Here's what it looks like with a sports car and a stock car on a road course

Ever wondered how a stock car handles on a road course compared to a sports car? Here's a rare chance to see them on the track at the same time.

Kurt Busch and his Stewart-Haas Racing team were testing at Road Atlanta Tuesday in preparation for Sonoma. Also there were two Porsche road racing teams testing too.

Busch's car is the gray car in front and the Porsche is the car behind. You can see how much earlier Busch has to brake and that he's slower in the corners, but also how much the stock car accelerates quicker than the Porsche. Pretty cool, eh? Maybe we can arrange a test session between a Sprint Cup car, a Tudor USCS car, an IndyCar and an F1 car to see the differences between all four of them. Big chance of that happening, right?

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Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 4

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Rumormill: Ferrari LaFerrari Spider and FXX Confirmed for 2015

The Laferrari FXX and the LaFerrari Spider have been in the rumormill for quite some time now. The FXX has already been spotted testing on the Nurburgring track, but unlike McLaren, Ferrari has yet to confirm a track-only LaFerrari is underway. Same goes for the LaFerrari Spider, which is rumored to join its coupe sibling sometime in 2015.

However, a new report coming from CAR suggest both LaFerrari spin-offs are set for a 2015 launch. Production is likely to commence as soon as the last of the 499 LaFerrari coupes leaves the assembly line, with both supercars to be built in very limited quantities. Much like the previous, Enzo-based special-edition Ferraris, both LaFerrari derivatives will be offered to the company’s most exclusive customers.

CAR also reveals Ferrari is currently working on no less than nine new vehicles, but until we can get hold of more information on that matter, let’s have a closer look at the LaFerrari FXX and LaFerrari Spider.

Click past the jump to read more about the Ferrari LaFerrari Spider and FXX.

Rumormill: Ferrari LaFerrari Spider and FXX Confirmed for 2015 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 16:00 EST.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to pump gas to pay off his first speeding ticket

Dale Earnhardt made Dale Earnhardt Jr. work off his first speeding ticket.

Junior said Tuesday on the Dan Patrick Show that he got it while driving home. He and his dad had left separately, so he was ahead of the elder Earnhardt when it happened. His dad then drove past him pulled over and stopped at a gas station to wait for Junior, who pulled in behind him.

"He says 'Did he write you a ticket?' I said 'Yeah' he says 'Looks like you need to get a job.' So I went down to a gas station up the road from the house and applied for a job there. Pumped gas for several months to pay for that ticket."

Junior also said his first truck was a 1988 Chevrolet S10 pickup. And he just had a replica of that truck restored.

Puttin miles on my new truck. 1988 s10. First car when I was 16. Exact replica. Thanks 2 @RayEvernham and his gang. pic.twitter.com/VPV5ZCacsh

? Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 5, 2014

It's a fantastic interview and worth the listen the entire way through. Junior talks about his relationship with road course racing (hint: he's not in love with it) and that he stayed up until 5:00 a.m. Monday morning celebrating his win at Pocono.

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Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @NickBromberg

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Rossi?s Caterham deal comes to an end

Alexander Rossi has parted company with Caterham, putting an end to plans for him to take part in FP1 in Austin again this year. Rossi has also left the Caterham GP2 team, although it is does not come under the … Continue reading →

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/07/16/rossis-caterham-deal-comes-to-an-end/

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Lewis Hamilton move would not be a huge surprise

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Video: Germany Celebrates its World Cup Victory With a Cool VIdeo

German manufacturer Volkswagen wasn’t the official car sponsor of the 2014 World Cup. That distinction belongs to Hyundai and Kia. But with Germany’s World Cup triumph over Argentina cementing Die Mannschaft’s fourth World Cup title in history, Volkswagen couldn’t resist getting in on all the celebration.

The company just couldn’t resist needling Argentina, could it? In a new ad promoting the new Volkswagen Golf, the company simulated the finals between Germany and Argentina using a bunch of Golf models to take the place of the players. Top Gear’s done something like this before so just go along if you recognize the setup.

Naturally, the Golf models with German flag liveries were the ones to come up on top and in the ensuing celebration, the commentator loudly exclaims "Goooooolll....f", a unique twist to the iconic play-by-play commentary of Univision. The commercial marries sports and the auto industry in a pretty cool manner.

Volkswagen beat its rivals to the punch with this one. Now we wait to see if Mercedes, BMW, Audi, or Porsche have something up their sleeves, too.

Video: Germany Celebrates its World Cup Victory With a Cool VIdeo originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 14 July 2014 17:00 EST.

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Lewis Hamilton: ?I just chose not to do the lap??

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was his own fault after he abandoned his final qualifying lap at Silverstone ? and saw his pole position turn into sixth place as five other drivers finished their laps and went faster. Hamilton crossed the … Continue reading →

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/07/05/lewis-hamilton-i-just-chose-not-to-do-the-lap/

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Indianapolis 500 Practice Day 3

Source: http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2014/05/indianapolis-500-practice-day-3.html

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