Red Bull Fastest In Third Practice Session For 2023 Miami Grand Prix
Red Bull was the fastest again in the third practice session for tomorrow’s 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen doing the honors…
Bentley Supplies King Charles’ Coach Cushions
Bentley Motors supplied the cushions for the royal coach as their contribution to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III today – however the cushions will remain with Bentley’s press cars and are not currently available for purchase. The cushions were created by a team of workers based at Bentley’s Dream Factory in Crewe, England […]
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Fitty Cent Executes Swan Dive Into NASCAR
Rapper Curtis Jackson – better known as 50 Cent – has entered into a NASCAR sponsorship with Swan Racing for the upcoming 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The cars will be festooned with the logo of SMS Audio – a company owned by Jackson which makes headphones. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series opens 2014 with the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2014.
Jerry Seinfeld And Howard Stern In Da Judge
It is no longer Thursday but here is the newest Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee episode with Jerry Seinfeld taking a reluctant Howard Stern out in a 1969 Pontiac GTO – Sammy Davis, Jr. The Judge version – to a diner in Queens…
Volkswagen Sitting 1-2-3 At Rally Sweden
Volkswagen is sitting in the top three spots after Day One at Rally Sweden, the second competition of the 2014 World Rally Championship season. Sebastien Ogier leads the way over his teammates Andreas Mikkelsen and Jari-Matti Latvala. Mikkelsen is a mere 5.8 seconds behind Ogier while Latvala is 12.2 seconds back. Day Two of Rally Sweden continues on February 8, 2014.
Dubai Adds Bugatti Veyron To Its Police Car Collection
Dubai is the home of the indoor skiing resort called Ski Dubai, so you know their police force will consist of some exotic cars – and it does. The DPD recently added a Bugatti Veyron to their police cars which include a Ferrari FF, a Lamborghini Aventador, a Dodge Challenger and a Chevrolet Camaro. Here is the new Veyron…
Vintage Race Car Rev Up For Race At Indy
Gentlemen are expected to start the motors of more than 600 vintage race cars for a vintage race car event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this summer. Cars will be driven by amateurs, former Indy 500, Formula One and NASCAR drivers and compete in 12 classes on the venerable oval. Infield camping opportunities are available and open paddock access is available for $40 [$30 if you have purchased a ticket […]
Peugeot In, Toyota Out
Peugeot has agreed to participate in the inaugural season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, joining Ford. Meanwhile, Toyota executives have said they are interested in returning to the World Rally Championship [WRC] series for the first time since 1999 – it just won’t be as soon as 2015, which was deemed too early. The 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship begins at Montalegre, Portugal in May 2014.
Malone: Give Me Formula One For Liberty Or Give Me Death!
John Malone, owner of Liberty Global Media is making overtures to purchase as much as 49% of Formula One Group to become the largest minority stake owner in the worldwide racing series. Malone, whose Liberty Global Media already owns 51% of the EuroSport network, is aiming to take the 35% stake of the CVC private equity firm and add another 14% from other sources to amass his 49% stake in […]
Conan Skewers Chrysler Super Bowl Ad
There were some pretty poor Super Bowl ads foisted upon the American viewing public for the big game last weekend but none were as poor as the two thousand hour long Chrysler commercial that used Bob Dylan to list all the things countries made, but forgot a few things according to Conan O’Brien…
Ayrton’s Senna’s Acura NSX Going On The Block
Ayrton Senna owned a black 1992 Acura NSX back when the Brazilian Formula One racing legend was on the Honda-sponsored F1 racing team and that car will be going up for auction later this month. Senna had several NSX cars at the time until his untimely death in a crash at Imola in 1994. This particular model was owned through his manager and close personal friend, Antonio Carlos de Almeida […]
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. + Mountain Dew = Super Bowl Commercial
The ads from the 2014 Super Bowl were a fairly sorry lot but at least one showed a glimmer of hope for next year’s Super Bowl – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. being rousted by a Mountain Dew engine rev call…
Over-cheering With A 1976 AMC Pacer
It’s not Thursday yet but Jerry Seinfeld provided the country with a special bonus Super Bowl-themed mini-episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” starring his “Seinfeld” cohort in comedy crime, Jason Alexander and, regrettably, a 1976 AMC Pacer…
Auto Racing Crashes NBA’s Party As America’s Fourth Most Popular Sport
First, let’s get this straight – especially on Super Bowl Eve – America really likes its football. That’s the non-European variety. But they also like them some auto racing too – at least more than they do the NBA or NHL. The results of the 30th annual Harris Poll for most popular sports in America found that, for 2013, the NFL, unsurprisingly, topped the list with a whopping 35% of […]
NASCAR Is The BCS Of Auto Racing – Tweaks Chase For Fourth Time In 10 Years
For the fourth time since the split-season playoff format of the Chase for the Sprint Cup was introduced 10 years ago, NASCAR is fighting to become the BCS [the much-reviled ex-college football system] of auto racing with yet another tweak of the Chase for the Sprint Cup The major changes are listed below… • A victory in the first 26 races all but guarantees a berth in the 10-race Chase […]
Massa In New Williams Ride Is Fastest On Final Day At Jerez
Felipe Massa in his new Williams F1 car was the fastest in the final day of testing at Jerez, Spain. Massa ran a 1:28.2 to nip former teammate Fernando Alonso while Alonso racked up the most laps on the track with 115. Meanwhile, defending champion Red Bull/Renault ended their final day of testing early due to continued technical difficulties with the RB10 – with Daniel Ricciardo recording only seven laps […]
McLaren Wins Day Three At Jerez
McLaren is starting out 2014 with their foot on the gas pedal. Yesterday, Jenson Button had the fastest lap times in the year’s initial testing sessions at Jerez, Spain, and today it was his teammate, Kevin Magnussen, who brought the McLaren home the quickest. Meanwhile, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel, his teammate Daniel Ricciardo and the Red Bull team were having a rough go. Vettel completed only 11 laps in […]
Jerry & Tina In A P1800 S – Thanks For Your Help, MoFo
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for another episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” where we learn Tina Fey doesn’t drive, doesn’t keep a key to her apartment in New York City, likes Cronuts and has a Rolex watch as a gift from Chris Rock bearing the inscription, “Thanks for the help, motherf**ker”…