AutoWeek articles from December 2007

AutoWeek archives from December 2007

Flying Dutchmen.(News)
December 3, 2007... Frenchman Timotei Potisek led 500 motor-cycle racers along the beach of Scheveningen in the Netherlands, in the second annual Red Bull Knock Out, an event considered the world's toughest beach race. Some 250,000 spectators watched as the...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
December 3, 2007... Our Nov. 26 Holiday Gift Guide should have said high-end audio maker Bang & Olufsen is a Danish firm. A Nov. 19 story should have said the Audi Cross Cabriolet Concept is powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel V6.

MAZDA TOUCH.(News)
December 3, 2007... Franz von Holzhausen cut his teeth designing cars such as the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky roadsters and Volkswagen's Concept One and Microbus. Since joining Mazda in 2005, he has overseen design and development of all concept and...

PANOPLY OF PORSCHES PAST; Stories and racing enthusiasm overflow at Rennsport Reunion III.(competitions of automobile racing)
December 3, 2007... Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON In the garages at Daytona International Speedway during Rennsport Reunion III, Nov. 2-4, we were admiring a Porsche 908LH. The guy on the other side of the car looked vaguely familiar. "Still one of the...

HOLY VOLTAGE! Chrysler plans 3 hybrid concepts for Detroit show.(News)
December 3, 2007... Byline: DALE JEWETT Chrysler will reveal three concept vehicles at the Detroit auto show in January that will feature Chevrolet Volt-like clean-running powertrains. The company will present one concept for each of its brands-Chrysler,...

Drivers Log.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
December 3, 2007... MORRISON: I won't suggest that rational thought really enters the equation for buyers of Audi's RS4 supersedan, but in brief moments of clarity, they might wonder if they didn't go just a tad bonkers when they wrote the check. That's what I...

What We Have in Stock.(Column)
December 3, 2007... Byline: KC Crain AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AutoWeek celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2008, and that has us reading through thousands of pages. For me, one great pleasure has been looking over the old racing stories. This publication has...

EXTRA.(Briefs)
December 3, 2007... Rapide Rise Aston Martin feels there's a much bigger market for the four-door Rapide than it first thought. The company is now forecasting production of 2000 cars per year, according to an AutoWeek source in the United Kingdom. Initially,...

EXTRA.(Competition)
December 3, 2007... A GREENER ALMS The American Le Mans Series should become the first championship in the world to use second-generation bioethanol fuel. The ALMS will introduce an E85 fuel option in 2008 in place of the E50 it originally planned to bring in...

TWO-WHEEL LOWDOWN; 2007 VECTRIX ELECTRIC MAXI-SCOOTER.(Revs)
December 3, 2007... Byline: GEORGE P. BLUMBERG Plug-in urban transport. 120.2 kW peak (27.67 hp), 7 kW continuous (9.59 hp), brushless DC hub-mounted air-gap electric motor/125-volt NiMH battery; 462-lb dry weight; 0 to 50 mph in 7.0 sec; top speed 62 mph ...

NEXT BEST MALIBU; Highly efficient powertrain option coming in spring.(News)(product information of Chevrolet Motor Co.)(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER There's a lot to like about what Chevrolet has done with its new Malibu ("Chevy's Midsize Marvel,'' AW, Nov. 5), but the best is yet to come. We're not talking about multiple body styles-no coupes, hatches or...

TV: Dec. 7 - 9.(Competition)
December 3, 2007... Friday, Dec. 7 Porsche Super Cup from France and Great Britain, noon, Speed Porsche Super Cup from Germany and Hungary, 12:30 p.m., Speed Summer Shootout from Concord, N.C., 1 p.m., Speed Dream to Zoom: Mazda Karting, 2 p.m.,...

WHEN FOUR STROKES AREN'T ENOUGH; New engine design doubles power stroke.(News)
December 3, 2007... Byline: MICHAEL TAYLOR Lotus and Bosch are working independently on similar six-cycle engine designs aimed at revolutionizing the internal combustion engine. The engines feature two power strokes for every exhaust stroke. The companies...

SMARTER STOP/START?(News)
December 3, 2007... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Most gasoline-electric hybrids achieve a large portion of their fuel-economy gains by shutting down the gas engine in stop/start city driving. Some need to restart the gas engine to provide drive power, while others...

But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)
December 3, 2007... BAD HAIR DAY IN ALASKA The Associated Press reports that Della Miller, 73, was driving to a hair appointment in Soldotna, Alaska, when she lost control and crashed through the front of the salon. The impact knocked one customer six feet...

Meanwhile, outside our car world . . .(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 3, 2007... A 19-month civil war ends in Lebanon after threatening to escalate to a global level. Air France and British Airways begin the first regularly scheduled commercial supersonic transport (SST) flights. United States celebrates its 200th birthday....

UNDER THE HOOD.(Briefs)
December 3, 2007... ENTER TO WIN Visit autoweek.com/sweeps, and enter the AutoWeek and American Le Mans Series Insider's Dream Giveaway! You can win a trip to Le Mans, France, or a weekend at the Mobile 1 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans-plus Michelin...

SMOKIN' DEALS.(News)
December 3, 2007... With Old Man Winter upon us, we've got hot deals on three snow-worthy vehicles, including Jeep's all-new Liberty. A hot hatch with available awd also gets special financing. SPORT/UTILITY VEHICLE 2008 jeep liberty MSRP: $20,990;...

TAKING A FLYER; Hybrid relies on high-tech flywheel.(News)(product information of Flybrid Systems)(Brief article)
December 3, 2007... Byline: NICK KURCZEWSKI Not all hybrids need big battery packs and generators. That's what Flybrid Systems of Silverstone, England, is suggesting with its kinetic energy recovery system. The system eschews typical hybrid battery...

Taj Ma Garaj.(Revs)
December 3, 2007... Byline: PHIL BERG John Dixon likes fast Porsches and a good laugh "If you can't make fun of yourself, you can't make fun of anyone else,'' says John Dixon, a soft-spoken 55-year-old with puppy-dog eyes and a quiet, humble demeanor who...

Up to His Old Tricks . . .(Column)(Column)
December 3, 2007... Byline: Cory Farley If there's one automotive trick you'd think every driver would recognize, it's the old penny-in-the-tread tip. You've heard it many times: To determine if your tires are worn out, insert a penny into the tread. If...

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda; 1984 PONTIAC FIERO INDY PACE CAR EDITION.(Escape Roads)
December 3, 2007... Byline: ERIC TEGLER With a proper budget and corporate support, the Pontiac Fiero would have been reliable from the start. With the right performance parts earlier, it could have rivaled the Chevy Corvette and outshone the imports. Had...

Market.(Escape Roads)
December 3, 2007... Byline: KEITH MARTIN Worldwide Group Sports and Classic Car Auction Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Nov. 3 327-cid, 350-hp V8, Holley four-barrel, Powerglide auto. Marina blue with black leather interior. Factory A/C....

1976; "The American love affair with the car hasn't gone away,'' says Ford general manager William Benton. As proof, Ford introduces a "sporty'' version of its Mustang II, the Cobra II.(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 3, 2007... To kick off this bicentennial year with a patriotic bang, Buick announces it will sell a fuel-efficient German-designed Opel built by Japan's Isuzu starting April 1. Also in Issue One of Autoweek for 1976 is the continuing saga of the...

CADILLAC EYES ALMS RETURN.(Competition)
December 3, 2007... Cadillac could return to the American Le Mans Series in 2009 as part of a major reorganization of General Motors' sports-car attack over the next two years. Cadillac last competed in the series with its Northstar prototype in 2002. Its...

DRIVE ANOTHER DAY; As good as 007 ever had it.
December 3, 2007... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO James Bond's car is almost ready for you, assuming you have $265,000 to spend and can get in line quickly at your local Aston Martin store. But before you go, you might want to know exactly what you're getting with...

Letters.
December 3, 2007... Just a little fix I really enjoyed Kevin Wilson's column in the Nov. 19 issue regarding some of his early rides. My first was a hand-me-down from my grandmother, a '64 Chevy II with a 194 and Powerglide. Additionally, it was a beige...

NO TIME FOR NAPS; Strong racers-and a strong Toyota engine-run Turkey Night Grand Prix.(competitions of automobile racing)
December 3, 2007... Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH In Southern California-a region not particularly keen on decades-long traditions-one event has thrived since 1934: the Turkey Night Grand Prix, which gathers and pits against one another the best USAC midget and...

BIG WHEELIN'; Toyota builds a better Sequoia.(News)
December 3, 2007... Byline: MAC MORRISON Although the mainstream press has lost its collective mind over Toyota's green initiatives in recent years, light trucks are as much a part of the company's U.S. presence as are hybrids, compact cars and sedans. In...

ALL GROWN UP; The 2009 A4 gets bigger and better.(News)
December 3, 2007... Byline: WES RAYNAL The old rap on THE Audi A4 has been that it's a choppy ride, with a too-heavy front end and a tiny back seat. With a new Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the newish BMW 3 Series on the market, the A4's flaws were magnified....

Kings of New York.(News)
December 10, 2007... Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevy prepares to lead its Nextel Cup cohorts from Times Square on a victory lap of the Big Apple to commemorate the 2007 NASCAR season. The series was in town for its annual awards banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel...

EVEL KNIEVEL DIES.(Competition)
December 10, 2007... Robert Craig "Evel'' Knievel, 69, died Nov. 30 in St. Petersburg, Florida, of pulmonary fibrosis-a disease that slowly turns lungs into scar tissue. The disease succeeded where several strokes, diabetes, liver disease that resulted in a...

TAKE THIS TO THE BANKS; A track-day investment for the Porsche elite.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson Odd thoughts come to mind in a pit lane, cinching a helmet strap. Such as: Is setting out to scare yourself silly a truly adult ambition? Nov. 1 dawned rainy, as the edges of tropical storm Noel grazed the...

Market.(Escape Roads)
December 10, 2007... Byline: KEITH MARTIN 1958 MG MGA Roadster Worldwide Group Sports and Classic Car Auction Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Nov. 3 1489-cc, four-cylinder, two SU carburetors, four-speed. Maroon with tan cloth top and...

Smaller Can Be Better.(Column)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Steve Thompson The American Automobile Association and Networks in Motion recently released "AAA Mobile,'' a package of GPS-based navigation services available through Verizon and Sprint on selected cell phones for $10 a month or...

Cadillac BLS Wagon; Wagon may not be good enough to bring Brits back to GM's luxury marque.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: JULIAN RENDELL General Motors hopes the third time will be the charm when it relaunches Cadillac in the United Kingdom next year. Critical pieces of that plan are the new CTS, which we also get in America, and the BLS wagon, which...

POOR KITTY; Our Jaguar XKR gets temporarily derailed.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: CAROLYN PAVIA-RAUCHMAN The car everyone loves to look at and drive was taken away from us at the end of its second quarter in our long-term fleet. A possibly drunken hit-and-run driver clipped the Jaguar XKR convertible as our...

UNIQUE PERFORMANCE IN BANKRUPTCY; No assets and millions owed.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Texas-based specialty-car maker Unique Performance appears to be calling it quits. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Nov. 12, just 10 days after authorities raided the firm's operations in the Dallas...

EXTRA.(Briefs)
December 10, 2007... Big Banger We've yet to see the final version of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 set to be unveiled at the Detroit show, but photos of what's under the hood have leaked out. The official General Motors shots of the supercharged V8 for the ZR1...

SHIELD YOUR EYES! Mitsubishi dazzles with a sports coupe that could be the next Eclipse.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: DALE JEWETT Mitsubishi will reveal the Concept-RA sports coupe-maybe a preview of the next Eclipse-at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The lightweight concept features plastic body panels...

MONSTER MAN; Jesse James joins lineup for AutoWeek Design Forum.(News)
December 10, 2007... Monster Garage master and West Coast Choppers owner Jesse James will ignite the evening festivities at the 15th Annual AutoWeek Design Forum. James catapulted to national fame with Monster Garage, the Discovery Channel television program...

HOT-LAP HEAVEN; 2009 Nissan GT-R caught on video.(News)
December 10, 2007... We've seen the Nissan GT-R, we've driven it, and we've done our best to help put you behind the wheel of this extreme new sports car. Now we're going one better, as our man in Japan, Dino Dalle Carbonare, rides shotgun and shoots video while...

Age: just a Number; 1932 DETROIT ELECTRIC MODEL 97.(Escape Roads)
December 10, 2007... Byline: BOB TOMAINE To automakers 100 years ago, electric cars were perfectly reasonable, with elegant operation and design offsetting their limited range and the rarity of charging facilities. Anderson Carriage Co. of Detroit...

JOINING THE CLUB; Sebastien Loeb wins his fourth WRC title, as Marcus Gronholm says goodbye.
December 10, 2007... Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb finished third in the Rally Great Britain to win his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship title, tying the record set by legendary Finnish driver Tommi Makinen eight years ago....

EXTRA.(cases of Scott Sharp with Rahal Letterman )(Brief article)
December 10, 2007... LOWE'S STAYS PUT Lowe's Motor Speedway will remain in Concord, North Carolina. Track owner Bruton Smith considered moving the 1.5-mile track to another municipality or even to South Carolina when city officials balked at his plans to build...

TV: Dec. 14-16.(Competition)
December 10, 2007... Friday, Dec. 14 Barrett-Jackson: Life on the Block, 8 p.m., Speed NOPI Tunervision, 11:30 p.m., Speed Barrett-Jackson: Life on the Block, midnight, Speed Saturday, Dec. 15 Chop Cut Rebuild, 9 a.m., Speed Redline TV,...

EVENTS.(Competition)
December 10, 2007... Jan. 18-20: 39th Annual World of Wheels New Orleans Check out www.worldofwheels.com. Jan. 18-20: Fifth Annual Autorama San Antonio Go to www.autorama.com for information on this annual event. Jan. 19: Reflections in...

INSIDE MEN; Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan made a mess of the F1 season-but who are they?(Competition)
December 10, 2007... Byline: ADAM COOPER The recently completed Formula One season was one of the most dramatic in history, and not just because of on-track fights between Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes. Off the track, the two teams were embroiled in a messy...

My 2007 Rides.(personal narratives of Kevin A. Wilson)(Column)
December 10, 2007... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson The next outing for this column will be in 2008, so let me wrap up some odds and ends from '07. * This was the 50th-anniversary year of the '57 Chevy. It's essentially the same car as the '55, which was more...

Meanwhile, outside our car world . . .(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 10, 2007... A nuclear-proliferation pact is signed by 15 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union. President Jimmy Carter pardons Vietnam War draft evaders. The space shuttle Enterprise makes its first test glide, from the back of a 747....

NO, DON'T GO; Chevy's Suburban was essential to our long-term fleet. We're sad to see it leave.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: ROGER HART Living 12 months with a Chevrolet Suburban in the long-term test fleet left one lingering question: How would we live without it? The big 'Burban played a variety of roles during its service, reinforcing why...

Welcome, Alien; Gas-electric hybrid goes the distance, but at what price?(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER For buyers looking for maximum fuel economy in a $3-to-$4-per-gallon world, the 2008 GMC Yukon probably holds little promise. But General Motors is betting a big chunk of the farm that a lot of consumers don't want...

AFFLUENT MAN-CHILD GROWS UP; Subaru's new STI may not be kinder and gentler, but it's easier to live with in the morning.
December 10, 2007... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO In the product highlights published for its 2008 Impreza WRX STI, Subaru notes that the cargo area accommodates "two Tour-size golf bags with rear seatbacks up.'' Transporting golf clubs apparently has become an STI...

Drivers Log.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
December 10, 2007... RAYNAL: 'Tain't a bad driver, this WRX. In fact, it's a whole lot of fun. Even as it feels as if Subaru has softened it up some (not a bad thing, in my book, because it wasn't softened up too much), the WRX is still one of the more fun cars to...

SMOKIN' DEALS.(News)
December 10, 2007... Two European luxury sedans and Chrysler's new minivan highlight the week's hot winter deals. A roomy sport/utility also carries special offers. MINIVAN 2008 Chrysler Town & Country MSRP: $23,190; $1,000 to $1,500 cash back or 0 to...

UNDER THE HOOD.(Briefs)
December 10, 2007... BOW-WOW! HELP A HOMELESS PET * Tri-Point Motorsports and Mazdaspeed teamed with the Humane Society of the United States and "Mutts,'' a syndicated cartoon in 700 newspapers around the country, to help some homeless pets get adopted and...

GRAND ADVENTURES AT THE BRIDGE; Rallying around Long Island, reliving history.(Revs)
December 10, 2007... Byline: JOHN F. KATZ Bridgehampton, on the tip of Long Island, New York, would be a great place to be in late September, even without the old cars. The weather is windbreaker-crisp. The deciduous trees are just turning to reveal a blaze of...

But Wait, There's More.(BWTM)
December 10, 2007... Helio watch TOP OF THE PODIUM! Pass the milk, because Helio Castroneves and partner Julianne Hough took home the mirrored-glass ball as winners of TV's Dancing with the Stars. An always-smiling Helio brought a competitive spirit to the...

Letters.
December 10, 2007... Helio, No! They point fingers at American Idol fans for vote rigging with sites that push folks toward one candidate. Helio Castroneves may as well let Dutch or KC put the trophy on their mantels. Without AutoWeek readers getting their...

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES? Toyota takes another crack at cool with the new Matrix.(News)
December 10, 2007... Byline: MAC MORRISON Toyota introduced the first Matrix five-door in late 2002, during the best-forgotten height of carmakers' "create a new segment'' shootout, and promptly dubbed it a CUV-crossover utility vehicle, aimed at attracting...

2007's Top 1 0, er, 1 1 Scale Models.(Revs)(List)
December 10, 2007... Byline: JAY ENGEL The scale-model-car field was flooded with new arrivals this year, and we scoured the planet to bring you the best of the best. They're presented here in no particular order; rest assured that each could be viewed as a...

1977; Jacky Ickx wins his fourth Le Mans, in a Porsche 936 turbo, with co-drivers Jurgen Barth and Hurley Haywood.(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 10, 2007... Making their first U.S. competition appearances at the Daytona 24 Hours are the Ferrari Boxer, the Chevrolet Monza V8, the BMW 320i and the Lancia Stratos. A.J. Foyt wins his fourth Indy 500, 10 years after his third. Janet Guthrie, the...

Joie Chitwood would be proud.(News)
December 17, 2007... Tens of people show up to watch stunt performers drive a car and two motorcycles inside a "Well of Death," a makeshift wooden cylindrical structure, at a fair on the outskirts of Jammu, India. No word on whether those spectator barriers are...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
December 17, 2007... Our Dec. 3 Escape Roads should have listed only the Chevrolet Citation as an X-body model. Also, the Corvair should have been identified as a rear-engine car. In the Dec. 10 issue, we should have listed the U.S. price for the 2008 Porsche...

JIMMIE AND THEN SOME; NASCAR served up everything in 2007.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: AL PEARCE Perhaps more than any other year this decade, 2007 brought significant and far-reaching changes to NASCAR and its flagship Nextel Cup Series. Bill France Jr., the organization's beloved "benevolent dictator'' and...

But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)
December 17, 2007... This Week's Sign the Automotive Apocalypse Is Nigh http://disappearing-car-door.com Hyperventilating Hyperlink Lewis Hamilton takes the Top Gear "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car'' challenge: http://tinyurl.com/32q6jt FROM THE...

SMOKIN' DEALS.(News)
December 17, 2007... An all-wheel-drive Volkswagen hyperhatch and a Lexus luxury cruiser check in with low-financing deals. Cash-back offers are also available on the new Ford Taurus and a Mitsubishi sport/utility. HATCHBACK 2008 Volkswagen R32 MSRP:...

Meanwhile, outside our car world . . .(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 17, 2007... The U.S. Senate approves the Panama Canal neutrality treaty, which turns the canal over to Panama by 2000. Former Italian premier Aldo Moro is kidnapped and killed by left-wing terrorists, who also kill five of his bodyguards. Pope Paul VI dies...

MORE ROOM TO CROSS OVER; Infiniti EX35 finds still More space in the car-based ute market.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: MARK VAUGHN Is there still room to fit more crossover SUVs in the market? Sure there is! This month, Infiniti wedges the EX35 into the segment between sporty crossovers such as the Acura RDX and the BMW X3 and sporty sedans such as...

SWEET One; BMW makes a big statement with its small 1 Series.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Greg Kable Before its unveiling at the Frankfurt show in September, the 1 Series coupe had been one of the most talked-about new models from BMW in quite a while. And with good reason. Here's a car promising a leaner and more agile...

1978.(50th Anniversary countdown)
December 17, 2007... Import sales rise 37 percent from the previous year's figures, with more than 2.1 million sold in the United States, up from 1.5 million. Domestics tally more than 9.1 million sales. Also climbing are trucks, up 16 percent to a record 3.7...

Market.(Escape Roads)
December 17, 2007... Byline: KEITH MARTIN 1970 Lotus Elan 2+2 coupe Worldwide Group Sports and Classic Car Auction Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Nov. 3 1558-cc, four-cylinder, two-by-one-barrel Zenith-Stromberg carburetors, four-speed....

UNDER THE HOOD.(Briefs)
December 17, 2007... WATCH THE WEB, SAVE A KID If you didn't make it in person, be sure to visit autoweek.com/tdss for a webcast of the inaugural AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit. While there, sign up for info on future events. This kids' safety thing is a...

EXTRA.(Briefs)
December 17, 2007... ALONSO CONFIRMED Renault F1 announced that Fernando Alonso, 26, will return to drive for the team in 2008, alongside Nelson Piquet Jr., 22, son of three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. Alonso returns to Renault after one season at...

NOTHING (AND EVERYTHING) to Prove; Sebastien Bourdais wins again, as Champ Car still faces questions.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH For many, Sebastien Bourdais' astounding Champ Car World Series statistics always will be accompanied by an unwritten asterisk: He dominated the series, but he did it against a diminished field. Had CART and the...

Training Teens.(safety measures of car drivers)(Column)
December 17, 2007... Byline: KC Crain It's officially winter in Detroit. It's freezing cold, and the roads can be horrible. My 26-mile commute reminds me about the importance of driver education. As I watch people do the most idiotic things on the highway, I'm...

One for the Boys; 1930 BLOWER BENTLEY.(Escape Roads)
December 17, 2007... Byline: NICK KURCZEWSKI The 4.5-liter supercharged Bentley, also known as the "Blower'' Bentley, typified the derring-do attitude of the British manufacturer during its glory days at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bentley race cars won that...

CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES: Two-Man Game.(News)(competitions of automobile racing)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Al Pearce NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series continues to produce the kind of close, free-wheeling, entertaining, no-nonsense racing that even Cup and Busch drivers say is a hoot. It's a shame so few people actually watch the series,...

CHAMP CAR ATLANTIC: Young Guns Make Up Strong Field.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Steven Cole Smith The 34-year-old Champ Car Atlantic Championship featured only a handful of drivers as old as it is, and the series continues to be a training ground for young drivers; if they're good, it's a solid steppingstone....

BUSCH SERIES: No One Else Came Close.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Al Pearce NASCAR's last Busch Series season (it becomes the Nationwide Series next year) was decided early. Nextel Cup driver Carl Edwards and his No. 60 Ford team finished in the top five in nine of the first 13 races and in the...

LOEB'S FOR THE TAKING.(News)(competitions of Sebastien Loeb)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK Sebastien Loeb's run to a record-tying fourth consecutive World Rally Championship title began exactly as expected, with a win at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. But signs that this would be no walkover became...

INDY PRO SERIES: Alex Lloyd Dominates.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: Curt Cavin The Indy Pro Series season can be summed up in two words: Alex Lloyd. The 22-year-old Englishman dominated with a record eight wins, including an unprecedented five in a row to start the season, and five poles. In...

A DRIVERS' TALE BY CURT CAVIN.(News)
December 17, 2007... The IndyCar Series had its usual assortment of highs and lows during the 2007 season. Consider the ups and downs of the top drivers. 1. Dario Franchitti (637 points) HIGH: He won his first Indianapolis 500 and his first major...

TO THE WIRE; Strong competition and a year of firsts in Grand-Am.(News)
December 17, 2007... Byline: TRAVIS BRAUN With seven wins and 14 front-row starts, Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty won this year's Grand-Am Daytona Prototype championship, the first of their careers. Despite their dominance, the championship was decided in the...