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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Video: The Smoking Tire drives Stasis' 710-hp Audi R8 Spyder

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The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah spends some time with the 710 hp Stasis R8 - Click above to watch video after the jump

Matt Farah gets his mitts on tons of great rides, and we're thankful that he puts them on camera for us all to enjoy. This time around, Matt was handed the keys to Stasis' Audi R8 Spyder. The crew at Stasis set to work on the 5.2-liter roadster, adding a supercharger, suspension upgrades, larger wheels and an exhaust that breathes a little easier. The result is a 710-horsepower ragtop rocketship. The car seems to be so much fun to drive that Farah is often reduced to uncontrollable giggles. But seriously, who can blame him? We'd likely have the same reaction.

Hop the jump to watch Matt Farah have some canyon-carving fun courtesy of the Stasis Audi R8.

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Deficit Commission Pushes For Anti-Sprawl Reforms

If political pandering and bad economic policies have encouraged sprawl and an autocentric transportation system, better incentives can start to correct past mistakes. Here?s one place to start: the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, released this Wednesday. Sorry, but under the deficit commission's recommendations, your vacation home may no longer be eligible for [...]

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Rinspeed Previews BamBoo Concept Ahead of Geneva Auto Show

Another esoteric concept from the Swiss designers at Rinspeed will debut at the 2011 Geneva auto show. This one is called BamBoo, in reference to the fact that many interior parts are made from fibers of the eponymous wood.  It?s a four-seat electric car that doesn?t look much more advanced than a beach buggy?Rinspeed says [...] Related posts:
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Cale Gale Snowball Derby Preview

SEEKING FIRST SNOWBALL DERBY WIN: Cale Gale returns to Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, looking to pick up his first win in one of the most prestigious short track races in the country. Gale will pilot the No. 83 Rheem / 4 Way Truck Sales & Parts Chevrolet in what he considers one of...more»

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Mercedes-Benz Bribes Journalists with Cupcakes, Puts the ?Scrum? in Scrumptious

We?ve watched carmakers get more and more clever (desperate?) in their wooing ways at major auto shows. But what we saw from Mercedes in Los Angeles was outright bribery. It was a messy scene: a big brown box with a hole in the side through which a trio of cheerful females were doling out Sprinkles [...] Related posts:
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 66: 2011 Subaru Forester 2.5X

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Sorry for the delay in answering, but we got distracted by the L.A. auto show (check out loads of coverage here). Back to business. No one was able to put the two audible clues together, [...] Related posts:
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Toyota confirms sportscar return

Toyota has confirmed that it will return to the sportscar arena next season as engine supplier to Rebellion Racing's LMP1 effort. The move will be the first direct motorsport involvement for the German-based Toyota Motorsport outfit since it withdrew from Formula 1 at the end of 2009

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/toyota-confirms-sportscar-return/

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