The former Royal Bank of Scotland chief, who is fanatical about fast cars, rammed the Lamborghini Murcielago into a barrier. It flew into the air then landed on its roof, causing £60,000 of damage….. Details
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Disgraced RBS boss smashed up £195k Lamborghini taking it on high-speed spin.
Shameless credit crunch banker Fred “The Shred” Goodwin wrecked a £195,000 sports car when he took it on a high-speed spin on a race track.
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TRG Motorsports – NASCAR on a Dime
Mooresville, North Carolina (March 14, 2009) – TRG Motorsports has made it into the top 35 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner points – on a dime. The team made up of purchased cars and a crew and driver that was unemployed has risen to the top of the “have not” “go or go home” teams in the series currently 34th in owner points.
TRG Motorsports:
– Stands 34th in the coveted Sprint Cup owner’s points standings
– Started team 14 days before the Daytona 500 …Â Details
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Drayson Racing has been preparing throughout the winter for what it knows to expect at the 57th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on 21 March: a punishing, bone jarring, physically and mentally draining 12 hours of sports car racing. The Paul and Elspeth Drayson-owned operation has explored every likelihood and endeavoured to ready its No. 007 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 for almost any eventuality.
However, it is the unexpected that can play the difference between the team’s first American Le Mans Series podium finish and … Details
Ten years ago this month, Audi debuted the R8 race car at Sebring International Raceway. It was a departure for Audi, which had never had a true sports car to race, but the brand-new model finished third.
Since then, Audi has won eight of 10 races, and is the favorite at the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring, a week from today.
Traditionally, when a company races a sports car, it’s to help advertise a sports car they build and sell to the public. That’s essentially the philosophy behind all the racing that Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston-Martin do.
But Audi had no sports car, aside from the little TT, and …Â Details
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