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Posted June 15 2008 09:57 AM by AutomobileStaff
The checkered flag has fallen at Le Mans, and the Audi R10 TDI is the victor for the third straight year, this time thanks to the driving skills of Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish.
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Biofuels
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Posted June 14 2008 08:28 PM by AutomobileStaff
Saturday at Le Mans, continued.
Le Mans has got to be the only place where you'll find a Dino in the middle of a campground. We also saw dozens of Porsche 911s and Chevy Corvettes parked in the camping areas.
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Exotic Cars
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Posted June 14 2008 08:00 PM by AutomobileStaff
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is about halfway over, and the activities here in France have been quite interesting, both on and off the track.
From the drop of the green flag, the diesels from Peugeot began pulling away from...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Biofuels
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Posted June 14 2008 07:18 PM by AutomobileStaff
2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, continued ...
Cool cars cruising around the grounds at the track on Friday afternoon included a 1940s military jeep and a Panther Kallista (pictured), along with countless Chevrolet Corvettes,...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi
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Posted June 14 2008 06:59 PM by AutomobileStaff
The 76th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will kick off very shortly*, and we’re on the ground (but seriously jet-lagged) at the legendary oasis of speed in the French countryside. Audi--our gracious host this...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Biofuels
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Posted June 13 2008 07:07 PM by AutomobileStaff
The 76th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will kick off very shortly, and we’re on the ground (but seriously jet-lagged) at the legendary oasis of speed in the French countryside.
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Audi, Diesels
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Posted June 10 2008 11:44 AM by Evan.McCausland
I never watched CART races in the early 1990s - but I did adore the series' pace cars. Built in collaboration with paint experts PPG, the cars often sported fancy paint, custom body work - or even a combination of...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Evan McCausland
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Automobile prepares to watch NASCAR and NHRA stars get dirty
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Posted May 30 2008 01:58 PM by rblackwell
Everybody knows that the NASCAR Sprint Cup has a huge following, but some race fans are convinced that “roundy-round” drivers are talentless, one-dimensional hacks. Well, next Wednesday, June 4, we’ll have a rare...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Rusty Blackwell, Exotic Cars
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In the driver’s seat at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
BMW Race Driver Pens Driver's Guide to the Nurburgring
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Posted May 2 2008 07:42 AM by Evan.McCausland
O.K, we'll admit yesterday's coverage was a little preoccupied with the course of all courses, die Nürburgring . If that's helped to convince yourself you deserve a trip out to Nürburg to ride the 'Ring, have...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Other Staffers, BMW
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A little story about Tony Kanaan and Danica Patrick
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Posted April 28 2008 10:31 AM by P_Floraday
Danica Patrick's Andretti-Green teammate, Brazilian open-wheel star Tony Kanaan, won five IRL races in 2007, including Twin Ring Motegi. But he struggled to best his diminutive, female teammate last year at Mid-Ohio.
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Filed under: Motorsports, Jean Jennings, Honda
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