It may be getting colder across the country, but in Porscheland, things are heating up. The German automaker just took the wraps off its ultimate tribute to sun and fun, the new Boxster Spyder, in Los Angeles, and its merchandising counterpart is gearing up for sunshine with its new collection of gear for the spring and summer.
The latest sport collection has items for the driver, runner, golfer, swimmer, sailor and tennis player, all made in collaboration with sportswear giant Adidas …Â Details & Pictures
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NASCAR’s most popular driver for the seventh consecutive year.
Earnhardt’s win keeps him at third on the career list behind Bill Elliott’s record 16 times selected as the most popular driver, and Richard Petty, who won the award nine times. The award, which is sponsored by Chex and presented by the National Motorsports Press Association, has been given since 1965 and voted on by fans.
Earnhardt, who is not part of the 12 drivers being celebrated this weekend in Las Vegas, took some time to get to the stage during Thursday’s awards ceremony … Details
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J.R. Hildebrand today concluded his three-day program with the Force India Formula 1 Team at the Circuit de Jerez in southern Spain. The 21-year-old from Sausalito, Calif., recorded a best lap of 1:19.873 to rank 10th overall among the 16 F1 rookies who participated in today’s sessions.
Once again, Hildebrand shared …Â Details
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They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Jimmie Johnson can only hope so.
Because we’re through just one day of NASCAR’s newly-relocated Champion’s Week, and Johnson’s reputation has already been beaten up worse than one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s sparring partners. Boring? Vanilla? Politically correct? Not according to Johnson’s friends and fellow drivers, who poked plenty of fun at the four-time defending champion during a charity roast at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. There were jokes about … Details
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