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Friday
Riders For Health Press Release: Day Of Stars Comes To Austin MotoGP Round
Riders For Health today announced that they will be running their Day of Stars program at the Austin, Texas round of MotoGP in April. The press release with details appears below:
DAY OF STARS COMES TO AUSTIN TO SUPPORT RIDERS FOR HEALTH
14 February 2014
MotoGP™ returns to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas in April, and Riders for Health is giving fans the exclusive chance to get behind the scenes of MotoGP at Day of Stars.
They say that everything is bigger in Texas. Now fans of MotoGP can have a bigger and better MotoGP experience than ever before as Riders for Health’s Day of Stars comes to the Lone Star State on April 10, 2014.
To find out more about Day of Stars, visit www.riders.org/day-of-stars.
Day of Stars offers a small group of fans the opportunity to peer behind the curtain of the world’s premier motorcycle racing series while helping to raise money for Riders for Health - the official charity of MotoGP – to transform access to health care in Africa.
Day of Stars guests will receive a guided tour of the MotoGP paddock led by one of the stars of the MotoGP. The lucky fans will then have a chance to chat with some of the current stars of MotoGP and their crews at their pit boxes.
Thursday
Additions of Wurth and Alliance round out 2014 sponsorship for Brad Keselowski
When Team Penske announced in October that Brad Keselowski and sponsor Miller Lite had inked contract extensions, there was an interesting caveat. Miller, which sponsored a full season in 2013, was dropping back to 24 races at team owner Roger Penske's request.
Penske wanted to sell the available 12 races to another company. Actually, make that companies.
The team announced Wednesday that Wurth, a previous Penske associate sponsor, would sponsor Keselowski for four races in 2014. That compliments Tuesday's announcement that Alliance Truck Parts -- the company that was Sam Hornish's primary sponsor in the Nationwide Series in 2013 -- would be on Keselowski's car for eight races.
The first race for Alliance will be at Phoenix on March 2, the second race of the season. Wurth will appear on the 2012 Sprint Cup champion's car for the first time at California on March 23.
Wurth also appeared on the hood of Hornish's Nationwide car last season. However, Team Penske parted ways with Hornish after the season. Hornish, who finished second in the Nationwide points standings to Austin Dillon in 2013, is set to drive part-time in the series for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2014.
After his title run in 2012, Keselowski missed the Chase in 2013. He was winless until the October Charlotte race, where he ran away from Kasey Kahne over the race's final laps for his only win of the season.
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Wednesday
2014 Moto3 Valencia Test, Day 1, Lunchtime: Antonelli Impresses In First Test Session
Times at lunchtime on the first day of testing for the Moto3 class at Valencia:
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Ecclestone on bribe case: ?Bet it doesn?t happen? | F1 Fanatic Round-up
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/02/09/f1-fanatic-round-0902/
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Weekend Review? Double the Excitement Edition
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/weekend-review-double-the-excitement-edition/
Thursday
NAPA?s back in NASCAR, will sponsor Chase Elliott in Nationwide Series
NAPA's hiatus from NASCAR didn't really become one at all.
After announcing that it was leaving Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of the season because of the race manipulation allegations at Richmond, the auto parts company will sponsor Chase Elliott full-time in the Nationwide Series in 2014.
Elliott will drive the No. 9 for JR Motorsports.
?This is the opportunity of a lifetime,? Elliott said in a release. ?My family and I are still trying to believe it all. I couldn?t ask to be partnered with anyone better than Dale Jr., Kelley and Mr. Hendrick, along with all of the people at their organizations who have put in countless hours to pull this together.
?Working with NAPA will be an honor. They?ve had a tremendous impact in NASCAR, and I?m proud to represent their brand, on and off the track, to race fans. I?m extremely pumped to get to work in 2014 with that first trip to Daytona and make the most of this opportunity.?
Elliott, the son of Bill Elliott, was signed by Hendrick Motorsports as a developmental driver in 2011. He won the Camping World Truck Series race at MoSport in August when he had contact with Ty Dillon on the final corner.
His move to the Nationwide Series full-time means that JR Motorsports will field three cars in 2014. In addition to Elliott, JR Motorsports will have Regan Smith driving full-time and a car that's shared by Kevin Harvick and others. Elliott will also be keeping the No. 9 in the family. Bill drove that number for much of Sprint Cup Series career with Harry Melling and Ray Evernham.
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2014 MotoGP Sepang 1 Day 3 Times at 2pm: Marquez Posts Fastest Ever Lap Around Sepang
Halfway through the final day of testing at Sepang, and the track has fallen silent as most of the riders break for lunch. The only man disturbing the peace is Michele Pirro, grinding out the hard yards in the heat of the day, earning his keep as Ducati's test rider the hard way.
The day started bright, early and fast. Almost the entire grid went for a time attack in the first half hour after the track was open. Times tumbled, with Marc Marquez walking away with the fastest ever two-wheeled lap of the circuit, setting a time of 1'59.533 and smashing Casey Stoner's record here from 2011. Marquez was not the only man under the two-minute mark, though, being joined by Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and the increasingly impressive Aleix Espargaro on the Open class NGM Forward Yamaha FTR.
Aleix Espargaro was not the only rider to impress. Andrea Dovizioso set the fastest time by a Ducati around circuit, a couple of tenths quicker than Casey Stoner's best time from 2010. Pol Espargaro is making a strong debut at Sepang, just over a second off the leaders in 8th, while Nicky Hayden has cut his deficit to Marquez by another half a second, and eight tenths quicker than his fastest time of Wednesday.
Wednesday
Got money? Dale Earnhardt Jr. has sponsorship available for the second straight season
If you're looking to jump into the NASCAR sponsorship game, why not start with the sport's most popular driver?
Rick Hendrick said Tuesday on the Hendrick Motorsports stop during the Sprint Media Tour that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has sponsorship inventory available for the 2014 season. Get it while the getting's good.
?We?ve talked to a lot of people,?? Hendrick said (via MRN.com) ?I want a long-term deal that fits and isn?t a conflict with the other guys.??
?We will listen to anybody, and we?re always looking, but there?s no like, golly we?ve got to find somebody."
There are 13 races available for the No. 88 this season. The National Guard and Diet Mountain Dew are still on board as sponsors.
It's the second year of sponsor availability for Junior, and as you can tell by Hendrick's comments, it doesn't seem that the team is too concerned about it. Just like Hendrick wasn't concerned about sponsorship last season.
It's the nice thing about having a desirable asset. The money that Hendrick can receive for a partial season can cover an entire season's worth of expenses. Smaller teams don't have that luxury.
Last season, Time Warner Cable jumped in as a sponsor, and it wouldn't be unfathomable to see another company like that sponsor a few races this year.
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Tuesday
Gene Haas reportedly interested in owning a Formula 1 team UPDATE: Haas confirms
Could the expansion of Gene Haas' racing ownership grow to include Formula 1?
German website Auto Motor Sport reports that Haas is one of three candidates to become a Formula 1 team owner in 2015. The sanctioning body accepted applications for new team ownership at the end of 2013.
From AMS (translated from German):
The most interesting candidate is certainly Gene Haas. The 62-year-old Californian has already been successful in motor sport operates. It operates since 2002 a Nascar team, most recently in fusion with superstar Tony Stewart. Gene Haas is financially prepared. He is not only the world's largest manufacturer of CNC machines, but has the Windshear wind tunnel in Concord, North Carolina, also one of the best wind tunnels in the world. Renowned Formula 1 teams were part of the customer base of the wind sheer. Haas will enter 2015 with its own team in Formula 1 - Haas Racing. The cars are to be designed in-house, but initially built by Dallara.Engine and transmission partner would be Ferrari. Since Gene Haas prefer operates in the background, the role of team leaders from the former Red Bull team manager Guenther Steiner would be occupied. A three-digit million amount as Formula 1 budget would be for Haas Racing guarantees to a factory with the most advanced equipment in North Carolina. This ensures that the bankruptcy of the ex-candidate USF1 (2010) are not repeated.
In December, Ferrari officials said that Ferrari had been contacted by a US bidder.
Haas confirmed his interest in a statement on Thursday.
"We have responded to the FIA's 'call for expression of interest' regarding a Formula One entry on behalf of Haas Racing Development,?? Haas said. ?We respect the FIA's evaluation process and will share more details in the coming weeks."
Stewart-Haas Racing was formed from the former Haas CNC team in 2009 when Haas gave 50 percent of the team to Tony Stewart. SHR operated as a two-car team through the 2011 season. Danica Patrick drove for the team full-time in 2013 and with the addition of Kurt Busch for 2014, Stewart-Haas is at four teams. That's the NASCAR limit.
US F1 was the last attempt by an American-based team to enter Formula 1. During its infancy, the team had big plans. Heck, it even went after Kyle Busch in 2009. At least publicly, anyway.
The US F1 attempted entry officially went under in 2010. The team fired all of its employees and had $3.5 million in debt. It didn't even make a car.
American interest would probably increase from an entry into the series, especially with the success of the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex. There's a possible second grand prix in the United States too -- The Grand Prix of America in New Jersey -- but spats over contracts have made that race's possible appearance on a future F1 schedule tenuous at best.
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Monday
Weekend Review? A Texas Ramble Edition
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Friday
It?s Your 2013 Exit Interview: No. 1 Jimmie Johnson
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. It's the last one, so can we play this song? Because we are.
Jimmie, your battle with Matt Kenseth was simply going to come down to which driver blinked first. And you definitely won the damn staring contest.
On the eve of preseason testing, your run through the Chase is even more remarkable now than it was as you were lifting the trophy. Maybe it's because those four finishes in the races before the Chase stick out more than they did.
At Michigan, Bristol, Atlanta and Richmond you finished 40th, 36th, 28th and 40th. That's not a typo. For giggles, we counted up your finishing positions in the Chase to see how many races it would take us to get to 40 and we got to 39 through eight races. That's counting the 13th place finish you had at Talladega, which has simply become a survive and advance race for drivers in the Chase. Consider that mission accomplished.
You were crazy good. And so was Kenseth, until that Phoenix race, which you can relate to pretty strongly. You were in that position last year when dueling with Brad Keselowski, though you smacked the wall rather than fought an ill-handling car.
Plus, you could have gone to Homestead and coasted. Instead you were around the top 10 for most of the day -- though you did have a couple of close calls.
After last year and your astonishingly poor run of seasons without a championship stretched to two, it was easy to think your dominance had cracked. It's not so easy any longer. As Denny Hamlin said after he won at Homestead, this is the Jimmie Johnson era. And we're not sure if there's an end in sight.
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Previous Reviews: No. 2 Matt Kenseth, No. 3 Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Kyle Busch, No. 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 6 Jeff Gordon, No. 7 Clint Bowyer, No. 8, Joey Logano, No. 9 Greg Biffle, No. 10 Kurt Busch, No. 11 Ryan Newman, No. 12 Kasey Kahne, No. 13 Carl Edwards, No. 14, Brad Keselowski, No. 15 Jamie McMurray, No. 16 Martin Truex Jr., No. 17 Paul Menard, No. 18 Aric Almirola, No. 19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 20, Jeff Burton, No. 21 Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 22 Marcos Ambrose, 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
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Subaru Legacy
At the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, Subaru unveiled the Legacy concept — a preview of a production model set to be unveiled in 2014. Today the company has released the first teaser image of the all-new Legacy, which will be unveiled on February 6th at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show.
Few details were released about the new Legacy, but the teaser image reveals a sleeker, more coupe-like profile with a faster windshield rake and narrower A-pillars that create a sporty and modern sedan.
We’re not too sure how many design elements from the concept will be carried over into the production version, but we will really like seeing those cool hawk-eye headlights and taillights.
Under the hood, rumors suggest that the 2015 Legacy will get an improved version of Subaru?s famous boxer engine. We also expect to see Suby’s Symmetrical AWD (S-AWD) system and a CVT.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2015 Subaru Legacy.
Subaru Legacy originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 30 January 2014 14:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/subaru/2015-subaru-legacy-ar162195.html