AUTONET.CA | Motorsportsautonet.ca - Ontario Toronto Ottawa Windsor Thunder Bay Sault Sudbury Kingston Hamilton Kitchener LondonNew Used Cars Pickup SUV trucks dealer parts accessories service maintenance insurance finance crossover concept show drive calendar careerThe obsession that is Dakar- January 31, 2008 “The mood there was pretty solemn,” says enduro motorcyclist Lawrence Hacking. There was a lot of gloom and doom talk about the Dakar rally reaching the end of its road, according to news reports.http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=/Motorsports/Rally/2008/01/23/4789695.ht... NASCAR changes recent course of change- January 31, 2008 When NASCAR chairman Brian France stood in front of the gathered media at the stock car racing series’ research and development centre in Concord, N.C., this past week for what has become his annual state-of-the-sport speech, few expected him to take on the hard issues head on.http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=/Motorsports/NASCAR/2008/01/24/4791673.h... Ethanol from waste makes racing debut- January 29, 2008 In a technological breakthrough in both the renewable fuels arena and racing, the 2008 American Le Mans Series has announced a couple of its teams will use E85 racing ethanol produced from waste wood.http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=/Motorsports/ALMS/2008/01/29/4800431.htm... Tony Stewart to take milquetoast route- January 24, 2008 Has age and experiences - mostly bad - cured Tony Stewart of his propensity for shooting off at the lip at the slightest provocation It would appear he is now taking the milquetoast route this season after years of being the centre of most every storm in NASCAR’s top racing series.http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=/Motorsports/NASCAR/2008/01/17/4778849.h... Bad-boy Edwards really just a winner- January 17, 2008 At one time it was the late Dale Earnhardt who wore the mantle of “bad ass” in NASCAR’s top series. Since his tragic death in 2001 at Daytona, several drivers have stepped up - so to speak - to earn the ire of stock car racing fans.http://www.autonet.ca/Motorsports/story.cfm?story=/Motorsports/NASCAR/2008/01/10/4765951.h... |