Renault: Updates key for rest of year

Renault believes the success of the upgrade package it brings to this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix will be key to the remainder of its season, while it remains tight-lipped about its future driver line-up. As negotiations continue behind the scenes to decide whether Nick Heidfeld or Bruno Senna races for the team at Spa, amid suggestions the matter could now go to court, the engineering staff are focusing on delivering a major update to the R31.

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In Portland, Counterposing Demands for Equity and Innovation

America’s top cycling city is gearing up for a new milestone. This week, the Portland City Council approved $2 million in funding needed to install the city’s first bike-share system. The buzz about this project so far on the internet has mostly reflected varying degrees of delight. A protester holds a photo of Angela Burke, a [...]

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New and Not-So New

Week 3 of Season 3 of the 2011 inRacingNews Challenge featured the series? home track, Summit Point Raceway, and its Jefferson layout. Dominated last season by the two series champions, Marius Golombeck in the Pontiac Solstice and Gabriel Tobar in the Spec Racer Ford, this season offered other sim racers the opportunity to reach the top of the charts. So two different drivers ? one a newcomer to the front, one not so new ? seized the respective championship leads with strong performances. Michael Booth, whose Solstice performance has been stellar thus far in the early part of the season, won his lone race from the pole to score a class-best 143 points. In SRF, longtime class bridesmaid Chris Hughson is seeking to wrest the crown from Tobar; starting 27 [...]

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Would Taxing Bikes Solve the Infrastructure Problem?

Around the Network today: Would a tax on bikes and cycling equipment lead to a dramatic increase in infrastructure spending? Photo: Bike Europe A Tax on Bikes, Deft Political Move?: Would you support a tax on bikes if it provided infrastructure that made your ride safer and more pleasant? Network blog Straight Outta Suburbia says that [...]

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Yokohama Tire Corporation to be a Partner in the First Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit by Infineon Raceway

Yokohama Tire Corporation Fullerton, CA. Mon, Aug 22, 2011 "Yokohama Tire Corporation will be joining hands with Infineon Raceway in the upcoming Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California on August 25. Yokohama will be among the...

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The Continental: BMW?s Marketing-Driven Future, the Corvette Becomes a Chevy Again, and the Inevitable Bentley SUV

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. One of the hottest topics in the business right now is BMW’s gamble on carbon fiber?specifically, [...]

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