Archive for 'MINI'
Up Design Teases Vittoria Supercar Concept In Funky Video
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Up Design is an Italian design and engineering firm that helped create the striking I.D.E.A Sofia, a car crafted as the embodiment of the female form--ravishing Italian actress Sofia Loren, to be precise. The "Up" isn't directional, but rather an abbreviation for Umberto Palermo, the firm's founder. Other than that, we're not all that familiar..
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Grand-Am Hires FIA Veteran Gabriel Cadringher
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Grand-Am has hired Gabriel Cadringher--who has 30 years of expertise working at international motorsports' highest levels within the FIA--to be chief technical consultant to the series. In this role, Cadringher expects to work closely with managing director of racing operations Mark Raffauf and the entire Grand-Am competition department...
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Guilty Pleasure: Mazda RX-4
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Last week's Guilty Pleasure, the Saab Sonett, is one of those cars that several percent of car lovers think is pretty neat (the rest shy away in horror at the very sight of the flaky little fiberglass Swede).
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Scuderia Toro Rosso Names New F1 Drivers: Ricciardo, Vergne
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
For the first time since the team's debut 2006 season, Scuderia Toro Rosso has an all-new Formula 1 driver lineup for 2012. The team has named Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne to drive the two cars. Ricciardo, 22, comes to the Scuderia's front-line seat after serving as a Friday free practice driver early in the season; he drove full-time for...
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Penske Racing Promotes Todd Gordon To No. 22 Sprint Cup Crew Chief
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Although a driver for the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Penske Racing Dodge Charger hasn't been named yet, the team has promoted from within to select Todd Gordon as crew chief. This promotion comes after a successful 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series campaign, during which Gordon led the No
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Khalid alBalooshi Joins Al-Anabi Racing’s Top Fuel Team
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Al-Anabi Racing continues with news of its second driver in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
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2013 Buick Encore Teaser: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
The Detroit Auto Show is suiting up to be a rather interesting affair, with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, the 2013 Dodge Dart, a possible appearance by the 2013 SRT Viper, and the Acura NSX concept among others.
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Black Swan Racing Moves From GTC To LM P2 ALMS Competition
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
After winning the past two GT Challenge (GTC) championships with their Porsche in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron (ALMS), Black Swan Racing's owner Tim Pappas is eyeing the LM P2 category for the 2012 season.
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JJ Lehto Gets Prison In Fatal Boating Crash
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
When it comes to motorsports, Finland’s JJ Lehto is a guy who’s been there, done that.
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Shawn Langdon Joins NHRA’s Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
It took less than a day for Al-Anabi Racing to name Shawn Langdon as one of its two drivers in 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel competition. After sending a statement that Larry Dixon and the team were parting on a "mutual" basis on Monday night, Langdon got the nod a day later. Langdon has driven the past three years for Morgan...
