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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Sprint Cup - Bayne Qualifies P7 At Texas

Sprint Cup - Bayne Qualifies P7 At Texas

Fort Worth, Nov. 3, 2012: Trevor Bayne nailed down a top-10 starting spot for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, and as usual for his team, the strong qualifying effort brought optimism for the race and relief for simply being in it. Since the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion team runs just a ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Post-Qualifying Comments Abu Dahbi

FIA F1 - Post-Qualifying Comments Abu Dahbi

Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes 03 Nov 2012 Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne on missing out on Q2 for the eighth time this season; Marussia’s Charles Pic on out qualifying team mate Timo Glock by over three tenths of a second; Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher on failing to make it through to the to ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Hamilton On Pole At Abu Dahbi

FIA F1 - Hamilton On Pole At Abu Dahbi

Abu Dahbi, Nov. 3, 2012: Lewis Hamilton’s unstoppable form continued in qualifying here on Yas Island as night fell on Saturday, his lap of 1m 40.630s proving uncatchable as he took his 25th pole position for McLaren. In the end only Red Bull’s Mark Webber could get anywhere near him with 1m 40.978s, while te ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Friday Practice Reports Abu Dhabi

FIA F1 - Friday Practice Reports Abu Dhabi

<b>Practice One - Hamilton heads McLaren one-two in Abu Dhabi</b> McLaren got their Abu Dhabi campaign off to a dramatic start with the two fastest times on Friday, as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button dominated Practice One. Hamilton began setting the pace from the moment he took to the track halfway through and never ... Continue reading

Friday Evening Commute: Manhattan Traffic Analysis

Friday Evening Commute: Manhattan Traffic Analysis

Traffic in the New York metropolitan area is flowing smoothly through the Friday evening rush hour cutting travel times by 30 percent compared to a typical commute. Traffic speeds on Manhattan streets were anywhere from 10-15 mph faster than normal. Vehicle restrictions requiring passenger cars have at least 3 occupant ... Continue reading

BMW Group U.S. Reports October 2012 Sales

BMW Group U.S. Reports October 2012 Sales

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October sales of 32,339 vehicles, an increase of 18.5 percent from the 27,288 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 8.4 percent on sales of 267,267 in the first ten months of 2012 compared to 246,602 in the same period in 201 ... Continue reading

Honda Pledges $500,000 to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Honda Pledges $500,000 to Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief

In the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, American Honda today announced a pledge of $500,000 to the American Red Cross - Disaster Relief Fund, for use during humanitarian relief and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storm. 'As we have in responding to past natural disasters, supporting the Red Cros ... Continue reading

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