• Trick or Treat?

    Updated: 2012-10-31 18:31:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , October 31, 2012 Trick or Treat While all Yuh Gouls N Goblins are Out N Aboot this Halloween night , thought I’d leave Y’all a little surprise . Fright Nite Posted by Tomaso at 11:31 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Misc Ramblings No : comments Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Interviews Northwest Happenings Pictures Racing News F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP Red Bull Racing F1 Sauber F1 Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Williams F1 Followers Blog Archive 2012 233 October 35 Trick or Treat Bahrain imposes Ban upon All Public gatherings . Lamenting Motorsports Part 1

  • Bahrain imposes Ban upon All Public gatherings...

    Updated: 2012-10-31 17:33:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , October 31, 2012 Bahrain imposes Ban upon All Public gatherings . Yeah , I know . Especially as the east coast digs itself out from underneath Hurricane Sandy’s destruction Hmm Wonder if it did any damage to the Palisades Yet I awoke to the news that the tiny Persian gulf Kingdom has just imposed a total ban upon any public gatherings , i.e . rallies or demonstrations which seemingly flies in the face of what the FIA and Uncle Bernaughty portrayed as a modern , stable republic in which the Grand Prix must go on . And I find it somewhat ironic that I heard the story the same day I’m posting my political rant regarding Bahrain and the fine folks at McLaren , just coincidence I suppose . Which will make me struggle further since I’m a huge fan of

  • 2013 Infiniti JX35 FWD: RideLust Review

    Updated: 2012-10-31 17:30:40
    : HotRides 2013 Infiniti JX35 FWD : RideLust Review 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 . 2013 Infiniti JX35 FWD : RideLust Review post from RideLust on 31 October 2012 01:30:40 PM . RideLust Thumbs Up : Hauls seven passengers in comfort Thumbs Down : Handling not up to Infiniti s usual standards , CVT is the only gearbox option Buy This Car If : Comfort and capacity outweigh your need for speed . The Infiniti brand earned its stripes by building cars that blended performance and luxury , usually for thousands of dollars less than Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com 2013-infiniti-jx35-fwd-ridelust-review Add to

  • SEMA: Kyle Busch Camry Wins Build-Off, Toyota Debuts Avalon Concepts

    Updated: 2012-10-31 15:48:00
    : , HotRides SEMA : Ford Cobra Jet Mustang Fits Twin-Turbo To 5.0L V8 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 . SEMA : Kyle Busch Camry Wins Build-Off , Toyota Debuts Avalon Concepts post from autoMedia Auto News Blog on 31 October 2012 11:48:00 AM . autoMedia Auto News Blog NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch won the Toyota SEMA Build-Off competition against other professional drivers , capturing a 50,000 check for charity with his Rowdy Toyota Camry concept . Busch wanted to build a Camry in the NASCAR , stock car style , which is too bad because it made us think about how much cooler the series would be if their cars actually looked

  • World?s Largest Automaker 2012, An Update

    Updated: 2012-10-31 15:19:55
    HotRides One Sixth Of UK Dacia Duster Buyers Opt For Poverty Spec 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 . Worlds Largest Automaker 2012, An Update post from The Truth About Cars on 31 October 2012 11:19:55 AM . The Truth About Cars September Production and Full Year Forecast 9M 12 9M 11 YoY Proj 12 Toyota 7,681,891 5,583,328 37.6 10,243,000 GM 7,054,000 6,948,000 1.5 9,405,000 Volkswagen 6,710,000 6,110,000 9.8 8,947,000 Black : Company data . Toyota , GM : Production . VW : Deliveries . Forecast by TTAC With GM s  third quarter release also and finally came the long-awaited global production numbers for the Read The Full Article :

  • McLaren MP4-12C Spider ? Chris Harris on Cars

    Updated: 2012-10-31 13:30:32
    HotRides Fisker Flambe At New Jersey Port Damages 16 Karmas 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 . McLaren MP4-12C Spider Chris Harris on Cars post from RideLust on 31 October 2012 09:30:32 AM . RideLust It’s a well known fact that if you cut the roof off a car that most of its structural integrity goes with it . It’s a problem that designers and engineers have been facing for years , especially when it comes to performance cars . McLaren has seen fit to remedy this with their new MP4-12C Spider . However Read The Full Article : http : www.ridelust.com mclaren-mp4-12c-spider-chris-harris-on-cars Add to del.icio.us Digg this Post to

  • Junkyard Find: 1993 Hyundai Excel

    Updated: 2012-10-31 13:00:38
    : HotRides SEMA : Kyle Busch Camry Wins Build-Off , Toyota Debuts Avalon Concepts 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 : 1993 Hyundai Excel post from The Truth About Cars on 31 October 2012 09:00:38 AM . The Truth About Cars The first-gen Hyundai Excel was sold in the United States for the 1986 through 1989 model years , and it was a supremely bad automobile . So bad , in fact , that most of them were used up and crushed by the middle of the 1990s . Because of their rarity today , I always photograph early Excels when I Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 10 junkyard-find-1993-hyundai-excel

  • SEMA: Ford Cobra Jet Mustang Fits Twin-Turbo To 5.0L V8

    Updated: 2012-10-31 12:55:00
    : HotRides VERY LATE Monday Mileage Champion : 2002 Ford Taurus 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 . SEMA : Ford Cobra Jet Mustang Fits Twin-Turbo To 5.0L V8 post from autoMedia Auto News Blog on 31 October 2012 08:55:00 AM . autoMedia Auto News Blog The Ford display at SEMA was flooded with new Focus and Fusion concepts , plus next year's Sprint Cup car and the entire range of EcoBoost engines , but the clear star of the show was the Cobra Jet Mustang concept . And with good reason . All that Ford did with the Cobra Jet Mustang was fit a twin-turbo to the 5.0L V8 engine taking a page out of their EcoBoost strategy and mating it .

  • Nico Hulkenberg to joins Sauber for 2013 Formula One season

    Updated: 2012-10-31 09:53:16
    Nico Hulkenberg to leave Force India at the end of the season as Sauber fill void of McLaren-bound Sergio Perez.

  • (VERY LATE) Monday Mileage Champion: 2002 Ford Taurus

    Updated: 2012-10-31 04:39:08
    : HotRides Piston Slap : Hard Body , Easy Decision 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 . VERY LATE Monday Mileage Champion : 2002 Ford Taurus post from The Truth About Cars on 31 October 2012 12:39:08 PM . The Truth About Cars Tauruses are the kudzu of cars here in the South . You find them everywhere to the point that you never ever notice em’ . At the Waffle House . At the Coke Museum . At Braves games , and most definitely at the heavily suburbanized neighborhoods of metro-Atlanta . To be perfectly frank about it , Atlanta has always seemed to Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 10

  • Auction Day: The Euro Bailout

    Updated: 2012-10-31 04:36:59
    : HotRides Blame Sandy : October New Car Sales Could Become A Victim 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 . Auction Day : The Euro Bailout post from The Truth About Cars on 31 October 2012 12:36:59 PM . The Truth About Cars What percentage of new cars sold this year in the United States have European badges 3 5 maybe Not even close Through September 2012 it stands at approximately 9.5 The recent successes of VW , Audi and BMW Mini are quite noteworthy . 10 years ago , European marketshare in the U.S . was only at 7.1 However this isn’t the Read The Full Article : http : www.thetruthaboutcars.com 2012 10 auction-day-the-euro-bailout

  • MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo wins the World Championship

    Updated: 2012-10-31 02:07:36
    Stoner said he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. He won the world championship in 2011 and we would have wanted him to exit in style by successfully defending his title. But a superior force has a way of making plans that we do not concur with. Stoner, in my book is [...]

  • Sayonara Doctor Who...

    Updated: 2012-10-30 20:33:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , October 30, 2012 Sayonara Doctor Who . Receiving another Brickyard brick for fastest speed ever at Indianapolis From left to right , are Jean Alesi , David Byrd son of the late Jonathan Byrd Tim Wardrop and Arie Luyendyk . Source : fanforceunitedindy.blogspot.com So I got the call from CARPETS around 5PM yesterday telling me that Doctor Who had died over the weekend SHEISA As for those of Y’all who don’t know who that is , his name was Tim Wardrop and he claimed fame as the Flying Dutchman’s Arie Luyendyk Indianapolis 500 race winning engineer , amongst other Indy 500 victories . As IndyStar’s Curt Cavin tweeted the following . Monday curtcavin : The great IndyCar engineer Tim Wardrop died over the weekend . Was IndyCar s car doctor . Really knew

  • AP story reveals Tony George's Indy plans

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:44:14
    The major, breaking news story below puts the attempt by Tony George to purchase the IndyCar series from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway into context. Despite the rumours about what George was up to, he appears to have been the messenger: he was (and probably remains) front man for a group whose members remain confidential. Here is the story as released by the Associated Press wire service agency: AP - Tony George was not trying to regain control of IndyCar for himself in his recent attempt to purchase the series, but rather bring in a new management team to replace the...

  • Ferrari urged to give it 120 per cent for final three races as Fernando Alonso bids to secure F1 world title

    Updated: 2012-10-30 13:21:13
    Luca di Montezemolo urges team to follow Fernando Alonso's lead and and give their all as they look to snatch title from Sebastian Vettel.

  • 2012 Indian GP Tidbits

    Updated: 2012-10-29 18:03:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 29, 2012 2012 Indian GP Tidbits Although the race was a bit anti-climatic , it certainly didn’t lack for drama , but more about that later as I found Wee Willie Buxom’s Will Buxton comments at the opening of Friday’s FP2 on SPEED priceless . Our intrepid SPEED Pitlane reporter noted how Master Zebb Vettel wasn’t sporting a new paint scheme helmet this weekend after having ordered a Felix Baumgartner replica motif to which Will said the painters had come back with a Zsolt Baumgartner motif instead Which had me rolling in laughter as for those of you unaware of this mostly forgotten Gran Primo Piloto , he’s the only Hungarian to date to race in F1. Having first filled in for the injured Ralph Firman at Jordan and then racing another season at

  • Kimi Raikkonen confirmed by Lotus as one of their drivers for the 2013 Formula One season

    Updated: 2012-10-29 10:15:01
    Video: The 2007 F1 world champion will remain with Lotus next year, team confirms with a video on YouTube.

  • Bernard Bucked from IndyCar...

    Updated: 2012-10-29 07:32:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 29, 2012 Bernard Bucked from IndyCar . Bucking bronco rider in action at rodeo , Strathmore Alberta Canada Source : masterfile.com Yeah , I know Y’all are looking for some riveting recap upon the announcement heard round the Open wheel Racing world last night . As I first heard the news on Speed Centre yesterday afternoon , albeit there seems to be some sort of weird pecking order , as the Breaking News” upon IndyCar came second after you guessed I-T The latest race in RASSCARLAND’s Chase BARF And it was funny how I wasn’t even shocked or surprised to hear that Randy The CandyMann” Bernard had been fired , dismissed or resigned take your choice as CEO of the Indy Car Series immediately , especially since NOBODY at Hulman Co , especially

  • 'Double-header' race weekends did in Randy Bernard

    Updated: 2012-10-29 02:56:04
    The significant racing news that Sebastien Vettel won his fourth straight Grand Prix of 2012 in India Sunday (details here) and that Jimmie Johnson is back where he belongs atop the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings (details here) was overshadowed late in the day by word that Randy Bernard had been dismissed as CEO of the IZOD IndyCar Series. The statement by the board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announcing that he would step down immediately was all warm and fuzzy but the fact of the matter is that the long knives had been out for Bernard almost...

  • Sebastian Vettel dismisses Ferrari move claims after winning Indian Grand Prix

    Updated: 2012-10-28 19:19:50
    Indian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel rubbishes reports that he has signed a pre-contract with Ferrari.

  • Sebastian Vettel wins Indian Grand Prix

    Updated: 2012-10-28 11:24:57
    Sebastian Vettel made it four consecutive wins for the first time in a season in his Formula One career to strengthen his grip on title.

  • Formula One 2012: standings

    Updated: 2012-10-28 09:00:32
    Updated tables after Malaysian Grand Prix for both the Formula One drivers' and constructors' world championships.

  • Circuit Racing: Heroes of Speed (video)

    Updated: 2012-10-28 02:05:38
    I did a mini-search for the benefit of those who were not present and also just to let followers of all things motorsports in Jamaica stay in tune with happenings on this our local soil. Late is always better than never. Check this video and let me know what you think. (click below) Heroes of [...]

  • Sebastian Vettel victorious in India, in pictures

    Updated: 2012-10-28 01:49:40
    In pics: Red Bull driver leads from start to finish to extend lead over Fernando Alonso at top of championship.

  • Vettel wins Indian GP, young U.S. sprint car star dies

    Updated: 2012-10-27 16:01:33
    Tyler Wolf, a 20-year-old heading-for-greatness sprint car racing star, has died of injuries suffered in a crash Saturday night at the legendary Calistoga Speedway in California. Wolf was the 2011 Silver Dollar Speedway sprint-car champion, the youngest driver on record to win the title. In F1 racing, meantime: Sebastien Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix today from pole and increased his lead in the world championship but it was blunted by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who battled through from his fifth-place starting position to finish second. Vettel's Red Bull-Renault teammate, Mark Webber, was third with McLaren-Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Jenson...

  • Indian Grand Prix 2012 qualifying: in pictures

    Updated: 2012-10-27 11:48:44
    In pics: all the best images from qualifying at the Indian GP.

  • Indian Grand Prix 2013: Sebastian Vettel powers to pole position in New Delhi as Red Bull lock out front row again

    Updated: 2012-10-27 10:46:40
    German continues his dominance of Indian GP weekend by securing 35th pole position of Formula One career.

  • Thinking of Bob Jenkins...

    Updated: 2012-10-26 22:33:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , October 26, 2012 Thinking of Bob Jenkins . So my thoughts upon Zanardi ant the world were penned yesterday afternoon as I struggle to complete another riveting sports story for Sportyblog-dot-com just prior to listening to Trackside , where I learned the very unfortunate news that longtime stellar TV broadcaster Bob Jenkins wife Pam had died from her fight against . cancer As we all know , this past September Messer Jenkins bid farewell to us from TV-land in order to focus solely upon caring for his wife of an unheard of 44-years these days . And I cannot even think of the words to type away here to define the loss of a single person’s life , yet then Curt Cavin revealed today that along with his wife , Bob has also just lost his brother along with

  • Uncle Bernaughty: Another year Older, another year wiser?

    Updated: 2012-10-26 22:08:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , October 26, 2012 Uncle Bernaughty : Another year Older , another year wiser Ah , isn’t it nice that the fine folks at BayernLB the German bank that imployed the former head risk assessment officer Gerhard Gribkowsky have sent out Uncle Bernaughty , nee Lord Bernard Eccleston an early birthday wish by announcing via the London newspapers that they’d really like to have a few hundred more pounds deposited into their coffers from the sale of Formula 1 six years ago . By stating they plan to sue Mr . E for a cool quarter of a Billion pounds 400m SHEISA As this birthday wish arrived early in the post a scant three days before the OLD CODGER turns 82 as most likely he’ll be celebrating in New Delhi on Sunday after some F1 race called the Indian Gran

  • Belated B-Day thoughts of a fellah name Zanardi...

    Updated: 2012-10-26 21:53:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , October 26, 2012 Belated B-Day thoughts of a fellah name Zanardi . Don’t wish to sound too melodramatic , yet , I’m struck by the thoughts of how there is simply so much going on in the world right now , and yet as I grow another year older I’m consumed with the thoughts of knowing that a true legend has just celebrated another birthday . Perhaps you know him As he’s affectionately known here at No Fenders as El Zorro , aka Alessandro Alex” Zanardi and hopefully you’ll know that Zorro celebrated his 46 th B-Day smugly contempt in the knowledge that he’d just kicked supreme ARSE by winning two gold and one silver medals in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , where he bested all competitors upon a track he knew well , having previously driven a

  • When will a Female break into the realm of Modern Day formula One?

    Updated: 2012-10-26 16:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , October 26, 2012 When will a Female break into the realm of Modern Day formula One Trying to look back N forwards as I’m firmly convinced that Maria de Villota was simply out of her comfort zone and trying to rush too fast into the pantheon of motorsports by becoming the first Femme Fatale in Formula 1 in two decades when Giovanna Amati drove for the faltering Brabham team attempting to qualify three times for the past world beaters who had become a mere shadow of their former glory all those years ago . Women in Racing Obviously zillions of racing drivers around the globe wish to reap the golden nectar of securing one of these very elusive and highly coveted racing seats , surely Maria must have known the odds were stacked against her as I find it

  • India Grand Prix: Ferrari court controversy with Navy sticker as Indian government refuses to release marines

    Updated: 2012-10-26 14:57:19
    Ferrari adamant they are not courting political controversy by carrying flag of the Italian Navy on cars at Indian GP.

  • Indian Grand Prix 2012: Sebastian Vettel in ominous form as he dominates practice in hunt for four wins in a row

    Updated: 2012-10-26 12:26:40
    Sebastian Vettel threatening to make it four race victories in a row after sweeping practice for the Indian GP.

  • Indian Grand Prix 2012 practice: in pictures

    Updated: 2012-10-26 10:54:33
    In pics: all the best images from the Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi.

  • Indian Grand Prix 2012: Sebastian Vettel sets fastest time in opening practice session to boost title hopes

    Updated: 2012-10-26 07:53:03
    Red Bull driver boosts hopes of winning fourth successive race win and extending his championship lead

  • AJAC ‘best of’ list the only one that counts

    Updated: 2012-10-26 05:24:48
    Although this is primarily an auto racing blog, there are occasions when I, as editor of Toronto Star Wheels and Wheels.ca, will discuss policy. This is one of those times. NM Every time a freelance journalist drives a car for review in Toronto Star Wheels, we acknowledge that the vehicle was provided by the manufacturer. When one of our journalists goes to Europe or the United States for an unveiling or to attend a car show, we state at the end of the article that the manufacturer paid for the trip. We are transparent about this, almost to a fault....

  • Technical difficulties hit Wheels.ca

    Updated: 2012-10-23 01:50:54
    Twice in the last two days, Wheels.ca experienced technical difficulties. We thank our regular readers for their patience and the site is up and running well again, thank you. What can you say - except sorry.

  • Tony George: Looking for his Lost Stripes - or His last Hurrah?

    Updated: 2012-10-22 20:33:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 22, 2012 Tony George : Looking for his Lost Stripes or His last Hurrah Yowza I’m starting to feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of Open Wheel Racing Bloggers here at No Fenders as Juan esteemed OWR Curmudgeon NO Not Robin Miller sez I use 2 much slang , and another sez Ok , if you write Somme-thun bout TG , then DON’T digress SHEEZ Ize getz NO respect Hya Thus I promise to try not spilling any personal venom towards tony George , who’s currently rumoured to be leading the charge of some undisclosed renegade group of wealthy persons in a Takeover bid of the Indy Car Series from his family’s private company Hulman Co who has owned the hallowed grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1945. Having listened to Trackside via the Podcast

  • Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines grounded...

    Updated: 2012-10-22 17:57:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 22, 2012 Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines grounded . For some time now , the financial strains of running his Indian airline have been tenuous at best , crescendoing over the Korean Grand Prix weekend when Grizzled Journo Joe Saward broke the news regarding an arrest warrant having been issued for Vijay Mallya over failure of payment to the Indian GMR Hyderabad International Airport when said cheques bounced As this warrant has subsequently been rescinded upon payment of this debt Just-in-Time” to enable Messer Vijay to attend his home Grand Prix if so desired . And I realize it’s a very small sample group , but I find it funny that the two Indians I’ve asked about Mr . Vijay Mallya have both drawn a blank . And when I say Kingfisher Airlines

  • New Jersey GP delayed one year...

    Updated: 2012-10-22 16:56:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 22, 2012 New Jersey GP delayed one year . Ah , another typical Friday afternoon bad news story to fly under the radar as its just been announced that next year’s New Jersey Grand Prix will be delayed one year until 2014 due to construction delays Yeah , that’s the ticket . We’ll be ready for 2014, says New Jersey promoter Posted by Tomaso at 9:56 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Formula 1 Race Circuits USGP Weehawken No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Interviews Northwest Happenings Pictures Racing News F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP

  • Mario to drive le Reggie at COTA

    Updated: 2012-10-22 07:12:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , October 22, 2012 Mario to drive le Reggie at COTA Just spotted this lil newsblurb bout Super Mario , a.k.a . Mario Andretti set to be the official ribbon cutter at Circuit Of Thee Americas , COTA where he’ll slice thee ribbon aboard a Renault R30 racecar . Andretti to drive Renault F1 car at COTA opening Posted by Tomaso at 12:12 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Austin Race Circuits USGP No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Links About Attractions Blog News Commenting Interviews Northwest Happenings Pictures Racing News F1 Team Links Caterham F1 Ferrari F1 Force India F1 Hispania F1 Lotus F1 Marussia F1 McLaren F1 MERCEDES GP Red Bull Racing F1 Sauber F1 Scuderia

  • On NASCAR, pit crews and the Petit Le Mans

    Updated: 2012-10-22 04:58:04
    The Delta Wing finished sixth at Road Atlanta News and musings following a big weekend of auto racing: Bruno Spengler, a French-born Canadian citizen from Saint-Hippolyte, Que., won the German Touring Car (DTM) Championship Sunday for BMW. He won the title in grand style by racing to victory in the last DTM race of the season at the Hockenheimring. It was Spengler’s first championship. He was the good soldier for Mercedes for years and years but was never able to close the deal. He moved to BMW this season when the marque returned to the DTM after a 20-year absence...

  • INDYCAR: 2012 Report Card

    Updated: 2012-10-19 22:48:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , October 19, 2012 INDYCAR : 2012 Report Card Although this has been done everywhere it hasn’t been tried here at No Fenders , albeit I thought about doing it last year , but thought it’d be pretty bleak with the useless DEATH of Dan Wheldon . As I tried starting this a few days after Will Power’s unbelievable Fontana meltdown hopefully before it all faded away , eh Plus DW12 Indy 500 Texas Long Beach Barber Ferris wheels IMS Radio Network connectivity Minus Lotus Turbogate” Changing the rules mid-stream giving John Barnes an undeserved 25k penalty . Tweetgate” Randy Bernard airing his dirty laundry via TWIT-ER . Aerokits saga Belle Isle Mid-Ohio China Long schedule gap ABC NBCSN Jay Penske Lack of SFHR sponsorship Partsgate” The insistent WHINING by

  • New Jersey F1 postponement good news for Montreal

    Updated: 2012-10-19 13:36:10
    The much-heralded New Jersey Grand Prix, tentatively scheduled to be held a week after the Canadian Grand Prix in June 2013, has been postponed for a year. According to NJ.com last night, and confirmed by Bernie Ecclestone today, the race has been postponed because organizers are behind on road repairs and obtaining permits to run the race through two communities. A formal announcement of the postponement is to be made in New Jersey today, the website says. Which probably mean it's never going to happen. Behind in road repairs and obtaining permits? Baloney. They don't have the money to do...

  • F1: 2012 Korean GP Tidbits

    Updated: 2012-10-18 16:28:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , October 18, 2012 F1 : 2012 Korean GP Tidbits Whenever I think of the Korean Grand Prix , I immediately flash back to staying up into the Wee hours at Blogmeister Miguel’s Houseianda during the inaugural race when it poured buckets O precipitation , causing a real Red flag and seeing the Pace Car run P1 the first 17-laps Not to mention I believe Willie Buxom scribbled about there being snakes N mosquitoes for the photographers to look out for Aye Karumba Not to mention reading bout how one team’s refrigerator had the exact same food they’d left in it when they returned a year later . Cannot say the race up front was overly great , albeit it was a bit of a shocker that Mark Handlebarz Webber was on Pole over Master Zebb , eh As the Red Bulls seen

  • Circuit Racing: Dover’s future is in good hands!

    Updated: 2012-10-18 03:56:03
    If the JRDC had planned it, the Australian V8-type races witnessed on Monday, would not have materialised. The 2012 circuit racing season had more than enough improvised explosive devices (IEDs) scattered along its 1.6 miles surface. One of those devices claimed one of Dover’s superstars, Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore. We have a tendency of looking in [...]

  • NASCAR will use sports cars to fight IndyCar, F1

    Updated: 2012-10-18 01:50:57
    If you are in the ketchup business, you are in it to dominate the market. If need be, you will do just about anything and everything to put your competition out of business. Same with beer, soft drinks or politics: if you’re a winner, your attitude is that this town ain’t big enough for the two (or more) of us. Like it or not, this is also the way it is in big-league auto racing. I’m not talking about the drivers, who obviously are out there to beat each other. I’m talking about sanctioning bodies and I think this is...

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