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0Video: Runaway ghost-riding motorcycle wants to keep racing *Update 1302132240
Here's something you don't see everyday. We're a little short on details – there's no description provided and we didn't watch the race live – but the video after the break appears to have been taken at the start of the second SuperSport race in Daytona, Florida, earlier in ...
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Ferrari Daytona of royal, Top Gear provenance up for auction at Brooklands 1301520120
With examples from the 250 series fetching earth-shattering prices, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" is quickly becoming a classic favorite. The wedge-shaped GT from the late 60s and early 70s was a clear separation from the bulbous models that proceeded it, and is today regarded as one of the ...
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Final laps of 2011 Daytona 200 lead to controversy, Ducati's first victory [w/video] 1300316400
While this year's Daytona 200 was a great day for Ducati and its 848 EVO, it left something to be desired for everyone else. The race was blighted by tire issues, a bad final-lap crash that the riders were lucky to walk away from and a controversy stemming from Ducati's win. The controversy ...
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Video: Hurley Haywood details Porsche's fond relationship with Daytona 1296954120
Porsche 911 and Daytona go way back – Click above to watch video after the jumpPorsche and Daytona have a long history dating back to 1968, when the automaker won its first 24 Hours at Daytona. Porsche has spent the last 43 years dominating the event, leading all other manufacturers with ... -
Blind man tackles the road course at Daytona on his own 1296507600
Mark Riccobono's blind lap of Daytona – Click above for high-res image galleryAnother year, another Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona champion. Something interesting happened before the prototypes took to the track, though, when a Ford Escape Hybrid took on the 1.5-mile road course. The driver, ... -
Prototype cart with feedback controls lets the blind drive [w/video] 1278869580
Virginia Tech takes on the Blind Driver Challenge – Click above to watch video after the jumpResearchers at Virginia Tech are teaming with the National Federation of the Blind to build two Ford Escape test vehicles designed specifically for visually-impaired drivers. After building a small ... -
PSA: Ford Mustang to make NASCAR Nationwide debut Friday night 1277830800
2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car – Click above for high-res image galleryAll of you who have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the Ford Mustang in what we loosely refer to as modern-day stock car racing, take note: The original Pony Car will see its first action this ... -
Daytona Bike Week 2010: The magic number is 69 1268141520
Festivities and events once again shifted into high gear this year in Daytona, Florida, as the 69th installment of Daytona's "Bike Week" roared into town with all the usual suspects present and accounted for. Year after year, bikers far and wide have flocked to the beach to cut loose and ...
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SPOILER ALERT: Danica Patrick's Daytona debut doesn't exactly go as planned 1266265620
Danica Patrick at the 2010 Nationwide 300 – Click above for high-res image galleryDespite a rather positive performance in her first outing in competition behind the wheel of stock car racer, Danica Patrick failed to wow the crowds at Daytona International Speedway last weekend after ... -
SPOILER ALERT: Lead changes galore mark 2010 Daytona 500 1266260400
2010 Daytona 500 – Click above for high-res image galleryAfter three hours, 47 minutes and 16 seconds of racing that saw 52 lead changes among 21 different drivers over a record 520 miles of Daytona 500 racing, Jamie McMurray emerged the winner. McMurray, piloting the ...

