…Â Michael Schumacher has decided to abort his comeback bid, but many feel that the next Schumi is already on the grid. Sebastian Vettel has had a remarkable start to his F1 career, and looks set to get even better. But even in the junior formulae, he already showed a lot of promise…Â Details & Excellent Videos
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Red Bull’s pursuit of championship leader Brawn GP resumes at the European Grand Prix, where Ferrari reserve driver Luca Badoer returns to Formula One’s starting grid for the first time in a decade to fill in for the injured Felipe Massa.
Badoer, who has tested for the Italians since 1998, will navigate the Valencia street race in place of Massa, who continues to recover from skull fractures suffered in a freak accident at the preceding Hungarian GP.
It’s Badoer’s first race for Ferrari and first start since driving for Minardi 10 years ago. The 38-year-old, whose gap between F1 races is the second longest in history, also holds an unwanted record of never having scored a point from 49 races…Â DetailsÂ
Although Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Josh Creamer took a decided 1-2 victory at the Dirt Days National at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Defending Series Champion, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Dustin Wimmer took home his second series championship, despite a fourth place overall finish in the final round of the series. Honda’s Joe Byrd took home second and Warnert Can-Am’s John Natalie took third on the podium.
Wimmer overcame a mid-season shoulder injury that would have knocked most riders out of the series altogether. “It feels great,” Wimmer said. “It was a really hard year for the team with me getting injured the fourth race in. I had to …Â Details
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is sending the new 911 GT3 RS to the starting line: Delivering even more engine power, offering lower weight, and featuring shorter transmission ratios as well as body and suspension elements upgraded to an even higher standard, the new 911 GT3 RS sets the foundation for homologating the racing version of the 911 GT3 and therefore offers everything it takes for ongoing success on the race track, continuing the series of absolutely uncompromising, sporting 911s homologated for the road.
The heart of the new 911 GT3 RS, the power unit, is based on the engine already featured in the 911 GT3. Like the latter, the RS power unit now displaces 3.8 instead of 3.6 litres, delivering even more power and revving up even faster and more dynamically…Â Details & Pictures