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Source: Motorsport.com (Original Article)

SERIES LEADER POWER TOPS FIRST DAY IN ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (Friday, March 26, 2010) – IZOD IndyCar Series
points leader Will Power, who won the season opener two weeks ago in
Brazil, topped the lap time chart on another temporary street circuit
March 26 at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with a best of 1
minute, 2.3200 seconds (103.979 mph) in a Team Penske machine.

Qualifying starts at 1:20 p.m. (ET) Saturday on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn
course on the streets of St. Petersburg.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon also was quick – second
on the lap chart with a best of 1:03.0299 (102.808). Dreyer &
Reinbold Racing’s Justin Wilson, who finished third in last year’s race,
was third overall (1:03.0576) and Andretti Autosport’s Tony Kanaan
(1:03.0615) was fourth. Teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay, who was runner-up in
both the Brazil and ’09 St. Pete races, was fifth overall (1:03.0763).

KV Racing Technology teammates E.J. Viso (1:03.0890) and Takuma Sato
(1:03.0930) were sixth and seventh, respectively, while Marco Andretti
(1:03.2866) was eighth. Two-time St. Pete winner Helio Castroneves
(1:03.2884) was ninth and Graham Rahal, who is competing for Sarah
Fisher Racing this weekend, was 10th (1:03.3220).

Also on March 26, Martin Plowman was the quickest driver in practice for
the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for Firestone Indy Lights, turning a
top lap of 1:08.1958 (95.021). James Hinchcliffe was second at 1:08.2288
(94.975), with Stefan Wilson third at 1:08:3467, 94.811.

Qualifying for the first Firestone Indy Lights race of the season starts
at 3:10 p.m. Saturday.

HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG NOTEBOOK:

St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster will wave the green flag to start the
sixth Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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Source: Thaindian.com (Original Article)

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Source: PR-inside.com (press release) (Original Article)

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Source: PR-USA.net (press release) (Original Article)

Anchor Vans Donates Ford Ranger Thunder 4×4 to Sainsbury’s Sport’s Relief Golf Day as the ‘Hole-in-O

Anchor Vans – one of the leading vendors of used vans in the UK is supporting the Sainsbury’s Sport’s Relief golf day being held at The Royal Winchester Golf Club on 9th March, by donating a silver grey Ford Ranger Thunder 4×4 to the player who gets a hole-in-one. The diesel 4×4 has a 59 plate and has leather seats, air conditioning, alloys and power-assisted steering. For more information call 0118 9710 230 or go to www.anchorvans.co.uk.

"We’re delighted to have the opportunity to support the golf day, and in doing so support the Sport’s Relief charity which has really caught our imagination," enthused Simon Joyce, Sales Director of Anchor Vans. "The 4×4 we’re donating to the first person who gets a hole-in-one is such a great vehicle that I wish I could go and take part myself to have a chance of winning! It’s in fantastic condition and the winner will be absolutely thrilled with the prize I’m sure."

"It should be a very popular prize with all of the terrible weather we’ve been having lately," Simon commented. "Our 4×4 vehicles have been in great demand over the last couple of months as people have realised that having a truck like this is the only way to be able to keep moving in snowy weather. I’ll bet the golf courses will be busy this weekend as all the people playing in the golf day will be keen to get that hole-in-one prize!" Simon concluded.

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer (Original Article)

Stephen A. Wynn builds not just casinos, but billion-dollar fantasylands.
In 2005, the $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas opened with a Ferrari and Maserati dealership on the premises, poolside blackjack, and a golf course with a waterfall towering 37 feet.
He spent $1.2 billion on the three-year-old Wynn Macau in China, which showcased a tree sculpture of 2,000 branches and 98,000 leaves dipped in 24-karat gold.
Now, the 68-year-old showman has redirected his sights from those gilded environs to a congested stretch of Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia, next door to a Wal-Mart.
What on earth is Steve Wynn thinking?
Taking over the foundering Foxwoods Casino project is not as much of a business non sequitur as it may appear, gaming analysts explain. They say it is a sign of the times.
Besides, where else is Wynn to go?
The gaming industry in the United States has experienced a tectonic shift. Increasingly, struggling states are looking at Pennsylvania’s newfound success at generating tax revenue from gaming in the last three years – more than $1 billion in 2009 alone – and they are following suit. In the last 16 months, Ohio and Maryland approved casinos, while Delaware this year joined Pennsylvania in allowing table games.
Business is draining from destination resorts like Atlantic City and Las Vegas to casinos in regional markets that play up convenience.
Which brings us to Wynn Resorts Ltd. and the Delaware River waterfront.
The company, which last year brought in revenue of $3 billion, confirmed last week that it had agreed to become Foxwoods’ majority partner, with at least a 51 percent stake; the local investor group and the Mashantucket Pequot tribe would cede control of the faltering project. On Wednesday, Wynn is scheduled to travel to Harrisburg to present his plan to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which must approve a new design.
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Source: BusinessWeek (Original Article)

Court and government documents show that Christopher Tinto, Toyota’s vice-president for regulatory affairs, and Christopher Santucci, who works for him, affected NHTSA investigations into alleged acceleration problems involving Toyota cars and pickups. An overview:

The NHTSA informed Toyota in March 2004 that it was opening a preliminary investigation into whether a throttle control system could be the cause of vehicle surge or unwanted acceleration in 2002 and 2003 Toyota Camrys and Solaras. Tinto and Santucci worked closely with officials at NHTSA, which narrowed its investigation to about 11 incidents involving five crashes.

Outcome: The case was closed on July 22, 2004.

Another set of complaints, including one from the owner of a 2002 Camry, about unintended acceleration problems resulted in another NHTSA review. Tinto wrote the agency in November that a Toyota dealership-led review of 59 vehicles whose owners complained of acceleration issues found that “no evidence of a system or component failure was found and the vehicles were operating as designed.”

Outcome: NHTSA ended its probe in January 2006.

Toyota and the NHTSA also received complaints in August 2006 about accelerator issues involving the Camry, this time covering model years 2002 to 2006. In that case, Tinto wrote to NHTSA officials that Toyota had found no abnormality in the throttle controller, which the petitioner had blamed, though Toyota did find evidence that water damage from heavy rain or from driving through a flooded road may have caused problems in specific cases.

Outcome: NHTSA ended the investigation in April 2007.

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Source: Motorsport.com (Original Article)

It is by now not a big secret the Spanish Campos-Meta Formula One outfit
already has financial problems, the team wasn’t able to pay Dallara, who
developed the chassis, and engine supplier Cosworth is also still waiting
for the first payment from Spain. It has been said the Campos-Meta team
owes Dallara 7 million Euro, and because it hasn’t been paid yet, Dallara
decided to stop the development work on the chassis. Last week Campos-Meta
told the media they would — again — make an announcement about the
team’s future next Tuesday (yesterday), but just like the previous time,
there was nothing else but silence from the Spanish team. There are a
number of rumors circulating about the future of the team, so here is an
overview about what we sofar have heard.

Adrian Campos (on the right) during the team presentation last year. Photo by Campos Meta F1 Team.

On January 13, the first rescue scenario emerged, A1GP boss Tony Teixeira
would step in to rescue the team, and he was willing to invest 20 million
Euro. He was interested in creating a A1GP financed Formula One team, to
help young and promising A1GP drivers to become successful in Formula One.
Unfortunately, Teixeira has huge financial problems with his A1GP series
himself, and he is just about as good as Campos-Meta in maintaining radio
silence. During the last few months of 2009 all A1GP races were cancelled,
and neither Teixeira, nor the A1GP organization has since then given any
explanation about what was going on.

Later it became apparent that A1GP has a huge debt of about 600 million
Euro, and now, almost five months later, there is still now news about the
future of the A1GP series. It is therefore safe to assume A1GP has ceased
to exist, leaving a 600 million Euro debt in its wake, and it is very
unlikely Teixeira will be able to raise the 20 million Euro to rescue
Campos-Meta. All assets of A1GP, including the 24 cheap flights from Hobart to Townsville Ferrari designed and
Ferrari powered cars, have …continue reading

Source: Financial Times (Original Article)

Weirdly, Akio Toyoda, scion of the Toyota family, summed it up rather well. “Believe me, Toyota’s car is safety,” the chief executive of Japan’s most iconic company said. “But we will try to increase our product better.”

It would normally be unforgivable to mock someone’s difficulties in English. But the fact that Mr Toyoda, who earned an MBA in the US, had not been drilled in a word-perfect English apology says much about Toyota’s sub-quality response to its recall crisis . In Japan, the apology, like ikebana and haiku , is an art form. Yet as recently as last Friday, when the Toyota chief made his tangled mea culpa , the company was still failing to address the concerns of cheap flights Rockhampton to Newcastle its customers, 70 per cent of whom live outside Japan.

Source: The Age (Original Article)

The Toyota Hybrid Camry Luxury.

TOYOTA might be reeling from the recall of almost 8 million cars internationally, but yesterday in Port Melbourne, the car maker’s local operations launched Australia’s first locally built, petrol-electric car – the Hybrid Camry.
From $36,990, plus on-road costs, it costs $7000 more than the cheapest Camry. On Toyota’s figures, motorists would need to own the car for almost a decade before the premium price is recovered in fuel savings.
Under the familiar Camry panels lurks an electric motor, a suitcase-sized 244-cell nickel metal hydride battery pack, mated to a 2.4-litre petrol four-cylinder engine. The car can run on battery-electric power alone for short distances before the petrol engine teams to provide extra power, range and recharging.
The electrical boost means Toyota’s hybrid Camry sips just six litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the official combined cycle, and is the most fuel-efficient car made in Australia.
The car’s carbon dioxide emissions are similarly low, at 142 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre, compared with a regular automatic Camry that pumps out 208 grams per kilometre.
Fuel consumption is about a third less than Holden’s Commodore (9.3 litres) and Ford’s Falcon (9.9 litres). Consumption is even less than some small cars, such as the highest-selling small car, the Mazda3 (7.9 litres), and even Toyota’s own Corolla (7.3 litres).
? Toyota Australia said last night its head office in Japan had made no recall decision over its third-generation hybrid Prius, despite its engineers fixing an anti-lock brake software glitch.
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