IZOD IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro was involved in a fiery crash Thursday afternoon during Indy 500 practice in Indianapolis. She walked away from the car after it crashed into a wall and flipped, then caught fire. She suffered second degree burns to her hands and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Two years ago, Camron Waugh’s limited exposure to NASCAR came when he went over to his buddy’s college dormitory room and that week’s Sprint Cup race was on television.
Even then, knowing next to nothing about the sport, he was drawn to pit stops.
Fast forward to Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena and the 2011 Sprint Pit Crew Challenge—and there was Waugh right in the middle of all the fast and furious action. Waugh now serves as the front-tire changer on the No. 48 Chevrolet driven on race days by five-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. He had been on that job for the whopping total of 10 days before competing in his first Pit Crew Challenge  … Details
Simona de Silvestro has become the first driver to crash during preparations for this year’s Indianapolis 500, as the HVM racer had a dramatic accident early in today’s practice session.
De Silvestro’s car appeared to suffer a mechanical failure in Turn 3, hitting the wall and  … More
Jaguar has decided to turn its ground-shaking jet-powered C-X75 hybrid supercar concept into a $1.1m, Bugatti Veyron-beating flagship for production in 2013 – and is enlisting the aid of the Williams F1 team to do it. The momentous deal – likely to affect everything Jaguar does for decades to come – was announced earlier this month by Tata Motors chief executive Carl-Peter Forster, with Sir Frank Williams in attendance. The car, a plug-in hybrid, will have a 200mph top speed, 0-60mph acceleration in under three seconds, 0-100mph in under six seconds and a  … Details