Obama Epic Fail

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/05/three-in-row-for-ricky-stenhouse-jr-at.html

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Raffaele Marciello moved to within a point of the lead of the F3 Euro Series after taking his second win of the Brands Hatch weekend on Sunday morning. The Italian teenager lay second initially, but was gifted the lead when his leading Prema team-mate Daniel Juncadella was given a drive-through penalty for lining up ahead of his pole position marking on the grid

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/marciello-wins-again-at-brands

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2010 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo took command of the 2012 title fight with a one-sided victory in the wet at Le Mans.

Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-lorenzo-takes-title-lead-with-wet-win/

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Chevrolet utterly dominates Pole Day for the Indy 500, taking eight of the top 9 positions as Team Penske’s Ryan Briscoe earns his first 500 pole at 226.4 mph.

Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-briscoe-penske-chevy-on-pole-for-indy-500/

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/05/5-questions-beforethe-all-star-race.html

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Yamaha Racing Sunday, 01 Jan 2012 As 2011 draws to a close it marks the end of a successful partnership between Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team and PETRONAS….

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/yamaha_and_petronas_concl.php

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AJ Foyt Racing LogoDisappointment ran deep in the AJ Foyt Racing garages this evening as both cars were bumped out of the top 24 starters for the Indianapolis 500. The troubles began this morning when the No. 41 ECat/ABC Supply car did not pass pre-qualifying tech inspection (height discrepancy) and was sent to the back…more&#187

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Filed under: Etc., Videos, Hatchback, Nissan, UK, Electric

The Bruichladdich Distillery has been making artisan single malt Scotch whisky since 1881 on the Isle of Islay in the UK. As the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, you may not expect the island’s 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) to be the ideal habitat for electric cars.

Apparently, though, the Nissan Leaf works out quite well for Mark Reynier, managing director at the distillery. The island’s inhabitants are also benefited, says Reynier, by Nissan’s Power Control System, which allows the Leaf’s high-capacity lithium ion battery to power other devices – important when a single storm can completely cut the island’s link to the outside world.

Watch Reynier describe how the Nissan Leaf has improved his life and his distillery in the video below. And, if you’re interested in other ways to use Bruichladdich’s whisky as a biofuel, you can also watch James May run a Radical SR4 race car on the spirit in a separate video.

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Nissan Leaf ensures high-quality whisky from Isle of Islay originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toyota Motorsports LogoCamry driver Kyle Busch (fourth) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night’s All-Star NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer (14th), Bobby Labonte (19th), Denny Hamlin (20th) and Mark Martin (21st) also competed in tonight’s non- points race at the 1.5-mile oval. Labonte earned his spot in…more&#187

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WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX HOLDINGS PLC Grove, UK. 31 December 2011 Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (Ticker: WGF1) today confirms that Director of Engineering Patrick Head will step down from its Board of Directors with immediate effect….

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/patrick_head_steps_down_f.php

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Heikki Kovalainen: “Monaco’s the race everyone in F1 wants to win, and it’s not just a famous F1 race, it’s one of the biggest annual events in the world. For drivers it’s a pretty hardcore race, in and out of the cars, but it’s a challenge I really enjoy and racing around the streets is one of the real highlights of being an F1 driver

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/monaco-preview-quotes-caterham

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Our diminutive long-term Mazda 2, the least-powerful, least-expensive car in our fleet for quite some time, has completed its 40,000-mile stay. Few tears were choked back as, after 16 months in our care, it pulled away from our office for the last time. Sure, the minimalist Mazda was fun to toss around, but it illustrated [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/9c1s8ADIUIw/2011-mazda-2-touring-long-term-road-test-review

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Image: Marist
NY1 today announced the results of a traffic safety poll, conducted by Marist, which asked New Yorkers whom they blame for most city traffic crashes.
The results, as reported by the affable Roger Clark and Pat Kiernan: 68 percent of those polled city-wide believe motorists are responsible for the majority of crashes, 19 percent think [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/17/ny1-poll-68-correctly-believe-drivers-cause-most-nyc-traffic-crashes/

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Citi Bike will make it a lot quicker to get from Stuy Town to Penn Station. Image: CiBi.me
Pretty much anywhere you go within the bike-share service area, you’ll be within a few blocks of a bike-share station. There’s probably a station around the corner from your office. Odds are, it’ll be a boon for any [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/18/how-will-you-use-bike-share-new-trip-planner-lets-you-find-out/

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NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. Dec. 20, 2011 To help kick off the 20th Anniversary celebration of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League, NHRA announced today that the Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals will once again return to Bandimere Speedway…

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/nhra_jr_drag_racing_leagu_1.php

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/17/2071586/red-horse-wont-be-left-behind.html

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By CHRIS LINES AP Auto Racing Writer

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/hamilton-takes-pole-position-for-f1-malaysian-gp-pa-sportsticker.html

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Casey Stoner says Honda still needs to smooth out the chatter issues that threatened to upset his bid for victory in MotoGP’s previous race at Estoril.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/stoner-honda-still-needs-chatter-fix

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Filed under: Motorsports, Motorcycle

Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner is just 26 years old, but has been riding in the FIM series since 2001 when he joined the 125cc ranks. Five years later, the Australian was in the headlining formula series with Honda, the year after that, in 2007, he won the title astride a Ducati. Last year, Stoner won it again with Honda, and even battling an issue with his arm this year, he’s atop the standings and leading his rivals in practice sessions for this weekend’s French GP at Le Mans.

But Stoner used yesterday’s GP press conference to announce his retirement at the end of this year. The Australian says the sport had gone in a direction that doesn’t interest him and that he simply isn’t enjoying it enough to continue the sacrifices necessary to be competitive at the top level. Speculation is that he wants to spend time with his wife and daughter, and perhaps that he plans to drive in the Australian V8 Supercar series.

Fellow Aussie and MotoGP legen Mick Doohan said he doesn’t believe just yet that Stoner will actually ride off into farm life. Even so, the fact that the current World Champion is unhappy enough to publicly announce the end of his career is a shock to the MotoGP world. Have a look below for a video news report on Stoner’s announcement.

Continue reading MotoGP champ Casey Stoner stuns with retirement announcement [w/video]

MotoGP champ Casey Stoner stuns with retirement announcement [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASCAR is to launch a new webpage in partnership with Twitter aimed at enhancing the fans’ experience through social media. A new Twitter page condensing NASCAR tweets will be launched next month in order to provide fans with more live and inside information, selecting content through algorithmic and editorial signals. The page, which will be accessed through twitter.com/#NASCAR, will go live on June 10 when NASCAR competes at Pocono and will be presented as a complement to the Sprint Cup series race TV broadcast.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/nascar-launches-twitter-initiative

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway will pay tribute to reigning Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon with a series of events leading up to next weekend’s race. Wheldon, who was fatally injured in an accident at the 2011 IndyCar season-finale at Las Vegas in October, took the lead of last year’s race at the final corner after Panther Racing’s JR Hildebrand brushed the wall. It was his second victory at the 500.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/indycar-news/indycar/ims-to-pay-tribute-to-wheldon

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068101/fifth-third-bank-to-sponsor-matt.html

Key Motorsports Chevrolet Landon Cassill Brian Scott Jean Pierre Jabouille

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/17/2070912/correction-darios-struggles-story.html

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Jenson Button says his problems with the McLaren will not be solved overnight after finishing ninth at Barcelona. Button started in tenth position, but finished behind Lewis Hamilton, who started from the back of the grid after being penalised for not having enough fuel during his final qualifying run.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/button-no-overnight-fix-to-car-issues

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AJ Foyt Racing Mike Conway London, UK – Tuesday 20th December 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix winner Mike Conway has signed with AJ Foyt Racing to drive the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series….

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/mike_conway_signs_with_aj.php

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iSport International will build a new GP2 car for Jolyon Palmer after the Briton had another race weekend blighted by electrical problems in Spain. Palmer did not even make the start of race two at Barcelona on Sunday, after his car broke down on the warm-up lap with a repeat of electrical gremlins which have plagued the start of his 2012 season. iSport boss Paul Jackson revealed that the team will now switch to a new car for the next round of the series in Monaco.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/formula-cars/gp2/isport-to-build-new-car-for-palmer

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NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to the West Coast to race the two-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana March 25. Fontana is a double-edged sword for NASCAR. The track is a favorite for drivers because it is smooth, wide and racy but for fans it is a long, drawn out race that usually ends…

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/fontana-tough-to-watch-but-nascar-drivers-love-to-race-fan-opinion-yahoo-contributor-network.html

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Safety, Technology

As with any uncomfirmed Apple news, take this one with a big ole grain of sodium chloride. PatentlyApple reports that Apple has been granted a patent for a steering-wheel-mounted remote control for various iDevices.

The patent describes a device looking like the multi-touch controller from an original Apple iPod but mounted to a clamp that grabs your car’s steering wheel. Once attached to the outer rim, it would put control of your iPhone, iPod touch or, conceivably, iPad right at your finger tips.

Genius? No. It looks ridiculous and potentially more distracting than just fumbling for your iPhone while driving. The patent says the device is touch-sensitive, so any accidental touch during every hand-over-hand turn ups the volume, changes songs or calls your ex-girl/boyfriend. How’s that for driver distraction? On top of all that, many states (if not all) have outlawed anything attached to a car’s steering wheel.

Like many companies, Apple files hundreds of patents every year. A good percentage of them are just meant to protect the company’s intellectual property and are never used for a consumer product. Some analysts speculate that Apple also files patents for wild ideas just to throw off the competition. This could easily fit into either of those categories.

Apple granted patent for steering-wheel controls to curb distracted driving originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Heikki Kovalainen – 16th: “I think we got as much out of the car as we could this afternoon. I had a good start, passed Senna and was hanging on to the pack ahead up until the second stops.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/spain-sunday-quotes-caterham

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2012 NSCS Michael McDowell – Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCARPartnership will Promote Importance of Health Screenings to Save Lives Charlotte, N.C. (May 17, 2012) – Presbyterian Healthcare announced today it will partner with Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 98 Ford Fusion car in the National Association of Stock Car Racing’s (NASCAR) Sprint…more&#187

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Kamui Kobayashi thinks Sauber could be in the hunt for a podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix with the team having delivered a good step forward in pace with its latest update. The Japanese driver bounced back from a hydraulic issue in qualifying for Spain, which left him ninth on the grid, to finish fifth – and he reckons the team can expect even more on the streets of Monte Carlo. “I think our car will be better in Monaco than it was last year because it has improved in slow corners,” said Kobayashi

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/kobayashi-eyeing-monaco-gp-podium

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/15/2066405/maldonados-f1-win-stirs-controversy.html

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Romain Grosjean is pleased to have qualified on the second row for the Spanish Grand Prix despite having missed free practice three because of a problem with his Lotus. Grosjean will start tomorrow’s race fourth, one place head of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. GrWhile the Franco-Swiss driver admitted his Q3 lap wasn’t perfect, he said that fourth was a good result considering the practice running he missed out on.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/grosjean-happy-with-second-row-slot

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Roosevelt Avenue west of 126th Street in Flushing, where cyclist Mireya Gomez was killed on Friday, May 11. Image: Google Maps via Gothamist
A cyclist killed Friday evening near Citi Field in Queens has been identified by NYPD as Mireya Gomez, 50.
According to reports in Gothamist and the Post, Gomez was westbound on Roosevelt Avenue at [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/14/cyclist-mireya-gomez-killed-by-driver-in-queens-no-charges-filed/

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In an exclusive interview with SPEED.com, Tony Stewart talks about the race that put SHR on the map…

Source: http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/all-star-2009-nascar-sprint-all-star-victory-launched-stewart-haas-racing/

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Charles Pic is confident that there is a lot more to come from him this season despite an impressive start to his rookie Formula 1 campaign.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/pic-keen-to-build-on-impressive-start

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/14/2063805/in-the-pits-stop-hating-on-danica.html

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When you hear about a “barn find” car, you imagine it being removed from the barn. In the case of the Sensory Assault Mazda RX-2, the barn was removed from the car. Read full story »

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NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) NHRA announced today that Matt Artin, an eight-year veteran in media planning, advertising and promotions, has joined the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body as director of advertising and promotions….

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/matt_artin_joins_nhra_as.php

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Mark Webber believes that a front row grid position was possible despite failing to make it through to Q3 at Barcelona. Webber stayed in the pits at the end of Q2 after posting a time that put him in second position behind Lewis Hamilton early in the session. The Australian had planned to save a set of soft tyres for Q3, but ultimately the plan backfired on him as the track conditions improved and he was knocked out.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/webber-believes-front-row-was-possible

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NASCAR heads to Fontana, California this weekend with Sprint Cup drivers racing in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Who will capture the checkered flag? Here is a look at the five drivers who have the best chance at a victory.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/nascar-fan-picks-top-five-drivers-in-the-auto-club-400-at-fontana-california-yahoo-contributor-network.html

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Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr’s Pickett Racing HPD utterly dominated the American Le Mans Series’ six-hour race at Laguna Seca on Saturday. The polesitting car was very briefly headed when the rival Dyson Lola-Mazda got an over-enthusiastic start, but Chris Dyson realised his error and immediately let Graf back past.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/pickett-hpd-dominates-laguna-alms

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/13/2061866/busch-newman-crew-dustup-mars.html

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In an otherwise fair piece about the debut of the draft NYC bike-share map, the New York Times opted for this sensationalized lede: “After months spent shrouded in secrecy and speculation, the locations of bike-share stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens have arrived.”
I know we were all anxious to get a look at the map, [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/11/can-the-times-name-a-transpo-project-planned-more-openly-than-bike-share/

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Jazeman Jaafar and Carlos Sainz Jr soundly disproved Daniel Juncadella’s smooth-is-best theory from Friday morning by opposite-locking their way to the top two times in second free practice for the Pau Grand Prix.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/jaafar-moves-to-the-top-in-pau

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Lewis Hamilton believes that he has proved his doubters wrong after making only two stops during the race at Barcelona. Hamilton started at the back of the field after being penalised for running short of fuel at the end of qualifying and was forced to try a different strategy than the rest of the drivers, eventually climbing to eighth, one place ahead of team-mate Jenson Button

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/hamilton-vindicated-by-spanish-gp-drive

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F1 H2O / F1 Powerboat News ABU DHABI – January 2, 2012 Italian Alex Carella of the Qatar Team used both his driving skills and youthful exuberance to overtake his wily veteran teammate Jay Price of the USA with a…

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2012/01/carellas_2011_world_title.php

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AJ Foyt Racing Mike Conway London, UK – Tuesday 20th December 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix winner Mike Conway has signed with AJ Foyt Racing to drive the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series….

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/12/mike_conway_signs_with_aj.php

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Filed under: Technology, Ford, Design/Style

Michael Arbaugh, chief designer of Ford interiors, describes center console space as “oceanfront property” – already fully populated, with more tenants trying to move in every year. Speaking to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit, Arbaugh said one tenant he’d like to evict is the CD player because it’s dead weight for audio Luddites.

Ok, so he didn’t say that exactly. But Arbaugh believes they’re out of fashion with people under 30, and that growing lack of interest means they occupy space that could be better employed. CD players also add weight that has to be countered somewhere else in the march to meet CAFE regulations, an endeavor with nearly aerospace tolerances anymore.

The CD-less car is just talk at the moment, but there’s no doubt it’s coming. More and more computers are being sold without optical drives, and as it goes in the tech world so it shall go in the car-tech world. If we could just get carmakers to properly integrate connections for other PMPs that can play lossless codecs and don’t mutilate the music, we wouldn’t mind at all.

Why your next car may not come with a CD player originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 15 May 2012 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A number of Formula 1 personnel are being treated by medical staff at the Circuit de Catalunya for burns and smoke inhalation following a major fire in the Williams garage after the Spanish Grand Prix. Shortly after a team photo was taken to celebrate Pastor Maldonado’s victory, around 90 minutes after the end of the race, it is believed that fuel exploded while it was being prepared for transportation as part of the post-race procedure. The explosion filled the garage with black smoke, which poured into the pits and paddock, and personnel from a number of teams as well as track officials moved quickly to put the blaze out

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/f1-personnel-injured-in-williams-fire

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Narain Karthikeyan will be allowed to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday despite having failed to set a time within the 107 per cent in qualifying. The Indian finished 8.5 seconds off the pace in Q1 after having to stop his car before he could complete a second run

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/karthikeyan-gets-permission-to-race

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Greg Biffle beat Jimmie Johnson to pole position for Saturday’s 500-mile race at Darlington. The Roush Fenway Racing driver just edged the Hendrick Motorsports racer with a lap of 27.281 seconds, at an average speed of 180.257 mph, to claim his second pole of 2012, having started from the top spot earlier this season at Bristol.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/biffle-secures-pole-at-darlington

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Will outsourcing parking meter operations be the path to widespread use of high-tech solutions, like the real-time sensor being piloted here in the Bronx? Might those tech improvements be paired with a commitment from the city to put an appropriate price on curbside space? Photo: Noah Kazis
New York City is still interested in contracting out [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/05/14/city-still-wants-to-privatize-parking-meters-but-not-pricing-or-enforcement/

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Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa will take their podium-monopolizing fight to France this weekend.

Source: http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-le-mans-welcomes-three-way-fight/

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Renault Sport F1 managing director Jean-Francois Caubet has admitted that he didn’t expect the revived partnership with Williams to yield wins so quickly. Pastor Maldonado’s surprise victory in the Spanish Grand Prix came in only the fifth race since the Williams-Renault link-up was renewed and although Caubet was always confident that wins would come, he saw it as a longer-term project. “We thought we needed three years to win and after five races we did,” Caubet told AUTOSPORT

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/renault-surprised-to-win-so-quickly

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/13/2061736/rewind-consistently-fast.html

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/12/2061183/johnson-gives-hendrick-motorsports.html

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