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Motor racing-Every corner is blind for devoted French fan
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Every corner is blindfor Charaf-Eddine Ait Taleb. How a corner sounds matters more to the 29-year-old FrenchFormula One fan, who lost his sight 10 years ago due to agenetic condition, than any controversy over the new "ugly"noses on the 2012 cars. A familiar face at European racetracks last year, theParisian physio felt his way around the Jerez test paddock as ...

Courtney Force is making the climb in family business
The 23-year-old youngest daughter of drag-racing legend John Force will make her debut in premier Full Throttle Series at NHRA Winternationals. She knows comparisons to sister Ashley are inevitable. Drag racing has a new Force to be reckoned with.

Classic cars a viable alternative investment?
With other assets stuck in reverse, should you park some old cars in your portfolio.

Big Crowd Flocked To See Old Cars
The La Quinta Car Show boasted more than 100 hot rods, custom cars, and motorcylces.

Lotus Adds Dragon Racing with Bourdais and Legge – Fan Reaction
Jay Penske and his Dragon Racing will be running not one but two full-time cars for the 2012 season using Lotus powered engines. His two drivers will be veteran Sebastien Bourdais and IndyCar rookie Katherine Legge. The 32 year old Bourdais made selected appearances last year...

Bridgeport Speedway: Racing and service go hand-in-hand for LaClaire
From a fan to becoming a race car owner and driver, Joe LaClaire has followed a path to local racing set by many before him.

Motor racing-HRT say new car will not test until March
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spanish Formula One team HRT, whothis month signed Indian Narain Karthikeyan as one of theirdrivers, will not be able to try out their new car until nextmonth's final pre-season test after it failed two crash tests. The team, who used their old car for a two-day test at Jerezin southern Spain this week, said on Twitter they had not passedthe mandatory tests "by a minor margin ...

Forza Motorsport 4 gets new American Le Mans series car pack
If you are a fan of the Forza 4 racing game on Xbox 360, you’ll be glad to hear that there’s a new car pack now available. The new car pack launched yesterday and adds a bunch of new racing cars from the American Le Mans series. The pack includes 10 cars starting with the [...]

Parity reigns as NHRA opens season with Winternationals
An era of parity — brought on, in part, by the six-year-old Countdown to the Championship — has settled into Top Fuel and Funny Car.