Indy Car Lover: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

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Kamil Kaluski, a.k.a CarGuyDad, was cruising around Boulder, Colorado with his daughter when he spotted a sign emblazoned with "Auto Museum." Not expecting much, he was a surprised to find this particular museum was actually home to the Shelby American Collection.

Stepping into the nondescript building, Kaluski and his young traveling companion were greeted by the sight of Cobras, Mustangs, GT40s and a few other very special hunks of iron. Some of those "other" vehicles include a Falcon wagon used as a Shelby parts hauler/tow vehicle and a Ferrari raced by Carroll himself.

Head over to CarGuyDad for more information on his surprising Colorado find, as well as more photos of the vehicles housed at the Shelby American Collection.

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Corrado Fabi Teo Fabi Pascal Fabre Carlo Facetti Luigi Fagioli

Wittmann and Merhi take poles

Marco Wittmann and Roberto Merhi took the two pole positions on offer from F3 Euro Series qualifying at Hockenheim. The pair were engaged in a scrap during the session for the overall fastest time - which sets the grid for race three on Sunday. Merhi appeared to be in control of that battle when he rattled off two laps in succession that were good enough for pole with six minutes remaining

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/wittmann-and-merhi-take-poles/

Jackie Stewart Jimmy Stewart Siegfried Stohr Rolf Stommelen Philippe Streiff

ALL-STAR: Earnhardt Hopes To Make It In

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not in the Sprint All-Star Race field yet...

Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/all-star-dale-earnhardt-jr-hopes-to-make-it-in/

Theo Fitzau Pat Flaherty Jan Flinterman Ron Flockhart Myron Fohr

Breakout Kings - Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot

When convicted murderer August Tillman escapes from prison, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie
DuChamp and Ray Zancanelli decide to take an unorthodox approach to fugitive apprehension by
forming a special task force comprised of the three most elusive fugitives they have ever captured.
Convicts Lloyd Lowery, Philomena Rotchcliffer, and Shea Daniels agree to assist in the case in
exchange for time... More >
When convicted murderer August Tillman escapes from prison, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie
DuChamp and Ray Zancanelli decide to take an unorthodox approach to fugitive apprehension by
forming a special task force comprised of the three most elusive fugitives they have ever captured.
Convicts Lloyd Lowery, Philomena Rotchcliffer, and Shea Daniels agree to assist in the case in
exchange for time off their sentences. While the marshals and cons struggle to adjust to their new
partnership, the team knows they must learn to work together before Tillman leaves more bodies
in his wake.

Source: http://iplayvideos.net/breakout-kings/season/1/episode/1

Luigi Villoresi Emilio de Villota Ottorino Volonterio Jo Vonlanthen Ernie de Vos

JOWT goes Primetime...

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Arturo Merzario Roberto Mieres Francois Migault John Miles Ken Miles

Friday, April 29, 2011

Eric McClure; Home Affected by Tornado

Eric McClure ThumbnailAbingdon, VA (April 28, 2011)– Many areas in the southeast region of the country have been affected and are seeing mass destruction and devastation, in what the National Weather Service is calling one of the largest tornado outbreaks in the county. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Eric McClure, who resides in Abingdon, Virginia with...more»

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Alex Yoong Alex Zanardi Emilio Zapico Ricardo Zonta Renzo Zorzi

MINI WRC Team Rally Italy, Sardinia Preview

MINI WRC Team Rally Italy, Sardinia 5th - 8th May 5th of 13 rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship Munich, 28th April, 2011. Sardinia, an island steeped in history, is where the MINI WRC Team will make its historic...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/mini_wrc_team_rally_italy.php

Harry Merkel Arturo Merzario Roberto Mieres Francois Migault John Miles

Jeep planning on new, smaller models for Europe

New baby-Wrangler compact SUV in development which Jeep hopes will appeal to European consumers.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/4QRJG0nNkJw/jeep-planning-on-new-smaller-models-for-europe

Jacques Laffite Franck Lagorce Jan Lammers Pedro Lamy Chico Landi

Volvo flagship not coming anytime soon

Volvo is downplaying speculation about a flagship model, following the introduction of the Universe concept at the Shanghai Auto Show.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/jG2CR1ezGhA/volvo-flagship-not-coming-anytime-soon

Alan Rees Clay Regazzoni Carlos Reutemann Lance Reventlow Peter Revson

KL - Hong Kong - Shanghai

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Reine Wisell Roelof Wunderink Alexander Wurz Sakon Yamamoto Alex Yoong

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Campaign launched to save Team Lotus

One side of the Lotus naming dispute has been put forward on a new and in-depth webpage called www.saveteamlotus.com. The basic background is that the Lotus Racing F1 team had its naming rights revoked for next season by Group Lotus and, in order to keep racing under the Lotus name, bought the Team Lotus brand off David Hunt, who had owned it since the original team?s last race in 1994. Group Lotus has now taken Lotus Racing to court to try and stop it using the historic name in Formula One next year. The issue has been a source of constant confusion for many fans and the new webpage offers a breakdown of David Hunt?s and Team Lotus? side of the argument.

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/campaign_launched_to_save_team_1.php

Gary Brabham Jack Brabham† Bill Brack Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla

McLaren drivers out of title race

Is it now a three-way battle for the title? © Getty Images

Fernando Alonso is still the driver in the best position to win the drivers? title according to the Daily Telegraph?s Tom Cary.

?Focus and concentration will be of paramount importance and there is none stronger in this regard than Ferrari?s Fernando Alonso.?

The Guardian?s Oliver Owen thinks that it is Mark Webber?s title to lose now, and that this may be the Australian?s last realistic chance of winning the title.

?He has driven beautifully. Monaco and Silverstone spring to mind. He has been an uncompromising racer, not giving Vettel or Lewis Hamilton an inch in Turkey and Singapore respectively. Most importantly, he has largely avoided the bouts of brain fade that can wreck a season ? his on-track hooning in Melbourne when racing Hamilton being the only exception. But there is a feeling that for Webber it is now or never, that a chance of a tilt at the title may never come again. He is certainly driving as if that is the case and that has been his strength.?

According to The Mirror?s Byron Young, both McLaren drivers are now out of the title hunt after their fourth and fifth place finishes in Suzuka.

?McLaren's title hopes died yesterday in a weekend from Hell at Suzuka. Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth in a Japanese Grand Prix they had to win to have the remotest chance of keeping their title bid alive."

The Sun?s Michael Spearman was of the same opinion, saying ?Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button's title hopes were in tatters after a shocker in Japan.?

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/mclaren_drivers_out_of_title_r_1.php

Mike Wilds Jonathan Williams Roger Williamson Dempsey Wilson Desire Wilson

Fernando Alonso: ?Not the start of the season we were hoping for??

Fernando Alonso says that there?s a long way to go in the 2011 season, and insists that things can change quickly. He cites the example of last year, when Ferrari?s campaign gained momentum during the year. He concedes too that … Continue reading →

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/04/22/fernando-alonso-not-the-start-of-the-season-we-were-hoping-for/

Esteban Tuero Guy Tunmer Jack Turner Toni Ulmen Bobby Unser

2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Porsche

2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 - Click above for high-res image gallery

Enough with the leaks and speculation. Here it is. The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. The ultimate naturally aspirated 911 and the 997's motorsports-infused swan-song.

As the name would suggest, this latest limited-edition 911 packs a 4.0-liter flat-six derived from the 911 GT3 RSR racer, complete with forged pistons, titanium connecting rods and a crankshaft pulled directly from its track-bred descendent. The result is the most powerful normally aspirated 911 to date, with 500 horsepower peaking at 8,250 rpm and maximum torque - 339 pound-feet - coming in at 5,750 rpm.

That massive engine partnered with a host of lightweight kit (carbon fiber buckets, front fenders, luggage compartment lid and "weight-optimized" carpets) allows the 2,998-pound (wet, mind) GT3 RS 4.0 to run to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, crack 124 mph in less than 12 seconds and top out at 193 mph.

A six-speed manual is the only gearbox available and the Carrara (their spelling) White paint comes standard, along with central twin exhausts, massive rear wing and the first production application of air deflection vanes on both sides of the front bumper (dubbed "flics") to improve stability and exert an extra 426 pounds of downforce at speed.

And before you ask, the RS 4.0 ran the Nürburgring in 7 minutes and 27 seconds, putting it in contention for one of the fastest production cars ever run around the Nordschleife.

If you've got $185,000 laying around in your hedge fund, get your orders in now. Only 600 will be produced when sales begin later this year. Full details in the press blast after the jump.

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Carlos Pace Nello Pagani Riccardo Paletti Torsten Palm Jonathan Palmer

Pirelli promises not to get complacent

Pirelli insists it cannot sit back and think that it has done enough with its tyres to guarantee exciting races in 2011, despite the first three events of the year having been deemed a success.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/pirelli-promises-not-to-get-complacent/

Al Pease Roger Penske Cesare Perdisa Luis PerezSala Larry Perkins

Ferrari 458 Italia

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Arlington Republicans Come Out Against Bike-Share Expansion

It seems like everyone’s talking about the success of Washington’s Capital Bikeshare, currently the largest bike-share network in the country. Earlier this month, CaBi sold more than 8,000 memberships through a LivingSocial promotion, and the system has already met its goal of 10,000 members for 2011, prompting some to worry that there may actually be [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/04/25/arlington-republicans-come-out-against-bike-share-expansion/

Toranosuke Takagi Noritake Takahara Kunimitsu Takahashi Patrick Tambay Luigi Taramazzo

SPEED Offers Monster Social Media Support for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

TRENDING NOW: NASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE SPEED? LAUNCHES MOST AMBITIOUS INTERACTIVE RACE BROADCAST IN MOTORSPORTS HISTORY PETTY AND WOOD KICK OFF INITIATIVE SATURDAY DURING LIVE BROADCAST OF NASCAR RACEDAY FROM RICHMOND, ANSWERING FAN QUESTIONS REGARDING MAY 21 NASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE SPEED FACEBOOK SWEEPSTAKES OFFERS $10K GRAND PRIZE SPEED TVSPEED is giving race fans and...more»

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Mark Donohue Robert Doornbos Ken Downing Bob Drake Paddy Driver

2012 Subaru Impreza Debuts @ 2011 New York Auto Show ? Video

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Mauri Rose Louis Rosier Ricardo Rosset Huub Rothengatter Basil van Rooyen

INDYCAR: Long ?Beech Quips

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Derek Warwick John Watson Spider Webb Mark Webber Volker Weidler

Clint Bowyer Focuses on Perseverance in Return Appearance on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" on Tuesday, April 26

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/clint-bowyer-focuses-on-perseverance-in.html

Paul Emery Tomáš Enge Paul England Harald Ertl Nasif Estefano

Ryan Truex, No. 99 Pastrana-Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry Richmond Preview

Ryan Truex / Pastrana-Waltrip RacingRyan Truex No. 99 Pastrana?Waltrip Racing Toyota Richmond Nationwide Preview CORNELIUS, N.C. ? No. 99 Pastrana-Waltrip Racing driver Ryan Truex heads to Richmond International Raceway for a Friday night showdown under the lights. This marks the 19-year-old driver?s second trip to the 3/4-mile D-shaped oval and only the second time in...more»

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Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Matt Kenseth, 2011 NSCS Crown Royal 400 Race Preview

2011 NSCS Matt Kenseth - Photo Credi: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARMatt Kenseth ? NSCS ADVANCE Team: No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig Chassis: Primary: RK-751 (Brand new chassis) Kenseth on racing at Richmond International Raceway: ?I do really enjoy racing at Richmond and I think most drivers like it. It?s...more»

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Fred Gamble Howden Ganley Frank Gardner Billy Garrett Jo Gartner

Bristol Motors bought by Frazer-Nash

Bristol Motors has announced they have been purchased by Kamkorp Autokraft which is a subsidiary of Frazer-Nash.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/lE6WYO6XCGY/bristol-motors-bought-by-frazer-nash

Al Herman Hans Herrmann Francois Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill

Back from OZ ? Whale Sorta...

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Harry Schell Tim Schenken Albert Scherrer Domenico Schiattarella Heinz Schiller

And the Winner of the Kosuke-Carpenter Award goes to...

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Shorty Templeman Max de Terra Andre Testut Mike Thackwell Alfonso Thiele

F1 2011 Launch Catch Up ? McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Renault?

2012 Kia Soul ? Auto Shows

Kia strengthens its Soul with more power, improved efficiency, and some new luxury equipment. Kia?s well-designed, well-equipped, and rather fun Soul has made a lot of friends around here. Now, two years after the boxy hatch?s launch, Kia is showing off a mid-cycle refresh for the 2012 model. Previewed at the 2011 New York auto [...]

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Teo Fabi Pascal Fabre Carlo Facetti Luigi Fagioli Jack Fairman

Monday, April 25, 2011

Motorsport Milestone with Force India?s Fisichella

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Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies Colin Davis Jimmy Daywalt

Rossiter joins Mowlem for Le Mans

James Rossiter will make his Le Mans 24 Hours debut alongside Johnny Mowlem this year, the duo driving one of the Jet Alliance factory Lotus Evora GTEs. Mowlem and Rossiter will also take part in the full Intercontinental Le Mans Cup this season.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/rossiter-joins-mowlem-for-le-mans/

Tommy Byrne Giulio Cabianca Phil Cade Alex Caffi John CampbellJones

Long Beach finish boosts for Briscoe, his No. 6 Penske team

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/14/1145518/long-beach-result-provides-boost.html

Emilio de Villota Ottorino Volonterio Jo Vonlanthen Ernie de Vos Bill Vukovich

The Hit List: 10 Top Debuts from the 2011 New York Auto Show ? Feature

Best of the Big Apple: The season-ender turns out to be a fruitful auto show. Once again, the annual sheetmetal gathering in New York marks the end of auto-show season. Now it?s time for the playoffs. Wait, no, that?s hockey. Now?s the time for us to reflect on the important, exciting, and downright awesome debuts [...]

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Luis PerezSala Larry Perkins Henri Pescarolo Alessandro PesentiRossi Josef Peters

Johnson wins Talladega photo finish

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson took his first victory of 2011 in an ultra-tight finish at Talladega. Eight cars crossed the line as one at the chequered flag as the four Hendrick cars, and duos from Richard Childress Racing and Roush Fenway Racing formed a drafting pack through the last lap. Helping by a push from his team-mate Dale Earnhardt Jr, Johnson came through on the line to snatch victory from RCR's Clint Bowyer by just 0.002 seconds.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/johnson-wins-talladega-photo-finish/

Sam Posey Charles Pozzi Jackie Pretorius Ernesto Prinoth David Prophet

Mid-engined Fiat 500 by Aznom revealed at Top Marques [video]

Italian tuner takes the Fiat 500 back to its rear-engined roots with this Motore Centrale model based on the 500 Abarth.

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Jonathan Palmer Olivier Panis Giorgio Pantano Massimiliano Papis Mike Parkes

Sunday, April 24, 2011

HRT F111 unveiled in Barcelona (photos)

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Riccardo Paletti Torsten Palm Jonathan Palmer Olivier Panis Giorgio Pantano

Mercedes ?optimistic again? about pace

Nico Rosberg says his race-leading pace in the Chinese Grand Prix has reignited optimism that Mercedes GP can enjoy a strong season in 2010.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mercedes-optimistic-again-about-pace/

Philippe Etancelin Bob Evans Corrado Fabi Teo Fabi Pascal Fabre

Renault answers demand with Laguna Monaco GP edition

Filed under: Coupe, Europe, Renault

Renault Laguna Coupe Monaco GP - Click above for image gallery

A few months back, Renault launched a special edition of its Laguna coupe called the Monaco GP edition. Only 400 examples were earmarked for production, available exclusively in the automaker's domestic market. They proved an instant hit, selling out in short order. To satisfy customers' demand for more, Renault has announced a second run of the cars.

The Laguna Monaco GP starts off as Black Edition coupe and upgrades from there. The Pearlescent White body is offset by the black roof and black Interlagos 18-inch alloys, while the high-contrast treatment is continued inside the cabin. As shown above, customers can also opt for black paint for a more sinister look.

French buyers can also choose between two diesels at 150 or 175 horsepower, with an options list ranging from four-wheel steering to a Bose sound system. It's a sleek-looking coupe, particularly in this treatment, even if the powertrains don't exactly live up to the Monaco GP racing designation. Follow the jump for more details and check out the images in the gallery below.

Gallery: Renault Laguna Coupe Monaco GP

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Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James JeanPierre Jarier Max Jean

Mann to enter Indy with Conquest

Pippa Mann will drive for Conquest Racing in this year's Indianapolis 500, the team announced on Tuesday. The British driver will join Sebastian Saavedra to complete the team's line for the race.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/mann-to-enter-indy-with-conquest/

Kenneth McAlpine Perry McCarthy Ernie McCoy Johnny McDowell Jack McGrath

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.22.11

Quick Spin: 2011 BMW X1 xDrive28i

The BMW X1 embodies everything a would-be wagon-buyer could want: ample storage, acceptable ground clearance, upright seating and... it's not a wagon.

New York 2011: Every new VW Beetle will be a second-generation design

The third generation of the New Beetle won't be a redesign of the current car, it will be another modernized version of the original.

Video: Marvel riffs on VW Super Bowl ad with Tiny Thor

Now with 100% more Tiny Thor. And explosions.

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Lloyd Ruby JeanClaude Rudaz Eddie Russo Paul Russo Troy Ruttman

Loeb mystified by Jordan problems

World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Loeb has admitted he was mystified by a problem which affected the handling of his Citroen DS3 WRC on last week's Jordan Rally. The Frenchman finished the event third, but admittedly he was disappointed with the result and the fact that he was unable to fight through the second loops of stages in the Middle East.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/loeb-mystified-by-jordan-problems/

Carroll Shelby Tony Shelly Jo Siffert Andre Simon Rob Slotemaker

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Goodbye Turkey. F1 is not weeping

This year’s Turkish Grand Prix will be the last – and no-one in F1 circles is going to be complaining about that. The race never got off the ground with the Turkish authorities running into trouble in the second year of the race for a blatant piece of political propaganda in 2006 when they allowed [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/goodbye-turkey-f1-is-not-weeping/

Charles Pozzi Jackie Pretorius Ernesto Prinoth David Prophet Alain Prost

Team AirAsia GP2 Main Series Pre Season Test 19th - 20th April 2011

Team AirAsia GP2 Main Series Pre Season Test 19th - 20th April 2011 Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday 19th April Team AirAsia was back on track and setting the pace today at the final pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya in...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/04/team_airasia_gp2_main_ser.php

Mike Harris Cuth Harrison Brian Hart Gene Hartley Masahiro Hasemi

Massa threatened with jail over team orders

Brazil?s F1 fever may have overstepped the mark after a local prosecutor threatened Felipe Massa with a six-year jail term if he ?defrauds? the sporting public by letting Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso past at Sunday?s grand prix. The story, reported by a local paper and picked up by the Daily Telegraph, is the latest of several anti-Massa reports to emerge from his home country since the team orders controversy at the German Grand Prix earlier this year. The Daily Telegraph's Tom Cary reckons that Massa simply isn't living up to his home crowd's high expectations.

?A public raised on a diet of Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna were simply appalled and saddened in equal measure by Massa?s apparent lack of ambition.?

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/massa_threatened_with_jail_ove.php

Rikky von Opel Karl Oppitzhauser Fritz d Orey Arthur Owen Carlos Pace

Doctors use Formula One pit crews as safety model

American Medical News reports hospitals in at least a dozen countries are learning how to translate the split-second timing and near-perfect synchronisation of Formula One pit crews to the high-risk handoffs of patients from surgery to recovery and intensive care.

"In Formula One, they have checklists, databases, and they have well-defined processes for doing things, and we don't really have any of those things in health care."

Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/doctors_use_formula_one_pit_cr.php

Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman Hans Herrmann Francois Hesnault

A blast from the past......

[View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0][View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0][View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0][View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0][View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0]Here are a couple pics of a scratch built '70 Nova ProStreet (parts box all the way!), sitting on a scratch built trailer I built about 12 years ago. Hence the dirt and dust on both as they've been in a box I found in my garage last week that I haven't seen in YEARS!!

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My inspiration came from the 1:1 ProStreet Nova I built starting in '97 w/ a 6 cyl car and ended up with almost 1000 hp on the bottle!!![View:http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/themes/sca/utility/:550:0] Photobucket :550:0]

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David Piper Nelson Piquet† Nelson Piquet Jr Renato Pirocchi Didier Pironi

Friday, April 22, 2011

Nasr makes it two wins from three

Felipe Nasr cemented his place at the top of the British Formula 3 championship table with a supremely measured drive to victory in a frenetic 40-minute 'feature' race at Monza this afternoon. The Brazilian started only eighth and completed the first lap outside the top 10, but picked his way through the field with some well-executed slipstream passes and battled his way up to second as the race entered its second half

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/nasr-makes-it-two-wins-from-three/

Ricardo Rodríguez Alberto Rodriguez Larreta Franco Rol Alan Rollinson Tony Rolt

2012 Nissan Versa Sedan ? Auto Shows

Nissan?s new subcompact is all-new and positively less distinctive?thank goodness. Nissan?s biggest news at the New York auto show is small in scale, but important in terms of a market segment that?s likely to expand in direct proportion to escalating fuel prices. Meet the 2012 Versa sedan, the second generation of Nissan?s four-door subcompact. While [...]

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Mário de Araújo Cabral Frank Armi Chuck Arnold Rene Arnoux Peter Arundell

Hispania F111 Launch pictures ( 8th of February)

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Jeep introduces the 2011 Wrangler Mojave limited edition

Special edition Jeep Wrangler comes with "Mojave-lizard" decals and 117-inch rims wrapped in 32-inch tires.

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Jeep Wrangler Mojave

Jeep knows how to strut its stuff when it comes to special editions for their rugged lineup of vehicles. We’ve already seen a number of them primed and ready for the 45th Moab Jeep Easter Safari, but the New York Auto Show is getting its own special models, one of them being the Wrangler Mojave. The Mojave pays tribute to the well-known and rugged Mojave Trail and it will go on sale at a starting price of $29,195, excluding the $750 destination fee.

The new Mojave edition is based on the Wrangler Sport and features a unique desert theme inside and out. The exterior features a body-color hardtop and fender flares, "Mojave" and lizard decals on the hood and rear, the Sahara model?s side steps, and a new set of mineral gray 17-inch wheels shod with 32-inch tires. There are three colors to choose from: Sahara Tan, Bright White, and Black combined with a black fuel filler door and taillamp guards.

The interior follows in the desert theme with dark saddle leather and a lizard logo embossed on the front seats. There is also a unique driftwood surrounding the vents, front-passenger grab handle, steering-wheel spokes, and door-handle inserts.