Ferrari has confirmed that it will be represented by AF Corse in this year's GT1 World Championship. The Italian manufacturer announced earlier this month that it would enter the series for the first time, and has now unveiled the first of the teams that will run its machinery

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/af-corse-joins-world-gt1/

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Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/02/in-rearview-mirror-first-time-winners.html

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A new print advertisement from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, running in the Westchester Journal News, illustrates the fundamental incompleteness of the Cuomo administration's transit-free plan for the Tappan Zee Bridge. For a larger version, click here. As advocates for transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge take to the airwaves, the media are starting to ask questions [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/02/21/cuomo-admin-silent-as-media-questions-tappan-zee-fuzzy-math/

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/21/1874017/nascar-sprint-cup-daytona-500.html

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Nick Yelloly will race in Formula Renault 3.5 with Comtec this season after his impressive partial campaign in 2011. The 21-year-old Briton made three FR3.5 appearances for Pons Racing alongside his GP3 programme last year, and qualified sixth on his debut at Silverstone then finished second at Catalunya

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/yelloly-signs-for-comtec-in-fr3-5/

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Volkswagen has shifted a lot of its attention to the U.S. market, so much so that we now get a dedicated Passat. Should we be flattered, or should we lament the fact that we don’t get the European model? Keep Reading: 2012 Volkswagen Passat 3.6 VR6 4Motion Euro-Spec – First Drive Review

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caranddriver/blog/~3/vPrD9um69X8/2012-vw-passat-r6-4motion-euro-spec-first-drive-review

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Russian Sergey Sirotkin is to contest the Auto GP World Series with the Euronova Racing team of 1995 Formula 3000 International champion Vincenzo Sospiri.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/euronova-signs-sirotkin-for-auto-gp/

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Week Two of the inRacingNews Challenge season, the first of 2012, saw a return to the Okayama International Circuit, this time on the track’s short course. While the Pontiac Solstice and SpecRacer Ford drivers should be quite familiar with the track in their cars, this marks the first time that the new Mazda MX-5 Roadster class hits this track in the iRNC. Many sim racers haven’t been shy about trying out the new car, and the points leaders frequently transcend multiple classes. Ralf Janiak was the story of the week, posting the best points totals in all three classes and never losing a race. He beat Michael Booth in Solstice, scoring 168 points in one perfect race (won from the pole and led every lap) while Booth went three for [...]

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/return-to-okayama/

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Filed under: Europe, GM, Renault, Opel, Citroën, UK

Automotive News is reporting that stories in two other papers, France's La Tribune and England's The Financial Times, assert that General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are "in advanced talks about an alliance." Neither maker would comment on the stories, but it has been well documented that both are looking to turn around their European operations. Peugeot's parent announced 6,000 job cuts late last year and the immediate cessation of Le Mans racing this year. Opel lost hundreds of millions last year and took on a new CEO with a near-vertical climb ahead based on the prognosis for the European market.

If the talks are concluded in the way reports indicate, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot would cooperate on projects from developing engines and transmissions to complete models that each could sell. Peugeot already has partnerships with several other automakers, but none are as involved as this one could potentially be. It's understood that no shares in either company would change hands, but a partnership this intense would still require the approval of the Peugeot family.

We wonder if Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot can do together what each can't seem to achieve alone. Sure, Opel could lower its development costs and with a joint model Peugeot could gain less expensive access to wider markets, but can the two different cultures create cars that would serve their respective brands? Suggestions are that talks are far enough along that an agreement, if achieved, could be announced at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

GM, Peugeot in "advanced alliance talks" originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/22/gm-peugeot-in-advanced-alliance-talks/

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Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/22/1876474/pastrana-recovers-while-he-awaits.html

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