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Listen to this article The kid who won a championship in his 2010 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series rookie season has now won five of the category’s eight 2017 races, earning his fifth victory of the year at the 30th annual Toyota Sonoma Nationals held this past weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Until this season, it was just LE, brother GT and father Gary Tonglet traveling from race to race by truck. “Last year we were working on the bike, driving to a lot of places… it was a lot of time involved,” Tonglet said. There was a lot of stress involved in making every race and earning his stripes as a firefighter, Tonglet’s weekday job. Toward the end of his 2016 championship season, Jerry Savoie of WAR realized the best way to amplify his NHRA program was to add another motorcycle. “My crew chief suggested it,” Savoie said of Timothy Kulungian, who makes the tuning decision for both motorcycles. “When you look at a lot of teams out here that are making eight runs in qualifying when we … [Read more...] about Will Tonglet earn his second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle title?

Williams has presented its new livery for the 2023 F1 season having attracted sponsorship from petrochemicals manufacturer Gulf. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The team which finished last in the 2022 championship has not revealed its chassis for the upcoming season yet. The FW45 is due to run in pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit from February 23rd. “As Williams Racing continues its transformation, we’re proud to unveil this year’s livery,” said Williams chairman, Matthew Savage. “We are excited about this year’s car, and I cannot thank the entire team at Grove enough for their hard work to get ready for the season.” There have significant changes at the team during the off-season. Team principal Jost Capito left the squad in December and his replacement James Vowles will arrive from Mercedes later this month. Technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison has also left, and driver Nicholas Latifi was dropped at the end of last … [Read more...] about First pictures: Williams presents 2023 livery including new Gulf sponsorship · RaceFans

Rinus VeeKay became the third different first-time winner in the 2021 IndyCar Series yesterday, doing it in style with a commanding second-half performance in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “It was an amazing day,” remarked the 20-year-old in a post-race press conference. “Definitely one I will remember for the rest of my life. “We had an awesome start to the weekend. I knew we had the car, we were so fast. I’m so happy for the team, so thankful. I couldn’t have done it without them.” VeeKay grew confident he would secure his first career victory during the third stint of the race, He’d already wrestled the lead away from pole-winner Romain Grosjean , undercutting his rival at the second round of pit stops, and gaining time as Grosjean lost several seconds trying to negotiate his way through traffic. After the third round of pit stops, VeeKay was once again able to undercut Grosjean and take a lead of up to 10 seconds, … [Read more...] about Indy 500 is next target for VeeKay after breakthrough victory · RaceFans

One of the strongest performances at Saturday’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis went unrewarded. Jack Harvey finished 23rd following a series of setbacks in the pit lane. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Until then the Meyer Shank racer had been in strong contention for his second visit to an IndyCar podium, and potentially his first career victory. Harvey started third and within two corners moved into second place at the expense of Josef Newgarden. He held onto the position, chasing Romain Grosjean , for much of the opening 37 laps of the race. Having been the highest driver to start on the harder black primary tyre compound, a strategy favoured by eventual winner Rinus VeeKay, Harvey was in a strong position. “We had a really great start and held P2 for a decent bit,” he said. “The strategy was just great and we had a five-second lead on the guy that ended up winning the race.” However Harvey’s victory chance came undone at his second routine pit stop … [Read more...] about More bad luck for Harvey ends victory hopes at Indianapolis · RaceFans

The BMW M3 Touring blends the performance of the sport sedan with the utility of a wagon. In this video, a driver opens up the long-roof model on the autobahn to see how fast it can go. The clip starts with the M3 Touring sliding around a bit and speeding down rural roads. The wagon makes a properly aggressive sound to fit the sporty body. Gallery: 2023 BMW M3 Touring 81 Photos As a refresher, the M3 Touring packs a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six making 503 horsepower (375 kilowatts or 510 metric hp) and 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) of torque. The drivetrain consists of an eight-speed automatic gearbox and xDrive all-wheel-drive system with a selectable rear-drive mode. The factory specs say the wagon can reach 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 3.6 seconds. The standard top speed is 155 mph (249 kph), and the M Driver's Package raises the … [Read more...] about See How Fast A BMW M3 Touring Can Go On The Autobahn

The Suzuki Vitara is one of the very few subcompact crossovers that are available with a hybrid engine and all-wheel drive. In 2020, the model received new mild hybrid tech, which replaced the previous pure gasoline mill for the European market. It isn’t a very quick vehicle, obviously, but you’ll be surprised by how good the electrified Vitara is in the corners. The folks over at km77.com recently moose-tested a new Vitara equipped with that engine. The 1.4-liter mild hybrid powertrain under the hood is good for 129 horsepower (95 kilowatts) and 173 pound-feet (235 Newton-meters) of torque. As a side note, the only other subcompact crossover with all-wheel drive and a hybrid engine in Europe is the Toyota Yaris Cross . There’s also the Suzuki S-Cross , but it is slightly bigger and more expensive than the Vitara. Gallery: 2019 Suzuki Vitara 4 Photos This particular car rides on Continental … [Read more...] about Suzuki Vitara Is Fast Around The Cones In The Moose Test

The Audi A6 E-Tron is the brand's upcoming electric sedan. These spy shots might be our first look at the RS6 performance variant of the EV. The body matches closely with previous spy shots of the A6 E-Tron. However, this one has larger brake discs with big, red calipers. This leads the spy photographers to think that the vehicle here could be the RS6 EV. Gallery: Audi RS6 E-Tron Spy Photos 16 Photos We can't be completely sure this is accurate, though. We would expect the RS6 also to have a more aggressive body. However, the camouflage wrap on this vehicle could be hiding things. The exterior design of this car includes split headlights and a smooth nose with a trapezoidal inlet along the bottom of the fascia. There's a sleek roofline from the side. At the back, there are wedge-shaped taillights. Audi hasn't shown the interior of either of its A6 E-Tron … [Read more...] about Audi RS6 E-Tron Possibly Spied For The First Time

Listen to this article For this year, the International Sporting Code contains a clause noting that “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its statutes” would be a breach of the rules, with the added proviso of “unless previously approved in writing by the FIA for international competitions.” As the move happened during the winter break , few F1 drivers have commented in public on the matter so far. However, Horner has made it clear that he would prefer to allow drivers to speak up if they wish to do so. “Well, there's a couple of ways of looking at this,” he said when asked for his views on the restrictions. “I think, first of all, sports should never be used as a political tool. And I think that sport, in many ways, is there to obviously entertain, but to also have an element of escapism within it. “But certainly we at Red … [Read more...] about Horner: F1 drivers shouldn’t be “robots” amid ban on political statements

Listen to this article First up it’s a trip to magical and historic Imola on 19-21 May, before the F1 circus lands at Monza on 1-3 September for a high-octane blast around the Temple of Speed. And in a first for this year, sales for these historic races have opened together – meaning tickets are now available. The Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is set to take place on 21 May at extraordinary Imola. Being just the sixth round of the mammoth 2023 season, teams and drivers will still be jostling for early season form. 2023’s race will be the fourth at Imola since the circuit’s return in 2020, and Lewis Hamilton (one) and Max Verstappen (two) will be looking to add to their previous recent wins. Tickets for the F1 Grand Prix in Imola are now available with Motorsport Tickets by clicking here. Then, in September, the second Italian race will take place at iconic Monza for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, George … [Read more...] about Tickets for F1 Italian Grand Prix and F1 Imola Grand Prix 2023 now on sale