Saturday

Barrichello back in Williams frame

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2012/01/barrichello_back_in_williams_f.html

Paul Belmondo Tom Belso JeanPierre Beltoise Olivier Beretta

Ezpeleta On The Future Of MotoGP: Bikes Costing 1 Million Euros, Fewer Spanish Races And Performance Balancing

Although the Wrooom event at the Italian ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio is formally meant as the launch for Ducati's MotoGP and Ferrari's Formula One season, many other big names from the world of racing are also in attendance. One such person was Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, and given the major changes coming to MotoGP for 2012 - and even bigger changes from 2013 onwards - Ezpeleta had arranged to give a short press conference to talk to journalists about some of his plans for next season and beyond. But he barely made it into the press conference: on his way in, he was doorstepped by a group of journalists who started grilling Ezpeleta about the future of MotoGP, leaving the Spaniard with little left to say in the press conference. His answers did provide a compelling look at the future of MotoGP as Dorna sees it.

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Time to Get Dirty!

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Chris Craft Jim Crawford Ray Crawford Alberto Crespo

Hill supports F1?s return to Bahrain | F1 Fanatic round-up

In the round-up: Damon Hill, who criticised F1's attempts to hold a race in Bahrian last year, supports the return to the country this year.

Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/01/19/191/

Frank Dochnal Jose Dolhem Martin Donnelly Carlo Abate

Power Rankings: The biggest stories of the offseason

Sure, it's the offseason, but that doesn't mean we can't throw out a few Power Rankings now and then. Today, we focus on the most important developments in one of the wildest offseasons in recent memory. And we start exactly where you'd expect we would ...

1. The saga of Kurt Busch. Has any former champion in NASCAR ever gone through such a dramatic decline in fortune while still in the prime of his career? Busch's separation from Penske, regardless of fault, and his new gig at Phoenix Racing made for one of the offseason's most fascinating soap operas, and one of the 2012 season's more interesting stories.

[Richard Petty: NASCAR sponsors leery of Kurt Busch]

2. The rise of AJ Allmendinger. You can name plenty of winners in the Kurt Busch saga, like Phoenix and Kurt's former crew, for two, but Allmendinger has to rank at the top of that list. Just starting to come into his own as a driver at Richard Petty Motorsports, Allmendinger found himself in a Chase-worthy ride just days after losing his sponsor.

3. The journey of Darian Grubb. The offseason began instants after the checkered flag dropped at Homestead, with Darian Grubb being shown the door after leading Tony Stewart to a championship. Grubb landed on his feet at Joe Gibbs Racing, and will try to work the same mojo on Denny Hamlin next year.

4. The reloading at Stewart-Haas. How do you make a championship team better? By bringing in top-flight talent across the board. Steve Addington and Greg Zipadelli joined SHR and ensured no dropoff in talent from the departure of Grubb.

5. The drivers who've taken a step downward. Brian Vickers still doesn't have a ride for the 2012 season. David Ragan has dropped from Roush Fenway to Front Row (sorry, Front Row, but you know it's true) and David Reutimann's future is also cloudy because of sponsorship concerns at Baldwin.

6. The battle to kill tandem drafting dead. NASCAR hates the tandem drafting at Talladega and Daytona, and is doing everything possible to change it, right up to and including banning radio talk between cars. But it persists, and as last week's testing showed, it's at higher speeds than ever before. Great!

7. Kasey Kahne's ill-advised Twitter rant. Kasey Kahne may be headed to greener pastures at Hendrick Motorsports, but he managed to tick off an entire nation of breastfeeding moms along the way.

8. The reworking of the 29 team. Kevin Harvick has finished third two years in a row, and that's just not enough for Happy. Sent packing was former crew chief Gil Martin, and brought on board was former Clint Bowyer crew chief Shane Wilson. Will the change pay dividends?

9. The consolidation of sponsors. Carl Edwards now has pretty much every sponsor in the known universe lining up to get on his car, but we knew that already. Best Buy's departure from the RPM 43 to Matt Kenseth was a deep blow to the Petty team, and more sponsor shuffling is likely ahead.

[Related: Carl Edwards to quit Nationwide Series]

10. The existence of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s girlfriend. This might be the most amazing news of the offseason: she's real!

All right, your turn. What have been your biggest stories so far? And are there more yet to come?

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Frank Dochnal Jose Dolhem Martin Donnelly Carlo Abate

Friday

Citroen C4 Picasso 2012: Information Mechanics And Equipment

A few days ago saw the first spy shots of Chevrolet Corvette C7, the new generation of sporting excellence of General Motors, which has been allowed to see. Of course, with a camouflage worthy of presentation. Despite the strong camouflage, the C7 Corvette cannot hide part of their news, today we present you on the [...]

Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/144-citroen-c4-picasso-2012-information-mechanics-and-equipment.html

Ivan Capelli Piero Carini Duane Carter Eugenio Castellotti

Preseason testing in Daytona: Day 2 results

Thirty-two cars took the track Friday morning for Day 2 of testing at Daytona International Speedway. Here are the results from Session 1. (NOTE: The drastic speed difference between Juan Pablo Montoya in seventh and everyone below him is because only the first seven cars ran in the two-car draft.)

Day 2: Session 1

1. Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota): 204.722 m.p.h.
2. Clint Bowyer (Toyota): 204.722 m.p.h.
3. Marcos Ambrose (Ford): 203.142 m.p.h.
4. Aric Almirola (Ford): 203.142 m.p.h.
5. Mark Martin (Toyota): 201.748 m.p.h.
6. Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet): 201.378 m.p.h.
7. Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet): 201.374 m.p.h.
8. Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet): 196.049 m.p.h.
9. Kurt Busch (Chevrolet): 196.014 m.p.h.
10. AJ Allmendinger (Dodge): 195.818 m.p.h.
11. Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet): 195.410 m.p.h.
12. Tony Stewart (Chevrolet): 195.385 m.p.h.
13. Danica Patrick (Chevrolet): 195.355 m.p.h.
14. Paul Menard (Chevrolet): 195.346 m.p.h.
15. Kyle Busch (Toyota): 195.266 m.p.h.
16. Jeff Burton (Chevrolet): 195.105 m.p.h.
17. Ryan Newman (Chevrolet): 195.084 m.p.h.
18. Joey Logano (Toyota): 195.080 m.p.h.
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet): 194.995 m.p.h.
20. Greg Biffle (Ford): 194.873 m.p.h.
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford): 194.839 m.p.h.
22. Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet): 194.835 m.p.h.
23. Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet): 194.788 m.p.h.
24. Denny Hamlin (Toyota): 194.767 m.p.h.
25. Regan Smith (Chevrolet): 194.670 m.p.h.
26. Trevor Bayne (Ford): 194.418 m.p.h.
27. Brad Keselowski (Dodge): 194.116 m.p.h.
28. Matt Kenseth (Ford): 193.303 m.p.h.
29. Carl Edwards (Ford): 192.707 m.p.h.
30. Casey Mears (Ford): 192.505 m.p.h.
31. Dave Blaney (Chevrolet): 191.804 m.p.h.
32. Joe Nemecheck (Toyota): 187.566 m.p.h.

Day 2: Session 2

1. Kurt Busch (Chevrolet): 206.058 m.p.h.
2. Regan Smith (Chevrolet): 43.678 206.053 m.p.h.
3. Kyle Busch (Toyota): 205.813 m.p.h.
4.Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet): 205.747 m.p.h.
5. Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet): 205.747 m.p.h.
6. Paul Menard (Chevrolet): 205.100 m.p.h.
7. Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet): 205.095 m.p.h.
8. Denny Hamlin (Toyota): 204.997 m.p.h.
9. Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota): 204.820 m.p.h.
10. Clint Bowyer (Toyota): 204.806 m.p.h.
11. Brad Keselowski (Dodge): 204.713 m.p.h.
12. AJ Allmendinger (Dodge): 204.708 m.p.h.
13. Danica Patrick (Chevrolet): 204.341 m.p.h.
14. Tony Stewart (Chevrolet): 204.341 m.p.h.
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet): 204.332 m.p.h.
16. Joey Logano (Toyota): 204.202 m.p.h.
17. Ryan Newman (Chevrolet): 204.183 m.p.h.
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford): 204.068 m.p.h.
19. Matt Kenseth (Ford): 204.058 m.p.h.
20. Greg Biffle (Ford): 203.666 m.p.h.
21. Trevor Bayne (Ford): 203.491 m.p.h.
22. Mark Martin (Toyota): 203.160 m.p.h.
23. Casey Mears (Ford): 202.461 m.p.h.
24. Aric Almirola (Ford): 201.392 m.p.h.
25. Marcos Ambrose (Ford): 201.374 m.p.h.
26. Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet): 201.297 m.p.h.
27. Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet): 200.544 m.p.h.
28. Carl Edwards (Ford): 200.526 m.p.h.
29. Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet): 196.610 m.p.h.
30. Jeff Burton (Chevrolet): 195.334 m.p.h.
31. Dave Blaney (Chevrolet): 192.620 m.p.h.
32. Joe Nemechek (Toyota): 192.078 m.p.h.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/preseason-testing-daytona-day-2-results-175232139.html

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Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid


The Volkswagen Jetta is getting a hybrid version. Yes, a hybrid version.

That may not mean much to those gas-guzzling, sports car-driving types, but for those that take pride in alleviating some of Mother Nature’s plights, a green Jetta is just what the doctor ordered.

The Jetta Hybrid, which was launched at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, will provide customers a more economical version for a car that has long been one of Volkswagen’s most popular models.

The hybrid engine doesn’t sound like a world-beater - the lithium-ion battery only produces 1.1 kWh - but it’s still competent enough to allow the car to hit 44 mph. And when you add that to a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine that hits a total of 170 horsepower, you have a car that’s fixing to make a lot of Jetta lovers smile from ear to ear.

UPDATE 01/19/2012: Volkswagen has unveiled the first promotional video for the new Jetta Hybrid. Enjoy!

Find out more about the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid after the jump.

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 19 January 2012 17:00 EST.

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Tom Belso JeanPierre Beltoise Olivier Beretta Allen Berg

From Daytona to Homestead, a look back at 2011 at The Marbles

Here we are at the end of 2011, one of the best NASCAR seasons in recent memory. And your pals here at the Marbles were on board for every single lap, win, fight and postrace tantrum. Join us, won't you, as we take one final look back at the glory that was the 2011 NASCAR season here at From The Marbles:

January: We started out by asking if 2011 would mark Year VI of King Jimmie's reign. (Spoiler: no.) ... Kyle Busch rang in the new year a newly married man. He'd have more adventures as 2011 went on ... Tony Stewart got into a fight in Australia and was apparently held for questioning. His year would get better ... NASCAR began kicking around a new points system ... Travis Pastrana announced plans to run the Nationwide series. Unplanned: catastrophic injury beforehand ... The media got criticized for being too negative; was it a fair complaint? ... Richard Childress predicted a Cup championship for his boys. Missed it by just a touch.

February: Uh, what the heck was Kyle Busch thinking letting this photo be taken? ... This year marked the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's passing at Daytona, and we listened to your reflections ... ESPN yapper Tony Kornheiser tried to assert that NASCAR is "fixed," and later recanted ... Some kid named Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500, and the NASCAR world said, "Who?"

March: Two races in, were Jeff Burton and Greg Biffle already out of the hunt? (Spoiler: yes.) ... Robby Gordon got into a fight in Las Vegas with Kevin Conway, and ended up on probation for the rest of the year ... Brian Vickers wrestled with cheetahs in Saudi Arabia? What the hell? ... Jennifer Jo Cobb struck a blow for drivers everywhere when she refused to start-and-park at Bristol in the Nationwide race ... Bristol attendance in the spring? Yeah, it stunk on ice.

April: Kimi Raikkonen announced plans for a long and prosperous career in NASCAR, plans that apparently changed ... Junior wins! Junior wins! There's no way Kevin Harvick is going to catch him at Martinsville, right...? ... Say what you will about the two-car drafting at Talladega, it gave us the closest finish in NASCAR history.

May: Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya got into it at Richmond, and may well have thrown some fists in the NASCAR hauler. Awesome, but the fights got even better ... In the throwdown of the year, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch brawled after the Darlington race, with Harvick throwing punches and Busch driving right through Harvick's unmanned car ... Jimmie Johnson brought planking to NASCAR, but thankfully the phase passed pretty quickly ... Everybody welcome the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame class! ... Kyle Busch got tagged going 128 mph in a 45-mph zone. Whoops ... Memorial Day featured two of the most heartbreaking (which is not the same as "tragic") finishes, as both J.R. Hildebrand and Dale Earnhardt Jr. surrendered last-lap leads.

June: Brian Vickers skydove into Daytona International Speedway ... Jamie McMurray's childhood home was destroyed by tornadoes; this was a sobering picture of that ... Kyle Busch fought with Richard Childress? Wait, that can't be right ... More secret fines? Nice work, NASCAR ... Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. a future Hall of Famer? Stop laughing and think about it ... This was our biggest post of the year, and it wasn't even about NASCAR: Two cycles got hooked up and danced a dance of death! ... Jeff Gordon cameo'd in Cars 2, and we picked the greatest athlete cameos in movie history ... Kurt Busch berated his crew on the radio but won at Infineon. And surely there would be no negative blowback.

July: The Kentucky race was a decent one, as long as you weren't one of the 20,000 who didn't even get in or the thousands more who got stuck trying to get out ... NASCAR showed up to help save the world in Transformers 3 ... Jeff Gordon spent the off-week in the Congo. Of course he did ... Kyle Busch won his 100th NASCAR national series race, and the recognition of that drove quite a few folks a bit insane ... Simply the best NASCAR prerace invocation you'll ever see: Boogity, boogity, boogity, amen.

August: Brad Keselowski had a hard wreck in testing, but that was OK, because he was ranked in the 20s and not really much of a factor this season ... The best postrace interview of the year belonged to road-course ringer Boris Said, who teed off on Greg Biffle with an epic rant ... Matt Kenseth: funniest driver on Twitter. No kidding ... Danica Patrick prepared to jump to NASCAR full-time, and the earth briefly stopped spinning on its axis ... We would advise against eating anything you caught in the Bristol parking lot.

September: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be at Hendrick through 2017 ... Several drivers declined a White House invitation, which instantly became a huge political issue ... The most horrifying picture you'll see all year, guaranteed ... Tony Stewart criticized the media for asking the same old questions. No big deal, as it looked like he wasn't going to be much of a factor in the Chase ... The last race of the regular season, Richmond, featured the most bizarre press conference in NASCAR history, capped by Kurt Busch ripping a transcript in half ... Oh, and Paul Menard might just have spun on team orders to give Kevin Harvick the Richmond win, leading to a new catchphrase: "Go to Channel 2."

October: Clint Bowyer closed one of the wilder free-agent bonanzas in recent memory by announcing he'd be driving for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2012 ... Charlotte Motor Speedway created the "funnel bacakonator," the most unhealthy food in human history ... Horrible tragedy: Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a Las Vegas IndyCar crash ... Check out the greatest Hot Wheels track in human history... More "team orders" drama with Jeff Gordon and Trevor Bayne at Talladega.

November: Jeremy Mayfield arrested for meth possession. But he really was innocent all those other times ... Kyle Busch crashed Ron Hornaday Jr. in a trucks race, and got himself parked for the Sprint Cup race for his trouble ... And then came the piling-on, as sponsors sought to distance themselves from Busch ... Coonskin Cap Man gives us a philosophy for life: get it, dig it like Dale Junior ... Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart starred in an epic pre-Homestead press conference ... In the end, it was Tony Stewart, winning on a tiebreaker, to take the 2011 Sprint Cup in one of the greatest races in the sport's history ... Stewart responded by firing winning crew chief Darian Grubb. Alas.

December: Champions Week in Vegas featured a fun "Newlywed Game" won by, of course, Tony Stewart ... Yes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. does have a girlfriend ... Kurt Busch and Penske Racing have parted ways, much to almost nobody's chagrin ... Crew chiefs and drivers switched seats and boxes like their old spots were infested with bees ... And the year ended with Kasey Kahne getting into a fight over breastfeeding. Of course it did.

And that was that! Thanks to all of you for joining us this year, and we'll all gather again for 2012, won't we?

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/daytona-homestead-look-back-2011-marbles-235511416.html

John Barber Skip Barber Paolo Barilla Rubens Barrichello

Thursday

Magny-Cours has a new F1 plan

Patrice Joly, the Pr�sident of the Conseil G�n�ral de la Ni�vre, the regional government of the area around the Magny-Cours racing circuit, says that he wants to build a mobility and transport theme park at the facility, in an effort to attract between 350,000 and 400,000 visitors each year. The idea would cost the region [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/magny-cours-has-a-new-plan/

Anthony Davidson

Try not to vomit as you ride with Paul Menard around Daytona

So, feel like taking a spin around Daytona International Speedway? Here's what it's like if you were taped to the steering wheel, courtesy of Paul Menard's cell phone. Tandem driving isn't the issue here; it's not throwing up as you come out of Turn 4. Enjoy!

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Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler

NASCAR Got The Chase They Wanted

And then there were two. Following Sunday’s Cup Series race at Phoenix, only two drivers, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, still have a shot at the title. �Every other Chaser has been mathematically eliminated. �As we get ready for Homestead, we are in for one hell of �a battle with the two drivers we do [...]

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Greg Biffle upstaged by surfing dogs at Rose Bowl parade

On Monday, Greg Biffle joined the Natural Balance Pet Food float, riding alongside Mr. Eight-Is-Enough (anybody still remember that show?) Dick Van Patten while, behind them, dogs surfed.

Yes, dogs surfed. And no, nobody paid much attention to the actor or the NASCAR driver as a result. The 116-foot-long, 50-ton float was billed as the "World's Heaviest and Longest," and hey, who are we to argue?

Surfing dogs, everybody. God bless America.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/greg-biffle-upstaged-surfing-dogs-rose-bowl-parade-155831312.html

Jack Brabham† Bill Brack Ernesto Brambilla Vittorio Brambilla

Wednesday

Senna wants to ?write a good chapter? in Williams history

Bruno Senna has spoken about the positive impact he wants to make at Williams in 2012. The Brazilian was formally announced as�Pastor Maldonado’s partner for the new season this week and he couldn’t be happier. Speaking about what the future holds, Senna said: “I feel very privileged Williams has selected me as one of their [...]

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Colin Davis Jimmy Daywalt JeanDenis Deletraz Patrick Depailler

The Paddock Pulse: January 18 Edition

Source: http://www.popoffvalve.com/2012/1/18/2716003/indycar-the-paddock-pulse-january-18-edition

Chris Amon Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti

Porsche 911 SP91-R by Speedart


We all know that the 2012 Porsche 911 is going to be a bonafide seller when the car hits the market soon. But for a car to already have a tuning program waiting in the wings before it makes its world premiere just speaks as to how anticipated this brand-spankin’ new 911 really is.

It’s no surprise that the tuning firm that released this package is SpeedArt, one of the best Porsche aftermarket specialists in the world. As part of their ’SP91-R’ program, SpeedArt is preparing an extensive project that will include a new aerodynamic kit, a wheel upgrade, and a performance kit.

As part of the aero kit, SpeedArt is giving the new 911 a front chin spoiler, side skirts, rear diffuser, rear spoiler, and a set of 21" LSC-Forged wheels on the exterior. This all lead to minimal changes in the interior, with special leather and Alcantara trims being the only additions. There’s also a new suspension set-up which owners can have the option of using for street and track purposes.

As for the performance upgrade, SpeedArt will be installing a new power kit that bumps up the output of the 911’s 3.4L direct-injected flat-six engine from the standard 350 horsepower all the way up to 435 horsepower.

Obviously, there are no official photos of the car yet seeing as it’s only going to make its world debut in Frankfurt in a few weeks. For their part, SpeedArt is looking at introducing the SP91-R at the 2011 Essen Motor Show later this year.

That should give us plenty of time to hype up the first tuning program for the all-new Porsche 911.

UPDATE 1/17/12: SpeedArt’s program for the new Porsche 911 was previewed back in September and it’s only now that the tuning company has divulged the event where the sports car will be unveiled. Circle your calendars for this coming March because SpeedArt will be bringing their new 911 program to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

Porsche 911 SP91-R by Speedart originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:00 EST.

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Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader

The Iceman Cometh!

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Ray Crawford Alberto Crespo Antonio Creus Larry Crockett

The Paddock Pulse: January 11 Edition

Source: http://www.popoffvalve.com/2012/1/11/2696840/indycar-the-paddock-pulse-january-11-edition

Bob Anderson Conny Andersson Mario Andretti Michael Andretti

Tuesday

Shooting the breeze

Madonna di Campiglio is way, way, way up in the Dolomites, the village being at 5,000ft above sea level and the highest ski run beginning at 8,500 ft. This is not quite Mont Blanc, but it is still a hike to get back down to earth. It is trip that takes a couple of hours [...]

Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/shooting-the-breeze/

Fernando Alonso Giovanna Amati George Amick Red Amick

Apologies to be Mercedes Benz

One of these commercials included a giant poster of the famous image of Chef Guevara in Havana, taken in 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korea. Setscrew was the idea of promoting a new project called saver that Mercedes Benz: Car Together. The idea is to stimulate the sale of expensive vehicles to transport the owners [...]

Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/140-apologies-to-be-mercedes-benz.html

Slim Borgudd Luki Botha JeanChristophe Boullion Sebastien Bourdais

The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 6-12

Kyle Busch was talk of the week after last weekend’s suspension. On Monday, NASCAR fined the driver $50,000 and put him on probation through the end of the year. Busch’s sponsor Mars opted after the incident to pull sponsorship for the remainder of the season. Busch was also pulled from the remaining Nationwide races after [...]

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Franco Comotti George Connor George Constantine John Cordts

Senna makes BAFTA short list for Best Documentary and Outstanding British Film

Senna has made the final shortlist and thus received an official nomination in two major BAFTA categories. It has overcome a lot of strong opposition to make the top five in Outstanding British Film, alongside Shame, My Week with Marilyn, … Continue reading

Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/01/17/senna-makes-bafta-short-list-for-best-documentary-and-outstanding-british-film/

Bob Bondurant Felice Bonetto Jo Bonnier Roberto Bonomi

Newgarden In At Rebranded Fisher Team

Source: http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2011/12/newgarden-in-at-rebranded-fisher-team.html

Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco

Monday

Yamaha Press Release: Jorge Lorenzo Rides New Delhi F1 Track

A press release issued by Yamaha about Jorge Lorenzo's visit to the Budh International circuit near New Delhi:

Year: 
2011

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Jim Crawford Ray Crawford Alberto Crespo Antonio Creus

Another Oil Sponsor Joins MotoGP: Bel-Ray Backs Aspar For 2012

After the news two days ago that ENEOS is to be backing Yamaha's MotoGP squad, more good news on the sponsorship front. Bel-Ray, manufacturer of a range of automotive lubrication products, today announced that they will be expanding their presence in the MotoGP paddock by backing Team Aspar's efforts in all three classes of MotoGP. The US oil producer will be supplying a range of products for the Aspar team to use in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.

The move sees Bel-Ray expanding its sponsorship activities in international motorcycle racing. After starting off in 2011, supporting the Tech 3 Moto2 team, Bel-Ray has added support for Carlos Checa's Althea Ducati squad for the 2012 World Superbike season, as well as the complete Aspar line up. The sponsorship arrangement is also a positive sign for both the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, where it has been possible to attract sponsorship from a company selling lubricants despite the fact that the regulations impose a single supplier of engine oil on the class.

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Piers Courage Chris Craft Jim Crawford Ray Crawford