Source: http://www.16thandgeorgetown.com/2012/06/coyne-carpenter-penalized.html
Thursday
Wednesday
Join us for the latest Yahoo! Sports NASCAR chat, 1 p.m. ET here!
Time again for another NASCAR live chat! Join us to talk Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Loudon and Dover, and oh so much more! Bring a dish for all to share, please.
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Bridgepoint Announces MotoGP And World Superbike Series To Be "Brought Together"
Bridgepoint, the venture capital organization has today announced that it has brought MotoGP and World Superbike, the two motorcycle racing series it owns, under a single umbrella organization. The reorganization will see Dorna Sports become the parent organization for both series, though Infront will operate as an independent entity and continue to organize World Superbike under its own banner. Infront has also been named as "marketing advisor and global advisor" for both MotoGP and WSBK.
The implications of this announcement are huge, but not immediately clear. The logic behind the move is impeccable: the two series are spending too much of their time competing against each other instead of working together to promote the sport of motorcycle racing. By combining their marketing efforts, the hope is that both series will be made stronger.
Tuesday
Ty Dillon passes Kyle Busch late, gets first Truck Series victory
Ty Dillon joined his brother Austin as a winner in the Camping World Truck Series when he passed and pulled away from Kyle Busch with six laps remaining during Friday night's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200.
(Yes, it truly was the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200. Sometimes race sponsorships are a match made in heaven, aren't they?)
Anyway, it was Busch's first start in the Camping World Truck Series this season, and he led eight times for 75 laps. But soon after Dillon got by him on the inside for the race-winning pass, his truck got loose while he was in the high line and he scraped the wall.
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Scrapping engine rules
There are some stories floating about today which suggest that the new engine regulations in 2014 will be scrapped. These come from a journalist who is famously known to parrot everything Bernie Ecclestone says without ever questioning it. The story raises a number of interesting points. At the moment, Bernie Ecclestone does not make the [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/scrapping-engine-rules/
2012 Chase Prospects: Can Clint Bowyer bring Michael Waltrip a championship?
It's not supposed to be this easy. You don't take a team that's a punchline, slap a Chase-worthy driver in there and see immediate dividends. Yet that's exactly what happened with Michael Waltrip Racing and its star acquisition, Clint Bowyer.
Sure, Bowyer and Waltrip haven't had the best history, but they learned this year that winning is a powerful bandage, and hurt feelings have no place in victory lane. Combined with new crew chief Brian Pattie, Bowyer rolled off two wins this year, including a regular season-ender at Richmond just a few days ago. He spent the entire season in the top 10, never in any real danger of losing his Chase berth.
Bowyer never really comes up in championship conversation, mainly because he's always one of those guys who's not quite mounting up enough top 5 finishes to really scare the leaders. But he has a right-place, right-time knack, and if he's able to secure some early wins, you never know. You never know!
Best Chase track: Things start off well for Bowyer; his best track is Chicago, where he's got an average finish of 10.2 over six races. He'll need an early start to get ahead of the projected leaders; a victory in one of the first few races will keep him in the hunt far longer than his usual good-but-not-great runs of late. (Richmond excepted, of course.)
Worst Chase track: Charlotte, where he's achieved only a 17.5 average finish. That's not the kind of finish you want on your record in the Chase, since it necessitates two to three top 5 finishes to offset it. But hey, you know that going in, you can prepare.
JB's take: Not this year, but this is a case where just getting into the Chase is a huge achievement. Bowyer was brought to MWR as a Chase-worthy driver, and he delivered immediately. That's the kind of foundation that the team can build on in future seasons. At the moment, Bowyer doesn't have the squad to hang with the Johnsons and Hamlins of the world, but before long, he just might.
Caption Competition 21: Button and Hamilton | Caption Competition
Caption Competition 21: Button and Hamilton is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, who have just six races left as team mates following yesterday's news, feature in today's Caption Competition.
Caption Competition 21: Button and Hamilton is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/09/29/competition-21-button-hamilton/
Monday
2012 Aragon Moto2 And Moto3 Sunday Post-Race Press Releases
Press releases from the Moto2 and Moto3 teams after Sunday's spectacular races at the Motorland Aragon circuit:
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Volkswagen Golf 2013 Best In History
You have started the countdown for the seventh generation Volkswagen Golf makes its appearance at the Paris Motor Show 2012. But before their public appearance Bavarian firm has unveiled the new chapter of this model in Berlin, Germany. As a 2013 model, the Golf has dimensions of 4.255 mm long, 2.637 mm wide y1, 452 [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/330-volkswagen-golf-2013-best-in-history.html
Almirola and Ambrose?s teams swap crews for final 10 races
Richard Petty Motorsports announced Monday that it would be swapping the crews for it's No. 43 team of Aric Almirola and No. 9 team of Marcos Ambrose for the remainder of the season.
The swaps include crew chiefs, as Mike Ford moves to the No. 9 and Todd Parrott moves atop Almirola's box.
"We're continuing to make improvements at Richard Petty Motorsports and we've added talented people to our organization this season," RPM director of competition Sammy Johns said in a release. "This move is to make sure that we are using that talent to the fullest to get the best results for our teams each weekend. We feel this adjustment will strengthen the organization, allow us to continue to compete for wins and ultimately challenge for championships."
Ford was Denny Hamlin's crew chief in 2011, and replaced Greg Erwin as Almirola's crew chief after the first nine races of the season. Almirola's highest finish in the 17 races they were together was a 6th place finish at Dover.
Ambrose and Parrott have won the last two Watkins Glen races and had eight top 10s in 26 races this season. Ambrose is currently 15th in the points standings.
New BMW 7 Series Luxury and Sport
The German manufacturer BMW is synonymous with sporty elegance, and the new 7 Series would not be so. The new saloon renewed Germanic elements and introduces: new LED headlamps, a more luxurious interior and best soundproofing as well as having the most advanced security features. The new engines such as six-cylinder diesel engine, the most [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/305-new-bmw-7-series-luxury-and-sport.html
Sunday
FOUR 2013 Options For Schumacher
Due to Lewis Hamilton?s arrival at Mercedes, Michael Schumacher is at a real crossroads. With no seat at the German team, the seven-time World Champion must weigh up his options ahead of 2013. Here are four possibilities for Michael Schumacher: CLICK HERE TO REVEAL HIS OPTIONS
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