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FIA Lobbying to Cut Racing Fuel Usage By 50 Percent - PaddockTalk

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:17:48 GMT

TSN.ca

FIA Lobbying to Cut Racing Fuel Usage By 50 Percent
PaddockTalk - 6 hours ago
"The target should be a (very challenging) 50 per cent reduction from today's levels of fuel consumption by 2015, while maintaining current speeds," he ...
FIA proposes 'urgent' rule changes to 'unsustainable' F1 to ... The Canadian Press
Mosley urges teams to suggest rules ITV.com
Formula One urges changes to cut costs The Associated Press
Times Online - pitpass.com
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Fuel prices put drag on area race teams' budgets - GoErie.com
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:01:10 GMT

Fuel prices put drag on area race teams' budgets
GoErie.com, PA - 16 hours ago
But now that unleaded fuel has reached $4 per gallon, diesel has topped $5 per gallon and racing fuel exceeds $7 per gallon, short trips for events place a ...

Gas prices can't stop cars--or fans--at Lebanon Valley - Columbia Independent Online
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:44:40 GMT

Gas prices can't stop cars--or fans--at Lebanon Valley
Columbia Independent Online, NY - 7 hours ago
Commander says LVS sells racing fuel at the track for around $8 a gallon, up about 30 cents from last year. That fuel is different from your average pump ...

Area stock car driver shrugs off cost of fuel - Post-Bulletin
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:51:11 GMT

Area stock car driver shrugs off cost of fuel
Post-Bulletin, MN - 10 hours ago
By Jason Feldman Brad Waits is one of the few drivers at area race tracks who doesn't cringe at the inflated cost of racing fuel. ...

NHRA to shorten race distances as interim safety measure - USA Today
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:02:08 GMT

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NHRA to shorten race distances as interim safety measure
USA Today - 23 hours ago
By Gary Graves, USA TODAY For the time being nitro-fueled Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars will race 1000 feet instead of a quarter-mile (1320 feet) while ...
NHRA cuts race distance to 1000 feet: Move made to AutoWeek
NHRA shortens top division races The Associated Press
NHRA Shortens Top Fuel and Funny Car 1/4 mile distance to 1000 feet LeftLane News
Los Angeles Daily News
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For Nascar Fans, High Price of Gas Is Not Only Catalyst for ... - New York Times
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:13:37 GMT

For Nascar Fans, High Price of Gas Is Not Only Catalyst for ...
New York Times, United States - 18 hours ago
By DAVE CALDWELL LOUDON, NH — Steven and Nancy Swiantek sat on the roof of their recreational vehicle before the start of a Nascar Sprint Cup race Sunday. ...

Race fans stalled by gas prices - Ottawa Citizen
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:39:05 GMT

Race fans stalled by gas prices
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 14 hours ago
"The higher fuel prices have hit them hard," said Roger VanDerSnick of International Speedway Corp., one of two major publicly owned race track companies. ...

Free gas (but only for racing) - Florida Times-Union
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:15:58 GMT

Bleacher Report

Free gas (but only for racing)
Florida Times-Union, FL - Jun 28, 2008
By Don Coble, The Times-Union Although racing teams gas up their stock cars for free, the rising cost of fuel is still felt in NASCAR. ...
Race not a sellout but hotel business holding its own Daytona Beach News-Journal
NASCAR Preview of Coke Zero 400 at Daytona myFOXlubbock.com
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What a drag - Columbus Dispatch
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:07:06 GMT

Columbus Dispatch

What a drag
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 11 hours ago
Racers can swallow the cost of racing fuel easier than gas costs for motor homes and towing car trailers. Spectators are showing up at Pacemakers Dragway ...

NHRA changing priorities in wake of tragedy - USA Today
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:05 GMT

NHRA changing priorities in wake of tragedy
USA Today - 19 minutes ago
... Fuel, whose team now fields cars for several drivers including his son, Brandon, added, "And we know we're going to continue on within NHRA and our race ...