First Drive: 2011 Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG-T CVT
Sporty alternative for conventional hatch backs By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel Amsterdam Bureau FRANKFURT, July 17. A couple of weeks before the world premiere at the 2010 Geneva auto show, Nissan unveiled the Juke in Paris for a small media attendance. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2010/0 ... Continue reading
CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE OF AMERICA AT MEADOW BROOK FOR 2010 - Sunday July 25
Literally, A Exhibition of Elegance By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Larry Moss insists, âMichigan is still the automobile capital of the world.â He also insists that the Concours dâElegance of America at Meadow Brook, often considered the most prestigious classic and collector car event ... Continue reading
IndyCow - Part I - The Wages Of A Failed Herd Mentality
By Rick Carlton - Motorsports Opinion <p> Austin, July 15, 2010: After nearly four months of web promotion, countless media emails, at least one global radio roundtable and three week's worth of tick-tock "Be There Or You'll Miss The News" teasers, the Indy Racing League finally rolled out its 2012 series technical spe ... Continue reading
Mechanical Gremlins Attack Patrick Sheltra Hard At Mansfield
MANSFIELD, July 18, 2010: For the second consecutive race, Patrick Sheltra and his Sheltra Motorsports team were bit by circumstances beyond their control as two separate mechanical failures forced a upsetting 21st place finish Saturday night in the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA 200 at Mansfield Motorsports Park (MMP). Sh ... Continue reading
SONOMA, July 18, 2010: On the strength of a Friday run that was briefly a track record, Jeg Coughlin Jr. qualified for the Fram-Autolite Nationals third on the Pro Stock ladder. During the night session Friday, Coughlin blistered the track with a 6.552 second, 210.31 mph lap in the JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt, which for a co ... Continue reading
De Silvestro Muscles Through Qualifying
TORONTO, July 18, 2010: After having had 3 practice sessions under her belt, Simona De Silvestro and her Team Stargate Worlds crew prepared to qualify for tomorrowâs Honda Indy Toronto race. With temperatures in the high 80âs and the threat of thunderstorms today and tomorrow looming, the field of 26 IndyCar ... Continue reading
Drissi Stays Atop Time Chart in Toronto
TORONTO, July 16, 2010: Defending SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series champion Tomy Drissi put his experience on the street circuit at Torontoâs Exhibition Place to good use on Friday and topped the speed chart in both of the dayâs practice sessions. Drissi, of Hollywood, Calif., logged a best lap at 1:12.428 (87 ... Continue reading
Pobst, Cunningham and Wittmer Set Qualifying Pace at Toronto
TORONTO, July 17, 2010: Each will claim they love street races, and for Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Nick Wittmer, of Montreal, itâs not a secret why â theyâre fast on them. The trio qualified Saturday morning on the pole for the afternoonâs Acura Sport ... Continue reading
IZOD Indycar Series Qualifying
TORONTO - Results of Qualifying Saturday for the Honda Indy Toronto IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.755-mile Streets of Toronto, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses: 1. (22) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 01:00.2710 (104.827) 2. (12) Will Power, Dal ... Continue reading
TORONTO, July 17, 2010: E.J. Viso, a podium finisher recently at Iowa, led the KV Racing Technology four-driver lineup in Saturday qualifications for Sundayâs Honda Indy Toronto in the 1.74-mile, 11-turn street circuit at Exhibition Place. Viso, driver of the No. 8 PDVSA â KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/F ... Continue reading
Wilson Takes IZOD Indycar Series Pole
TORONTO, July 17, 2010: Justin Wilson earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series pole, and set a series track record in the process, for the Honda Indy Toronto. Now all the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver has to do is hold off 25 challengers over 85 laps in Sunday's race. Wilson posted a quick lap of 1 minute, 0.2710 seconds ... Continue reading
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