    Updated: 2011-06-18 00:53:18
    Sonoma Historic Motorsport Festival – Group 4B – 1966-1980 FIA Makes, IMSA GT Paddock Bert Skidmore – 1976 Lola T-286 – c/n HU-286/7 Bob Clucas – 1973 Datsun 240Z – c/n 121035 Stephen Harris – 1979 Porsche 935J – c/n 009-0001  John Feuerstein – 1974 Lander R8 – c/n 750901  Jim Calzia – 1973 Porsche [...]

  • The intoxicating sound of speed – Mark Maloney’s Rx3 and the Mazda 787b

    Updated: 2011-06-17 16:56:11
    No words. Watch and listen. Mark Maloney\’s RX3 at Dover Raceway, Jamaica Mazda 787B Cecil Munroe Gleaner On-Line Writer

  • 2011 SHMF – Gp 3B – 1962-1967 GT under 2500cc

    Updated: 2011-06-17 05:00:56
    Sonoma Historic Motorsport Festival – Group 3B – 1962-1967 GT under 2500cc Paddock Stanley Gold – 1964 Porsche 904 – c/n 904-006 Ryan Madson – 1967 Porsche 911 – c/n 308231 Tom Turner – 1964 Triumph Spitfire – c/n FC25071L Bill Packwood – 1970 Porsche 914 6 GT – c/n 9140432396 Paul Ryan – 1962 [...]

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