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Marty Markowitz Rides Bike Into State of the Borough, Digs In Against PPW (Bklyn Paper, Post) City Hires Top Engineers to Study Secaucus 7, But MTA and NJ Still Skeptical (News) Every Staten Island Bus to Get Real-Time Info By End of Year, Rest of City to Follow (Transpo Nation) Driver Hits Pedestrian at E. 120th Street, Victim [...]

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Schumacher happy with W02 progress

Michael Schumacher was pleased with his Mercedes team's work following the end of testing at Valencia on Thursday. Schumacher enjoyed a trouble-free session on his first full day of running, the German covering 110 laps on his way to the ninth quickest time of the day

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Tony Stewart Reportedly Detained in Australia

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NASCAR driver and team owner Tony Stewart has been detained for questioning in Australia, according to a report.

Speedcafe reports Stewart was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with Sydney Speedway co-owner Brett Morris.

The report says Stewart was upset about track conditions after hot laps, and he started exchanging words with Morris. While Stewart was held for questioning, there is no confirmation on whether he will face any charges.

Saturday evening, Stewart public relations representative Mike Arning told FanHouse in an email, "We're attempting to gather whatever information we can get our hands on in an effort to separate fact from fiction.

"However, we can say that Tony Stewart is not being held anywhere and is resting in his hotel in Australia. While we have spoken with him, he's still half-a-world a way, so figuring out what did or didn't happen is going to take some time."

After racing in Australia during the month of January, Stewart was scheduled to return to the U.S. on Saturday. No word on how his detainment will affect his plans.

Stewart is about to enter his 13th season of NASCAR competition.

 

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Noble Reveals M600 with 650-hp, Twin-Turbo 4.4-Liter V8

Although Britain’s once-mighty car empire has been firesaled to the Indians, Chinese, and Germans, there’s one market segment still humming along in Blighty: shed sports cars. One of the still-living firms is Noble, which found tremendous success with a Porsche 911 Turbo?rivaling model called the M400 and its predecessor, the M12 GTO-3R. The plan for [...] No related posts.

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Phase Two of Site Construction is Underway on the World?s Largest HD Video Board

Phase 2 Begins for CMS HDVideo Board - Photo Credit: Harold Hinson Photography (HHP) for Charlotte Motor SpeedwayCONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 3, 2011) - The second phase of construction began this week on the world’s largest high-definition video board that will debut during Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2011 May race events. Long Foundation Drilling Company from Winston-Salem,...more»

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The Daily Times

Food City and the University of Tennessee Medical Center recently announced a partnership to expand the educational and informational Healthy Living Kitchen program to reach communities throughout the area. Consisting of a registered dietitian, cardiac nurse specialist and senior executive … Continue reading

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Listen Up: New Sound System For Martinsville Speedway In 2011

Martinsville (Va.) SpeedwayMARTINSVILLE, Va. (February 3, 2011) ? Fans will have amazing sound to go with the always amazing racing when they return to Martinsville Speedway for the Goody?s Fast Relief 500 on April 3. A new, state-of-the-art sound system will be in place by the April event, giving fans unparalleled audio during the weekend....more»

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A New NASCAR Season Spawns Hope, Optimism and Nervousness

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Painted high on the walls of the sprawling setup room at the Stewart-Haas Racing team shop here are inspirational quotes from Winston Churchill, Thomas Paine, Lyndon B. Johnson and Vince Lombardi, among others, as well as Satchel Paige, the legendary African-American baseball player who made his name as a pitcher rather than a great politician or statesman.

Yet it is Paige's quote -- "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you" -- that seems to best typify the dead-of-winter mood in the race shops scattered around the greater Charlotte area.

Nearly all the teams and drivers are once again filled with hope and enthusiasm, but everyone has to be wondering nonetheless how their season will play out. Will they be competitive right out of the box? Have other teams gained some kind of a little advantage?

"It's just who made the bigger gains" during the off-season and preparing for 2011, said Tony Stewart as the annual Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour, with some 200 media members in attendance, made a stop at his Kannapolis shop Monday afternoon for a visit with him and teammate Ryan Newman.

Chip Ganassi, co-owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, echoed the thought earlier Monday during a luncheon with the team. Although both of his drivers, Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya, won races in 2010, "there are lots of places we can improve," he said. "You're looking at that all the time. It's a constant process of looking at yourself and looking at the team."

 

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NASCAR to Use Smaller Restrictor Plate at Next Week's Daytona Test

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DaytonaTeams will be issued smaller restrictor plates for NASCAR's upcoming Jan. 20-22 Goodyear Tire Test at Daytona International Speedway. And at least one Sprint Cup Series crew chief thinks it's a good idea to slow the cars on the newly paved 2.5-mile superspeedway.

"I think the decision was made to slow down the speeds because the speeds were too high at the first test,'' said Pat Tryson, veteran crew chief of the Michael Waltrip Racing No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota.

"It's a good move on the side of safety because no one wants to see a car go airborne at the potential speeds that could be generated with the plate they had last month. It will be better for the driver and better for the fans in the stands. Safety always comes first.''

The new carburetor restrictor plate will have a 29/32-inch hole compared to the 30/32-inch hole the cars used last month in the first major test session on the fresh pavement. Speeds reached 197 mph in December with 17-car drafts.

"By slowing down the cars, it will make the draft bigger and tighter,'' Tryson said. " Before with a little more power, the cars would spread out a little bit. I think now, we can expect to see the cars a lot closer together and more in one pack versus two, three or four.

"It's going to make for some great racing for sure because I expect to see more three, maybe four-wide racing at Daytona which is exactly what we saw at Talladega Superspeedway. It's going to be a lot of fun for everyone to watch."


 

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