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  • Josh Farmer Ed Carpenters Indy 500 Chances

    Ed Carpenter is a rare breed in Indycar today being an owner/driver in a series dominated by multicar teams and rich team owners. This weekend, however, he shut out the field and won the pole for the Indianapolis 500. A testament to what Carpenter had to overcome to win this pole was who he was up against in the Fast Nine. Between five Andretti Autosport entries and three Team Penske entries, ...

  • Motorcycle Group Holds Power in Wisconsin Helmet Debate

    Wisconsin is coming off its deadliest year for motorcyclists in a generation, but lawmakers are considering no new helmet laws. Three in four of those riders who were killed did not wear a helmet. But Wisconsin hasn't required adult motorcyclists to wear a helmet in decades, thanks in large part to the robust lobby of ABATE of Wisconsin, according to Gannett Wisconsin Media. The group ...

  • Castroneves Franchitti Chase 4th Indy 500 Win

    Helio Castroneves hopes a new generation of fans gets to see a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. It's been 22 years since the last driver won his fourth Indy 500 title. Now Castroneves and Dario Franchitti are trying to join the exclusive club at Sunday's ...

  • Fan Outfitters sports clothing chain sold to Indy company

    Fan Outfitters, a Lexington-based chain of sports clothing stores that includes two Louisville locations, has been sold to an Indianapolis company for an undisclosed price. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Lids Sports Group, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Genesco Inc. that operates more than 1,000 retail stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, is the new owner. Fan ...

  • Lowe joins Mercedes next month

    Paddy Lowe is to join Mercedes on June 3rd under the title of 'Executive Director (Technical)', it has been confirmed.Lowe stood down from his position of Technical Director at McLaren at the start of the year and has yet to be seen in a F1 paddock this season. However, Lowe's reappearance in Mercedes colours could take place as early as the Canadian GP on June 7-9 following the ...


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Body Heat

Lawrence Kasdan's "Body Heat" takes all the conventions of film noir and literally turns them inside out. It is at once a parody and also a loving homage to those dark, sinister tales of adultery, deceit, murder, and betrayal that sprung up on American movie screens following World War II. Of course, the directors of those films thought they were just making B-pictures. It took the French to recog ... ...

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  • Ecclestone backs BMW to return

    F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone believes BMW could follow Honda's lead and return to the sport in the near future.In announcing their intention to join forces with McLaren for the 2015 season last week, Honda explicitly cited the new, greener regulations which are due to come into force next year as being "central" to their decision to make a comeback. "Honda has a long history ...

  • Massa admits qualy concern

    Felipe Massa has acknowledged that qualifying remains an area of relative weakness for his Ferrari team ahead of what is likely to prove the most important qualy session of the season so far in Monaco.Although the Scuderia have started the new season in fine fettle, with Fernando Alonso winning two of the opening five races and the F138 widely considered to be a match for Red Bull's RB9 and ...

  • Arp man killed in motorcycle wreck

    Staff ReportsAn Arp man is dead after an accident this morning east of Whitehouse, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.The accident occurred about 10 a.m. on County Road 2142 at County Road 2152, off Farm-to-Market Road 346.According to DPS, it involved two motorcycles and an 18-wheeler. An official with the Tyler DPS office said one of the motorcycles slid under the trailer of ...

  • Young Americans Strong at Indy Qualifying

    On a day that lacked the usual drama, tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indy qualifications made it into the 33-car field, though nobody had it easier than the two young American drivers — Newgarden and Rahal. "I don't want to sound too confident, but I knew we would be fine," Newgarden said after delivering the day's ...

  • No bumps at Indy on Bump Day qualifying

    INDIANAPOLIS — Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script. No surprises, no drama and no drivers getting bumped. On a day devoid of tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifications made it into the 33-car field, led by two young Americans — Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal — who easily had the two fastest ...

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