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Thursday
NASCAR Team Owner For Senate
In recent years, politics and NASCAR have played hand-in-hand. Presidents from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush (First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden were at Homestead last season) have come to races and candidates for the office have made it an obligatory stop – Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum were at [...]
Wednesday
Toyota Dear Qin Concepts
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Despite displaying three concept vehicles at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Toyota’s stand was relatively subdued compared to other automakers. Two of the three Toyota concepts came in a four-door sedan and a five-door hatch version, and have been called "Dear Qin."
We’re not entirely sure what the name means and Toyota didn’t elaborate on it either, but what we do know is that the pair of Dear Qin concepts are actually preview models of vehicles that Toyota will be launching in the Chinese market in a year’s time.
According to Toyota, the Dear Qin project cars and the Yundong Shuangqing Concept have been designed to showcase the company’s new design language for some of their future models with the intention of "attracting more people to the user base." They are also developing new vehicles that will not only come with improved styling and handling, but more importantly, will appeal to a broad market like China.
Toyota Dear Qin Concepts originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 10:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2012-toyota-dear-qin-concepts-ar128514.html
Amanda Beard doesn?t have nice things to say about Carl Edwards in memoir
Beard wrote in the book that she has cut ties with Edwards "severely and permanently." She says she at first was enamored with the NASCAR lifestyle but that the excitement quickly waned.
She described having a beer with other drivers' wives and girlfriends in the driver motorhome lot at the track.
"Their entire existence revolved around their significant others," she wrote. "Three beers and a thousand predictions later, I wanted to scream, Don't you guys have lives? They were very sweet, but I didn't have anything in common with the rest of the women."
Beard's book, "In the Water They Don't See You Cry," is about her life and battles with bulimia and self-mutilation.�Sixteen of the book's 349 pages are devoted to�her relationship with�Edwards, who�was unavailable for comment.
Beard is set to compete in the 2012 London Olympics, while Edwards is currently 11th in the Sprint Cup points standings.
As the adage goes, there are two sides to every story ? and we all know how experiences from broken relationships can be twisted, tugged and exaggerated. And we realize that Beard has books to sell, so taking her words at face value is foolish. Edwards is unlikely to publicly comment on the book, and quite honestly, why should he? Ignoring the story on a NASCAR off-weekend is probably his best plan of attack, as commenting would only extend its shelf life. Both he and Beard have moved on and are married with children.
Plenea Build A Volkswagen Assembly Plant in Northwestern China
Shanghai Volkswagen, a joint venture of the German auto giant Volkswagen AG in China, this year plans to build an assembly plant in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to explore the markets of North-West and Central Asia, a source said Thursday authorities local trade. The plant, located in Urumqi, the regional capital, will become operational in [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/222-plenea-build-a-volkswagen-assembly-plant-in-northwestern-china.html
Denny Hamlin?s victory made the 11 NASCAR?s winningest number ever
Standing on the shoulders of giants! Denny Hamlin won his 19th race in the Sprint Cup series in the 11 car on Sunday, and with that win pushed the 11 past the 43 in the number of victories in NASCAR's highest series. The 11 has seen victory lane 199 times in NASCAR's history, edging the 43 driven most often by Richard Petty. (Petty didn't always drive the 43, however, which is why it's a different total than his 200 career wins.) Jayski.com was kind enough to do the heavy lifting on this angle, and here's how the wins on the 11 break down:
? Cale Yarborough (55)
? Ned Jarrett (49)
? Darrell Waltrip (43)
? Denny Hamlin (19)
? Junior Johnson (11)
? Bill Elliott (6)
? Geoff Bodine (4)
? Terry Labonte (4)
? Bobby Allison (3)
? Buddy Baker (2)
? A.J. Foyt (1)
? Mario Andretti (1)
?� Parnelli Jones (1)
Man, that's a number with some serious pedigree. Other numbers currently running in NASCAR with some long history: Trevor Bayne's 21 (91 wins, 4th all-time), Jeff Gordon's 24 (85 wins, all by Gordon, 5th all-time), Brad Keselowski's 2 (71 wins, 8th all-time), Juan Pablo Montoya's 42 (69 wins, 9th all-time) and, yes, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 88 (66 wins, 10th all-time).
Note: 25 numbers have never won a Sprint Cup-level race. And no, "13" isn't one of them; Johnny Rutherford won the 1963 Daytona 500 with that number. Please tell me you're not psychopathic enough to want to know what the orphans are. (Go here if you do.)
Tuesday
Fernando Alonso: ?We limited the damage again?
Fernando Alonso may have finished only seventh in Bahrain on Sunday, but the Spaniard was pleased to have bagged some useful points ? and ended the run of the first four flyaway races just 10 points off the World Championship … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/04/24/fernando-alonso-we-limited-the-damage-again/
Monday
A reflection
This morning I read a report from a supposedly respectable international newsagency which was giving details of the riots in Bahrain. It spoke of “dozens of armoured vehicles” being deployed on the roads leading to Sakhir. This is simply not true. We have now made five trips backwards and forwards from the circuit to the [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/a-reflection/
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Video: Volkswagen Sirocco R vs. Ford Focus RS
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Models like the Volkswagen Sirocco R and the Ford Focus RS are hits on the European market, so it’s not surprising to see them get put next to each other on the Nurburgring race track for a little competitive action. The two cars provided quite a show tooas you will see in this video which is about eight minutes long. Take a seat and enjoy!
As a reminder, the Volkswagen Scirocco R is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0 liter TSI engine that delivers 265 HP and 258 lbs-ft of torque. On the other side, the Ford Focus RS is powered by a 2.5 liter 20 V DOHC RS engine that delivers 300 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. The Volkswagen can hit a top speed of 155 mph, while the Ford goes up to 163 mph.
Video: Volkswagen Sirocco R vs. Ford Focus RS originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 21 April 2012 18:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/video-volkswagen-sirocco-r-vs-ford-focus-rs-ar127774.html
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Sunday
Carl Edwards gives a few Ford engineers the ride of their lives
Sure, there's no race this week, but we'll still bring you a bit of news, or at least videos and advertisements masquerading as news. This commercial featuring Carl Edwards first aired Monday night during the NCAA basketball championships, and it was infinitely more entertaining than the game itself. (For those of you who didn't see the game, that's a low bar to clear.) Anyway, enjoy. Could do with more puking on the part of the engineers, but maybe that's just me.
Also, wouldn't you love to see what NASCAR drivers could do with other real-world vehicles, like a minivan or an Escalade? Could they drift a limo through the corner at Bristol? These are the kinds of things I think we ought to spend our off-week debating.
[Via SBNation]
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Drag car wreck at Bristol takes out fortunately unattended camera
We complain about robots taking over the world, but there are times when we'd like to leave some of the dirty jobs to our mechanical brethren. Like filming a drag race from right next to a track, for instance. Considering what could happen if things go off-kilter, how about you handle that one, WALL-E?
Musi, a 21-year-old driver in her first year of racing, was running at the 2012 ADRL Spring Drags III at Bristol, and the wreck happened in a qualifying session. Aside from, you know, that wreck, she's done well so far; she hit 170 mph and cleared a 1/8-mile run in 4.34 seconds on Friday. And thankfully, she walked away from this wreck under her own power. She'll race again another day.
[Hat tip to Jalopnik and Tri-Cities.com]
Massa: The truth will emerge in Melbourne
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has been speaking about his team’s preparations for the 2012 Formula 1 season. Check out our Ferrari review for 2011! The Brazilian – who will take part in testing this week – believes that he will try many new ideas as they look to find a winning formula for the season ahead. [...]
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