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classic cars
Panoz Batmobile: Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don't Suck
Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More » -
i am indy
Helio Castroneves Cries Victorious Tears
From a rumored affair to actual tax evasion charges, things have been a little rough for Helio Castroneves. Top it off with your third Indy 500 win and things get, well, emotional.
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Comment by SCROGGS!!: **threadjack**Meanwhile, in Italy, Sebastian Loeb didn't win a WRC rally for the 1st time since last October and suffered his... 10 Responses | Other threads
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engine of the day
Engine Of The Day: Buick 215 aka Rover V8
If you're looking for an engine with way more than its share of weird plot twists in its story, you've come to the right place! More »
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Comment by DrLemming: It's too bad GM's attention span was so short with this engine. Particularly during the 1960s GM didn't lack... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Jalopnik Book Reviews
Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life And Tragic Death Of A Racing Legend
If you're one of those weirdo intellectual gearheads who reads books, we're not going to give you the swirly-and-stolen-lunch-money treatment you probably deserve. No, we're going to indulge your shameful habit! More »
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: Yet another reason to love weekends! Here's a little something; don't know where the first vid is: 3 Responses | Other threads
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racing news
Helio Castroneves Indicted On Tax Evasion; Charges Against More Drivers To Come?
Brazilian race car driver and Dancing With The Stars winner Helio Castroneves is staring down charges he evaded taxes on more than $5 million in income over a four-year period. The 33-year-old two-time Indy 500 winner is expected to turn himself in to authorities today, along with his sister Kati and his lawyer, Alan Miller, both accused of helping Castroneves. Good call on the part of authorities, because although he's got fancy footwork, we kind of doubt the Team Penske driver was the tax code mastermind behind the scheme. Regardless, because of the Alan Miller connection, Castroneves' indictment could have repercussions well beyond those currently accused. More »
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By Andrew StoyComment by SeanKHotay: PR from the prosecutor: [www.usdoj.gov] Helio's supposed to be racing in the Petit LeMans @ Road Atlanta this weekend in Penske's... 6 Responses | Other threads
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indianapolis 500
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racing news
Danica Patrick Runs Into Crewman At Indy, We're Checking To See If That's A First For A Woman
Danica Patrick, the current headline maker of the IndyCar Series has made yet another headline, this time it's not so much of the rah-rah-go-women type. In a practice round for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, she managed to run into Charles Buckman, the chief mechanic for Mario Moraes' Dale Coyne Racing team. Buckman suffered scalp and facial cuts as well as a concussion. We're not going to make stereotypical comments about women drivers, but we can't imagine what is going to happen when the Goodyear ad people find out, they're going to have a field day. [ESPN] (Images via AP; Video via ESPN) More »
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Comment by mikedrawcar left his star around here somewhere...: @tigeraid: and i don't know if you noticed, but everyone agrees w/ you. (albeit w/ out the need to call... more » | Other threads
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retro
Pictures of Entire 1952 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid Found
As much as we like open wheel racing and modern car designs, there's something far more awesome about vintage racing cars. This is undoubtedly the opinion of one Jim Rogacki, an engineer from Buffalo, who, while digging around for vintage car parts, managed to run into an amateur Indianapolis 500 historian. After shooting the breeze for a while, Jim convinced the man to let him scan his fantastic collection of photos for all 33 cars in the 1952 starting grid. We swiped a couple, but go take a look at the very neat complete collection and the story behind it over at Jalopy Journal. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by joneez is wearing green for FOTA: @SundaySundayFnC: Indy roadsters were featured at Laguna Seca last year. To hear one run much less see a bunch under... more » | Other threads
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racing news
Wife Busts Tony Kanaan's Balls After Qualifying Behind Danica Patrick
She's everywhere these days - Danica Patrick is the Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova of open wheel racing and everyone wants a piece of the moment. Well, maybe except teammate Tony Kanaan and his wife. A quick item at Automobile relays a phone call from Kanaan's pregnant wife after he qualified third and behind Patrick at the last Mid-Ohio IRL race. When she heard about the result, she had a question for him: More » -
engine
Workhorse Engine of the Day: Offenhauser!
After seeing a bunch of these mighty 4-bangers at Laguna Seca a few months back, we have to agree with commenter Discontinuity that the Offenhauser definitely belongs in this series. Based on a Miller marine engine, the first Offenhauser engine was built in 1933. For the next few decades, the twin-cam/4-valve Offenhauser utterly dominated the Indy 500, and it was still a strong racing competitor well into the 1970s. We're just disappointed that no Detroit automaker ever saw fit to offer an Offy Option on any of their cars. [Wikipedia]
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Comment by kyng: isn't the Donovan D Block based on the Offenhauser Engine? more » | Other threads
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