Game description: Try to fight off more Hollywood
zombies with your powerful mini-gun and knuckle punch. Fast-paced
shooting action and hilarious zombie combat.
Game controls: Mouse to fire and aim your gun. Space bar to punch or slash. 1, 2, or 3 keys to change weapons. R key to reload.
Chủ Nhật, 27 tháng 5, 2012
Mad Trucker
Game description: Drive your truck and avoid not to hit by other trucks or car.
Game controls: Up Arrow Key - Accelerate. Left / Right Arrow Keys - Turn. Down Arrow Key - Brake.
Game controls: Up Arrow Key - Accelerate. Left / Right Arrow Keys - Turn. Down Arrow Key - Brake.
King of Drift
Game description: Are you in need of some high-speed, drifting action??
Game controls: Arrow keys - Accelerate & Steer. Z - Hand Brake. R - Reset .
Game controls: Arrow keys - Accelerate & Steer. Z - Hand Brake. R - Reset .
Sort My Tiles Avatar The Last Airbender
Game description: Sort the tiles to get Aang in Avatar The Last Airbender puzzle.
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Pretty Little Mermaid And Her Mom
Game description: Mermaid Family is living a happy life
in the deep sea. Enchanting mermaid queen Jenny is telling a story to
her cute daughter Tina. Both of them love stylish dress. Come to help
her, they are the most beautiful mermaids!
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Monster High Abbye Bominable
Game description: Abbey is the coolest ghoul, outside
and inside, from Monster High's halls. She is a foreign exchange student
from the north and she is known as the daughter of Yeti. Everybody
knows her as the the thoughest monsterista because she is so fierce and
confident.She really loves her pet, Shiver, a baby, wooly mammoth. But
his ice queen has won her name thanks to her amazing outfits. Abbey has
light blue skin, and white hair, with blue and pink uneven highlights.
But today Abbey kinda needs your help. She is heading to meet her
fashionista monster friends and play games all night, by Cleo's rules,
or course. So she could use a fashionable advice from you starting with
her makeup and ending with her hairstyle. You need to know that she
loves blue, pink and furry items when you are about to pick an outfit
for her. Don't forget the furry hairband, mismatched earrings: a purple
snowflake and a blue crystal. Enjoy Abbye Bominable Hairstyles game!
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Game controls: This game is played by mouse only.
Thứ Ba, 22 tháng 5, 2012
Carsales TV ad – More Than a Car
New Carsales TVC pays homage to Australia's unique car culture
Carsales is about to air a new television commercial highlighting Australia’s unique love affair with cars.
Set for release nationally from this Sunday, the ‘Carsales – More Than a Car’ TVC pays homage to the special connection Australians have with cars, including what is widely regarded as the nation’s first homegrown vehicle, the iconic 48/215 ‘FX’ Holden.
The one-minute TVC, to be supported by outdoor and digital advertising, was developed in-house, produced by Revolver and directed by Snowtown creator Justin Kurzel.
Carsales.com.au chief marketing officer, Vladka Kazda, said the unique campaign captures Australians’ special automotive landscape.
“We wanted to explore the fact that from the moment we buy them, our cars become more than just something we drive. They become an extension of our lives. We think our new campaign demonstrates that perfectly.”
Here's a sneak preview screening of Carsales – More Than a Car games.
Carsales is about to air a new television commercial highlighting Australia’s unique love affair with cars.
Set for release nationally from this Sunday, the ‘Carsales – More Than a Car’ TVC pays homage to the special connection Australians have with cars, including what is widely regarded as the nation’s first homegrown vehicle, the iconic 48/215 ‘FX’ Holden.
The one-minute TVC, to be supported by outdoor and digital advertising, was developed in-house, produced by Revolver and directed by Snowtown creator Justin Kurzel.
Carsales.com.au chief marketing officer, Vladka Kazda, said the unique campaign captures Australians’ special automotive landscape.
“We wanted to explore the fact that from the moment we buy them, our cars become more than just something we drive. They become an extension of our lives. We think our new campaign demonstrates that perfectly.”
Here's a sneak preview screening of Carsales – More Than a Car games.
Maranello tribute to 250 GT diamond anniversary
Ferrari celebrates the 60th anniversary of its 250 GT with a special display at the Ferrari Museum
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The Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, will pay tribute to the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT with a series of exhibitions that will celebrate some of the most famous cars to bear the 250 nameplate.
These rare road-going and race models include two fascinating examples from the period (1952 – 1963): the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, a competition version in which Stirling Moss won four races in 1961, and the affectionately named Breadvan, commissioned by Count Volpi di Misurata to compete against the 250 GTO. Both models feature the famous 3.0-litre Gioachino Colombo-designed V12 engine.
The 250 GT SWB was recently restored by Ferrari’s Classiche department and is finished in the classic blue and white livery of Rob Walker. Originally built for Stirling Moss, the project was scrapped following the racing legend’s career-ending accident at Goodwood in 1962.
The Breadvan, as it was dubbed by the Brits, was developed by Giotto Bizzarrini and Piero Drogo and featured the same driveline as the 250 GT SWB. The unusual shape was the outcome of experimental aerodynamic styling, and although the car raced successfully, it fell out of favour with Enzo Ferrari for vying too closely with his beloved 250 GTO.
It is one of the few vehicles to be awarded Ferrari’s Attestation for Vehicles of Historic Interest. The document recognises Ferraris which, although they do not comply with the strict Ferrari Authenticity Certification criteria, are acknowledged for their competition or international show history.
The Ferrari Museum is open daily with an extensive range of high-profile historic cars, ex-race and new models on display.
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The Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, will pay tribute to the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT with a series of exhibitions that will celebrate some of the most famous cars to bear the 250 nameplate.
These rare road-going and race models include two fascinating examples from the period (1952 – 1963): the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, a competition version in which Stirling Moss won four races in 1961, and the affectionately named Breadvan, commissioned by Count Volpi di Misurata to compete against the 250 GTO. Both models feature the famous 3.0-litre Gioachino Colombo-designed V12 engine.
The 250 GT SWB was recently restored by Ferrari’s Classiche department and is finished in the classic blue and white livery of Rob Walker. Originally built for Stirling Moss, the project was scrapped following the racing legend’s career-ending accident at Goodwood in 1962.
The Breadvan, as it was dubbed by the Brits, was developed by Giotto Bizzarrini and Piero Drogo and featured the same driveline as the 250 GT SWB. The unusual shape was the outcome of experimental aerodynamic styling, and although the car raced successfully, it fell out of favour with Enzo Ferrari for vying too closely with his beloved 250 GTO.
It is one of the few vehicles to be awarded Ferrari’s Attestation for Vehicles of Historic Interest. The document recognises Ferraris which, although they do not comply with the strict Ferrari Authenticity Certification criteria, are acknowledged for their competition or international show history.
The Ferrari Museum is open daily with an extensive range of high-profile historic cars, ex-race and new models on display.
Read the latest Carsales Network news and reviews on your mobile, iPhone or PDA at the carsales mobile site
Countdown to Historic Winton begins
Classic car games and bikes primed and ready to race at Historic Winton, May 25 - 27
Arguably Australia’s largest and most popular all-historic race meeting, Historic Winton is looking forward to one of its biggest years yet. Now in its 36th year, the event will see over 400 historic cars and motorbikes, some dating back to the 1920s, take part in three days of racing from May 25 to 27.
Hosted by the Austin 7 Club, in conjunction with the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association of Victoria, Historic Winton will this year include a tour of the Benalla and Winton (Victoria) region on Friday, as well as a Show & Shine display outside the Benalla Civic Centre on Friday.
From Saturday morning, racing will kick off in earnest with a packed program on track, and a suite of special-interest displays and family-focussed events off track. A number of car and bike club displays, including a selection of pre-war Rileys and historic commercial and military vehicles set to dominate the competition paddock.
This year’s Historic Winton will also celebrate an extensive number of notable motoring and motorcycling anniversaries, including:
- 110 years of Norton, Triumph (motorcycles) and Cadillac
- 90 years of Austin 7, Lancia Lambda and Austin 12/4
- 85 years of Ford Model A
- 80 years of Austin 10, Hillman Minx and Hudson Terraplane
- 75 years of Volvo and Cadillac LaSalle
- 60 years of Austin Healey 100, Renault 8, Austin Champ and Austin A30
- 50 years of Kawasaki, Ford Cortina MkI, AC Cobra, Austin Freeway, Triumph Spitfire, Morris 1100, Lotus Elan, MG B, Chrysler Valiant and Alfa Romeo Giulia
Historic Winton will be held Friday May 25th to Sunday May 27th at Winton Raceway near Benalla, in north-eastern Victoria. Tickets are priced from $20.00 (adult) for Saturday and $30.00 (adult) on the Sunday. Friday’s activities in Benalla are free of charge to spectators. Entry to the competition paddock across the weekend is $5.00 while children aged 14 and under are free.
For all other details, visit www.historicwinton.org
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Arguably Australia’s largest and most popular all-historic race meeting, Historic Winton is looking forward to one of its biggest years yet. Now in its 36th year, the event will see over 400 historic cars and motorbikes, some dating back to the 1920s, take part in three days of racing from May 25 to 27.
Hosted by the Austin 7 Club, in conjunction with the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association of Victoria, Historic Winton will this year include a tour of the Benalla and Winton (Victoria) region on Friday, as well as a Show & Shine display outside the Benalla Civic Centre on Friday.
From Saturday morning, racing will kick off in earnest with a packed program on track, and a suite of special-interest displays and family-focussed events off track. A number of car and bike club displays, including a selection of pre-war Rileys and historic commercial and military vehicles set to dominate the competition paddock.
This year’s Historic Winton will also celebrate an extensive number of notable motoring and motorcycling anniversaries, including:
- 110 years of Norton, Triumph (motorcycles) and Cadillac
- 90 years of Austin 7, Lancia Lambda and Austin 12/4
- 85 years of Ford Model A
- 80 years of Austin 10, Hillman Minx and Hudson Terraplane
- 75 years of Volvo and Cadillac LaSalle
- 60 years of Austin Healey 100, Renault 8, Austin Champ and Austin A30
- 50 years of Kawasaki, Ford Cortina MkI, AC Cobra, Austin Freeway, Triumph Spitfire, Morris 1100, Lotus Elan, MG B, Chrysler Valiant and Alfa Romeo Giulia
Historic Winton will be held Friday May 25th to Sunday May 27th at Winton Raceway near Benalla, in north-eastern Victoria. Tickets are priced from $20.00 (adult) for Saturday and $30.00 (adult) on the Sunday. Friday’s activities in Benalla are free of charge to spectators. Entry to the competition paddock across the weekend is $5.00 while children aged 14 and under are free.
For all other details, visit www.historicwinton.org
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New course for Australasian Safari
This year's Australasian Safari takes on a new track for 2012
Referred to as Australia's Paris to Dakar and claimed as the toughest endurance motorsport in the Asia Pacific region, the Australasian Safari will tackle a different course for this year's event.
Taking in over 3000km and seven days, the event starts September 21 at Perth then heads north to Geraldton, Murchison, Car games navon, and the start of the Ningaloo Reef before finishing back at Geraldton. The new course incorporates mostly private-owned land and competitors will encounter a variety of terrain including river crossings and sand dunes.
Around 100 competitors are listed to take part, in either the off-road vehicle, motorcycle or quad bike categories. Last year V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes and co-pilot John Panozzo ruined their chances of a win when they rolled their Holden Colorado after winning 15 of 17 stages.
In 2011 the Australasian Safari covered 4000km however organisers say this year's event will have to be taken more slowly due to the extra challenging terrain. "The course will be complex for riders and drivers, making the Australasian Safari true to its title of the toughest off-road challenge in Australasia," say organisers.
In April, Australasian Safari management signed a deal with Dakar organisers (ASO) for the winner of the Moto (motorcycle) category to receive free entry to the 2013 event. The Australasian Safari is one of four events selected by the ASO to take part on the Dakar Challenge.
"For several years we have had strong international competitors come to Australia to compete as a serious rehearsal for Dakar and this agreement will hopefully encourage further international interest in our event," Australasian Safari event director Justin Hunt said.
"The agreement gives the Safari international recognition and further credibility as a major player on the world scene."
For event news, course details and to follow the event, visit australasiansafari.com.au.
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Referred to as Australia's Paris to Dakar and claimed as the toughest endurance motorsport in the Asia Pacific region, the Australasian Safari will tackle a different course for this year's event.
Taking in over 3000km and seven days, the event starts September 21 at Perth then heads north to Geraldton, Murchison, Car games navon, and the start of the Ningaloo Reef before finishing back at Geraldton. The new course incorporates mostly private-owned land and competitors will encounter a variety of terrain including river crossings and sand dunes.
Around 100 competitors are listed to take part, in either the off-road vehicle, motorcycle or quad bike categories. Last year V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes and co-pilot John Panozzo ruined their chances of a win when they rolled their Holden Colorado after winning 15 of 17 stages.
In 2011 the Australasian Safari covered 4000km however organisers say this year's event will have to be taken more slowly due to the extra challenging terrain. "The course will be complex for riders and drivers, making the Australasian Safari true to its title of the toughest off-road challenge in Australasia," say organisers.
In April, Australasian Safari management signed a deal with Dakar organisers (ASO) for the winner of the Moto (motorcycle) category to receive free entry to the 2013 event. The Australasian Safari is one of four events selected by the ASO to take part on the Dakar Challenge.
"For several years we have had strong international competitors come to Australia to compete as a serious rehearsal for Dakar and this agreement will hopefully encourage further international interest in our event," Australasian Safari event director Justin Hunt said.
"The agreement gives the Safari international recognition and further credibility as a major player on the world scene."
For event news, course details and to follow the event, visit australasiansafari.com.au.
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MOTORSPORT: Dominance disguises competitiveness
Finishing first is what it's all about in motor racing, but those hot on the heels of the winners in V8 Supercar racing and Indy racing at the minute deserve a share of the glory
Davison and Briscoe just a cut above
Ford, especially its factory team, is dominating the V8 Super car games Championship, with nine wins in 11 races now -- and Will Davison back in the series lead. Yet Jamie Whincup is only 10 points behind in a Holden, and Ford Performance Racing's other star Mark Winterbottom third -- with only 29 points covering the top three.
General Motors has dominated IndyCar racing this year, through the return of its Chevrolet brand as an engine supplier. Together Chevrolet and Team Penske have put an Australian on pole position for the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. Or rather, that Australian, Ryan Briscoe (pictured), has put Penske on the pole at The Brickyard for the 17th time, with Chevrolet power.
Over the required four flying laps of the most famous oval in motor racing, the 2.5-mile (4km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Briscoe averaged 226.484mph -- or 364.491km/h.
Canadian James Hinchcliffe, driving for Andretti Autosport after Danica Patrick's departure to NASCAR, had been quicker than Briscoe for three laps but after the four he averaged 226.481mph -- 364.486kmh. Taken to another decimal place the margin was .0023 seconds -- 23 thousandths of a second!
One reporter at Indianapolis, Reggie Hayes, called the difference between the pair "the length of Hinchcliffe's facial stubble".Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star newspaper said it was "faster than the blink of an eye".
The gap was calculated at 9.168 inches -- or 23.3cm, which would make Hinchcliffe's stubble a beard, but after 10 miles or 16km it's just a whisker. It is the closest margin between the top two qualifiers in the history of the Indy 500, which will be run for the 96th time next Monday morning, Australian time. The previous record was 0.01 of a second, between Al Unser Senior and Johnny Ruttherford in 1970.
Briscoe's team owner Roger "The Captain" Penske is as big a legend as any driver at The Brickyard, His 17 pole positions there have been with 11 drivers. He's won the Memorial Day classic, known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", 15 times.
This year there already have been four IndyCar races on street and road courses with the new wide-bodied Dallara DW12 cars and Penske has had the pole at all and won them all. His other Australian driver, Will Power, has scored three of those wins and has qualified fifth at Indianapolis. Penske's three-time Indy 500 victor, Brazilian Helio Castroneves, has qualified sixth.
"In this sport, and in this race, The Captain and Team Penske are miles and miles ahead of everybody else," Kravitz wrote in the Indianapolis Star. In qualifying though he, it and Briscoe were only the slightest fraction ahead of Hinchcliffe.
The top six cars in qualifying for the Indy 500 had Chevrolet power with single turbochargers. The first car powered by Honda's twin-turbocharged engine, that of rookie Josef Newgarden, was less than 4kmh slower than Briscoe over the 16km. His 224.037mph for seventh on the grid was only 2.447mph, or 3.938km/h, slower than the Sydneysider.
While the scorecards are so much in favour of Ford in V8 Supercar racing and Chevrolet in Indy racing this year, the dominance is disguising ultra-competitiveness in both arenas.
Tensions rise in V8 Supercar battle
The closeness in the V8 Supercar Championship, particularly between Ford Performance Racing and top Holden team Triple Eight Race Engineering, is bringing out competitive frictions too.
Triple Eight boss Roland Dane accused FPR driver Winterbottom of holding up his drivers on the track and in the pitlane at Phillip Island, calling it "unsportsmanlike". He also had concerns that Davison had braked, to disadvantage rivals, as the safety accelerated in front of him. FPR boss Tim Edwards retorted that Triple Eight now couldn't beat his cars on the track so it was resorting to the stewards room.
It's all adding spice to what has been the best competition in the 15 years of V8 Supercars. The tables have well and truly turned FPR's way. Davison has chalked up six wins this season and Winterbottom three. Yet "Frosty" Winterbottom's victory on Saturday was the first time in this year's championship a race had been won from pole position.
Two more teams have now been represented on the podium, making five for the season. Stone Brothers pair Shane Van Gisbergen and Tim Slade were up there on Saturday and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright on Sunday. Despite Davison crashing into Whincup late in Saturday's race, inadvertently but ruining the chances of both that day, they remain the best of mates while their team bosses feud.
Dane's other star, Craig Lowndes, copped a drive-through penalty on Saturday for shunting Bright and was relegated another two places from his 13th finishing position, yet grabbed pole position Sunday and, after stalling on the grid and dropping to 10th, charged back up to finish second -- just his second podium of the year. That returned Lowndes to fourth place in the championship, but he has the Stone Brothers trio -- Van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth and Slade -- directly behind him, with Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander behind them.
Bright's third place on Sunday hoisted him five spots in the championship to 11th, while FPR recruit David Reynolds is still struggling to convert his speed into podium finishes, standing 17th after qualifying on the front row of the grid both days at Phillip Island.
It's a ripper season. Just a pity there is a four-week break until the next round in Darwin on June 16-17, although there is a banquet of other racing in the meantime.
Australian V8 Supercar Championship after five rounds (11 races) - 1. Will Davison (Ford) 1216 points; 2. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 1206; 3. Mark Winterbottom (F) 1187; 4. Craig Lowndes (H) 977; 5. Shane Van Gisbergen (F) 953; 6. Lee Holdsworth (F) 932; 7. Tim Slade (F) 879; 8. Garth Tander (H) 816; 9. Fabian Coulthard (H) 766; 10. Rick Kelly (H) 673; 11. Jason Bright (H) 672; 12. Todd Kelly (H) 648.
Creek to the fore as Sydney Motorsport Park
Eastern Creek, the only race venue left in Australia's biggest city, has been renamed Sydney Motorsport Park. After the recent $12 million upgrade there are four circuits within the facility -- one of 4.5km, the original 3.9km "Grand Prix" track, a 2.8km "North GP" layout and a 1.9km "South GP" layout.
Which circuit will be used for the return in August of V8 Supercar racing after a four-year absence hasn't been announced yet. Nor has the event format or the tyre rules.
A huge feather in Briscoe's cap
Ryan Briscoe has been overshadowed the past couple of years in Team Penske by fellow Aussie Will Power, so taking the pole at Indianapolis was "a great feeling" for the former European Formula Three champion and one-time Formula One test driver for Toyota.
"This race is just so important -- it's so big, and I think even just a pole win here is remembered," Briscoe said. "They were four really good laps... It wasn't the outright speed that we had. It was the consistency we had over the four laps.
"This pole is an award where my name will go down forever as something I've won here at the Indy 500."
Power, who is still adapting to the oval tracks although he's had huge success on other tracks in the series, was content with his fifth place qualifying, putting him in the middle of the second of the 11 rows in the field. But Power is concerned at the speed difference between the fastest cars and those at the rear, especially the two Lotus-engined cars of Simona de Silverstro and ex-F1 star Jean Alesi.
The three slowest qualifiers, including that pair, all made the race with average speeds less than 215mph. Alesi, who will start 33rd and last, had a four-lap average of 210.094mph -- the slowest speed of any Indy 500 starter since 1997.
Power, who had grave concerns about the Las Vegas oval track before the final race of last season in which two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon lost his life, said the speed differences between the top and bottom qualifiers at The Brickyard were "bloody dangerous".
Frenchman Alesi is worried about them too, saying he feels unsafe with the faster cars continually passing him. He is concerned about being an impediment to the frontrunners, although he felt "a big relief" at completing the field, in which he is one of seven rookies.
"This is an amazing experience for me," he said. "I'm 47 years old and I have learned more in one week than I did in my entire F1 career."
Canadian Hinchcliffe's second place on the grid came in the car that Wheldon had signed to drive after his second Indy 500 victory last year.
Ryan Hunter-Reay is the top American qualifier in third, on the outside of the front row, with Marco Andretti fourth and on the inside of the second row, directly behind Briscoe.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, another rookie at 39, qualified 10th at the place where he won a controversial F1 grand prix a decade ago, when Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher handed him the victory as a payback for the favour he had been done by Barrichello -- under team orders -- in Austria earlier that season.
Barrichello, who had been wary of Indy racing's oval tracks before his switch after 19 years in F1, said he was immensely proud at earning a start in the 500 but despite qualifying in the top third, "it's not as easy as it looks".
Honda-powered Ganassi team drivers, New Zealander Scott Dixon and Scotsman Dario Franchitti, with three Indy 500 wins between them, will start only 15th and 16th this year. They could not get the right aerodynamic package to offset their lack of engine power.
Sebastien Bourdais, another Frenchman well known to Australians for his successes at the former Gold Coast Indy, made the field in 25th yesterday with a speed that would have put him 15th had he done it on Saturday.
Ambrose's big shot in All-Star race
It's a big time in NASCAR racing too, with the $1 million All-Star non-championship race run at Charlotte at the weekend and the longest race in the Sprint Cup, the Coca-Cola 600, there immediately after the Indy 500.
Five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson won the All-Star race in a Chevrolet ahead of Penske driver Brad Keselowski in a Dodge. It was Johnson's third win in the event -- and the seventh victory in it for team owner Rick Hendrick.
Australia's Marcos Ambrose finished seventh in his Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports. Ambrose had looked a threat for the win for much of the race, a sprint run in five segments, standing as high as second in the closing stages.
"We sure let them know we were here," Ambrose said. "We couldn't quite finish it off... Would have loved to have finished third or fourth. I learned a lot."
Ambrose's lighting start from 18th place impressed NASCAR Wire Service's Reid Spencer, who reported: "My jaw dropped on the very first lap as I watched Marcos Ambrose streak around the outside of turns 1 and 2 as he mowed down nine cars on the opening circuit."
Homely welcome for NASCAR Commodore
Forced to wait a little longer for his first oval track victory, Ford man Ambrose said he was pleased at last week's news that Chevrolet's next NASCAR will be based on the next Holden Commodore, the VF model.
"It's the wrong make, but I'm really proud to think that Australia can produce, with their people and infrastructure, a world-standard car that Chevrolet would like to bring to the US and sell here," he said. "I've grown up driving rear-wheel-drive cars, manual cars -- it's just a standard thing out there [in Australia].
"It's a world-class product, and I look forward to racing against them and beating them, but it's definitely made a buzz in Australia... It's amazing to see."
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Davison and Briscoe just a cut above
Ford, especially its factory team, is dominating the V8 Super car games Championship, with nine wins in 11 races now -- and Will Davison back in the series lead. Yet Jamie Whincup is only 10 points behind in a Holden, and Ford Performance Racing's other star Mark Winterbottom third -- with only 29 points covering the top three.
General Motors has dominated IndyCar racing this year, through the return of its Chevrolet brand as an engine supplier. Together Chevrolet and Team Penske have put an Australian on pole position for the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. Or rather, that Australian, Ryan Briscoe (pictured), has put Penske on the pole at The Brickyard for the 17th time, with Chevrolet power.
Over the required four flying laps of the most famous oval in motor racing, the 2.5-mile (4km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Briscoe averaged 226.484mph -- or 364.491km/h.
Canadian James Hinchcliffe, driving for Andretti Autosport after Danica Patrick's departure to NASCAR, had been quicker than Briscoe for three laps but after the four he averaged 226.481mph -- 364.486kmh. Taken to another decimal place the margin was .0023 seconds -- 23 thousandths of a second!
One reporter at Indianapolis, Reggie Hayes, called the difference between the pair "the length of Hinchcliffe's facial stubble".Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star newspaper said it was "faster than the blink of an eye".
The gap was calculated at 9.168 inches -- or 23.3cm, which would make Hinchcliffe's stubble a beard, but after 10 miles or 16km it's just a whisker. It is the closest margin between the top two qualifiers in the history of the Indy 500, which will be run for the 96th time next Monday morning, Australian time. The previous record was 0.01 of a second, between Al Unser Senior and Johnny Ruttherford in 1970.
Briscoe's team owner Roger "The Captain" Penske is as big a legend as any driver at The Brickyard, His 17 pole positions there have been with 11 drivers. He's won the Memorial Day classic, known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", 15 times.
This year there already have been four IndyCar races on street and road courses with the new wide-bodied Dallara DW12 cars and Penske has had the pole at all and won them all. His other Australian driver, Will Power, has scored three of those wins and has qualified fifth at Indianapolis. Penske's three-time Indy 500 victor, Brazilian Helio Castroneves, has qualified sixth.
"In this sport, and in this race, The Captain and Team Penske are miles and miles ahead of everybody else," Kravitz wrote in the Indianapolis Star. In qualifying though he, it and Briscoe were only the slightest fraction ahead of Hinchcliffe.
The top six cars in qualifying for the Indy 500 had Chevrolet power with single turbochargers. The first car powered by Honda's twin-turbocharged engine, that of rookie Josef Newgarden, was less than 4kmh slower than Briscoe over the 16km. His 224.037mph for seventh on the grid was only 2.447mph, or 3.938km/h, slower than the Sydneysider.
While the scorecards are so much in favour of Ford in V8 Supercar racing and Chevrolet in Indy racing this year, the dominance is disguising ultra-competitiveness in both arenas.
Tensions rise in V8 Supercar battle
The closeness in the V8 Supercar Championship, particularly between Ford Performance Racing and top Holden team Triple Eight Race Engineering, is bringing out competitive frictions too.
Triple Eight boss Roland Dane accused FPR driver Winterbottom of holding up his drivers on the track and in the pitlane at Phillip Island, calling it "unsportsmanlike". He also had concerns that Davison had braked, to disadvantage rivals, as the safety accelerated in front of him. FPR boss Tim Edwards retorted that Triple Eight now couldn't beat his cars on the track so it was resorting to the stewards room.
It's all adding spice to what has been the best competition in the 15 years of V8 Supercars. The tables have well and truly turned FPR's way. Davison has chalked up six wins this season and Winterbottom three. Yet "Frosty" Winterbottom's victory on Saturday was the first time in this year's championship a race had been won from pole position.
Two more teams have now been represented on the podium, making five for the season. Stone Brothers pair Shane Van Gisbergen and Tim Slade were up there on Saturday and Brad Jones Racing's Jason Bright on Sunday. Despite Davison crashing into Whincup late in Saturday's race, inadvertently but ruining the chances of both that day, they remain the best of mates while their team bosses feud.
Dane's other star, Craig Lowndes, copped a drive-through penalty on Saturday for shunting Bright and was relegated another two places from his 13th finishing position, yet grabbed pole position Sunday and, after stalling on the grid and dropping to 10th, charged back up to finish second -- just his second podium of the year. That returned Lowndes to fourth place in the championship, but he has the Stone Brothers trio -- Van Gisbergen, Lee Holdsworth and Slade -- directly behind him, with Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander behind them.
Bright's third place on Sunday hoisted him five spots in the championship to 11th, while FPR recruit David Reynolds is still struggling to convert his speed into podium finishes, standing 17th after qualifying on the front row of the grid both days at Phillip Island.
It's a ripper season. Just a pity there is a four-week break until the next round in Darwin on June 16-17, although there is a banquet of other racing in the meantime.
Australian V8 Supercar Championship after five rounds (11 races) - 1. Will Davison (Ford) 1216 points; 2. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 1206; 3. Mark Winterbottom (F) 1187; 4. Craig Lowndes (H) 977; 5. Shane Van Gisbergen (F) 953; 6. Lee Holdsworth (F) 932; 7. Tim Slade (F) 879; 8. Garth Tander (H) 816; 9. Fabian Coulthard (H) 766; 10. Rick Kelly (H) 673; 11. Jason Bright (H) 672; 12. Todd Kelly (H) 648.
Creek to the fore as Sydney Motorsport Park
Eastern Creek, the only race venue left in Australia's biggest city, has been renamed Sydney Motorsport Park. After the recent $12 million upgrade there are four circuits within the facility -- one of 4.5km, the original 3.9km "Grand Prix" track, a 2.8km "North GP" layout and a 1.9km "South GP" layout.
Which circuit will be used for the return in August of V8 Supercar racing after a four-year absence hasn't been announced yet. Nor has the event format or the tyre rules.
A huge feather in Briscoe's cap
Ryan Briscoe has been overshadowed the past couple of years in Team Penske by fellow Aussie Will Power, so taking the pole at Indianapolis was "a great feeling" for the former European Formula Three champion and one-time Formula One test driver for Toyota.
"This race is just so important -- it's so big, and I think even just a pole win here is remembered," Briscoe said. "They were four really good laps... It wasn't the outright speed that we had. It was the consistency we had over the four laps.
"This pole is an award where my name will go down forever as something I've won here at the Indy 500."
Power, who is still adapting to the oval tracks although he's had huge success on other tracks in the series, was content with his fifth place qualifying, putting him in the middle of the second of the 11 rows in the field. But Power is concerned at the speed difference between the fastest cars and those at the rear, especially the two Lotus-engined cars of Simona de Silverstro and ex-F1 star Jean Alesi.
The three slowest qualifiers, including that pair, all made the race with average speeds less than 215mph. Alesi, who will start 33rd and last, had a four-lap average of 210.094mph -- the slowest speed of any Indy 500 starter since 1997.
Power, who had grave concerns about the Las Vegas oval track before the final race of last season in which two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon lost his life, said the speed differences between the top and bottom qualifiers at The Brickyard were "bloody dangerous".
Frenchman Alesi is worried about them too, saying he feels unsafe with the faster cars continually passing him. He is concerned about being an impediment to the frontrunners, although he felt "a big relief" at completing the field, in which he is one of seven rookies.
"This is an amazing experience for me," he said. "I'm 47 years old and I have learned more in one week than I did in my entire F1 career."
Canadian Hinchcliffe's second place on the grid came in the car that Wheldon had signed to drive after his second Indy 500 victory last year.
Ryan Hunter-Reay is the top American qualifier in third, on the outside of the front row, with Marco Andretti fourth and on the inside of the second row, directly behind Briscoe.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, another rookie at 39, qualified 10th at the place where he won a controversial F1 grand prix a decade ago, when Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher handed him the victory as a payback for the favour he had been done by Barrichello -- under team orders -- in Austria earlier that season.
Barrichello, who had been wary of Indy racing's oval tracks before his switch after 19 years in F1, said he was immensely proud at earning a start in the 500 but despite qualifying in the top third, "it's not as easy as it looks".
Honda-powered Ganassi team drivers, New Zealander Scott Dixon and Scotsman Dario Franchitti, with three Indy 500 wins between them, will start only 15th and 16th this year. They could not get the right aerodynamic package to offset their lack of engine power.
Sebastien Bourdais, another Frenchman well known to Australians for his successes at the former Gold Coast Indy, made the field in 25th yesterday with a speed that would have put him 15th had he done it on Saturday.
Ambrose's big shot in All-Star race
It's a big time in NASCAR racing too, with the $1 million All-Star non-championship race run at Charlotte at the weekend and the longest race in the Sprint Cup, the Coca-Cola 600, there immediately after the Indy 500.
Five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson won the All-Star race in a Chevrolet ahead of Penske driver Brad Keselowski in a Dodge. It was Johnson's third win in the event -- and the seventh victory in it for team owner Rick Hendrick.
Australia's Marcos Ambrose finished seventh in his Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports. Ambrose had looked a threat for the win for much of the race, a sprint run in five segments, standing as high as second in the closing stages.
"We sure let them know we were here," Ambrose said. "We couldn't quite finish it off... Would have loved to have finished third or fourth. I learned a lot."
Ambrose's lighting start from 18th place impressed NASCAR Wire Service's Reid Spencer, who reported: "My jaw dropped on the very first lap as I watched Marcos Ambrose streak around the outside of turns 1 and 2 as he mowed down nine cars on the opening circuit."
Homely welcome for NASCAR Commodore
Forced to wait a little longer for his first oval track victory, Ford man Ambrose said he was pleased at last week's news that Chevrolet's next NASCAR will be based on the next Holden Commodore, the VF model.
"It's the wrong make, but I'm really proud to think that Australia can produce, with their people and infrastructure, a world-standard car that Chevrolet would like to bring to the US and sell here," he said. "I've grown up driving rear-wheel-drive cars, manual cars -- it's just a standard thing out there [in Australia].
"It's a world-class product, and I look forward to racing against them and beating them, but it's definitely made a buzz in Australia... It's amazing to see."
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New winner Audi at the 'Ring
Endurance racing hotshot Audi adds the Nurburgring event to successful 24 hour race record
Endurance racing's superstar, Audi has won the Nurburgring 24 Hour race with a 1-2 finish with its R8 LMS ultra car games. The win at the Nordschleife means Audi can now add the Nurburgring event to its list of wins at endurance racing's major arenas, including the Le Mans and Spa 24 Hour races.
A win at the Nurburgring is "a long desired victory" for Audi, which has entered the R8 LMS for three years.
"Over the last 24 hours nothing whatsoever was handed to us on a plate," said Dieter Gass, Head of Racing Commitments at Audi Sport.
"This victory in a racecar closely related to the production-based car once again proves that Audi Sport customer racing provides its customers with a well refined, versatile and successful racecar."
The first place-getting R8 LMS was prepared by Phoenix Racing; the same team who put together the Bathurst 12 Hour-winning R8 in February. Audi LMS ultra cars filled five of the top 12 finishing places at the Nurburgring; in first, second, fifth, 11th and 12th. Audi stablemate Bentley led proceedings with a Continental GTC Mulsanne, Supersports and Flying Spur models acting as official parade and VIP shuttle cars.
The Audi drivers endured similar race conditions as those in Le Mans last year, where backmarkers caused accidents affecting finishing positions due to downtime in the pits for repairs. The Audi Race Experience LMS ultra car driven by Australian Warren Luff did not finish due to an accident.
Top finishers in the 40th running of the Nurburgring 24 Hour race included Mercedes-Benz with its SLS AMG GT3, also on 155 laps with the leading Audi cars. A BMW Z4 GT3 followed on 154 laps, ahead of the second Audi Phoenix car and Porsche 997 GT3 on 151.
Seven brands were represented at Nurburgring including Toyota, Lexus, Subaru and Nissan. Four Toyota FT86 cars were entered; all of them finishing. Highest placegetter was Japan's Gazoo Racing in 45th, after 129 laps, which finished ahead of a Renault Clio.
Japan's Gazoo Racing had better results with its Lexus LF-A entry, however, finishing 15th overall with 147 laps. The FT86 and LF-A cars were entered in SP3 and SP8 categories respectively; both being for naturally-aspirated, production engine cars. The LF-A finished first in the SP8 class; ahead of Aston Martin boss Ulrich Bez's Zagato and Jurgen Stumpf's Vantage GT4. The Lexus also beat the Nissan GTR of GT Academy racer, Lucas Ordonez.
A Nurburgring package has been available for the LF-A for some time, however, local Lexus spokesman Tyson Bowen told motoring.com.au that none of the ten cars destined for Australian delivery were optioned with the upgrade, which includes 10 extra horsepower, faster transmission programming and an aero kit. The Nurburgring-kitted LF-A has lapped the 'Ring in 7min14sec on standard-spec Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tyres.
The LF-A endurance story has evolved over five years; first appearing at the Nurburgring as a pre-production prototype. The LF-A finished first in class at last year's Nurburgring 24 Hour race.
Watch the LF-A's development from prototype to racer here.
Endurance racing's superstar, Audi has won the Nurburgring 24 Hour race with a 1-2 finish with its R8 LMS ultra car games. The win at the Nordschleife means Audi can now add the Nurburgring event to its list of wins at endurance racing's major arenas, including the Le Mans and Spa 24 Hour races.
A win at the Nurburgring is "a long desired victory" for Audi, which has entered the R8 LMS for three years.
"Over the last 24 hours nothing whatsoever was handed to us on a plate," said Dieter Gass, Head of Racing Commitments at Audi Sport.
"This victory in a racecar closely related to the production-based car once again proves that Audi Sport customer racing provides its customers with a well refined, versatile and successful racecar."
The first place-getting R8 LMS was prepared by Phoenix Racing; the same team who put together the Bathurst 12 Hour-winning R8 in February. Audi LMS ultra cars filled five of the top 12 finishing places at the Nurburgring; in first, second, fifth, 11th and 12th. Audi stablemate Bentley led proceedings with a Continental GTC Mulsanne, Supersports and Flying Spur models acting as official parade and VIP shuttle cars.
The Audi drivers endured similar race conditions as those in Le Mans last year, where backmarkers caused accidents affecting finishing positions due to downtime in the pits for repairs. The Audi Race Experience LMS ultra car driven by Australian Warren Luff did not finish due to an accident.
Top finishers in the 40th running of the Nurburgring 24 Hour race included Mercedes-Benz with its SLS AMG GT3, also on 155 laps with the leading Audi cars. A BMW Z4 GT3 followed on 154 laps, ahead of the second Audi Phoenix car and Porsche 997 GT3 on 151.
Seven brands were represented at Nurburgring including Toyota, Lexus, Subaru and Nissan. Four Toyota FT86 cars were entered; all of them finishing. Highest placegetter was Japan's Gazoo Racing in 45th, after 129 laps, which finished ahead of a Renault Clio.
Japan's Gazoo Racing had better results with its Lexus LF-A entry, however, finishing 15th overall with 147 laps. The FT86 and LF-A cars were entered in SP3 and SP8 categories respectively; both being for naturally-aspirated, production engine cars. The LF-A finished first in the SP8 class; ahead of Aston Martin boss Ulrich Bez's Zagato and Jurgen Stumpf's Vantage GT4. The Lexus also beat the Nissan GTR of GT Academy racer, Lucas Ordonez.
A Nurburgring package has been available for the LF-A for some time, however, local Lexus spokesman Tyson Bowen told motoring.com.au that none of the ten cars destined for Australian delivery were optioned with the upgrade, which includes 10 extra horsepower, faster transmission programming and an aero kit. The Nurburgring-kitted LF-A has lapped the 'Ring in 7min14sec on standard-spec Bridgestone Potenza RE070 tyres.
The LF-A endurance story has evolved over five years; first appearing at the Nurburgring as a pre-production prototype. The LF-A finished first in class at last year's Nurburgring 24 Hour race.
Watch the LF-A's development from prototype to racer here.
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