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Wednesday
Porsche Panamera Estate Concept to debut in Paris
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From a company that at one point produced tractors and military tanks, we guess it isn’t all that crazy to see Porsche expanding their automobile lineup to include SUVs and sports sedan models, but somehow the thought still sends shudders down the spines of select Porsche lovers. Well, get ready for those chills because the German sports car maker is preparing an estate version of their Panamera sedan and, according to Autocar, we’ll be seeing it in concept form at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. If enough people show interest in the concept, Porsche will eventually offer a production version for it as part of their plan to see 200,000 units by the middle of the decade.
The future Panamera Estate will be built in cooperation with Bentley, meaning that we could see a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 petrol engine in the upcoming Porsche model. Since this estate version is planned for 2016, expect it to carry design features from the future Panamera generation, which Porsche aims to be about 330 lbs lighter than the current model.
In addition to the Panamera Estate, Porsche is also planning on adding a coupe and a convertible version to their lineup.
Porsche Panamera Estate Concept to debut in Paris originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 14:00 EST.
2012 Charlotte Race Weeks Events Guide
Welcome to TNI’s annual look at things to do in Charlotte during All-Star and Coke 600 weeks. If you?re in town, or on your way, below is a list of things for you to do while you?re here. If you know of an event occurring in town not listed please feel free to add it [...] 
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Spy Shots: Opel Astra Convertible loses some camouflage and shows off its soft top
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The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet is getting a new competitor in the near future and these spy shots reveal more of the goodies ready to do battle. Our spy photographers were able to capture a few more images of the future Opel Astra Convertible as it strips down its camouflage and reveals its new soft top roof. This new roof replaces the folding hard top featured on the current Astra, which should bring down the price of the vehicle.
The soft top will pretty much be the only difference we’ll see when the new Astra debuts. The rest of the vehicle will remain largely unchanged, including the technology and the engine line-up. This means that the next Astra Convertible will feature a choice of eight different engines mated to a six speed transmission. The diesel options will range from 1.3 to 2.0 Liters producing anywhere from 95 HP up to 160 HP. The petrol engine will range from 1.4 to 1.6 Liters and will pump out anywhere from 100 HP to 180 HP. The suspension will be borrowed from the Astra GTC.
The new Opel Astra Convertible will be launched by the end of 2012, so stay tuned!
Spy Shots: Opel Astra Convertible loses some camouflage and shows off its soft top originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 10:00 EST.
GB 1-2-3
Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Jenson Button led the Q1 session in Hungary, ahead of Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa. The top 10 was completed by Kimi Raikkonen and Bruno Senna. The two Red Bulls struggled with Mark Webber 16th and Sebastian Vettel 17th, while Daniel Riccardo was [...]
Tuesday
AJ Allmendinger tested positive for stimulant, rep reveals
Tara Ragan, vice president of Walldinger Racing, released the following statement, presented in full:
"In an effort to help our colleagues in the media report on this in a timely and accurate manner, we wanted to provide some additional details regarding AJ's sample 'A' test results. AJ tested positive for a stimulant. He has no idea why the first test was positive, and he has never knowingly taken any prohibited substance. AJ is collecting his medicines and supplements for testing to determine whether an over-the-counter product caused his positive test.
"AJ and all of us at Walldinger Racing respect NASCAR's testing program, and he has requested that his 'B' sample be tested as part of the process of getting to the bottom of this. We will have the opportunity to review all of the scientific data surrounding the test following the 'B' sample test, but our understanding is that AJ's test was slightly above the threshold. As of this morning, we have not been given notice of when the testing of the 'B' sample will take place. Thanks again for all of the support of our fans, team, and sponsors as we continue working through the process."
This shuts down several possibilities (hard narcotics, for instance) and opens up several others, most notably the possibility that Allmendinger may have unknowingly taken some sort of stimulant that triggered the positive result. Allmendinger recently signed a sponsorship with an energy shot compound called "Fuel in a Bottle," but there is no indication as yet that any specific substance contributed to the positive result.
USA Today notes that NASCAR's rule book defines stimulants as including "amphetamine, methamphetamine, Ecstasy (MDMA), Eve (MDEA), MDA, PMA, Phentermine and other amphetamine derivatives and related compounds."
There has, as yet, been no scheduled testing of the B sample. If that sample was found to be in violation, Allmendinger would be suspended indefinitely and not even considered for reinstatement until he completed a treatment program.
Sam Hornish Jr. will be driving the 22 this weekend at Loudon.
Scary moment on Daytona pit road as Ryan Newman nearly takes out pit crew member
Almost a very scary moment at Daytona on Saturday night as Ryan Newman found himself spun around on pit road. And if there's one place you don't want to be traveling backwards at high speed, it's the one place on the track where there are actual unprotected people walking around. Some fast dancing by the men on pit road averted disaster, but still ... whew. This could've been a whole lot worse.
Monday
Hamilton says McLaren need Spa upgrade | F1 Fanatic round-up
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In the round-up: Hamilton urges McLaren to continues upgrades ? Webber needed third pit stop ? Senna says Hungary was "turning point"
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Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/07/30/f1-fanatic-roundup-307/
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Jimmie Johnson and his best friend Pricklebear
ESPN picks up the remainder of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season starting at Indianapolis, and Jimmie Johnson is featured in ESPN's first commercial promoting its coverage.
This year's commercials continue last year's theme of "Nothing Beats First Place," and Johnson, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski will be featured in the spots throughout the final 17 races of the season.
For us, the video above raises an important question; will we see an influx of 48 fans naming their next born "Pricklebear and/or buying a pet porcupine?
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix result | 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of the Lotuses of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix result is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/07/29/2012-hungarian-grand-prix-result/
Sunday
Lewis guns it
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Hungary on Friday morning, a tenth aheda of his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button, and half a second clear of the rest, led on this occasion by World Championship leader Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg was fourth fastest ahead of Romain Grosjean, Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and the impressive [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/lewis-guns-it/
Allmendinger?s NASCAR Career Is Effectively Over
Since we broke the news on Twitter before Saturday night’s race that A.J. Allmendinger was being replaced by Sam Hornish, the Dinger’s world has come apart. NASCAR announced he had failed a drug test, and Allmendinger has since requested the B sample be tested and admitted he tested positive for a stimulant. Penske has tabbed [...] 
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