R3 Motorsports looking for solid finish under the lights of Chicagoland Speedway

R3 Motorsports ThumbnailCHINA GROVE, N.C. (May 31, 2011) ? When the green flag flies over the 1.5-mile oval and under the lights of Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night, Robert Richardson, Jr. and the No. 23 North Texas Pipe Dodge have one goal in mind ? get a good finish. After a rough couple of weeks...more»

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FIA vice-president tests WRC Mini

FIA vice-president for sport and 14-time Middle East Rally Champion Mohammed Ben Sulayem tested Mini's John Cooper Works WRC at Warwick yesterday. Ben Sulayem drove the Mini at Prodrive's asphalt test track and admitted he had enjoyed his first taste of the new generation of World Rally Cars. "It's the first time I have had a chance to drive a new World Rally Car," he said.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/fia-vice-president-tests-wrc-mini/

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Ford Announces 1.0-Liter Turbo Three-Cylinder EcoBoost for U.S.-Market Fiesta (Maybe Focus, Too)

Ford just announced plans for a direct-injected, turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, joining BMW among major automakers who intend to offer such a powerplant. The Blue Oval says that the tiny mill will find its way into U.S.-market Fiestas, with availability possibly expanding to the Focus, too. No word as of yet on whether the [...]

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Today?s Headlines

Global CO2 Emissions Hit a New All-Time High (Dot Earth) Schumer’s Response to $4/Gallon Gas: Blame Oil Refineries for Fixing Prices (NY1) Denny Farrell: Assembly Hasn’t Ruled Out Gas Tax Pandering (NY1) Gas Tax Holiday Mindlessness Spreads to Maryland (CS Monitor) 2-Year-Old Girl in Critical Condition After SUV Driver Hits Her on Marcus Garvey Blvd (News) Two People Hospitalized After [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/05/31/todays-headlines-1128/

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Di Resta: Ambitious driving cost me

Paul di Resta believes that his "ambitious" driving cost him a points finish at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Force India driver ran 13th early on, but collided with Jaime Alguersuari's Toro Rosso at the Loews hairpin on lap 24. The British driver needed a replacement nosecone after the incident, and was also given a drive-through penalty for causing it.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/di-resta-ambitious-driving-cost-me/

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We Sample Pioneer?s AppRadio Infotainment System, Discover It?s Not a Kludge of Overwhelming Jankitude

As in-car infotainment goes, Audi?s latest MMI system is seriously impressive. It maintains the intuitive nature of the company?s earlier attempts at in-car infotainment and seamlessly delivers Google-sourced content as an overlay via a T-Mobile connection while delivering an in-car wireless hotspot. It?s also out of date as you read this. The new trend, as [...]

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PROLONG SUPER LUBRICANTS SPONSORS PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY

PROLONG POMONA, Calif.Tue, 31 May 2011 Prolong(r) Super Lubricants is proud to sponsor Perris Auto Speedway, a half-mile clay oval track where 850 horsepower, 1,200 pound USAC-CRA sprint car series race in Perris, California....

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Monaco GP stopped after Petrov crash

The Monaco Grand Prix has been stopped following a multiple-car accident at the Swimming Pool complex in the closing stages of the race. As the race leaders Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button came up to backmarkers on lap 69 of the race, ahead of them there was chaos after Adrian Sutil swiped the barriers on the exit of the Tabac Corner

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/monaco-gp-stopped-after-petrov-crash/

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We Catch the 247-hp 2012 Ford Focus ST at the Nürburgring

We’ve just caught a mule of Ford’s upcoming Focus ST as it heads into testing at the Nürburgring in Germany. While the body is stock Focus, the Brobdingnagian wheels and the center-mounted exhaust tell us that this is definitely the 247-hp, 260-lb-ft hot hatch. We expect Ford’s answer to the VW GTI to arrive in [...]

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