Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010                 
Twenty-one McLaren F1 cars were brought together at the McLaren tech center to celebrate the 20th anniversary ...
McLaren Automotive celebrated the 20th anniversary of the start of the F1 program by inviting F1 owners past and present to a celebration dinner at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. The owners were treated to a display of 21 McLaren F1 road and race cars, the largest number of F1 cars ever assembled in one place. It all started in 1988, when McLaren made the decision to expand ...

  New United States Grand Prix promoter Tavo Hellmund says he does not yet have a site on which to construct the circuit but that he is looking at three possible locations in Austin, Texas. With the inaugural race likely to take place in a little more than 24 months’ time--in June 2012, as...

  COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: I was impressed in my quick overnight with the Sonata. The exterior lines are sleek and sporty looking. The ride is fun, with plenty of power as soon as you step on the pedal, no hesitation. Entering the expressway and passing are done smoothly; no jerking when ...

  The power and guile of Cosworth’s long history in Formula One is being infused into the Subaru Impreza. The result is a turbocharged 395-hp demonic hatch with bolstered brakes and suspension pieces for truly performance-driven enthusiasts: It’s called the Impreza STI CS400....


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  Bernie Ecclestone has used his Web site to announce that a United States Grand Prix will be held in Austin, Texas, from 2012 to 2021. It will be the first F1 event held in the United States since the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis.The news comes just days after the Monticello Motor Club in...

  The state of Texas heralded the potential arrival of Grand Prix racing in 2012, led by Gov. Rick Perry.“Texas's relatively strong economy continues to draw both national and international attention,” Perry said in a statement sent to AutoWeek. “I commend comptroller [Susan] Combs...

  Size matters in auto company survival, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told an audience in Detroit on Tuesday.To cope with the escalating costs and scope of a global industry, successful automakers must complete a trifecta--be able to compete in every technology, every market and every segment, ...

  After the first blast of excitement--or bewilderment--that Formula One's Bernie Ecclestone has signed a deal to bring the race series to Austin, Texas, for a decade beginning in 2012 fades, plenty of questions remain.And answers are not easy to get.Where will the race be held?According to the...

  Nissan North America Inc. has taken legal steps to create a performance segment for its Infiniti Division product line, similar to its larger luxury rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW.Nissan has filed for trademark protection for the names “IPL” and “Infiniti Performance Line,”...

  Influential Ferrari expert Gerald Lee Roush, the founding editor and publisher of the Ferrari Market Letter, died on May 21 after complications from a heart attack. He was 68.Born in Lilburn, Ga., Roush started his publication while teaching history at Abraham Baldwin College, according to the...

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