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Friday, March 28, 2008 |
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The sons also rise |
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Children of Formula One greats rise out from their
fathers’ shadows
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ERSTWHILE Michael Schumacher nemesis Damon Hill won a Formula One
World Championship in 1996, one short of equaling his father
Graham’s record of two, accomplished almost three decades earlier.
For his part, the colorful Jacques Villeneuve, successfully fending
off Schumacher to win the 1997 F1 crown (remember ‘Jerezgate?’),
fulfilled what his more illustrious father and Ferrari legend,
Gilles, tragically failed to do in his time.
Fast forward to the present F1 season and now we
have Nelson Piquet Jr. and Kazuki Nakajima joining this select F1
father-and-son club, burdened with pressure to live up to some
weighty expectations.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Trulli truly happy with Toyota’s future
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SEPANG, Malaysia: Toyota F1 driver Jarno Trulli, winner of one of
his 183 races and approaching his 34th birthday, showed all the
exuberance of a teenage newcomer when he finished fourth in the
Malaysia GP.
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Schuey switches steeds
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F1 god Michael Schumacher claims podium… aboard a
motorcycle
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Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has
dismounted from his Prancing Horse and saddled up on a Honda.
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BMW Motorrad introduces
the F 800 Cup race series
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Fast, light and exciting to ride, BMW Motorrad’s F 800 is
scheduled to have its own race series that will soon begin in South
Africa. Called the F 800 Cup, BMW’s series will be integrated
within the Battle of the Twins (BOTTS), a popular racing class that
can be found in most national championships around the world.
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Petron Corp. enhances oil
for four-stroke motorcycles
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Petron Corp. has launched an enhanced formulation of its Sprint 4T
motorcycle oil, incorporating a specially designed Thermal Control
System (TCS) to meet the requirements of modern four-stroke
motorcycles.
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KTM brings out new
superbike to battle Ducati
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Already, Ducati’s 1098S is turning out to be the motorcycle to
beat. In the 2008 World Superbike (WSBK) championship, the
1098S—with Troy Bayliss on board—is tipped as most likely to
take the crown.
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Swift and precise
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Guinness record holder Russ Swift again brings his
brand of precision driving to Manila
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Guinness record holder Russ Swift will perform anew at the Manila
International Auto Show 2008 at the World Trade Center from April 3
to 6. Swift will use the new Subaru Impreza WRX STI for the Manila
performance of the Russ Swift Precision Stunt Driving Show.
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Nitto Neo Gen earns top marks in testing
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Nitto Tires’ Neo Gen models received high scores in a comparison
testing of all-season ultrahigh performance (UHP) tires done by a
leading consumer magazine. With evaluation based on nine criteria,
15 tires from several tire manufacturers were included in the
testing that focused primarily on dry- and wet-weather handling and
traction, and ride comfort.
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Mountain racing resumes this weekend
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THE picturesque zigzagging roads of Benguet on March 29 and 30 is
the venue for one of the country’s most exciting race events—the
second round of the 2008 Hill Climb Series.
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Motul to display 350Z racecar at Manila show
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Autoplus Sportszentrium, the country’s authority in automotive
after-market tuning and exclusive distributors of Motul oil and
lubricants, provides local racing fans the opportunity to see up
close the Motul-Pitwork 350Z that competes in the Japan Grand
Touring Car Championship (JGTC) .
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FORMULA 1 BITS
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Ferrari satisfied with Malaysia win, vows to keep
advantage
SEPANG, Malaysia: Ferrari has come bouncing back
to set the stage for a season-long duel with McLaren but insists it
is taking nothing for granted after winning in Malaysia.
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First race, first win
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New Nissan GT-R scores historic 1-2 finish in debut
race
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Suzuka, Japan: The all-new Xanavi Nismo GT-R (No.23) of Satoshi
Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer won the first race of the 2008 Super GT
series in Japan. Completing an historic race weekend for Nissan, the
Motul Autech GT-R (No.22) of Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida
finished in second place.
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GREENNEWS
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Hyundai to build hybrid in 2009
SEOUL: South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai
Motor said on March 23 it would begin mass producing hybrid cars
next year amid growing demand for fuel-efficient and environmentally
friendly vehicles. The first mass produced model will be a compact
sedan, known as Avante, the company said in a statement.
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THE
MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
By Brian Afuang
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The motorcycle as
family car
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OH, please.
Spare me the bleeding heart rhetoric. Yes, we are in a Third World
country where more than half of the population live below the
internationally recognized poverty line. Yes, unlike in developed
countries, personal transportation is a luxury here.
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