12/17/2011
Top 10 Stories of 2011 ? #9 Danica Patrick?s 4th place at Las Vegas
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/12/15/top-10-stories-of-2011-9-danica-patricks-4th-place-at-las-vegas/
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Official: Official report concludes Dan Wheldon's death a "chance" accident
Filed under: Motorsports, Safety
The official IndyCar accident review has been released concerning Dan Wheldon's fatal crash at Las Vegas earlier this year. Although Wheldon's head coming into contact with a fence support post was ruled the specific cause of his death, the verdict on the context of the accident is that "multiple factors that are not uncommon to racing that came together in a way that claimed Dan's life."
Two days of safety testing had been conducted at the Vegas speedway, but drivers still knew it could be a "hairy" race. The size of the track allowed for a huge field of 34 cars, and the particular geometry of the track not only allowed high speeds, it also meant that there were no 'racing grooves' that would channel the cars into some kind of order. That meant ''nearly unlimited movement on the track surface under race conditions." The ability for drivers to race just about anywhere the banked oval also meant it would be hard for drivers to know where everyone else was, meaning it was problematic to identify any predictable route to safety without standard racing lines.
Wheldon's car wasn't the only one to go airborne, nor was it the only one to impact the fence above the SAFER barriers. It just so happened, however, that his cockpit was turned toward the fence as it impacted. The report's conclusion was that "While several factors coincided to produce a 'perfect storm,' none of them can be singled out as the sole cause of the accident. For this reason, it is impossible to determine with certainty that the result would have been any different if one or more of the factors did not exist."
IndyCar will not return to Las Vegas next year, but more testing will be conducted at the track for a potential return in 2013. Additionally, the Dallara chassis entering the series next year has been engineered to address issues with wheel-to-wheel contact.
Official report concludes Dan Wheldon's death a "chance" accident originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Final Lap #185 ? Champion?s Week / Kurt Busch
Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/12/06/the-final-lap-185-champions-week-kurt-busch/
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Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski To Visit Troops And Families On NASCAR-USO Tour To Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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12/13/2011
Video: Watch a Lamborghini Reventon look fast without moving
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Lamborghini, Design/Style
There are some basic automotive shapes that we're trained to admire. The Ford Model T, for the impact an inexpensive car had on the American populace. The Volkswagen Beetle, for the way its revolutionary design rebuilt an industry in Germany. And the classic wedge-shaped Lamborghini, for the way it looks fast even while standing completely still.
One such Raging Bull is the Reventon. Produced in limited quantities at a cost of a million euros ($1.3 million at today's rates), the Reventon is a real-deal supercar capable of hitting speeds of over 220 miles per hour. But, like any proper Lambo, it doesn't need to be moving to get our blood pumping.
A group of specialists called The Media Merchants took one flat black Reventon into its studio for a session of projection mapping. We don't know what that means, but you can read plenty more about it here. What we do know, on the other hand, is that projection mapping can result in some beautiful images captured on video. See for yourself after the break.
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Watch a Lamborghini Reventon look fast without moving originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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