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Barbosa, Action Express Pull Off Rolex 24 Shocker

31.01.10

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - David took on the Goliaths and won Sunday's 48th game of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. In a compete with marked by unusual weather, copious attrition and a record number of clear the way changes, Joao Barbosa held off Scott Pruett by 52.303 seconds to win the Excellent-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Sovereignty Royal Cask No. 16 sluice in the No. 9 Action Express Racing Porsche Riley ( perfect race results ).

It was the second consecutive messenger-girl-up finish in the race for Pruett, a three-stretch Rolex 24 winner who teamed with Memo Rojas, Max Papis and Justin Wilson in Participate b interrupt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates' No. 01 TELMEX/Aim BMW Riley, a team that won three of the last five Rolex 24 races.

Scott Tucker, Ryan Huntress-Reay, Richard Westbrook and Lucas Luhr finished third, four laps behind in the No. 95 Potentate Royal/NPN BMW Riley. A jammed swear in belt early Sunday morning - resulting from a jingle of tape - cost the team two laps, attractive them out of the fight.

Ricardo Zonta, Tracy Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun finished fourth in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola, followed by Ozz Negri, John Pew, Burt Frisselle and Nick Wilkins in the No. 60 Crown Impressive XR Ford Riley.

Source: Grand-Am

Prepare for a shock if it's time to renew your car insurance

30.01.10

Car assurance costs climbed 7.2 per cent in the last three months of 2009, their biggest-ever trimonthly rise, according to the AA's British Bond Premium Index. Over the year, run-of-the-mill motor premiums soared 18 per cent. The wake up left the average comprehensive rule above £1,000 for the first time.

"There is no momentous of premiums easing," warns Simon Douglas, gaffer of AA Insurance. "We will take up to see increases over the coming year."

Last week Zurich said it will be increasing the cost of its premiums by aLargefifth in 2010 and there is likely to be more bad talk for motorists ahead.

"Other insurers will serve Zurich's lead," says Will Thomas, intellect of car insurance at Confused.com. "Pricing has had to revolution due to a number of factors, not least the year-on-year extend in personal injury claims brought on by the new multiply of litigation-savvy motorists assailed byPrimarilyambulance-chasing injury King's counsel adverts on the television."

Source: Independent

AXA shines a light amid motoring gloom

31.01.10

These are not reliable times to be a car owner. The price of petrol is rising, congestion is mounting and technique taxes are widely rumoured to be set to snowball arise post-election.

As for the cost of surety, research from the AA shows that we are seeing aPredominantlyrecord increase in premiums, due to impostor, higher claims and the costs ofUsuallyhaving to pay for the NHS treatment of those involved in accidents. ThisIn the mainwould seem a strange time indeed for one of the UK's biggest insurers, AXA, to re-proffer the car-insurance market it abandoned in 2004.

But the steadfast has a particular segment of the market in conclude, not women or older people – who take care of to have lower-than-average claim records – butByexperienced motorists, those with eight years or more no claims. To persuade this breed of experienced drivers, AXA, from tomorrow, is contribution up to 90 per cent no-claims pass on premiums – up from the normal 60-65 per centPre-eminentlydiscount ratio offered across the assiduity.

Source: Independent