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NEWS ABOUT: car race

car race stories: 5 news summaries

 Dixon Nails Indy 500 Win 

Patrick knocked out after one of many race mishaps

May 25, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Quick crew work boosted Scott Dixon to victory at the Indianapolis 500 today, ahead of Vitor Meira and Marco Andretti, the AP reports. Danica Patrick, vying to be Indy's first female winner, got clipped with 29 laps left, snapped her suspension, and finished 22nd. Several other crashes and failures haunted... More »

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Indianapolis 500 • car race • auto racing

Danica Ready
to Make History at Indy 500

Racer 'really' likes
her odds (and car) in
next week's big race

May 17, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - No longer just a pretty face, Danica Patrick finally has a win, a winning team, and the fastest car she's ever raced. “I really, really like my chances" in next weekend's Indy 500, she tells Sports Illustrated. "And man, how huge would it be if I could... More »

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car race • Indy Racing • auto racing • Danica Patrick • Indy 500

Iran Gender Wars Hit High Gear

Female duo driving home inequalities of Islamic republic

Jan 17, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Iranian women can't travel without a man's permission, but two female racecar drivers are taking matters into their own hands and fighting for equal opportunity on the track. Nervous officials have repeatedly banned Zoreh Vatankhah and her mentor, Laleh Seddigh, from races—and their successes don't often make the front... More »

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Iran • Tehran • car race

Carnegie Mellon Wins $2M in Robot Car Race

Only three of 11 cars finished the 60 miles in 6 hours allotted

Nov 4, 07 11:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A robot car built by Carnegie Mellon University and General Motors beat out ten others to win a race for self-driving vehicles, race officials announced today. The cars had 6 hours to complete a 60-mile course—including missions like parking and merging into traffic—in pursuit of a $2 million... More »

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California • Virginia Tech • General Motors • Stanford University • car race • driving • robotics • Carnegie Mellon University • DARPA • Urban Challenge

World's Oldest Car to be Auctioned

No speed demon, ancient auto could still fetch millions

Jul 8, 07 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The oldest car that can still be driven will be auctioned off in Pebble Beach, CA this August. It could go for as much as $2M, reports CNN. The steam-powered, four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux—nicknamed "La Marquise"—was built in France in 1884, some 13 years before... More »

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California • coal • De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux • La Marquise • world's oldest car • car race • steam • steam powered • auction • cars

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