Martinsville Speedway Gearing Up For Big Community Weekend Dec. 10-11

Martinsville (Va.) SpeedwayMARTINSVILLE, Va. (December 1, 2010) ? Martinsville Speedway is famous for its racing, receiving accolades from fans, competitors and drivers alike. It is also famous for a huge civic heart. Led by President Clay Campbell and his staff, the Speedway staff will undertake one of its biggest fund-raising efforts to benefit the Martinsville...more»

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Gregor Grant Award: Jackie Stewart

Sir Jackie Stewart is the recipient of a Gregor Grant Award at the AUTOSPORT Awards in recognition of his lifetime achievements in motorsport. The three-time Formula 1 World Champion collected his award from another title winner, Damon Hill, the man who succeeded him as president of the British Racing Drivers' Club. "I knew Gregor, another Scot and a great storyteller,well, so to get this award is an honour," said Stewart

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Newman/Haas tests Servia, Hinchcliffe

Oriol Servia will return to his former team Newman/Haas for a test at Sebring later this month, alongside Indy Lights front-runner James Hinchcliffe. The duo will both be in action for the multiple Champ Car title-winning team on 13-14 December

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Italian F3 drivers get Ferrari F1 test

The leading drivers from this year's Italian Formula 3 Championship had their first taste of Formula 1 yesterday, when they tested a 2008 Ferrari at Vallelunga. Fiat's involvement in Italian F3 has seen its top three get Ferrari F1 tests since 2008, and this year champion Cesar Ramos was joined by nearest challengers Stephane Richelmi and Andrea Caldarelli for the session.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/italian-f3-drivers-get-ferrari-f1-test/

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Global Green Success for Drayson Racing in 2010 Season Review

Drayson Racing Gloucestershire, UK December 2010 All images by Regis Lefebure. "A Superb Season for Drayson Racing in Le Mans Protoypes" Over 79 hours of extreme sportscar racing across three continents proving the competitiveness of second-generation biofuel, promoting green racing...

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2010/12/global_green_success_for.php

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Denny Hamlin Homestead Garage Area 2010NASCAR's 36-race season culminates today at Homestead-Miami Speedway when Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick battle to take home the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

It's bound to be a thrilling finish of NASCAR's closest points battle in the Chase for the Championship era.

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Democrats and Republicans agree on higher gas taxes, just not in public all the time

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Senator Alan Simpson (left) and Erskine Bowles (right), Co-Chairman of the Deficit Reduction Commission

There is a sport in Washington D.C. that comes around like deer season every year: the gas tax debate. And stepping into the clearing this week with brown overcoats and deer antler hats are some former legislators and government officials - none of whom have to run for office - who are recommending a 15-cent additional federal gas tax starting in 2013 to help trim the federal budget deficit.

This measure has about as much chance of getting through the new Congress as a proclamation that would make Earth Day a national bank holiday. Still, given the fact that the Feds have laid a claim to my nine-year old son's unborn children's piggybanks, it's worth a few minutes to air out the subject.

The co-chairman of the bipartisan deficit reduction commission, former Clinton Administration official Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senator Alan Simpson, have called for a sweeping set of reforms in the way of taxes, spending cuts and elimination of a myriad of tax credits and deductions to which we have grown accustomed - mortgage interest for one.
The 15-cent per gallon hike in Federal gas taxes is paltry by European standards, but would be used specifically for transportation infrastructure improvement: roads, bridges, etc.

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Eric McClure; Hefty On The Move To Tri-Star; Mark Martin Could Drive For Turner Motorsports

Eric McClure confirmed to Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody that he will move from Team Rensi Racing to Tri-Star Motorsports for the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series, with sponsorship from Hefty. “It does look like that’s where we’re going to go,” said McClure. “We are going to move over to TriStar Motorsports. Things...more»

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WILLIAMS F1 CONFIRMS MALDONADO FOR 2011

WILLIAMS F1 Grove, UK. 1 December 2010. Williams F1 today confirmed that Pastor Maldonado will contest the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship for the AT&T Williams team. The appointment finalises the team?s line up for next year following confirmation...

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