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April 14, 2000 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull
A Beginner's Guide to Formula One
Debunking myths in a crash course to race weekend
"...We've been bracing for this for years now, folks. You've followed all..."
Nov. 16, 2012 Features Feature by Jordan Smith
High-Speed Facts
FAQs about the sport
"...on the track. F1 is the highest level of racing sanctioned and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile,..."
July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Pfurious in Pflugerville
Pfillies or pfamily pfun for the NE Travis suburb?
"...Rhetoric and emotion are racing at top speed in Pflugerville – where on Feb...."
Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
"...site promoting his planned River City Fiesta, a drag-boat racing event scheduled for "summer 2004" at a still-undetermined location...."
Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Power Games
Eight reasons to go on living if you don't' own a PlayStation2
"...levels produce a rather elegant and graphics-rich experience.IHRA Drag RacingBethseda Softworks/PC/$39.99/ Everyone..."
Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer
Will the Texas Lege Roll the Dice on Gambling This Session?
The gambling caravan is back, but it’s losing momentum
"...Lastly, the decrepit state of racing in Texas means the Racing Commission, which is funded..."
Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
"Rachel Wolfson Smith: Midas" at grayDUCK Gallery
The vehicle crashes in this solo exhibition, artfully drawn in graphite, manage to contain both peace and a madness
"...here, in addition to vehicles and crashes, is motorcycle racing (an actual motorcycle is posted at the entrance to..."
Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos
Formula One
"...Remember 2012? It seems predictions that Formula One racing would lead to tourist overload and trafficpocalypse in Austin..."
Oct. 23, 2015 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
AMSOIL Arenacross
National arenacross tour hits Cedar Park
"...USA's "premier indoor motorcycle racing series" hits 10 cities this year, including our own..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan
COTA Snags American Le Mans Series
No longer just F1 at Austin Circuit
"...competitive, customer-focused programming and its well-known commitment to Green Racing – certainly fits that vision."..."
June 1, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
View From a Hill
Site visit to F1 track, major announcements put plan in context
"...end of the presser. However, a couple of sharp-eyed racing journalists had already spotted 1993 MotoGP world champion Kevin..."
April 13, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Secretariat
Saddle up for some old-fashioned inspirational movie entertainment with Diane Lane in the lead as the owner of the famed Triple Crown winner.
"...inspirational movie entertainment as Disney mounts the story of horse-racing’s 1973 Triple Crown winner. Actually, the focus of the..."
Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
12 Rounds
WWE superstar wrestler John Cena teams with once-exciting action director Renny Harlin for this New Orleans-set action film.
"...mouse: a game that involves 12 “rounds” of near-impossible, clock-racing feats of physical skill, deductive reasoning, and moral gymnastics...."
April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Get in the Game
New Fast Fun for Xbox and PlayStation2
"...Project Gotham RacingBizarre Creations..."
March 29, 2002 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer
Coach's Corner
Coach weighs in on UT men's basketball (still lacks reliable offense), Super Bowk 34 (the Tennessee Titans should take it in an upset), and Bobby Phills' fatal car crash (tragic, but it was after all his own fault, and at least he didn't kill any innocent bystanders).
"...national media -- Bobby Phills, at 10:30am, was drag racing in his hot new Porsche down a busy Charlotte..."
Jan. 28, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Italian Biker Speed
At a Round Rock motorcycle shop, Mototek revs customers who feel the need for speed with an exclusive line of Italian Aprilia bikes.
"..."These bikes are made for racing," says Robert Pandya, Mototek's young and darkly goateed general..."
Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Kentucky Derby Preview
Just enough about hats and horses to make conversation
"...Derby party, and you don't know anything about horse racing? That's okay. Nobody knows anything about horse racing. Most..."
May 5, 2023 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
It's a great time to get out and explore
"...Live Thoroughbred Racing May 1-29, Grand Prairie, www.lonestarpark.com/racing-calendar..."
May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque
"...Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing Aug. 14-15, 28-29, Fredericksburg, gillespiefair.com/pari-mutuel-horse-racing..."
Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup
It’s a beautiful time of year to get your daytrippin’ on
"...Live Horse Racing April 22, Grand Prairie, www.lonestarpark.com/live-racing..."
April 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Public Notice: Maybe It's Time for Formula Two
Might Bobby Epstein and COTA be starting an F1 reform movement?
"...He goes on to detail how many of the racing teams are losing big money and sponsors (see item..."
Oct. 31, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons,..."
May 3, 2013 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Tracking Shots
New Formula One documentary '1' world premieres at the Paramount
"...thinks film fans who know nothing about open wheel racing will be lured in by what he calls "Dallas..."
Nov. 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
After a Fashion: AFWIII!
Stephen is almost ready for his close up, Mr. Bad JohnPaul...
"...big shebang with display cars, luminaries of the international racing set, and fashion shows featuring items designed specifically for..."
Aug. 10, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Tour de France 2012: Stage 6
The last sprinter-friendly stage
"...miles) into stage 6. All of the riders are racing again, but Greipel has been injured. Greipel will be..."
July 7, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski
Welcome to the Tour de France 2012!
Prologue stage
"...Though the actual racing occurs only in the condensed period of one month,..."
July 2, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski
Formula One Back in Play
Austin race regains traction but questions remain
"...rumor. Gathering in New Delhi for its quarterly meeting, racing's governing body approved the provisional calendar they had drafted..."
Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Role of Government Is not to Subsidize Big Businesses
"...is not to subsidize billion-dollar businesses like Formula One racing; this is the function of Wall Street and should..."
June 15, 2011 Postmarks
sxswf: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Senna
The Formula One documentary comes to the new Formula One city
"...was only 34. Yet in his ten year F1 racing career he left an almost unmatched legacy: Three world..."
March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
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