Saturday, April 30, 2011

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Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length :  4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight :  986 m
First held :     1951
Last held  :  1996

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2011 St. Louis Supercross: Qualifying Times

Round 14 from the St. Louis Supercross where Trey Canard has the best qualifying time with a 47.517 second lap time, followed by James Stewart (47.605), Austin Stroupe (48.492), Ryan Villopoto (48.590), and Ryan Dungey (48.746) rounding out the top 5. Chad Reed has the 6th fastest lap time with a 48.979 second lap.

In the East region lites class it's Ryan Sipes who gets first gate pick with a 48.649 second lap time, followed by Blake Baggett (49.158), Dean Wilson (49.192), Matt Lemoine (49.665), and Justin Barcia with the 5th best lap time (49.923). Malcolm Stewart is 7th (50.745) and Blake Wharton is 12 (51.624).

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/2011-st-louis-supercross-qualifying-times

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Raceday @ Richmond: Toyota twosome again?

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/29/1164794/raceday-the-richmond-regulars.html

Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo

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Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length :  4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight :  986 m
First held :     1951
Last held  :  1996

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World Motocross MX1 Champion Tony Cairoli and Grand Prix of Netherlands

Tony Cairoli twisted his knee severely at the Bulgarian Grand Prix of Motocross over two weeks ago. He wen thru a lot in the two weeks leading up to last Monday's Grand Prix of Netherlands. But neither the pain in his knee, or the memory of Bugaria could stop him. He arrived very motivated (although in pain) to Valkenswaard ... and ended up winning the MX1 Grand Prix!

After the GP of Bulgaria, Tony first went to visit his doctor, Dr. Toon Claes. They conducted an MRI, and after that scan Dr. Claes could tell that Tony damaged his patellar tendon and miniscus. Also he found a bone fracture in the femur and saw that Tony's ACL's are streched!

Tony said Valkenswaard was one of most difficult races if his career, but he ended the day with a first moto win, second position in the second heat, and won the GP - the 38th of his career.

Tony had great starts in both heats, but lost important positions in the first corner. In heat one he hit hay bale in the first corner and had problems getting rid of that! In both races he showed great race speed, and made spectacular comebacks!

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/world-motocross-mx1-champion-tony-cairoli-and-grand-prix-of-netherlands

Eric Cheney Alessio Chiodi Jaromir Cizek Guy Cooper Paul Cooper Josh Coppins

Stenhouse Jr. Tied for Nationwide Points Lead after Earning Career-Best Nashville Finish*

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/stenhouse-jr-tied-for-nationwide-points.html

Osamu Hiwatashi Gary Hocking Alex Hofmann Andreas Hofmann Neil Hodgson Hernan Holder

Seat will get its own Q3-based crossover

New Seat crossover/SUV, which was previewed by the IBX concept in Geneva, will be built at Seat plant in Spain alongside Audi Q3

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/Tsk0X4HHzb4/seat-will-get-its-own-q3-based-crossover

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Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length : 4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight : 986 m
First held : 1951
Last held  : 1996

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2012 Chevrolet Corvette - official details released [video]

Following a leak earlier this week, Chevrolet has released official information about 2012 Corvette.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/kKuQ7excfhc/2012-chevrolet-corvette---official-details-released-video

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100-year-old NASCAR fan tackles the track, lives to see 101

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100-year-old NASCAR fan drives NHMS - Click above to watch the video after the jump

We're not the biggest NASCAR fans in the world, but we can't think of a much better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than with a few laps around New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Rachel Gilbert, a NASCAR follower since the 1960s, took five live laps around the speedway in a Toyota Camry pace car. Ms. Gilbert, we salute you.

The great grandmother of nine never passed 50 miles per hour, but she seemed pretty darn pleased with her shot at NASCAR glory. The good people at the speedway also gave Gilbert VIP tickets to the July Spring Cup and a shirt signed by Carl Edwards. Hit the jump to watch video of Gilbert as she cruises around NHMS.

[Source: The Daily What]

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'NASCAR Unites' Creates Two Million Ways For NASCAR Fans To Support Children?s Causes

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/nascar-unites-creates-two-million-ways.html

Mike Hailwood Mike Hale Ross Hannan Osmo Hansen Gregg Hansford Tetsuya Harada

Official: Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 released [video]

The GT3 4.0 boasts the biggest hp/liter figure around - 125 hp/liter (92 kW) from a naturally-aspirated 4.0 liter unit.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/Tq9HSaa1Fps/official-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40-released-video

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda at Seattle Supercross 2011

Cole Seely and Travis Baker at Round 15 of the AMA Supercross Series in Seattle. Cole Seely Gets Win Number 2 in Seattle. Photo Kardas.

In a dominating performance, Cole Seely scored his second win for the Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda team this weekend in Seattle. Check out this video recap of the event by TLD videographer Masayuki Shirotani.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/troy-lee-designs-lucas-oil-honda-at-seattle-supercross-2011

Mauro Baldi Bobby Ball Marcel Balsa Lorenzo Bandini Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza

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Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length :  4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight :  986 m
First held :     1951
Last held  :  1996

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Art of the Holeshot

How much of a race is determined in the first fractions of a second? With the level of competition in both Supercross and Motocross being so closely matched, getting the right start can literally determine the outcome of a race. And grabbing the holeshot is a huge advantage. Just ask American Honda Racing’s Trey Canard, Josh Grant and Ashley Fiolek how important the start really is. We did.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/art-of-the-holeshot

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TV Schedule April 29-May 1

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/tv-schedule-april-29-may-1.html

Ron Hackett Gerhard Haeberle Bernard Haenggeli Philipp Hafeneger Kensuke Haga Noriyuki Haga

Watch estoril gp live online

Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length :  4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight :  986 m
First held :     1951
Last held  :  1996

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Ride in Style for their Royal Wedding


We’ve been keeping a close eye on the vehicles ready to take center stage during one of the decade’s most talked about event. The world seems to have Prince William and Kate Middleton fever, and we’re catching the bug when it comes to the royal carriages housing the guests of honor during one of the most important days of their lives.

The Royal Mews houses one of the oldest and most meticulously cared for carriages in the world. This division is responsible for ground transportation of the Queen and other Royals in England, and Prince William and Kate Middleton will be making good use of several of these carriages and other vehicles in the collection during their royal wedding extravaganza. Separate vehicles will be taken by the Prince and Kate on their way to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony and they will leave together in one of the most famous carriages.

Hit the jump to check out which vehicles will be used for the grand wedding event.

Prince William and Kate Middleton Ride in Style for their Royal Wedding originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 29 April 2011 09:00 EST.

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Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-ride-in-style-for-their-royal-wedding-ar108875.html

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Jeep planning on new, smaller models for Europe

New baby-Wrangler compact SUV in development which Jeep hopes will appeal to European consumers.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/4QRJG0nNkJw/jeep-planning-on-new-smaller-models-for-europe

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Kasey Kahne Has Second Surgery On Knee

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/kasey-kahne-has-second-surgery-on-knee.html

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Speak Your Mind: What can be done about Cup driver dominance?

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/speak-your-mind-what-can-be-done-about.html

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Pole Report: Bully Hill Vineyards 200 @ Nashville Superspeedway

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/pole-report-bully-hill-vineyards-200.html

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Live Enjoy Portugal Grand Prix

Grand Prix Portugal, Estoril
Motor racing, the most important are the GP races!

The Portuguese Grand Prix (Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a motorsports event held for several years, mostly in the 1950s and then in the 1980s and 90s. It was a Formula One race between 1958 and 1960 and between 1984 and 1996.

The first event was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on 17 June 1951 as a sports car race.[citation needed] The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954 as a one-off. The first Formula One race was held in 14 August 1958 in Boavista, followed in 1959 by a Grand Prix at Monsanto, return to Boavista in 1960, after which it was ended.

Estoril Circuit Deatils
Place : Estoril
Circuit length :  4282 m
Laps : 70
Pole position : left
Width : 14 m
Right turns : 9
Left turns : 4
Longest straight :  986 m
First held :     1951
Last held  :  1996

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Friday, 29 April 2011
125 FP1 12:40 – 13:40
MotoGP FP1 13:55 – 14:55
Moto2 FP1 15:10 – 16:10

 

Saturday, 30 April 2010
125 FP2 09:00 – 09:40
MotoGP FP2 09:55 – 10:55
Moto2 FP2 11:10 – 12:10
   
125 QP 13:00 – 13:40
MotoGP QP 13:55 – 14:55
Moto2 QP 15:10 – 15:55

 

Sunday, 01 May2010
Moto2 WUP 09:00 – 09:20
MotoGP WUP 09:30 – 09:50
125 WUP 10:00 – 10:20
   
Moto2 RAC 11:15
MotoGP RAC 13:00
125 RAC 14:30

Local Time Zone: GMT +0 hours

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/PSF7WWUkDIW/Live+Enjoy+Portugal+Grand+Prix

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Scott and Amanda Speed to Welcome Daughter in September

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/skirts-and-scuffs-gets-scoop.html

Eric Cheney Alessio Chiodi Jaromir Cizek Guy Cooper Paul Cooper Josh Coppins

Talladega: My Weekend As An ARCA Crew Member

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/talladega-my-weekend-as-arca-crew.html

Wil Hartog Gary Haslam Leon Haslam Ron Haslam Bjorn Hasli Yasumasa Hatakeyama

Notes: Baldwin team makes a deal

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/27/1158545/notes-baldwin-team-makes-a-deal.html

Toshihiko Honma John Hopkins Karl Hoppe David Horton Alois Huber Klaus Huber

Power play over new F1 rules

A major revolution in Formula 1 engine and car design scheduled for the 2013 season is under threat.

The plan is to replace the current 2.4-litre V8 engines with 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbos fitted with extensive environmental technology and for the cars to be made more efficient.

The idea is to help popularise sustainable technologies, which are already being used in road cars, and therefore to insulate F1 from any accusations that it is profligate with resources. As a result, it is hoped F1 will become more attractive to other car companies.

Except that the changes, which we have discussed extensively on this blog over the last year or so, might not happen - at least not in two years' time.

They are already formally part of the regulations for 2013. But F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone has recently given voice to a view within the sport that the changes should either be postponed or abandoned. And he has a powerful ally in the shape of Ferrari.

Publicly, Ecclestone's objections to the new engine focus on three fundamental areas:

  • Spectacle - he believes the new engines will sound flatter, quieter and less dramatic than the current ones, reducing an important part of the sport's appeal
  • Money - he is worried the sport cannot afford the cost of developing the engines, which will be between 40-100 million Euros (�36-89m) depending on which estimate you believe.
  • Ferrari - the Italian legend runs F1's most famous and therefore most important team and its views need to be taken seriously. It is opposed to the new engine formula because it feels it has no synergy with its road cars and because it feels there are cheaper and more effective ways of making F1 more fuel-efficient.

Ferrari is as aware of the need to market energy-efficient technologies as anyone. It is embracing environmental technology on its road cars - it has, for example, released a version of its California GT car with a version of the stop-start systems that are becoming increasingly common in road cars, and it has developed a hybrid version of its monster 599 supercar.

It has objected specifically to the size of the engine - why restrict it to four cylinders, president Luca di Montezemolo has asked, branding the current rule "pathetic"?

Felipe Massa's Ferrari suffers an engine problem during winter testing

Will Ferrari's opposition mean the 2013 engine changes go up in smoke? Photo: Getty

But it is not just Ecclestone and Ferrari. Although the teams approved these rules, which they worked on with Jean Todt, president of governing body the FIA, other team principals have reservations, too.

One told me the arguments put forward for introducing the new engines do not stand up, in his view.

One of those arguments was that F1's use of increasingly outmoded engine technology was a barrier not only to attracting new sponsors of the kind that want to be associated with sustainability, but also to new car manufacturers entering the sport.

The engine change was proposed after German giant Volkswagen Audi indicated that it could be interested in F1 if the engine formula mirrored the future direction of road cars.

Doubters point out that not only have no new sponsors obviously been attracted, but that VW has since decided not to enter F1 for the foreseeable future.

As a result, the critics say, all the new rules will do is increase the cost for the existing participants. That is a major concern at a time when, according to one team boss, "there are a few teams on the breadline".

Equally, it seems that, among the current engine manufacturers, not only Ferrari is getting cold feet.

Mercedes would prefer not to change the rules; it is concerned about the expense and questions whether it is necessary, although I understand it has told fellow stakeholders it will go along with what everyone else agrees. Independent Cosworth is said to be not that keen either, although it told BBC Sport it was "neutral" and dismissed suggestions that it could not afford to build the engines. Only Renault will publicly say it is in favour.

The environmental argument is getting a bit of kicking, too.

The emissions created by an entire season of F1 races are less than those produced by one Boeing 747 flying to Japan. Road car manufacturers are already developing these engines. So why, some say, is F1 bothering? F1, the argument goes, should be about escapism, and the sport should be focusing on delivering more races like the recent thrilling Chinese Grand Prix.

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So why not abandon or postpone the plan? Well, it is not as simple as that.

Renault's backing is rooted in marketing - it does not, unlike Mercedes and Ferrari, run its own F1 team and, unlike Cosworth, racing engines are not its core business.

Renault's F1 managing director Jean-Francois Caubet says the fact the sport is changing to a new more sustainable engine formula is one of three reasons for staying involved.

"The proposed rules are road-relevant and completely in line with Renault's road car strategy," he says. "We have already started design concepts on the 2013 engine, as this dovetails with our plans in road cars."

The French company plans for such engines - let's call them small capacity turbo-hybrid - to make up at least 70% of its road-car portfolio by 2015. It accepts the new F1 rules will cost money, but believes that is a price worth paying.

Caubet says Renault's presence in F1 is not "dependent on any future engine regulations", but does add the company is "very supportive of any regulations that make F1 more relevant to the overall aims of the Renault group".

Equally, proponents of the new engines point out that it is unfair to say no new manufacturers or sponsors have come in as a result of the new rules.

The change is still two years away, so how is it possible to know whether new sponsors will be attracted?

And just because no new car manufacturers have entered yet does not mean they will not. VW got cold feet, it is believed, because F1 took so long to agree the rules. Either way, the only sure thing is that new companies will not enter F1 if the engine rules stay the same.

As for Ecclestone, cynics in F1 - and there are many - believe his objections are at least as much about a couple of other issues he has not mentioned publicly.

One is that he and Todt simply do not get along. As someone who knows Ecclestone well said: "He's against it because Todt is for it."

FIA president Jean Todt and F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone

Todt and Ecclestone do not see eye to eye on the new rules. Photo: Getty

There is also the fact that the sport's stakeholders are embarking on what will be tough and protracted negotiations aimed at extending the Concorde Agreement, the document that binds together the teams, the FIA and the commercial rights holders.

Ecclestone - representing the commercial rights holders, CVC - knows that both the teams and the FIA are unhappy with their financial arrangements and are asking for an improvement.

The teams are a potentially major headache for him. Currently, they get 47% of F1's revenues divided between them - and they are angling for as much as 80%. The teams are united under the umbrella group Fota, and have resisted all attempts to break them up over the last few years. Some believe Ecclestone sees the argument over engines as a chance to annex Ferrari and split Fota.

Of Ecclestone's public concerns, the least plausible is over the sound of the engines.

F1 used 1.5-litre turbo engines - and a formula restricting fuel usage, which is also part of the new rules - in the mid-1980s. Far from driving fans away, this is looked back on as one of the most exciting eras in the sport's history.

Insiders point out that only a handful of die-hard aficionados care about the sound of the engines - and that these people will watch anyway. The wider TV audience - which is of far more critical importance to the financial health of the sport - would probably not even notice the difference.

Equally, even if the sound of the engines is a concern, this can be addressed at least to some degree by tuning the exhaust.

As for affordability, the argument that the smaller teams will not be able to afford the new engines is easy to resolve - the manufacturers simply have to agree not to pass on the cost of development, and to keep the sale price of the engines the same as it is now.

In such situations, F1 usually finds a compromise - although that would mean Todt being seen to publicly back down, which is far from an easy sell when this is the first big change in F1 rules under his presidency.

But what would the compromise be?

An influential figure has recently proposed that the new rules could be postponed for a year until 2014. This would coincide with the fact that Pirelli's contract as tyre supplier runs out at the end of 2013 and allow the planned change of wheel-rim diameter from 13 to 15 inches to coincide with the new chassis rules, on which the wheel change has a significant impact.

Perhaps the current engines could be retained but with their Kers systems increased in power, and used to promote efficiency - such as running the cars purely on electric power in the pit lane. Perhaps a fuel restriction - part of the new rules anyway - could be introduced but not the new engines. Or a combination of some or all of the above.

The problem is that while all these arguments are going on, 2013 is getting ever closer, and engines have a long lead time. Manufacturers have already started work on the new designs, because that's what the rules say will be required.

Insiders say that, realistically, any decision will have to be made by the end of the summer. Any longer than that, and any objections will be academic - enough money will have been spent on the new engines that they might as well be adopted.

So if Ecclestone and Ferrari are going to spike the 2013 engine rules, they are going to have to get on with it.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/04/power_play_over_new_f1_rules.html

Olivier Jacque Sid Jensen Mika Kallio Hideo Kanaya Takazumi Katayama Daijiro Kato

2011 Seattle Supercross: Qualifying Times

It's Round 15 and the wet weather conditions from the Seattle Supercross delayed today's practice. The old man, Kevin Windham gets the first gate pick with the best lap time of 52.035 seconds. He won the Seattle Supercross last year, can he do it again? The second gate pick goes to James Stewart with a best lap time of 52.039 seconds, followed by Ryan Dungey (52.719), Andrew Short (52.809), and Ryan Villopoto (52.878) rounding out the top 5. Chad Reed had the 6th best time (52.931), while the 2011 Arenacross Champion Tyler Bowers finished 23rd with a a best lap time of 58.491 seconds.

In the West region lites class it's Kyle Cunningham who gets the first gate pick with a best lap time of 53.425 seconds, followed by Cole Seely (53.539), Martin Davalos (53.974), Tommy Weeck (54.497), and Josh Hansen (54.634) rounding out the top 5. Broc Tickle will get the 6th pick with a best lap of 54.656 seconds, while Geico Honda's Eli Tomac had the 7th best lap time of 54.908 seconds.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/2011-seattle-supercross-qualifying-times

Andrea Iannone Tomoko Igata Dennis Ireland Fumio Ito Shinichi Itoh Bill Ivy

Surprises and letdowns in the early season

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/26/1155570/surprises-and-letdowns-in-the.html

Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot

An Audi A7 made out of paper [video]

Taras Lesko took 285 pieces of paper for this 750-part paper-crafted Audi A7 Sportback. The man logged 245 hours of work to get it done.

Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/0PJ2w5usHs8/an-audi-a7-made-out-of-paper-video

Gary Haslam Leon Haslam Ron Haslam Bjorn Hasli Yasumasa Hatakeyama Mike Hawthorne

MotoGP action back on at Estoril

After an extended break in the MotoGP calendar the premier class returns to action at the bwin Grande Pr�mio de Portugal this weekend, and there is plenty to watch out for at Estoril in Round 3.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/j1r2_l3Trd4/MotoGP+action+back+Estoril

Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo Tom Belso

Stenhouse Jr. Tied for Nationwide Points Lead after Earning Career-Best Nashville Finish*

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/stenhouse-jr-tied-for-nationwide-points.html

Jimmy Ellis Jeff Emig Harry Everts Stefan Everts Jaroslav Falta Claudio Federici

NASCAR By the Numbers: Nashville Recap

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/04/nascar-by-numbers-nashville-recap.html

Gordon Crockard Craig Dack Roger De Coster Ken De Dycker