You knew it was bad, you knew Lance Armstrong was seriously down in the dumps when he failed to Tweet for almost an entire day.
As anyone knows who has followed it in his oft-updated Twitter account, the Texan’s 3-month-old comeback has had more peaks than valleys. Monday’s crash in the first stage of a minor, five-day Spanish race marks the lowest moment of this audacious experiment. The 37-year-old went down in a pileup and broke his right collarbone clean through. “Surgery in a couple of days,” he finally Tweeted late Monday afternoon. He’ll be out for at least …Â Details
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Nissan is partnering with San Diego Gas & Electric to sell its new all-electric car here next year.
The automaker will show off a prototype of the car to people who manage fleets for large companies, universities and municipalities at the Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego today, though the company insists the way it drives is more important than the way it looks.
“This is not a test and demonstration, but a true market introduction,†said Mark Perry, Nissan’s director of product planning and strategy.
The five-passenger compact is expected to go 100 miles on a four-hour charge of its lithium-ion batteries, he said…Â Details
 A prestigious design award has been given to BMW Motorrad for two of its K model motorcycles.
Two of BMW Motorrad’s latest K Series motorcycles are the recipients of the famous ‘red dot’ awards that recognize outstanding design quality. The K 1300 S sports bike and the K 1200 R naked roadster have won the internationally acclaimed label that is awarded to products that have clearly set themselves apart from the competition by their particularly successful design solutions.
Launched in 1955, the red dot award has become established as one of the most important design awards in the world. It recognises achievements in … Details
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The coming season brings with it a whole series of rule changes, the most important of which are summarised below…
Sporting Regulations:
Controversially, the FIA announced last week that the World Champion would be the driver with the most number of wins, rather than the one who scored the most number of points.
However, there subsequently came the revelation that world motorsport’s governing body needs the unanimous backing of teams to make such a change at such short notice.
With such backing apparently not forthcoming from FOTA, it now appears …Â Details