Racing seasons start prompts plenty of questions

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Sacramento, Californiaâ€" So, just a few weeks into the major auto racing series, this much is clear to me.

Nothing.

Really, I mean it.  How can you conclude much of anything, given what we’ve seen so far?

Let’s start with NASCAR.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. posts an incredibly popular win in the season-opening Daytona 500, and he looks as focused as I’ve ever seen him.  Is he ready to finally win a series title?  In my view, yes.

But hold the phone. A blizzard of Chase-making rules changes for this year is adding a dose of mystery to the Sprint Cup marathon.  Different winners every week, and we’ve been told that winning a race is a virtual write-your-ticket into the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup.

But what if a big bunch of different drivers keep winning?  What does that do to the once-important points race?  From what I know now, winning a race seems to have taken priority over consistently high finishes.

How else to explain Jimmie Johnson’s pained expressions after seeing victory snatched from his grasp late in the past two Cup races?

Even so, I’m guessing that Johnson will win at some point this year and look a little more relaxed the rest of the way.  It’s his title to take away, and as such, he remains the favorite in my book.

Note to NASCAR: Just be sure to straighten out the math for me come Chase time in the fall.

IndyCar rolled out a new series sponsor, Verizon, and a whole lot of folks in different places (and different car paint schemes) in last weekend’s season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Will Power won the race.  Just like old times.  And if things go like they have the past few years, Power or another Team Penske driver will lead the points for most of the season, only to lose in are-you-kidding-me fashion on the last day of the 2014 campaign.

With Dario Franchitti’s injury-forced retirement, the next few races set the table for Helio Castroneves, who stands to become only the fourth driver to win four Indianapolis 500s, joining A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears.

To be truthful, I have no idea if Castroneves has the machine to pull it off. And frankly, we won’t know much about the 240 mph portion of the season until the series goes to Indy in May.  Even the May 10 Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Indy’s road course probably won’t tell us much about the May 25 main course of sustained speed, aka the 98^th running of the Indy 500.

One other note on Indy No. 98: If I was not driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, I woul d be very concerned about defending Indianapolis500 winner Tony Kanaan (pictured) now driving for Chip.  Given Ganassi’s letter-perfect team and Kanaan’s remarkable ability on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, he’s my early pick to win the big race.  I don’t anticipate that changing come late May.

Finally, Formula One.  Wow, talk about rule changes ruling the races.  With ungodly fuel limitations and a power plant package so technically complex that it might baffle top engineers at NASA, predicting the long term F1 future is all but impossible.

After the season opener in Australia, I thought the race-winning standard might be whoever survives the first two laps without the engine stopping … or those cars that finish the race before running out of fuel.

Yes, Mercedes obviously is ahead of the competition through two races.  But if we’ve learned anything from past Formula One competition, it’s that huge changes in competitiveness can occur week to week.

Ominous sign: Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel went from hopeless in Australiato third on the podium in Malaysialast weekend.  That rate of improvement from the relentless Vettel would worry me deeply if I was not driving for Red Bull-Renault.

 

Car Profiles Suzuki Celerio 2009 2015

2009-2015 Suzuki Celerio

The Good: Fuel friendly (with the manual), easy to drive

The Bad: Power sapping automatic, tight third row

The Say: While it has some virtues, it gets lost on a sea of sub-compacts.

Go For: GL
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Price Range: P250,000-P450,000
Our Rating: ***

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2014 Nissan Juke Nismo RS Release Date

2014 Nissan Juke Nismo RS Release Date - Nissan’s Nismo designs drawn a lot of interest, even the greatest lovers of the automobile market. Nissan has already presented the 370Z Nismo and Juke Nismo designs. Now it  comes  the convert  for two more designs from Nissan’s Nismo Selection. These are the 2014 Nissan GT-R Nismo and 2014 Nissan Juke Nismo RS designs. 2014 GT-R Nismo style has its world elite at the Seattle Engine Display, and 2014 Juke Nismo RS won the minds and hearts of the viewers at the 2013 LA Automatic Display.

2014 Nissan Juke Nismo RS Release Date

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Nissan is designed enhanced motor for Juke Nismo RS style, as opposed to one from Juke Nismo style. Particularly Juke Nismo style has a 1.6-liter turbocompresseur diesel fuel motor with 197 hp, while the Nismo RS edition of this automobile has 215 hp and 284 Nm of twisting. It should be mentioned that this power, represents the Juke Nismo RS with FWD and a 6-speed stick shift. This edition has and LSD as conventional choice. Version with AWD and with Xtronic CVT, creating 211 hp.

2014 Nissan Juke Nismo RS will be discovered in display rooms in beginning 2014. This style will be available in Gem White-colored, Amazing Gold or Gem Dark colored. Price for this amazing car, still was not revealed.

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2015 Chevy Nova Release Date

2015 Chevy Nova Release Date

Chevy Nova

It is true that many people opt for a sports car , not only to support the traffic , increase pride , but also . Get a new sports car with a contemporary style , but the classic design and style can not be ignored , and there are many men and women who did not give the ex super sport classic style , for example 2015 Chevy Nova.

2015 Chevy Nova Interior

Chevy Nova Rear

Nowadays , people can wait for the launch of the 2015 Chevy could Vova new crop. Ie Chevy Nova was introduced to the public in 1962 . It became a model for the finish line, increasing the Chevy II was introduced in the same year . How a super sports car , which is presented by Chevrolet , is a unique model . Nova Development Series often and maybe people can still choose the car you want that Chevy Nova 1966. This is a car which was redesigned last year s model Chevy Nova . The vehicle is equipped with a new Turbo Fire V8 327 CID , which can produce 350 horsepower , with the support . Of course , greatly enhancing public confidence from 2015 Chevy Nova , so that they can get a classic look with modern performance cars .

With a little refinement of style , you will be happy with the 2015 Chevy Nova . Super sports car is very dear to the people of modern times are much more considering the fact that it is a sedan , small car , the need for modern traffic has become. With a slight improvement in their style as well as better support for your 2015 Chevy engine Vova love for classic lovers of high-end vehicles .

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2013 Lamborghini Veneno

Lamborghini presents the Veneno in Geneva a new super sports car, which is limited to three copies.
On the 50th Anniversary Lamborghini presents its new street-legal supercar, the 2013 Lamborghini Veneno. Its design is consistently designed for optimum aerodynamics and stability in fast corners, so that its driving dynamics of a racing prototype resembles.

Still has the Lamborghini Veneno a street legal, on which are subject to forward only three customers. As many copies of the super sports car from Lamborghini is whose name is again attributed to a legendary fighting bull back, namely limited. The Italians will be driven fast by a 6.5-liter 12-cylinder with a n output of 750 hp (552 kW).

This is sufficient to in 2.8 seconds from a standstill to accelerate pace of 100 km / h, top speed is 355 km / h Thus, the force is also perfectly placed on the road, has the Veneno permanent all-wheel drive and a racing chassis with pushrod suspension and horizontal spring / damper units.

The Veneno is provided but also consistent with lightweight materials, the entire chassis is made as carbon fiber monocoque, and the outer skin is made from carbon.

The design of the Lamborghini Veneno follows the aerodynamic requirements and looks extremely futuristic. Highest dynamics, optimal contact pressure and low air resistance and perfect cooling of high-pe rformance engines were at the center of development.

The strictly limited Lamborghini also offers exclusive light-alloy wheels, the front 20 "and rear 21" in size. Their design is also determined by the aerodynamic function: A carbon fiber ring around the rim circle works like a turbine and provides additional cooling air to the carbon-ceramic brake discs which ensure optimum deceleration.

Inside, it is then also continue with a lot of light-weight materials and very athletic. The lightweight bucket seats are made from a patented for Lamborghini "Forged Composite", as a reference material for the entire cockpit, some of the seats and the headliner is used the woven carbon fiber "CarbonSkin", wh ich was soaked with a very special resin.

The racing atmosphere was also applied to the dashboard, which has been completely redesigned, and a new graphical interface including G-force meter has.

The vehicle has 0 issued in Geneva and the number is the test vehicle. The three other copies are produced in the course of 2013 and handed over to the lucky owner.

2012 Mercedes SL65 AMG

New York, Saint Tropez - In 45 years, in the year 1967, founded by Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher companies house tuner AMG already developed by the independent performance brand of Mercedes. To celebrate, the Affalterbach with the SL 65 AMG "45 Anniversary" launched a limited edition of 45 copies model to be launched, however, is not scheduled until September.

Roadsters with exclusive features
This is a twelve cylinder roadster with exclusive features. The said A MG boss Ola Källenius at the presentation at the auto show in New York recently, perfectly embodies the "Driving Performance" slogan of the brand. The designers have developed a unique paint with satin finish on the aluminum body creates, specifically used applications in high-gloss chrome, as the new grille with the blade-like fins on the hood of the AMG-specific LED daytime running lights, or at the side fins on the fenders and the hood. The exterior carbon package, according to AMG exclusively reserved for the anniversary model.

Doubly charged petrol engine
Its twice-fired turbo gasoline engine draws its power from six liters of displacement. The 463/630 kW / hp twelve-cylinder braces massive 1000 Nm of torque from early 2300 and then a broad band up to 4300 trips to the crankshaft. In just four seconds of the sprint from a standstill to 100 km is achieved. The electronic controls on at 250 miles an hour, even if this power is much more possible. Mercedes gives the Mixverbrauch in conjunction with the special seven-speed sport automatic transmission, at least in the data sheet with approximately eleven and a half liters at best, compared to its predecessor around 17 percent less, calculates Källenius.

Series ceramic brake systemThe sport exhaust system provides for appropriate sound. The superbly finished, looking very valent SL 65 AMG comes wit h 255/285er-Reifen therefore 19/20-Zöllern. The standard ceramic composite brake system is designed for maximum performance. Inside, its up to the special graphics seats upholstered with a diamond pattern to sporty elegant. Standard on board are about Nackenföhn, active parking assist, including Parktronic, high-end sound system, driver assistance package with distance control, active lane keeping and Totwinkelhilfe, the new windscreen wiper system, panoramic vario-roof and roll bar and is electrically aufstellende windbreak. As an extra, the AMG Performance Media-called system with telemetry function is available.

Tips on Buying Pre owned Sports Cars

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Buying a activities car, even pre-owned ones can be costly Exploring through online surfing around or buying “buy and sell” car publications can provide a customer a common sensation about the present costs of different activities car designs.

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