Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/silly-season-graphs-included/
Saturday
Silly Season? graphs included!
I will admit, I was having trouble filling some seemingly obvious holes in my silly season graph. But thanks to the wonderful work of Marshal Pruett, I feel there is enough information to finally start talking competently about the 2012 … Continue reading
Get Rid Of Owners Points Swaps? Not So Fast?
Remember that time Bobby Ginn was part of the Childress ownership group? And Chip Ganassi was a partner in that back marker Nationwide Team? Or how about when Jim Harris become a partial owner up at the now-defunct Randy Moss Motorsports? Yeah, not too memorable, right? Every year around this time the screaming begins about [...] 
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Jaguar takes the next step in developing the C-X75 supercar
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We’ve all been patiently waiting for Jaguar to prepare a production version of their impressive C-X75 Concept released in 2010, and we’re going to be waiting even longer since the production model won’t be unveiled until 2014. That being said, the long road to production will be paved with milestones to keep us entertained, including TaTa’s official opening of the factory that will build the gas turbines for the supercar.
This factory is the Bladon Jets Engineering Center in Coventry where 15 people will work on developing the micro gas turbines. A turbine develops 95 HP and weighs 77 lbs. It has fewer moving parts than an internal combustion engine and doesn’t need oil lubrication or water cooling, which offers packaging and weight advantages.
The tricky part is that not all of the C-X75 units will combine these turbines with four independent electric motors at each wheel. The majority units will be powered by a a four-cylinder turbo engine developed by Formula One team Williams.
It’s a small step towards production, but it’s a step nonetheless.
Jaguar takes the next step in developing the C-X75 supercar originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 February 2012 15:00 EST.
Citroen C4 Picasso 2012: Information Mechanics And Equipment
A few days ago saw the first spy shots of Chevrolet Corvette C7, the new generation of sporting excellence of General Motors, which has been allowed to see. Of course, with a camouflage worthy of presentation. Despite the strong camouflage, the C7 Corvette cannot hide part of their news, today we present you on the [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/144-citroen-c4-picasso-2012-information-mechanics-and-equipment.html
Friday
Jenson Button: ?It feels like a very good base??
An upbeat Jenson Button says that McLaren had a good first day with its new MP4-27 at Jerez. The car had already been shaken down by test driver Oliver Turvey with some aero testing on Saturday, but nevertheless the team … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/02/07/jenson-button-it-feels-like-a-very-good-base/
Opportunities Abound For New Teams In 2012
The last several NASCAR offseasons have all shared an unsettling common theme: contraction. 2011 was no different. In the Cup Series alone, we lost both Red Bull cars, a team from both Childress and Roush Fenway, and the privateer TRG Motorsports. And there were several more losses from the Nationwide and Truck Series. For those [...] 
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Let?s See What Sticks?
Disclaimer: What follows is purely a blind man taking shots in the dark. There was no specific precedent that instigated these ideas; just dumb speculation. It seems that the recent trend on twitter and in the indycar blogosphere has been … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/lets-see-what-sticks/
HRT battles on
The HRT team turned up at Jerez this week for the F1 test with an old chassis. That was fine, but it cannot go on forever. The cars are old and there are safety questions about parts that were designed to have certain length of life. It is therefore imperative that the Spanish operation has [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/hrts-battles-on/
Thursday
Williams FW34 a fresh start, says Sir Frank
The Williams FW34 was shown in Jerez this morning, before Pastor Maldonado gave the car its first laps shortly afterwards. The car is the first from the new technical team led by Mike Coughlan and Mark Gillan, and of course … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/02/07/williams-fw34-a-fresh-start-says-sir-frank/
New management for Lewis
Simon Fuller of XIX has announced that Didier Coton has been appointed to Lewis Hamilton’s management team. This is very good news. Coton is a man who understands the F1 world and has a great record working with the F1 stars. Coton is a partner in Aces Management, with his former client Mika Hakkinen and [...]
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In which we forecast the future of the 2012 NASCAR season
Someone is going to have a "Carl Edwards 2011" ? and it's going to end in a championship. The fact that Edwards lost in the closest finish in NASCAR history is quite possibly one of the cruelest blows in all of sports, and it's only because Tony Stewart is such a fan favorite (and we're all so glad to have had a fascinating season) that we kind of glossed over how amazing Edwards' run really was. He broke through as an elite driver last year, and this year, someone else will do the same thing: running so well you can never count them out until the final lap at Homestead. Best guess? This is the year Kevin Harvick becomes a name in non-NASCAR households. ? Jay Busbee
Danica Patrick wins a Nationwide race. Yeah, this may not be too bold of a prediction, but Patrick will have the equipment to do it and the week-to-week consistency of simply being in a stock car will be the best thing for her improvement in NASCAR. It may not be in the first 10 races and it may be a standalone race with no Cup drivers, but she'll get a win. ? Nick Bromberg
This will be Joey Logano's final year at Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. The loss of Greg Zipadelli as crew chief combined with an intense focus to right the ship for Denny Hamlin will leave Logano in the dust, and sponsors looking elsewhere in 2013. Don't be surprised if he stays with Gibbs, though, in a full-time Nationwide Series role for 2013. ? Geoffrey Miller
The Busch bros will get their acts together. I know, this one's a crap shoot ... but something's telling me that these two have hit bottom and are clawing at ways to get back up. There's too much on the line here for both of these guys, who have the potential to become one of NASCAR's all-time great families. But, right now, only the potential. ? Jay Busbee
Carl Edwards will host a talk show. Wait... that's actually happening. ? Nick Bromberg
Races at road courses, short tracks, Darlington and Atlanta will continue to be the most noteworthy events of the season for the Sprint Cup gang. That's thanks to their unique character and ways of bringing out the best of a driver's temper and pure racing ability. It won't matter, though, to NASCAR's 2013 schedule-makers who remain�cruelly�indebted to the 1.5-mile cookie-cutter way of life.� ? Geoffrey Miller
NASCAR will continue its recovery both in the stands and in the ratings. Sponsors will start to trickle back in, not as rapidly as teams would like, but not in the will-they-or-won't-they guessing game of years past, either. The Jimmie Johnson Era may or may not be over, but it's certainly on hold, and that'll help keep the door wide open for many more fans to hope that this is The Year for their guy ... and more interest translates across the board. ? Jay Busbee
A driver in Hendrick equipment will "struggle." This doesn't count Kurt Busch, who has the virtue of being fairly expectation-less at Phoenix Racing, but there seems to always be a straggler at Hendrick. For the sake of the restless masses and tired storylines, let's hope it's not Junior. ? Nick Bromberg
AJ Allmendinger will get his first and probably second NASCAR wins. Dinger, now in the best ride of his NASCAR life with Penske Racing, will take at least one road course race (as long as former teammate Marcos Ambrose doesn't sweep) and maybe snag a win at a 1.5-mile oval. I may have chosen AJ to win at least a race had he remained at Richard Petty Motorsports, but now it's got to be a lock. The Chase, however, will remain an outside-looking-in affair. ? Geoffrey Miller
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to win a race. Hey, if I keep saying it, one day it might come true. ? Jay Busbee
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Wednesday
Danica Patrick wants to be like? the honey badger?
Danica Patrick knows that she'll be under an even bigger spotlight when she makes her Sprint Cup debut Feb. 26 at the Daytona 500.
So how is she going to react? By going all honey badger, of course.
"And the honey badger, it was last year, I think, somebody showed me this video of the honey badger, and the commentator on it was very, very funny," Patrick said between test sessions at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. "Anyway, the honey badger, he doesn't give a crap, he takes what he wants.�And that's how I'm going to be this year, like a honey badger.�But I feel like it's a little diluted with the football player that has the honey badger nickname, too.�He's No.�7, as well."
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The football player she's referring to, of course, is LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. LSU lost 21-0 to Alabama in Monday night's BCS title game.
"I bet he's not feeling like a honey badger.�I bet -- anyway, the video is great," Patrick said. "He eats a poisonous snake and he falls asleep and wakes right back up.�The video is funny, so I encourage you all to watch that.�I think Randall something is the commentator or the name on the YouTube video.
"I don't know, it's a mindset.�I even have a honey badger picture on my screen saver on my phone to inspire me.�It takes what it wants."
[Related: Daytona 500 Day 2 testing results]
Patrick may want to harness the honey badger in her a little bit during the Daytona 500 if Thursday's test session was any indication. NASCAR has introduced rules designed to inhibit the two-car tandem drafting that has become prevalent at restrictor plate tracks Daytona and Talladega, but teams were still experimenting with the tandems anyway.
After transitioning from the Izod IndyCar Series, Patrick is scheduled to race 10 times in the Sprint Cup Series and run a full schedule in the Nationwide Series. She had success in the July Nationwide race at Daytona, leading laps and finishing 10th while she crashed crossing the finish line.
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John Cena to serve as honorary starter for Daytona 500
Let's be honest, there's a fair amount of overlap between the demographics of NASCAR and the WWE. So it can't be all that surprising that WWE wrestler John Cena is the honorary starter for the Daytona 500, right?
Cena, who has already appeared in a Gillette commercial back in the days of the Gillette Young Guns, received his official "invitation" to be the starter when friend Carl Edwards appeared on Monday's WWE Raw.
"John Cena is the greatest Superstar in WWE today," Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said in a release.� "We look forward to seeing him on the flag stand waving the green flag to start 'The Great American Race' and kick off the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season."
It could be argued that Cena, who starred in that unforgettable movie 'The Marine,' is the WWE's version of Kyle Busch. He's marketable, sells a lot of merchandise and hears a lot of boos. Sound familiar? But hey, he's certainly a better fit than Mariah Carey, who served as the race's honorary starter in 2003.
Tuesday
On the first day of testing?
Lots of people got very excited about Kimi Raikkonen, as the Lotus F1 Team set the fastest time of the day. That was not really any great surprise given that Raikkonen ran 22 laps of the track on Monday, while doing promotional filming work, which of course doubled as shakedown runs for the new E20, [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/on-the-first-day-of-testing/
Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans, don?t say we never did anything for you
Diet Mountain Dew just passed the $1 billion sales mark, almost all of that coming from college students, truckers and sportswriters on deadline. In gratitude, the Diet Dew folks made this get-'em-rollin' video of a rather familiar car. Have fun, Junior fans. We figure we owe you this one, at least.
Williams FW34 a fresh start, says Sir Frank
The Williams FW34 was shown in Jerez this morning, before Pastor Maldonado gave the car its first laps shortly afterwards. The car is the first from the new technical team led by Mike Coughlan and Mark Gillan, and of course … Continue reading
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/02/07/williams-fw34-a-fresh-start-says-sir-frank/
Monday
Familiar faces to watch in the Rolex 24
Yes, we still have four weeks until the Daytona 500, but the Rolex 24 endurance race, the first race of Daytona Speedweeks, kicks off Saturday afternoon.
In the Daytona Prototype category, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya are again splitting driving duties in Chip Ganassi's No. 02 with IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti. They finished second last year to Ganassi's No. 01 team of Joey Hand, Scott Pruett, Graham Rahal and Memo Rojas. All four drivers return to the No. 01 this year.
Neither car is on the front row, however. The pole went to Ryan Dalziel driving the No. 8. The No. 10 car that will be driven at times by Ryan Briscoe, starts second. AJ Allmendinger is in the No. 60 and Max Papis is in the No. 9 along with JC France, Brian France's cousin. Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter-Reay and E.J. Viso are in the No. 2.
In the GT Series, Michael Waltrip and Travis Pastrana are sharing a AF-Waltrip Racing Ferrari with Michael Waltrip Racing co-owner Robb Kauffman and Rui Aguas. Boris Said is in the No. 94 for Turner Motorsports and Andy Lally is in the No. 44. And, yes ladies, Dr. McDreamy is back. Actor Patrick Dempsey is in the No. 40, one of the two cars he owns this weekend in the GT Series.
Coverage of the race begins at 2:30 PM ET on Speed and concludes Sunday afternoon.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/notable-drivers-watch-rolex-24-142500505.html
2012 Sepang 1 MotoGP Test Day 3 Round Up: Taking Stock After Sepang 1
The MotoGP bikes have been back in action for three days now - four, if you count Randy de Puniet and the other Aprilia ART (as Aprilia's CRT bike is called) riders' outing at Valencia - and fans and followers now have some real meat to chew over. The days of endless speculation based on nothing more than ill-informed gossip and rumor is over; the days of endless speculation based on slightly better-informed gossip, rumor and lap times are here.
So what preliminary conclusions can we draw from the test at Sepang? Has the Ducati really been fixed? Are the 1000s going to provide more exciting racing? Will the Honda be as dominant this year as it was last? Can Jorge Lorenzo take the fight to Casey Stoner? Do the times set by the CRT bikes mean that the project is a failure? Wouldn't it be nice if we could provide a simple yes-or-no answer to all of these questions?
?More mature? Grosjean looking forward to F1 return | 2012 F1 season
Romain Grosjean says his brief experience of F1 in 2009 will stand him in good stead on his return this year.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/05/mature-grosjean-f1-comeback/
Sunday
Roberto Mieres 1924 ? 2012
Roberto Mieres, one of the last of the early Formula 1 racers, has died at the age of 87. Born into a wealthy family in Mar del Plata, Mieres grew up in privileged circumstances. He was a natural athlete and a great competitor. He played rugby, rowed, was a skilled yachtsman and a very good [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/roberto-mieres-1924-2012/
Sprint car racer killed in family dispute before Chili Bowl
Both men died of gunshot wounds.
The sheriff says 74-year-old Daniel Garcia entered a room in the house and started shooting at his 24-year-old grandson, Donald Ray Crawford III.
The sheriff says Jodie Lynn Crawford stepped in to stop Garcia, her father, from shooting her son.
At some point, the sheriff says the father -- Donald Crawford Jr. stepped in to help his wife stop the fight.
Crawford, who lived in Wagoner County Oklahoma, not far from Tulsa, the site of the Chili Bowl, won the Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year award in 2007. Jodie Crawford was also wounded in the dispute, suffering a gunshot wound to the hip. Garcia was previously arrested in 2004 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.
In honor of Donnie Crawford, tonight's Chili Bowl A-Main feature will be extended five laps to 55 laps. 55 was Crawford's car number. Our condolences go out to the Crawford family.
OK, here?s your 2012 Danica Patrick Super Bowl ad
Here it is, a week or so early: the latest Danica Patrick Super Bowl ad, this one featuring the Pussycat Dolls. Ads are going for $3.5 million for 30 seconds during the game, scheduled for next Sunday on NBC. Danica has now appeared in 10 Super Bowl ads, which makes her the all-time Super Bowl champion, and ... you're not even reading this any more, are you?
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