| Qualifying Report: A tale of two Ferraris | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 10:47:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | Michael Schumacher's faint World title hopes would appear to lie in ruins after his Ferrari suffered a problem in qualifying for tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix.Schumacher had earlier been flying in the first two qualifying sessions at Interlagos, and was poised for either pole or P2 on the grid.But, on his out-lap in the final 20-minute session, Schumacher's Ferrari toured round the 4.3km circuit before labouring back to the garage.Instead, it is team-mate Felipe Massa who will start the race on pole in front of his home crowd, with the McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen joining him on the front row.As for Fernando Alonso, who requires one point from the race to be crowned back-to-back Champion and become only the eighth driver in Formula One history to achieve such a feat, he will start from fourth behind the McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen and the Toyota of Jarno Trulli.Session 1In bright sunshine and temperatures of 20C ambient and 32C on the track, Sakon Yamamoto led off Session 1 of the season's final qualifying session.It started with anxiety in the Ferrari garage.... | |
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| | | Local, national and international briefs | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:46:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Savannah native Tim O'Neal finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Mark Christopher Charity Classic Sunday on the Nationwide Tour. O'Neal shot a final-round 68 for a 10-under par 284 total to earn $15,650. Kevin Na of Seoul, South Korea won the title with a 16-under 268. Frenchwoman leads qualifers in Senior Women's Amateur ST. SIMONS ISLAND - France's Cecilia Mourgue D'Algue earned the top spot in match play in the USGA Senior Women's Amateur, shooting a 2-under 69 on Sunday to lead the 64 qualifiers on the Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course. The 60-year-old Mourgue D'Algue, the runner-up in the 1999 tournament, had the lone sub-par round of the day to finish with a two-round total of 3-over 145.... | |
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| | | Building permits for the week of Oct. 16 | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:46:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | SPARKS, SEPT. 29-OCT. 5 Douglas and Nanette Stagner, 8525 Eaglesnest Road, single family residence, $359,000. Ralston Foods Inc.: 1055 E. Greg St., commercial, $220,000. K & R Homes: 3696, 3716, 3687, 3707 Perseus Drive, single family residence, $120,281. K & R Homes: 3706, 3697 Perseus Drive, single family residence, $150,908. K & R Homes: 3717, 3696 Perseus Drive, single family residence, $123,099. K & R Homes: 4111 Bootes Court, single family residence, $171,768. K & R Homes: 7091 Draco Drive, single family residence, $148,418. K & R Homes: 7079 Draco Drive, single family residence, $183,589. K & R Homes: 4101 Bootes Court, single family residence, $183,589. Reynen & Bardis Communities: 3741 Mythical Court, single family residence, $244,544.... | |
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| | | Pages: Michael Schumacher: The Greatest Ever? | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 2:46:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Anton Pages is our familys Formula One champion. No, hes never driven a 1,000-hp Ferrari or raced past the F1 speed of 328 kph, but hes done plenty. Back in 1999, with his dad Jefren and brothers Giandi and Ezra, he watched the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix. He wrote a weekly column entitled Flat Out for The Freeman. Three months ago, he visited Paris and barely missed catching the French Grand Prix. If you need an answer to an F1 question, ask Anton. So I asked Anton, my first-cousin, Whats the legacy of the Michael Jordan of car racing? After seven world championships (an 8th soon?), Schumey is retiring. Is he the greatest? Heres Anton... Say the words greatest and ever side by side and youre bound to get into trouble with someone wholl think youre either full of yourself or full of something funny you just smoked out back.... | |
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| | | Entertainment calendar for Aug. 23 | | Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 12:46:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | See what a deck of cards can say about you during the Tarot as a Tool for Life demonstration, featuring the art of Tarot card reading with Jennifer McVey. Sponsored by The Mystic Arts Faire through Innerfaith Ministries Worldwide. 7 p.m. The Spa Resort Hotel, 100 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Donations accepted. 318-3196 Home buying newbies should listen up. The Home Buying Seminar: Buying vs. Renting, offers an inside look into the buying process, home protection plans, and creative ways to buy with experts. Also, complimentary wine and cheese reception. Joslyn Senior Center, 73750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert. Information and reservations, 773-3180 Thursday An opening night program and reception kicks off the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and Film Market, featuring over 325 short films from around the world.... | |
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| | | Raikkonen Tops Hungary GP Friday Practice | | Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:45:53 AM by Blog57 Team | | With a time set on the first of today's two practice sessions, McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen topped the Friday charts at the Hungaroring circuit, host of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The Finn's best lap of 1:21.624 wasn't bested by anyone in the second practice session. Only Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who led that session, came close to matching Raikkonen's performance with a 1:21.778 run. Raikkonen himself lagged at an abnormal 25th on practice 2, when worse weather conditions - the day was overcast and cool following overnight rain - made the track slower. Renault's Fernando Alonso was second-best in Practice 2, no less than 1.3 seconds behind Massa. His teammate Giancarlo Fisichella was next, ahead of testers Robert Doornbos (Red Bull) and Anthony Davidson (Honda). After being 13th in Practice 1, Scott Speed had to settle for 21st in the second session.... | |
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| | | WITHOUT BATTING AN EYELASH The fairest of them all | | Posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:46:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | COSMETIC science is now a major business, palanggas, so its no wonder tons of invitees were all there, elbow to elbow, when that chic popular gal magazine Marie Claire honored the best of the best, the nine finest cosmetic products in the world, when it hosted the Prix dExcellence de la Beaute 2006, at excellent Le Souffl, Rockwell Club. The award winners were: Liquid Bronze, by Clarins; Rouge Pure Shine, by Yves Saint Laurent; KissKiss, by Guerlain; Sensitive, by Nivea Visage; Platinum, by Lancme; Dream Matte Mousse, by Maybelline; Volume Shocking, by LOreal Paris; and Eluage, by Avene. The shimmer brick compact by Bobbi Brown was the Philippine beauty jurys choice. Marie Claires brilliant editor in chief, statuesque eye-catcher Myrza Sison, gave a very brief but interesting welcome speech.... | |
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| | | MOTORSPORTS ROUNDUP | | Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:45:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nextel Cup star Carl Edwards overtook Denny Hamlin with nine laps left Saturday night and held on to win the Busch Silver Celebration 250 in Madison, Ill. After heavy rain delayed the start by 1 hour, 40 minutes, the race had few incidents during its 200 laps. Maybe more important to NASCAR officials, the circuit's first test run with unleaded gas went off without any noticeable changes in speed from a year ago. Edwards averaged 119.152 in his Ford, nearly 3 mph faster than the previous record set by Kevin Harvick during his 2000 victory. Edwards has won two of the past three Busch Series events and has three victories overall this season. He started on the outside of the front row and looked as if he might have lost his chance for victory when he pitted for two tires with 16 laps left.... | |
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| | | Le Mans Classic 2006 - Preview | | Posted Monday, July 10, 2006 4:46:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Now in its third running, the Le Mans Classic has established itself as one of the highlights of the historic racing calendar. Nearly 400 cars, built from 1923 to 1979, are entered in a celebration of the one of the worlds greatest races. advertisement The cut-off period is now 1979 so the entry has been opened up to Ferrari 512 BBLMs and BMW M1s and, as with so many of the entries, many of these are being driven by the racing drivers who made them famous at the time. The criterion for entry to the Le Mans Classic is simple - a vehicle that is either an actual ex-Le Mans car, or of an identical type that competed in the 24 Hours race from 1923 - 1979. Drivers can share the car and either elect to do a complete round each, or swap over during the individual races.... | |
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| | | ROUNDUP | | Posted Sunday, July 09, 2006 10:46:09 AM by Blog57 Team | | Carl Edwards won the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday night, closing the gap on Busch Series points leader Kevin Harvick. Edwards dominated the race, unofficially leading 70 of the last 85 laps, and beat Clint Bowyer to the finish by .920 seconds. It was Bowyer's sixth top-five finish in as many Busch Series starts at the track in Gladeville, Tenn. Harvick was third, followed by Denny Hamlin. Paul Menard, the highest-finishing non-Nextel Cup regular, rounded out the top five. The win Saturday was Edwards' second in the last three races as he keeps closing the gap on Harvick, who entered the race with a 297-point lead. Schumacher fastest Tony Schumacher, the three-time series champion in his division, ran the quickest Top Fuel pass of the season -- 4.447 seconds at 327 mph -- at his home area track to highlight a record-setting day of qualifying at the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Joliet, Ill.... | |
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