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02-10-2011, 06:18 AM
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Not many folks care about IndyCar, but it's sad they will not be racing at Motegi after 2011 
http://hondabeat.com/racing_details.php?ID=248
http://hondabeat.com/racing_details.php?ID=248
This year’s IndyCar Series race will be the last in Japan because of the economic downturn, a motor racing unit of Honda Motor Co. said on Wednesday.
Mobilityland Corp., a wholly owned motor unit of Honda which owns the Twin Ring Motegi circuit north of Tokyo, announced the decision.
The Indy Japan on Sept. 18 at Twin Ring Motegi was one of only two IndyCar races to be held outside of North America this year. The other was the Sao Paulo Indy in Brazil in May.
Twin Ring Motegi has hosted the Indy Japan since 2003. Before that, the 2.4-kilometer (1.5-mile) oval held rival Champ Car World Series events from 1998.
The decision by Mobilityland was the latest setback to auto racing in Japan as the country’s automakers look to cut costs and focus on their core business.
Honda and Toyota pulled out of Formula One in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Citing similar concerns to Toyota and Honda, fellow Japanese automakers Subaru and Suzuki pulled out of the World Rally Championship before the 2009 season.
Terry Angstadt, president of the commercial division of IndyCar, said they were leaving the door open for future events at Twin Ring Motegi.
Angstadt said IndyCar was also keen to improve the series' popularity by improving live broadcast times in the United States, especially when the series was close to crowning a champion. The Indy Japan was the third-to-last event on the schedule and was commonly broadcast overnight in the U.S. when viewership was low.
This year’s series opens on March 27 at St. Petersburg, Florida. The 17th and last race in October has yet to be determined.
Mobilityland Corp., a wholly owned motor unit of Honda which owns the Twin Ring Motegi circuit north of Tokyo, announced the decision.
The Indy Japan on Sept. 18 at Twin Ring Motegi was one of only two IndyCar races to be held outside of North America this year. The other was the Sao Paulo Indy in Brazil in May.
Twin Ring Motegi has hosted the Indy Japan since 2003. Before that, the 2.4-kilometer (1.5-mile) oval held rival Champ Car World Series events from 1998.
The decision by Mobilityland was the latest setback to auto racing in Japan as the country’s automakers look to cut costs and focus on their core business.
Honda and Toyota pulled out of Formula One in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
Citing similar concerns to Toyota and Honda, fellow Japanese automakers Subaru and Suzuki pulled out of the World Rally Championship before the 2009 season.
Terry Angstadt, president of the commercial division of IndyCar, said they were leaving the door open for future events at Twin Ring Motegi.
Angstadt said IndyCar was also keen to improve the series' popularity by improving live broadcast times in the United States, especially when the series was close to crowning a champion. The Indy Japan was the third-to-last event on the schedule and was commonly broadcast overnight in the U.S. when viewership was low.
This year’s series opens on March 27 at St. Petersburg, Florida. The 17th and last race in October has yet to be determined.
02-10-2011, 06:36 AM
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02-10-2011, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Conedodger,Feb 10 2011, 09:22 AM
Snow began falling Wednesday night in Oswego County and continued into this morning, dropping 19 inches in less than 6 hours in Pulaski, 35 miles north of Syracuse.
Forecasters say another 1 to 2 feet of snow could fall in some areas by Friday morning.
02-10-2011, 06:43 AM
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Heard an interesting comment on a radio show last week. A guy called in that had been caught in the Chicago snow mess . He was one of those vehicles marooned for over three hours on the expressway. He wondered how it would have been if he was in a government mandated electric car down the road. "Those batteries would last very long for staying warm and surviving"
02-10-2011, 06:44 AM
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Pulaski is always the area I dread driving through on I-81 in the winter when I have to visit my parents.
It could very well be the snowiest place in the US. I think they hold some records there for greatest snowfall in a certain time period...like 24 hours or so? I seem to recall it was at a rate of over 3" an hour...
It could very well be the snowiest place in the US. I think they hold some records there for greatest snowfall in a certain time period...like 24 hours or so? I seem to recall it was at a rate of over 3" an hour...
02-10-2011, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Headchef,Feb 10 2011, 10:43 AM
Heard an interesting comment on a radio show last week. A guy called in that had been caught in the Chicago snow mess . He was one of those vehicles marooned for over three hours on the expressway. He wondered how it would have been if he was in a government mandated electric car down the road. "Those batteries would last very long for staying warm and surviving"
"Those batteries wouldn't last very long for staying warm and surviving"
02-10-2011, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by nnausmann,Feb 10 2011, 11:02 AM
Anyone wonder how an all electric car gets heat?
And how fast will the batteries drain in the winter months?
And how fast will the batteries drain in the winter months?
http://www.insideline.com/chevrolet/volt/2...rolet-volt.html
^ click link and scroll down to the bottom. Like it or not electric cars will be part of the landscape but not for long. Hydrogen I expect will take over as soon as the Saudi's run out of oil (if Wikileaks is correct)
EDIT: Here's their latest update on the Volt
http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2011...hink-green.html