lena's Site

Paul di Resta says he will still take great encouragement from his British Grand Prix even though his race went awry after a superb qualifying result. The Scot had started sixth for Force India and was running comfortably in seventh when he had a disastrous pitstop following some miscommunication - the team having expected his team-mate Adrian Sutil, who had just reported a puncture, to arrive first. That delay and a later stop for a new front wing after tangling with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi left di Resta only 15th at the flag

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/di-resta-still-positive-about-weekend/

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne Matthew Roy Kenseth Alan Dennis Kulwicki Travis Wade Kvapil

Mark Webber and Williams technical director Sam Michael have joined forces to help raise funds for injured speedway rider Leigh Adams through a special charity auction.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-michael-help-adams-charity/

Elmer George Bob Gerard Gerino Gerini Peter Gethin Piercarlo Ghinzani

The Swiss Racing Team has cancelled its planned return to the GT1 World Championship at Paul Ricard this weekend, and is not certain to return to the series at all. The outfit, which switched from Ford to Lamborghini machinery last winter, suffered significant damage to both its Murcielagos on the opening lap of the Sachsenring race in May and has missed the last two races at Silverstone and Navarra as a result. Now, team principal Othmar Welti says that as a result of 'multiple problems' that have occurred since then, the team has been withdrawn for the time being.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/srt-cancels-ricard-return/

Mike Hailwood Bruce Halford Jim Hall Duncan Hamilton Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari says it will not get carried away with dreaming it is back in World Championship contention, despite Fernando Alonso's British Grand Prix victory. The Spaniard delivered Ferrari's first win of 2011 in mixed conditions at Silverstone where, after capitalising on Red Bull's mistakes in the pits, he drove away at the head of the pack. Yet although a raft of updates - including a new rear wing, diffuser and brake ducts - delivered a tangible step forward in pace, team principal Stefano Domenicali wants to wait a few more events to see if his team now has the genuine form to challenge Red Bull regularly for victory

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ferrari-not-getting-carried-away/

Willi Heeks Nick Heidfeld Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton

Toyota Motorsports LogoTOYOTA TIME IN CAMRY HOME: In the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kentucky Speedway, Camry drivers Kyle Busch and David Reutimann recorded a one-two finish in the state where the Camry is built approximately 50 miles from the race track. Busch crossed the finish line first and Reutimann registered a...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/07/13/toyota-nascar-tidbits-july-11-17-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-nascar-tidbits-july-11-17-2011

Chris Irwin Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James

Lola is to build an all-electric racing car in conjunction with established sportscar team Drayson Racing Technologies.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/lola-drayson-to-build-electric-car/

Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green Keith Greene Masten Gregory

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Videos, Police/Emergency

Residents of the metropolitan Los Angeles area have been bracing for what's been dubbed Carmageddon. No, not the video game from the late '90s, but the scheduled closure of Interstate 405 over the course of this weekend.

The temporary shutdown of the hugely busy 10-mile stretch of highway is being effected so that it can be widened to ease traffic congestion, including the demolition and reconstruction of the Mulholland Bridge and the addition of a carpool lane.

Such a big move obviously needs to be brought to public attention, and to that end, Caltrans - the California Department of Transportation - brought in no less suitable a celebrity than Erik Estrada, best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer Frank Poncharello on the TV show CHiPs. Estrada reportedly did the Public Service Announcements for free in English and Spanish, both of which you can view after the jump (we snuck in a video of the CHiPs intro sequence for you nostalgic types, too).

Continue reading CHiPs veteran Erik Estrada warns Californians to avoid Carmageddon

CHiPs veteran Erik Estrada warns Californians to avoid Carmageddon originally appeared on Autoblog 5.0 on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/15/chips-veteran-erik-estrada-warns-californians-to-avoid-ca/

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Michael Edwards III William Clyde Elliott Jeffrey Michael Gordon Charles Robert Hamilton IV

Formula 1 teams have begun talks to see if there is a way for in-season testing to return next year, with FIA president Jean Todt having said he wants to free up the rules to allow more running.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/f1-teams-ponder-testing-rethink-plans/

Al Herman Hans Herrmann Hans Heyer Damon Hill Graham Hill

1 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 267 48 5 145.6 $213,316 Running 2 17 00 David Reutimann TUMS Toyota 267 43 1 105.8 $147,883 Running 3 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 41 119.8 $152,711 Running 4 18 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chevrolet 267 40 85.5 $135,860 Running 5 7 99 Carl Edwards [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/10/2011-race-18-results-kentucky-speedway/

Paul Goldsmith Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried

Ferrari says it will not get carried away with dreaming it is back in World Championship contention, despite Fernando Alonso's British Grand Prix victory. The Spaniard delivered Ferrari's first win of 2011 in mixed conditions at Silverstone where, after capitalising on Red Bull's mistakes in the pits, he drove away at the head of the pack. Yet although a raft of updates - including a new rear wing, diffuser and brake ducts - delivered a tangible step forward in pace, team principal Stefano Domenicali wants to wait a few more events to see if his team now has the genuine form to challenge Red Bull regularly for victory

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/ferrari-not-getting-carried-away/

Cliff Griffith Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard

NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION AND DRIVER OF THE #22 SHELL/PENNZOIL DODGE?..KURT BUSCH CHATS WITH US… Shell?s new ?Favorite Road Trip? contest, through which fans can win great prizes, including free Shell gasoline for a year. This summer, Shell is celebrating summer road trips by giving consumers the opportunity to win a year?s supply of Free [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/14/interview-shellpennzoil-driver-kurt-busch/

Kevin Harvick Armour Vienna Sausage Kroger Chevrolet Clint Bowyer Zaxby s Chevrolet Brad Keselowski

Jarno Trulli hopes that an updated power steering system planned for the Hungarian Grand Prix can help rescue his season with Team Lotus. The Italian has struggled all year to get comfortable with his feeling in the car, and an ongoing lack of confidence in the power steering design has left Trulli unable to push it to its limits. The Hingham-based outfit has made several modifications to the system to try and help Trulli but, having failed to overcome all his problems, another new version will be tried out at Budapest

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/trulli-pins-hopes-on-steering-update/

Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 9, 2011) SPARTA, Ky. ? What was Kyle Busch?s dominant impression of his victory in the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway? It wasn?t that he?ll be written into the record book as the first Cup winner at the 1.5-mile track, the first speedway [...]

Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/07/10/kyle-busch-wins-inaugural-cup-race-at-kentucky/

James Christopher McMurray Casey James Mears Juan Pablo Montoya Joseph Francis Nemechek III Ryan Joseph Newman

The GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series will be merged from 2012 onwards, as predicted by AUTOSPORT in May. Series CEO Bruno Michel announced that the two series would be combined, creating a longer championship which will include non-European rounds.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/gp2-confirms-asia-series-merger/

Virgil Ernest Irvan III Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Dale Arnold Jarrett Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kasey Kenneth Kahne

Jamie Whincup extended his championship lead in V8 Supercars by coming through from eighth on the grid to head a Triple Eight Holden one-two in the second Townsville street race. A hard-charging first stint brought Whincup into contention at the front, and he then saved a set of soft tyres for the final part of the race, allowing him to pass Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom for second and then catch and pass his race-leading Triple Eight team-mate Craig Lowndes 18 laps from the end.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/whincup-leads-triple-eight-one-two/

Ingo Hoffmann Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill Homeier Kazuyoshi Hoshino

Jeff Burton - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty ImagesJeff Burton No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala Race Notes and Quotes This Week’s Caterpillar Chevrolet at New Hampshire Motor Speedway … Jeff Burton will pilot Chassis No. 323 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built new for 2010, this RCR Chevrolet was put through...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/07/12/jeff-burton-2011-nscs-lenox-industrial-tools-301-race-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeff-burton-2011-nscs-lenox-industrial-tools-301-race-preview

Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge David Carl Allison Gregory Jack Biffle David Lee Blaney

Though he won a race in his two NVIDIA Cup starts last week, it was a second place finish in a high sof race that put Jan Coomans on top of his peers in the weekly standings. Coomans, a driver from the Benelux sim racing club, came into the second week of racing in the runner-up spot in the standings but will cross the halfway mark in this short campaign as the point leader. Coomans’ second place run came in a 2972 sof race which Laszlo Kotrocz led flag-to-flag. Coomans was a distant second, seven seconds behind the winner of the July 11th event. Omar Soto, Madison Down and Week One victor Kaique Piropo completed the top five. Kotrocz went on to start six more races, winning in five of [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/coomans-cruises-to-lead-at-okayama/

Karl Kling Ernst Klodwig Kamui Kobayashi Helmuth Koinigg Heikki Kovalainen

Or maybe it?s a DBS. It?s often pointed out that Aston Martins all pretty much look alike. We know that, you know that, and the people who make them must know, too. But an Aston also looks like a Jaguar, a concept with which the team who cloaked this DB prototype appears to have had [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/fZyqAkMzyus/2013_aston_martin_db9_spy_photos-future_cars

Al Keller Joe Kelly Dave Kennedy Loris Kessel Bruce Kessler