RE: NASCAR--Yeah here you can see the crash between Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlKHycKmL5w

BTCC---

Race 1--Yeah NASCAR does the same thing with potential debris that will fall off a car.  Lord, NASCAR knows they cant throw a debris caution when theres ACTUALLY debris on the track!   Oh Im just being cynical.  Its probably something that BTCC watched in NASCAR once again.  And in this case I think its wise.  A bumper can be quite a piece of debris to dodge.

Those VXRs cant buy themselves any luck.  Chilton and Giovanardi both had terrific runs going for them (in retrospect of how the year has gone) and both have their podiums snatched away from them for various reasons.  You get the feeling that VXR has to pounce on this tire problem as soon as humanly possible else this season is a complete wash for them.

That was quite an exciting battle for the last spot on the podium, too.  Shame that it was a laugher for the lead.  Rather rotten victory for Plato.  Eoin Murray did a great job for Quest.

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Race 2--Great job by Neal to get by Thompson early.  That was a crucial pass.  Erkut made a Fariqe moment there, but hes inexperienced so its forgiven.

Giovanardi's and VXR's luck continue with that accident, and Collard, he just seems like hes been a bit rough around the edges this year.  Reminds me of Reid's last year in BTCC only less impressive.

Great job by Neal to get Plato and win in his milestone race!

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Race 3--Haha!  Wow what an odd way to start the race.  Actually it reminds me of yesterday when I got my oil changed and they forgot to fully close the passenger car door, so as I was driving away I started to feel and hear odd things from the right side of the door...it was the traffic without a door to muffle the sounds and air.  Fortunetly I stopped the car and got the door closed after reaching over.

Smith wasnt a factor to hold off Thompson but Giovanardi!  What an excellent start!  That was highlight reel material laps 1-3 right there.  He made it look easy.  THATS the kind of stuff we were expecting out of Giovanardi this year and he shows he still has the talent to pull off that kind of stuff.  Must have been great fun to see

Shame Giovanardi keeps having those horrid tire problems.  You think if not for those hed be piling up those podiums.  It ended a great surge but still gave him a solid 5th.  Sheddon too has seemed to be having tire failures.  He must be a really aggressive driver.

Neal probably got involved so much in the battle he didnt even notice he went so far off the curb.  Oh well, 4th is still fine.  Thommo with a deserving victory.  Really should have been 2 this weekend.

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Re: Proctor--Ah that is a terrible shame.  He seems to have rotten luck with DNFs.  The car just had 0 reliability.  Probably the best that he sell that off before it continues to dig into his profit.  I just hope to see him again on the circuit and very soon. 

Re: Griffin--Good news to hear their season is just about to come together.  We've been waiting a little while and it looks like it will happen

Re: VXR--Yeah they desperately need to make changes, whatever they may be.

Re Aguri--Thats a kinda nice new look for the car, a little more life to it, but youre right, it looks a lot like a Toyota, only a bit more red.  Ah well, the Japanese teams really want to show off their national colors. 

Will Yamamoto be any good?

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NASCAR qualifying from Pocono--the triangular track

Denny Hamlin claims his 2nd straight pole at Pocono, and he hopes to win from pole just as he did here last month

Stephen Leicht, the likely driver to replace either Elliott Sadler or Dale Jarrett will make his Cup debut this weekend driving for Yates.

Chad Chaffin had originally made the field with plenty of room to spare for Front Row Motorsports, but he got disqualified for the car being too low.  That knocks him out of the field and promotes Jimmy Spencer back in the field.

Pos.	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Speed	Time	Behind
1	11	Denny Hamlin*	Chevrolet	FedEx Kinko's	169.827	52.995	Leader
2	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Mobil 1	169.418	53.123	-0.128
3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	169.345	53.146	-0.151
4	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC	169.310	53.157	-0.162
5	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	169.265	53.171	-0.176
6	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	168.970	53.264	-0.269
7	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	168.833	53.307	-0.312
8	5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	168.656	53.363	-0.368
9	10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	168.580	53.387	-0.392
10	01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	168.297	53.477	-0.482
11	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	168.284	53.481	-0.486
12	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	168.218	53.502	-0.507
13	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	168.001	53.571	-0.576
14	07	Clint Bowyer*	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	167.992	53.574	-0.579
15	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	167.876	53.611	-0.616
16	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	167.754	53.650	-0.655
17	1	Martin Truex Jr.*	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	167.645	53.685	-0.690
18	21	Ken Schrader	Ford	U.S. Air Force	167.592	53.702	-0.707
19	96	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	167.386	53.768	-0.773
20	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard	167.352	53.779	-0.784
21	18	J.J. Yeley*	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	167.106	53.858	-0.863
22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	167.072	53.869	-0.874
23	41	Reed Sorenson*	Dodge	Target	166.895	53.926	-0.931
24	22	Dave Blaney	Dodge	Caterpillar	166.880	53.931	-0.936
25	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	Combos	166.756	53.971	-0.976
26	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	166.682	53.995	-1.000
27	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	166.664	54.001	-1.006
28	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	166.562	54.034	-1.039
29	7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Menards/MAPEI	166.553	54.037	-1.042
30	6	Mark Martin	Ford	AAA	166.236	54.140	-1.145
31	42	Casey Mears	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	166.171	54.161	-1.166
32	66	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Haas Automation/Best Buy	166.076	54.192	-1.197
33	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Kyle Petty Charity Ride	165.997	54.218	-1.223
34	49	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	LoansDepot.com/PoconoManor.com	165.981	54.223	-1.228
35	14	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	165.941	54.236	-1.241
36	90	Stephen Leicht	Ford	CitiFinancial	165.932	54.239	-1.244
37	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	165.902	54.249	-1.254
38	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	165.432	54.403	-1.408
39	55	Michael Waltrip	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	165.271	54.456	-1.461
40	32	Travis Kvapil	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	165.077	54.520	-1.525
41	4	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet	AERO Exhaust	164.483	54.717	-1.722
42	40	David Stremme*	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	164.180	54.818	-1.823
43	78	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	164.165	54.823	-1.828
Did not Qualify
44	74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	Sundance Vacations/Fendler & Associates	163.672	54.988	-1.993
45	52	Stanton Barrett	Dodge	Pro30.com/INTERUSH	162.654	55.332	-2.337
46	34	Greg Sacks	Chevrolet	Oak Glove Co.	161.062	55.879	-2.884
47	61	Chad Chaffin	Dodge	Hilton Garden Inn	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ

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Picks:
1. Kasey Kahne
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kurt Busch

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My picks:

1-Stewart
2-Hamlin
3-Edwards

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Can I get in on this?

Hamlin
Vickers
Gordon

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Yes, of course youre welcome to join in.  I have been terrible in updating the points this year but Ive updated them accurately now.

Let me in on the quick rules of it

You pick who you think will finish in the top 3 for any event for WRC, NASCAR, F-1, or BTCC.  You can compete in as many or as few events as you wish. 

If you pick 1st correctly, you get 4 points.  2nd correctly you get 3 points.  3rd correctly gets you 2 points.  If one of your top 3 picks finishes in the top 3 but not where you picked, you get 1 point.  So you can have up to 9 points in a week

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As for yesterday's race, sheesh, there really was no doubt from the get go.   Ill do an abbreviated summary of the race since it was more like an F-1 race...with fueding

Denny Hamlin led from pole and if it wasnt for caution flags, he would have lapped the field by midway.  And yes this track is HUGE so that speaks on how fast he was going.  But a competition caution and then the most contravercial accident of the day put the field closer to Denny's bumper.  Before the cautions he had a 6 second lead over 2nd place Brian Vickers at the 20 lap mark.  6 seconds for 20 laps.  Hed have a minute lead over the course of the race if it had gone green to checkers.

But as I was saying the most contravercial moment of the day came under caution flag #2.  Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart were battling for a top 10 spot.  Bowyer got loose off turn 3 and pushed up, pinching Stewart just a tad.  Stewart didnt hit the wall, but didnt appreciate Bowyer pinching him.  So he waved his hand out the window and then shot down the track into Bowyer, causing Bowyer to spin.  Now heres where the wreck becomes unexcuseable.  Bowyer had lost control from the contact and shot into innocent Carl Edwards who received major right front damage which would make his race unrepairable.  Hed go down a lap and wouldnt make it up.  Now Stewart's stupid driving and getting pissed at close racing has cost someone a good finish and perhaps a chance at the chase.  Edwards under the caution pulled up to Stewart and gave a motion as to "What was that?!?"  and Stewart gave Edwards the bird (the finger). Stewart was penalized a lap for rough driving but hed eventually make it up.   Under the caution there were different pit strategies that sent Hamlin down to 9th.  He didnt last there and after 50 laps hed eventually get back up into the lead.  Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman led while Hamlin came back up through the pack.

The next caution had Kyle Petty cut down a tire and wreck.  Under the caution, everyone pit and Edwards repaid Stewart on pit road, spinning out.  Edwards had a lap penalty for rough driving but his race was already destroyed anyway.

The next most contravercial accident came midway through the race when Dave Blaney wrecked Dale Earnhardt Jr on a straight away sending him nose first in the wall.  Probably improper bump drafting.  Earnhardt Jr wasnt happy but did nothing to retaliate.  He just said "I was just dumped on the straightway.  Either he is a **** or just ignorant.  I hope the latter".

Up front, Denny Hamlin dominated the rest of the race and won handly.  Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, and Jimmie Johnson actually had some good battles for the best of the rest.

After the race, Edwards and Stewart had some things to say about eachother and Stewart added onto Bowyer too.

Edwards said things like: "I dont know what hes thinking.  Stewart just made our chances on making the chase just about impossible now.   He just went over and wrecked Bowyer.  I drove up to Stewart later and was wondering what he was thinking and he gave me the finger.   What a jerk!"

Stewart said things like: "Its these first and second year drivers who dont know what theyre doing on the track.  They think they can push people around on the track. They dont know what theyre doing.  They dont know the meaning of give and take.  All they do is take take take.  I dont have problems with guys like Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon.  They get it.  Even Kyle Busch is starting to get it, and if HE is starting to get it than anyone can."

Well my opinion is, a little drama is kinda fun, but Im starting to really get fed up with Stewart's antics.  He apparently is that jackass type on the road in the Hummer that takes up 2 lanes and then gets upset when someone wants to pass them on the highway.

Fin	St	Car	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Pts/Bonus	Laps	Status	Winnings
1	1	#11	Denny Hamlin *	Chevrolet	FedEx Kinko's	190/10	200	Running	$230,100
2	7	#2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	175/5	200	Running	$182,758
3	5	#24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	170/5	200	Running	$175,961
4	4	#25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	GMAC	160/0	200	Running	$117,850
5	12	#29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench	155/0	200	Running	$134,436
6	15	#48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	150/0	200	Running	$133,661
7	13	#20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	The Home Depot	146/0	200	Running	$132,461
8	27	#43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	147/5	200	Running	$122,561
9	6	#31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	143/5	200	Running	$105,720
10	17	#1	Martin Truex Jr. *	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	134/0	200	Running	$105,383
11	21	#18	J.J. Yeley *	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	130/0	200	Running	$110,700
12	8	#5	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	CARQUEST	127/0	200	Running	$86,275
13	29	#7	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Menards/MAPEI	124/0	200	Running	$74,725
14	11	#17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT	121/0	200	Running	$113,316
15	18	#21	Ken Schrader	Ford	U.S. Air Force	123/5	200	Running	$96,939
16	24	#22	Dave Blaney	Dodge	Caterpillar	115/0	200	Running	$84,333
17	10	#01	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	112/0	200	Running	$94,220
18	2	#12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Mobil 1	114/5	200	Running	$109,483
19	30	#6	Mark Martin	Ford	AAA	106/0	200	Running	$81,825
20	28	#26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	103/0	200	Running	$113,225
21	19	#96	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	DLP HDTV	100/0	200	Running	$66,875
22	9	#10	Scott Riggs	Dodge	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	97/0	200	Running	$66,575
23	31	#42	Casey Mears	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	94/0	200	Running	$101,333
24	20	#16	Greg Biffle	Ford	National Guard	91/0	200	Running	$83,000
25	37	#44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's	88/0	200	Running	$62,975
26	23	#41	Reed Sorenson *	Dodge	Target	85/0	200	Running	$73,625
27	40	#32	Travis Kvapil	Chevrolet	Tide-Downy	82/0	200	Running	$79,533
28	38	#88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	84/5	200	Running	$97,200
29	42	#40	David Stremme *	Dodge	Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon	76/0	199	Running	$84,633
30	35	#14	Sterling Marlin	Chevrolet	Ginn Clubs & Resorts	73/0	199	Running	$74,372
31	3	#9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	70/0	199	Running	$98,889
32	25	#38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	Combos	72/5	199	Running	$89,433
33	36	#190	Stephen Leicht	Ford	CitiFinancial	PE	199	Running	$62,275
34	34	#49	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	LoansDepot.com/PoconoManor.com	61/0	199	Running	$61,125
35	32	#66	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	Haas Automation/Best Buy	58/0	199	Running	$68,975
36	43	#178	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	55/0	199	Running	$60,750
37	22	#19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers/UAW	52/0	199	Running	$90,566
38	41	#4	Scott Wimmer	Chevrolet	AERO Exhaust	49/0	196	Running	$60,450
39	16	#99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Office Depot	46/0	196	Running	$80,125
40	39	#55	Michael Waltrip	Dodge	NAPA Auto Parts	43/0	195	Running	$60,175
41	14	#07	Clint Bowyer *	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	40/0	194	Running	$68,035
42	33	#45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Kyle Petty Charity Ride	37/0	117	Accident	$67,885
43	26	#8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	34/0	115	Accident	$95,088

Points:

Rank	+/-	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Winnings
1	--	Jimmie Johnson	2939	Leader	20	1	3	7	16	$5,959,220
2	--	Matt Kenseth	2842	-97	20	0	2	10	11	$3,922,740
3	--	Jeff Burton	2621	-318	20	2	0	4	13	$2,859,070
4	--	Kyle Busch	2582	-357	20	1	1	7	10	$2,873,400
5	+3	Kevin Harvick	2563	-376	20	0	1	8	11	$3,396,050
6	-1	Mark Martin	2557	-382	20	0	0	3	9	$2,500,950
7	-1	Kasey Kahne	2515	-424	20	4	4	6	11	$3,717,700
8	+4	Denny Hamlin*	2514	-425	20	2	2	4	8	$2,654,300
9	--	Jeff Gordon	2512	-427	20	0	2	7	9	$3,599,250
10	+1	Tony Stewart	2477	-462	20	0	2	8	10	$4,047,550
11	-4	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2462	-477	20	0	1	6	8	$3,124,600
12	-2	Greg Biffle	2433	-506	20	2	1	5	10	$2,707,060
13	+1	Kurt Busch	2311	-628	20	2	1	5	8	$2,942,050
14	-1	Carl Edwards	2242	-697	20	0	0	6	9	$2,673,000
15	--	Casey Mears	2185	-754	20	0	0	1	5	$3,392,790
16	+2	Brian Vickers	2134	-805	20	0	0	3	5	$2,245,870
17	--	Jamie McMurray	2088	-851	20	0	0	2	6	$2,978,490
18	+1	Ryan Newman	2080	-859	20	2	0	2	5	$3,386,440
19	-3	Clint Bowyer*	2064	-875	20	0	0	1	5	$2,206,740
20	--	Elliott Sadler	2035	-904	20	1	0	1	4	$2,857,010
21	+2	Martin Truex Jr.*	2017	-922	20	0	0	0	2	$2,351,160
22	-1	Scott Riggs	2002	-937	19	1	0	0	5	$1,843,970
23	-1	Reed Sorenson*	1982	-957	20	0	0	1	4	$2,031,090
24	+1	Bobby Labonte	1922	-1017	20	0	0	1	4	$2,662,440
25	-1	Dale Jarrett	1901	-1038	20	0	0	0	2	$2,588,060
26	+1	J.J. Yeley*	1866	-1073	20	0	0	0	2	$2,511,080
27	+1	Robby Gordon	1833	-1106	20	0	0	0	1	$1,836,820
28	-2	Jeff Green	1796	-1143	20	0	0	0	0	$2,181,960
29	--	Dave Blaney	1736	-1203	20	0	0	0	0	$1,952,360
30	--	Joe Nemechek	1726	-1213	20	0	0	0	0	$2,344,310
31	+1	Sterling Marlin	1629	-1310	20	0	0	0	1	$1,892,060
32	+2	Ken Schrader	1629	-1310	20	0	0	0	1	$2,380,380
33	-2	Kyle Petty	1608	-1331	20	0	0	0	1	$2,140,610
34	-1	Jeremy Mayfield	1607	-1332	20	0	0	0	0	$2,417,740
35	--	David Stremme*	1496	-1443	19	0	0	0	0	$1,955,700

DCI/Wotch Standings 2006

WRC: 8 events
WRC- Timper-16 Tyb-36 Vkm-36
Avg Per Event: Timper-5.3 Tyb-4.5 Vkm-4.5
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NASCAR: 20 events
NASCAR- TDuck-16 Tyb-28 Vkm-33 Timper-13 PEO-6
Avg Per Event: TDuck-1.9 Tyb-1.4 Vkm-1.7 Timper-2.2 PEO-6
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F-1: 12 events
F-1- Lumiere-40 Timper-11 Tyb-37 Vkm-52 Undertow-4
Avg Per Event: Lumiere-5.4 Timper-5.5 Tyb-3.1 Vkm-4.3 Undertow-4
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BTCC: 15 events
BTCC-Tyb-35 Vkm-51
Avg Per Event: Tyb-2.3 Vkm-3.4
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Overall: 55 events
Overall- Timper-40 Tyb-136 Vkm-172 TDuck-16 Lumiere-38 Undertow-4 PEO-6
Avg Per Event: Timper-3.6 Tyb-2.5 Vkm-3.1 TDuck-1.9 Lumiere-5.4 Undertow-4 PEO-6

Event Victories: Timper-2 Tyb-14 Vkm-20 Lumiere-2 TDuck-3 PEO-1

Events competed:
Tyb-47 (All)
Vkm-47 (All)
Timper-11 (3 WRC, 6 NASCAR 2 F-1)
TDuck-8 (8 NASCAR)
Lumiere-7 (8 F-1)
Undertow-1 (1 F-1)
PEO-1 (1 NASCAR)
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I find it highly ironic that Stewart did a 180 yesterday morning and took complete responsibility for the incident, apologizing to both Bowyer and Edwards.

I think someone must have had a "come to Jesus" meeting with him about his failure to look anything at all like Dale Earnhardt Sr :)

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Yeah youre right.  I think Stewart understands he did wrong here but really hes still coming off rather poorly. 

The thing about Earnhardt Sr...I mean I really never liked his driving style.  Far too aggressive and unforgiving.  But he knew a limit and he never wrecked people who were behind him, that I can think of.  And whenever he got upset at someone else during the race, he would gesture and he may talk about it after the race, but he really didnt carelessly wreck anyone for sheer revenge. 

Stewarts got anger management problems, and hes got a real problem with power.  Hes seemed to always have these problems.  He needs to reform, and I believe NASCAR has to do something about it too.  Id look into what happened with Harvick back in 2002, when his antics were of the same quality and quantity.  Harvick is still a wise-guy on the track and in interviews but his respect on the track and for other drivers greatly improved since then.

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NASCAR: Stewart's reaction was over the top to wreck Bowyer, I think Carl Edwards had every right to feel aggrieved by Stewart's actions. Edwards' chances of making the Chase are small now and he needs drive the socks off that car to make it in. However looking at the incident from Stewart's perspective may shed some light onto his actions. He's under quite a bit of pressure at the moment, Stewart is having to battle to make the Chase and it is by no means certain that he will be in the top 10. So with this pressure it is somewhat understandable (though not logical or excuseable) why he took the action he did on Bowyer during the race.
Oh yes, I believe there was actually a race in all of this...no, wait there really wasn't. Denny Hamlin absolutely slaughtered the opposition.

F1: The FIA have told BMW to remove those vertical wings on their car on safety grounds. Actually I suspect the real motive is that the FIA think the vertical wings look silly and ugly and I fully agree with the FIA.

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F1 German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
Friday Practice 1:
1. Alexander Wurz* Austria Williams-Cosworth 1:16.349
2. Anthony Davidson* Britain Honda 1:16.523
3. Robert Kubica* Poland BMW Sauber 1:17.343
4. Jenson Button Britain Honda 1:17.439
5. Robert Doornbos* Holland Red Bull-Ferrari 1:17.835
6. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Honda 1:18.085
7. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 1:18.328
8. Neel Jani* Switzerland Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:18.539
9. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Renault 1:18.664
10. David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Ferrari 1:18.795
11. Markus Winkelhock* Germany Midland-Toyota 1:18.964
12. Jacques Villeneuve Canada BMW Sauber 1:18.972
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:19.214
14. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:19.507
15. Takuma Sato Japan Aguri-Honda 1:20.102
16. Christijan Albers Holland Midland-Toyota 1:20.132
17. Tiago Monteiro Portugal Midland-Toyota 1:20.575
18. Scott Speed USA Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:20.950
19. Sakon Yamamoto Japan Aguri-Honda 1:21.218
20. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Cosworth 1:34.942
*Friday Test Drivers

Friday Practice 2:
1. Robert Kubica* BMW Sauber 1:16.225
2. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.502
3. Robert Doornbos* Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.549
4. Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.040
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:17.205
6. Anthony Davidson* Honda 1:17.294
7. Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:17.344
8. Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.516
9. Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.519
10. Jenson Button Honda 1:17.542
11. Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:17.672
12. Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:17.844
13. Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:17.895
14. Markus Winkelhock* Midland-Toyota 1:17.962
15. Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.082
16. Alexander Wurz* Williams-Cosworth 1:18.164
17. Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:18.223
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:18.366
19. Neel Jani* Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:18.460
20. David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:18.616
21. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.636
22. Christijan Albers Midland-Toyota 1:18.643
23. Tiago Monteiro Midland-Toyota 1:18.991
24. Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:19.113
25. Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:19.232
26. Takuma Sato Aguri-Honda 1:19.365
* Friday Test Drivers

Williams have signed an engine deal with Toyota for next season, I'm not sure where this will leave Midland or Cosworth for 2007.

BTCC: Interesting news about a possible new team for next year. Of course it's way too early to get anything definite at this stage of the year but a team is planning to buy a brace of Chevrolet Lacettis from the WTCC, convert them to run on bio-ethanol and run them in the BTCC. The man behind the idea is Scotsman, Colin Neill, who is looking to have the team named after sponsors as Team Clyde Valley Racing. Neill is looking into either setting up his own team from scratch or using an existing team to run the cars. I would suspect that either West Surrey Racing or Tech-speed Motorsport maybe interested in this. The team targetting the currently out of work, Dan Eaves as one of their drivers. Neill is talking to EEMS (Energy Efficient Motorsport) about help to convert the Chevy motors to run on bio-ethanol. EEMS have helped in the past with John George's LPG-powered Honda and Peugeot and Tech-speed's current bio-ethanol Vauxhall.
Of course it is very early at this stage so I won't hold my breath, after all we're only halfway through 2006.

EDIT: Bio-ethanol appears to be gaining in popularity. Jason Hughes has had his MG converted to run on bio-ethanol for this weekend. He said that bio-ethanol gives the car a performance advantage. This is indeed quite likely. Bio-ethanol increases the bhp of an engine to give it more power. As such Fiona Leggate is often one of the fastest in the speed traps, Jason Hughes now hopes that this will help him go faster.

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My picks:

1-M Schumacher
2-Alonso
3-Raikkonen

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RE: BTCC--Thats rather exciting news.  Im glad teams are looking to bio ethanol in a competitive means in racing.  And even more exciting would the addition of the Chevrolet Lacettis which seem to be a machine that can compete at these levels, but I certainly would expect the car to have its growing pains and teething issues.

Id love to see what more bio-ethanol can do

NASCAR is off this weekend.

Heres a nice link to see the possible changes for 2007

http://www.jayski.com/pages/2007teams.htm

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