Race between a Ferrari Dayton and an offshore powerboat – From episode 05 of season 12 of top gear! Enjoy!
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Race between a Ferrari Dayton and an offshore powerboat – From episode 05 of season 12 of top gear! Enjoy!
Today’s 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 is taking place at a weird time in motorsport. Actually, there really never isn’t a weird time in motorsport, but the ongoing financial collapse and tepid, sort-of, kind-of recovery, coupled with tanking sales and bankruptcies in the auto industry, has made this moment extra-weird.
Just for background, there are three main types of car racing that matter: IRL, of which the Indy 500 is a marquee event; Formula One; and NASCAR. Each has its own flavor. The first two are “open wheel” categories, featuring the exotic-looking race cars outfitted with sculptural aerodynamic technologies and uncovered wheels. NASCAR showcases “stock” cars that are supposed to be based on existing Chevys and Fords but that are, in fact, custom-built …Â Details
A few days after Kyle Busch’s firing from Hendrick Motorsports, speculation ran rampant about who would stay to work with new hire Dale Earnhardt Jr. and who would follow Busch to wherever he landed.
Alan Gustafson quickly removed his name from the mix.
“I’d rather sweep floors for Rick Hendrick than be a crew chief for someone else,†Gustafson said.
In 25 years of racing in NASCAR’s top series, Hendrick has built a powerhouse organization of 500-plus employees who have a fierce loyalty to their boss. They love working for “Mr. H.†and put 100-percent effort into job performance. If the grass is possibly greener elsewhere, few ever bother finding out… Details