Racing aboard the Great Lakes schooner Denis Sullivan
Participants do the jobs that 19th century sailors did as this replica navigates Lake Superior's unpredictable waters. At dawn on the dock, a few sailors kiss spouses and dogs goodbye. Then we muster on the quarterdeck: 17 crew (nine volunteers and eight professional sailors) ranging from a 19-year-old South Carolina college student to a 76-year-old Michigan farmer.
Racing rocked by Sun and Plato
THE SUN and Jason Plato are aiming to rock British motorsport with a mega new project
Top 5 Sprint Cup Drivers with Something to Prove in 2012
As of February 6, 2012, there are 37 full-time teams, (39 if we include the unknown Red Bull team) and 11 part-time teams. So all together there's a list of 50 teams and driver combinations that I could choose from. But which of those 50 teams and driver combinations have the most to prove in 2012? Well that will be depicted in this article coming up. First of course, we get two honorable ...
NASCAR-CUP: Media Tour at Charlotte notes and quotes, day 4
NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway Notes and Quotes - Thursday, Jan. 26 Brian France Photo by: Getty Images RCR Announces Fourth Car Driven by Sadler, Gaughan; Harvicks Expecting First Child Richard Childress Racing kicked off their 44th year of involvement in NASCAR with a dinner Wednesday night at their shop in Welcome, N.C., for all media members on the NASCAR Sprint ...
Daytona NASCAR Testing: It's About to Get Wild with the Sprint Cup Drivers
The first day of NASCAR testing for Cup cars at Daytona is more shakedown than anything, but one thing for sure is that tandem racing is alive and well despite the rule changes, and the cars are definitely faster. Cars ran single file during the morning session, and by afternoon several teams were running 202 mph-plus, together in tandem. Kyle Busch and Joey Logano set the hot pace racing nose ...
Mercedes-Benz restores oldest SL to mark 60th anniversary
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz SL and to celebrate the occasion, Mercedes has completely restored the oldest surviving example to its original condition. Introduced to the press on 12 March 1952 on the autobahn between Stuttgart and Heilbronn, the prototype 300 SL (Super Lightweight) was powered by a 3-liter, six-cylinder in-line engine canted at 50 degrees with an ...
Banks drag on FTSE as brokers turn cautious about rally
LONDON (Reuters) - The top shares closed lower on Wednesday as banks fell out of favour after brokers urged caution on the sector after recent gains, while poor growth in the UK highlighted the challenges ...
Ferrari unveils its 2012 contender
Ferrari has unveiled the F2012, the car with which it will contest the 2012 Formula One World Championship.
F1: Ferrari F2012 ready for new season report
F2012: new single-seater presentation The new Ferrari F2012 Photo by: Ferrari Media Center The F2012 is the fifty eighth car built by Ferrari with the express purpose of taking part in the Formula 1 World Championship. It adopts a well established tradition of being named after its year of manufacture. The project, which goes by the internal code number of 663, constitutes the Scuderia's ...