http://greasy.com/Sports_and_Recreation/Racing.htm Featured articles and news topics about auto racing.. en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:32:55 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/fredo/sprint_car_weekend_nhms.html Thursday, September 11, 2008 The news you need now Sprint Car weekend at NHMS When animals attack with sarcastic comments An angry Tiger is primed for Sunday's race at the Speedway AP Tony Stewart trails Jimmie Johnson to the finish line Sunday at Richmond International Raceway in Virginia. Stewart snapped at his pit crew for the loss. Zoom Related articles: Wallace cuts to the Chase (9/11/2008) Past champs have driven different paths to success (9/11/2008) Sometimes, the Tiger purrs; othe ... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:55:10 GMT http://greasy.com/sportsbooks/formula_winning_formula_bet.html Is there any formula to choosing the winning F1 team? When Michael Schuhmacher was racing, it was easy to pick the winner. But what about now? To choose the right team, we need to understand what F1 is all about. Here is my introduction to F1: Formula One is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The sport is regulated by the FIA. Formula One's commercial rights are vested in the For ... Tue, 9 Sep 2008 03:38:17 GMT http://greasy.com/theprofessor/sunday_minus_nascar.html Gees, did I miss another boring Sunday as the "sport" of cup racing was off for a weekly breather. Nah, did not miss a thing. The form of entertain ment had better wake up and smell the roses as it has become a boring, boring event. The sponsors will be dropping off as the TV ratings are down. Why? Too many laps of driving around and around until the last 30 or so laps to the finish. If you have a 200 lap plus race, this is one hell of a way to spend a Sunday. NASCAR had better wake up and ... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:48:23 GMT http://greasy.com/cacrotchrockets/california_crotch_rockets.html A new California Sportbike Club. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:49:38 GMT http://greasy.com/cacrotchrockets/is.html Well my first Junior Beast. Started my first mod by using the Rotary tool on the Rear Fender. Going to get Area P full exhaust Next Month more pics then. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:12:14 GMT http://greasy.com/theprofessor/nascar_dead.html Before I get started, let me explain that I was at one time a huge Nascar fan and got to go to Charlotte, Daytona, Atlanta and still go to Bristol. However, this sport has become so money driven and so corporate image that the old core fan has lost all interest. The races are boring. Run araound these tracks in single file and wait for the last 30 laps before the drivers start to race each other. Makes one wonder why the sponsors shell out such big bucks for an audience that is forever dim ... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:22:49 GMT http://greasy.com/artisticgypsy/lance_mackey_second_tiger_woods.html Lance Mackey ranks #2 on Sports Illustrated's List of Top 25 Toughest Athletes! The incredible Lance Mackey, my hero, once again basking in the limelight with a very distinctive honor. Last year, Mackey was one of the elite nominees for the highly-coveted ESPY Award. Last week, Sports Illustrated released its list of the Top 25 Toughest Athletes, Lance Mackey placed second behind Tiger Woods. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:21 GMT http://greasy.com/artisticgypsy/grand_prix_2008_petersburg.html This is rather long so I'm letting you know, approx 100 pics. Enjoy! Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:27:17 GMT http://greasy.com/augusta/cowin_hell.html Would you adam & eve it!!!!?????? For the very firsy time EVER, I managed to pick the 1st and 3rd in the Grand National !!! The names it was that grabbed my attention - 'Comply or Die' (1st) and 'Snowy Morning' (3rd) (Why am I so perturbed? 'coz I bloody forgot the race was on!!!!!!!) - Bedrock called me to come and watch it on the t.v and I had a brief look at the names of the horses they were 'apt' for me, so I told him who I fancied)!!!!!!!!!!! Oh well, never mind . . . . . . .(*"@% ... Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:45:34 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/haha_rossi_lagee_.html Qatar untuk Yamaha Ujicoba tiga hari di Losail menjadi saksi keperkasaan Yamaha. Valentino Rossi pun yakin MotoGP perdana yang digelar di sirkuit tersebut bisa dikuasai timnya. Seri perdana MotoGP musim balap 2007 memang baru akan berlangsung Maret mendatang. Namun Yamaha sudah unjuk kebolehan pada ujicoba tiga hari yang berakhir kemarin. Pada dua dari tiga hari ujicoba, Colin Edwards mampu menjadi yang tercepat. Dominasi Yamaha dilengkapi Rossi yang tampil sebagai runner-up pada ujicoba h ... Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:51:16 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/hiks_.html Hayden Celaka Dua Kali Nicky Hayden masih belum mengalami pengalaman menyenangkan di ujicoba Qatar. Pada ujicoba hari kedua, pembalap Repsol Honda itu bahkan mengalami kecelakaan dua kali. Pada hari kedua penyelenggaraan ujicoba Hayden cuma berakhir di posisi tercepat ke-11. Juara dunia tahun lalu itu terpaut 1,3 detik dengan pembalap tercepat pada ujicoba kemarin yakni Colin Edwards dari Yamaha. Namun Hayden punya alasan di balik ketidakprimaan penampilannya. "Itu bukan hari yang terbaik ... Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:32:07 GMT http://greasy.com/elkhound/forget_footballbaseball_basketball.html I am a nascar fan! Yay baby! Last night was the start of the season with the Bud shootout. I was so happy that Dale Jr. won! And my boy Tony came in second. So my sundays will revolve around nascar now. All cleaning will be done before sunday or it just won't be done. To me the start of nascar means spring is almost here. Next weekend is the Daytona 500. Alot of things have changed in nascar over the years. To me, having foreign cars race is just not nascar. Tony Stewart is driving a toyot ... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:43:24 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/hayden_ragu_ragu_euy_.html Juara Dunia MotoGP Nicky Hayden punya kekhawatiran menjelang ujicoba di Qatar pekan ini. Sirkuit Losail dinilainya menyimpan tantangan besar untuk motor RC212V. Pengalaman Hayden di Qatar sebenarnya tidak terlalu buruk. Musim lalu pembalap Amerika Serikat itu finis di urutan kedua. Namun menjelang ujicoba pekan ini, Hayden tidak mau terlalu optimis. "Mungkin ini akan sulit bagi kami, khususnya untuk trek lurus. Apalagi sekarang berkurangnya tenaga motor merupakan masalah terbesar kami," uja ... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:30:18 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/rossi_hayden_berantem_.html Persaingan Valentino Rossi dan Nicky Hayden dimulai dengan babak baru. Keduanya sama-sama optimistis bisa saling mengalahkan di musim ini. Hasil tes dalam dua minggu terakhir menjadi patokan optimisme rider terbaik musim lalu itu. Hayden yang mendominasi sesi di Phillip Island, Australia, yakin bisa mempertahankan gelar juaranya. "Hari terakhir di Australia adalah sesi tes paling positif yang kami dapat sejauh ini. Kami menemukan setingan baru pada motor yang saya sukai dan mengalami banyak ... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:11:56 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/motogp_2007_4.html Sepang Test Hayden not worried by lack of pace Nicky Hayden claimed he was not worried about the pace of his Repsol Honda, despite the world champion only ending up seventh fastest on the final day of Moto GP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. The 25-year-old American, who beat Valentino Rossi to the world title last year in a tense finale at Valencia, has been unable to match his rival all winter, and was 0.9 seconds slower than the Italian after three days in hot and humid conditions. But des ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:26:03 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/motogp_2007_3.html Ujicoba Sepang Rossi Mulai Unjuk Gigi Sepang - Terseok-seok di dua sesi latihan pertama, Valentino Rossi membalas di hari terakhir. Rider tim Yamaha MotoGP ini menjadi yang tercepat mengungguli John Hopkins. Hopkins memang tampil mencolok di dua sesi latihan sebelumnya di Sepang, Malaysia. Bahkan pembalap Rizla Suzuki itu tampil stabil dalam torehan waktunya. Di hari terakhir sesi latihan resmi di Sepang, Hopkins mencatat waktu jauh lebih baik dari sebelumnya. Sayangnya torehan waktu mantan ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:00:47 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/motogp_2007_2.html Uji Coba Sepang Belum Maksimal, Rossi Tetap Optimis Sepang - Dalam dua sesi tes di Sepang, Malaysia, penampilan Valentino Rossi belum sepenuhnya maksimal. Namun kondisi tersebut tidak menghalangi optimismenya menjelang MotoGP 2007 nanti. Rossi yang masih membela Yamaha musim ini tampil cukup menjanjikan. Di sesi latihan pertama Senin (22/1/2007) kemarin ia mampu menembus urutan tiga besar. Namun di sesi kedua Selasa (23/1/2007) lalu, Rossi tercecer di tempat kelima. Ketidakstabilan penampil ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:44:28 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/motogp_2007.html Ujicoba Sepang Hopkins Menebar Ancaman Sepang - John Hopkins mulai menebar ancaman untuk MotoGP musim 2007. Buktinya dalam dua hari sesi tes resmi, pembalap Rizla Suzuki itu selalu tampil sebagai yang tercepat. Sirkuit Sepang, Malaysia menjadi saksi mata dominasi Hopkins. Selama dua hari berturut-turut, pembalap Amerika Serikat ini tampil stabil. Hasil ujicoba terakhir, Selasa (23/1/2007) menempatkan Hopkins di posisi terbaik, mengungguli kompatriotnya di Yamaha Colin Edwards. Hopkins menca ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:42:42 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/capirossi_punya_julukan_2.html Ujicoba Sepang Suzuki Tampil Meyakinkan Sepang - Ujicoba MotoGP 2007 di Sepang, Senin (22/1/2007) didominsi tim Rizla Suzuki. Dua pembalapnya John Hopkins dan Chris Vermulen berada di posisi teratas. Hopkins unggul cukup jauh dibanding pembalap lainnya dengan membuat waktu 2 menit 22,277 detik. Selisih dengan rekan setimnya Vermulen, mencapai 0,7 detik lebih. Uniknya, posisi empat besar ditempati dua pembalap Yamaha Valentino Rossi dan Colin Edwads. Rossi membuat waktu 2 menit 3,184 detik, ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:07:07 GMT http://greasy.com/adrofarrell/capirossi_punya_julukan.html capirossi bukan dijulukin capirex lageee...???..HuHu... Musim lalu Loris Capirossi mendapat julukan Capirex. Namun di musim ini, julukan tersebut sudah kadaluarsa karena pembalap Italia itu mendapat julukan baru. "Mereka mengatakan saya adalah dinosaurusnya MotoGP dan karena alasan itu saya memutuskan mengganti julukan Capirex menjadi Capi-T-Rex," ujar Capirossi saat menghadiri acara peluncuran motor Ducati Desmosedici GP7. Nickname bukan satu-satunya perubahan yang dilakukan Capirossi. Pe ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:54:00 GMT