2012 Hungarian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stop times

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The weather forecast for last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix was predicted to have thunder storms building up during the race and that it would be a wet one. But the bad weather had receded and the weather was perfect to go racing.

Two pit stop was the norm around the Hungaroring circuit. However, both Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Jenson Button opted for a three

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 3 Track to the Future (Video)

Sunday, July 29, 2012

At last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the third episode of 'Tooned' was released, titled "Track to the Future".In this episode of 'Tooned', Professor M is going to show Jenson and Lewis the future of Formula One. Robot drivers maybe? Jenson Roboton and Lewis Hamilbot!Watch these two amusing chaps try out the Professor's latest invention and also look out for few of the spare K's from Mika

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after Hungarian GP

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Fernando Alonso 164 10 25 2 6 18 15 10 25 18 25 10 2 Mark Webber 124 12 12 12 12 - 25 6

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton manages to finish in the lead ahead of Raikkonen

Britain's Lewis Hamilton held on to win his second race of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.The 2008 world champion, who started on pole in his McLaren, crossed the line ahead of Finland's Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen and France's Romain Grosjean, also in a Lotus.After a fantastic performance in qualifying on Saturday, Hamilton controlled the race from start to finish and put his

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton dominates qualifying at Hungaroring

Saturday, July 28, 2012

(AFP)
Briton Lewis Hamilton confirmed that he and McLaren have recovered their form when he swept to a dominant pole position in Saturday's closely-fought qualifying session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Driving with supreme speed and consistency, the 27-year-old Briton clocked a best time of one minute and 20.953 seconds to top the times ahead of nearest rival Frenchman Romain Grosjean in

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton fastest again in second practice before Rain

Friday, July 27, 2012

(AFP)
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in treacherous conditions on Friday, topping times in both opening practice sessions ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before Formula One's mid-season break.

The 27-year-old was quickest for McLaren in the morning free practice session as the teams found their bearings and then repeated the feat in a rain-hit afternoon session which saw

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Hungarian GP: Hamilton and Button fastest for Mclaren in first practice

(AFP)
Lewis Hamilton led teammate Jenson Button as McLaren topped the times during Friday morning's first free practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Briton Hamilton, champion in 2008, looked strong from the get-go and took over the top spot half an hour in before clocking his and the session's fastest time with a lap of the Hungaroring in one minute 22.821 seconds halfway through the

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Hungary: Alonso's form before mid-season break, weather forecast and other talking points

(ESPN EMEA Ltd.: Chris Medland)While it may have been tough to single out a team that was maximising its potential during the early part of the season, there was no doubting the standout driver; Fernando Alonso. In a Ferrari that was far from the quickest car early on - his average qualifying position remains sixth despite two pole positions in the last two races - Alonso got himself in position

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FIA closes Red Bull 'Engine maps' loophole

Thursday, July 26, 2012

After the 'Floor holes', the illegal brake cooling ducts, the 'Double floor' (which is legal!), defending constructors' champions Red Bull have now been forced to change their engine mapping for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.Motor racing's ruling body, the International Motoring Federation (FIA), on Thursday [July 26] confirmed a clarification to the technical regulations that effectively

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Pirelli - Technical tyre notes for the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix

After two wet weekends in Britain and Germany, Pirelli is expecting a dry and warm weekend at the Hungaroring: the first circuit to be opened behind the former Iron Curtain in 1986. The tight and twisty track is a permanent facility but has some of the characteristics of a street circuit, with a low average speed and very little grip, which gradually evolves as the weekend goes on and more rubber

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McLaren Animation: Tooned - Episode 2 Slicks (Video)

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Framestore partnering McLaren Group, launched a new media company called McLaren Animation couple of weeks back, which featured their first production called 'Tooned'.The first Episode called "Wheels Nuts", made its broadcast debut to coincide with the 2012 British Grand Prix on July 8th featuring digital incarnations of the 2 McLaren drivers, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.Episode 2 was

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Hungarian Grand Prix 2012: Facts and Figures by Renault

The Hungarian Grand Prix will be the final event before the F1 fraternity takes its annual summer break. Held at the Hungaroring outside the vibrant Hungarian capital Budapest, it’s a popular event on the calendar, but one that still requires some serious concentration. The twisty 4.381km circuit is often compared to a kart track, with one slow speed corner leading into another in very quick

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Inside Grand Prix News after Hockenheim: by InsideAutoTV

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Heading into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest, we take a look into Fernando Alonso's form, Red Bull's weekend to forget at Hockenheim, McLaren's World record, latest championship standings & most fastest laps and Brembo Brakefacts for Hungaroring.30th career winIt was the 30th win of his career. Fernando Alonso is on the march again and for the Hungarian Grand Prix, he wants that

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Sauber F1 Team's car sliced into half - Pictures

When mechanics at the Sauber F1 Team set about slicing a Formula One car down the centre line, they were embarking on a labour of love. The idea – hatched in late 2009 – was the brainchild of Sergio Bonagura, a former car chief for the race team.Mechanics at the Sauber factory created the exhibit over a period of two years, investing a fair amount of their downtime and demonstrating the precision

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Hamilton on Vettel: "Maturity has come through I guess"

Monday, July 23, 2012

Lewis Hamilton questioned world champion Sebastian Vettel’s maturity after the Red Bull driver called him “stupid” in the aftermath of a very tense German Grand Prix afternoon at Hockenheim, which saw Hamilton retire from his 100th grand Prix and Vettel penalised for an illegal overtake.German Vettel disliked the way Hamilton overtook him despite being a lap down during the German grand prix. “

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2012 German Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stop times

Here is a look into the tyre strategies and the pit stop times for the 2012 German Grand Prix. Teams were provided with the Pirelli soft option tyres (PZero Yellow) and the medium compound tyres (PZero White) for the dry running.Tyre strategies:After a wet qualifying, teams had the flexibility to start the race on either prime or option tyres, majority of them chose to run on the option tyres.Top

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after German GP

Sunday, July 22, 2012

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Fernando Alonso 154 10 25 2 6 18 15 10 25 18 25 2 Mark Webber 120 12 12 12 12 - 25 6

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2012 German GP: Final Race Result after Vettel incurs penalty

Sebastian Vettel has been stripped of his podium finish in the German Grand Prix after being hit with a time penalty for his his move on Jenson Button in the closing stages.The Red Bull driver took second on the penultimate lap with a move around the outside into the hairpin but ran off track on the exit of the corner in order to make the move stick.Button was clearly angered by the move on the

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Alonso turns pole into victory at the 2012 German Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso led from pole position to chequered flag to win the German Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One championship to 34 points.Germany's world champion Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull, overtaking McLaren's Jenson Button on the penultimate lap in a controversial move that stewards were investigating.Vettel, who has yet to win

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Red Bull escape penalty over engine maps at Hockenheim

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull team escaped a penalty at his home German Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards cleared them of a possible breach of the technical rules.The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) had raised concerns, only hours before the 10th race of the season, about the engine torque mapping on the cars of Vettel and his Australian team mate

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German Grand Prix 2012- Qualifying- Driver quotes

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher on only just managing to sneak through Q1 before eventually claiming third on the grid, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on failing to adjust to the change of conditions when the rain arrived in Q2, Lotus’s Romain Grosjean on losing KERS on his car during the session, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton on hunting down everyone tomorrow, and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on taking his second

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Alonso takes pole at Hockenheim in wet qualifying

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was on his limit today at Hockenheim, in wet conditions to bag second pole position in a row. Followed closely by the two Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Due to penalty however, Webber will drop down 5 grid places, promoting Michael Schumacher for Mercedes into third.In Q1Qualifying session 1 started with a looming rain storm around the circuit. Both Force

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Webber penalised five places for the German Grand Prix

Mark Webber, second in the Formula One world championship, has been penalised five starting places for the German Grand Prix after his Red Bull team broke the rules on gearbox changes."(Webber) did finish the last race in Silverstone and this change was before the five consecutive events expired," said the FIA technical delegate in a statement. "Therefore this does not comply with ....the Formula

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German Grand Prix: Button and Maldonado fastest in rain hit practice sessions

Friday, July 20, 2012

Jenson Button was fastest and team mate Lewis Hamilton second as McLaren dominated practice at a wet German Grand Prix on Friday while Michael Schumacher emerged unscathed from an embarrassing crash.Button and Hamilton both set their times in the morning practice as heavy rain played havoc with the afternoon practice which ended with Schumacher bringing out the red flags.Pastor Maldonado was

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Bernie's 20 race 2013 Calendar, Testing at Magny-Cours & Maria's family on Marussia statement

Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports the calendar could be set to explode in 2013. There have been rumours the F1 chief executive was open to expanding the schedule to no fewer than 26 races next season."Not next year," he told DAPD news agency. "There will be 20 again. No new races."That doesn't bode well for New Jersey, which is scheduled to join the 2013 calendar.For 2014, Russia is set

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Red Bull RB5 Showcar at Karlsruhe Lecture Theatre

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Red Bull Racing's Head of Car Engineering Paul Monaghan gave a lecture to 1,000 eager engineering students at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (K.I.T) in Germany last night. His visual aid for the evening? An RB5 Showcar of course.Paul delivered the lecture on Formula One engineering and then took questions from the floor which ranged from how brake temperatures are measured, aerodynamics

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Pirelli - Technical tyre notes for the 2012 German grand Prix

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Pirelli’s latest specification of the P Zero Silver hard tyre was scheduled to make its debut in free practice at Silverstone – before the famous British weather decided otherwise. Consequently, the new hard tyre will now be brought to Germany for the drivers to try out in free practice on Friday. They will have two sets of the new tyre on top of their usual allocation of 11 sets, with the P Zero

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Statistics heading into the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim

Red Bull’s Mark Webber continued a good season by winning his second race of the year last time out in Silverstone and is now just 13 points behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.Alonso came second in the British Grand Prix to keep his record up of not finishing outside the top ten in any race this season. Read on for more statistics as teams head into the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim this

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German Grand Prix 2012: Facts and Figures by Renault

The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship reaches its halfway point this weekend with round 10 of the 20-event calendar, the German Grand Prix. This year the race is held at Hockenheim as part of a year-by-year rotation between the central German track and the Nürburgring.The old Hockenheimring was a behemoth of a track: a 6.8km loop through the forest, with only three chicanes breaking up what

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Ferrari 15th & McLaren 40th most valuable sports team, according to Forbes

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

According to Forbes magazine's 'The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams', English football club Manchester United tops the list with an estimated worth of $2.23 billion, ahead of Real Madrid and then a roll-call of American football teams.The Dallas Cowboys is worth $1.85 billion, tied for third with the New York Yankees baseball team. Basketball and Formula 1 both placed two teams among the 50

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Caterham confirm plans to move base from Hingham to Leafield

Monday, July 16, 2012

On Monday (July 16) Caterham Group confirmed that work had started at the Leafield Technical Centre in Oxfordshire, the new global base for the motorsport, automotive and technology business that comprises Caterham F1 Team, Caterham Racing (GP2), Caterham Cars, Caterham Composites and CTI (Caterham Technology and Innovation).A complete renovation and refurbishment of Caterham Group's new home, in

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German Grand Prix 2012: Hamilton targets victory in 100th race

The McLaren driver ended up in eighth place at his home race, with fellow Briton and McLaren team-mate Jenson Button finishing 10th.But Hamilton, who is fourth in the drivers’ standings and 37 points adrift of leader Fernando Alonso, says he has already moved on and is adamant he can secure a victory at Hockenheim to boost his title chances.“I was quick to get over our disappointing weekend,

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Marussia complete investigation into Maria's Duxford testing accident

Marussia F1 team today (July 16) has issued a press release about completing their detailed investigation into the cause of Maria de Villota's crash and concluded that the horrifying incident in which she lost her right eye, was not due to car-related issues.Team Statement:14 days after Maria De Villota’s accident at Duxford Airfield, the Marussia F1 Team has now completed its own detailed

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Fewer tyre changes after 9 races, compared to last year: Reports

Pirelli remains at the centre of the F1 'show', but a new analysis proves that the marque's tyres in 2012 are less fragile than last year.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said that following the pitstop frenzy of the Italian supplier's first season back on the grid, there has been "much less" tyre degradation so far in 2012.In 2010, for Bridgestone's last year in F1, the analysis said there were

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Russian F1™ fans were in for a treat: 2012 Moscow City Racing Show

Giancarlo Fisichella drives past St. Basil’s in the Ferrari F60The same weekend during which Russia’s F1 star Vitaly Petrov, did demonstration runs at the new Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, Formula One cars from the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Marussia also created a cacophony of noise and burning rubber on the streets of Moscow on Sunday (July 15), as they gave Russian race fans a taste of the

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Vitaly Petrov's take, on Moscow Raceway (+Pictures)

Sunday, July 15, 2012

The new Moscow Raceway is fit to host Formula One but it lacks excitement as a top-level circuit, Caterham driver Vitaly Petrov told RIA Novosti on Saturday (July 14).The four-kilometer track on the outskirts of Moscow - opened on Friday (July 13), is hosting its maiden competitive event this weekend, the eighth and ninth races of the Renault World Series."The raceway could have been done a

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Codemasters announce "F1 Race Stars", set to arrive this November

Friday, July 13, 2012

Today Codemasters announced that the all-new addition to its acclaimed Formula One gaming portfolio is F1 RACE STARS, a fast-to-the-fun arcade racing game for all ages featuring official Formula One cars, teams and circuits as they’ve never been seen before. Set to arrive this November, gamers can see how F1 RACE STARS will take F1 over the top in the first trailer video, [www.F1RaceStars.com].

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Austin Grand Prix launches official website this week

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Austin Grand Prix launched their official website [www.austintexas.gov/department/austin-grand-prix] to keep locals and visitors on track about the upcoming events leading to the first big Formula One race in November.The race takes place during the weekend of Nov 16th to Nov 18th at the new Circuit of The Americas track being built east of Austin.With an expected 300,000 visitors coming to the

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FIA to examine de Villota's helmet, 'Barney' to take rest and Sauber mechanics OK

The FIA will examine Maria de Villota's helmet in the wake of the Marussia Formula One test driver's horror injuries.Although now out of intensive care, awake and talking to family, the Spaniard lost her right eye early last week after her 2012 single seater drove into a stationary truck's loading ramp.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that, because the accident occurred during a private

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Framestore and McLaren Group Embark on McLaren Animation : ‘Tooned’ (video)

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Framestore, the Oscar-winning visual effects and animation studio, is partnering with McLaren Group, to launch a brand new media company called McLaren Animation.The joint venture will focus on creating high-end CGI-led content as part of a new content-driven marketing strategy for McLaren. The partnership benefits from Framestore’s access to leading UK talent spanning strategists, script-writers

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2012 British Grand Prix team-by-team lap times and speed comparison

A team-by-team look into the lap times, maximum speeds at three individual sectors and highest speeds attained through the speed trap by all the drivers/teams at the 2012 British Grand Prix.2012 British Grand Prix maximum speeds and speed trapThe circuit characteristics of Silverstone requires Med/High downforce setup, with a top speed of 311kph with DRS activated and 301kph without.The data

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Webber’s Red Bull contract extended for another year

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Last weekend's British Grand Prix winner, Mark Webber has signed to stay with Red Bull for the 2013 season, putting an end to the speculation that he might move to Ferrari.“I’m high on confidence at the moment and firing on all cylinders,” the Australian was quoted as saying in a media statement. He talked about discussions with Ferrari and the benefits of staying with Red Bull. Read on for more

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de Villota could return to her native Spain this week: Reports

Maria de Villota could leave Addenbrook's hospital in Cambridge (UK) and return to her native Spain by the end of the week, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports.Marussia's 32-year-old female test driver has been in the hospital since losing her right eye after the horror accident at Duxford airfield early last week.De Villota's sister Isabel said on Monday [July 9] that Maria has moved out of

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British GP: Maldonado and Kobayashi receive fines

Monday, July 9, 2012

Maldonado says "Hi" to Perez in his usual style!Williams’ Pastor Maldonado and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi both picked up post-race fines from the British Grand Prix stewards thanks to driving indiscretions during Sunday’s Silverstone race.Maldonado was adjudged to have caused his collision with Sergio Perez, which led to the Sauber driver’s retirement, and due to the seriousness of the incident

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2012 British Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stop times

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Here is a look into the tyre strategies and the pit stop times for the 2012 British Grand Prix. The race was a dry one, unlike most of the sessions this weekend. Teams were provided with the Pirelli soft option tyres (PZero Yellow) and the hard prime tyres (PZero Silver) for the dry running.Tyre strategies:As we can see from the details below, all the drivers used new sets of fresh rubber. Only

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F1 2012 Championship Standings after British GP

World Drivers' Championship Grands Prix Pos Driver Points AU MA CH BA ES MO CA EU GB GE HU BE IT SI JP KO IN AB US BR 1 Fernando Alonso 129 10 25 2 6 18 15 10 25 18 2 Mark Webber 116 12 12 12 12 - 25 6 12

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Webber wins sunny British Grand Prix to deny Alonso a second successive victory

Mark Webber claimed the ninth win of his career today when he swept to a dramatic and perfectly-judged victory in an incident-filled British Grand Prix.In a race run in welcome, if rare, dry conditions, the 35-year-old Australian steered his Red Bull through 52 laps of complex tactical and strategic racing to overtake pole sitter Fernando Alonso of Ferrari close home.It was Webber's second win

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Nature Photographs by EdmondoSenatore

Most amazing and interesting photographs by famous photographer EdmondoSenatore. View more pics ..below

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Beautiful Body Tattoos on Girls

Back tattoos for women are special elaborate designs which are drawn at the back taking the total length or breadth of the same. They are innovative and catch the attention of the people easily unlike the small blink-and-miss tattoos. Couple of years back, the tattoos were considered a taboo among women. However, with the rise of back tattoos for women and the change in the mindset of the people, it has helped the women come out of their cocoons.

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Amazing Spiderman Hero and Heroin

The Amazing Spiderman Hero Andrew Garfield and Heroin Emma Stone in their Success meet Spiderman movie. (see 11 more pics)

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Harley Davidson XR1200X Latest models 2012

The XR1200X has a blacked-out powertrain and exhaust, revised tank graphics, and black wheels with an orange rim pinstripe. The XR1200X will be offered in two colors: Black Denim and White Hot Denim.


2012 Harley-Davidson XR1200X Full Specification

Engine:
Engine type :-Evolution® V-Twin engine
Displacement :-1200 cc (73.32 cubic inches)
Bore & Stroke :-88.9 mm × 96.8 mm
Compression ratio :-10.0:1
Maximum torque :-100 Nm @ 3700 rpm
Fuel System :- Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Cooling system :- Oil/air cooled
Transmission type :-Manual 5-speed
Clutch :-  Wet, multiple discs, cable operated

Dimensions:
length x width x height :- 2225 mm x 930 mm x 1161 mm
Seat height :- 795 mm
Wheelbase :- 1515 mm
Minimum ground clearance :- 150 mm
Fuel tank capacity :- 13.3 L
Oil capacity :- 2.65 L

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