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yahoo.com | Fred Smith
Fred SmithWed, June 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM UTC1 min readValkyrie Owner Sues Aston Martin for Flaws: Report Drew GibsonThe Aston Martin Valkyrie may be the single most extreme performance car ever to wear a license plate — a distinction that comes with plenty of sacrifices for buyers used to the creature comforts and general reliability of a more typical road car not built like a top-level endurance racing machine.
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1 week ago | 
tapinto.net | Fred Smith
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1 week ago | 
aol.com | Fred Smith
Robert Kubica had a secret back in 2011. As the Polish racing driver revealed in 2018, he had signed a pre-contract with Scuderia Ferrari for the 2012 season, a deal that would have placed him in position to potentially fight Sebastian Vettel for championships in an era where Ferrari consistently built competitive racing cars. But the deal fell apart when he was injured in a 2011 rallying crash, one that sidelined him from competing in any form of racing for years.
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1 week ago | 
aol.com | Fred Smith
Robert Kubica's career has included a promising early stint in Formula 1, one long recovery from a harrowing rally crash, and another triumphant return to F1. All pale in comparison to what he accomplished today, driving AF Corse's yellow No. 83 Ferrari to the overall win over a heroic hours-long stint with multiple tire changes. The three AF Corse-run Ferraris flexed their muscles early, charging up to a 1-2-3 running order in the evening.
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1 week ago | 
roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith
Six hours into the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ferrari's battalion of 499 P racers seemed to be in complete control. In the six hours of night running since, the brand's three entries have all found small misfortunes that have re-opened the door to competitors from Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, and Toyota. Two Ferraris, the red cars numbered 50 and 51 run as part of the factory Ferrari AF Corse program, have been forced down the pit lane for penalties.
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tapinto.net | Melinda Myers |Fred Smith
Those shady spots in the landscape can make it challenging to grow a beautiful garden. Fortunately, there are more plants than you may think that will thrive in low light. Monitor the amount of sunlight the area receives throughout the day, season, and year. You may be surprised that it gets more sunlight than you thought. Some plants, like spring ephemerals and even sun-loving spring flowering bulbs, receive sufficient sunlight early in the season before most trees leaf out.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Fred Smith
Back in 2023, the 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrated its 100th anniversary with the beginning of a new combined rule set that balanced the IMSA-developed LMDh-style of race car against the ACO-developed LMH-style race car. Porsche, Ferrari, Toyota, Cadillac, and Peugeot combined to make that race one of the biggest in the history of sports car racing, but that was just the beginning.
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2 weeks ago | 
roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith
Cadillac and its European factory racing partner Jota secured their first-ever pole at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and took the second spot on the starting grid as well on Thursday night. The result also marked the first pole position for any American automaker since 1967. It was a huge moment, but that single-lap performance does not necessarily tell the whole story. The Cadillacs were extremely effective in sectors 1 and 3, the portions of the track more focused on high-speed cornering.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Fred Smith
Ford has selected sports car manufacturer Oreca as the chassis supplier for its upcoming LMDh project, setting the stage for a run at the overall 24 Hours of Le Mans win in 2027. The brand's Friday announcement also noted that Dan Sayers has joined the project as program manager.
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2 weeks ago | 
tapinto.net | Fred Smith
SOUTH ORANE, NJ - The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce Jonathan Farina, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to serve as the college’s permanent Dean. His appointment marks the conclusion of a competitive national search that yielded a host of exceptionally strong candidates.
