Mikko Hirvonen is set for victory on Rally Australia after Jari-Matti Latvala slowed to let his Ford team-mate take the lead on the penultimate stage. Ford had openly admitted that it was likely to apply team orders to ensure Hirvonen won however the rest of the weekend unfolded, as once both Citroens had crashed on Friday, Hirvonen and Latvala were left in an unrivalled first and second.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/world-rally-championship-news/wrc/latvala-slows-to-let-hirvonen-lead/

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Ford has announced that it will share ?exclusive video and photography? of the turbocharged Focus ST?which is expected to debut in production form at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show?on the Focus Facebook page over the coming months. So far Ford has posted a less-than-exhilarating video of its director of Global Performance Vehicles describing how he and his [...]

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The FIA GT1 series says it is weighing up a future street race in Beijing after staging a demonstration run on the city streets to mark the end of its Chinese double header. The championship travelled to Ordos, Inner Mongolia, at the start of September for the eighth round of the season, before heading to Goldenport Park Circuit - a stand-in for the cancelled round at Curitiba - in Beijing a week later

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/gt1-holds-beijing-street-demo/

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FAS Lane Racing LLCMooresville, North Carolina (September 13, 2011) ? FAS Lane Racing team owner Frank Stoddard is proud to announce that Big Red, Inc. will sponsor the team?s No. 32 entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for six of the remaining races in the 2011 season. The No. 32 Big Red Ford will...more»

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Jack Roush - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARMatt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, and Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, will represent Ford Racing in this year?s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.  Car owner Jack Roush, who has two NSCS championships to his...more»

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1 7 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 2 8 99 Carl Edwards Cheez-It/Kellogg’s Ford 3 17 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 4 20 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 5 11 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 6 13 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 7 22 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 8 [...]

Source: http://thefinallap.com/2011/09/10/2011-nascar-race-26-results-richmond/

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Australian Marcos Ambrose claimed his maiden Sprint Cup series win with a commanding drive at a rain-delayed event at Watkins Glen. The former Australian V8 Supercar champion backed up his favoritism and superior pace with victory at his 105th attempt in NASCAR's main series, crucially jumping to the lead on the final restart with two laps remaining after Kyle Busch locked up his brakes entering Turn 1.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/ambrose-claims-maiden-cup-win/

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On Monday we presented a mystery shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. Additionally, we added a special prize for the winner of this week?s contest: a copy of DiRT3 for PlayStation 3. The first commenter to correctly identify the shifter as belonging to a [...]

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Ford?s SYNC will cost $100 less on the 2012 Edge and Explorer than it did on the 2011 models. The automaker?s now-ubiquitous voice-activated infotainment system was a $395 option on the 2011 Explorer and Edge, but it will now command just $295. Furthermore, Ford is expanding the availability of SYNC to all trim levels, so [...]

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