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Oriol Servia Captures DRR Seat, Becomes One Of The Lotus Legion
Oriol Servia driving the #2 Telemundo Newman/Haas Dallara through the end of the right-sweeping turn #10 at the 2011 37th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Servia went on to finish in the top 10 at P6 while avoiding late race mishaps. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)Oriol Servia Captures DRR Seat, Becomes One Of The Lotus LegionChampCar standout and leader in performance consistency...
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Virginia Is For American Le Mans Series Sports Car Racing Lovers
Picturesque and challenging Virginia International Raceway. Image Credit:American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron Virginia Is For American Le Mans Series Sports Car Racing LoversToday, the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron announced the addition of the 4.1-mile Grand Course at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) to the 2012 season schedule. The four...
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26 days ago
First Lotus Indy Engine Test Goes Without Incident - Need Track Engineer
Simona de Silvestro rolls onto the track at Palm Beach International Raceway in the new HVM Racing, Lotus liveried, Dallara DW12 outfitted with the Lotus/Engine Developments Ltd. (JUDD) twin-turbo V6. This is the new look and sound of IZOD IndyCar for 2012 ... and with this specific livery, this is what the look of the car Sebastien Bourdais will drive for Dragon Racing for the...
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28 days ago
Lotus Indy Taps A Penske To Make 2012 A 4 Team Challenge
Sebastien Bourdais going through turn 9 at the end of the back straight driving the Boy Scouts of America sponsored Dale Coyne Racing Dallara during the 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. "Sea Bass" will join Katherine Legge to create a two car IZOD IndyCar team for Lotus Dragon Racing in 2012. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)Lotus Indy Taps A Penske To Make 2012 A...
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January 12, 2012
Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Alex Tagliani As Driver To Lotus Partner Effort
"Tags" shows off his Lotus logo emblazoned helmet before he is scheduled to go testing the Bryan Herta Autosport, Lotus-powered, Dallara DW12 for the 2012 season. Image Credit: Bryan Herta Autosport (2012)Bryan Herta Autosport Signs Alex Tagliani As Driver To Lotus Partner EffortBryan Herta Autosport brings on Alex Tagliani (Tags) to test and drive the Lotus-powered, Bowen...
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January 09, 2012
Stairway To Heaven Begins With Background In ChampCar
IMSA/ALMS 2011 Race Director Beaux Barfield, left, with IMSA/ALMS 2011 Clerk of the Course, Paul Walter looking on.Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)Stairway To Heaven Begins With Background In ChampCarIn American professional exotic automobile racing, the path to on-track race management begins with an extensive history associated with ChampCar.Announced this week were the appointments...
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January 04, 2012
An American President's Christmas Message From America To All
An American President's Christmas Message From America To AllIt may amaze one to ponder that only 30 years ago (December 23, 1981), a President of the United States felt it was his leadership duty to speak directly about the reason for the season and assure all, whether they believed in Christianity or not, that our country and its citizens were protected here as one, under ...
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December 24, 2011
"Senna" Bestowed MPG's Best Of The Year Dean Batchelor Award
John Bisignano, former ESPN motorsport journalist during Senna's timeframe, accepts the Dean Batchelor Award on behalf of Asif Kapadia and Manish Pandey for the documentary, "Senna". Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)"Senna" Bestowed MPG's Best Of The Year Dean Batchelor Award"Senna" ... the critically acclaimed documentary about the racing spirit...
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December 15, 2011
Kimi Raikkonen Joins Lotus Renault GP for 2012 F1 Season
Image Credit: lotuscars.comKimi Raikkonen Joins Lotus Renault GP for 2012 F1 SeasonLast year, Kimi Raikkonen came across the pond to keep his skills fresh by driving a NASCAR truck in the Camping World Truck Series. Further, Kyle Busch Motorsports built a car that former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen used to make his debut in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. That one-time entry...
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November 29, 2011
Lotus Makes Announcement At LA Auto Show For The 2012 IZOD IndyCar Season
Lotus Cars booth art at the LA Auto Show where a new competitive partnership between Lotus and three teams for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar season was announced. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)Lotus Makes Announcement At LA Auto Show For The 2012 IZOD IndyCar SeasonJust one short year after Lotus Motorsport announced its agreement with KV Racing Technology to supply engines and livery...
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November 17, 2011
LA Auto Show Keynote Places Mazda’s Yamanouchi In Spotlight
Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi kicks off the L.A. Auto Show and answers questions from the gathered press with translator at his side. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011) LA Auto Show Keynote Places Mazda’s Yamanouchi In Spotlight Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi kicks off the L.A. Auto Show with an overview of the current state of the automotive industry, including lessons learned...
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November 17, 2011
IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Motorsports Musings
Memorial three-abreast five lap salute To Dan Wheldon performed by the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway October 16, 2011. Image Credit: LAT PhotoIZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Motorsports MusingsThe 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season will be the 101st season of American open wheel racing. It is hard to get one's mind around the beginning of a new season of competition...
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November 10, 2011
Dan Wheldon eBay Charity Auction Held In Memorial & Family Support
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October 25, 2011
Is Fisker Automotive Another Solyndra Style Waste Of Money?
ABC News focuses on the one Fisker assembly line already running in Finland. Some of those federal energy dollars were used on design plans. ABC interviewed Fisker head, Henrik Fisker who assured reporter Brian Ross the federal money was not being used to pay workers at the plant. Image Credit: Fisker Automotive, Inc.Is Fisker Automotive Another Solyndra Style Waste Of Money?We...
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October 21, 2011
Post Dan Wheldon Tragedy Reaction Review To Safety On Banked Ovals
A memorial to Dan Wheldon is displayed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the British-born driver was killed in an accident on Sunday. Image Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images via guardian.co.ukPost Dan Wheldon Tragedy Reaction Review To Safety On Banked OvalsThe safety debate centers on the fact that IndyCar Dallara vehicles, which all have the same bodies and engines, can not...
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October 19, 2011
2011 IZOD ICS Finale - The Duct Tape 300 Tweet-By-Tweet
Will Power and Dario Franchitti as thy wait to start engines and begin the race to decide who will be 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series champion. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)2011 IZOD ICS Finale - The Duct Tape 300 Tweet-By-TweetThe season finale of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series gets played out here in the land where gambling is king and glitz is the sauve that makes everything work....
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October 16, 2011
Kentucky 300 - Carpenter Inches Out Franchitti Tweet-By-Tweet
It's Ed Carpenter in the Dollar General Sarah Fisher Racing Dallara by a nose and a Push-To-Pass on the Downy soap sponsored Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti (just 0.0098sec at the line, the closest finish at Kentucky and sixth closest in series history) who get extra points for leading the most laps. Image Credit: Paul DalbeyKentucky 300 - Carpenter Inches...
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October 04, 2011
Al Unser Jr.'s Demons Bite Him ... AGAIN!
4th Annual Long Beach Motorsports Walk Of Fame inductees Bobby Rahal and Al Unser, Jr. share a word while standing in front of Parnelli Jones just before the medallion unveiling ceremony. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2009)Al Unser Jr.'s Demons Bite Him ... AGAIN!What is it with guys named Al (son of a famous Al) and speeding at triple-digits? Last night, Al Unser Jr. was pulled over...
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September 30, 2011
A Virtual Lap At The 1.5 Mile Kentucky Speedway Tri-Oval
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway located in north-central Kentucky, near the community of Sparta, Kentucky; approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, and is additionally 70 miles (113 km) from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky [ctrl-click image to view a virtual lap around Kentucky Speedway]. Image Credit: lessthanjake...
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September 29, 2011
Road Atlanta ALMS Race Hosts A Field Of LMP1 Champions
REBELLION Racing's Manufactures' Championship winning Lola B10/60 Coupé Toyota as it leads the Dyson Racing Manufactures' Championship winning Lola B09/86 Mazda and the two diesel-powered Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908's around the track earlier this year at Sebring. Image Credit: REBELLION Racing (2011)Road Atlanta ALMS Race Hosts A Field Of LMP1 ChampionsThis...
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September 27, 2011
Lola-Mazda Wins America's Le Mans Series Manufacturers’, Team, And Drivers' Championship
The Dyson Racing team on the grid (#20 Oryx Dyson Racing Lola-Mazda on left, #16 G-OIL ModSpace/Construct Corps Lola-Mazda on right) just before the running of the ModSpace American Le Mans Monterey presented by Patron. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2011)Lola-Mazda Wins America's Le Mans Series Manufacturers’, Team, And Drivers' ChampionshipIn the 2011 American Le Mans Series...
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September 22, 2011
Lola-Toyota Wins Europe's Le Mans Series Manufacturers' Championship
REBELLION Racing's Lola-Toyota cars feature chassis technology from Lola and a 3.4litre petrol engine supplied by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), the Toyota RV8KLM. Image Credit: REBELLION RacingLola-Toyota Wins Europe's Le Mans Series Manufacturers' ChampionshipWith a back to back win at the 6 Hours of Silverstone on 11th September, following their victory at Imola...
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September 20, 2011
Team Falken Tire Turns Heads And Wheels At The Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix
Derrick Walker's Team Falken Tire as it tracks around the city street course at the Inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. Image Credit: The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila PatronTeam Falken Tire Turns Heads And Wheels At The Inaugural Baltimore Grand PrixYes, just as it was in Mid-Ohio, at least three other teams with six driver pairings were supposed to lock the Derrick...
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September 06, 2011
Inagural IZOD IndyCar Baltimore Grand Prix - Tweet-By-Tweet
Picturesque Baltimore with a race track laid out around Camden Yard Ballpark. Andretti Autosport driver, Ryan Hunter-Reay as hr takes warm-up laps at the Baltimore Grand Prix. Image Credit: indycar.com
Inagural IZOD IndyCar Baltimore Grand Prix - Tweet-By-Tweet
A first-time new event on the IndyCar schedule deserves a report that, in itself, is a New Media approach to describe...
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September 04, 2011
Bumpy Baltimore Gets A Rubbing In With IndyCar & ALMS
Conquest Racing's Sebastian Saavedra occupied his time [during the initial event delay] with engineering and drivers meetings, tweeting, checking email and even working in a brief nap before being jostled by the bumps of the Pratt Street frontstretch in the No. 34 Bogota Es Mundial entry in front of tens of thousands of enthusiastic spectators. Caption & Image Credit: Chris...
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September 02, 2011
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