2010 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile - Overview of the Paris Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor PARIS - October 2, 2010: Although details and photos of most of the cars that debuted during the past two days at the Paris Motor Show had already been released, there were still some surprises. Take Lotus, for example, who came to the French city of lights with no less than five ... Continue reading
2011 Camaro Convertible - Opening Soon
DETROIT October 2, 2010; The 21st century rebirth of the Chevrolet Camaro opens a new chapter when the 2011 Camaro Convertible premieres at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on Nov. 17. The Camaro Convertible will arrive in Chevrolet showrooms in February 2011. Starting price will be $30,000, including $850 desti ... Continue reading
MotoGP PREVIEW: GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN
EVENT: Grand Prix of Japan WHERE: Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan. Circuit is 2.983 miles (4.801 km), with 14 turns. Race is 24 laps. WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 3. ... Continue reading
With championships at stake, Coughlin heads for Atco event
ATCO, Oct. 2, 2010: T.J. Coughlin is one of a handful of drivers still mathematically in the running for the 2010 Super Comp championship so the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals champion has loaded his JEGS.com dragster and headed to historic Atco Dragway in Atco, N.J. for this weekendâs Northeast Division Lucas Oil Serie ... Continue reading
Sato In Top Ten Again with Viso 12th & Moraes 13th
HOMESTEAD, Oct. 2, 2010: Takuma Sato is catching onto oval racing rather quickly with his No. 5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry with another top-ten qualifying effort Friday in preparations for Saturdayâs Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Sato, who had never competed at ... Continue reading
Ave Closes Out Championship Season at Road Atlanta with Sixth Trans-Am Victory
BRASELTON, October 2, 2010: Newly crowned series champion Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., picked up his sixth career SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series victory on Friday afternoon at Road Atlanta, coming out on top in a seesaw battle with polesitter Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C. Driving the No. 4 Boden Masonry/Lamers Racing/M ... Continue reading
Franchitti Takes Pole At Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Oct. 2, 2010: Dario Franchitti will start the Cafes do Brasil Indy 300 with an 11-point deficit in the championship standings. Franchitti bumped Will Power, his lone title rival, from the provisional pole and earned his second PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season with a two-lap average of 213.187 mph. M ... Continue reading
IZOD Indycar Series Qualifying - Homestead - October 2, 2010
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Qualifying Friday for the Cafes Do Brasil Indy 300 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.485-mile Homestead Miami Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: 1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 213.187 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 212.908 3. ... Continue reading
Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying - Homestead - October 2, 2010
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Qualifying Friday for the Fuzzys Ultra Premium Vodka 100 Firestone Indy Lights event on the 1.485-mile Homestead Miami Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, and speed: 1. (11) Pippa Mann, 186.597 2. (26) Charlie Kimball, 186.343 3. (32) Brandon Wagner, 186.027 4. ... Continue reading
Wilcox Snags Thrilling Formula Atlantic Victory at SCCA Runoffs
ELKHART LAKE, October 1, 2010: A late-race caution allowed David Wilcox, of Derby, Kan., to close the gap to then-leader Keith Grant, with a final-lap drag race securing the Formula Atlantic National Championship for Wilcox at the SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway. Grant, of Germantown, Tenn., held on for second at Road ... Continue reading
Dixon captures inaugural Formula 1000 SCCA National Championship at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, October 1, 2010: Brandon Dixon, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., not only captured his first-career SCCA Runoffs National Championship, but he was also the inaugural Formula 1000 winner at the 47th SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. The Gumout polewinner Tom Schwietz, of Winchester, Va., and Niki Coell ... Continue reading
Rettich Collects FE SCCA National Championship and Super Sweep at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, October 1, 2010) â Scott Rettich, of Camden, Ohio, held off a charging Matthew Mair, of Miami, Fla., to earn the Formula Enterprises National Championship and SCCA Super Sweep at the 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway. Patrick Gallagher, of Thornville, Ohio, completed the pod ... Continue reading
Audi e-tron Spyder Hybrid Study Goes Live In Paris - VIDEO ENHANCED
One of the real live wires at the 2010 Paris Motor Show will undoubtedly be the Audi e-tron Spyder, a two-seat open sports car study with plug-in hybrid drive capable of delivering 128mpg economy and 59g/km emissions from its 300PS twin-turbo V6 TDI engine and twin electric motors. ... Continue reading
Deer-Vehicle Collision Frequency Up 21 Percent in Five Years
Deer-Vehicle Collision Frequency Up 21 Percent in Five Years , Oct. 1 BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Oct. 1 -- While the number of miles driven by U.S. motorists over the past five years has increased just 2 percent, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in this country during that time has grown by ten times that amount. Using it ... Continue reading
Tesla Initiates Voluntary Recall After Single Customer Incident
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors has launched a voluntary safety recall on Roadster models 2.0 and 2.5. The recall involves the 12v low voltage auxiliary cable from a redundant back up system that provides power to various systems, including the headlamps, taillights, turn signals and hazard lights, and airbags in the u ... Continue reading
Audi quattro Concept Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show 2010 - VIDEO ENHANCED
The 1980 Geneva Motor Show saw the debut of an automobile, whose name went on to become more than just a symbol for a long line of success by the manufacturer. The quattro from Audi is also the gold standard for the combination of winning motor sport qualities with the utmost in everyday practicality. ... Continue reading
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