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| SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Nascar Hits A Bump In the Road Nascar has hit something of a plateau, though it still has enough clout to stage a sedate little victory lap in Times Square. nytimes.com |
Hot rodder Scelzi getting another go-around on dirt Gary Scelzi concedes his four NHRA National titles and 30 years of drag racing don't translate well to a dirt track in Tulsa. ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Mahindra Going For Hyrbrid-Diesels in U.S. in 2010. Global Vehicles USA Inc., the U.S. distributor of Mahindra brand pickups and SUVs, says it will offer hybrid diesel engines as an option on its vehicle line here starting in 2010.GV plans to launch three diesel vehicles in the U.S. next year.In an interview with Automotive News, GV CEO John Perez said the hybrid drive system is being developed by Mahindra and Mahindra, along with Robert Bosch GmbH and the Austrian engine specialist AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. The option should improve the trucks' fuel efficiency 25 to 30 percent. The standard diesels are expected to get above 30 mpg.Perez also says Mahindra will assemble its pickups at a plant in Ohio from complete knock down (CKD) modules.Perez said. That measure is to avoid the 25% tax charged on imported pickups. rss.businessweek.com |
Ecclestone rules that Australian Grand Prix must be a night race - or else Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone appears unlikely to accept a compromise proposal of staging next year's Australian Grand Prix in the early evening feeds.feedburner.com |
Kovalainen says he was never a broken man MANAMA (Reuters) - Heikki Kovalainen has played down comments by team boss Ron Dennis suggesting that McLaren had to rebuild the Finn after his rookie season with Formula One rivals Renault. feeds.reuters.com |