Archive for July, 2006


No NASCAR - Danica Patrick to Andretti-Green

18 July 2006

It looks like Danica Patrick isn’t going the bump and draft route after all if the latest reports are true. It seems she’s planning to go with the Andretti-Green team to race next to Marco Andretti. I guess the IRL will keep the popular racer in their own stable for another season, though she may [...]

Danica Patrick to NASCAR?

11 July 2006

Danica Patrick may be joining the boys over in the NASCAR circuit, possibly as early as next season, if talks her father is having pan out.
The popular IRL driver is a big draw and NASCAR could get an even bigger boost in popularity if she makes the jump. Could she make the transition to [...]

Audi Plans Diesel TT

11 July 2006

Audi is going to cash in on the diesel winning race cars by adding a diesel to the TT lineup. Because the TT’s engine bay is too narrow for the V6, it looks like they’ll use a 4 cylinder diesel from VW which is currently available in 140hp and 170hp versions, expect the Audi engine [...]

Lexus GS450h Hybrid Enters 24 Hour Race

5 July 2006

No sooner does Audi start winning endurance races with their diesel racer and here comes Toyota entering their Lexus GS450h hybrid sedan in the Tokachi 24-hour Race at the Tokachi International Speedway in Hokkaido (in northern Japan) from July 15 to 17. Can’t have Audi running away with all of the unconventional race car thunder, [...]

Self Driving VW Golf GTi

2 July 2006

Though everyone was amazed at the DARPA Challenge when several vehicles navigated their way though a very difficult off road course, progress marches on and Volkswagen just demonstrated a Golf GTi equipped with a self driving mechanism that was very impressive.
This Golf can self drive, accelerate, steer and brake through a pylon course at speeds [...]