Herck, Fauzy join FR3.5 field

GP2 drivers Michael Herck and Fairuz Fauzy will contest this weekend's Formula Renault 3.5 meeting at the Nurburgring. Super Nova racer Fauzy will drive for his own Mofaz team in place of Kiwi Chris van der Drift, while Coloni regular Herck will compete with Pons Racing. Van der Drift scored Mofaz's best result of the season, a third, at Spa-Francorchamps in May, but has encountered difficulty in securing the finance to complete the season.

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2013 Ford Flex Spy Photos: MyFord Touch and a New Grille for the Box

Ford?s funky box hits middle age?which means it?s time for a freshening. Spy photographers have nabbed the 2013 Ford Flex, providing visual evidence of the changes coming as part of the big box?s mid-cycle refresh. Keep Reading: 2013 Ford Flex Spy Photos – Future Cars

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Report: Senate approves amendment to end ethanol subsidies

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Just days ago, we reported that the United States Senate rejected an amendment that would have put an end to the the $6 billion in tax breaks and subsidies for producers of corn-based ethanol. Now, we're here to convey the message that the Senate actually approved the amendment. Was our initial report inaccurate? Um, no.

On Thursday, the Senate approved an amendment that could wipe out billions of dollars earmarked for the ethanol industry by voting 73-in-favor, 27-against. The amendment, if passed into law, will eliminate the 45-cent-a-gallon subsidy that the U.S. government hands out to producers of the corn-based fuel. The ethanol-related amendment that passed on Thursday will be tacked on to an economic development bill, which will likely face a tough battle in the Senate.

Turning our attention back to that failed amendment on Tuesday, though similar, it's not identical to amendment that passed through the Senate on Thursday.

On a related note, the House of Representatives voted 283-in favor, 128-against to ban the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from dishing out funds to support the installation of E85 pumps at gas stations across the U.S.

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iRacing.com Video Contest Winners Announced

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in the iRacing.com Video Contest. Correct that, we have 15 winners in the iRacing.com Video Contest, headed by Christian Braun who received the lion?s share of the votes cast by his fellow iRacers. One of four grand finalists, Braun will receive $500 in iRacing credits and an opportunity to do some additional video work for iRacing.com for his efforts. The remaining three grand finalists ? Florian Godard, Jens Denker and Nick Neben ? will each receive $150 in iRacing credits, while $100 in iRacing credits will be deposited in the accounts of eleven other finalists including Daniel Vergara Muro, Nathan Lively, Jose Fernandez, Jyrypekka Lehtinen, Taylor Meyn, Jon Adams, Bryan Blackford, Andrew MacPherson, lefevre ludovic, Stefan Wisselink and Steve Claeys. Congratulations to all [...]

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Kristensen rejoins DTM for Lausitz

Tom Kristensen will return to the DTM this weekend at the Lausitzring to replace Mike Rockenfeller at the wheel of an Audi A4 from Team Abt Sportsline. Rockenfeller, who scored his maiden DTM win earlier this year, is still recovering from his big accident during the Le Mans 24 Hours. Audi said the 27-year-old wants to be completely sure that he has sufficient time to fully recuperate following his accident.

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Hamilton to speak at Fans? Forum

Lewis Hamilton and Kamui Kobayashi are to take part in the next FOTA Fans' Forum, which will be held at McLaren's Woking factory later this month. Following the success of the fans' event in Canada last weekend, FOTA has finalised details of its next event - which will take place at the McLaren Technology Centre on June 30. Hamilton and Kobayashi will head the drivers' part of the proceedings, with team principals and technical chiefs having their own sections too.

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