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Saturday
2012 IndyCar Development Notebook
(Programming Note: The recent news items that have plagued indycar racing caused me to basically tune the sport out for the previous two weeks. Although the road ahead is still unstable, I am still committed to the series and this … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/1183/
Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot Cliff Allison Fernando Alonso
Valencia MotoGP Test Day 1 Round Up: Of Debuts, Jealousies, And The Confounded Weather
If there is one subject that is getting mind-numbingly tedious to have to write about in motorcycle racing right now, it's the weather. Almost every race this year has lost at least one session to difficult conditions, and we had hoped that the 2013 season might start off a little better. No such luck.
After a dry, clear night, the first rain showers arrived shortly before 10am, when the track was due to open for the test. By the time the track opened, enough rain had fallen to make it slick, greasy and extremely difficult to ride. That put an end to almost everyone's carefully laid plans, leaving large groups of people wandering around and alternating between looking to the skies and carefully examining the track. A few brave souls ventured out on to the track - including Valentino Rossi, at a few minutes after ten, the earliest he has ever taken to the track during testing since I've been following MotoGP, Rossi notoriously ill-disposed to mornings (as, I must admit, am I) - but for the most part, silence prevailed.
Francois Cevert Eugene Chaboud Jay Chamberlain Karun Chandhok
Some Advice For Christmas
There was an article in the Charlotte Observer last week�about a woman named Christmas Abbott who is attempting to become a tire changer. She’s being supported in her effort by Turner Motorsports and is being coached by veteran jackman and coach Shaun Peet and the guys at Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR and Turner have a [...] 
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Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies
Friday
Mastercard to re-enter F1?
The news that the Coca-Cola Corporation is coming into F1 with its Burn brand is great news for the sport as it is a major multinational that is recognising the marketing power of F1. In recent years there has been quite a lot of negative activity around F1 as sponsors have pulled out because of [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/mastercard-to-re-enter-f1/
Open-Wheel Timeline, Part 1? The Sanctioning Bodies
The history of American Open Wheel Racing and its respective national championships are as confusing and intricate as any other aspect of the sport. Controversy between the various sanctioning bodies, participating manufacturers and of course the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has … Continue reading 
The old one-two
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel continued their ongoing on-track slugging match with Lewis beating the Red Bull star by 0.27 sec in the second practice session on Friday in Interlagos. The two men were clear of Mark Webber and Felipe Massa, with Felipe Massa’s Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso behind him. The worst case scenario for [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/the-old-one-two/
Roberto Bussinello Jenson Button Tommy Byrne Giulio Cabianca
Stefano Domenicali: ?I prefer to be totally transparent??
Ferrari boss Stefano Domencali says that he had no doubts about the decision to help Fernando Alonso by dropping Felipe Massa down the grid in Austin. The team broke the seal on the Brazilian?s gearbox, which generated an automatic five-place … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/11/19/stefano-domenicali-i-prefer-to-be-totally-transparent/
George Constantine John Cordts David Coulthard Piers Courage
Thursday
Here?s the math: How the three NASCAR championships can be won at Homestead
Want to know how all three points leaders in NASCAR's top three series have to fare to guarantee themselves a title at Homestead this weekend? You've come to the right spot.
In the Sprint Cup Series, leader Brad Keselowski has a 20-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson, which means that even if Johnson wins, a finish of 15th for Keselowski guarantees him the title. If Keselowski leads a lap, it's a 16th-place finish, and if he leads the most laps, it's a 17th-place finish.
If Johnson was to finish second (and didn't lead a lap), Keselowski would need to finish in 23rd place to win the championship, provided he doesn't lead a lap either, as a tie in the points standings would go to Johnson. Since each driver currently has five wins, the tiebreaker goes to second-place finishes, where Johnson has five to Keselowski's three.
Just like the Cup Series, the Nationwide Series points standings separated the top two from each other at Phoenix. That means Ricky Stenhouse's clinch scenario is very similar to Keselowski's, as he holds a 20-point lead over Elliott Sadler. For Stenhouse, 16th with no laps led gets him the title, while 17th with a lap led and 18th with the most laps led are also the thresholds. (Stenhouse has six wins to Sadler's four.)
The Camping World Truck Series has the closest championship battle of the three series and it also has more than two drivers mathematically alive for the title.
James Buescher has an 11-point lead over Timothy Peters and a 12-point lead over Ty Dillon. Joey Coulter is 29 points back and Parker Kligerman is 37 behind, but they're going to need a lot of help (i.e., a very early incident involving Buescher plus other craziness) to grab the title.
Buescher has the edge on both Peters and Dillon in the wins column four to two, so he can clinch with an eighth-place finish and no laps led, or a ninth with a lap led and 10th with the most laps led. If he's ahead of Peters on the track and Dillon is in the lead, he can afford to slide back a position. If Buescher's behind both drivers and below those benchmarks? Well, it becomes an almost-heads up between Peters (two wins) and Dillon (one win).
Got all that? Now you're ready for the final NASCAR weekend of the year. Is it Friday yet?
Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler
BREAKING: Kenseth Out At Roush; To Gibbs
Sources are telling TNI, Roush Fenway executives announced to the organization today that Matt Kenseth would be leaving the team at the end of the season. Despite earlier rumors that Penske would be Kenseth’s destination, all signs indicate Joe Gibbs Racing as the driver’s future home. What that means for the Gibbs teams is not [...] 
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Paris Motor Show 2012: Ferrari Produced Letters By 2013
Ferrari did not make too much noise in the Paris Salon; too noisy if we talk about the introduction of new models because, in their future, let new and interesting conclusions about its first hybrid model, developed from the KERS your the F1 car and hit the market in 2013 to replace the Enzo. Together [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/345-paris-motor-show-2012-ferrari-produced-letters-by-2013.html
Video: Justin Bieber Stops Traffic to Confront Paparazzi
Justin Bieber is far from being anywhere near our list of favorite celebrities. So why did we put him on our page? Well, the answer is quite simple: because he is driving a Ferrari 458 Italia, even if he has no clue how to really drive it.
Just the cool car alone is not enough to plaster his boyish mug all over our site, there has to be more. For example, just the other days he got pulled over by the cops and turned out he had an expired registration. Today a video has emerged of a major "diva"-like scene he started recently.
Apparently, "The Bieb" was being followed by paparazzi in Los Angeles, and he wasn’t quite able to shake the media folk in his high-powered supercar. So Justin does the "mature" thing and decides to confront the paparazzi face to face.
Okay, we can appreciate the dude wants a little privacy, but the problem is that he blocked the entire road to do it. During this encounter there are horns blaring away in the background, as people are trying to get to work or maybe their Botox appointments and Beiber just sits there in his white 458 Italia discussing his driving habits. Wow, what a piece of work...
On an aside, the paparazzi guy said Beiber was "driving a little crazy," but he seemed to be driving rather grandma-like in his 562-horsepower supercar.
Video: Justin Bieber Stops Traffic to Confront Paparazzi originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 20:00 EST.
Wednesday
How I Saw It? 2012 Super Review Part 1: Nuts and Bolts Edition
2012 will be remembered for close racing and an entirely new chassis/engine package that revolutionized the on-track product in the INDYCAR series. Not revolutionized, no, it was more of a renaissance of sorts. A return to a more historically correct … Continue reading 
Massa: Left Side of Grid Worse Than Starting in the Wet
Drivers who have qualified for the even numbered slots on the grid in Austin are anticipating a difficult time at the start on Sunday. The left hand side of the track is particularly dirty at the new venue, and practice … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/11/17/massa-left-side-of-grid-worse-than-starting-in-the-wet/
LCR Honda Press Release: Bradl Wins MotoGP Rookie Of The Year
The LCR Honda team today issued the following press release, on Stefan Bradl's winning of the MotoGP Rookie of the Year award:
BRADL TAKES 2012 BEST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD
The curtain dropped down on the 2012 MotoGP season last Sunday night in Valencia with the FIM Awards Ceremony held at the Auditori Mar Rojo de L’Oceanogràfic in the Ciutat de les Arts y les Ciencies. Dorna Sports CEO Mr. Carmelo Ezpeleta and FIM President Mr. Vito Ippolito were joined on stage by several guests to present the numerous awards throughout the course of the evening.
It was Yamaha Factory Racing rider Lorenzo who took centre-stage as he collected his award, along with Moto2 World Champion Marc Márquez and inaugural Moto3 World Champion Sandro Cortese. A series of other notable achievements saw other prizes awarded including the Rookie of the Year Trophy (trophy which this year has been designed and produced by the Sepang International Circuit in memory of Marco Simoncelli) that went to LCR Honda’s racer Stefan Bradl. The 22-year-old German has not come worse than ninth in any race he finished in his debut year in the premier class amazing everybody with his high motivation and quick adaption to the RCV machine culminated with the stunning 4th place at Mugello GP.
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2012
George Constantine John Cordts David Coulthard Piers Courage
Valencia MotoGP Test Day 2 Final Times: Pedrosa Leads Crutchlow, Marquez Impresses
The heavy rain promised for the second day of the MotoGP test at Valencia never came, the track drying towards the end of the day, allowing almost everyone to get out and put in a number of laps on a dry track. Dani Pedrosa ended the day on top of the timesheets, posting a time underneath the race lap record, a sign that the condition of the track was good enough at the end. Cal Crutchlow ended as 2nd fastest, a third of a second behind Pedrosa, and a little over a tenth quicker than Stefan Bradl, who has just announced a contract extension with LCR and HRC.
A dry track allowed Marc Marquez to make his debut aboard the RC213V, the young Spaniard making a very impressive debut. Marquez built speed quickly, ending the day a little over a second behind Pedrosa after just 27 laps on the bike, and three tenths slower than Alvaro Bautista. Andrea Dovizioso was also quicker than the first day, finally getting some dry time on the Ducati and ending nine tenths behind Pedrosa. Bradley Smith put in laps on both a damp track and in the dry, finishing the day 2.2 seconds behind Pedrosa.
Times at the end of second day of testing at Valencia:
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