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8
Jun

Automobile Off-Road ATV – Arctic Cat’s all new 700 H1 EFI Mudpro

2009_arcticcat_700We’ve never seen anything quite like it! Not much will keep this baby from going forward with no worries about what’s under it. Simply said but not easily done, the Cat team basically took a 700 H1 EFI and slapped on some extra technology they thought would make it conqueror of the most treacherous terrain you can think of. If your area’s trails seem extra challenging, even for such a powerful machine, Arctic Cat has you more than covered with their all new 2009 700 H1 EFI MudPro.

The trail up ahead is too muddy, wet and seemingly impossible to get across? Not with this monster! Some who even come to enjoy such extra challenging trail conditions, crave extra grip, extra power and most importantly clean air to breathe at all times. To appease such appetites…  Details

8
Jun

Automobile F1 – 30 Seconds With Lewis Hamilton, A View From Back in the Pack

For the first time in his three years in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, the reigning world champion, and his McLaren Mercedes car are far from being front-runners this season. After finishing third at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton was later disqualified for lying to race stewards about an incident during the race. Since then, he has finished no better than fourth and is ninth in the standings…

… Q. How does it feel to suddenly find yourself in such an uncompetitive car?

A. It’s tough because naturally, I’m a born competitor. I love competing, I love winning. Who doesn’t? You wake up every day, and that’s what you prepare yourself for. For winning. You prepare yourself to be the best. And when you know your …  Details

6
Jun

Automobile F1 – McLaren’s Kovalainen leads F1 practice for Turkish GP on Friday

McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen was fastest in practice Friday for the Turkish Grand Prix, while Brawn GP’s uncharacteristic lack of pace could give its rivals a strong chance of putting the brakes on the leader’s dominant start.

The Finnish driver set a fastest lap of one minute 28.841 seconds across both practice sessions to edge Renault’s Fernando Alonso by 0.006 seconds.

Williams driver Nico Rosberg was the only other driver to finish under the 1:29 mark, while BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica and Kazuki Nakajima of Williams rounded out the top five.

Formula One leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP had a best lap of 1:29.430 – more than half a second off Kovalainen’s pace…  Details

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6
Jun

Automobile Rally Car – 2010 DAKAR RALLY: MORE DESERT, MORE OFF-ROAD, MORE THRILL

vwFrom Buenos Aires to Antofagasta and back: For its “title defence” project, Volkswagen anticipates a tougher Dakar Rally than ever before. The approximate track profile of the legendary off-road marathon which the organiser A.S.O. announced in advance will contain more desert and off-road parts – and thus more challenges for the drivers, co-drivers and technology.

In January 2010, the roughly 8,500-kilometre route will cover a clearly longer, seven-stage distance through Chile, lead far up into the north of Bolivia and feature a significantly larger number of kilometres through the world’s most arid region, the Atacama desert…  Details

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