Best Auto Information
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Mar
Veteran British sports-car racing team owner Richard Lloyd, 63, a regular at the 24 Hours of Le Mans over three decades, was killed on Sunday, March 30, in a plane crash.
Lloyd died along with former British Touring Car Championship race winner David Leslie, 54, and three other people when their Citation jet went down shortly […]
31
Mar
Indy Racing League boss Tony George hoped that the first unified IndyCar Series race in more than 12 years would be “memorable and historic” and, of course, safe. In the end, the season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway was all of those things and maybe more.
The Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 wasn’t exactly symphonic as the […]
31
Mar
The FIA said that Max Mosley, 67, has sought legal advice over a front-page story in a British tabloid alleging that he took part in a $5,000 sadomasochistic orgy with five role-playing prostitutes. News of the World published photographs purporting to show the FIA president with the women in a basement apartment in London. The […]
31
Mar
Jean-Marie Balestre died on Thursday, March 27, at the age of 86. The fiery Frenchman served as president of FISA from 1979 to 1991 and as the FIA president from 1986 to 1993.
Balestre was always a controversial figure, in part because he served during World War II in the French regiment of the Nazi SS. […]
31
Mar
Antron Brown became the first driver in NHRA history to win races in both Pro Stock Motorcycle and Top Fuel when he collected the Top Fuel trophy at Houston Raceway Park. Brown made the rare crossover from bikes to dragsters this past off-season and needed just four events to push his overall NHRA wins total […]
31
Mar
Marco Andretti was driving hard and well at Sebring, making up time on the cars ahead, when he got a call from the pits: Bring it in. The Acura was overheating. In the old days, a driver might, or might not, have noticed the needle on the temp gauge climbing. Even if he did, he […]
31
Mar
Tony George is extending the olive branch to unify open-wheel racing on and off the track.
The Indy Racing League founder acknowledged at Homestead-Miami Speedway that “Indy Racing League” remains a politically charged name to those coming to the IndyCar Series from the former Champ Car World Series, and he is open to a name change […]
31
Mar
Turbocharging is nothing special for Saab, which has indulged in the dark art of boosting power via turbo since 1977. Painting cars black also isn’t unusual for the Swedish automaker. The brand’s most recognized model from the past, the 900 Turbo, often was ordered in jet black.
Even sending power to all four wheels isn’t anything […]
31
Mar
OUR TAKE: In the extremely competitive compact-crossover/SUV market, it often comes down to the Honda CR-V versus the Toyota RAV4 in buyers’ minds, though the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Saturn Vue have become formidable entries lately.
It was refreshing to get into a base-model RAV4 with nonheated cloth seats and steel wheels with hubcaps, if […]
29
Mar
SEBRING, Florida (Feb. 3, 2008)–If pre-season testing is foretelling as to what will happen during the 2008 Champ Car World Series season, it’s safe to say that Forsythe/Pettit Racing will be in the hunt thanks to an exciting newcomer.For a second consecutive day at Sebring International Raceway, Franck Montagny, driving for Forsythe/Pettit Racing, topped the […]