Mazda creates Indy scholarships

Mazda will provide a scholarship to help the Indy Lights champion graduate to IndyCar from next year, as part of a new scheme to promote drivers through the IndyCar Series' 'Road to Indy' development series. The Japanese manufacturer was already offering a scholarship to help the USF2000 champion into Star Mazda, and will now extend its support to the two championships at the top of the American single-seater ladder

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/indycar-news/indycar/mazda-creates-indy-scholarships/

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2011 Saab 9-4X Priced at $34,205, Early Adopters to Get iPad

The new Saab 9-4X crossover will start at $34,205 when it goes on sale here in May 2011. In exchange for that sum, buyers will nab a base model with front-wheel drive, a 265-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 engine, 18-inch wheels, Bluetooth phone connectivity, power front seats, and dual-zone climate control. Stepping up to the $38,075 9-4X Premium [...] Related posts:
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BBC: At nearly $7.30/gal and climbing, UK gas prices hit record high

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Think fuel prices are high in the United States? What Yanks pay is nothing to what our former colonial masters are forced to shell out at the pumps, as reports come in of record-high prices in the UK.

According to the BBC, prices have hit an all-time high of 121.76p per liter in the United Kingdom. The numbers work out to $7.27 per gallon in American terminology, but the record doesn't take inflation into account. To put the current British petrol prices into perspective, consider that it will now cost English soccer moms in Chelsea over $163 (!) to fill up their BMW X5s.

The worst news for British motorists is that this isn't even the end of it: with both the Value Added Tax (VAT) and fuel duties scheduled to rise again in the new year, next month is anticipated to go even higher. As Edmund King, head of the UK's Automobile Association put it, "for those people dependent on road transport, it's not looking like a very happy Christmas or indeed New Year." Indeed.

[Source: BBC News | Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty]

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GT1 heads for China in 2011

A new event in China and a change of venue for the Brazilian round are the main alterations to the GT1 World Championship schedule for 2011, the FIA has confirmed today. As predicted by this week's AUTOSPORT magazine, the series will race at the new Ordos circuit in China on 4 September next year

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/gt1-heads-for-china-in-2011/

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Chevrolet Volt EPA Numbers Revealed, Dissected

We recently got our first look at the Nissan Leaf?s official EPA range and mpg-equivalent rating. And now, somewhat predictably, we have the Chevrolet Volt?s EPA sticker. Unlike the Leaf, the Volt has a gasoline engine that runs when the batteries are depleted, which means that the sticker for the Volt and the testing procedures [...] Related posts:
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Spotter's Stand: Carl Edwards Has Offseason Momentum in His Back Pocket

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He may have won the two races that dole out the least amount of recognition of the entire season, but Carl Edwards doesn't much care.

"For our team, to finish like this and to be on the upswing that we are, this is as good as it gets," Edwards said after winning Sunday at Homestead, his second in a row.

Of course, Edwards was overshadowed by an incredibly dramatic championship fight that he watched from the outside looking in Sunday, largely in his rear-view mirror.

Jimmie Johnson overcame Denny Hamlin and held off Kevin Harvick to win the 2010 title, and proceeded to spin through a burnout as Edwards celebrated with his traditional backflip.

"I tell you, it's a lot more frustrating to not be in victory lane and watching somebody out there doing their donuts and all that stuff," Edwards said.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/11/23/spotters-stand-carl-edwards-has-offseason-momentum-in-his-back/

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Jimmie Johnson Taking Time to Savor Fifth Championship in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS -- In a luxury suite in the Bellagio Hotel high above the Las Vegas strip, Jimmie Johnson was all smiles and "aw shucks" on the eve of collecting an unprecedented fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship trophy. He was at the hotel to meet with a small group of reporters and to unveil the true benchmark of an athlete's success.

Forget the historic five NASCAR titles, Johnson now has a video game named after him: "Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine."

The game doesn't go on sale until 2011, but the concept launch this week meant the vivid collision between two of America's favorite pastimes, video gaming and NASCAR. And it was interesting to observe the hip, young gaming reporters, dressed in black adorned with lots of zippers and skull designs and colorful tattoos, sizing up the NASCAR All-American good guy's entry into their eclectic world.

"So how does it feel to be a legend?'' asked Jon Carnage, a former professional wrestler who is now a reporter from the video game blog Destructoid. He clearly caught the humble Johnson off guard.

"It's still strange to me that I hear that,'' Johnson replied.

Perhaps he should get used to it.

 

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