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IZOD IndyCar series' driver James Hinchcliffe will make his V8 Supercars Championship debut in October's Armor All Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Australia.

The Toronto native, who took over the GoDaddy.com Indy car from Danica Patrick this season has signed with Fujitsu Racing/GRM for the twin 300-kilometre races, where 28 international co-drivers from various racing backgrounds team with regular drivers from the V8 Supercars Championship.

James Hinchcliff aboard the GoDaddy.com Dallara. (Photo: LAT for IndyCar)

GoDaddy.com will also become a supporting sponsor on the Fujitsu Racing/GRM Commodore for the Armor All Gold Coast 600 as well as a partner of the Queensland Government-backed event.

For Hinchcliffe, 25, this will mark his first time in a V8 Supercar.

However, Hinchcliffe is no newcomer to Australia, having competed for Team Canada in the A1 Grand Prix series at Eastern Creek in Sydney in 2007. He also has another Aussie link given his girlfriend, Kristen Dee is originally from Sydney.

'' Whether choosing a 4Runner SR5 or a 4Runner, which have both benefited from the addition of one of four different available option packages, Canadian drivers know that they can count on Toyota to deliver an authentic and powerful SUV that will prove its quality and reliability day in and day out,'' explains Toyota Canada Inc. Senior Managing Director Tony Wearing.

Equipped with a 270 hp 4.0L V6, the 4Runner offers an electronic 4RM mode selector on almost every model, a new eight speaker audio system, eight airbags, a 40/20/40 rear seat, innovative storage options including a unique storage bin located in the center console, protector plates designed to shield the underside during off-road use, and a rear-step bumper among others. Fuel consumption is rated at 11.2L/100 km.

MSRP starts at $37,990, and the 2013 4Runner offers four distinct option packages for buyers to select.

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One week after havng made his winning return to competition last week in Italy, F1 driver Robert Kubica will be back behind the wheel of the Subaru Impreza at the rally Internazionale San Martino.

Kubica was seriously injured in a rally crash early 2011 which put a hold on his Formula 1 career. He made his return to competition last week at Rally Ronde Gomitolo, as local Italian rally that he won in a Subaru Impreza WRC.

The Impreza was prepared by team First Motorsport, fitted with a paddle shift mechanism. His co-driver was Giuliano Manfredi.



This weekend, the former F1 driver will drive the Subaru again, competing in the Rally Internazionale San Martino, a round of the Italian rally championship.

His co-driver will be his fellow countryman Jakub Gerber, who will also make his return alongisde Kubica since their 2011 crash.

Commonly known as "Professor Sid" or "Prof" within the Formula One world, Sidney Watkins has died at the age of 84, on September 12, 2012.

He served 26 years as the FIA Safety and Medical Delegate. Head of the Formula One on-track medical team, he was the first responder on the scene of a crash.

Dr. Sid Watkins (Photo: WRI2)

Dr. Watkins helped to save the lives of many drivers, including Mika Hakkinen, Martin Donnelly, Erik Comas, Didier Pironi, Gerhard Berger, Rubens Barrichello and Karl Wendlinger.

With the support of Bernie Ecclestone, Watkins revolutionized Formula One by improving the safety measures in the category.

Having experienced the death of Ronnie Peterson in Italy in 1978, he slowly started his revolution. Against the resistance from circuit owners, he succeed in making the safety changes, such as fully equipped medical units, medical cars and helicopter on site at each race.

After the deaths of Gilles Villeneuve and Riccardo Paletti in 1982, he led the Safety Commission of the FIA.

Following the tragic weekend of Imola 1994, on which Roland Ratzenberger and his personal friend Ayrton Senna were killed, he became the FIA Motor Sport Safety expert and improved once again the standards of safety and medical intervention in Formule One.

On 2005, Watkins announced his retirement from various medical positions at the FIA. The governing body appointed his longtime deputy, Gary Hartstein, as his successor.

On December 2011, Sid Watkins stepped down from this FIA Institute President role and received the FIA Academy Gold Medal, during the FIA Gala.

2012 Scion iQ

Upon being handed the keys to the itty-bitty Scion iQ, we immediately thought about the brand's viral series of "PARK!"

Upon being handed the keys to the itty-bitty Scion iQ, I immediately thought about the brand's viral series of "PARK!" videos involving funny parking situations for the iQ. My quest was to find the smallest spots that I could squeeze the city car into, but discovered that small parking spots are hard to come by in the Midwest.

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General Motors' ailing Opel business in Europe plans to thin its administrative ranks by 30 percent, or 1,000 jobs, in its Ruesselsheim headquarters in Germany, newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported today, citing two unnamed board...

General Motors' ailing Opel business in Europe plans to thin its administrative ranks by 30 percent, or 1,000 jobs, in its Ruesselsheim headquarters in Germany, newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing two unnamed board...

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Deep Dive: Mercedes-Benz Baby G-class

Mercedes contemplates a bonsai version of the Gelaendewagen.

The Mercedes-Benz model range currently contains three iconic products: the S-class luxury sedan, the SL roadster, and the G-class SUV. The S-class paved the way for the C-class and the E-class; the SL was the role model for the SLK, the SLS, and the SLR. Now the G-class is set to get its own spin-off, called the GLG.

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Harvey Golub, the former chairman of AIG, said President Barack Obama "violated every bankruptcy principle known to man" in the rescue of GM and Chrysler. Criticism of the $63.

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First pictures and details of the all-new Kia Pro_cee’d, ahead of the Paris Motor Show

An Ohio senator wants to give $1 billion from a General Motors stock sale to salaried Delphi Automotive retirees who lost much of their pension coverage during the supplier's bankruptcy proceedings, but the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association says...

Coda Automotive, the Los Angeles-based electric-car maker, is boosting production of its namesake sedan and building a 30-dealer network to compete with larger competitors in the slow-growing rechargeable vehicle market.

Seating and electrical system supplier Lear said former Tower Automotive CEO and longtime Ford executive Kathleen Ligocki has joined its board of directors. Ligocki, 55, is currently the CEO and director of Next Autoworks.

An electric-powered crossover concept that uses fuel-cell technology will debut on Nissan's stand at the Paris auto show in late September.

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Our spy photographers have caught the next-generation Ford Galaxy MPV on test in Europe

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The 2013 Volvo C30 Polestar Limited Edition will be available in the United States in limited numbers for a sticker price of $32,445, including $895 in destination.

Scion is holding its eighth annual Scion Exposed event in a half-mile-long tunnel in downtown Cincinnati on Sept. 15.