Petty wants NASCAR to roughen edges

Kyle Petty doesn’t care for the NASCAR Chase for the Championship format and, with television ratings and on-track attendance in decline, apparently the racing public agrees. “But I don’t know how to fix it,” the former Sprint Cut driver and … Continue reading

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Lorenzo quickest in Valencia test

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo set the pace on the opening day of post-season testing at the Valencia circuit on Tuesday. The Yamaha rider, sporting the #1 on his bike for the first time, went nearly a second quicker than his closest rival, who was his own new team-mate Ben Spies

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Wilson Staying With Dreyer & Reinbold

Justin Wilson has re-signed with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. (Ron McQueeney/IndyCar Photo) INDIANAPOLIS ? Justin Wilson has signed a contract extension to remain with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing through the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season

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Mercedes aims to pounce in Abu Dhabi

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug says the team's aim for Abu Dhabi this weekend is to be in the 'best of the rest' position and ready to pounce if any of the leading contenders has a problem. Although Mercedes has turned most of its attention to its 2011 car, the team has also made a step up in performance with this year's machine in recent races, and has consistently been the fourth-fastest team behind the title combatants in recent races.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mercedes-aims-to-pounce-in-abu-dhabi/

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NHTSA releases second batch of crash test ratings under new system

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2011 Honda Accord crash test

For the 2011 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has implemented tougher crash testing procedures that make it more difficult for vehicles to receive a five-star rating. The new test is known as the NCAP, or New Car Assessment Program, and the first batch of cars were evaluated earlier in the year. Ten more vehicles have been subjected to the NCAP, and the results are promising... for most.

General Motors received high marks for its Lambda triplets - the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia - with all three netting five-star ratings. Not all GM products received a gold star, however - the aging Buick Lucerne only received a three-star rating under the new test procedures. Honda's Accord sedan also received a five-star rating, however its main competitor, the Toyota Camry, didn't fare so well. Both the gasoline- and hybrid-powered Camrys only received three stars.

During the first batch of testing the average score was four stars, so the five-star ratings here are good news for GM. Previously, only the Hyundai Sonata (after being revised and retested) and BMW 5 Series received the coveted five-star rating.

The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration plans to test 55 cars in total before the year is over, and the full results of the latest testing can be viewed at SaferCar.gov.

[Source: SaferCar.gov via The Detroit News]

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Kia Drops Forte Koup Type R, Forte Hybrid Concepts at SEMA Show

Kia?s stand at SEMA showed off two divergent takes on the Forte: a sporty two-door and a planet-saving hybrid. The Forte Koup Type R concept (above) was developed by Kinetic Motorsports, the same group responsible for prepping the Fortes that compete in the Grand-Am race series. The two-door Koup gets resculpted fenders, side skirts, and rear-quarter [...] Related posts:
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Kyle Busch Gives Middle Finger to NASCAR Official, Gets Two-Lap Penalty

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Kyle Busch gave official middle fingerKyle Busch, angered that he had been called for a pit-lane speeding violation, gave a NASCAR official a notorious single-finger gesture for several seconds during Sunday's AAA Texas 500.

Busch was then given a two-lap penalty by NASCAR for the salute, which was shown live on ESPN. He finished the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 32nd place, dropping the fiery Joe Gibbs Racing driver two spots to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

"I lost my cool in what I was doing, and, at the time, I had no worries about a camera inside the car at that point," said Busch after the race as reported by The Dallas Morning News. "You get spun out and wreck, you're not supposed to lose your cool. I mean, hello? I wasn't trying to speed, but apparently I must have been a couple lights over on my tachometer."



 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/11/08/kyle-busch-gives-middle-finger-to-nascar-official-gets-two-lap/

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