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Ford Corrals Four Million Mustang Fans On Facebook

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

The iconic Ford Mustang has set yet another record, this time for becoming the most popular nameplate vehicle on the largest social network in the world. The Mustang has now surpassed four million Facebook fans, something that no other vehicle has yet to manage. Perhaps more surprising is that the Mustang Facebook page continues to grow at a rate…

Rare Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sells For $1.9 Million

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

With only four examples in existence, bidding on a 1991 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe that recently went to auction was always going to be furious. However, few would have guessed that bidding on the car would reach levels approaching the $2 million mark–but it did. At a Bonhams auction in the UK this past weekend, the fourth and…

One-Two Finish For Audi At 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Despite the somewhat erratic weather that plagued this past weekend’s N

Bourdais Leads Bump Day Indy Qualifiers

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

It might have been a bit anticlimactic, but the field is full for the 96h Indianapolis 500 scheduled for next Sunday, May 27. There were 9 additional cars ready to complete the field after the fastest 24 performed their four-lap runs on Pole Day; the drama concerned who would take what position–and whether they’d keep their cars together…

2013 Ford Shelby GT500: First Drive

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:01:00 +0000

This is insane. Truly. Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable. Now it’s not just real, it’s available from your local Ford dealer, with a warranty. For about sixty grand. It’s a 200-mph Shelby Mustang with 662 horsepower. It’s an American supercar for the 99 percent. It’s also, as you’d expect, fun. At its heart, it’s still very much…

Lorenzo Beats Le Mans Weather To Win MotoGP Race

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:04:00 +0000

Weather conditions deteriorated at Le Mans Sunday afternoon, placing the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France MotoGP race on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans strictly in the hands of rain-master Jorge Lorenzo on the Factory Yamaha Racing motorcycle. The Spaniard charged past pole man Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner on their Repsol Hondas on the first…

MINI’s John Cooper Works Lineup Gets New Engine For 2013

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

A brand new generation of the MINI Cooper is just around the corner but the performance flagships of the current range, the potent John Cooper Works models, will have to soldier on for a few more years until they’re replaced. To keep them up-to-date MINI is introducing a new engine across its JCW lineup; one that promises to deliver the…

Briscoe Earns Indy 500 Pole For Penske And Chevrolet

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:47:00 +0000

When the new engines and chassis came in for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, the series decided, after an oval test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that they wanted to aim for qualifying in the 225-mph range. The Fast Nine shootout at the end of the day managed to supersede that, as Ryan Briscoe earned the 17th Indianapolis 500 pole position…

Le Mans MotoGP Pole To Pedrosa’s Repsol Honda

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:52:00 +0000

Dani Pedrosa took advantage of changing weather conditions to beat Repsol Honda teammate Casey Stoner to pole position for the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France on the Le Mans racetrack. The Spaniard dealt with damp, drying and dry conditions to take his first pole position of the season and his fourth at Le Mans, with a lap of 1:33.638. “I’m…

Andretti Tops 227mph In Indy Fast Friday Practice

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:53:00 +0000

In six hours of Fast Friday practice for the 96th Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, speeds went up, times went down but the same guy that led the speed charts since Thursday was still quickest around the legendary 2.5-mile oval. Third generation racer Marco Andretti – who seems much more serene and confident this month than I’ve…