A press release issued by Yamaha about Jorge Lorenzo's visit to the Budh International circuit near New Delhi:
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2011
Monday
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.
Sunday
Toyota Engineering Society TES-ERA EV
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Friday the 13th isn’t typically considered a good day for those that are a tad superstitious, but the people behind the Tokyo Auto Salon aren’t in the least bit paraskevidekatriaphobic (plague with a fear of Friday the 13th) because that’s when they decided to open their doors. Lucky for us (pun intended), because Toyota has chosen this setting to reveal their TES-ERA EV - a concept car developed by the Toyota Engineering Society that proves that even electric vehicles can be extremely cool.
The work on this project began back in March 2011 with a team of 20 members doing their best to produce a spectacular electric concept. This concept features an innovative design with sweet gullwing doors, a rich Dark Blue Mica exterior paint finish with 18-inch aluminum wheels, and height adjustable double wishbone suspensions. The interior of the concept gets a built-in touch-shift steering wheel, a rear and side view camera monitor system, an instrument panel, door trims with decorative illumination, and 4-point seat belts.
Joining the ranks of the beautiful exterior is the power setup. The TES-ERA is powered by an electric 4JM motor that delivers a total of 164 HP and 247 lb-ft of torque. The motor takes its power from a lithium-ion battery and is mated to a rear-wheel-drive system and the F1 "KERS’ system. With a total weight of 2535 lbs, the TES-ERA EV can hit a top speed of 124 mph.
All we can say is: we want it!
Toyota Engineering Society TES-ERA EV originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 13 January 2012 19:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2012-toyota-engineering-society-tes-era-ev-ar123056.html
Symonds: Exhaust-blown diffuser ban will help small teams | F1 Fanatic round-up
In the round-up: Marussia's Pat Synonds expects the F1 field to close up in 2012.
Saturday
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.
Williams calls on Olympic hero Michael Johnson
Williams has announced an interesting new partnership with the fitness organisation run by former US Olympic hero Michael Johnson. Johnson is the only man to have won the 200m and 400m golds in the same Olympics, a feat he achieved … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2012/01/11/williams-calls-on-olympic-hero-michael-johnson/
Friday
Thursday
Whitt The Heck Is Going On?
It was announced this week that Cole Whitt will attempt to make his Cup Series debut at Phoenix for Red Bull Racing. �The team will enter a third car for Whitt, who will have to qualify on time. �If it goes well, expect Red Bull to enter Whitt at Homestead as well. �The move would [...]
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James Hinchcliffe to take Danica Patrick?s IndyCar seat
James Hinchcliffe, the 2011 Izod IndyCar Rookie of the Year, has signed with Andretti Autosport to drive the GoDaddy car in 2012, replacing Danica Patrick after her departure to NASCAR full-time.
If you're a casual race fan who doesn't watch much IndyCar, you're probably wondering "Who's that?" or typing his name in the search bar in the top right corner. But don't worry, you may know him soon enough given all the GoDaddy ads during sporting events.
"I'm stepping into her heels, if you will," Hinchcliffe laughed about replacing Danica Patrick as the driver of Andretti Autosport's Go Daddy-sponsored No. 27 Chevrolet in 2012. "But that's part of what makes this deal so exciting because they did such a good job with Danica and her Go Daddy Girl image. I hope that makes me the first Go Daddy Guy."
Hinchcliffe, 25, drove for now (sadly) defunct Newman-Haas Racing in 2011 and had fourth place finishes at Long Beach, Loudon and Kentucky -- and he narrowly beat out the same initialed JR Hildebrand for the rookie of the year award. Hildebrand was leading the Indianapolis 500 on the final corner before he crashed and finished second to Dan Wheldon.
While Hinchcliffe is replacing Patrick, the ride was reported to be Wheldon's in 2012 before Wheldon was killed in a crash October 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The addition of Hinchcliffe puts Andretti Autosport now at three full-time cars for 2012 along with Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay. Michael Andretti, owner of Andretti Autosport, will be on 'Celebrity Apprentice' in February.
Carl Edwards will co-host ?Live with Kelly Ripa.? Yep.
In the tradition of NASCAR greats like Dale Earnhardt and Fireball Roberts, Carl Edwards will co-host a NYC-based morning talk show, in this case the Regis-less "LIVE! with Kelly" on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
"LIVE!" (we're very sensitive about the proper use of the exclamation point here at Yahoo!) stars, of course, Kelly Ripa, and in this case she's taking on various pro athletes as co-hosts for a week. Other co-hosts will include Reggie Bush, Boomer Esiason, Jesse Palmer and Apolo Anton Ohno.
Jeff Gordon co-hosted the show once; Edwards has been a guest but not a co-host. Check your local listings, Cuz fans.
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