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Thursday, August 9, 2012

So why not NASCAR in the Olympics?

LONG POND, Pa. -- One of the arguments against NASCAR, or motorsports in general, being a part of the Olympics is that it's more about machine than man.

Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne can be in better shape than Ryan Lochte, but, if they win, it's about how fast the car was and not whether they can complete a triathlon. Tony Stewart can drink as many milkshakes and eat as many cheeseburgers as he wants and still win races and championships.

This isn't to suggest NASCAR drivers aren't athletes. They are. Johnson was voted the 2009 Male Athlete of the Year by The Associated Press after winning the fourth of his five consecutive Sprint Cup titles.

But this isn't Michael Phelps winning the 200-meter individual medley or Gabby Douglas winning the gold for best overall female gymnast. In those events, as is the case with most of the Olympic events -- outside of equestrian, where a horse is involved -- everything depends on the performance of the athlete.

This isn't even the "Dream Team," where athletes rely on each other to win.

In NASCAR, in motorsports, you can be the best in the world but not get credit for it unless you have the best machine.

Heading into Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway (1 p.m. ET, ESPN), Hendrick Motorsports is on track for the gold.

The crew chiefs and engineers apparently have found something with the "yaw" -- rotating the rear housing so the car appears to be crabbing down the track -- to give them a competitive advantage.

Brad Keselowski was among several drivers who pointed that out after Johnson won his fourth Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

"We're racing trucks; they're racing cars," Keselowski said. "And that's why they're winning. We've got to make a step up before the Chase to catch up to what they got there."

An Olympian can build up strength, endurance and all the other attributes that bring performance to a top level. An Olympian can't use some mechanical device to go faster or jump higher.

In 2009, after high-tech bodysuits led to 108 world records in the 2008 Olympic year, they were banned to limit technology in the pool.

In NASCAR, technology is essential. The only way to separate yourself from the field is to come up with something like the Hendrick cars, and do it within the tight box the governing body has created.

"Yeah, all the Hendrick cars have more yaw than the whole field," Kevin Harvick said. "That is what this sport is all about is finding an advantage and making it work on the racetrack. They have done that."

That might go against the Olympic spirit if NASCAR were in London instead of Loudon. Seldom do we see the best car or even driver win each week in racing like we do the best athlete in the Olympics.

Engine failure, blown tires, debris caution, fuel mileage … all these things play a role as big or bigger than that of the person behind the wheel. You hardly ever see a sprinter blow a shoe.

Even in the former International Race of Champions, where all cars supposedly were created equal, the best driver didn't always win.

"When I started racing, I thought it was great because I am a total control freak, and to me it was great because I controlled what happened," said Carl Edwards, arguably the most in-shape driver in NASCAR.

Now, after this season in particular, when mechanical failures and pit road mistakes have left Edwards winless and 12th in points, the Columbia, Mo., native understands he has less control than ever.

"There are days when I really wish we could just park the cars and get out and have a footrace or some other physical competition because I feel like my car is holding me up," Edwards said. "There are other days that my car has made me look like a great race car driver.

"It is all about people."

From that aspect, preparing for an Olympic event is no different from preparing for a NASCAR race. From that aspect, you can argue that Hendrick has created an advantage by hiring the best people.

And HMS does have an advantage.

In the past 10 races, a Hendrick car has won six times. Make that seven if you throw in Tony Stewart, who uses HMS engines and chassis.

Look at the standings, too. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is first in points. Johnson and Stewart have a combined six wins and would start the Chase tied with Keselowski if the 10-race playoff started today.

HMS is NASCAR's version of the Dream Team right now.

"I always look at speed as being the foundation for any team's success," Keselowski said. "Right now, they're at an A and the rest of us are at B's and C's, so we've got to step it up."

But the HMS organization wouldn't be there were it not for the technological advantages that would be frowned upon in the Olympics. That's why this sport might be invited to Athens, Ga., but never to Athens, Greece.

"In this sport, you can be as physically and mentally prepared as you can be -- you can be the best race car driver you can be, but if you car isn't good or someone at the shop isn't paying attention when they put something together, that can be bad," Edwards said.

It might not make for an Olympic sport, but, as Edwards said, "That is part of what makes the sport so neat."

"We talked about that while watching the Olympics," he said. "Why can't we have auto racing in the Olympics? Because if you won, you would have to give a gold medal to so many different guys."

That could be more than 300 employees at HMS. But seriously, the advantage the organization holds isn't like pitting four-time champion Jeff Gordon against Phelps in a pool.

"Sometimes I think some of those comments are made just because people are getting beat and they don't like it and want to try to bring attention to something that is probably not there," Gordon said.

Olympic athletes don't complain that they were beaten because another athlete outworked them.

And if NASCAR drivers were allowed in the Olympics, it would fuel the whole debate of whether they are athletes. As fit as Edwards is, and as impressive as his backflip is, according to Olympic coaches a few years ago, "I need a race car out there to jump off of to do any gymnastics."

"I don't know if the world is ready for a bunch of race car drivers in the Olympics," Edwards added. "I don't know if Bob Costas could explain some of the things we would do or say."

Translating Elliott Sadler's deep Virginia drawl might be tougher than interpreting a Russian gymnast. But the International Olympic Committee could get past that.

It can't get past the mechanics of motorsports.

And let's be real, that really isn't the biggest hindrance to keeping drivers off the medal stand. Just ask 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth.

"How could we do that?" he said of why NASCAR isn't in the Olympics. "We are supposed to be in Pocono."


Monday, August 6, 2012

Motor sports: Dixon wins IndyCar race, Sausalito's Hildebrand finishes in ninth


Motor sports: Dixon wins IndyCar race, Sausalito's Hildebrand finishes in ninth

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Scott Dixon took the lead by passing Will Power in pit row on the 57th lap and then held on Sunday to capture his fourth IndyCar title in the last six years at Mid-Ohio.
Sausalito driver JR Hildebrand finished in ninth place.

Dixon, who previously won titles on the winding road course in 2007, '09 and '11, qualified fourth and patiently picked off cars until he sped past Power when both pitted just past the midpoint of the 85-lap race.
Power, who ended up second, took over the points lead from Ryan Hunter-Reay, who finished 24th. Only 28 points separate the top four in the rankings, with Power just two points ahead of Hunter-Reay, who was followed by Helio Castroneves. Dixon moved into fourth place.

Power, who has won three times this year, led the first 57 laps before giving way to Dixon.
There were no caution flags for the second IndyCar race in a row, the first time that's happened since 1987.
The victory was the second of the year for Dixon, who also won at Belle Isle. It was his 29th career IndyCar win, tying him with Rick Mears for 10th place.

Rookie Simon Pagenaud hung on for third place — his third podium finish of the season.
Sebastien Bourdais' fourth-place finish was his best of the season, with James Hinchcliffe fifth. He had placed 20th in his only previous appearance at Mid-Ohio a year ago.

There was very little movement among the top three cars throughout the 200-mile race. Power led Dixon by .5339 coming out of their first pit stop on the 29th lap. The top five cars were separated by just 2 seconds at that point.


After taking the lead, Dixon gradually stretched out the margin between him and Power. He ended up winning by 3.4619 seconds.
The race was contested under cloudy skies and in cool temperatures.



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Friday, August 3, 2012

Team Nigeria gears up for motorsports debut

(CNN) -- Could motorsports become a major industry in football-obsessed Nigeria? It will be if one Nigerian businessman has his way.
London-based entrepreneur Ribi Adeshokan has entered his country into the lavish and highly-competitive world of car racing and has ambitious plans to drive African motorsport and build a multi-million dollar racing industry on the continent.
Called Nigeria Racing Eagle (NRE), the team says it hopes to compete at major motor racing events over the next few months, including the FIA GT3 series and sports car endurance races.
"My philosophy is whatever I want to do, I go for the best," Adeshokan, team principal and owner of NRE said Monday, moments after unveiling a green and silver Audi R8 LMS as the team's car at the Africa Village, a London Olympics exhibition site designed to highlight the continent's cultural, artistic and sport assets.
Adeshokan says his team will proudly "fly the flag of Africa," being the first Nigerian racing team to represent the continent at world motorsports.

"The idea of a racing team called Nigeria Racing Eagle is to use African drivers and gradually develop African mechanics and engineers," he says.
"In the motorsport community I've been asked so many times, 'oh what if they are no good,' or 'you might be, maybe, the last on the grid,' and I say 'yes, I don't care, let's be the last on the grid but we are developing, we are growing,' so that's our main goal for this project."
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An engineer by training, Adeshokan's association with motorsport first started as a hobby in early 2000. But he soon turned his passion into business and in 2007 he set up a racing company called GRC Motorsport.
Adeshokan initially put together a racing side to compete as "Team Nigeria" at the World Cup of Motorsport. But right before he was about to realize his dream, the World Cup series went bankrupt.
Determined Adeshokan devoted further time and money to create NRE. He says his business venture has been solely financed by himself and a few friends who had faith in his vision.
"The biggest challenge is people believing in my dream," he says. "I found out that people struggle to understand and most people never can imagine that motorsport can come to Africa or to Nigeria."
Adeshokan, who recently appointed veteran British motorsport executive John Wickham as team manager, says that right now there is a "50-50" chance for NRE to be ready for the GT3 race in Moscow in early September.
Yet, for Adeshokan and his team, competing at the international motorsport arena is only one part of their goal.

"One of the key pillars of this project is not just about putting together a racing team -- it's about introducing motorsport to West Africa and that means we have to create circuits, we have to create series and, most importantly, we have to create drivers," says Sam Collins, NRE's lead driver.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

12BET | Sunderland make £10m Fletcher bid

The offer is understood to be under consideration, with Wolves waiting to see whether Aston Villa decide to firm up their interest in the 25-year-old.

Fletcher’s former club Burnley will be due 15% of any profit Wolves make on a player they paid £7m for in 2010.

Sunderland are short of attacking options following the departures of Asamoah Gyan and Nicklas Bendtner. Fulham and Stoke are also interested.

“We are not getting drawn on offers for players in or out,” Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey told the

“Our best players are not for sale; we want to keep them and build the strongest possible team for the season ahead. We will do everything we can to retain the players we want to keep and continue to look to strengthen with new signings.”

Sunderland suffered defeat by Hartlepool on Friday, with none of manager Martin O’Neill’s three strikers – Fraizer Campbell, Connor Wickham and Ryan Noble – able to find the net.

Fletcher has two years remaining on his contract at Molineux, leaving Moxey in a strong position to negotiate the best possible deal.

No Sunderland striker reached double figures in the goal tally last season, with Bendtner and Stephane Sessegnon the top-scorers with eight.

“We know where the problem is. You just need to look at our scoring record last season,” O’Neill said last week. “This puts pressure on other players to score, either from set-pieces or midfield.

“Eventually centre-forwards have to weigh in and, at the moment, you would want to know who and when someone is going to score 15 goals in a Premier League season.”