Ford’s World Rally Championship driver Mikko Hirvonen hit the right note this evening when he treated Greek singer Sakis Rouvas to a passenger ride in his Focus RS World Rally Car ahead of the star’s sell-out concert in Cyprus….
… “Sakis wanted to know all about the switches and controls in the cockpit of the Focus and we joked about how both of us earn our living on a stage…Â Details
Fernando Alonso, twice world champion for Renault in 2005 and 2006, has offered a ringing endorsement of the speed displayed this week by Jenson Button in the new Brawn-Mercedes during testing at Barcelona, claiming that the rebranded Honda team will be a competitive force in this year’s world championship.
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As Joey Logano tore through NASCAR’s lower divisions last year, he picked up the nickname Sliced Bread. But as Logano transitioned to NASCAR’s top division, that bread turned stale.
Four races into the Sprint Cup season, the big story remains the freshman class’ continued struggles. While it’s early still, Logano has yet to record a top 10 finish, and he’s languishing at No. 33 in the standings while racing for a team that won two championships …Â Details
Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think announced yesterday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that it is planning to open a factory in the United States to supply North America with up to 60,000 small city cars per year. The automaker says it is talking to eight states about the assembly plant, which would initially employ about 300 workers with a starting capacity of 16,000 TH!NK City vehicles.
“The U.S. is quickly overtaking Europe as an attractive market for EVs and is an ideal location… .
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