Victory Lane: Brad Keselowski
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January 12, 2012 No Comments
2012 BMW M5 in Singapore Gray color
The Dutch fellows at Autogespot spotted the new 2012 BMW M5 for the first time in the Singapore Gray paint. The color is available as a standard option, among a variety of others: Space Gray, Silverstone II, Imperial Blue, Monte Carlo Blue, Havana, Alpine White and Black Sapphire. For the first time, BMW also offers [...]
January 12, 2012 No Comments
Pipistrel wins $1.35 million in Google-sponsored 2011 Green Flight Challenge
In the end, the competition for the $1.35 million top prize in the 2011 Green Flight Challenge came down to just two craft, the eGenius and the Pipistrel G4. After both managed to meet the goal of the contest – fly 200 miles at over 100 miles per hour using less than the equivalent energy [...]
January 12, 2012 No Comments
Mugen CR-Z Wont See Production
The Honda CR-Z was always intended to be a car with a split personality. When docile, the hybrid system allows the CR-Z to reach 39-mpg. Then, if prodded, the sporty hybrid promises to deliver sports car levels of driving excitement. However, in its current state, the CR-Z has been more Dr. Jekyll than Mr. Hyde. [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Chicago mayor: No auto industry if Romney had been president
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Sunday that the United States wouldn’t have an auto industry if Republican candidate Mitt Romney had been president. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Emanuel, a former Chicago congressman who served as President Obama’s first chief of staff, criticized former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s approach to the auto [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Germany and France agree on bank rescue plan
The French and Belgian prime ministers finalised a plan for Dexia at a meeting in Brussels [Reuters] Germany and France stand ready to recapitalise banks according to common criteria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. “We are not going into details today, we will present a complete package” for stabilising the euro zone at the end of [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Quartet pledges to restart Middle East talks
Palestinian officials say Israel must freeze settlement expansion before direct talks can resume [Reuters] Diplomats representing the Middle East Quartet – the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia – have agreed to encourage the Palestinians and Israel to return to direct talks. After discussions in Brussels on Sunday, Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Edwards practices with unusual pit stall choice
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Carl Edwards defied custom after winning the pole for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway. He asked crew chief Mike Beam to choose pit stall No. 8 — the same pit stall he will use in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup race — for the Nationwide [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Royal Enfield making inroads in US
A motorcycle manufacturer with little presence in the U.S. is turning in a record-breaking performance, and its growth in the U.S. market is contributing to that. Royal Enfield Motors on Friday reported having sold 42,000 units in the first half of 2011, and said it is on track to sell more than 70,000 bikes by [...]
January 11, 2012 No Comments
Video: Hurley Haywood talks about Rennsport history
Don’t get us wrong; we’re thrilled there are collectors with the means and patience required to hide vintage race cars in climate-controlled warehouses for decades. History needs its preservationists, but competition vehicles are meant to compete. Their sheet metal requires heat from a track-day sun as much as their engines require fuel. [Autoblog]
January 10, 2012 No Comments