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Monthly Archives: January 2008

F1/NASCAR: Bet You Never Expected To See These Two Series Headlined Together, lol

31-Jan-08


Ya’ know … I’ve been thinkin’ about all things F1 & NASCAR lately. (uh-oh, lol)
Rob — F1Fanatics guru — and I got to know each other a bit this week, and even though we started communicating over a misunderstanding which could’ve turned out negatively, it ended up being very cool. So I’m sincerely pleased to [...]

ALMS (Vid): 2007 Sebring GT2 Finish Is Voted Sport’s “Greatest Moment”

31-Jan-08

Actually, I’d have to say that Sebring’s finish last year was ALMS’ greatest .202 second ever, lol! Watching Bergmeister fight like a gladiator to get back up to Melo, then Melo’s slip … then the fight, and Melo’s incredibly gutsy finish — it was, without a doubt, the very best end to 12 [...]

ALMS: Peugeot Leads Sebring Test

31-Jan-08

The final day of the fourth annual American Le Mans Series wrapped up on Wednesday with Peugeot on top of the timing charts, with a fastest lap of 1:43.771. The driving team of Pedro Lamy, Nic Minassian and Stephane Sarrazin piloted the diesel-powered Peugeot 908 to the fastest time for the second consecutive day of [...]

Grumpy drives the Chrysler 300, (yawn)

31-Jan-08

 The automotive press loves this car. They have loved it for about 4 years now. I had never driven one or even been in one until today. What a letdown. Granted, the one I drove was a rental. It had leather seating. Like most rentals, the level of bells and whistles was not that great. [...]

F1: Indian Offer For Super Aguri May Hinge Upon Indian Driver, Karthikeyan

31-Jan-08

The team [Super Aguri] is undoubtedly struggling financially at present, and it is believed that talks with Narain Karthikeyan could help to secure the investment of the Indian telecom Spice Group.
The news agency Reuters also reports that the support is conditional on Honda continuing to have input into Super Aguri’s driver lineup.
[Nick] Fry said Davidson, [...]

F1 (Vid): Honda Launch, With Button, Barrichello & Brawn Interviews

31-Jan-08

It’s fascinating to watch complete interviews like this, and then compare them to stories you read all over the web … which comments are extracted to illustrate different points, which quotes are sometimes taken out of context, etc.
If you’ve been trying to keep up with Honda’s many changes lately, you’ll find these two vids particularly [...]

F1 (Vid): Hamilton & Kovalainen In Jerez

31-Jan-08

I fully realize that I haven’t given McLaren or Hamilton much quarter lately (er, ever, lol), but … this is a very nice piece of work from automotivetv.net, and I truly think that you’ll enjoy not only the interviews, but also the test footage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umjXaWdAhNU


F1 (Vid): Valencia Test

31-Jan-08

These shots are simply gorgeous … enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD1acg9A_zg


NASCAR (Vid): Vegas COT Test … Rather Wrecky Out There, lol

30-Jan-08

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxsKJwkCLO0

Now, grin … read the following article at nascar.com, and then tell me about COT’s lauded cost-containment aspect, considering the fact that it’s now “cheaper” to build a new car than to fix a wrecked one. Or, maybe try to convince me that, if high winds can take it around as easily as it would [...]

Dale jr comments on DEI

30-Jan-08

 Dale jr took time to clear the air about DEI, his feelings about Max Seigel and the recent story shared here concerning memorbilia. Turns out that one of our readers called it spot on. Renny blamed it on the media. Much ado about nothing. Well, the post below supports that view.
There is a lesson here [...]