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Michael Andretti Keith Andrews Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella
Thursday
Wednesday
Ducati Wrooom Wednesday Press Release: Filippo Preziosi Talks About The GP12
Below is the Ducati press release issued after Filippo Preziosi presented the changes to Ducati's Desmosedici GP12 to the media at Madonna di Campiglio:
Year:
2011
Join the Yahoo! Sports/Marbles fantasy league! Do it now!
All right, here's the deal: Fantasy NASCAR is coming up soon, and we at Yahoo! Sports want to fantasize with you. (Wait, that sounded really wrong.) Anyway, you need to get in on this action. Go to the Fantasy NASCAR homepage and sign up for a team. Then make sure you jump in on our special private league:
Fans of From The Marbles
Group ID: 31
Password: marbles
(sneaky password, yes?)
Anyway, the whole deal begins in a month or so with the Daytona 500. There'll be acclaim and love for the weekly winners, and you'll get the satisfaction of knowing that you're a better race analyst than [insert announcer name here]. Win-win all the way around. Get on it!
Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell
Tuesday
Emily Maynard to be this season?s ?The Bachelorette?
Emily Maynard, the former fiancee of Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick's late son, will be the main contestant on ABC's new season of "The Bachelorette."
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Maynard won the "The Bachelor" last season, but her relationship with Brad Womack quickly fizzled. And to accommodate Maynard and her daughter Ricki -- named after Ricky -- the show will be taped in Charlotte.
Ricky Hendrick, along with nine others, perished in the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash in October 2004.
No word if this season will also include a contrived racing-themed episode. When Maynard was on "The Bachelor," the show filmed an episode at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ricky Hendrick's driving career ended after a crash at Las Vegas.
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Kawasaki WSBK Press Release: Lascorz And Sykes End Test At Almeria
The Kawasaki World Superbike team issued the following press release after their private test at the Almeria circuit in southern Spain:
Year:
2012
Dave Charlton Pedro Matos Chaves Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever
Video: Nissan Juke-R blows away fancy European exotics
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If there was every any skepticism surrounding the Nissan Juke-R, this amateur video of the Nissan UK project taking on some of the world’s most powerful supercars is all the evidence Nissan needs to validate the tuned-up crossover.
The site of this race is the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai, where the Juke-R incidentally served as the official safety car. We can imagine that this race was set up pretty quickly with the Juke-R taking on a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Ferrari 458 Italia, and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG on a short and improvised sprint track.
With the credentials of the European exotics, it appears that the Juke-R has some serious competition - at least until the light turned green. That’s when the Juke-R simply flexed its GT-R-powered muscles, blasting the three exotics like they were plastic traffic cones.
Surprising is an understatement, but we do have to pay attention to the track conditions. It wasn’t the best one for racing, but all things considered, elements included, the Juke-R more than held its own against three of the most powerful exotic cars in the world.
Consider us very impressed.
Video: Nissan Juke-R blows away fancy European exotics originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 23 January 2012 09:00 EST.
Monday
A funny story?
The news that Peugeot is pulling out of the Le Mans Series, raised memories of the oft-forgotten Peugeot F1 project and, by coincidence the McLaren-Lamborghini prototype F1 car that was built and tested in the summer of 1993. At the time McLaren was looking for a new manufacturer to be its partner (following Honda’s last-minute [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/a-funny-story/
Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla Toni Branca Gianfranco Brancatelli
No, We Aren?t Dead
We’ve received some concerned tweets, emails, and comments about our whereabouts and I just wanted to drop in and ease your minds. No, we aren’t dead, haven’t been laid off, or been abducted by aliens. We are still deeply entrenched where we’ve always been. But after nearly four straight years of working on the blog [...] 
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Dave Charlton Pedro Matos Chaves Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever
Sunday
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 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/silly-season-graphs-included/
Skip Barber Paolo Barilla Rubens Barrichello Michael Bartels
Honda WSBK Press Release: Rea And Aoyama Complete Phillip Island Test
The Honda Racing press office issued a press release and video after the Ten Kate World Superbike squad tested the 2012 CBR1000RR at Phillip Island. The video follows below, after the press release:
Year:
2012
Power Rankings: NASCAR infield essentials
Welcome to Power Rankings! Sure, it's the offseason, but that doesn't mean we can't kick around some arbitrary rankings like we were at an infield tailgate. And speaking of infield tailgates, let's give the Power Rankings for the most important items you'll need at your next gathering. Prepare accordingly.
1. Flags. You've got to represent. Doesn't matter if you've got a banner the size of an auto dealer's flag or a soap-scrawled "88" on your windshield; you've got to back your driver. Now, NASCAR drivers' propensity to change teams can throw a wrinkle into this, so here's a handy rule: the more popular the driver, the less time you have to change over your flags. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans needed to ditch the old "8" merchandise within days. Clint Bowyer fans probably have a good six months of lead time. Casey Mears fans? You guys are looked on with a mixture of indifference and pity. Get to it when you can.
2. Beer. Seriously, you even need to ask? This is like saying "oxygen is necessary." Encompassed in this category are all forms of mixed drinks: Jack Daniels and Coke, Jack Daniels and ice, Jack Daniels and cereal, Jack Daniels and more Jack Daniels. (What, there are other mixers besides Jack Daniels?) Tip: when drivers wander over to your campsite, and they occasionally do, don't offer them a drink. They have to drive, after all.
3. Music. Playing "Sweet Home Alabama" isn't just recommended, it's required. There are plenty of other candidates for the rest of the playlist, though; "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band has played at literally every race I've been to since its release. "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith wants so badly to enter that rotation, but its contrived need for acceptance should keep it on the outside looking in. Anyway, get yourself a good playlist. We'll whip one up here sometime soon.
4. Grilled meats. A necessity. Plus, you need to get yourself a specialty. Ribs, wings, whatever. Do something better than anybody else around you ... and then don't share.
5. Campfire. Or fire barrel. Or fire pit. Or fire of any kind, really. Most of the world's problems have been solved by five dudes standing around a campfire in a NASCAR infield. Problem is, they're usually too drunk to remember the solutions the next morning. Anyway, flame is seductive, especially in the infield. Just be careful who you seduce. That brings up a whole new set of problems.
6. A tricked-up ride. Sure, you could show up in a pickup and throw your tent on the ground, but why not go all the way? Spot-weld an old school bus into a traveling NASCAR freakshow! Invest half a million dollars into an RV nicer than your home! People will be so impressed, and isn't that what's important?
7. Disinfectant. I know this goes against the rules of the infield from the earliest days of NASCAR, but in the last few decades, infield diseases have mutated into these super-strains of virus so lethal that they have to be kept contained within the semi-sterile confines of the infield itself. Be careful, friends, lest you be skeletonized within minutes by sharing a beer.
8. Golf cart. This is a necessity for getting around the vast expanses of the infield, but it's not always logistically possible. Still, if you can get yourself a golf cart, you will never lack for a beer. (Which you should not drink while driving the golf cart, but still.) Never underestimate how badly people need to get to that bathroom a hundred yards away.
9. Satellite receiver. Because the worst place on earth to watch a NASCAR race is actually inside the infield at a NASCAR track, many technologically motivated fans will actually bring a satellite dish into the infield to, yes, watch the race as it circles around them. Postmodern America, baby!
10. Sharpie. Or ballpoint pen. Or chunk of ashy firewood. Or anything that you can use to get autographs. NASCAR drivers are among the best in sports for signing autographs, and you don't want to be caught without a writing implement. Of course, if you can goad one of them into punching you (not always tough to do, particularly after a race) you can just get the fist-mark tattooed.
N/A: Shower facilities, vegetables, recording devices of any sort. Should be self-explanatory in all three cases.
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