Audi unveils Le Mans R15 ‘plus’
March 16, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé
Amid all the hand-wringing yesterday about the Bahrain GP, a very fast car drove past our radar: the new Audi R15 plus.
Of course, Le Mans isn’t our main deal here, but I’d hate to disappoint Todd and not make note of what I’m sure will become his next car-obsession.
Here’s a little on the car courtesy [...]
United Autosports “Delighted” After Maiden Test
March 16, 2010 by Negative Camber
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé
United Autosports has successfully completed the first test of its 2010-specification Audi R8 LMS sportscars. Here is the presser:
American Zak Brown (Carmel, IN), the Chairman and Co-Owner of United Autosports, and Argentinean Pablo Pérez Companc drove their Remington sponsored #23 Audi with Michael Guasch (Walnut Creek, CA) the sole driver of the “sister” #22 [...]
Raikkonen smashes, crashes and rolls at Mexican rally
March 5, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé, People & Events
The official WRC headline says it all:
“Raikkonen out!”
Kimi Raikkonen crashed today near the end of the SS7 stage of the Mexican rally. According to the WRC, the accident happened on a section “littered with hairpin corners.”
Kimi and his co-driver are reportedly OK.
The crash ended what was another very up and down day for the former [...]
Twitter Item of the Day: NASCAR and politics
February 21, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option
Quiet day on the Twitter front, unless you were looking for news about Tiger Woods.
And so, my fellow F1Bers, I’m afraid we have to turn to NASCAR for our Twitter Item of the Day. And, even worse, we have to include some politics.
Quick background. California’s bigger-than-life governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is termed out of office this [...]
Twitter Item of the Day: Danica stuck in LA traffic
February 17, 2010 by SJ Skid
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé
It has to be a pretty harsh adjustment from speeding around Daytona, but apparently Danica Patrick is out in Los Angeles, and that means she’s trapped in the city’s ever-present traffic.
DanicaPatrick
LA traffic is……..well a little wicked. 4 minutes ago from web
Danica is out in LA for her next NASCAR event this weekend. I’ll assume [...]
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