Report: Baltimore terminates IndyCar race contract

Filed under: Motorsports Racing fans who enjoyed the spectacle of open-wheel single-seaters racing around Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and past Camden Yards where the Orioles and the Ravens play may be disheartened to read of the latest developments. But take heart: it ain’t over, they say, until the fat lady sings, and in this case she appears only to have taken a brief intermission. The future of the Baltimore Grand Prix (an IndyCar race, not to be confused with Formula 1 grands prix that typically take the host country’s, not the host city’s name) has been in jeopardy for several months now. As with many things, the issue boiled down to money: while most communities support such racing events financially with public funds, the organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix were expected to remunerate the city to the tune of $1.5 million.

Read more:
Report: Baltimore terminates IndyCar race contract

Toyota Aqua / Prius C launches in Japan along with TRD and Modellista versions

Toyota Motor Company has launched the Aqua hatchback in Japan today. Meanwhile, TMC has also announced its TRD and Modellista aftemarket product range for the Aqua hybrid.

Read more here:
Toyota Aqua / Prius C launches in Japan along with TRD and Modellista versions

Fifth Gear tries out the Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador [video]

Host Tiff Needell takes the Aventador up to close to its top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).

Read more from the original source:
Fifth Gear tries out the Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador [video]

Video: 2012 Nissan GT-R is the scariest police car ever

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Government/Legal , Videos , Nissan , Police/Emergency , Luxury An unnamed Northern Virginia police agency has apparently scored itself a Nissan GT-R to use as a pursuit vehicle. Call it the last of the V6 Interceptors. A company by the name of EVI Corporation spends its days outfitting law enforcement vehicles with all of the necessary electronics to track down baddies, and the company recently released a video showing a GT-R boasting a full range of blue and red flashers as well as the standard strobe treatment for both the headlights and taillights

Originally posted here:
Video: 2012 Nissan GT-R is the scariest police car ever

Official: Mini launches Soho limited edition for UK streets

Filed under: Hatchback , Mini , UK , Diesel Mini loves special editions, and fans of the brand eat them up as fast as they’re produced. There’s been no shortage of limited Mini vehicles lately, and a new iteration is set to join the (*deep breath here*) Mini 25, Mini 30, Mini 35, Mini 40, Mini Mayfair, Mini Ritz, Mini Chelsea, Mini Piccadilly, Mini Park Lane, Mini Advantage, Mini Red Hot, Mini Jet Black, Mini Rose, Mini Sky, Mini Racing, Mini Flame, Mini Racing Green, Mini Flame Red, Mini Checkmate, Mini Designer, Mini Paul Smith, Mini Cooper RSP, Mini Cooper Monte Carlo, Mini Cooper Grand Prix, Mini Cooper 35, Mini Cooper Sports LE, Mini Cooper S Touring, Mini Cooper S Sport 5, Mini Cooper S Works, Mini John Cooper, Mini Cooper Sport 500, Mini After Eight, Mini Belfast, Mini Blue Star, Mini Brighton, Mini Cosmopolitan, Mini Jubilee, Mini Kensington, Mini Lady, Mini Lapagayo, Mini Monza, Mini Printemps, Mini S, Mini Silver Bullet, Mini Silverstone, Mini Twinings, Mini Woodbury, Mini 1000 Stripey LE, Mini 1100 Special, Mini Sprite, Mini Studio 2, Mini Neon, Mini Cabriolet, Mini British Open Classic, Mini Italian Job, Mini Rio, Mini Tahiti, Mini Sidewalk, Mini Equinox, Mini ERA Turbo, Mini Cooper S Sidewalk Convertible, Mini John Cooper Works GP, Mini Cooper Chilli, Mini Cooper John Cooper Works World Championship 50, Mini Cooper Hampton, Mini Cooper Camden… and there’s probably a handful of others we (and Wikipedia ) missed. The newest member of the limited-edition family is the Mini Soho

See the article here:
Official: Mini launches Soho limited edition for UK streets