LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Dan Wheldon, who moved to the US from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to prevail twice at his sport’s most famed race, died on Sunday in a huge, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.
He was 33.
Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 for the second time this May, won 16 times in his IndyCar career and was the series champion in 2005.
Lotus is looking into the future and entering the 2012 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship.
Competing under the Lotus Racing Karts banner, the newly formed team will be operated by Jefra Racing which is based in Treviso, Italy. Furthermore, the drivers will compete in two new kart chassis models ’Colin C30′ and ‘Jimmy C32′ developed by Wildkart in the KF and KZ classes.
Porsche were recently in South Africa to perform some hot weather testing on the new Porsche 911. The Carrera badged version will push 258 KW down to the tarmac, while the Carrera S version boasts 295 KW. Perhaps the most talked about addition, however, is the 7 speed manual transmission
Bentley chief Wolfgang Dürheimer says the luxury British marque is planning an SUV to rival the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and Land Rover Range Rover.
VW is promising a sportier Golf model for the Mk7 generation of the classic hatch.
Debuts in Frankfurt
Audi has released the first renderings of the A5 DTM concept, ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Internally named “R17,” the A5 DTM will replace the four-door A4 DTM with which Audi has won the DTM title four times since 2004.
Classic Mercedes-McLaren SLR Brabus drives around London like a piece of prized silverware
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