This weekend sees the 2015 Formula DRIFT championship hit up Road Atlanta and, soon after the drama of Round 1 on The Streets of Extended Beach, we’re hunting forward to tuning into the live stream and keeping an eye on the action.
Verify the timetable under to make positive you tune in at the proper time (all instances are GMT):
Friday, May 8, 2015 - Practice & Qualifying 15:30 – 16:00 - International Time Attack 2 – Track 11:15 – 12:00 - Trans Fast 5 Qualifying – Track 17:15 – 17:45 - Worldwide Time Attack 3 – Track 18:00 – 18:30 - International Time Attack 4 – Track 19:30 – 20:15 - Trans Practice / Qualifying – Track 20:00 – 21:00 - FD: Autograph Signing Session – TBA 21:30 – :30 - FD: Open Practice – Track :30 – 03:00 - FD: Qualifying – Track
Saturday, Might 9, 2015 - Principal Occasion 13:00 – 13:30 - International Time Attack 1 – Track 13:45 – 14:15 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 14:30 - 115:40 – Trans – Foametix Muscle Auto Challenge (TA2) – Track 15:55 – 16:25 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 16:40 – 17:50 - Trans – Foametix Trans 25 (TA & TA3 A&I) – Track 19:30 – 21:00 - FD: Open Practice – Top 32 – Track 21:00 – 23:00 - Major Competition: Round of 32 – Track 23:00 – 00:30 - HALF TIME BREAK 00:30 - NATIONAL ANTHEM / OPENING CEREMONIES – Track 01:00 - Primary Competition: Round of 16 to Finals – Track 03:00 – 03:30 - TROPHY CEREMONY & CLOSING
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed below Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry by way of the RSS 2.. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
This weekend sees the 2015 Formula DRIFT championship hit up Road Atlanta and, after the drama of Round 1 on The Streets of Long Beach, we’re looking forward to tuning into the live stream and keeping an eye on the action.
Check the timetable below to make sure you tune in at the right time (all times are GMT):
Friday, May 8, 2015 - Practice & Qualifying 15:30 – 16:00 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 11:15 – 12:00 - Trans Fast 5 Qualifying – Track 17:15 – 17:45 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 18:00 – 18:30 - Global Time Attack 4 – Track 19:30 – 20:15 - Trans Practice / Qualifying – Track 20:00 – 21:00 - FD: Autograph Signing Session – TBA 21:30 – 0:30 - FD: Open Practice – Track 0:30 – 03:00 - FD: Qualifying – Track
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - Main Event 13:00 – 13:30 - Global Time Attack 1 – Track 13:45 – 14:15 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 14:30 - 115:40 – Trans – Foametix Muscle Car Challenge (TA2) – Track 15:55 – 16:25 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 16:40 – 17:50 - Trans – Foametix Trans 100 (TA & TA3 A&I) – Track 19:30 – 21:00 - FD: Open Practice – Top 32 – Track 21:00 – 23:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 32 – Track 23:00 – 00:30 - HALF TIME BREAK 00:30 - NATIONAL ANTHEM / OPENING CEREMONIES – Track 01:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 16 to Finals – Track 03:00 – 03:30 - TROPHY CEREMONY & CLOSING
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed under Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
This weekend sees the 2015 Formula DRIFT championship hit up Road Atlanta and, after the drama of Round 1 on The Streets of Long Beach, we’re looking forward to tuning into the live stream and keeping an eye on the action.
Check the timetable below to make sure you tune in at the right time (all times are GMT):
Friday, May 8, 2015 - Practice & Qualifying 15:30 – 16:00 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 11:15 – 12:00 - Trans Fast 5 Qualifying – Track 17:15 – 17:45 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 18:00 – 18:30 - Global Time Attack 4 – Track 19:30 – 20:15 - Trans Practice / Qualifying – Track 20:00 – 21:00 - FD: Autograph Signing Session – TBA 21:30 – 0:30 - FD: Open Practice – Track 0:30 – 03:00 - FD: Qualifying – Track
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - Main Event 13:00 – 13:30 - Global Time Attack 1 – Track 13:45 – 14:15 - Global Time Attack 2 – Track 14:30 - 115:40 – Trans – Foametix Muscle Car Challenge (TA2) – Track 15:55 – 16:25 - Global Time Attack 3 – Track 16:40 – 17:50 - Trans – Foametix Trans 100 (TA & TA3 A&I) – Track 19:30 – 21:00 - FD: Open Practice – Top 32 – Track 21:00 – 23:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 32 – Track 23:00 – 00:30 - HALF TIME BREAK 00:30 - NATIONAL ANTHEM / OPENING CEREMONIES – Track 01:00 - MAIN COMPETITION: Round of 16 to Finals – Track 03:00 – 03:30 - TROPHY CEREMONY & CLOSING
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed under Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
VW usually appears to be a bit late to the game. Next year, the German carmaker will bring the Alltrack model we’ve just driven to the U.S. it is a jacked-up Golf SportWagen fitted with all-wheel drive and off-road styling affectations. This comes nearly 2 decades following the segment’;s role models, the Volvo XC70 and the Subaru Outback, 1st appeared. What most Americans don’;t know is that VW has been selling these sorts of Golfs considering that the early 1990s. But that era’s Golf Nation was in no way sold in the States, and it was so funky seeking that it would probably scare away the typical purchaser of this Alltrack.
To compile this assessment, we sampled the European version of the Alltrack in Germany, where it is already accessible for order. Starting later in 2016, U.S.-bound models will be produced in Mexico, exactly where significant investment in VW’s Puebla plant was created to accommodate the assembly of all-wheel-drive autos.
Accessible only with 4MOTION all-wheel drive, the Alltrack moves a step beyond being a mere appearance package and delivers some true capability. VW aimed to provide greater efficiency by decoupling the rear axle from the driveline for the duration of daily driving, meaning the automobile feels much like a typical front-wheel-drive Golf a lot of the time. If the traction of 4 driven wheels is needed, a Haldex clutch calls the rears to duty, and they can be sent virtually 25 percent of the torque.
The driving-mode selector, which tweaks throttle and transmission parameters, among other folks, adds an “Off-Road” setting in the Alltrack. This enables hill-descent control and also lengthens the ABS pulses to let gravel, dirt, or snow to pile up in front of the wheels to shorten the braking distance when decelerating hard on loose surfaces. The chassis is raised by .8 inch, which doesn’t sound like much but will come in handy on different 2-tracks and dirt roads.
The aesthetic package brings restyled front and rear ends with aggressive fascias and fake skid plates. There are fender flares that VW claims are there for protection, but of course they are far too fairly to danger acquiring them scratched. Meanwhile, the 17- or 18-inch wheels look very good, but those who actually wish to do some form of off-roading may possibly have preferred a steel-wheel alternative, not to mention taller tire sidewalls, neither of which are obtainable. Inside, the Alltrack is fitted with model-distinct, but rather nondescript, fabric and trim. Otherwise it’s a Golf SportWagen, which indicates restrained, handsome very good appears inside and out, plus a functional and ergonomically friendly dashboard layout. The Alltrack suffers from the exact same singular demerit we’ve located in its brethren, although, namely a slow and frustrating infotainment setup. Here’s hoping Volkswagen adds some processing energy to the Golf line by the time the Alltrack arrives here.
Provided all of the foregoing, you could count on that the Golf Alltrack also generally handles like any other Golf, and you’d be right. It gives a refinement beyond what can be reasonably expected in its segment, with a nice blend of compliant ride top quality and capable, effortlessly exploited handling. Regardless of the raised center of gravity, the Alltrack steers with precision, responds speedily to inputs, and hugs corners almost as properly as its comrades.
In the U.S., the Alltrack will be fitted with Volkswagen’s lately adopted EA888 180-hp 1.8-liter gasoline TSI 4-cylinder, mated to a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic. Europe gets 3 diesel options, as nicely: a 110-hp 1.6-liter TDI and a 2.-liter TDI with either 150 or 184 horsepower. We like the diesel, whose character befits the Alltrack’;s rugged demeanor, but it will not be coming here for now simply because our TDI models demand an emissions-scrubbing urea-injection program that can’t be packaged with the Golf’s all-wheel-drive setup and its multilink rear suspension. (U.S.-spec Golf and Golf SportWagen TDIs have a torsion-beam rear suspension.)
Yet the 1.8-liter engine will be just fine, delivering acceptable efficiency for the sort of duties one can anticipate most Alltracks will execute, and it must be capable of accelerating the automobile to 60 mph in, we estimate, 7.7 seconds and on to a best speed of 125 mph or so. We also know the 1.8 to be perfectly livable, as it is the same engine that powers a Golf hatchback at present in our lengthy-term fleet.
Greater late than by no means, we say. The Golf SportWagen Alltrack is a welcome entry, and it could turn out to be a genuine headache for Subaru’s larger Outback models, as effectively as a quantity of duller crossover SUVs.
Formula 1 teams and fans of all colors can agree: These muted, altogether unsatisfying sounds from the turbocharged hybrid engines adopted this year need to go. But Mercedes is not agreeing with the crowd.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas chairman and F1 champ Niki Lauda told Worldwide Motorsport Media that, “If V-8 comes back, Mercedes will be gone.” Lauda was referencing the ever-clearer possibility that F1 rules may create off the complicated 1.6-liter turbo V-6 engines and electric motors that the FIA mandated for the 2014 season. F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone stated last week that “we require to modify the regulations” and would “try to get rid of these (V-6) engines.”
There’s zero incentive for Mercedes-AMG Petronas to switch back, as the Silver Arrow has won all but 3 of the 18 races run this season, with the final race of the year happening in Abu Dhabi on November 23. Final month, the team clinched its initial-ever constructor’s championship and even taunted Ferrari outside the Italian team’s Maranello headquarters. The exact same engine powers 3 other F1 teams such as McLaren, Williams, and Force India, and Mercedes would extremely much like to see these contracts continue in order to pay off its substantial R&D bill.
Mercedes-Benz AMG 1.6-liter turbo V-6 F1 engine
The present season killed the naturally aspirated 2.4-liter V-8s that had been in location since 2006. Those engines wailed to 18,000 rpm and made 750 horsepower—or higher in short bursts thanks to the KERS technique. They were reportedly less expensive to create, too, which is why lower-spending budget teams like Caterham aren’t in enjoy with the newer engines, which can make only 600 horsepower and have 2 sophisticated electric motors that can boost horsepower to about 760 for 33 seconds on every single lap.
Even Ferrari, facing gloomy final results on track, voiced the possibility in June that it may leave F1 for sports-auto racing since “nobody watches racing for the efficiency, come on.” Renault, the only other engine manufacturer, has voiced equivalent issues and could force F1, by way of a majority vote with Ferrari, to relax the rulebook on engine development beginning in 2016. Honda, even so, decided to return to F1 for 2015 after a 6-year absence because of the stricter fuel-efficient regulations, such as limiting fuel to roughly 35 gallons per vehicle in every race. Honda will replace Mercedes as the energy behind McLaren starting in March. Whatever happens, we hope F1 clears its throat and gets back to getting loud and proud.
The countdown has begun to the inaugural Formula E championship, which is reserved exclusively for emission-cost-free electric automobiles.
An electrical equivalent to Formula A single, Formula E will see 10 teams battle it out in single-seater racecars capable of hitting 150mph.
Teams taking element in the very first race in Beijing on September 13 will contain Renault and McLaren, as properly as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Racing group and the Venturi group backed by Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio.
Effortless does it
According to the organisers, Formula E centres around 3 core values: energy, environment and entertainment – all combining to drive the adjust towards an electric future.
“It represents a vision for the future of the motor market more than the coming decades, serving as a framework for research and improvement around the electric vehicle, accelerating general interest in these automobiles and advertising sustainability,” Formula E Holdings mentioned.
Vibrant sparks
For the inaugural championship, each group will run 4 Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E cars, 2 per driver, with the cars and teams based at a goal-built workshop at the Donington Park racetrack.
The very first batch of Formula E cars arrived at Donington Park last month.
Nevertheless, from season 2, Formula E will grow to be an “open championship”, with competing teams allowed to design and develop their personal automobiles in accordance with the technical specifications set out by racing physique the FIA.
Present technology
It is hoped that this will inspire producers and constructors to build their personal fully electric automobiles, and assist to push the boundaries of the technologies that is presently obtainable.
That’s surely why environmental campaigner DiCaprio got involved: “The future of our planet depends on our ability to embrace fuel-efficient, clean-energy automobiles,” he stated.
Eastern guarantee
The 2014 Formula E championship will commence on September 13 in Beijing and run for 10 races, ending in London in June 2015.
Other cities on the schedule incorporate Monte Carlo and Berlin.
It should be a closely fought occasion, as all the teams taking element in this championship will race employing the exact same concept vehicle.
Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed below Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry by way of the RSS 2.. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry 
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Written by Ali Posted on May 8, 2015. Filed under Drift News, Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry 
