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2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG First Drive: Trickledown Turbonomics Works!

A smaller, twin-turbocharged V-8 for the most muscular E-class. Call it trickledown turbonomics. Last year, Mercedes-Benz replaced the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8 found in the S63 AMG and CL63 AMG with a 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-8. Now the 2012 E-class AMG, which goes on sale this fall, receives the downsizing treatment. (As does the CLS63 AMG.) [...]

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Ross Rankine Scores Podium Finish at Kil-Kare Raceway

Nine Racing Ross Rankine Brownsburg, Indiana (July 18, 2011) Ross Rankine continues to run strong in the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Series as he claimed a third-place finish at Kil-Kare- Raceway in Xenia, Ohio, on Friday night, July 15....

Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/07/ross_rankine_scores_podiu.php

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Pirelli to try new soft in Germany

Pirelli wil try out a new version of its soft tyre in Friday practice at the German Grand Prix. The tyre firm's motorsport boss Paul Hembery said the revised compound was part of efforts to make the Pirelli range slightly more durable to ensure the number of pitstops in races did not become excessive. "It's not a big change from the current specification, but it is designed to fit in line with our latest versions of the P Zero Silver hard tyre and P Zero White medium, both of which are a little harder than their original specification in order to reduce degradation," he said.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/pirelli-to-try-new-soft-in-germany/

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McLaren: F1 should embrace digital age

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Formula 1 now stands at a crossroads in terms of making the most of the possibilities it has on the Internet. With an increasing focus from teams about how to make better use of the Internet and social media, Whitmarsh reckons that all stakeholders in the sport should shoulder some responsibility for delivering what fans now want

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mclaren-f1-should-embrace-digital-age/

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Hardin is King in New Hampshire

While the stars of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) jockey for positions in points, it was a driver outside the top ten in the standings who made the biggest move on Week Ten as Ricky Hardin was the overall winner at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Hardin, who finished 27th overall in 2011 Season One, captured the victory after a big win on Wednesday. The Greenville, South Carolina driver took the victory in Week Ten with 203 championship points, which was recorded in his one start for the week at the ?Magic Mile.? The race featured seven cautions over the 90 lap duration and tipped the scales with a 3240 sof rating. Hardin, who drives with the Trinity Tattoo Company emblazoned on most of his iRacing rides, led [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/hardin-is-king-in-new-hampshire/

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Crafton wins in Iowa

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/16/1349776/crafton-out-front-in-iowa.html

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Hanninen maintains Azores advantage

Juho Hanninen remains in the lead of Rally Azores after the second loop of Friday stages, which was truncated by the cancellation of SS9. The reigning Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion lost a few seconds to the chasing Andreas Mikkelsen when he struck a rock and damaged a tyre on SS7, but rebuild his lead to 10 seconds by going quickest on SS8.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/hanninen-maintains-azores-advantage/

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Motorsports This Week on ESPN

ESPNNASCAR Nationwide Series Live in Prime Time from Nashville on ESPN ESPN continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a live, prime time telecast of the event at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday night, July 23. NASCAR Countdown presented by OneMain Financial airs at 7 p.m. ET and the race?s green flag flies...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/otherseries/07/18/motorsports-this-week-on-espn-44/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motorsports-this-week-on-espn-44

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Luhr and Krumm win qualifier

Nissan drivers Lucas Luhr and Michael Krumm took first blood at Paul Ricard by winning the qualifying race for the latest round of the GT1 World Championship. The German duo took a clear victory in their JRM-run machine after moving to the front during the pitstop sequence. Luhr trailed his team-mate Peter Dumbreck through the first half of the race, but a quicker stop for the second-placed car reversed the positions.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/luhr-and-krumm-win-qualifier/

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Hanninen clinches Azores victory

Juho Hanninen moved back into the Intercontinental Rally Challenge points lead by winning Rally Azores. The reigning champion was kept on his toes by fellow Skoda driver Andreas Mikkelsen, as the Norwegian produced his strongest performance of the season to nose ahead of Hanninen on a couple of occasions

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/hanninen-clinches-azores-victory/

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