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Formula 1 Special: How the Bahrain GP Exposed the Growing Tensions Inside Red Bull

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Red Bull had the slickest pit crew in the pitlane, enabling it to produce record-breaking pitstops. When Red Bull returned to the top of Formula 1 after nearly a decade in the wilderness, it did so off the back of three pillars. The first pillar was efficiency. continue reading. )

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NAPA and NHRA Give Green Light to Automotive Careers

Tomorrow's Technician

They’ll also tour pit crews and connect with professional drivers! Career Exploration: Get a glimpse of the NHRA YES program at work during an event! Students can engage with the presentation of Ron Capps and other racing greats.

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Team Falken achieves second place finish at Desert Showdown

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By the third pit stop, they closed the gap to first place to five minutes. Another idler bearing failure occurred, but the pit crew resolved it quickly. Race Day Challenges and Determination Despite starting 24th, Team Real Racing pushed through dust, traffic, and rough terrain.

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Why NASCAR Uses These Unique Jacks, And How They're So Fast

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NASCAR pit crews use jacks that vary from the norm in key ways. When thousandths of a second count, you need to be as quick as possible to change tires.

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The Institute for Automotive Business Excellence Launches New Partnership Program to Empower Automotive Clients with Premier Business Solutions

Institute for Automotive Business Excellence

Here are the current participating partners: 360 Payments, Auto Shop Follow-Up, AutoOps, Autoleap, AutoVitals, Dorman, Epicor, iSCAN by Autoland, Inbound, Kaizen CPAs & Advisors, PartsTech, Pit Crew Loyalty, Protractor Software, RO Writer, Shop Boss, Shop Dog Marketing, Shop Marketing Pros, ShopGenie, Shop-Ware, Steer CRM, Teamtailor, Upswell, (..)

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Team Falken achieves second place finish at Desert Showdown

Tire Review Magazine

By the third pit stop, they closed the gap to first place to five minutes. Another idler bearing failure occurred, but the pit crew resolved it quickly. Race Day Challenges and Determination Despite starting 24th, Team Real Racing pushed through dust, traffic, and rough terrain.

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Subaru Wants To Give You The Chance To Race Against Travis Pastrana (Just Don't Expect To Win)

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More smiles all around from drivers and pit crew. "This guy says hes going to be a race car driver!" he said, while helping the kid, who couldnt have been more than 12, into the drivers seat of the ARA25. Maybe that kid will be the next one running in the Limited series in a WRX of his own.