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Friday, April 1, 2011
2011 Toyota Highlander Hybrid ? Short Take Road Test
Toyota gives its hybrid crossover more power and character. Despite the return of four-dollar-per-gallon gas and the ongoing maturation of small cars in the U.S., Americans still want and occasionally need large vehicles. The seven-passenger Toyota Highlander hybrid was one of the first crossovers to balance suburban practicality with electrified efficiency when it debuted in [...]
The Final Lap Podcast #150 ? Kurt Busch Says Don?t Dig
SHOW #150 – In this milestone episode Kurt Busch joins us to talk about digging up your house and more. Plus Toby Christie (rubbingsracing.com) joins us as our guest host as we recap California and preview Martinsville. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop LISTEN HERE (About 58 mins) Download audio file (tfl_podcast_150_11.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE [...]
Source: http://finallapradio.com/2011/03/30/the-final-lap-150-nascar-news-podcast-kurt-busch-dig-811/
Lundberg?s Dutch Courage
Week Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to the Dutch seaside and the Grand Prix configuration of Circuit Park Zandvoort. A fitting layout, since the real world had just seen the opening Grand Prix for 2011 in Australia. In fact, it was a miracle so many Aussie sim racers had time to qualify, in between being glued to their TVs or being trackside at Albert Park in Melbourne. In the end, local boy Mark Webber hadn’t fared so well in his home Grand Prix, so the sim racers were out in numbers to reclaim some national pride in Split One of Race One for the Monday night event. Planning to spoil this Aussie quest was Swedish hotshot Douglas Lundberg. Lundberg had been cutting his teeth in the iRacing [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/lundbergs-dutch-courage/
McLaren certain RBR can be caught
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has warned rival Red Bull Racing that it cannot relax, despite the dominance its RB7 showed in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
One car for Austin at Brands Hatch
David Pinkney will be Rob Austin Racing's only representative at this weekend's British Touring Car Championship opener at Brands Hatch. The squad, which is making its BTCC debut this year, was not present at last week's official pre-season launch and test at Silverstone as its pair of Audi A4s were not ready. Austin's outfit has now taken over the build of the pair of rear-wheel drive NGTC machines, and will have the first car ready for Brands, according to the team boss.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/one-car-for-austin-at-brands-hatch/
Mercedes-Benz Opening Teen Driving School in the U.S.
What’s the product when you cross Mercedes-Benz and a full driver’s ed program? Besides a handful of brave Mercedes-Benz instructors riding shotgun with 15-year-0lds in Benzes, you get the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy, Mercedes’ new driver’s ed school for teens. The school is no publicity stunt?Mercedes made it clear that the school will be a profit-earning [...]
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