Spied: 2013 Lincoln MKT Gets Refined Version of Waterfall Grille

We caught a glimpse of the refreshed 2013 Lincoln MKS yesterday, and running in the pack with it our spy photographers spotted the 2013 MKT crossover. As you can see in these pictures, it too will receive a new rendition of the brand?s waterfall grille. Just as on the MKS, the MKT?s large, split grille [...]

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Davidson takes Petit Le Mans pole

Peugeot driver Anthony Davidson claimed his second straight pole for the Petit Le Mans enduro at Road Atlanta. The Briton secured the top spot in qualifying on his first flying lap aboard the Peugeot 908 turbodiesel he shares with Sebastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud. His time of 1m07.428s put him just over a tenth clear of Audi driver Timo Bernhard.

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2011 NSCS AAA 400 First Practice Session Speeds

Paul Menard - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCARPaul Menard, with a lap speed of 156.027 mph, posted the fastest lap during the first NSCS AAA 400 practice session at Dover International Speedway. Second fastest was Matt Kenseth with a lap speed of 155.986 mph, and was followed by Carl Edwards (155.891) who was third fastest. Jeff Gordon (155.878)...more»

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Official: GM debuts new front center airbag [w/video]

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GM Center Air Bag

Just when you thought automakers couldn't shove any more inflatables into a vehicle's cabin, General Motors has introduced yet another new airbag. The company's new front center airbag is basically designed to keep the driver in place during a solo far-side impact, as well as prevent occupants from bouncing off of one another if there is more than one person in the car. The new device is set to be introduced as standard equipment on models like the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia with power seats beginning in the 2013 model year. The tethered, tube-shaped airbag deploys from the right side of the driver's seat and positions itself in the center of the vehicle.

GM says that the company's analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data revealed that far-side impact crashes accounted for 11 percent of the belted front occupant fatalities in non-rollover incidents between 2004 and 2009, and that those deaths represented 29 percent of all fatalities in all side-impact crashes.

Automotive parts supplier Takata co-developed the airbag with GM over the course of three years. Hit the jump for the full press release as well as a video of the device in action.

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Dutch Cycling Embassy Releases Inspirational Video, Launches Website

Last week, a team of Dutch experts led a series of Think Bike workshops in four U.S. cities to help advocates and planners design the bike infrastructure of the future. Cities across the globe continue to look to the Netherlands for inspiration, and guidance, and that demand is being embraced by a unique organization known [...]

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Di Resta hopes Renault can be caught

Paul di Resta says his Force India team can now set its sights on overhauling Renault in the championship this year, after he delivered his best result of the season in Singapore. Di Resta was one of the stars of the Singapore Grand Prix, as he made the most of car updates and a good tyre strategy to finish sixth overall. That result, allied to team-mate Adrian Sutil's eighth place finish, has lifted their Force India outfit to within 22 points of Renault, which is currently fifth in the constructors' championship.

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Big Weeks ?R Us

Big weeks from Kalle Ruokola in Pontiac Solstice and Tim Bone in SpecRacer Ford defined Week Four of the third season of the 2011 inRacingNews Challenge. The sim racers convened at Lime Rock Park for the first of two rounds this season, utilizing the circuit?s full layout. Previously, this event had taken place later in the schedule, but the addition of the chicane layout as a second event prompted its placement earlier in the schedule. Ruokola earned a Solstice-best 171 points on the week by scoring wins in both of his starts, one of which came from the pole. That bested Alessandro Fior, who scored five wins in seven starts and tallied 137 points. Third place went to Corey Slade, who won in his single start from the pole to [...]

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Red Bull out to clinch title in style

Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team want to clinch the world title in style with victory in Japan, rather than playing it safe to deliver the single point needed to wrap up the championship. Vettel's victory in the Singapore Grand Prix has left him on the verge of his second crown, and he only needs to finish in the top ten in Suzuka in a fortnight's time to succeed. And although achieving just a single point should be a fairly simple task considering how dominant he has been all year, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the team will be out to deliver a headline performance rather than take it easy

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