2012 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

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U.S. PIRG Report: Young Americans Dump Cars for Bikes, Buses

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has been crunching the numbers on travel preferences among young Americans — and the news is not good for auto makers.
Public transit use increased 100 percent among 16-34-year-olds with household incomes above $70,000, according to a new report from PIRG. Photo: U.S. PIRG
The report — Transportation and the New [...]

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Fisker Atlantic design prototype officially revealed [video]

Fisker are yet to confirm a launch date for the Atlantic but have confirmed they have every intention of developing this prototype to full production standard.

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Mazda Announces 2014 Mazda 6 Coming to 2012 Paris Auto Show [New York Auto Show]

Mazda has announced that the next-generation Mazda 6 mid-size sedan will go on sale in 2013 as a 2014 model and will make its debut at the Paris auto show in the fall. If you?re wondering why Mazda chose to break the news at the New York show, it’s probably because the next 6?s design [...]

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CUP: Starts And Stops

Despite disappointment at Martinsville, Clint Bowyer has impressed early in the season?

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Hamilton decision-making under the microscope

Lewis Hamilton has come in for criticism © Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton?s decision-making ability has come into question after he crashed into the side of Felipe Massa on lap one, causing his early retirement from the Italian Grand Prix. This incident has raised questions about his temperament and ability to bounce back. Kevin Garside of the Daily Telegraph questions how much we should really be expecting from Hamilton. ?Perhaps this is how it must be with Hamilton, an instinctive racer compelled to chase the impossible through gaps that don?t exist. He took the best part of an hour to compose himself before walking out into the sun to face the cameras. This was Hamilton?s third DNF of the season but the first of his own making. Occasions like this are perhaps reminders to us not to expect too much. ?On the days when Hamilton?s insane alliance of guts, skill and derring-do appear capable of delivering the world it is easy to forget he is only 25, an age when it is all too common for boys to believe themselves men.? Byron Young of the Mirror also pulls no punches about Hamilton?s performance and was heavily critical of the manoeuvre which meant he left the weekend pointless. ?To say that his dive down the outside at Della Roggia chicane was optimistic would be generous. Mystifying, definitely, with so much at stake. So often Hamilton has made them stick but yesterday the outcome was all too predictable.?

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Williams F1 rekindles Renault engine relationship (PA SportsTicker)

The Williams Formula One team will switch from Cosworth engines to units supplied by Renault for next season.

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2012 NSCS Weekly Teleconference Q&A with Goody?s 500 Race Winner, Team Chevy Driver Ryan Newman

Ryan Newman does donuts for his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing crew after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. – Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty ImagesRYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CHEVROLET, was the guest on the NASCAR Weekly Teleconference.   An Interview With: Ryan Newman:…more»

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European Patent Filing Reveals Possible Chevrolet-Badged Buick Encore/Opel Mokka Crossover

A few days ago, the European patent office published a General Motors filing for a small, Chevrolet-badged version of the Opel Mokka née Buick Encore crossover. It doesn’t definitively reveal where Chevy intends to sell this version, but we’ve been told it won’t come here. The renderings in the patent filing show a small SUV [...]

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2012 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix

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1970 Impala

Sometimes the color comes first, then the car follows… that's what happened with this Impala, as I'd come across some GM Yellow Beige paint.  The 1970 sales brochure listed Gobi Beige on the Impala's color palette, and it was a close enough match.  The interior was done in black vinyl with bench seat, and only a turn signal lever was added.  It's a floor shifted manual.  The build is box-stock, as a curbside with minimal engine/chassis detail.  Most effort was spent on the interior and exterior details.  The mirror is scratch-built, with chrome and photo-etched details added. 

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2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix

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IndyCar TV Schedule

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Greg Biffle talks points lead, Martinsville, Dale Jr., conspiracy theories, and more

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Tony Fernandes’ Seven wonders

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Alguersuari and di Grassi to test Pirelli tyres | 2012 F1 season

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Pirelli have confirmed ex-Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari will be one of their test drivers in 2012, along with Lucas di Grassi.

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Hight qualifies No. 1 in Funny Car at NHRA

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2012 Dodge Challenger Rallye Redline Edition Released

Dodge revealed the new Challenger Rallye Redline last week at the Spring Festival of LXs, a car show dedicated to late-model Mopar metal, in Irvine, California. Rallye was previously an optional equipment and aesthetics package available on V-6 Challengers; this announcement essentially promotes the designation to trim level. It?s still available only with a V-6. [...]

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2012 NSCS Goody?s Fast Relief 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Burton

Jeff Burton (L), driver of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, and Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief of the #31 BB&T Chevrolet, look on during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2012 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 BB&T CHEVROLET, met…more»

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2012 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

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Cadei takes Monza Ferrari pole

Niki Cadei will start Sunday’s first Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli race from pole position, after topping both qualifying sessions at Monza. The Italian set his best time of 1m51.170s in qualifying one, and while he could not eclipse that time in qualifying two, he was still the fastest driver in the field, putting pole position beyond doubt

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Lexus developing an entry-level crossover – report

Andy Pfeiffenberger, the vice president of Lexus Europe, has revealed the company is considering an entry-level crossover to battle the Audi Q5 and BMW X3.

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Smith will change Bristol Motor Speedway

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MATT ARTIN JOINS NHRA AS DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) NHRA announced today that Matt Artin, an eight-year veteran in media planning, advertising and promotions, has joined the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body as director of advertising and promotions….

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Bristol to undergo changes

Bristol Motor Speedway will undergo changes to its configuration before its next round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, track bosses have announced. The half-mile banked oval is one of the most popular with NASCAR fans, but it has come in for criticism in recent years following changes made in 2007, which included resurfacing and the addition of progressive banking

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