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Toyota Motorsports LogoINDY OVERVIEW: Kyle Busch was the highest finishing Toyota driver with a 10th-place result in last Sunday?s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Camry drivers Brian Vickers (15th) and Kasey Kahne (17th) also earned top-20 results in the 400-mile race at the historic 2.5-mile race track. Kahne started on...more»

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Hey look, a Mini on the streets of Germany! That probably isn?t something to get excited about, but in this case, it’s enough to cause some mild titters. You see, while the company started showing off the new Mini Coupe back in June, all of the official pictures showed the top-of-Mini-mountain John Cooper Works model. [...]

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Filed under: Car Buying, Hatchback, Mini

Driving a manual transmission is a dying art these days. More and more automakers are moving to faster-shifting dual-clutch transmissions for performance cars, and the high-volume best-sellers only offer stick-shifts on the very base models (if at all). Of course there's Porsche, an automaker that is currently putting the finishing touches on its seven-speed manual transmission. But that's Porsche.

Mini is doing its part to promote the manual transmission by offering a $500 discount on certain stick-shift-equipped cars through the end of August. This offer applies to the stock Cooper, as well as the Clubman and Convertible (sorry, Countryman). It's a pretty sweet offer, and when you consider that manual-equipped Minis already get better fuel economy and carry lower price points than their autobox kin, this purchase decision should be an absolute no-brainer for anyone who gives a flip about driving pleasure.

Head over to Mini's website for the full details about this promotion. Thinking of buying a new Mini? Use this opportunity to spread the joy of the manual transmission before this essential piece of driver involvement goes extinct.

Mini offering $500 discount on manual transmission models originally appeared on Autoblog 5.0 on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Brad has been pretty active on his Twitter account today (@Keselowski), after this vicious crash testing at Road Atlanta. This photo was posted as part of an exchange with Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) on Twitter. Related Links: http://twitpic.com/60h7qo Brad Keselowski on Twitter @Keselowski Jimmie Johnson on Twitter @JimmieJohnson The Final Lap on Twitter @thefinallap

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/03/photo-brad-keselowski-blue-deuce-2-car-wrecked-crash-from-road-atlanta-testing/

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Hundreds Enjoy Face Painting and Fire Hydrants at E. 204th Street Weekend Walks (BNN)
Other Names for New Pop-Up Cafés: “Porch,” “Pop-Up Park,” “Oasis” (Transpo Nation)
Michael Powell on Walder: Real Leaders Embrace Crises, They Don’t Quit (NYT)
Housing Commissioner Darryl Towns to Plead Guilty in DUI (News)
Cortlandt Street Station to Reopen Sept. 6 (Post)
MTA Signals Division, Home to Falsified [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/08/03/todays-headlines-1196/

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Will be associate sponsor for seven races with TBR MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 4, 2011) ? Pepsi Max will join Golden Corral for seven races on the No. 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet this season. Pepsi Max will have associate placement on the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) machine starting at Pocono Raceway this weekend and return to...more»

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Rio Haryanto capitalised on a late race safety car to steal victory from Nigel Melker in the second GP3 race of the weekend at the Hungaroring. Manor driver Haryanto had charged from ninth on the grid to second by lap eight in the wet conditions, by which time pole-sitter Melker was a long way down the road. The RSC Mucke man had his lead up to 7.9 seconds when the safety car came out on lap 12, after Thomas Hylkema crashed coming out of Turn 2

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/3rdparty/haryanto-takes-last-gasp-gp3-win/

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Infiniti?s seven-week reveal of its upcoming 2013 JX seven-passenger crossover marches on, and this week the company released its fourth and most revealing image yet of the JX. The previous three teaser shots of the JX were tightly cropped photos taken from odd angles: a closeup of a headlight, a taillight, and its left flank. [...]

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Paul O'Neill is aiming for an upturn in performance for the second half of the British Touring Car Championship season after recent developments to his Tech-Speed Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze. Tech-Speed duo O'Neill and John George switched from Honda Integras to the Chevys for this season, but have generally been outpaced since O'Neill took a podium at the Brands Hatch opener

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/touring-cars/btcc/oneill-aiming-for-upturn-in-form/

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Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012 and might be sold according to owner Dover Motorsports. Simply put they are not filling even the relatively small grandstands that hold 25,000 fans. NASCAR has not yet said where all of those races might be relocated to. NASCAR Statement by Steve O?Donnell, NASCAR Senior [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/03/nashville-superspeedway-announces-no-races-in-2012/

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Regan Smith to Throw Out First Pitch Wednesday at Colorado Rockies Game DENVER (Aug. 1, 2011) — Regan Smith, driver for the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing team on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Wednesday afternoon’s (Aug. 3) Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/02/regan-smith-throwing-out-first-pitch-at-rockies-vs-phillies-game/

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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, BMW

BMW is furthering its investment in America. You already know that the German automaker builds the X3, X5 and X6 at its Spartanburg County, South Carolina assembly plant. Now, BMW is adding to that complex by introducing two new programs and hiring 100 new employees. Workers at its facility in Greer will soon have access to a brand-new family health center operated by an independent health care provider. Use of the health center will be made available to existing employees, eligible retirees and family members. In addition to the health center, BMW will begin a program called BMW Scholars, which allows area technical school students to work part-time in the assembly plant. Accepted candidates will receive tuition assistance, book money and first-hand apprentice training with a major automotive manufacturer.

Beyond the new programs, BMW is looking to bring 100 new team members on board to fill white colllar positions. These range from production managers and engineers to IT staff. The move to acquire 100 new employees is rather interesting after the negative attention from Teamsters when 100 distribution jobs were cut. Somehow, we don't see the union firing up a website to lay on applause for this one.

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BMW adding 100 white-collar jobs at Spartanburg plant originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Design/Style

We're inching ever closer to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and automakers are beginning to tease us with the wares they'll have on display in Germany. Ford has announced that the company will show off a new "major new design concept" as well more details of a hopped-up version of the Focus. The reveals will take place on the manufacturer's largest-ever Frankfurt display stand. At 34,444 square-feet indoors, visitors may need their own personal guides to shepherd them through Blue Oval's new products. Outside, Ford is also featuring a test drive track laid out on over 30,000 square feet of parking lot.

What can we expect from the design concept and the performance Focus? Details are slim at the moment. It could be the rumored coupe model, and there's always a chance that we'll learn more specs on the forthcoming Focus ST, though there's really no telling at this juncture. All in, we hear that Ford will unveil four new vehicles at the show. Look for their unveiling on September 12 and hit the jump for the press release.

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Ford?s Super Duty line of F-Series trucks will join the automaker?s rapidly expanding portfolio of upcoming electric and plug-in hybrid offerings with a plug-in hybrid system option in early 2013. Ford is working with Azure Dynamics?the same outfit behind the Transit Connect Electric?to equip its big Super Duty rigs with plug-in tech, and the first [...]

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Brad Keselowski rallies to win Indianapolis Nationwide race By Jim Pedley Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 30, 2011) CLERMONT, Ind.?Calm, droning racing wasn?t getting it done for Brad Keselowski in Saturday night?s Kroger 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway. The defending series champion needed a bit of mayhem, [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/01/stenhouse-dominates-keselowski-wins-indy-nationwide-race/

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iRacing.com and V8 Supercars announced an agreement today that will see the organizers of the successful V8 Supercar Championship officially sanction the popular online racing service?s V8 Supercar series, which will be known as the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond.  V8 Supercars thus joins NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM as partners in sanctioning competition on the iRacing service. ?As the world?s leading online racing service, it?s both appropriate and gratifying to announce our first international sanctioning partner,? said Steve Myers, executive vice president of iRacing.com.  ?Many of our most enthusiastic members hail from Australia and New Zealand, and iRacing is proud to be associated with V8 Supercars. ?Our NASCAR-, INDYCAR- and GRAND-AM-sanctioned series have introduced new fans to NASCAR, INDYCAR and GRAND-AM and, of course, have been instrumental in [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/v8-supercars-to-sanction-iracing-com-series/

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Regan Smith to Throw Out First Pitch Wednesday at Colorado Rockies Game DENVER (Aug. 1, 2011) — Regan Smith, driver for the Denver-based Furniture Row Racing team on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Wednesday afternoon’s (Aug. 3) Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/08/02/regan-smith-throwing-out-first-pitch-at-rockies-vs-phillies-game/

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Sebastien Buemi felt his charge from 23rd on the grid to eighth in the Hungarian Grand Prix was one of his best ever performances in Formula 1, as he pulled off a points finish despite a five-place grid penalty.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/buemi-delighted-with-charge-to-eighth/

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McLaren duo Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton say that recent successes for their team and Ferrari have lifted hopes that Sebastian Vettel can be beaten to the world championship this year. Although Vettel still has a comfortable lead in the title standings, he has won only one out of the last four races as both McLaren and Ferrari have closed the performance gap to Red Bull Racing.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mclaren-pair-say-title-hopes-rising/

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