Last week, the Lefevres and Vaccaro saw video of the crash in its entirety for the first time.�In a letter delivered Tuesday to Supreme Court [...]
Gunnar Johansson Peter Johansson Rick Johnson Gary Jones Mark Jones
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Vaccaro: Video Shows NYPD Wrongly Faulted Slain Cyclist Mathieu Lefevre
Video footage indicates that NYPD was wrong to conclude that cyclist Mathieu Lefevre caused the October 2011 crash that took his life, according to Steve Vaccaro, the attorney representing Lefevre’s family.
Last week, the Lefevres and Vaccaro saw video of the crash in its entirety for the first time.�In a letter delivered Tuesday to Supreme Court [...]
Last week, the Lefevres and Vaccaro saw video of the crash in its entirety for the first time.�In a letter delivered Tuesday to Supreme Court [...]
2012 NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 First Practice Session Speeds
Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks over the #5 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCARDale Earnhardt Jr., with a lap speed of �120.900 mph, was the quickest Friday morning during the first NNS Ford EcoBoost 300 practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway. The current series...more»
Broc Glover Rui Goncalves Josh Grant Billy Grossi Davide Guarneri
RJ Says: 1985 LA Coliseum Supercross video - part 1
Where supercross started - the fabled Los Angeles Coliseum in 1972. This video is from 1985 at the L. A. Coliseum Supercross.
This video is part 1 of 2. I wanted to get it up for you as quickly as possible. In this video, for better or worse, you'll see a lot of me (I'm number 5 on a Yamaha). But in the second video that's coming, you'll see a lot more of my friends in the race like David Bailey, Bob Hannah, Jeff Ward, Goat Breker, Broc Glover, Ron Lechien, Johnny O'Mara, and others.
I think in 1985, we ran two 'main events' at each supercross. Part of what you see here (if my memory is correct) is me winning the first 'main event'.
And stay tuned for the second video! Both videos have the fabled Peristyle uphill / downhill. And especially in the second video coming late next week, with guys like Jeff Ward, David Bailey, Bob Hannah, Broc Glover, Ron Lechien, Johnny O'Mara and myself - you'll see riders with about 33 AMA Supercross and Motocross titles combined!
Hope you enjoy the videos ...
Source: http://www.supercross.com/rj-says/rj-says-1985-la-coliseum-supercross-video-part-1
Jonathan Barragan Andrea Bartolini Willy Bauer Jean Michel Bayle Pit Beirer
Felipe Massa: ?I expected to be better??
Felipe Massa says a simple lack of grip was the cause of his struggles in qualifying in Australia, something that came as a surprise after testing suggested that the car was at least potentially good over one lap. The Brazilian … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/03/17/felipe-massa-i-expected-to-be-better/
Gaston Rahier Steve Ramon Tyla Rattray Chad Reed Warren Reid
Jimmie Johnson?s Crew Chief Prepares for Another Appeal: NASCAR Fan View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Chad Knaus is preparing for another appeal to overturn NASCARs fines and suspensions for violating the rules. Jimmie Johnsons crew chief has already lost one appeal, but Rick Hendrick is determined to try again. The team has posted a message on Twitter and its official...
Ashley Fiolek Ernesto Fonseca Lauris Freibergs Paul Friedrichs Steven Frossard
2011 St. Louis Supercross: Qualifying Times
Round 14 from the St. Louis Supercross where Trey Canard has the best qualifying time with a 47.517 second lap time, followed by James Stewart (47.605), Austin Stroupe (48.492), Ryan Villopoto (48.590), and Ryan Dungey (48.746) rounding out the top 5. Chad Reed has the 6th fastest lap time with a 48.979 second lap.
In the [...]
In the [...]
Source: http://emotocrossblog.com/archives/1067
John Banks Mark Barnett Jonathan Barragan Andrea Bartolini Willy Bauer
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Q2: Silver polish
Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were 1-2 in the Q2 session, with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in hot pursuit. Fifth fastest was Romain Grosjean in the Lotus, while Sebastian Vettel was sixth ahead of Pastor Maldonado, Mark Webber, Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo. Out went Jean-Eric Vergne, Fernando Alonso, who spun off and caused [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/silver-polish/
Billy MacKenzie Corrado Maddii Andre Malherbe Paul Malin Jacky Martens
F1 2011 Launch Catch Up ? McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault?
Catching up on the launches in one mega post. �Here in you’ll find quick interviews with senior members of the team and photos from the Red Bull, Sauber, Renault Lotus, Toro Rosso, Mercedes and McLaren launches. Apologies for being somewhat late, the whole blog isn’t running at full power until the season starts again. Red [...]
Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker
Ferrari's fate the foremost of many unknowns
Kimi Raikkonen was to the point, as ever.
As pre-season testing wound to a close at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, the man who returns to Formula 1 this season after two years in rallying was asked how he felt the teams compared.
"In two weeks we know," the Lotus driver said. "There is no point to guess here. I don't know who's going to be fastest. Nobody knows."
Up and down the pit lane, drivers from other teams were expressing more or less the same view.
"McLaren look very strong," said Red Bull's Mark Webber. "And some of the other times done by other teams were pretty handy, too."
Jenson Button, meanwhile, managed to cover all bases in three sentences.
"There's a lot of work needs to be done before we're properly competitive," the McLaren driver said. "I'm reasonably happy with what we have. I don't know where we are but the feeling is good."
That summed up the situation pretty well at the end of three pre-season tests.
The lap times have been particularly difficult to read this year but it seems some patterns have emerged.
Up and down the pit lane, the general view is that the field is a lot closer than in recent years. Red Bull are again very strong, McLaren look like running them close and Mercedes appear to have made a step forward. Lotus, Sauber and Force India have also looked pretty handy.
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says he is "expecting the tightest start to a season we've seen for a number of years".
People don't just invent these views - they are formed by looking through the mountains of data that each day of testing throws up.
Kimi Raikonnen returns to Formula 1 after a three year absence.
Analysing the lap times also produces some interesting numbers.
While it is not possible to know the programmes each team is running at any time, it is a reasonable assumption that over the course of winter testing all the teams will get through pretty much the same sort of work.
So, logically, an average of every lap time a driver has done over the three tests should give some indication of where each team is.
On average, over the whole of winter testing, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was the fastest of the drivers from last year's top two teams, by 0.3secs from Button, with Hamilton a similar margin further back and just in front of Webber.
The specific average times look like this:
Vettel one minute, 25.340 seconds
Button 1:25.664
Hamilton 1:25.937
Webber 1:25.951
It's also worth pointing out that the pattern of the last two or three years has been for Red Bull's true pace to be disguised in both winter testing and in free practice at the grands prix.
Whether they are running more fuel than their rivals, or a weaker engine map, Red Bull always seem to find more time when it matters than the others do.
Mercedes have clearly been doing a different programme from the other teams - with a far greater concentration of longer runs - so comparing their times is potentially less instructive.
But when you see that Nico Rosberg did a 1:22.932 at the start of a 13-lap run on the penultimate day of testing, you know they have a pretty decent car.
"It's still going to be the teams from last year that we need to beat," Rosberg said, sounding confident. "But I think we have a good chance to annoy them a few times early in the season."
And then there is Ferrari. Unless there is some Oscar-worthy acting going on, they are in trouble.
Ferrari have been open about the fact that they are struggling to understand the behaviour of their radical new car. Insiders tell BBC Sport that sometimes it behaves well and predictably, and sometimes it does not, and the team have no idea why.
The sense of crisis was heightened by Ferrari's decision to cancel their driver media briefings over the final weekend of testing, saying they wanted them to concentrate solely on their job.
But Fernando Alonso did speak on television at the Barcelona-Sporting football match on Saturday night, saying: "In the first races we will suffer because we are not 100%."
Ferrari put up technical director Pat Fry instead of Alonso on Sunday, and he admitted that he thought it unlikely the team would be able to finish on the podium in Melbourne.
One can only imagine the pressure Fry must be feeling right now.
A diffident man who is uncomfortable with the media, Fry is in his first year in the job following the dismissal of predecessor Aldo Costa. And he has overseen a design office that was told to take risks this season in an attempt to close the gap to Red Bull after a poor 2011.
They've taken those risks - but it does not look for now as if they have made wise choices.
And yet, and yet. If you average out Alonso's lap times over the whole of winter testing, guess what? He is the fastest of all - by 0.3secs. No wonder Webber says: "The mystery is the Ferrari."
So what's going on? The new F2012 looks like it can do a decent lap time, so it is conceivable that it will qualify pretty well in Melbourne the weekend after next.
But according to BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson, who spent some time watching trackside in Barcelona, it seems to quickly drop in performance, initially losing grip on turn-in, and later on corner exits too.
It seems to use its tyres particularly aggressively. Ferrari have been afflicted these last few years by a car that raced better than it qualified because it used its tyres too gently. In seeking to fix this trait, have they now gone too far the other way?
It's not as if they can blame the drivers either. In Alonso, they have an all-time great, a gold standard who will push the car to its absolute limit on every single lap of every single race. Many consider his season in 2011 to have been better than his title-winning years with Renault in 2005-06, considering the equipment at his disposal.
This, team boss Stefano Domenicali has admitted to BBC Sport, was the point of signing the Spaniard on a lucrative contract that commits him to the team until the end of 2016. It puts pressure on the team to deliver.
Of course, all this may turn out to be an illusion. Perhaps Alonso will be a contender for victory in Melbourne, and throughout the year. But let's assume for a moment he isn't.
Back in 2007, when his relationship with McLaren was in tatters, Alonso had talks with Red Bull to discuss moving there.
Red Bull were keen but in the end Alonso opted for a move back to Renault, knowing a Ferrari seat was waiting for him a couple of years down the line.
At the time, with Ferrari contending for the title for the 10th time in 11 years and Red Bull still in the midfield, you could hardly fault the logic.
But now, in his quiet moments, or when he's watching Vettel celebrate yet another win, or looking at the beautifully intricate detail at the back of the Red Bull, or when he's wrestling his uncooperative mount into a corner, does Alonso wish he could turn back the clock?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/03/kimi_raikkonen_was_to_the_poin.html
Jeff Emig Harry Everts Stefan Everts Jaroslav Falta Claudio Federici
Kevin Windham Sparkles in Emerald City, Eli Tomac Gains Big Ground in Lites West
It was good to be a GEICO Honda rider during the 15th round of Supercross in Seattle. Fan favorite Kevin Windham and teammate Eli Tomac both earned runner-up finishes under the Saturday night lights at Qwest Field, Windham on his 450cc ride and Tomac on his 250cc Lites bike.
Windham, who won Seattle last season, always [...]
Windham, who won Seattle last season, always [...]
Source: http://emotocrossblog.com/archives/1071
Doug Dubach Ryan Dungey Vic Eastwood Daryl Ecklund Erik Eggens
Face Time & Sore Eyes with BK!
Interviews for the interwebs! Brian Kachinsky on ESPN & Sore Eye Sports.
Source: http://etnies.com/blog/2012/2/13/face-time-sore-eyes-with-bk/
Jean Sebastien Roy Alex Salvini Donny Schmit Fritz Schneider Darrell Schultz
Steve Levin to Ray Kelly: Time to Fully Investigate Serious Traffic Injuries
Brooklyn City Council Member Steve Levin wants NYPD to explain the way it investigates traffic crashes, and is preparing legislation that would bring department procedures in line with state law and significantly increase the number of officers trained to deal with cases involving serious injury and death.
Steve Levin
In a letter to Commissioner Ray Kelly [PDF], [...]
Steve Levin
In a letter to Commissioner Ray Kelly [PDF], [...]
Jimmy Ellis Jeff Emig Harry Everts Stefan Everts Jaroslav Falta
2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, an FIM World Championship - Atlanta Recap, St. Louis Preview
Updated 6:31pm Pacfic Time. Last weekend was one of the best supercross races we have witnessed all season long. What's more - the excitement largely involved someone other than the "Big Four". Anytime a big name rider gets hurt, the question always comes up, ?Who will step in to take his place??
Last year that question was answered for Josh Grant?s vacated factory Honda when Cole Seely stepped in for a few 450 rounds on the East Coast to try his hand at some big bore riding. Seely had some decent rides but nothing too impressive. When Trey Canard got hurt at the Los Angeles Supercross this year, the question came up once again. Again it was a factory Honda, and again the answer to the riddle was Cole Seely. But this time the Lucas Oil/TLD/Honda Lites rider had something more on his side: experience and maturity.
When the gate dropped for the Supercross Main Event in Atlanta, it wasn?t James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, or Ryan Dungey who jumped out to the lead. It was the number 34 of Seely. But that wasn?t the impressive part.
Gunnar Johansson Peter Johansson Rick Johnson Gary Jones Mark Jones
Styrene Rod Sizes For Roll Cage
Hey all, I was just in the market for some tubing and was curious what size styrene round rod would be used for 1/24-25 scale roll cages....so many to choose from when you've never bought it before.
Happy modeling!
Randy
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1007383.aspx
Jacky Martens Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath
De la Rosa will get Friday running
Pedro de la Rosa will be able to take part in the first day of action for the Australian Grand Prix, after HRT managed to get his car ready in time.
Daryl Ecklund Erik Eggens Richard Eierstedt Jimmy Ellis Jeff Emig
Friday, March 16, 2012
Lotus partners with Microsoft Dynamics
The Lotus F1 team has announced a three-year partnership deal with Microsoft Dynamics, a division of the software giant. The deal begins with immediate effect and will see the Microsoft Dynamics branding feature both on the Lotus E20 car and on the drivers' overalls. As part of the agreement, Microsoft Dynamics staff will work directly with the team to implement its solutions
Team DGSPORT HEROCK : Higher ambitions
For the second year in a row, Team DGSPORT will participate at the FIM Endurance World Championship ...
Georges Jobe Gunnar Johansson Peter Johansson Rick Johnson Gary Jones
Mellon 7s with Nathan Williams
Q: Why couldn't the skeleton cross the road? A: He didn't have the guts. This and other hard-hitting...
Source: http://etnies.com/blog/2012/2/16/mellon-7s-with-nathan-williams/
Doug Henry Broc Hepler Rob Herring George Holland Jeremy van Horebeek
After 30 Years of Federal Support for Transit, Battle Lines are Redrawn
Add Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff to the list of people saying that it’s premature to declare victory over the House’s attempts to cast transit into the abyss. Rogoff knows a thing or two about transportation bills: He was an aide on the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee for 20 years, during which time the federal [...]
Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath Andrew McFarlane Brett Metcalfe
Report: Honda Civic Hybrid small claims lawsuit winner trying to stop class-action suit
Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Government/Legal, Honda, Earnings/Financials
Heather Peters really, really doesn't want anyone to settle with Honda. Peters is the woman who went her own way earlier this year, suing Honda in small claims court in Torrance, CA instead of joining a class-action lawsuit against the automaker over allegations that the company promoted misleading fuel economy numbers for the Civic Hybrid, model years 2003 to 2009. She was recently awarded $9,867 in damages, significantly more than the $100-$200 the 200,000 Civic Hybrid owners involved in the class action suit are expected to net (their lawyers stand to make $8.5 million). Because of that perceived unfairness, Peters is going in front of Superior Judge Timothy Taylor in San Diego today to ask that the class-action settlement be cancelled.
According to the Associated Press, Peters is using her small claims winnings - which Honda said it will appeal - to prove that the settlement is unfair to the Civic Hybrid owners that had thus far agreed to the deal. Around 1,700 owners decided not to take part in the settlement and there is reason to believe Taylor is at least slightly sympathetic to their cause. He recently extended the deadline for state attorneys general - who called the original settlement deal unfair - to respond to Peters' winnings.
The original Civic Hybrid class action case arose out of the claims of John True, who sued Honda in 2007 because, he said, the automaker misled him about the car's fuel economy. When we interviewed him back in 2007, who knew the turns this story would take?
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Larry Brooks Mike Brown Rick Burgett Jimmy Button Michael Byrne
McKenzie switches into F2
Daniel McKenzie says he will be targeting title glory after moving into Formula 2 for the 2012 season. The 23-year-old competed with Comtec in Formula Renault 3.5 last season, although he failed to trouble the points - his best finish being a 12th in the final race at Catalunya. The Briton previously competed in British F3, where he scored two victories for Fortec in 2010 and claimed the National championship the previous season.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/mckenzie-switches-into-f2
Warren Reid Pierre Renet Marc de Reuver Michele Rinaldi Joël Robert
Official: 1938 Bugatti Type 57, 1962 Ferrari 330 LM take top honors at Amelia Island
Filed under: Classics, Bugatti, Ferrari
The Amelia Island Concours may not be as old or have quite the prestige of Pebble Beach, but it still marks an important place on the automotive calendar every spring. For 2012, an incredible selection of cars gathered in the northeast end of Florida for the 17th annual show, with the event celebrating 50 years of the Shelby Cobra, the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO, custom coachwork Cadillacs, experimental Corvettes as well as cars that won the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring.
As with Pebble Beach, the Amelia Island Concours gives out awards to the most outstanding vehicles, but unlike the West Coast show there are two main trophies up for grabs instead of just one. This year a 1938 Bugatti Type 57, one of just three like it in the world, was awarded the Concours d'Elegance award, while a 1962 Ferrari 330 LM, essentially a 4.0-liter version of the 250 GTO, claimed the Concours de Sport award.
You can read more about this year's Amelia Island Concours and the two best of show winners in the press release below.
Continue reading 1938 Bugatti Type 57, 1962 Ferrari 330 LM take top honors at Amelia Island
1938 Bugatti Type 57, 1962 Ferrari 330 LM take top honors at Amelia Island originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Andre Malherbe Paul Malin Jacky Martens Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio
Happy Hiatus 2011!
Well hi! Remember me? Once again I seem to have taken my traditional, annual, accidental hiatus from blogging… I swear, it’s getting to where you can set your seasonal clocks by me, no? Well I’m happy to report that things are humming along just fine, I just ran out of steam like I usually do [...]
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Dusty Klatt Arne Kring Brad Lackey Arthur Lampkin Steve Lamson
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Volkswagen Golf VI GTI tuned by CFC StylingStation
In interacting with their customers, the proprietors of these firms are recognizing the need to be a one-stop-shop for all of their customer's needs but without charging the heavily stuffed footballer prices.Gary Jones Mark Jones Ake Jonsson Julien Bill Pierre Karsmakers
How the Red Bull RB8?s exhaust feeds its diffuser | F1 technology
How the Red Bull RB8′s exhaust feeds its diffuser is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
The Red Bull RB8 sported an intricate new exhaust at the final test. John Beamer examines how it tries to replicate the effect of last year's exhaust-blown diffusers.
How the Red Bull RB8′s exhaust feeds its diffuser is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
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Josh Grant Billy Grossi Davide Guarneri Thomas Hahn Torsten Hallman
Breaking News: Trey Canard to Miss Remaining Rounds of the 2011 Supercross Season
American Honda announced today that Trey Canard will miss the remaining three rounds of the 2011 Supercross Championship after injuring his leg in a practice crash. Canard and the American Honda Racing team were at Competitive Edge MX Park in Hesperia, CA, making preparations for the upcoming Motocross season when the incident happened.
You can send [...]
You can send [...]
Source: http://emotocrossblog.com/archives/1069
Johnny O Mara Zach Osborne Trampas Parker Travis Pastrana Gautier Paulin
Morgan Plus E Electric Roadster Revealed, Sports Five-Speed Manual [Geneva Auto Show]
It?s no secret that Morgan, as one of Britain?s oldest carmakers, trades heavily (and successfully) on its 103-year heritage. Examples include the recent revival of the classic three-wheeler, the perpetuation of a roadster body style that dates to 1950, and the ongoing use of wood as a subdural structural element in its body shells. But [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/4qjbqQcgElA/
Guy Cooper Paul Cooper Josh Coppins Cody Copper Gordon Crockard
Wyaralong Motorbike Park
The Queensland government in association with Motorcycling Queensland is set to open a new motorbike park south of Brisbane at Wyaralong between Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland. Bookings can be made at Nominate The park offers trail bike riding and a natural terrain motocross track and in the future will cater for motocross, supercross, stadium-cross and [...]
Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/wyaralong-motorbike-park/
Brawn says victories ?too optimistic?
Ross Brawn believes it would be too optimistic to expect his Mercedes team to be fighting for race wins this season.
Mike Bell John van den Berk Marnicq Bervoets Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers
A neat guest-blogging opportunity (thanks Allstate!)
I do have a couple of really neat rides to report on… more on those soon, but first a little horn-tooting if I may. I was recently offered the opportunity to write a guest post for the Allstate GoodHands Community website. They invited me to submit several topics for consideration, centered around motorcycling from a [...]
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Grant Langston Danny LaPorte Mike LaRocco Jason Lawrence Ron Lechien
RJ Says video blog - message for Chad Reed
You probably know of Chad Reed. He's originally from Australia, but has raced primarily here in the USA for over 10 years. He won the 2004 AMA Supercross Series Championship, the 2008 AMA Supercross Series Championship, and the 2009 AMA National Motocross Championship. And before all that, he raced in the World MX GP's.
Chad had a fall at the recent Dallas Supercross. Here is my video message to Chad.
Source: http://www.supercross.com/rj-says/rj-says-video-blog-message-for-chad-reed
Honda World Championship Riders Enjoy Strong Weekend at National Events
Honda World Championship riders Evgeny Bobryshev, Ken De Dycker and Rui Gon�alves finished both Dutch Championship races in Halle, Holland [...]
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Source: http://moto.mpora.com/news/honda-world-championship-riders-enjoy-strong-weekend-national-events.html
Auguste Mingels Marty Moates Guennady Moisseev Bobby Moore Blair Morgan
Volvo V40 debuts first pedestrian airbag [video]
Volvo introduced the world's first pedestrian airbag on the V40 five-door hatchback last week at the Geneva Motor Show.Ryan Dungey Vic Eastwood Daryl Ecklund Erik Eggens Richard Eierstedt
NASCAR Number (Yahoo! Sports)
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service, as distributed by The Sports XChange 5: Most wins at Bristol Motor Speedway by an active Sprint Cup driver, a distinction shared by Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch. Neither Gordon nor Kurt Busch has won at Thunder Valley since the track...
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-number-yahoo-sports.html
Eric Geboers Sylvain Geboers Broc Glover Rui Goncalves Josh Grant
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Charlie Whiting Q&A: ?We don?t want to get into silly arguments??
The FIA has issued a Q&A with F1 race director Charlie Whiting, and while it contains nothing we didn’t already know, it does provide some handy background to the various rule changes implemented for 2012 – starting with the Sporting … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/03/11/charlie-whiting-qa-we-dont-want-to-get-into-silly-arguments/
Michele Rinaldi Joël Robert Ken Roczen Stephane Roncada Gerard Rond
Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 127
Hit play for an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note, and then share your guesses or get a few hints from other visitors in the comments below. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the answer!
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Jeff Smith Marty Smith Steve Stackable Jeff Stanton Rex Staten
convertible top for 1970 Road Runner ...
...anyone make these, resin etc ?
...anything else fit ?
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1006853.aspx
Fritz Schneider Darrell Schultz Tommy Searle Gary Semics Andrew Short
Reforms to Parking Minimums on the Table for Many NYC Neighborhoods
Much of New York City could see parking minimums reduced or eliminated thanks to reforms being pursued by the Department of City Planning. This map shows Streetsblog's rough approximation of the community districts that could be affected by the changes, in green, as well as the Manhattan core where parking maximums are in place, in [...]
Jean Michel Bayle Pit Beirer Christian Beggi Mike Bell John van den Berk
Rossi to get Friday mileage with Caterham
Alexander Rossi has been confirmed as Caterham?s test driver, alongside Dutchman Giedo van der Garde, who has already been announced as the team’s reserve driver. Although no races have been listed, he will gain more F1 experience running in Friday … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/03/09/rossi-to-get-friday-mileage-with-caterham/
Mike Bell John van den Berk Marnicq Bervoets Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers
F1 pre-season testing provides poor guide to form
So, after four days of testing and nearly 3,500 laps of running at Jerez in sunny southern Spain, what has the first Formula 1 pre-season test revealed about the season to come?
The simplest answer – as ever – is “not much”. Testing – or the “winter world championship”, as McLaren chairman Ron Dennis famously described it – is a notoriously poor guide to form.
Or at least it is if you look only at the headline lap times. At the end of last year’s test in Jerez, the fastest man was Williams driver Rubens Barrichello – and his team were about to embark on the worst season in their once-illustrious history.
Likewise, if anyone thinks Lotus driver Romain Grosjean is going to win this year’s world championship after setting the pace in Jerez this week, they will be waiting a long time for those pigs to fly in front of that blue moon.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso set the fastest time on the final day of the first Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez, in Spain with a time of 1.18.877. Photo: Getty
Nevertheless, it would be wrong to say that Jerez has revealed nothing.
First of all, it has become clear the teams dislike the look of the new cars as much as anyone.
For them, the ugly step on top of the noses of all cars apart from the McLaren is an unfortunate necessity in the pursuit of the best possible aerodynamics, following a rule change requiring lower front noses.
"Performance comes before aesthetics," as Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey put it.
The teams head back to their factories with a mountain of data, on which decisions will be based about the direction in which to take the development of their new cars.
These gleaming machines are prototypes for their entire lives, but in terms of maturity right now they are still in the post-natal stage.
Nowhere, it seems, is that more true than at Ferrari, whose decision to start with a clean sheet of paper after a chastening year in 2011 has left them with a lot of work to do.
Fernando Alonso may have left Jerez with the fastest time from the final day - and the second fastest overall - but no-one was fooled by that.
Ferrari were clearly struggling to understand their new F2012 and spent most of the four days doing aerodynamic assessment tests.
The car, they said, was behaving inconsistently in the corners, and so far fixing its behaviour at one stage - the entry, say - messes it up at either the mid-corner or exit, or both.
This is not an especially encouraging sign for a team whose 2011 season came off the rails at the final pre-season test, when new parts that they expected to bring a chunk of speed actually made the car worse.
It turned out this was a result of a lack of correlation between the results that were being created in the wind tunnel and the actual performance of the car out on the track - a major problem in a sport where aerodynamics are critical to performance.
Ferrari spent most of last season trying to get on top of this, and by late summer they insisted they had. Yet when they introduced an update to the car at the Belgian Grand Prix in August, that too did not work.
Were they not concerned about this, I asked an insider a little later in the season. No, he said, they knew why it had happened - the wind tunnel correlation was fine.
Yet on Thursday this week, there was technical director Pat Fry admitting that there was still a small problem in this area. "There's reasonable correlation," Fry said. "I certainly wouldn't say it was perfect."
Despite that eye-catching lap time from Alonso, then, Ferrari's potential remains unclear.
"That time was on soft tyres," a source close to the team said. "It was not so special. The feeling is they are waiting for a lot from this car - but they don't know how to get it. It is impossible to say what will be the future."
But it is not just Ferrari. Over at McLaren, Lewis Hamilton has said his first impressions of the car were "all positive". But the more he talked, the more you wondered.
They had not found the best set-up yet, he said - unsurprising, perhaps, so early in testing.
"It feels like an evolution of last year's car in many ways but also there are some things that are not so good," he added. "The downforce on the rear for instance, is not as good through the high-speed corners as it was last year, but I'm sure we'll get that back."
Again, this was to be expected given the ban on exhaust-blown diffusers, from which all top teams gained huge amounts of rear downforce last year - and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel also noticed a similar experience in his car.
But perhaps Hamilton's most revealing remark was this: "You never know what fuel loads people are on. I think we've been quite aggressive with our fuel loads."
A translation of which seems to be that McLaren are running with less fuel on board than they might normally be expected to - which will make their lap times look more impressive.
Despite that, the car looked as if it was not quite as fast as the Red Bull, which Hamilton effectively admitted. "I think you can see the Red Bull looks quick," he said.
The Red Bull indeed appeared to do its times with relative ease, both in the hands of Mark Webber and, later in the week, Vettel.
Just as much of a concern for their rivals will be that pictures suggest the car seems to have retained what most believe to be its crucial secret.
That is getting the front wing to run closer to the ground than any other car, a critical aerodynamic advantage.
This is despite design chief Adrian Newey saying they had had to reduce the rake on their car following the ban on exhaust-blown diffusers and despite the introduction of a tougher front-wing deflection test.
And yet even Red Bull clearly have work to do. After three pretty much trouble-free days, an electrical fault appeared on the final morning, and Vettel lost an entire morning's running while the team fixed it.
In summary, then, Red Bull again look like the team to beat, and there is a mixed picture from McLaren and Ferrari.
Just as it did in 2011 when the team were Renault, the Lotus has left a good initial impression.
Toro Rosso and Williams also appear to have decent cars, while Force India fell back after a promising start, almost certainly because of losing a day to reserve driver Jules Bianchi's crash on Thursday.
There follows a 10-day break before the teams reconvene at Barcelona on 21 February.
The Circuit de Catalunya's mix of long corners of varying speeds have long been the ultimate test of an F1 car's all-round capabilities, so more pieces of the jigsaw should fall into place there.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/02/f1_pre-season_testing_provides.html
Darryll King Shayne King Heinz Kinigadner Dusty Klatt Arne Kring
The 2012 F1 season in 20 questions | 2012 F1 season preview
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The curtain is about to come up on a new season of Formula 1. How's the new season going to unfold? Make your predictions here now.
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Mark Barnett Jonathan Barragan Andrea Bartolini Willy Bauer Jean Michel Bayle
Gold Coast Junior Motocross Club to re-open
After a forced closure by Gold Coast city council 2 years ago due to noise complaints. Mike Hatcher’s junior motorcycle club has been given the go ahead to re-open with an initial 6 month lease due to start later in December 2011. The club has been home to a number of well known champion racers [...]
Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/gold-coast-junior-motocross-club-to-re-open/
Pierre Renet Marc de Reuver Michele Rinaldi Joël Robert Ken Roczen
Photos: Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
PHOTO CREDIT: NASCARMEDIA, USED WITH PERMISSION
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/03/10/photos-friday-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway-2012/
Heinz Kinigadner Dusty Klatt Arne Kring Brad Lackey Arthur Lampkin
Advocates: Private Transit Giant Lobbied House to Weaken Public Transit
The threat of service reductions and fare increases always loomed large�over the transfer of Long Island Bus service to a private operator. After Nassau County refused to assume its share of costs for the service, international private transit provider�Veolia Transport was brought on to take over from the New York MTA�at the beginning of the [...]
Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog Damon Bradshaw Goat Breker
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Airbrush Compressor help
Hello fellow modelers, I'm in the market for my first air compressor for the Iwata Eclipse airbrush I just purchased.
Essentially, I have no idea where to start and don't want to spend over $120
Is 1/5 enough h.p.? 1/6? 1/8?
What qualities am I looking for in a good air compressor that's going to give consistent results?....
Any information will be appreciated. Happy modeling! 
-Randy
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/1006575.aspx
Pierre Renet Marc de Reuver Michele Rinaldi Joël Robert Ken Roczen
Chevrolet to Build 69 New COPO Camaros for Drag Duty
When we first encountered the Chevrolet COPO Camaro at the SEMA show last November, it was still technically a concept, but we reckoned Chevy would build it eventually. Our reckoning came true, with GM now announcing it will build a run of 69 drag-ready COPO Camaros. And with that, the Dodge Challenger Drag Pak and [...]
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Heikki Mikkola Auguste Mingels Marty Moates Guennady Moisseev Bobby Moore
2012 Las Vegas Race Recap ? Tony Stewart Wins
RACE RECAP | LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9 Trevor Bayne 8 Jamie McMurray 7 Paul Menard 6 Clint Bowyer 5 Carl Edwards 4 Ryan Newman 3 Greg Biffle with his 3rd, 3rd place in a row 2 Jimmie Johnson moves to 23rd in points VICTORY LANE 1 Tony Stewart dominated and [...]
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2012/03/11/2012-las-vegas-race-recap-results-tony-stewart-wins/
Mike Kiedrowski Darryll King Shayne King Heinz Kinigadner Dusty Klatt
2012 Geneva Motor Show: The Tuner Cars
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One of our favorite parts of any auto show is seeing what the aftermarket industry has done to some of the finest vehicles in the world. At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, we were completely floored by all the programs being displayed.
Whether it was the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C, or even a model like the BMW 3-Series, the tuning world was definitely well-represented in Geneva.
The list below highlights some of the most impressive programs we saw. Some came from some of the best tuners in the world and some came from some surprising tuners. Nevertheless, it all amounted to some pretty impressive sights. You can check out the list of vehicles that were given tuning programs and let us know which of these works you consider your favorites.
Check out the list of tuner cars from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show after the jump.
2012 Geneva Motor Show: The Tuner Cars originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 12 March 2012 19:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/2012-geneva-motor-show-the-tuner-cars-ar126015.html
Stephane Roncada Gerard Rond Jean Sebastien Roy Alex Salvini Donny Schmit
Gutierrez ends Barcelona test on top
Esteban Gutierrez kept himself and Lotus at the top of the timesheets as GP2's final pre-season test at Barcelona came to a close.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/gutierrez-ends-barcelona-test-on-top
Mickael Pichon Jim Pomeroy Christophe Pourcel Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy
Invite a friend to F1 Fanatic and win ?Formula 1: All the races? | Competition
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F1 Fanatic has a copy of the new book "Formula 1: All the races" to be won - and you don't even have to answer a question to win it!
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Marty Moates Guennady Moisseev Bobby Moore Blair Morgan Gaylon Mosier
Monday, March 12, 2012
Touring Superleggera Celebrates 1950s Alfa Romeo Disco Volante with 8C-Based Concept [Geneva Auto Show]
Among the most celebrated and unique designs to emerge from storied Italian design house Carrozzeria Touring are the 1950s Alfa Romeo 1900?based Disco Volantes. The name literally means ?flying saucer??perfectly suited for cars so wide, low-slung, and visually striking. A single open-topped car and two coupes were created; it is the latter body style that [...]
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Yves Demaria Gilbert De Roover Clement Desalle John DeSoto Tony DiStefano
Women's AMA Motocross National Championship numbers for 2011 season
Beginning last season, MX Sports Pro Racing implemented a new numbering system for the Women's AMA National Motocross championship. In years past, riders selected their numbers based on availability and order of selection was determined by where a rider finished in the standings the previous season. While the champion was designated to wear the number one plate, all other competitors were permitted to select any number that was available.
The 2010 campaign marked the debut of a new numbering system that determines a rider's number by where she finished the previous season. As a result, one's finishing position in the championship would serve as her number for the following season.
While Women's MX Champion Jessica Patterson will enter 2011 with the #1 plate on her bike, jersey and helmet, below is a list of the remaining numbers for next season's MotorcycleUSA Women's Motocross Championship in accordance to each woman's position in the final standings for 2010:
Vladimir Kavinov Mike Kiedrowski Darryll King Shayne King Heinz Kinigadner
Massa: The truth will emerge in Melbourne
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has been speaking about his team’s preparations for the 2012 Formula 1 season. Check out our Ferrari review for 2011! The Brazilian – who will take part in testing this week – believes that he will try many new ideas as they look to find a winning formula for the season ahead. [...]
Jorgen Nilsson Graham Noyce Carl Nunn Johnny O Mara Zach Osborne
Why Michael Schumacher Could Win The 2011 World Championship
Michael Schumacher?s 2010 comeback was somewhat abortive.� The results, the driving standard and the overtakes were well below par for the former champion.� He even let his team mate beat him for the first time in his career.� So why can Schumacher, the fallen Ferrari hero, win the world championship for an 8th time? It?s [...]
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