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Jul
6th

24 Hours of Lemons: What Price Entry?

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24 Hours of Lemons: What Price Entry?
24 Hours of Lemons: What Price Entry? - Automobile Magazine
Even with a $300 car, racing ain't cheap.

You've likely heard the Roger Penske quote that the best way to make a small fortune racing is to start with a big fortune. It turns out that Penske's observation is true even in racing's scrappiest series, the 24 Hours of LeMons. Senior web editor Phil Floraday's misfit team (read: not bankrolled by this magazine) bought a $300 1987 Volkswagen Quantum Syncro wagon and then put in more than ten times that amount getting it ready to race. Result? They won the Index of Effluency (awarded to the team whose finishing position furthest exceeds judges' expectations), turning the $5644 worth of parts, labor, and entry fees into a check for $1501.


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Jul
6th

F1: Korean GP organisers insist completion of race track is on schedule

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Korea Auto Valley Operation (KAVO) has issued a press release on Tuesday that reaffirms that completion of the Korea International Circuit (KIC) is on schedule. Full story...
Jul
5th

Industry braces for even slower recovery as June’s sales disappoint

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That slow but steady improvement in auto sales so far this year? It's getting slower. June's disappointing U.S. vehicle sales have pushed some manufacturers and dealers to lower their projections for the rest of the year. Full story...
Jul
5th

Le Mans: Peugeot unveils reasons for technical problems in 24H race

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Three weeks after the Le Mans 24 Hours, and after inspecting the cars that contested this year's event, Peugeot Sport looks back at the problems that affected the 908 HDi FAPs in the French race. Full story...
Jul
5th

IRL: Ryan Hunter-Reay will race all season

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Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay will finally be able to race for the reminder of the current season after enough sponsorship was found to make the deal happen. Full story...
Jul
5th

Grand Am: Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas Capture 100th Daytona Prototype Race

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Scott Pruett wins the 100th Daytona Prototype race - the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona - with co-driver Memo Rojas, piloting the No. 01 TELMEX BMW/Riley. Full story...
Jul
5th

MotoGP Catalunya – Fifth win for Jorge Lorenzo this season

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Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) had an uneventful race and earned a well managed victory before his Spanish fans at MotoGP's Catalan Grand Prix, run at the beautiful Catalunya circuit near Barcelona. Full story...
Jul
5th

IRL: Canadian GP promoter to take over organisation of Edmonton IndyCar race?

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Octane Management Inc. -- the promoters of the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix -- is ready to take over the organization of the Edmonton IndyCar event. Full story...
Jul
4th

GT1: Maserati dominant at Paul Ricard

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The Vitaphone Maserati No.1 of Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini completed a hard-fought victory in an incident-packed Championship Race at Paul Ricard.  Full story...
Jul
4th

NASCAR K&N: Andrew Ranger wins at Lime Rock Park

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Only two weeks after his victory at Infineon Raceway, Andrew Ranger returned to Victory Lane on a road course, this time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Lime Rock Park. Full story...
Jul
3rd

F1: Majorca works on bid for European grand prix

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The Balearic Islands could become the next location for a formula one race. Full story...
Jul
2nd

2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV First Impressions

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Montreal -- Canadians will soon be driving electric cars. That's a fact. Some major automakers are about to launch them on the market, starting with Mitsubishi's i-MiEV and Nissan's Leaf. They will grace showrooms alongside conventionally-powered models by 2011 or 2012. Full story...
Jul
2nd

Mazda to have a life-size Scalextric track at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Relive your childhood dreams of playing with a life-sized Scalextric track on the Mazda stand at this weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed (1-4th July) which features 20 years of Mazda MX-5. This year, Goodwood Festival of Speed has added a Moving Motor Show day on Thursday where visitors have the chance to drive cars up the famous Hill climb. Mazda will have the Mazda MX-5 road car available for visitors to drive as well as passenger rides in the MX-5 race car. Held in the grounds of Lord March's Goodwood estate in Sussex the event has become the world's largest celebration of motoring culture. Full story...
Jul
1st

Europe braces for big slide in second-half car sales

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European carmakers face a big slide in H2 new-car sales after June volume fell in France and slowed in Spain as scrappage schemes are phased out and cautious consumers pull back from major purchases in the face of economic uncertainty. Full story...
Jul
1st

Grand Am: No 01 team penalized for rule violation

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GRAND-AM Road Racing today assessed penalties on the No. 01 team that competes in the Daytona Prototype class, as a result of a rule violation during the June 19 Rolex Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Full story...
Jun
30th

IRL: Alex Tagliani to drive a Hot Wheels®

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FAZZT Race Team is announcing a partnership with Hot Wheels® in which Alex Tagliani will be racing in a brand new Honda IndyCar, customized in Hot Wheels® style. Full story...
Jun
29th

2011 Ford F-250 King Ranch 4×4

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2011 Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4
2011 Ford F-250 King Ranch 4x4 - Automobile Magazine
This thing is a total workhorse.

This thing is a total workhorse. I must have put 500 miles on this truck during my time behind the wheel and put it through all kinds of scenarios. One weekend I hauled my race car, trailer, and equipment to the track; the next weekend I crammed the cab full of people and the bed with their camping gear for a weekend trip to Michigan International Speedway for the NASCAR race. Both weekends the truck proved to be right in its element and received numerous compliments from other Ford truck owners, and a few snarls from Chevy and Dodge guys.


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Jun
29th

Porsche Wins Again and Breaks Another Record

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This time at the Pikes Peak Time Attack Class With a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Breaking the Record by 38 Seconds -- Ahead of Every Production-based Car Entered. Jeff Zwart, from Woody Creek, Colorado, driving the specially-prepared Luminox Watch Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, has won and set a new record in the 2WD Time Attack class in Sunday's 88th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Full story...
Jun
29th

IRL: Paul Tracy to race at The Glen

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Canadian Paul Tracy will compete in the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen in the No. 24 Honda Indy Toronto car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Full story...
Jun
29th

F1: The European grand prix debriefed by Renault

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After each grand prix, Alan Permane, Renault chief race engineer, debriefs the race with us, he comments today the European grand prix. Full story...
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