Last-ditch pass helps Busch win Talladega Trucks

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/30/770891/last-ditch-pass-helps-busch-win.html

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BMW DesignworksUSA working on world's greenest parking garage

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BMW Group has announced that DesignworksUSA is hard at work on what's supposed to be the world's greenest parking garage. In partnership with Canopy Airport Parking, the design house plans to construct a 4,200-vehicle facility at Denver International Airport that will leverage a full spectrum of green technology solutions. The garage (and its shuttle buses) will tap into power sources from solar, wind, geothermal, compressed natural gas, biodiesel and hybrid drivetrains, just to name a few. In an attempt to make the new building more attractive to EV and plug-in hybrid owners, there will be "juice bar" charging stations on hand, too.

As a result of its efforts, DesignworksUSA hopes that the new garage will nab a Platinum certification from the Green Parking Council, a non-profit group that certifies parking structures based on their ecological and social impact. The whole shebang is slated to be open for business starting late next month, just in time for the holiday season. Hit the jump to take a look at the quick press release.

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So far so good in Korea

Formula 1 is entering the unknown at this weekend's inaugural Korean Grand Prix and in recent weeks fears have been multiplying over just what lay ahead.

The fact that the Korean International Circuit was given the green light to host the event just nine days ago, after the top layer of asphalt had been laid, only added to those concerns.

But now the F1 community is actually here most of the worries are proving unfounded.

As one member of Team BBC succinctly said: "It's not as bad as we feared - but not as good as we'd hoped for."

The circuit may not be complete - and there will be more on that later - but our first sojourn to South Korea has definitely been a case of so far, so good.

Workers are still busy at the Korean International Circuit (Photo credit: Getty Images)

After an 11-hour flight from London to South Korea's Seoul capital, the thick fog that enveloped the airport in its claustrophobic grasp made first impressions difficult to draw.

The white haze kept us company as we wound our way from the capital to the south-west coastal city of Mokpo.

For four-and-a-half hours, the bus motored past muddy flats, rice fields and industrial towns.

Mokpo, the nearest city to the circuit, greeted us with welcome signs among oddball shops such as 'Romantic PC' and a grocery store promising it was 'fresh, friendly and fun'.

Home for most of the F1 fraternity - including Team BBC - was found in one of the skyscraper city's 'Love Hotels' where rooms are usually rented by the hour.

It is not as seedy as it sounds. These short-stay, budget hotels are common in Japan and Korea. I am a little sad, however, that I didn't get the room with the stars and moon revolving on the ceiling as one lucky colleague did.

At the circuit, there was much less frivolity and fun to be found.

Bulldozers, cranes and construction staff were working on the outer rim of the track; rolls of turf and boxes of flowers sat waiting to be dug in, the bridge linking the main grandstand and TV compound to the paddock is frantically being finished and the taste of concrete dust hung in the air.

The immaculate finish associated with F1's new circuits - just think of the polished gleam of Abu Dhabi - is still a long, long way off.

"It is a building site," circuit designer Hermann Tilke told BBC Sport. "Yes, that is the situation here.

"We were much behind schedule and the last months and weeks were very tough for everybody.

"In the beginning, it was very swampy land and it needed more than a year to drain. Then the monsoons in the last few years were really long and unexpected and it was not possible to work."

A group of five of us walked the three-and-a-half mile track as dusk fell on Wednesday evening.

Silhouetted under floodlights, teams of workers, including military personnel in fatigues, were working hard to finish grandstands around the circuit.

"They will continue improving it until Sunday," added Tilke, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's designated track architect, who is in the process of planning new circuits in India, the USA and Russia.

"Around 1,000 people are working all over the circuit. They have to because there are some important parts for the spectators that they must finish."

There has, however, been plenty of positive progress since construction began three years ago.

The creamy-grey main grandstand, which can seat up to 15,000 fans, stands proudly along the pit straight.

The square pit and paddock buildings are huge - so big that most teams are only paying to use one floor of the two storeys on offer - and the media centre is spacious and clean with very friendly staff.

And the all-important track? Well, the final layer of asphalt went down two weeks ago and Tilke agreed the newness of the circuit could have real consequences for Sunday's race.

"Yes, it will have," said the German designer. "It will be very slippery, there won't be much grip and it will change a lot during the weekend.

"The racing line will be fine but normally it needs traffic and more time to find the right grip."

The circuit may be unfinished and untested but this maiden voyage to South Korea is an adventure which the F1 community and fans are all sharing in - and there is still plenty to look forward to.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2010/10/so_far_so_good_in_korea.html

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NASCAR Vice President Jim Hunter dies

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/30/770554/nascar-vice-president-jim-hunter.html

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Nationwide Pole Report: Justin Allgaier Takes Control at Gateway

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Busch and Gordon and Burton and Harvick tangle at Martinsville

The Martinsville paperclip flared tempers among Chasers on Sunday and in one instance, proved that being teammates means very little in the context of racing for a win and a championship.

The tussle between Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon came out of nowhere. After running near the front of the field, Gordon got shuffled back towards the back of the top 10 after a slow pit stop. In an attempt to make up that lost ground, Gordon got into the corner too hard and bumped Busch up the track in what looked simply like a racing incident.

Busch obviously didn't view it that way, and while he claimed he tried to let Gordon go on the straightaway, as you can tell by the video, the contact he initiated looks pretty intentional. And — at least in the elder Busch's view — means that it's OK for a Chaser to wreck another Chaser in retaliation for initial contact that may not be intentional.

At Kansas, Kyle Busch was wrecked by David Reutimann after he got into Reutimann earlier in the race. In that circumstance, Kyle felt that it wasn't appropriate for someone like Reutimann — who isn't in the Chase — to retaliate against someone racing for the championship. (Yes, Kurt Busch had no real shot at the title entering Martinsville, but Gordon was 156 points back with the faintest of faint hopes.)

Late in the race, Gordon let Busch by without incident, a minor surprise given that Gordon was off the pace because of his wounded race car. Remember, Busch called the drivers at Hendrick Motorsports "pretty boys" earlier in the season and tried to take on Jimmie Johnson himself over the summer.

Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick got touchy — both over the radio and on the track — over real estate at the front of the field. The two RCR teammates made contact numerous times racing for position, and immediately after a caution came out Harvick slammed Burton's rear bumper as if to send a message.

Harvick told his crew chief Gil Martin that he was sick of giving Burton mulligans and that it was the third time that Burton had done it to Harvick, including Indianapolis and Loudon. However, it was unclear from the replays and race coverage just exactly what that "it" was.

At the same time, Burton radioed to crew chief Todd Berrier — formerly Harvick's crew chief — that he was tired of being a good teammate and that if Harvick bumped him again, he would have to do something. However, once Harvick and Burton had a chance to cool down, that feud quickly simmered and the two raced each other cleanly the rest of the way.

While chances are good that Harvick and Burton will settle their differences and be good teammates at Talladega, the same can't be said for Busch and Gordon. It seems that Gordon may owe Busch one over the final four races. Will he cash in?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Busch-and-Gordon-and-Burton-and-Harvick-tangle-a?urn=nascar-279433

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D1 GP 2010 Ebisu Rd. 5 - Wildest D1 Yet!

After following the Japanese D1GP for the last 5 years, I have to say that the level right now, in the latter part of 2010 is the highest it's ever been.

Wild cars, insane drivers, crazy speeds. That pretty much sums up D1 in a nutshell.

Every season the bar get raised that little extra so drivers build badder cars and push their skills to the limit. It's a fierce sport to be in but one hell of a thrill to watch!

This weekend, Ebisu circuit is hosting the 5th and 6th rounds of D1 for 2010 at the famous south course (where else).

But this year it's different to every other year.

The D1 organizers have made some drastic changes to the course driving line to make D1 more enthralling for the spectators (and I'm sure the drivers get a kick out of it aswell).

The major change they made at Ebisu was to cut out the little kink 's' bend at the top of the hill (final corner) which makes the entry more straight which results in 130km/h PLUS entry speeds as opposed to 110km/h or so as seen in previous rounds.

You really have to see it in person to know just how fast they come over the jump and drift just inches from the concrete wall.

It's almost terrifying, and unfortunately a couple of finalists in the Best 16 bitterly tasted what happens when things go wrong over the jump at that speed.

Utsumi (Red S15) was first to collide with the wall in the very first Best 16 battle as he was trying to follow mad man Daigo Saito.

Matsui Crash!

Matsui wasn't long to follow after he launched his 'ichigo' faced 180SX off the jump way to fast to pull back in line.

It really is a shame to see several million yen cars go to waste like this though. Definitely not fun for the driver and team who make all the effort to prepare the car and come to drift to put on a show for us.

Hibino Jump!

Hibino in his Up Garage AE86 was also one of the crazy aerial acrobats but managed to stay clear of the wall and win the competition against Nomuken.

The D1 boys put on a great show and really showed us why they are the best drifter in the world.

Tomorrow is Round 6 but I won't be able to make it in person but I'm sure I will hear the news and be able to cover it here.

Thanks for reading!
Disco Stu

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Pick your classic grand prix - race 17

Part of what makes Formula 1 so compelling is its ruthless exposure of the strengths and weaknesses of its participants.

Quite apart from a sporting spectacle which, at its best, can compare with any in the world, F1 is life in extremis. Its high-pressure, high-intensity environment remorselessly reveals the true competitive and psychological natures of those involved.

There are examples of both of these aspects of the sport in the latest edition of our classic grand prix series - great races exposing drivers' weaknesses of both kinds for all to see.

This selection of races precedes the inaugural South Korean Grand Prix, which takes place on 24 October. The doubts over whether the new track would be ready are over but there is of course no archive for us to mine in the usual manner.

Instead, we have chosen five grands prix from tracks that are no longer on the calendar - the sort of places, indeed, that have made way for the new generation of grand, government-backed circuits of which Korea is just the latest example.

This is not the place to get into the rights and wrongs of F1's new direction; instead we can revel in the glories of the sport's past as a way of whetting our appetites for the next instalment of a season that itself will go down in history as an all-time great.

So, to the five choices. As ever, we'd like you to tell us your favourite by way of a response below, and we will use those views to help inform our choice of the 'winner'. For this race, we will show the full 'Grand Prix' highlights programme from the time. The others will all get shorter highlights edits.

The first choice is the 1979 South African Grand Prix, a race that is little-remembered despite a stunning victory by Ferrari legend Gilles Villeneuve.

It was the Canadian's first win in the year in which he established himself without doubt as the greatest driver in the world - and it gave his team-mate Jody Scheckter a glimpse into just what he was up against if he wanted to become world champion in his first season with Ferrari, which was exactly why the South African had been employed.

Scheckter did eventually achieve his and Maranello's ambition, but only thanks to Villeneuve obeying team orders to sit behind him at the Italian Grand Prix in September.

Through the year, though, Villeneuve established himself as the faster of the two men, and only bad luck, and a few mistakes, prevented him becoming world champion.

The South African race was red-flagged after a couple of laps because of a heavy rain shower, with Villeneuve leading from Scheckter. At the restart, the Ferrari drivers chose different strategies - Villeneuve starting on wet-weather tyres; Scheckter dry-weather, untreaded slicks, gambling that it was not going to rain again.

Slicks were the right choice - although Villeneuve shot off into an early lead, his wet tyres were soon shot and he had to pit to change rubber after just 15 of the 78 laps.

The stop put Villeneuve 30 seconds behind Scheckter, a margin which he closed in just 33 laps. Under pressure from his team-mate, and aware of the fact that he had just lost a second a lap for 30 laps to a man in the same car, Scheckter locked his brakes going into a corner and flat-spotted a tyre, forcing him into the pits and giving Villeneuve a lead he was never to lose.

Gilles Villeneuve features in two of our choices. This is him in the 1979 Ferrari 312T4. Photo: Getty

Our next choice also features Villeneuve, but in less happy circumstances - it is the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix.

Held in the middle of a huge political war in F1, many of the English teams did not attend the race at Imola, and that left a 13-car grid and the turbo-charged cars of Renault and Ferrari to stage a private battle.

Following the retirements of the Renaults of Alain Prost and Rene Arnoux, Villeneuve was left in the lead from team-mate Didier Pironi, who had been more than a second slower in qualifying. The scene unravelled into one of the great tragedies of F1.

The Ferrari drivers knew fuel was marginal but they both dipped below the lap record immediately after Arnoux retired.

Ferrari prepared a pit board telling them to 'slow' - ie, hold position - but, according to team boss Marco Piccinini in an interview with Mark Hughes a few years ago, on that lap Villeneuve went briefly off on to the grass, so Pironi received it first.

The relevance of that is debatable, as the long-standing internal Ferrari rules at the time, of which Pironi claimed ignorance, were simple - if at any point the cars ended up running one-two, the guy in the lead was to win.

Villeneuve soon re-passed Pironi and then slowed down, measuring his pace to ensure he got to the finish. But then Pironi passed Villeneuve again. And speeded up.

No problem, thought Villeneuve, he wants to put on a bit of a show. He speeded up and re-took the lead. And slowed down again. Whereupon Pironi passed him again.

So it went on until with three laps to go Villeneuve re-took the lead and, now very worried about fuel, slowed down again. Pironi held station behind him for a couple of laps and Villeneuve, believing Pironi had finally seen sense, slowed down.

But then, on the last lap, Pironi surprised Villeneuve by passing him for the lead into the Tosa hairpin, the only real overtaking point.

Villeneuve, furious at what he considered the duplicity of a man he had supported through some dark times and who he considered a friend, stood stony-faced on the podium, then marched off before speaking to the media, not wanting to say something he might regret.

He vowed never to speak to Pironi again, and felt equally let down by Ferrari team principal Marco Piccinini, who refused to condemn the Frenchman publicly.

Two weeks later, Villeneuve, still bitter, was killed in a crash in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.

The next choice is the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix, and a battle royal between McLaren team-mates Niki Lauda and Prost.

Lauda had narrowly won the title when the two dominated the previous season, but 1985 had all been about Prost, who was in a title battle with Ferrari's Michele Alboreto. Lauda, through a combination of poor reliability and lack of pace, had not won a single race.

At the classic seaside Zandvoort circuit, Lauda again qualified poorly, in 10th place, but after his trademark climb back up the field in the early laps, he found himself in the lead when Prost had a problem at his pit stop.

The Frenchman lost a lot of time but closed quickly on to his team-mate's tail. The two had a good relationship, but although Prost was much faster than him and battling for the championship, the Austrian was not about to give up what he realised was probably going to be his last chance to win in his final season before retirement.

Prost tried everything he knew to get past, but Lauda used all his guile to stay ahead, and the two men crossed the line just 0.232 seconds apart.

The fourth choice is the 1991 French Grand Prix, a rare bright spot in a difficult season for Ferrari and a fine battle between their driver, Prost, and Williams's Nigel Mansell.

After a disastrous start to the year, the Italian team introduced a new car for Prost's home race, and he very nearly claimed pole position on its debut, just missing out after a great lap by Mansell's team-mate Riccardo Patrese. Mansell took fourth behind Ayrton Senna's McLaren.

Patrese, though, made a poor start and Prost took the lead from Mansell - and the two soon disappeared into a race of their own.

By this stage of his career, Prost was an elder statesman and he had begun to measure risk against reward more carefully than some of his rivals.

He became wary of racing in heavy rain, because of the lack of visibility, and he was more circumspect when passing backmarkers. This was to be the key to the race.

Mansell, in the faster car, piled the pressure on to Prost, and eventually passed the Ferrari when he hit traffic on lap 21.

The Englishman began to edge away in the lead, but problems at his tyre stop put him back behind Prost and he had to do it all over again - passing the Ferrari for the final time, again with the help of traffic, on lap 54.

Finally, we have the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix, and a superb victory by Jacques Villeneuve at the expense of Williams team-mate Damon Hill.

Hill (left) looks on pensively as Villeneuve celebrates victory in Portugal in 1996. Photo: Getty

The Canadian - son of Gilles - realistically needed to win in Portugal to keep the championship battle between himself and Hill alive to the final race in Japan.

Hill took pole position, with Villeneuve second, but Villeneuve made a mess of the start and ended up fourth, behind Hill, the Benetton of Jean Alesi and Michael Schumacher's Ferrari.

Taking advantage of the situation, Hill streaked off into the distance - by lap 15, he was 15 seconds ahead of Villeneuve, who was still stuck behind Schumacher.

But then came a piece of magic by Villeneuve, the sort of thing of which his father would have been proud.

Heading towards Estoril's banked 150mph, 180-degree final corner, Schumacher was briefly held up by the Minardi of Giovanni Lavaggi, and Villeneuve seized his chance to pull off a move never seen in F1 before.

He dived to the outside of the Ferrari, and sat it out with Schumacher around the outside of the corner, a move of extraordinary skill and bravery in any circumstances, let alone when Schumacher is your rival.

It was a breathtaking manoeuvre, and Villeneuve seemed inspired by it. After the first of three pit stops, Villeneuve was 15 seconds behind Hill but, with the help of traffic, he had closed that to almost nothing by the time of their second stops.

Villeneuve sat behind his team-mate throughout the third stint, knowing he had the pace to pass Hill at the final stops, which he duly did.

I was in the news conference after the race and Villeneuve was still on a high from his pass of Schumacher.

"I told my engineers before the race that it was possible," Villeneuve said, "and they told me they'd come and pick me out of the wall if I tried."

Hill's face was a picture.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2010/10/pick_your_classic_grand_prix_-.html

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The Johnson Inevitability Watch: Not so comfy now, eh?

All Chase long, we've considered the possibility that a fifth straight Jimmie Johnson victory is an inevitability, that everybody's racing for second place. And suddenly, that may not be the case after all. Let's take a look at how the 2010 Chase is setting up in comparison to the previous four Vader victories.

2010: Johnson is still in first, with Denny Hamlin six points behind and Kevin Harvick 62 points behind. Any time you can lose the points lead because of a missed lug nut, you're not sleeping well.

2009:  At this point, Johnson was 118 points up on Mark Martin, his closest competitor, and after Martin and Jeff Gordon got caught up in a Big One at Talladega, everything was done.

2008: Johnson was up 149 points on Greg Biffle, and the writing was already not just on the wall, but on the trophy as well.

2007: Jeff Gordon held the lead, but Johnson was closing fast, only 53 points behind. Nobody else was within 100 points of Gordon. And we all know how this story ended.

2006: This year may be the closest Chase, but 2006 was pretty damn exciting. Matt Kenseth had the lead, and seven other drivers were within 100 points of the lead: Harvick (36 back), Johnson (-41),  Hamlin (-47), Jeff Burton (-48), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-94), Mark Martin (-96) and Kasey Kahne (-99). Now that there's a Chase. But, as with every other year, we know how this one worked out.

So there you have it. It's tighter now than either of the times where Johnson had the lead going into Talladega, and closer head-to-head than at any of the four previous Chases. (For the record, without the Chase, Harvick would be 264 points up on the field, and the season would be over.) None of the top three is out of the hunt, and Talladega, as always, will clarify it all even more.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/The-Johnson-Inevitability-Watch-Not-so-comfy-no?urn=nascar-280608

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International Motorsports Industry Show Reaches Full Capacity

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All Booth Space Filled for Dec. 1-3 Trade Show at Indiana Convention Center

Officials from the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) announced today that all 1,145 available booths have been sold for the second annual IMIS show Dec. 1-3 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/10/international_motorsports.php

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Whelen Modified Tour Team Owner Bob Garbarino Recognized With Sonny "The King" Richards Award

THOMPSON - Whelen Modified Tour team owner Bob Garbarino is hoping he'll spend Sunday evening celebrating a third Whelen Modified Tour championship in the last four years.

But Sunday morning at Thompson International Speedway, well before the start of the Whelen Modified Tour championship deciding event, it was Garbarino himself being celebrated.

In pre-race ceremonies at Thompson, the longtime Modified team owner from Mystic was presented with the Sonny "The King" Richards Award.

The award is given annually to an individual who best represents and is dedicated to the Whelen Modified Tour.

Source: http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2010/10/whelen-modified-tour-team-owne.html

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Running Down The Action From World Series Saturday Night At Thompson International Speedway

THOMPSON - How do you properly define World Series of Speedway Racing Saturday at Thompson International Speedway?

Let us count the ways.

World Series Saturday means seeing a guy on the midway with a beer in his hand wearing overalls, gloves and a knit hat standing next to a guy with a beer in his hand wearing a t-shirt and shorts.

World Series Saturday means seeing people so inebriated they're falling up the bleacher stairs, at 3 p.m.

Source: http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2010/10/running-down-the-action-from-w.html

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sees a Glimmer of Racing Sunlight

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- The legions of fans of Junior Nation rose as one on lap 285 of the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday, waving the little green flags passed out by the race sponsor and screaming their lungs out against the din of the more than three dozen race cars circling the half-mile track here.

Their man, Dale Earnhardt Jr., had clawed his way to the front and taken the lead from Jeff Gordon during a green flag run at the midpoint of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

And he led 90 of the next 93 laps -- more than his total for the entire year before Sunday's race. Coming into Martinsville -- where Earnhardt has never won -- he had led a total of 71 laps in five races.

But after more than doubling his laps led total Sunday, Earnhardt was only partially satisfied. He faded during the long green flag run over the final 98 laps and finished seventh.

"Well, this isn't quite good enough," Earnhardt said. "We have to run way better than this. I can come in here and get a top-10 unless we have a major, major issue in the setup."

 

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Report: Jeff Gordon's New Sponsorship Deal to Be Announced Wednesday

Filed under: Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Sponsors, Sprint Cup, NASCAR

The AARP Foundation and Jeff Gordon will team up in 2011, with the charity arm of the retired persons organization becoming the primary sponsor on Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet for most of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races to promote a major anti-hunger campaign, the Charlotte Observer reported Monday.

The paper reported that the campaign will be coordinated by the foundation and will eventually involve other companies.

The new deal, however, doesn't mean that fans will no longer see Gordon's longtime primary sponsors, Dupont and Pepsi, on his No. 24 Chevrolet. Those two powerhouse companies are expected to sponsor the races that AARP Foundation doesn't cover, the Observer said.

More details of the sponsorship are expected to be announced at a Wednesday news conference.

Dupont is one of NASCAR's longest-running and most dedicated sponsors.

If Dupont steps away completely from some of the 2011 races, it will be the first time since the company began sponsoring Gordon beginning with his very first race at Atlanta at the end of 1992.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/25/aarp-jeff-gordon-sponsorship-deal-to-be-announced-wednesday/

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The Johnson Inevitability Watch: Close, but is it close enough?

You know the story by now: Jimmie Johnson is on the march for his fifth straight Sprint Cup title. While many fans (and, apparently, quite a few drivers) have thrown their hands in the air and given up, we're taking a slightly more scientific approach. As we near the inevitable (or not), we're watching to see where Johnson was at this point in the season during each of his previous four championship runs. Is there reason to hope, or reason to despair? Guess what: there's both!

2010: Only two drivers, Denny Hamlin (41 points back) and Kevin Harvick (77 points back) are within 100 points of Johnson's lead. But Hamlin and Harvick have to consider Charlotte at least a minor victory by not letting Johnson get more than a few points up on them.

2009: Johnson was rolling here; the only guy within 100 points was Mark Martin, and Ol' No. 5 was 90 points back. This year was fast becoming a victory lap, not a race, by this point.

2008: Another strong five-race performance by Johnson had him 69 points up on Jeff Burton and 86 points up on Greg Biffle. Of note: Johnson's strongest challenger that year, Carl Edwards, had yet to make his run.

2007: Jeff Gordon was leading the show here, with Johnson 68 points back and Clint Bowyer 78 points off the lead. But the writing was on the wall.

2006: Jeff Burton was running the show here, with Matt Kenseth 45 points back and Kevin Harvick 89 points back. Johnson was in 7th place, 146 points back. And we all know what was coming soon.

So there you have it. In the years when Johnson has held the lead, this Chase is closer than any other. And in years when Johnson didn't hold the lead, it's obvious that someone can make a charge from deep in the field. Will they? Can they? Have your say on the odds of No. 48 capturing No. 5. 

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/The-Johnson-Inevitability-Watch-Close-but-is-i?urn=nascar-278528

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If the IROC looked like this, it'd be welcomed back

Here it is, folks: IROC's new car for the 2011 series! This baby will be tearing up ovals and road courses alike!

What's that you say? The IROC (International Race of Champions) Series is defunct, dead, disbanded? Okay, yes, I knew that. But we recently ran across this awesome hypothetical concept in Camaro Performers magazine, and I had to share it. The design is by one Tavis Highlander -- there can be only one -- who has quite an array of design talents. Tavis explains his concept:

"Since the races for our hypothetical '11 season will be run in the United States on a combination of speedways and road courses, the IROC cars will be prepped similarly to Sprint Cup cars. Limited underbody aerodynamics will be allowed, so a low chin, adjustable splitter, and side skirts keep the airflow underneath to a minimum. Steelies and slicks handle the banked ovals and road courses with similar ease. The round exhaust routed through the side skirts is more akin to a LeMans GT1 car, but the resulting flames will please the crowds at the nighttime races."

Wouldn't they just? It's too bad this is just a hypothetical.

For those unfamiliar with IROC, it was launched in 1974 as a pure test of driver ability. The purity was achieved by setting up a small fleet of identical stock cars and inviting drivers from different disciplines to race them. Richard Petty raced in the inaugural year, when they ran the Porsche Carrera. (He came in 10th place out of 12).

Dale Earnhardt won the race a handful of times, as did Mark Martin. More recently, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart all claimed championships. In fact, when one looks at the records, it seems clear that NASCAR drivers dominated in the IROC series. (Hmmm.) Sadly, the series lacked the sponsorship to continue after 2006.

Getting back to the car, though: who wouldn't love to see that car racing in the Sprint Cup series? Slap on a blinding paint scheme and myriad sponsor logos, and we're there! If this doesn't get Chevrolet to rethink running the Imapala, nothing will!

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/If-the-IROC-looked-like-this-it-d-be-welcomed-b?urn=nascar-277564

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Power Vehicles Taking Over Ebisu Circuit!

Hi drift fans! It's been too long since I've posted on this blog! I've been busy working (English teaching and selling stuff online) and hanging out with Andy and Emily from www.PowerVehicles.com

I met the drift crazy couple Andy and Emily at Ebisu around July this year and we instantly got on like a house on fire.

The same day we met, Andy took me to see his newly acquired garages at Ebisu where he works and keeps his collection of full-tuned, drift power vehicles.

First was his 500+PS competition JZX100 Mark II, then Emily's pink kouki s14 Silvia, show car/full drift spec wide body 180sx and Tsukuba time attack prepped FD RX7. And that was just what was inside the garages.

Outside looks like your local import car sales yard with street going drift cars all shiny and just wanting to be slid...which is because the main business he does at Power Vehicles is buy high performance JDM cars here and then sell/exports them to buyers overseas. Mainly Europe but they will export to any country in the world!

You can get a good idea of what Andy and Power Vehicles gets up to from this video...

Power Vehicles used to be based in Saitama but couldn't stay away from Ebisu circuit so they moved up here to run their business from the best drift track in the world.

Powervehicles.com 2008 Drift Highlights from Powervehicles.com on Vimeo.

Now here in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture Japan, they have a good place to test (Andy loves to 'test') the cars to make sure they are 'driftable' and they were able to have me as their neighbour! How could anyone ask for more? ;)

Power Vehicles also started drift tour packages for anyone who wants to come over and experience drifting first hand. They can organize everything for you from cars to use, to a place to stay to a team orange drift lesson.

Recently, they helped a whole crew from Australia, NZ, and Europe with cars etc. for the Autumn Drift matsuri (festival) in Ebisu.

Thanks to Andy and his 'foot to the floor' way of thinking, he was able to convince Kumakubo and Naoto Suenaga to put on the first ever G1 GP (gaijin only drift competition) where we (myself included) got to battle it out D1 style on Nishi course!

More about the G1 GP later ;)

Learn more about Power Vehicles at the website: http://powervehicles.com and check out their Drift Life Blog to keep up with the latest news from Ebisu.

Fortunately, he updates more than me so you'll always get your fix of drifting there.

Cheers,

Stu - www.DrifinJapan.com

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Drifting In The Wet (Videos)

Last Sunday here at Ebisu, it was a poor missile drifters dream come true... RAIN ALL DAY!

Some people hate it and some people love it, but drifting missiles in the wet, for guys like Chris Dejager and me is the perfect scenario.

Tires last longer, its easier on the cars, its cooler on the drivers, cars slide more, its a little more un-nerving.. what more could you ask for?

So I packed my Drift X170 camera and headed to Ebisu to fire up the good 'ol Ceffy and hit the tracks for some rain battles with Chris.

You can always expect some carnage on rainy days at Ebisu so taking a camera to capture the thrills and spills is a must!



And here is a little bit of footage from the day... Lucky my camera is water proof.. and shock proof which I tested out with a bit of off-roading at the end of this video! (Ebisu school course)



And this one also with a little off-roading right at the end :) I just couldn't seem to stick to Chris no matter how hard I pushed. My line was off but at least I know now so I'll practice the right way next time. (Ebisu Drift Land)

All this footage was taken with my awesome X170 Drift action camera and RAM suction mount. Love it!

More to come so stay wired!

Disco Stu

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Just how sick was Kasey Kahne on Saturday night?

On Saturday night, Kasey Kahne had brake problems all race long, and finally wrecked his car. Also feeling ill, Kahne got out of the car and J.J. Yeley strapped in behind the wheel.

Normal enough; it happens. But reportedly, a crew member on the No. 9 team accused Kahne of cutting and running on his team. That didn't sit well with The HurriKahne.

"I was told that I needed to start doing my part, is what one guy told me last night after the race," Kahne told Jenna Fryer. "I told him he needed to start doing his part." 

(Aside: Who was it? Nobody's telling. But until I'm proven wrong, I'm just going to believe it was Richard Petty.)

Anyway, this was the second time in three weeks that Kahne has had brake problems, and the fact that RPM techs weren't able to diagnose the problem gives him pause. After all, he's headed into Martinsville, where brakes are paramount; any kind of brake problem and Kahne will find himself out among the hot dogs.  

So here's the question: Just how sick was Kahne? And if he'd been anywhere near contention, would he have bailed out? Remember that earlier this season, Denny Hamlin didn't just drive on a bad knee, he won on it. 

There's no indication that Kahne is soft or was faking illness. And you can certainly understand his frustration; AJ Allmendinger has seemed to get the benefit of the best parts and service from RPM all year long. (He's the equivalent of the hot chick who gets better service at the garage than you do.) Kahne is headed to Red Bull next year and Hendrick the year after that, and you can see why RPM might not be so keen on pushing the Kasey Kahne brand these days.

Still, it does no good for any side to simply punch the clock these last five races. Within weeks -- and perhaps even sooner -- Kahne will be gone. And nobody wants to end on a down note. Everybody just hang together for a few more weeks, OK? 

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Just-how-sick-was-Kasey-Kahne-on-Saturday-night-?urn=nascar-278280

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Motorcycle Hall of Fame legend Bob Hannah to be honored at 2010 induction ceremony

American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
PICKERINGTON, Ohio

Ask any motocross fan to name the greatest American racers of all time, and Bob "Hurricane" Hannah is sure to make the list. Hannah's immense popularity helped the sport of motocross explode in the late 1970s, and on Friday, Nov. 19, he will be honored as a Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend at the annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev.

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/10/motorcycle_hall_of_fame_l.php

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The Ultimate Indy 500 Starting Grid!

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NASCAR Twitter Call

Source: http://www.4ever3blog.com/2010/10/23/1770097/nascar-twitter-call

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mr. Philanthropist

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Hey Joe! Where?s uze goin? with that Laptop?

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Rattner: GM and Chrysler will be "gushing profits"

Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM, Earnings/Financials

General Motors and Chrysler LLC will lead automakers to "gushing profits" when annual U.S. sales reach 15 million vehicles, said Steven Rattner, the former head of the federal government's auto task force, on Bloomberg TV last Friday.

"This industry has been restructured to make money," Rattner said to Bloomberg. At 15 million vehicles a year, "they will be gushing profits." That 15 million level is expected to be reached at mid-decade, according to predictions by companies like Toyota and GM.

A pace of 15 million vehicles is needed "simply to accommodate new drivers and the aging of the fleet," Rattner said. "It will happen, it's only a question of when."

Rattner recently published a book about his experience titled: Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry.

Rattner also this month had to agreed to a ban from the securities industry as a result of a Federal investigation into charges he directed over $1 million in illegal kickbacks to New York State pension fund officials while he was a partner in Quadrangle Group, the post he had before being recruited by the White House.

Rattner, 58, led President Barack Obama's auto task force from February 2009 until July last year, after GM emerged from a bankruptcy backed by $50 billion in government aid.

General Motors is expected to launch its initial-public offering of stock as early as next month, while Chrysler is expected to to take itself public some time next year.

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/rattner-gm-and-chrysler-will-be-gushing-profits/

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Short Pitting Waterford Style: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (And Even The Slippery Slimy) From The Speedbowl Finale

Love him or hate him, here's hoping Ted Christopher is serious when he talks about racing regularly in the SK Modified division at the Waterford Speedbowl in 2011.

It's hard to imagine calling an event with 17 cautions a classic, but Christopher and the Speedbowl's 2010 SK Modified champion Keith Rocco put on a nearly race-long gripping show of dramatics at the front of the field in Sunday's 150-lap Budweiser Modified Nationals event.

If what they did was a preview of what could be happening weekly at the track in 2011, fans are in for some seriously good times next year.

Source: http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2010/10/short-pitting-waterford-style.html

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A precious point for Ogier and Ingrassia

Citro�n Junior Team (CJT)
World Rally Championship
Rally de Espa�a 10/25/2010

S�bastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are holding onto their second place in the World Rally Championship at the end of the 12th event of the season, held in Spain. By finishing 10th in Salou, they will head into the final rally of the year in Great Britain with an 11-point advantage over their closest pursuers.

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/10/a_precious_point_for_ogie.php

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Scuderia Toro Rosso 2010 Korean Grand Prix Race Report

Scuderia Toro Rosso
2010 Korean Grand Prix
Race Report
Korean International Circuit,
Yeongam, Korea, Sunday 24th October 2010

Jaime Alguersuari
(STR5-01)
Pos. 11th
We missed out on a good opportunity to score points today, so I am very disappointed, because just getting to the finish was an achievement given how many cars did not manage to do that. I obviously lost out most during the pit stop, when a technical problem meant I went into the pits in ninth place and came out in fifteenth place. Throughout the race, I lacked speed down the long straights and that is why it was hard to move back up the order, then at the end, when I had finally managed to get into the points, I could do nothing against Hulkenberg, who was faster in a straight line and was on new tyres. It is hard to be competitive when you lack the top speed, because it also means we ran less downforce than others in order to make up for that, so it is harder to manage the tyres in this situation. I just hope we can have a better weekend in Brazil.

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/10/scuderia_toro_rosso_2010_42.php

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Kasey Kahne Released from Richard Petty Motorsports

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2010/10/kasey-kahne-released-from-richard-petty.html

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Jeff Gordon Wins Charlotte Pole; Dale Earnhardt Jr. Lifted By Top-10 Start

Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR

CONCORD, N.C. -- Jeff Gordon won his first pole of the season Thursday night, besting the Fords driven by Carl Edwards and A.J. Allmendinger with a lap of 191.544 mph around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. His No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday night's Bank of America 500 -- the fifth race in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship run.

Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin (fourth), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (eighth) and four-time defending series champ Jimmie Johnson (10th) will join him near the front of the grid. It is Gordon's eighth pole at this track but his first there in 10 years. It is his 69th career pole position, tying him with Cale Yarborough for third best all-time.

Gordon, Edwards and current points leader Johnson are the only Chase contenders among the top-14 qualifiers. Last week's winner, Tony Stewart, will start 29th, well off his top-six run in opening practice.

"This was huge and a huge shock,'' Gordon said smiling. "We just haven't been qualifying well lately. We used to be the kings of qualifying at Charlotte, but with the competition changing and different cars, we kinda lost our way here. I'm shocked we're here on the pole. But it's awesome timing here in the Chase. It's a small momentum and confidence booster for us.''

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/14/jeff-gordon-wins-charlotte-pole-dale-earnhardt-jr-lifted-by-to/

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News from the track: Tums 500 at Martinsville Speedway

The Sprint Cup Series heads back to Martinsville, where everyone will be chasing Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson. Why? Because they're really, really, really, really good there. Stick with us right here and we'll keep you in the know of everything that's happening on and off the track, including what Kasey Kahne has to say about his new ride. Here are a few notes to get us started:

• First Cup practice begins at 11:30 ET
• Qualifying is at 3 p.m. ET

Kahne talks about moving to Red Bull:

Here are some details Kasey Kahne offered up Friday about what went down to facilitate his abrupt move from Richard Petty Motorsports to Red Bull...

• Talks between Kahne, Richard Petty Motorsports and Red Bull began Monday, two days after a frustrated Kahne left Charlotte Motor Speedway before the Bank of America 500 was over.

"I was leaving, going on starting next year. It made sense for RPM to start working on their things for next year, and for us," Kahne said.

• Kahne said he is not aware of the financial issues facing RPM, which reportedly may not have the finances to finish the season. However, he did say that he has been paid in full by RPM

• Crew chief Kenny Francis is staying with RPM for the rest of the year; Francis will join Kahne next season at Red Bull.

• There have been some inside the garage who have questioned Kahne's commitment. Here's what he had to say about that: "Anyone who questions my commitment doesn't know me or how much I put into racing. I feel like I do everything I need to do to be the best I can be. We had an issue [at Charlotte], I was sick to my stomach, that's that."

Scott Speed's future:

• Red Bull Racing general manager Jay Frye said the team will field just two cars next season. With Kahne now in the mix, it appears Scott Speed's future with Red Bull depends on the health of Brian Vickers. Vickers, sitting out since May due to a medical condition pertaining to blood clots, says he will be healthy enough to race in 2011.

"We're still monitoring Brian's health," Frye said. "Everything seems pretty good. The plan is to have two cars. We'll know more on [our driver line up], soon. A lot of that is dependent upon Brian and his health."

Burton is disappointed:

• Jeff Burton thought he had a shot at the championship. After five races, he's 239 points out. Now, he's calling this Chase a "disappointment."

"Our season, I don't care what anybody says, is defined by the numbers. When it was time to get it done, we didn't get it done. And I am shocked about that. I thought we were poised to make a solid run."

Burton says he's "confused" why it didn't happen.

Johnson hanging loose:

• Jimmie Johnson says he's more relaxed racing for this championship than he was in the previous four, saying experience plays a big part in that.

Shakeup for Harvick's pit crew:

• Kevin Harvick has made no secret about his frustration with his pit crew, which has made several mistakes during the Chase. As a response, Clint Bowyer's pit crew has been shipped over to Harvick's No. 29.

Bowyer said his crew is probably the best at Richard Childress Racing, since they've been together the longest.

Quote of the Day:

• Clint Bowyer says he really likes Jimmie Johnson, says he is a good guy, fun to be around, but ...

"By no means do I want him to win this championship," Bowyer said. "I think it's bad for everybody."

Sprint Cup Practice No. 1

• Juan Pablo Montoya is leading the way in the early going of the first practice, with Jeff Gordon right behind him. Jimmie Johnson is 12th, while Kevin Harvick is 32nd, Denny Hamlin 33rd.

• Hamlin has picked it up, moving to fifth on the speed chart. Harvick, meanwhile, is down to 37th.

• First practice is over, and Tony Stewart was the fastest. Here is the top 10:

1. Tony Stewart
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. Greg Biffle
5. David Reutimann
6. Clint Bowyer
7. David Ragan
8. AJ Allmendinger
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Joey Logano

Other notables: Jimmie Johnson (12th) and Kevin Harvick (28th)

Is Jeff Gordon out of the championship hunt?

• He doesn't think so, and neither does Greg Biffle. Biffle said that with Talladega still looming, Gordon, 156 points back right now, could jump right back in it if Johnson, Hamlin and Harvick all have issues.

That's a big if, and it also assumes that Gordon would out-run those three the rest of the way.

Hamlin's relaxed, too

• Denny Hamlin says he was way more nervous prior to Race No. 1 of the Chase at New Hampshire than he is now. He said he is relaxed, probably because he's comfortable with the five tracks that remain on the schedule. The first five he was worried about messing up. Now, he says he can go out and race with "no pressure."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/News-from-the-track-Tums-500-at-Martinsville-Sp?urn=nascar-279136

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Kasey Kahne: 'It Was Time for Me to Move On'

Filed under: Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Rumors, Sprint Cup, Red Bull Racing, NASCAR

Discussing his abrupt departure from Richard Petty Motorsports this week, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne insisted Friday morning that it was a mutual decision. He dismissed reports that he was owed money from the team and challenged anyone to question his commitment despite the late-season split.

"It was time for me to move on,'' Kahne told reporters Friday morning at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, where he'll begin his tenure in the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

"It definitely went down differently than what a lot of people people expected, including myself. It's a big change for myself. I'm been doing the same thing for six and a half years. ... and now everything's different, but I'm looking forward to it. I've been looking forward to next year and now I've got a quicker start on it.

"I think it's good for me that it happened. And I think it's good for RPM also.''

Red Bull Racing general manager Jay Frye concurred and acknowledged the timing certainly benefited them as well. Kahne was already set to run the full 2011 season with the team before taking over the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 2012. With one of Red Bull's lead drivers, Brian Vickers recovering from a blood clot, the No. 83 was available for Kahne now.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/22/kasey-kahne-it-was-time-for-me-to-move-on/

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