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much time and money to new
engine development. But maybe
Ecclestone and others are
worrying for nothing. MercedesBenz says its 2014 Formula 1
engine will put the ���motor back in
motorsport.���
Andy Cowell, managing director of
Mercedes-Benz High Performance
Engines, told Racer magazine that
the new power units ���are going
to be loud but, I think, sweetsounding.��� The frequency will
be higher, he said, and with the
turbocharger running at 125,000
rpm, he promised they will be
loud. Hear, hear!
NASCAR still driving for
diversity: Darrell Wallace Jr.
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made his Nationwide Series debut
last May at Iowa Speedway and
���nished ninth. But to NASCAR,
that was as good as a win.
Wallace is the ���rst driver from
NASCAR���s Drive for Diversity
program to make a Nationwide
start.
Since its inception in 2004, around
40 drivers have participated in
the program, which was created
as a way for minority drivers to
showcase their skills for NASCAR
team owners. Seven drivers
have been selected for the 2013
program. They are Bryan Ortiz,
Ryan Gifford, Mackena Bell, Daniel
Suarez, Annabeth Barnes, Jack
Madrid and Devon Amos. Jot
down those names. You might one
day be seeing them on a Sprint
Cup track.
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