Model year 2011 brings several changes for Mitsubishi?s broad Lancer lineup, including a new entry-level Lancer Sportback ES model that slots under the Sportback GTS and Ralliart hatchbacks. The Lancer DE and ES models switch from hydraulic to electric power steering. Lancer Evolution GSR models receive a larger rear wing, while the Evo MR trim scores [...] Related posts:

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Filed under: Motorsports, South Korea

The cars aren't the only thing that move fast in Formula One; everything's on an accelerated scale, even the calendar. It seems every new season in the modern era of F1 demands a new race. In 2004, Bahrain and Shanghai were added. Turkey joined the calendar in 2005. Things went backward in 2006 and 2007 with the elimination of Belgium (temporarily) followed by San Marino and Hockenheim, respectively. Singapore was added in 2008, followed by Abu Dhabi in 2009. India is set to join next year, the United States the year after and Russia by 2014. This year, however, the new slot belonged to Korea.

Ambitious plans were laid down by ubiquitous track architect Hermann Tilke, who's firm is responsible for every one of the aforementioned new circuits and then some. But as recently as a couple of weeks ago, there were serious doubts over whether the site would be ready for this weekend's inaugural grand prix. Fortunately, the hosts managed to get it all together in the end, putting on a race that would enter the books as one of the most exciting christenings in motor sport history. Follow the jump to see how it went down.

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Filed under: Kasey Kahne, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup, Gillett-Evernham Motorsports, Hendrick Motorsports, Red Bull Racing, NASCAR

Kasey Kahne, who was released Wednesday night as the driver of the Richard Petty Motorsports No. 9 Budweiser Ford, came on the scene in 2003, when RPM was still Evernham Motorsports.

In the seven years since, he's racked up 11 victories, including an impressive six victories in 2006.

But Kahne was a lame duck at RPM, and he and longtime crew chief Kenny Francis had previously announced their intentions to race for Red Bull Racing in 2011 as a stopover point before Kahne's move to Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 car in 2012.

 

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Justin Allgaier - Photo Credit: Bill BarrettJustin Allgaier, with a lap speed of 133.144 mph, was the fastest during the first NNS 5-Hour Energy 250 practice session at Gateway International Raceway. Raybestos Rookie contender, Colin Braun, with a speed of 133.061 mph, was second fastest, and was followed by Mike Bliss (132.806) who was third...more»

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2010 Raybestos Rookie Contender LogoRAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER QUALIFYING QUOTES FOR THE TUMS FAST RELIEF 500 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010, PAGE 7. KEVIN CONWAY, No. 7 EXTENZE TOYOTA: QUALIFYING HERE AT MARTINSVILLE IS CHALLENGING.  ?It really is and in the spring qualifying got rained out so this is the...more»

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The six drivers for next year's Pirelli Star Driver series have been chosen following a two-day selection process in Spain. Brendan Reeves (Australia), Craig Breen (Ireland), Andrea Crugnola (Italy), Fredrik Ahlin (Sweden), Molly Taylor (Australia) and Jan Cerny (Czech Republic) are the drivers picked for next year's scheme

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 GO TO EARLIER STORY GO TO THE NEWS INDEX GO TO NEXT STORY  Q & A with Mattias Ekstrom By Diego Mejia Saturday, September 11th 2010, 15:17 GMT Two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom is making his oval debut this weekend … Continue reading →

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Björn Again: This could be the start of another of Saab?s excellent adventures. Saab?s 11th-hour rescue at the hands of Spyker recalls one of our favorite stories of redemption. Although few would call GM?s stewardship of Saab ?excellent,? it was certainly an adventure, and the parallels to the 1989 cinematic masterpiece Bill and Ted?s Excellent Adventure [...] Related posts:

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Davide Rigon took a big step towards recording his second Superleague Formula title, this time for Anderlecht, by beating his old club Beijing Guoan to pole position in the 2010 series finale at Navarra in Spain. In the head-to-head final, Rigon was faster than Beijing's John Martin through every split time to take pole by 0.261 seconds.

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NYC DOT and NYPD jointly announced some new street safety initiatives today. Harking back to the release this summer of DOT’s Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan, Janette Sadik-Khan and Ray Kelly came out with plans to increase awareness about the dangers of speeding and to target more police enforcement on speeding and failure-to-yield violations. The [...]

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