Austrian Hannes Bohinc and his Wettpunkt.com team were denied victory in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes when a ruptured fuel tank forced them to retire 1.5 miles short of the finish after almost four hours of gruelling race action.
Heading for the record books as only the fourth man in history to win the coveted Beaverbrook Trophy on three occasions, the abrupt ending allowed Cinzano, piloted by Marcus Hendricks, Tim Grimshaw and Eric Smilie to take the chequered flag in a time of three hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds, just seconds ahead of Hot Lemon, the race leader for much of the 170 nautical mile distance…Â Details
Pictures from The Cowes Classic 2009
It sounds too bizaare to be true but Alfa Romeos are about to become Dodges, igniting a controversy that’s outraged car fans worldwide. The car above is Alfa Romeo’s MiTo. It was named for the two cities associated with Alfa Romeo: Milan and Torino. Now that it will be a Dodge (from Detroit), will it be renamed the Dodge DeMiTo?
Fiat chairman Marchionne told Autocar “Dodge is the American muscle car, while Alfa Romeo is the European muscle car. How we dovetail these two brands is very important. The level of competition between these two brands is tremendous because they are both going after the same customer.†He continued. So he’s implying not only that  … Details
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Formula 1 commercial right holder Bernie Ecclestone has said that he fears the Renault board may decide to quit Formula 1 following allegations that Nelson Piquet was asked to crash his car so that his team mate Fernando Alonso could win last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.
With car sales well down for all the manufacturers in Formula 1, this is a delicate moment in their participation in the sport anyway. Renault recently announced heavy losses and Toyota is expecting to lose up to $8 billion this year. The feeling in the Spa paddock …Â Details