Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. This edition of The Continental is brought to you from Detroit, where I spent a week [...]
Somewhere beneath the Mondeo parts and camouflage, the next-gen Fusion is taking shape. More than five years after its introduction, the Ford Fusion remains one of the Blue Oval’s most popular models, but the end is in sight for the current car. Ford is hard at work on the next generation of its mid-size sedan, [...]
Fiat recently announced that the relaunch of the storied, sporting Alfa Romeo marque in the U.S. would be delayed—again—until roughly 2013. This postponement was attributed to Fiat’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, expressing dissatisfaction with the design of the upcoming Alfa Romeo models, including a new mid-size sedan. Whether you’re an Alfista or not, though, you probably [...]
: skip to main skip to sidebar Friday , April 29, 2011 Toronto Motorsports Park Nitro Nationals to Include Star Power In some very significant news for Canadian drag racing fans the 2011 drag racing schedule at Toronto Motorsports Park Cayuga Dragway will include an appearance by Cruz and Tony Pedregon , star drivers from within the NHRA Full Throttle big leagues . The popular Brothers will make a special appearance , each bringing their 7000+ HP nitro Funny Cars to the track July 1-3rd , for the Canadian Nitro Nationals The Pedregons will headline that event’s rather significant nitro program which will see a total of eight fuel burners 4 nitro Funny Cars and 4 Top Fuel dragsters . race Last year Toronto Motorsports Park hosted its inaugural Canadian Nitro Nationals and that independent
The end is here. The California Mille participants have completed the four-day, 1000-mile journey, wrapping up yesterday in downtown Sonoma. All but one entry completed the challenging route—the lone exception being a stunning 1939 Jaguar SS100 that suffered a blown head gasket halfway through the journey. Unsurprisingly, none were in stock at the local Kragen. [...]
This is the all new latest generation Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle now measures 4,278 mm in length (+152 mm), 1,808 mm in width (+84 mm) and 1,486 in height (-12 mm). The track width front and rear, as well as the wheelbase at 2,537 mm, are also increased. Overseen by Walter de Silva (Volkswagen Group) [...]
We’ve heaped high praise on the new lump under the hood of Ford’s new Boss 302, calling it “so vigorous and charismatic that its likeness ought to be carved on Mount Rushmore.” Just the thing, then, for your old, your tired, your 4.6L-motivated Mustang. Or perhaps some manner of new-age Track T with all manner [...]
This week, our esteemed Road Warrior Howard Swig is at the 2011 California Mille, a four-day, 1000-mile tour through the Golden State. The event was founded by Howard’s father, Martin, but Howard’s not just there to watch—he and his brother are piloting a 1959 Lancia Appia in the event. Below, his first dispatch from the [...]
Startup Sedans: Five perfectly respectable rides for up-and-comers establish a new standard for compact sedans. Even if two weeks’ worth of Maruchan ramen drains your savings account, there’s something about a rusting mid-’90s Accord on sagging springs that fails to inspire confidence among financial backers or real-estate agents. And when you and the missus are [...]
A couple of paint-and-tape jobs stretch the Gallardo lineup. In the seven years since our first Lamborghini Gallardo test, the factory has produced some 10,000 copies. Compared with, say, a Honda Accord—about 6000 sold last week—that number is paltry enough to qualify each Gallardo as special. Keep Reading: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Bicolore LP550-2 and 2012 [...]
There is something special about Honda as compared to other large automakers. It's hard to put a finger on it exactly, but I think it has something to do with how motorsport has been ingrained in the brand since its earliest days. In the early to mid 1960's for example, Honda drew more worldwide attention from its Formula One racing program than from any of its production cars. ...(read more)
Grippier tires and—finally!—grippier seats mark the C6’s last full year of production. Regular (and even irregular) readers already know this, so for those who are unfamiliar with this institution, an introduction: Hi, we’re Car and Driver, and we hate the seats in the Corvette. Today, Chevy’s plastic fantastic isn’t so much a sports car as [...]
Attack of the killer Koups: We prod, poke, ride in, and drive Kia’s Forte Koup race car. Kia? Racing? Odds are you’ve never heard those two words employed in the same sentence. Nevertheless, the Korean automaker is now in its second season of track combat. Kia’s starting point for this venture—the Forte Koup—is the brand’s [...]
To lower cost and consumption, Nissan shrinks the crossover. Months in Fleet: 2 months Current Mileage: 3116 miles Average Fuel Economy: 23 mpg Average Range: 304 miles Service: $0 Normal Wear: $0 Repair: $0 The 2011 Nissan Juke defines a new micro-niche: the sporty B-segment (subcompact) economy crossover. It has more ground clearance than mainstream [...]
Italian design and engineering house Zagato has released a second TZ3 model, the TZ3 Stradale following a gorgeous one-off called the TZ3 Corsa, revealed last year. A little background for those who don’t read Small Italian Coachbuilders Weekly: Zagato’s TZ3 models are being built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo, and pay homage [...]
After ending production of the XLR following the 2009 model year, Cadillac is planning to re-enter the convertible market with a distinctly different approach. Twice, Cadillac has aimed high, first with the Pininfarina-bodied Allanté that went out of production in 1993, and then with the XLR, a folding-hardtop roadster that shared much of its architecture [...]
The first race series in which the crowds are louder than the cars may well be upon us. The first electric vehicle circuit race series is here—the schedule is set, the cars are ready, and plugs and battery chargers are in hand. The EVCup will hold its first race August 6th, at Silverstone, followed by [...]
To keep the masses gasping between the Aventador’s March debut and its first deliveries in August, the Lamborghinis have offered up some video of a pair of LP700-4s gallivanting about the Italian countryside. Well, gallivanting some of the time. At other points, the red and white Italianate superdupercars are fairly tear-assing it for the cameras, [...]
Cadillac’s SUV line is a huge success story. Whether or not we like it, buyers are snatching up the new SRX, and the Escalade remains one of the country’s most recognizable automotive status symbols. It’s not surprising, then, that the company is looking to expand its SUV family. Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac’s global marketing chief, tells [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 28, 2011 Wickens Heads to Historic Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Canadian Ready for Round 2 of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series Toronto , Canada April 28, 2011 Robert Wickens tackles the might of the classic Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Belgium this weekend , Saturday 30th April Sunday 1st May , as Round 2 of the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series sees the Canadian look to build on a solid opening round two weeks ago in Spain which included a pole position and second place podium . finish The 22-year-old from Toronto , who races for the UK-based Carlin outfit with support from Marussia Motors , sits second in the Driver Standings following the season-opener at Spain’s Motorland Aragon Circuit . His podium in the first race , followed by a fifth place
You don't need to be a Honda fanatic to know the name Stephan Papadakis. It's a name that is synonymous with the sport compact scene, with Stephan being one of the key pioneers in cementing this new culture in the automotive world. For my generation...(read more)
You didn’t think Porsche was done with the special-edition 997s, did you? We thought that Porsche had pretty much squeezed everything it could get out of the current 911 (internally called 997), which is due to be replaced by the heavily redesigned and bigger 991 at the Frankfurt auto show this fall. But we were [...]
There are only a couple days left of Honda month before we move along to our new format, but there's plenty of cool Honda material left to post.
Here's the second part of my visit earlier this week to American Honda's private car collection in LA....(read more): skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , April 27, 2011 ISABELLE TREMBLAY ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS 2011 RACING SCHEDULE April 27, 2011. Today Isabelle Tremblay announced her goal to compete in the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and race for the Rookie of the Year title in the 07 Group Beton Brunet ADF Diesel Ford with Dave Jacombs . Racing Tremblay’s summer schedule will be very full as she is also competing in events at the Autodrome St . Eustache Sportsman Series along with the Formula 1600 Tour in . Quebec The impressive schedule for Tremblay is made possible by her passion and determination to succeed in the challenge of racing in three competitive series , combined with her acute business ability to bring together a diverse group of partners to make such a program . possible I am the
The Mustang’s 5.0 V-8 finds its way into the F-150, losing some horsepower in the transition. What Is It? It’s the country-music version of “rollin’ in my five-point-oh.” Included in the F-150’s new engine portfolio for 2011 is this 5.0-liter V-8 borrowed from Vanilla Ice’s new Mustang GT. Here, the motor makes 360 hp and [...]
Brabus, the Mercedes-Benz tuning company that has long specialized in granting Benzes more power than anyone thought imaginable, is in serious trouble. It’s under fire from a new competitor: not Lorinser, not Renntech, and not Kleeman. No, the threat to Brabus in the insane-horsepower-for-Benzes battle comes from Mercedes-Benz itself. The new twin-turbocharged 4.7-liter V-8, being [...]
Honda, like your local artisanal bakery, has a habit of throwing away perfectly good stuff on a regular schedule. Except that while La Crise Cardiaque Belle is tossing out that morning’s croissants, Honda disposes of vehicles that are still near the top of the class. To wit: the present CR-V, introduced in 2006, still was good [...]
WiTricity has not an iota to do with Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, Washington. Nor is it the county-fair touring incarnation of Quad City DJs, formed after they failed to follow up “C’Mon N’ Ride It (The Train)” with another smash hit. Rather, the Massachusetts company is following up on Nikola Tesla’s promise of supplying electricity [...]
Thanks to an observant reader in San Juan Capistrano, California, we have our first spy shot of Mazda’s next crossover, the CX-5. The mule seen here appears to be wearing a sectioned rear door and other parts from the much larger CX-7, an example of which Mazda conveniently parked nearby to aid our comparison. The [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , April 27, 2011 Air Show Atlantic Joins Forces with Pro Stock Tour Halifax , NS . April 27, 2011 The Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour PFTPST is pleased to announce Air Show Atlantic as a race sponsor for the 2011 season . Air Show Atlantic is the region’s largest annual air show and one of the biggest and best in Canada . Team Chaos including a 350+ mph Flashfire Jet truck will headline the event and be complimented by Canadian Forces Snowbirds , SkyHawks and CF-18 Hornet Demonstrations . The Air Show Atlantic 100 will take place on July 30th at Oyster Bed Speedway located just outside of Charlottetown on beautiful Prince Edward Island . Summerside , Prince Edward Island will host the aviation extravaganza , August 27 28, 2011. The Air Show is very: . skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , April 27, 2011 M.R.E . SUNSET INVITATIONAL SHOOTOUT SERIES Innisfil , ON , Wednesday April 27, 2011 : Sunset Speedway is very happy and excited to announce a new partnership between McColl Racing Enterprises M.R.E . and Sunset Speedway M.R.E . and Sunset will join forces in bringing some of the most exciting short track racing to Ontario in 2011. The M.R.E . Sunset Invitational Shootout Series will consist of 4 Invitational Races for Mini Stocks , Super Stocks and Late Models on June 12, July 31, September 4 and the finale on September 24 25th with a rain date of September 11 should any of the first three events be rained out . The M.R.E . Sunset Invitational Shootout Series will be part of the 50,000.00 . Shootout This is an exciting time for
In 1969, there was a Boss. And it wasn’t Bruce Springsteen. At about 6 p.m. on a rainy Halloween in 1969, I took delivery of a chrome-yellow 1970 Mustang Boss 302 from Dan Rohyans Ford in Columbus, Ohio. I don’t know what my father was thinking. He dropped me off, thus installing me—age 18—behind the [...]
Traffic deaths are at an all-time low—our timeline shows how they got there. For drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians, 2009 was a very good year: Motor-vehicle-related fatalities fell to an all-time low in America, with only 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT). In total, deaths fell to 33,808, the lowest number since [...]
Despite a few hiccups, our Mazda 3 GT won us over in 40,000 miles. Date: April 2011 Months in Fleet: 17 months Current Mileage: 40,037 miles Average Fuel Economy: 26 mpg Range: 413 miles Service: $402.62 Normal Wear: $0 Damage and Destruction: $6170.16 With a 10Best nod fresh under its belt, a 2010 Mazda 3 [...]
This week, our esteemed Road Warrior Howard Swig is at the 2011 California Mille, a four-day, 1000-mile tour through the Golden State. The event was founded by Howard’s father, Martin, but Howard’s not just there to watch—he and his brother are piloting a 1959 Lancia Appia in the event. Below, his first dispatch from the [...]
Perhaps you read in this week’s Financial Times that Jaguar is looking at building a new factory for engine construction in the UK. What the company hasn’t said—but thanks to our sources, we can now confirm—is that the added production capacity will allow the Jaguar to begin construction of a brand-new six-cylinder engine. The engine [...]
Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. AMG head Ola Källenius told me last week in New York that the upcoming AMG version [...]
New York City’s known the end of the Crown Vic era was nigh for some time now. Everyone with a stake in the taxi industry has been planning for it—repair shops even hoard parts—and New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is holding a competition for the city’s next cab. There are now but a mere [...]
It’s not just twin-turbocharged V-12s that demonstrate the hunger for power that gnaws at AMG engineers—it’s also the way Mercedes-Benz’s performance sub-brand massages virtually everything the company makes. Even the Geländewagen and its humble, militarized 1970s-era architecture is turned into the G55 AMG. With Benz’s A-class concept presaging a production model, we’ve received confirmation from [...]
A Hindu priest sanctifies our long-term Cadillac CTS-V wagon. Getting to drive a Cadillac CTS-V wagon for 40,000 miles is a blessing in itself, but with 556 horsepower on tap, we figured it couldn’t hurt to have our newest long-termer blessed by a Hindu priest. So we took it in for a pooja, which is [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 25, 2011 Lapcevich looking for wins in 2011 Familiar look but big changes for Fastine Motorsports April 25, 2011, GRIMSBY , ON Jeff Lapcevich’s Tim Hortons-sponsored NASCAR Canadian Tire Series entry will look familiar this season , but plenty has changed with the Hamilton-based team . Lapcevich recently acquired the services of veteran crew chief Tim Ellas , and the team switched to Dodge Challengers for 2011. All of the changes we made this winter were done so we can contend for wins , 8221 said Lapcevich . Tim Ellas brings proven success to the team , and with him calling the shots in the pits I feel we are in a great position to challenge for our first NASCAR win . 8221 The cars were serviced in the Fastline Motorsports shop in Hamilton ,: skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , April 26, 2011 Porsche announces Michelin as official tire supplier for GT3 Cup Challenge Canada MISSISSAUGA , ON , April 26 CNW Shortly after announcing the 20th one-make Porsche series in the world Porsche Canada today announced that leading tire manufacturer and worldwide Porsche technology partner , Michelin , will be the official tire supplier of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada . Porsche and Michelin look back on a long-standing and extraordinarily successful cooperation . Together , they won the famous Le Mans 24 Hours with the 911 GT1 in 1998. Today , Michelin supplies racing tires for the 911 GT3 Cup cars in Porsche Michelin Supercup and the worldwide Porsche Carrera Cups , for the 911 GT3 RSR in the American Le Mans Series and the FIA
A plug-in powertrain will power the touch-sensitive interior of Caddy’s crossover (and the rest of the car, too). Cadillac can’t seem to settle on a powertrain for its hot-selling SRX. The second-gen crossover was introduced in 2010 with Saab’s turbocharged 2.8-liter six as an option (it was sacked early this year; no big loss) and [...]
The BMW Group’s in-house design consulting firm, DesignworksUSA, will be opening a new studio in Shanghai later this year—supplementing the feeds from existing studios in Los Angeles, Munich, and Singapore with some Chinese design flair. DesignworksUSA may be a subsidiary of an automotive company in BMW, but it dabbles in industrial and product design for [...]
Cadillac has talked about building a true flagship for years—the beautiful Sixteen concept, shown above, dates to 2003—and it appears that a rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan is finally taking shape. The brand’s bosses have realized that the XTS, a stretched derivative of the front-wheel-drive Epsilon platform also underpinning the Buick LaCrosse and Saab 9-5, will not [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 25, 2011 COMPASS360 RACING SIGNS SANDBERG FOR WORLD CHALLENGE Allendale , NJ After a challenging start to his World Challenge year at the season-opening event at St . Petersburg , Florida , New Jersey-based driver Brett Sandberg will return to the series behind the wheel of the Compass360 Racing 70 Honda Civic Si for the series' next race , at Miller Motorsports Park , . Utah Sandberg , who finished third in last year's WC Touring Car standings at the wheel of a privately-run ex-C360R Acura TSX , arrived for the Florida double-header with a new Honda and the hopes of bettering his 2010 results . Unfortunately , in the first race his car was damaged beyond repair , which meant he missed the second race of the . season After St . Petersburg , I: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 25, 2011 Inside Track partners with CTCC on official Fan Media Guide The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire CTCC is very pleased to announce that Inside Track Communications ITC the publisher of Inside Track Motorsport News , will partner with CTCC to produce the official Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Fan Media Guide for the 2011 and 2012 seasons The Guide features news and information about Canada's top touring car series , as well as driver bios and rosters , schedules , technical info , track guides and more . Printed editions of the Program will be distributed at CTCC events and will be available as electronic flip-books on the CTCC and Inside Track . websites Inside Track provides CTCC with: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 25, 2011 Retired Major General Lewis MacKenzie featured in General Racing From Mortimer : Racing Ottawa , ON : Mortimer Racing is pleased to announce that Retired Major General Lewis MacKenzie will be featured in General Racing” a documentary by the award winning Producer Paul Culliton and Director Brendon Culliton . Lew will be driving the Public Mobile 1994 Euro Swift in the Quebec Formula Tour F1600 Master Class . Paul Culliton recently wrote and produced the award winning documentary If I Should Fall” featuring the life and death of Trooper Marc Diab killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The film was critically acclaimed at the Canada International Film Festival . Paul plans to be at every race weekend of the series covering Lew and the young guns
This is the 2011 Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nürburgring Edition – and it is one hot hatch! It now features a re-worked version of the Corsa VXR’s existing 1.6-litre turbocharged engine which now produces 205PS (using superunleaded) at 5,750rpm (up from 192PS) and 250-280Nm of torque (up from 230-266Nm). A modified engine management and turbocharger system, [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 25, 2011 Countdown Continues to Opening Night with the Northumberland Mall With the Coca Cola Full Throttle Season opener less than two weeks away fans can get a sneak preview at the 2011 line up this week at Cobourg's Northumberland Mall . Drop by and see the Vanderlaan Building Supplies Late Model of Charlie Sandercock , the Southern Ontario Sprint of Warren Mahoney , Bob Akey's Bill's Johns Comp 4 and the all new 2001 Custom Carts Brighton Speedway Golf Cart . While you are there pick up the 2011 schedule and fill out a ballot to win a 2011 seasons pass Great weather this past Easter weekend allowed track staff to make some great strides at the track in prepping for the much anticpated 2011 season . Practice is scheduled for this coming: : skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 24, 2011 NASCAR : Carl Edwards grabs fourth Nashville Nationwide win Note Canadian J.R . Fitzpatrick finished 27 th in the Go Canada Racing Ford Courtesy of the Sporting News Lee Montgomery LEBANON , Tenn . Carl Edwards returned to victory lane at Nashville Superspeedway for the first time since 2007, winning Saturday’s Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race . Edwards had won three Nationwide races in a row in 2006-07 but went six races at Nashville without winning again . His four Nashville victories are tops among all drivers at the 1.33-mile track . Was it 2007 Edwards said . That’s a long time to run poorly somewhere . Seemed like every time we came we won for a little while . Was it three in a row Then all of a sudden , we came here and: : skip to main skip to sidebar Saturday , April 23, 2011 PHOTOS : Go Canada Racing at Nashville Thanks to Joel Robinson for sending along these shots from Friday at Nashville . SuperSpeedway Two are from the press conference featuring Go Canada Racing team owner Steve Meehan right and driver JR Fitzpatrick . The other is of JR inside the 67 Go Canada Racing Nationwide Series . car Thanks Joel and good luck today to JR and the Go Canada Racing . team Jason Sharpe is Tweeting updates at jasonsharpe Posted by GREGM at 8:05 AM 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom READ INSIDE TRACK ON YOUR COMPUTER OR IPAD Subscribe 9.99 for 12 issues or purchase a single issue 99 cents The new issue of Inside Track is available right now . Click on the image above to
These sportier Volvos each have 325 reasons to go rather than stop. For Swedish performance aficionados who remember the Volvo R sedans and wagons from the ’90s and early 2000s, Volvo’s recent R-Design packages left much to be desired. Rather than increase power, those add-ons were being limited to stiffer suspension bits, flashy wheels, and [...]
Volkswagen is thrilled that between 20 and 25 percent of its total vehicles sold in the U.S. are sold with diesel engines, but the company is hungry for more. An executive has told us that the company would be eager to expand the number of models it offers here with a diesel option. As it [...]
The Eclipse’s swan song comes with rocker stripes and rockin’ wheels. Introduced more than 20 years ago, Mitsubishi’s Eclipse reaches the end of the road this summer. The Japanese automaker will shut down the Normal, Illinois, lines that crank out the slow-selling coupe and retool the plant to make the Outlander Sport, which is sure [...]
Callaway, known for building hotted-up Camaros and Corvettes, has assembled a package to be applied to Chevy’s trucks and sport-utes. Callaway will build a SportTruck from any Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500HD, Avalanche, Tahoe, or Suburban with a gas engine. The package is the same for each, and tops the engine with an Eaton TVS supercharger [...]
Best of the Big Apple: The season-ender turns out to be a fruitful auto show. Once again, the annual sheetmetal gathering in New York marks the end of auto-show season. Now it’s time for the playoffs. Wait, no, that’s hockey. Now’s the time for us to reflect on the important, exciting, and downright awesome debuts [...]: : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 21, 2011 RIVERSIDE SPEEDWAY : Ambrose to return for IWK 250 JAMES RIVER , NS April 20, 2011 NASCAR’s Marcos Ambrose has confirmed he will return to Nova Scotia this July to enter the 2011 edition of the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body . 160 The Richard Petty Motorsports driver will spend a rare NASCAR Sprint Cup Series off-weekend at Riverside International Speedway July 22-23 hoping to take the IWK 250 championship trophy back to his home North . Carolina Ambrose will return to Riverside as a sophomore behind the wheel of a super late model race car , making his first attempt in last year’s IWK 250. The two-time V8 Supercar champion turned NASCAR driver adapted quickly and led laps early in a car he felt was good enough to: : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 21, 2011 Maritime Pro Stock Tour : CARQUEST picks up two races CARQUEST Auto Parts will remain a major sponsor on the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour PFTPST for the 2011 season . nbsp CARQUEST relinquished the Tour’s title sponsorship after 10 seasons but has picked up two of the 12 races on the PFTPST schedule . CARQUEST will present the 100 lap season opener at Scotia Speedworld on Sunday , May 22nd . The Second CARQUEST event will be hosted at Petty International Raceway on Saturday , August 27th . nbsp We are extremely pleased that CARQUEST Auto Parts has remained with the Pro Stock Tour . 8221 Said Ken Cunning , General Manager of the Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour . nbsp CARQUEST has supported the Tour since its inception and helped: skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 21, 2011 Porsche IMSA GT3 to compete at Grand Prix du Canada Montréal , April 20, 2011 Another of the world's most prestigious single-marque competition series , the Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama , will complete the 2011 Grand Prix du Canada support-race program next June 10, 11 and 12. Over thirty competitors , driving specially prepared Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars for competition , will be ready to race on Sunday morning on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve . For the IMSA sanctioned series , which last competed in 2008 at the Grand Prix du Canada , this event marks its return to . Montreal Spectators at the Grand Prix du Canada greatly enjoyed the performance offered by drivers of the Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge during their first: : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , April 21, 2011 Drags : Bob Perkins Racing announces 2011 sponsors Received the following from Jim Grainger . Bob Perkins Racing is proud to announce the 2011 sponsors on his 1967 Dodge Coronet One Hot Tamale' that competes in the Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racers Series and OSCA . We thank them all for their support Lucas Oil Products Superior Auto Collision Avision Construction Group KingPin Specialized Concrete Work Fat Bastard Burrito . Co Hot Rod Scotts Bob Perkins Automotive Rexdale Towing Stewart Warner Maxima Technology Posted by GREGM at 4:45 PM 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom READ INSIDE TRACK ON YOUR COMPUTER OR IPAD Subscribe 9.99 for 12 issues or purchase a single issue 99 cents The: . skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , April 19, 2011 Go Canada Racing . ready to roll Today in Toronto , Canadian racer J.R . Fitzpatrick l and new team owner Steve Meehan r took the wraps off their new Go Canada Racing' NASCAR team . Meehan is the founder of the Investment Planning Counsel and now has his sights set on building a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup team that Canadian fans can cheer . for The team takes to the track this weekend for the NASCAR Nationwide Series stop in Nashville , TN . Go Canada Racing plans to take part in approximately 10 Nationwide Series races in 2011 and as many as three Sprint Cup races . Posted by GREGM at 12:35 PM Labels : J.R . Fitzpatrick NASCAR Steve Meehan 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom READ INSIDE: skip to main skip to sidebar Tuesday , April 19, 2011 Max Papis announces association with Polar USA MOORESVILLE , NC April 19, 2011 Widely regarded as one of the most versatile racecar drivers in the world , Mad’ Max Papis is excited to announce his association with Polar www.polarusa.com the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technologies . nbsp Being an avid cyclist and fitness enthusiast , Papis has always paid close attention to his physical training in order to perform at his best level . Motorsports can be as physically demanding as any other endurance sport , and being able to maximize the performance at the track means that Max’s training needs to be precise . Papis has used Polar Pro 5 software to transfer data to his coach at Carmichael Training Systems to: : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 18, 2011 MERRITTVILLE SPEEDWAY : 60th season has cousins involved in big projects Throughout Merrittville Speedway’s history there have been stories of many families where second third and even fourth generations have shared an involvement in the sport . One such family is the Wood Family where in 2011 two cousins have some big projects ahead of . them Cousins Nick and Austin Wood have virtually grown up in the local racing community and each will celebrate the 60th Anniversary Season in their own . way 12 year old Nick will join students from across the Niagara Region at Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake as a part of the eighth annual District School Board of Niagara’s Heritage Fair this coming Tuesday . Nick will spend the day talking: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 18, 2011 SUCCESSFUL OUTING FOR PIERRE BOURQUE RACING AT TALLADEGA Ottawa , ON April 18, 2011 NASCAR driver Pierre Bourque , who normally is behind the wheel during the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series , raced this past weekend in the 3 Amigos 250 ARCA Series event at Talladega Superspeedway . Piloting the 6 Revolution Resources Fight Network OCR Gas Bar Toyota fielded by Eddie Sharp Racing , Bourque had a race outing that was as wild as the weather in . Talladega During practice for the event Bourque showed great poise behind the wheel and posted the eleventh quickest time around the high banked Superspeedway . We picked up right where we left off during our testing session” said Bourque . The whole ESR team worked really hard and gave me a terrific: skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 18, 2011 Wickens Opens 2011 Campaign with Pole and Podium Toronto , Canada April 17, 2011 Robert Wickens enjoyed a solid start to the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Canadian claiming the pole and a second place podium finish in the first race held on Saturday , followed by a fifth place in Sunday’s second outing at Spain’s Motorland Aragon Circuit . Competing this season for the UK-based Carlin outfit , Wickens exits the opening round sitting second overall in the Driver Standings . The 22-year-old from Toronto , backed this season by Marussia Motors , enjoyed a perfect start to the weekend claiming pole position for Saturday’s first race . Firing himself around the 5.43km Spanish track in 1m42.901s , Robert topped the 26-car field on: : skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 18, 2011 NASCAR SPRINT CUP : Johnson wins by a hair at Talladega TALLADEGA , Ala . Call it Talladega Superspeedway math . Four wide plus two deep equals one fantastic finish . Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race concluded with a pack of eight cars spread out four wide across the track , all crossing the finish line within a blink of the eye . It took video replays to conclude that Jimmie Johnson had nipped Clint Bowyer for the victory by 0.002 seconds , matching the closest margin of victory since NASCAR began using electronic . timing The race also equalled the NASCAR record for the most passes in a race , set last year at Talladega Superspeedway . There were a total of 88 lead changes among 26 . drivers When you’re four wide: : , skip to main skip to sidebar Monday , April 18, 2011 INDYCAR : Conway scores first IndyCar Series win , at Long Beach LONG BEACH , Calif . Mike Conway , coming back from serious injuries suffered in a crash late in the 2010 Indianapolis 500, overtook Ryan Briscoe in Turn 6 of Lap 72 of 85 and went on to lead to the checkered flag of the 37th Toyota Grand Prix of Long . Beach Conway is the first first-time winner of an IZOD IndyCar Series race since Briscoe in Milwaukee 2008. It was Andretti Autosport's first victory since June at Iowa Speedway . Five different teams were represented in the top . five His comeback is now complete , quot said team owner Michael Andretti , whose first and final Indy car victories came at Long Beach . The first time we put him in a race car , I could: skip to main skip to sidebar Sunday , April 17, 2011 Canadian Robert Wickens opens 2011 with Pole and Podium Toronto , Canada April 17, 2011 Robert Wickens enjoyed a solid start to the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Canadian claiming the pole and a second place podium finish in the first race held on Saturday , followed by a fifth place in Sunday’s second outing at Spain’s Motorland Aragon Circuit . Competing this season for the UK-based Carlin outfit , Wickens exits the opening round sitting second overall in the Driver Standings The 22-year-old from Toronto , backed this season by Marussia Motors , enjoyed a perfect start to the weekend claiming pole position for Saturday’s first race . Firing himself around the 5.43km Spanish track in 1m42.901s , Robert topped the 26-car