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Friday, March 18, 2011

Danica Patrick

Two years ago we introduced you to Danica Patrick, at the time a rookie Indy car driver who was a serious threat to win The Indianapolis 500. We'll it's Indy weekend again (The Indy 500 airs Sunday, May 27 on ABC), and Danica is still a serious threat to win, but at this point in her career she's a bit more Kournikova than Sharapova - as she's never won an Indy race. She's teased us with her good looks and racing ability, but she really needs to win a race to hit it big, and if she really wants to be an icon a jump to NASCAR wouldn't hurt.

This year Danica is not the only female driver at Indy. She's joined in the field of 33 bySarah Fisher and current "it girl" Milka Duno. Duno, doesn't hold a candle to Patrick...

Danica's previous work in front of the camera, where she's already a champion, is featured below (pictures are work safe, if a bit racey)..

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Jorge Lorenzo MOTOGP best Driver

Jorge Lorenzo

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Jorge Lorenzo

This weekend the Moto GP teams and riders are at the Estoril circuit for the Portuguese Grand Prix and the amazing Jorge Lorenzo is on pole position, Friday practice session was the first time that the MotoGP rookie had ridden his Fiat Yamaha on the Portuguese circuit, but his speed and riding style were out of this world. He had a narrow escape early in the qualifying session, when he squeezed past a slower rider, Chris Vermeulen. Lorenzo claims he is not feeling under any pressure to win the race on Sunday, but it is looking more and more likely and now only a question of time for his first victory after already claiming a third and second place on the podium.
The winner of the last race at Jerez, Dani Pedrosa, has taken the second position on the grid only 0.233 seconds, slower than Lorenzo. Pedrosa is currently leading the 2008 World Championship
Valentino Rossi, is back on the front row of the grid by securing third place and was absolutely beaming at his success after having been in the top four all weekend.
In fourth place is the teammate of Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden on the second Repsol Honda, who claimed he was blocked on his fast lap. He was followed by the two Tech-3 Yamaha riders, Colin Edwards and James Toseland on their first outing with the new pneumatic-valve engines.
In a superb seventh place was another rookie, Andrea Dovizioso with Randy de Puniet right behind him.
The reigning World Champion, Casey Stoner was the second best Bridgestone runner but still could only manage ninth place on the grid.
John Hopkins was in tenth place after hoping for a top five place this weekend on the Kawasaki.
Loris Capirossi was in a surprising twelfth spot after he had a fast low-side fall, which saw his bike cartwheeling across the gravel.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Red Bull Racing Formula One Top Team

Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing is one of two Formula One teams owned by Austrian beverage company Red Bull (the other being Scuderia Toro Rosso). The team became the 2010 Formula One Constructors' Championship winner in only their sixth year of competition, becoming the first Austrian team to win the title. The team also produced the 2010 F1 world champion driver, Sebastian Vettel. The team is based in Milton Keynes in the UK but holds an Austrian licence. The team is managed by Christian Horner, boss of the Arden International GP2 Series team. The team uses Renault engines.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Formula Asia Drift

Formula Asia Drift Champion

Formula Asia Drift

Formula Asia Drift Winners

Formula Asia Drift Hot Girl

Counter steers, over steers, Donuts and Choku-Dori will be just some of the technical terms on the lips of spectators as they witness the adrenaline-pumping action of the Formula Drift Singapore 2010 Powered by Nissan when it returns to the Republic on 24 and 25 April 2010 at the F1 Pit Building.
Organisers ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and DriftPac announced the event’s return on Thursday.
Spectators can expect a hair-raising experience as finalists burn up the course two-at-a-time, often only inches apart, featuring aggressive side-by-side action, nail-biting power slides and spectacular speed along a series of tight corners as powerful engines roar while tires bellow smoke.
The event has become a sporting calendar highlight, attracting regional interest and talent, as well as a record number of 45 drivers hailing from Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and New Zealand.
Japanese Champion and Top Formula DRIFT USA Pro Ryuji Miki will also be in town to add to the competitive edge of the drivers.
Having secured second placing in the Thailand and Las Vegas editions of Formula Drift, Miki will be a top contender for the title here.
Said an excited Miki, “Formula Drift Singapore 2010 will be my first race of the season, and I am very excited to return to Singapore to battle against some of the region’s most promising and talented drifters.”
“I have fond memories competing in the country, having clinched the Formula Drift Singapore title in 2008.”

Friday, December 10, 2010

GP2 Series Review&Pictures

GP2 Series Car

GP2 Series Champian

GP2 Series Race

GP2 Series Image

The 2009 GP2 Series got underway this weekend, with teams in action at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, for the first two races of the season. Andreas Zuber and Luiz Razia made their race debuts for the Fisichella Motor Sport International team.

Drivers hit the track for the first session of the 2009 campaign on Friday morning in a 30-minute free practice session ahead of the afternoon's qualifying. Heading into his fourth season of GP2, Zuber completed 14 laps of testing, setting a fastest time of 1:30.264 and finishing 18th fastest. Razia was one position behind on the timesheets after 11 laps, with a fastest time of 1:30.555.

The team made some positive changes ahead of qualifying to see Zuber shooting up the order in the all-important session, and setting himself up on the third row of the grid for Saturday's feature race. He set a fastest lap of 1:28.090 to record the fifth fastest time of the session. Razia set a best lap of 1:29.185 to line up 21st on the grid for Saturday's race.

In Saturday's 39-lap feature race, which took place on the Barcelona track after Formula 1 qualifying, Zuber made a very strong start, moving up from fifth into third position, and looking set for a great start to his FMSI career. Unfortunately a burst water pipe put an end to his hopes of a podium finish, forcing him into retirement on lap six. Razia had a strong and consistent race, crossing the line in 16th position, a five place improvement on his grid spot.

Razia began Sunday's 26-lap sprint race from 16th, with Zuber starting in 25th position. Razia had a strong race, moving up four positions from his starting spot to cross the line in 12th. Zuber moved up to 24th in the shorter race but his race unfortunately ended on lap eight after being hit by Roldan Rodriguez, suffering a puncture and damage that caused him to retire.

Paolo Coloni, Team Principal, FMSI: "We haven't been very lucky but we have shown good prospects this weekend. I'm very happy with the hard work we have done over the winter, the team performance this weekend and the combination of drivers. We have shown already how competitive we can be and I'm excited about the rest of the season. We'll go to Monaco in two weeks looking to score some strong points."