In Memoriam: Ted Kheel, Transit Advocate and Visionary

The New York Times called Ted Kheel, who died Friday at the age of 96, New York City?s pre-eminent labor peacemaker from the 1950s through the 1980s. And he was. Ted was also a steadfast advocate for civil rights, a fierce champion of mass transit, a stalwart defender of labor, an urbanist, a philanthropist, and [...]

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Two Cars For Flying Lizard In 2011

Flying Lizard Motorsports will field two Porsches in the GT division of the American Le Mans Series in 2011. (ALMS Photo) SONOMA, Calif

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Aleshin expects F1 race seat in 2011

Formula Renault 3.5 champion Mikhail Aleshin is confident that he can land a Formula 1 race drive next year after making his test debut for Renault in Abu Dhabi. The Russian set the sixth-fastest time of the first day of rookie testing despite losing almost two hours of running at the end of the day when the Renault suffered a hydraulic leak. "We are aiming for a race seat next year," he said when asked by AUTOSPORT if he was targeting an F1 race drive or a test role.

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Hyundai Genesis 100K or Bust: Beware the Indiana Plain Wraps

Our�extra-long-term Hyundai Genesis is in need of a little extra push to reach the 100,000-mile mark. To that end, everyone here is pitching in to finish the final 38K by December 31?about�two months.�Follow along as we take road trips of varying necessity in an attempt to roll over that sixth odometer digit.
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2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 ? First Drive Review

Dodge mines historic Mopar gold with the latest Challenger SRT8.
The whole 392 thing was a total coincidence. So says Dodge Challenger chief engineer Tom McCarthy. In 2009, McCarthy and his team were discussing a punch-out of the Challenger SRT8?s rather peaky 6.1-liter V-8 for more mid-range torque.
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Horner hails ?remarkable? Vettel

Christian Horner has hailed Sebastian Vettel's world championship success a fantastic end to an "unbelievable" season for the Red Bull team. Vettel clinched the title with victory in today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix because rivals Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber could only finish seventh and eighth. Horner paid tribute to the work of Vettel, Webber and the rest of the team, which had already secured the constructors' title in Brazil last weekend.

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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 64: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car?s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. We accepted any answer that included a 5.2-liter Lamborghini/Audi V-10, but those of you who guessed the Lamborghini Gallardo 570-4 Superleggera were right on the money.
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Cunha joins British F3 with T-Sport

Newly-crowned Sudam Formula 3 champion Yann Cunha will contest next year's British F3 championship with T-Sport. Having sealed the Sudam F3 title during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend at Interlagos earlier this month, Cunha will now move to Europe to further his career.

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Edwards wins pole at Phoenix

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BMW to Launch EfficientDynamics Plug-In Hybrid Sports Car ? Future Cars

This futuristic Bimmer will arrive in late 2013.
We barely got started blogging about it, and now BMW is already taking the fun out of the speculation. The mysterious car with the front end of last year?s Vision EfficientDynamics concept and the rear of the outgoing 6-series will be built?predictably, without the retro butt.
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Abu Dhabi Saturday quotes: Virgin

Timo Glock - 21st: "It was a reasonable qualifying in the sense that we got the most from the car, so I am pleased with my performance, although it is disappointing that we were unable to beat Lotus. It's hard to believe but it's the last race of our debut season tomorrow so we obviously hope we can do something in the race and maybe get ahead of the Lotus cars one last time." Lucas di Grassi ? 22nd: "All things considered, my lap time in qualifying was reasonably good, although traffic and track position played a big role in my qualifying times.

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2012 Buick Regal GS ? Official Photos and Info

Buick revives its performance badge and slaps it on the Regal.
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Motorsports This Week on ESPN

ESPNNASCAR Season Finale Live on ESPN NASCAR?s 36-race season comes to a close in South Florida this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 21. ESPN will have a live telecast of the final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as...more»

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Despite Disappointing First Round Loss at Pomona, TJ Zizzo Sees Positives of 2010

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Coleman Pressley earns top-20 finish in Phoenix debut for R3 Motorsports

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Anderson wraps up Pro Stock title (PA SportsTicker)

Greg Anderson wrapped up his fourth Pro Stock season championship and first since 2005, qualifying fourth Saturday in the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

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Alonso, Contador not tainted champions

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Alonso admits strategy a mistake

Fernando Alonso has admitted that Ferrari's decision to pit him on lap 14 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in response to Mark Webber's stop two laps earlier, was a mistake. Alonso was running fourth and needed to finish there to secure the world championship if Sebastian Vettel won the race. Ferrari called him in to ensure he stayed ahead of Webber, but failed to plan for Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov, who had stopped under safety car conditions on lap one.

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Points a possibility says Alguersuari

Jaime Alguersuari is hoping that a high attrition rate in Sunday's Abu Dhabi season finale could put him in a position to fight for points. The Spanish Toro Rosso driver outqualified his team-mate Sebastien Buemi for the fifth time in succession, and while the team occupies the ninth row of the grid for tomorrow's race, the 20-year-old is determined to race his season off on a high. "I think that right from Friday the situation here was clear.

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Best of SEMA 2010: Day 2 ? Feature

Crazy bikes, a kids? toy, and old becoming new mark our favorites from day two.
After yesterday?s automotive oddities at SEMA?the world?s largest closed-door auto show?we wondered just how many more flabbergasting curiosities might await our discovery. We were, of course, reminded on day two just how deep the automotive insanity runs at this event.


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Domenicali praises Alonso

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Chevrolet Power Returning To IndyCar

General Motors announced Friday that the company would return to the IZOD IndyCar Series under its Chevrolet banner during the 2012 season. (IndyCar Photo) AVONDALE, Ariz. ? Chevrolet is returning to the IZOD IndyCar Series and will team up with the most successful team in the history of the sport ? Team Penske.

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Hyundai confirms 2012 Veloster for Detroit, Accent for New York

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, New York Auto Show, Hatchback, Hyundai

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During a media briefing this week, Hyundai officials confirmed that its highly anticipated Veloster hatchback (name subject to change...) will debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. This comes as no surprise, since the car was originally rumored to debut at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year or possibly at next week's LA Auto Show.

Hyundai has yet to confirm what will power the sporty little hatch, but based on what we learned during a powertrain deep-dive we attended, we're pretty certain that the automaker's new 1.6-liter Gamma four-cylinder engine will be found underhood. With the help of direct injection, this engine is estimated to produce 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet of torque while still returning at least 40 mpg on the highway. It will also be mated to a new six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

In not-as-sporty news, Hyundai also revealed that the upcoming 2012 Accent will make its public debut at the New York Auto Show this spring. Once again, mum's the word on what to expect in terms of powertrain, equipment levels and pricing, but we do know that the Accent is expected to achieve 42 mpg highway when it debuts.

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Inside Line: In title hunt, it?s all a mind game, even if it?s not (NASCAR.com)

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2012 Buick Regal GS ? Official Photos and Info

Buick revives its performance badge and slaps it on the Regal.
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Hyundai Genesis 100K or Bust: Damn the Tornadoes?I?m Stopping for Lunch

Trip Mileage: 458 miles
Current Odometer: 61,579 miles
Destination: Delaware, Ohio

With a matter of just over two months before its scheduled departure from our test fleet, someone noticed that the extra-long-term Hyundai Genesis sedan was a little short of full-term mileage?almost 40,000 miles short, in fact. That?s because we had decided to drive the Genesis for 100,000 [...]


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Dodge Motorsports, 2010 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500 Qualifying Recaps

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Sutil, Liuzzi make peace after Brazil

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Edwards takes pole at Phoenix

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Honda thrilled to have competition

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Mikkelsen eyes title with Skoda UK

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Ducati ?must improve for Rossi?

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ACT Books Second Date In Loudon

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Gordon, Burton brawl after Texas wreck

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Wilson stays with Dreyer and Reinbold

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By the Numbers: Crafton looks to continue top-10 streak in Phoenix (NASCAR.com)

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Roush-Fenway Drivers Coming Up Short Again in Chase

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Roush Fenway Racing, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, NASCAR

A year ago, two drivers of the Roush-Fenway Racing team found their way to NASCAR's illustrious Chase for the Sprint Cup.

They finished rather unspectacularly.

Greg Biffle held the banner highest for the proud Ford operation, winding up seventh after the season's final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway last November. His teammate, Carl Edwards, finished eleventh.

Neither garnered a win during that 2009 campaign -- one that seemed to start in quite the fashion with Matt Kenseth's sweep of the season's first two races, including the Daytona 500.

Fortunes seemed to be in the organization's favor this season after all three of those drivers -- Biffle, Edwards and Kenseth -- made it into the top 12 at the Chase cutoff point in September.

 

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Last Chance! Get Your Tickets for Streetfilms: A Reel Celebration

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Audio: The Final Lap ? Texas Tornado / Flat Phoenix

SHOW #135 – We discuss Burton vs. Gordon, Knaus vs. Ford, 24/48 crew swap, Kyle salutes an official, and oh yeah that thing called The Chase. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop LISTEN HERE (About 46 mins) Download audio file (tfl_chat_show135_10.mp3) SUBSCRIBE HERE DOWNLOAD HERE SUBSCRIBE FROM iTUNES: Take us with you! Subscribe to [...]

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INDYCAR: Chevy Deal Imminent

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Johnson?s all business, and his biz is winning (Yahoo! Sports)

Jimmie Johnsons move to switch pit crews wasnt an act of desperation, but rather a signal that hes going down fighting.

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Meyers Collects Outlaw Loot At Banquet

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Mercedes aims to pounce in Abu Dhabi

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug says the team's aim for Abu Dhabi this weekend is to be in the 'best of the rest' position and ready to pounce if any of the leading contenders has a problem. Although Mercedes has turned most of its attention to its 2011 car, the team has also made a step up in performance with this year's machine in recent races, and has consistently been the fourth-fastest team behind the title combatants in recent races.

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Stoner tops second day at Valencia

Casey Stoner was quickest for his new team Honda on the final day of MotoGP running in 2010, although world champion Jorge Lorenzo's Tuesday lap remained the best of the Valencia test. Ex-Ducati rider Stoner set a 1m32.066s lap today, 0.113 seconds quicker than Lorenzo (Yamaha) managed this morning - although the Spaniard chose to only complete 30 laps compared to Stoner's 63, ending his work at lunchtime. Lorenzo's new team-mate Ben Spies took third as he continued to acclimatise well to the factory Yamaha.

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Mateschitz against Red Bull team orders

Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz says he would prefer any of his drivers to finish in second place in the championship before imposing team orders.

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Abu Dhabi preview quotes: Mercedes

Nico Rosberg: "I really enjoyed our first visit to the Yas Marina Circuit at the end of last season. The track is interesting to drive with a unique layout with the unusual pit lane exit and the day/night programme makes a change from the usual format of a race weekend

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Brazil Sunday quotes: Mercedes

Nico Rosberg - 6th: "I had a strong start today and when Michael pitted ahead of me, I had clear air and was able to make up positions thanks to our good strategy. > From then, it got a little chaotic but the team made a great call to get me on new rubber when the safety car came out.

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Swapping Crew 'Like Changing a Spring,' Crew Chief Chad Knaus Says

Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Crew Chiefs, Pit Crews, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports, Sports Business and Media, NASCAR

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Knaus defended the decision to dump Jimmie Johnson's crew with two races remaining, a move he said was done for the overall good of Hendrick Motorsports.

Knaus downplayed the significance of making a move viewed by many as cutthroat for a four-time championship winning team.

"I hate to say this as bluntly as it is, but it's like changing a spring or changing a shock," he said. "You have to put the best components together to try to win the championship. Unfortunately, we're not in the situation where (Gordon) can win the championship right now from this building, and that's what it's about -- this building."

"I don't think people understand it's not an easy decision," the crew chief said Tuesday, a day after Hendrick Motorsports said Jeff Gordon's crew would pit Johnson for the rest of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

"There are emotions involved. We love our guys. We eat, sleep, drink with them. We win with them and we lose with them. But ultimately it is bigger than seven guys. We are 520-people strong here (at Hendrick Motorsports)."

 

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Hendrick Motorsports Switches 24 & 48 Pit Crews

CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 8, 2010) ? The Nos. 24 and 48 Hendrick Motorsports teams will trade pit crews for the remaining two races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The change is limited to the seven primary over-the-wall members of the respective pit crews. Roles of additional team personnel will not be affected.

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Special Tuning to expand team

Special Tuning UK is set to expand to a two-car line-up for next year's British Touring Car Championship. The Lancashire-based squad, which ran Tom Boardman to ninth place in the independents' championship this year, is also switching to NGTC-spec engines for 2011.

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This Week: Completing Safer Streets for the East and West Sides

2010 has seen a big expansion in the mileage of protected bike lanes in New York City, including the new paths on Columbus Avenue and First and Second Avenues. Each of those lanes is a down payment on full corridors for safer biking and walking. On the East Side, the city’s original plans, which worked [...]

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NASCAR Penalizes Cup Team, Suspends Crew Chief Indefinitely

Filed under: Talladega Superspeedway, Pit Crews, NASCAR

Three crew members from the No. 46 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team have been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for major violations found in opening day inspection at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway last weekend.

Crew chief Thomas Tucker, car chief Richard Boga and team manager Tony Furr -- a veteran Cup Series team member -- received indefinite suspensions for three rules violations, the most serious involving adding weight pellets to the lower A-Frames of the No. 46 driven by Michael McDowell.

McDowell and car owner Dusty Whitney were also penalized 50 championship points. McDowell qualified 15th and finished 35th in the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega. He's ranked 44th in the standings after making 24 races, primarily as a start-and-park operation.

 

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Hayden vows not to dwell on crash

Nicky Hayden is determined not to 'mope' about crashing out of second place in the final grand prix of the 2010 season, despite admitting he had lost a big opportunity.

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Lally Finishes 34th in TaxSlayer.com Chevy at Texas

No 71 TaxSlayer.com/TRG Motorsports Chevy with driver Andy LallyFort Worth, TX, (November 8, 2010) - Andy Lally drove the TRG Motorsports No. 71 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet Impala SS to a 34th� place finish in today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Lally, from Northport, New York, started the race from the...more»

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Webber accepts team orders stance

Mark Webber has admitted that it would have been 'a help' if Red Bull had employed team orders to boost his championship position in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but said he accepts his squad's policy and is not expecting any extra assistance in Abu Dhabi next weekend.

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Brazil Sunday quotes: Virgin

Timo Glock - 20th: "Not a very exciting race today. I had quite a good start but unfortunately Petrov had made a mistake in turn two, went wide and I had to slow down, which enabled Kovalainen to overtake me on the outside. Then I was trying to follow Kovalainen but he was quicker and we did not have the pace to match them

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Lexus Sends Six Custom Hybrids to SEMA, Plus an Unmodified LFA for Good Measure

Not wanting to be left at home while its more youthful siblings go play in Vegas this week, Lexus is bringing six customized hybrids to SEMA as well as an untouched LFA supercar, which one could convincingly argue needs no modification. Here?s a breakdown of Lexus?s six relentless modifications of ?perfection.?
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Mazda Brings Two 2s to SEMA?One for Track, One for Street

Mazda hopes the new 2 hatchback will attract the same amount of attention from speed freaks as prior cars like the Miata MX-5. The company?s display at the SEMA show will highlight two different takes on the 2: track terror and street slick.

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Chasers Ride Talladega Roller Coaster

Filed under: Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR

The most unpredictable track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series more than lived up to its reputation Sunday as Talladega Superspeedway put the top three drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup through a tumultuous game of Chutes and Ladders over the course of 188 laps of racing.

When it was over, all three -- Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick -- had somehow escaped with solid, top-10 finishes, but the Chase for the Sprint Cup was even tighter than before, at least as a three-way battle.

Johnson finished seventh and added eight points to his slim lead over Hamlin, who finished ninth and is now 14 points behind. But Harvick, by virtue of his miraculous runner-up finish in a damaged car, made it a true three-man contest, pulling to within 38 points of Johnson after trailing by 62.

Harvick (battling upper right with the No. 33 of Bowyer late in the race) had been competitive through much of the early race, leading seven times for 11 laps, until fate intervened on lap 141 when his teammate, eventual race winner Clint Bowyer, got into Marcos Ambrose and turned him sideways in front of Harvick, who had nowhere to go.

Harvick's team taped up the front-end damage and sent him back out, keeping him on the lead lap, but the number of people in the grandstands who thought Harvick had any further chance could have fit into a rowboat.

The damage "definitely didn't help," Harvick said. "But we still were able to get up in the right position with the 00 (driven by David Reutimann) behind us."

Meanwhile, at about the time of Harvick's crash on this Halloween Sunday, Hamlin was just coming back from the dead.

 

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Best of SEMA 2010: Day 2 ? Feature

Crazy bikes, a kids? toy, and old becoming new mark our favorites from day two.
After yesterday?s automotive oddities at SEMA?the world?s largest closed-door auto show?we wondered just how many more flabbergasting curiosities might await our discovery. We were, of course, reminded on day two just how deep the automotive insanity runs at this event.


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Tuned Hyundai Equuses from DUB and Mummbles are SEMA-Bound

Thought one modified Hyundai Equus was plenty? Hyundai didn?t, and will present two more tuned sedans at this week?s SEMA show.
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Aprilia's new Tuono V4R makes "naked" even sexier

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2011 Aprilia Tuono V4R - Click above for high-res image gallery

It takes a lot to make a term like "naked" any sexier, but Aprilia has managed to do exactly that with its latest "naked bike," the new Tuono V4R. A beast of a machine (that looks sort of like an insect), the Tuono is based on the RSV4, but ditches the bodywork for a two-kilogram weight savings and a better view of the 1000cc DOHC V4 engine, which produces 162 horsepower and 81 pound-feet of tire-smoking torque. But the Tuono isn't just about grunt. In fact, it's one of the most sophisticated naked bikes on the market, and it's coming to the United States towards the end of next year.

Keeping all the twist and shout in check are the Aprilia Performance Ride Control and advanced traction control systems. The PRC is a three-position wheelie control system with programmable launch control that employs more accelerometers and gyroscopes than an Apple Store, allowing a little wheelspin out of the corners and offering eight modes that are adjustable right from the handlebars. The traction control, meanwhile, can automatically optimize itself according to the tires you've fitted. Yeah, that's pretty sophisticated. Pretty sexy, too, and you can check it out in closer detail in the high-resolution image gallery below.

Gallery: 2011 Aprilia Tuono V4R

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Chasers Ride Talladega Roller Coaster

Filed under: Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR

The most unpredictable track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series more than lived up to its reputation Sunday as Talladega Superspeedway put the top three drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup through a tumultuous game of Chutes and Ladders over the course of 188 laps of racing.

When it was over, all three -- Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick -- had somehow escaped with solid, top-10 finishes, but the Chase for the Sprint Cup was even tighter than before, at least as a three-way battle.

Johnson finished seventh and added eight points to his slim lead over Hamlin, who finished ninth and is now 14 points behind. But Harvick, by virtue of his miraculous runner-up finish in a damaged car, made it a true three-man contest, pulling to within 38 points of Johnson after trailing by 62.

Harvick (battling upper right with the No. 33 of Bowyer late in the race) had been competitive through much of the early race, leading seven times for 11 laps, until fate intervened on lap 141 when his teammate, eventual race winner Clint Bowyer, got into Marcos Ambrose and turned him sideways in front of Harvick, who had nowhere to go.

Harvick's team taped up the front-end damage and sent him back out, keeping him on the lead lap, but the number of people in the grandstands who thought Harvick had any further chance could have fit into a rowboat.

The damage "definitely didn't help," Harvick said. "But we still were able to get up in the right position with the 00 (driven by David Reutimann) behind us."

Meanwhile, at about the time of Harvick's crash on this Halloween Sunday, Hamlin was just coming back from the dead.

 

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