Club England Champion ? Adam Miles!

After fourteen online races, split equally between Ford Mustang FR500S and the Skip Barber RT2000, a format which included three double header events, Adam Miles claimed the Club England Road Racing Championship following a season-long battle with Steven Jones. The climax was the double header event at Road Atlanta. The first event started with the roar of [...]

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/iracing-news/club-england-champion-adam-miles/

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Report: NADA president urges Fed to reconsider fuel rules

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Ed Tonkin, NADAThe National Automobile Dealers Association has joined the ranks of those opposed to upping Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to 60 mpg by 2025. The dealer group says that with fuel prices still low, consumers are more interested in horsepower and style than they are super-efficient vehicles. That means that if the federal government starts mandating ever more efficient vehicles that are significantly costlier to manufacture, dealers are likely to see sales falter as automakers have to elevate MSRPs to keep from losing their shirts. That's the fear of NADA chairman Ed Tonkin and his constituents. Tonkin should know - he himself owns a mutli-brand dealership in Portland.

Of course, Tonkin's argument hinges against further upping CAFE numbers hinges upon fuel prices staying at their current levels -- something that even the most optimistic minds are hesitant to believe. The federal government is expected to unveil its plan for increasing fuel economy standards early next year. So far, word has it that the Obama Administration is looking to impose an average of 35 mpg by 2016 and as much as 60 mpg by 2025.

[Source: The Detroit News | Image: NADA]

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-nada-president-urges-fed-to-reconsider-fuel-rules/

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Spotter's Stand: Are Bad Brakes the Breaking Point for Kahne, RPM?

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J.J. Yeley became NASCAR's newest Budweiser man for about 90 laps Saturday night after Kasey Kahne left the track following a lap 125 crash on the frontstretch.

Yeley, who started the race in the start-and-park No. 36 for Tommy Baldwin Racing, hopped in the repaired No. 9 when Kahne decided to leave Charlotte Motor Speedway for the evening.

The driver change -- one that seemingly echoed a situation a few years ago when Kyle Busch departed Texas Motor Speedway after a crash only to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. finish the race in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports car -- initially was blamed by Richard Petty Motorsports staff on Kahne feeling ill.

However, listening to Kahne's radio told a different story -- one that involved Kahne being incensed over brake issues.

Fortunately, Kahne had a previously scheduled 5k running race for his charity foundation Sunday in Charlotte, and he didn't hesitate to speak up, explaining that both issues were involved.

 

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/18/spotters-stand-are-bad-brakes-the-breaking-point-for-kahne-rp/

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Nissan Teases Next-Generation Versa Ahead of Chinese Debut

Nissan has released a sketch of the next-generation Versa, which will first appear this December at the Guangzhou auto show in China. Nissan describes it as a ?global sedan? and has confirmed that the car will be sold in the U.S. market, but officials said they couldn?t offer any more information before the car?s debut. The [...] Related posts:
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Korean track hailed by F1 drivers

Formula 1 drivers have hailed the new Korean Grand Prix circuit a big hit - and predict it will produce an exciting race on Sunday. Although the focus in the build-up to the event has been on whether the track would be ready or not, drivers say they have been positively surprised by the layout of the new venue. Felipe Massa said: "It looks pretty interesting this track

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/korean-track-hailed-by-f1-drivers/

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