Indy practice day rained off

The second day of full-field practice for the Indianapolis 500 has been called off due to rain at the speedway. The session was due to start at midday local time, but with the track wet and no sign of conditions improving sufficiently, the decision was taken to abandon the day altogether.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/indycar-news/indycar/indy-practice-day-rained-off/

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David Ragan, 2011 NASCAR Sprint Showdown Race Preview

David RaganDavid Ragan ? NSCS ADVANCE Team: No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer Chassis: Primary: RK-744 Last ran California ?finished 22nd; Backup: RK-695 Last ran Phoenix in 2010 as the No. 99 ? finished first Ragan on racing in the Sprint Showdown: ?The Sprint Showdown is one of the biggest races of...more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/sprintcup/05/17/david-ragan-2011-nascar-sprint-showdown-race-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-ragan-2011-nascar-sprint-showdown-race-preview

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Dov Hikind Threatens to Sue the Safety Off Fort Hamilton Parkway

Assembly Member Dov Hikind is stooping to a new low, even by Albany’s standards, to ensure that traffic keeps on menacing pedestrians to the fullest extent possible on NYC streets. Dov Hikind rails against pedestrian safety measures at a CB12 hearing last fall. The central Brooklyn rep announced today that he’s trying to force the Department of [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/05/17/dov-hikind-threatens-to-sue-the-safety-off-fort-hamilton-parkway/

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Hyundai Debuts Production Genesis Prada Sedan in Seoul, Purse Not Included

The Hyundai Genesis sedan is the company?s first foray into the luxury segment?but even if it won over Lexus buyers, it wasn’t fit for Monaco chauffeur duty. With a fresh injection of Prada luxury, will the Genesis finally be chic enough to satisfy the world’s ultraluxury consumers? Er, no. But it’s pretty awesome. Hyundai showed [...]

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Race promoter wants more of ?Boys, have at it?

The marketing department at Charlotte Motor Speedway wasted no time in trying to capitalize on the feud between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, celebrating the drivers spat in an advertisement for Saturday nights All-Star race.

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/race-promoter-wants-more-of-boys-have-at-it-ap.html

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Why Erin Rides

Here?s the sixth portrait in Streetsblog?s weekly ?Why I Ride? series. Photo copyright Dmitry Gudkov I always like to see bikes like Erin’s – elegant, but clearly bearing the scuffs and scratches that come with regular use. I ask her how she likes it. “I love it. It’s a great city bike.” Erin lives in Brooklyn and on [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/05/13/why-erin-rides/

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Rough Weekend For MacDonald Motorsports At Dover International Speedway

“Lap 1 incident ruins days for both MacDonald Motorsports Dodge?s” MacDonald Motorsports(DOVER, DE) May 15, 2011 ? Race weekends just can?t get much worse for a team then it did this weekend for MacDonald Motorsports. Coming home with a wrecked race car is one thing. Wrecking both cars together on the 1st lap is another....more»

Source: http://www.catchfence.com/2011/nationwide/05/16/rough-weekend-for-macdonald-motorsports-at-dover-international-speedway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rough-weekend-for-macdonald-motorsports-at-dover-international-speedway

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Rockenfeller delighted with victory

Mike Rockenfeller described his maiden DTM victory as "a massive load taken off my chest," after triumphing at Zandvoort last Sunday. On only his second start since being promoted to an Abt-run, 2009-spec A4 by Audi, Rockenfeller controlled the pace at the front after taking the lead, and was a delighted man afterwards. "Honestly, I didn't expect it to take this long," he said.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/miscellaneous/dtm/rockenfeller-delighted-with-victory/

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