Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial: police failed bid mirrors Fallon case
The City of London police's failed bid to secure the conviction of Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric comes after a similar failure in another high profile case involving Kieren Fallon, the champion jockey.
Motor racing-Hamilton all smiles as new McLaren breaks cover
WOKING, England, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A light-heartedLewis Hamilton laughed at the past and looked forward to ahappier season ahead after helping Jenson Button take the wrapsoff McLaren's sleek new Formula One car on Wednesday. Highlighting the re-profiled wing mirrors on the silver andred MP4-27, 2008 world champion Hamilton joked that therear-view improvements would also be appreciated by ...
Sacrificing the desert for solar energy
IVANPAH VALLEY, Calif. -- Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket. Clustered nearby are hangar-sized assembly buildings, looming berms of sand and a chain mail of fencing that will enclose more than 3,500 acres of public land. Moorings for 173,500 mirrors ...
Auto Racing Capsules: Ganassi teams figure to be up front at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chip Ganassi hopes to improve on last year's 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway. It hardly seems possible. Ganassi's two-car team finished first and second in the twice-around-the-clock event, sweeping the prestigious endurance race at the hallowed track.
Car club president hopes for large crowd
South Canterbury Car Club president Kevin Pateman is hoping for plenty of crowd support at this weekend's summer motor racing spectacular at Levels.
Cunning plan leaves Ferguson smiling
Steven Spielberg's first film was called Duel and was about a car driver, played by Dennis Weaver, who becomes convinced that a trucker is trying to kill him. Each time he tries to accelerate away, he relaxes a little but then glances into his wing mirrors to see the big brown tanker, belching diesel smoke, blaring its horn and coming ever closer to running him off the road. This morning ...
INDYCAR: Series news and notes 2012-01-17
Today's IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy headlines: 1. DW12 chassis shows its mettle in wind tunnel 2. Servia joins Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 3. Calendar aims to raise money for Japanese earthquake victims 4. Virginia International Raceway fills USF2000 slate IndyCar Flag Photo by: IndyCar Series 1. DW12 chassis shows its mettle in wind tunnel: A two-day wind ...
GRANDAM: Krohn Racing Daytona 24H Friday report
The green flag drops on the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, tomorrow, Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The No. 76 Krohn Racing Proto-Auto Lola Ford of team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson, Colin Braun and Ricardo Zonta will start from the 12th position on the grid. #76 Krohn Racing Ford Lola: Colin Braun, Nic Jonsson, Tracy Krohn, Ricardo Zonta Photo by: Eric ...
National Handicapping Championship field is complete with final five
LAS VEGAS – The field of 482 for the Daily Racing Form /NTRA National Handicapping Championship Presented by Sovereign Stables was completed Wednesday as the final five contestants having earned their berths in the Last Chance Qualifier at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.