Cars Versus Similarly Named Stuff: Round 3 ? Feature

What happens when vehicles take on people, places, and things with similar names? Twice before, we?ve pitted vehicles against similar-sounding products, people, places, and things. In previous battles, the Patriot Act took down Jeep’s Patriot SUV, and Toyota and Yoda played to a draw. Here we present Round 3 of Cars Versus Stuff. Keep Reading: Cars Versus [...] Related posts:
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Successful shoulder surgery for Melandri

Yamaha Racing Fri, Dec 24, 2010 Yamaha Factory World Superbike Team's new recruit for the 2011 series, Marco Melandri, underwent minor and completely successful surgery on his right shoulder yesterday (Thursday 23rd December) and expects to be fully fit for...

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McLaren plans interim car for first test

McLaren is set to use an interim car for the first Formula 1 test of 2011 at Valencia, AUTOSPORT understands, after announcing on Friday that its launch will be held in Berlin on February 4. The first official test of the year takes place at Valencia from February 1-3, but McLaren will not unveil its new MP4-26 until the day after that test finishes. AUTOSPORT understands that the launch is not simply a colour-scheme unveiling - but will be the actual first public appearance of the new car.

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New Book Tackles NASCAR's Greatest Debates

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EDITORS NOTE: When you start talking about Richard Petty's rightful place in NASCAR history vs. Dale Earnhardt vs. Jeff Gordon, you're going to get in an argument.

In his first book, Trading Paint: 101 Great NASCAR Debates, recently published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., motorsports writer Jerry Bonkowski tackles these questions and provides his unique viewpoint. Prior to joining FanHouse over a year ago as an editor, Jerry Bonkowski was National NASCAR Columnist for Yahoo! Sports and ESPN.com and wrote for USA Today.

Here are several excerpts from Bonkowski's book, which is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders and other book stores, as well as online at Amazon.com.

WHO'S THE GREATEST NASCAR DRIVER EVER?

This debate always gets passionate fans going, with typically mild-mannered individuals turning into raving, obsessed fanatics if someone dares to challenge the superiority of the guy they so proudly call "their" driver. Think of a 140-pound, Woody Allen-looking dweeb who lives and breathes Kasey Kahne suddenly getting a surge of testosterone, puffing out his chest while forgetting common sense, and stupidly trying to take on a hulking, 300-pound redneck who takes great offense if you say anything bad about Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Then watch the punched-out Woody Allen-esque fan suddenly wind up doing a frightening, almost cartoonlike barrel roll through the air like the great Rusty Wallace did more than a few times during his career at places like Talladega Superspeedway.

 

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MAZDASPEED announced the 2011 SCCA Pro racing Playboy MX-5 Cup Schedule

MAZDASPEED December 22, 2010 (Irvine, Calif). MAZDASPEED announced the 2011 SCCA Pro racing Playboy MX-5 Cup Schedule earlier today via a live webcast on www.justin.tv/mazdausa "Building a race schedule is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, while riding shotgun in an...

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Domenicali considered quitting team role

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has revealed that he considered quitting his position at the end of last year in the immediate aftermath of the strategy mistake in Abu Dhabi that cost Fernando Alonso the world title. Alonso had looked on course to deliver the championship in Abu Dhabi but Ferrari made an error in trying to cover Mark Webber's early stop for tyres - with the Australian having appeared to be the main threat for the title at that point

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Five-Time Champ Jimmie Johnson to Celebrate Start of 2011 NASCAR Season with Phoenix Fans; PIR to Unveil ?48-Hour Special? in Johnson?s Honor

Race fans can win chance to attend the event by logging on to PIR?s Facebook and Twitter pages Phoenix International Raceway(PHOENIX, Ariz.) ? Five-time defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson will visit the Valley of the Sun on Jan. 12 to celebrate the start of the 2011 NASCAR season with local fans from Phoenix International...more»

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Hyundai Blue Link Telematics to Launch on 2012 Sonata and Veloster

And now, more telematics. Hyundai used the events surrounding this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to announce its foray into the realm of the connected car. The system is called Blue Link, and its positioned against the established brands of GM’s OnStar and Ford’s Sync, not to mention the other newcomers we’re learning [...] Related posts:
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Tony Kanaan Signs With DeFerran Dragon Racing for 2011 IndyCar Season

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In the second major IZOD IndyCar Series team announcement in the last week, de Ferran Dragon Racing named 2004 series champ Tony Kanaan to drive its No. 2 car for the 2011 season.

Kanaan, one of the most popular drivers in the series (shown above with his three-year-old son, Leonardo), parted ways with Andretti Autosport at the end of the season when his car's primary sponsor, 7-Eleven, withdrew its funding of the car.

The new job unites Kanaan, 35, with fellow Brazilian and longtime friend, team co-owner Gil de Ferran, a two-time former CART champion and the 2003 Indy 500 winner. Legendary owner Roger Penske's son, Jay Penske, and Steve Luczo are also owners of the three-year-old team, which is still looking for its first IndyCar victory.

"We are still young and developing and Tony is a big addition,'' said de Ferran, who joined Kanaan in their native Brazil for the announcement on Monday. "I have no doubt he will bring speed and determination but he'll also help us shortcut a lot of the development process.

"This news certainly clarifies that we are serious in our intention to become a major force in series.''

 

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