Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/12/19/toilet-paper-moment-for-rosberg-as-tyre-explodes/
Saturday
?Toilet paper? moment for Rosberg as tyre explodes
Not much has been heard from the Pirelli tyre test in Bahrain this week, despite the presence of four teams and six drivers. However the silence was broken on the third and final day today when Nico Rosberg used Twitter … Continue reading
Friday
Thursday
Guest Blog - Mat Oxley: 2013 MotoGP season review (Part 1)
MotoMatters.com is delighted to feature the work of iconic MotoGP writer Mat Oxley. Oxley is a former racer, TT winner and highly respected author of biographies of world champions Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi, and currently writes for Motor Sport Magazine, where he is MotoGP correspondent. We are featuring sections from Oxley's blogs, which are posted in full on the Motor Sport Magazine website.
2013 MotoGP season review (Part 1)
This is going to sound corny as hell – I believe the biggest winners of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship were the fans. MotoGP had had a dark few years of tedious racing, working itself into a technical tangle, just like Formula 1.
A combination of engineering changes and 250-derived riding styles had developed beautifully balanced bikes, which, when ridden by inch-perfect ex-250 riders, could do the same lap times from lights-out to chequered flag. Valentino Rossi’s former crew chief Jeremy Burgess referred to these races as “procession races”, and he was right (as he usually is).
The biggest change in 2013
Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler
It?s Your 2013 Exit Interview: No. 22 Marcos Ambrose
Welcome to From the Marbles' 2013 driver reviews. Here, we're going to critique, praise and bloviate about the top 30 drivers in the 2013 NASCAR season. Tasmania Time.
Hey Marcos, thanks for stopping by. Can you get us a ride in a V8 Supercar? That'd be fun. Too bad they're not coming back to Circuit of the Americas.
Your season was quite nondescript. You were between 20th-23rd in the points standings for the final 28 races with the exception of the fall race at Charlotte when you jumped to 19th after a 17th place finish. Whatever you were searching for was there in flashes, but speed was never consistent.
Except on road courses. But because of what happened at Watkins Glen, the highlight of the year is also the biggest disappointment. You were second at Sonoma and led 18 laps, but those 18 laps were the first 18 laps. You ended up seventh.
But man, the Glen was yours to lose. 51 laps led, by far the best car. But then there was that fateful caution from your teammate. That threw your pit strategy off and instead of pitting under green and maintaining your track position, you had to pit under caution.
And then when you were stuck back in traffic, well, yeah, it was tough. Something went wrong with the car on the penultimate yellow flag and you crashed coming up the hill in the esses with six laps to go. The look on your face said it all; it was by far your best chance for a win all season.
But hey, you've got next year with the same group to redeem yourself. If you snag a Sonoma or Watkins Glen win you're going to be in the Chase Wild Card discussion again.
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Previous Reviews: No. 23 Denny Hamlin, No. 24 Casey Mears, No. 25 Mark Martin, No. 26 David Gilliland, No. 27 Danica Patrick, No. 28 David Ragan, No. 29 Tony Stewart, No. 30 Dave Blaney
Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella
Wednesday
Mercedes Will Produce the GLA and Class C in Brazil
Daimler , along with the government of Sao Paulo have announced the opening in Brazil , a new factory will be operational from 2015. The initial investment for the factory set amounts to 170 million euros. What has been the determining factor for the opening of the factory ? Basically , the anticipated growth for […]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/568-mercedes-will-produce-the-gla-and-class-c-in-brazil.html
Tuesday
Althea Racing Return To The Ducati Fold: Will Field Niccolo Canepa As EVO Entry In 2014 WSBK Campaign
The Althea Racing team is to switch back to Ducati from Aprilia for the 2014 World Superbike season. After their split with Ducati over development of the Panigale at the end of 2012, the Italian team are to return to the Bologna factory fold and race the Panigale in 2014.
They will do so on a different footing to their previous relationship with Ducati, however. Next season, Althea will race the Panigale 1199R as an EVO entry in WSBK, the subclass set up to allow a more affordable entry into World Superbikes. With WSBK looking set to switch completely to EVO rules in the next few years, having a strong partner to help develop the Panigale within the restrictions set by the EVO rules - basically, a Superstock-spec engine in Superbike-spec chassis - will help Ducati prepare for the future. Given how well the Panigale has performed in Superstock form wherever it has been able to use the Ducati ECU, the bike should suit the EVO rules well.
The signing of Niccolo Canepa to race the Panigale with Althea is indicative of how close the cooperation with Ducati is likely to be. Canepa has a long history with Ducati, having functioned as a test rider for the Italian factory for a number of years, and having won the Superstock 1000 title on a Ducati in 2007, and raced Ducatis for the majority of his career.
Monday
Looking Back At 2013 With Scott Jones, Part 2: MotoGP, Texas Style
Red, white and blue. With red, orange and black.
Stefan Bradl, ready for Texas
Alex Rins, Maverick Viñales and Luis Salom would dominate the Moto3 championship in 2013
Sunday
Top Tips For The New Jeep Wrangler Owner
So, you bought a Jeep Wrangler? Congratulations! You might be now a member of a rather select group of humankind: those who were actually smart and adventurous enough to test something a bit different than the econoboxes and minivans most of us drive all around in. If you are a new Wrangler owner or are […]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/595-top-tips-for-the-new-jeep-wrangler-owner.html
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