Oct 25, 2011

Marco Simoncelli tragic MotoGP accident (video) After the tragic death of Dan Wheldon, one of the best known drivers in Indycar, last sunday (16.10.2001) in a hard crash happened in the race at Las Vegas, the last one of the 2011season, tragedy struck again this time in a MotoGP accident. Fatal MotoGP Accident Video (after the jump): The Italian rider Marco Simoncelli fell and was hit by the bikes of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP race in Malaysia. Italian rider Marco Simoncelli was involved in a fatal MotoGP accident sunday (23.10.2011) on the Sepang circuit. Marco Simoncelli was racing in the penultimate race of the MotoGP season. Simoncelli lost control of his motorcycle while fighting for fourth place with Alvaro Bautista and fell right in front of Colin Edwards from Yamaha and Valentino Rossi from Ducati. A motogp accident inevitable occurred because the two couldn’t avoid the impact, Simoncelii being hit in full by their motorcycles. Simoncelli’s helmet came off and the Italian remained lying on the circuit. He was rushed to hospital but doctors could not save him. At 4:56 PM local time death of Marco Simoncelli was announced. The Italian rider involved in this tragic MotoGP accident – Marco Simoncelli was only 24 years old. Marco Simoncelli was one of the most talented riders in MotoGP and it was in its second season in the high class with Gresini Honda team. The Italian was European champion at the 125cc class. He fought in the 125cc class world championship until 2006 when he moved to Moto2. During the next four seasons he ride...

Jul 4, 2011

Officials from the British brand McLaren presented a series of new pictures with GT3 version of the supercar MP4-12C. In April, the British manufacturer McLaren officials have presented the first image of the MP4-12C GT3 sports derivative, developed to compete in competitions organized by the FIA. This time, the British come up with some new pictures taken on the circuit with extreme version of McLaren MP4-12C. More than that, the McLaren officials announced that the first public test for MP4-12C GT3 will be conducted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed , held these days in the UK. To survive on the circuit, the extreme version of McLaren MP4-12C received an aerodynamic kit made ​​of carbon fiber, including a front splitter, rear spoiler and rear diffuser, door frames and front bumpers. Furthermore, after the test made by Andrew Kirkaldy, Alvaro Parente and Oliver Turvey,  the McLaren British engineers mounted a new radiator which is designed to extend the temperature range optimal for the engine, cooling system and a new gearbox.. Testing and...

Mar 20, 2011

Nokian tire manufacturer has set a New Ice Speed World Record - 331.06 km/h on board the Audi RS6. Shortly after the ice speed record recorded in a Bentley Continental Supersports Cabrio, Nokian announced that they had established a new performance in this area. More specifically, the Finnish manufacturer has equipped an Audi RS6 with the new Hakkapeliitta 7 tires and called the racing pilot Janne Laitinen to make a new record attempt. Fortunately, they have reached the objective and managed to reach a speed of 206.06 mph, which is 331.6 km/h. The previous record was 330.7 km/h and was established in February. Those of from Nokian are not at their first attempt at breaking an world speed record on ice. Previous attempt was in a Bentley Continental GT equipped with Hakkapeliita 5 tires and it was driven by quad racing world champion Juha Kankkunen, set with a top speed of 321.64 km/h.   Video: Audi RS6 and Nokian – New Ice Speed Record: The previous Ice Speed Record by Nokian, with Hakkapeliitta 5 tires: Incoming search terms:nokianaudi rs6 2011 performancehakkapeliitta audiRelated Posts:Audi News – Audi RS4 and Audi RS6 ready in 2012Geneva 2012 Live: The Audi stand2012 Audi RS5 Facelift – video and photo gallery2012 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro – the official...

Feb 20, 2011

The former WRC driver Juha Kankkunen managed to break the Ice Speed World Record at the wheel of a Bentley Continental Supersports Cabrio, reaching 330.7 km/h (205,4 mph) on a frozen lake in Finland. The former WRC driver Juha Kankkunen, who as a matter of fact is the one that actually holds the old record, achieved in 2007 at the wheel of a Bentley Continental GT Coupe (321,6 km/h). According to the four-time world rally car champion, the ice speed record was reached after running five kilometers in a straight line. The Bentley Continental Supersports Cabrio who managed to enter the Guinness World Records was equipped with the series engine of the British model, but the fuel used was bioethanol E85 (a mixture of 85% alcohol and 15% gasoline) widely used in Nordic countries and more recently, in the United States. 2011 Bentley Supersports Ice Speed Record (205 mph) : Incoming search terms:bentley cabrio videobentley continental supersport coupe icrcabrio 2011Related Posts:NAIAS 2012: Bentley Continental GT V8Video Commercial: Bentley Continental GT V8Bentley Continental GTC Facelift Bentley Continental GT – more Special EditionsThe New 2011 Bentley Continental GT...

Feb 15, 2011

Car-Addicts.com presents for you the extended Swedish Rally summary, the first stage of the 2011 season of the World Rally Championship, won by Ford with Mikko Hirvonen. Mikko Hirvonen won Sunday’s second consecutive victory in the Rally of Sweden after he won with some emotions in front of the surprising Mads Ostberg, the pilot of the Stobart Ford. In a step unquestionably dominated by the pilots who have competed with the Ford Fiesta RS WRC podium was completed by Jari Matti Latvala, the second pilot of the Ford team. Here it’s the evolution of Ford‘s pilots from all three days in the WRC 2011 Rally of Sweden: Meanwhile, traditional rivals from Citroen failed to keep pace and managed only a fourth place by Sebastien Ogier, while seven times world champion Sebastien Loeb took only sixth place, mainly because he went first on all the special stages on Friday: Citroën Racing – WRC 2011 – Rally Sweden – Day 1 Citroën Racing – WRC 2011 – Rally Sweden – Day 2 Citroën Racing – WRC 2011 – Rally Sweden – Day 3 Petter Solberg finished the stage in fifth place, not before being forced to give up driving the last special test after being caught exceeding the legal maximum speed on the road connecting the PS 21 and PS 22. In his place went  Chris Patterson, his co-driver: Rally Sweden 2011 – Final Results 1.  Mikko Hirvonen        Ford          3h23m56.6s 2.  Mads Ostberg           Ford          + 6.5s 3.  Jari-Matti Latvala    Ford          +...

Feb 10, 2011

Monster World Rally Team published photos and video with the new 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC that American stuntman Ken Block will be driving in the 2011 season of World Rally Championship. In addition to taking on more WRC rounds this year, Ken Block will also be competing in Summer X Games, Gymkhana GRID, and select RallyCar rallies and RallyCross events in the United States. “2011 is going to be really big for me and the Monster World Rally Team,” says Ken Block. “We’re doing more WRC races this year, kicking off the Gymkhana World Tour, racing in Summer X Games, filming Gymkhana 4, plus hitting up a lot of other rally-related events worldwide. We even have a few top-secret projects in the works. I’m a lucky bastard to be doing all this, it’s going to be an amazing year!” Car-Addicts.com invites you to watch the first of the clip for the all-new 2011 Monster Energy Ford Fiesta RS WRC with its freshly updated livery: Incoming search terms:ken block wallpaperken blockKEN BLOCK WALLPAPERSFord Fiesta RS WRCford fiesta ken block wallpaperken block ford fiesta wallpaperken block wallpaper hdford fiesta rsken block fiesta wallpaper hdken block hd wallpaperRelated Posts:Ken Block and DiRT 3 GymkhanaWRC 2011: Extended Video Summary of Sweden RallyColin McRae Dirt 2 – Game...