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Bourdais Leads Bump Day Indy Qualifiers
Posted on 21. May, 2012 by admin.
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...
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Andretti Sports Marketing And Race On LLC Get Baltimore OK
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by admin.
Michael Andretti has a lot on his plate, running an IZOD IndyCar Series team, a squad in the Firestone Indy Lights Championship, Star Mazda and USF2000 series. He also promotes the Toronto INDYCAR race, Milwaukee IndyFest and now has signed on as co-promoter of the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore. Andretti Sports Marketing is working with Race On LLC..
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Mobil 1 Racing Academy Game Offers Lessons From Tony Stewart, Lewis Hamilton
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin.
If you want to learn how to race cars, having NASCAR’s Tony Stewart or Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton as a coach is a pretty solid way to start. If you could actually hire either superstar driver, you’d pay a staggering amount to be told that your lines are sloppy, you’re braking too early and you’re not looking far...
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This Time, Carlisle Is Giving Away A Corvette
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin.
In the past few months, we’ve told you about giveaways at Carlisle events ranging from a vintage Fiat X1/9 to a classic Chevy 409 V-8 or a 5.7-liter Chrysler Hemi V-8.
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Want To Win A Chance To Drive A Lotus F1 Car?
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Climbing behind the wheel of an F1 car generally requires years of racing experience, the reflexes of a fighter pilot and a sixth sense for car control that few people possess. Failing that, you could be the host of a very successful BBC automotive show, or you win a contest sponsored by watchmaker TW Steel
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Carlisle Events Giving Away A Pair Of Engines
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Are you a Chevy fan or a Mopar fan with a project in your garage just awaiting a new engine? If so, we’ve got good news for you: at the upcoming Carlisle GM Nationals, scheduled for June 22-24, Carlise and Auto Enthusiast will give away a 1963 Chevy 409-cubic-inch V-8. Two weeks later, Carlisle Events will partner with Muscle Motors, Mopar..
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Panther Racing, Dreyer & Reinbold Form Strategic INDYCAR Alliance
Posted on 07. May, 2012 by admin.
Two weeks ago Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (as well as Bryan Herta Autosport) announced they would be severing ties with Lotus, one of three engine suppliers to the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. Dreyer & Reinbold (DRR) has entered the first four contests of the 16-race season as Lotus DRR but will now be known as Panther/DRR as they field Spaniard...
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Fisker Karma To Tackle Inaugural Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by admin.
The Fisker Karma range-extended electric sedan will be racing through the Alps in the inaugural Bodensee-Elektrik Rallye, which commences today and travels across some of Europe’s finest driving roads before concluding on May 6.
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Shank Releases Driver Howard To Search For Indy 500 Ride
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
No matter the outcry from fans and the media and no matter how deserving as a racer, neither Chevrolet nor Honda is budging on supplying an engine to Rolex 24 at Daytona winner Michael Shank, who announced his intention to race in the IZOD IndyCar Series last October at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. At the time, Shank said he'd be one of the...
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INDYCAR Turbocharger Ruling Appealed By GM
Posted on 03. May, 2012 by admin.
Turbo-Gate isn't over yet. A ruling went against General Motors the week of the Sao Paulo IZOD IndyCar Series race after the manufacturer's Chevrolet racing division questioned competitor Honda's use of a different compressor cover A/R for their single Borg Warner turbocharger than that originally made for the unit.
