This weeks RFH Racer of the Week goes to team Audi and the new Audi’s R18 TDI, which won this years Le Mans. After two major accidents of the two other R18 TDI’s, the 3rd and sole remaining Audi driven by Benoit Treluyer, Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler broke through for a history-making victory at Circuit de la Sarthe in the fourth-closest finish in the endurance racing classics 79-year history.

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Dan Wheldon wins Indy 500

The Indy 500 may not be the worlds greatest racing event anymore but it sure was a great race this year.Dan Wheldon an unemployed driver and past Indy 500 winner stuck it to them all by winning the race in the last corner.

Runner Up

Sebastian Vettel wins Monaco

Sebastian Vettel has won Monaco, (MONTE CARLO) thecrown jewelof Formula One, and few can say they have done that. Defending F1 champion Vettel has won five of six races for Red Bull this season.

Alex Tagliani Captures Indy 500 Pole
Although Tony George lead open wheel racing and the Indy 500 down the road of extinction. The fact remains it was not the drivers fault and competing in the 500 sure is risking business and once represented the best of the very best. This weeks RFH of the Week proudly goes to Canadian Alex Taglianifor capturing the 2011 Indy 500 pole.

Runner Up

Truck Driver Kimi-Bobby

Runner Up this week is Kimi Raikkonen who jumped into a truck for a 9AM practice, first time driving with the competition. Then back for a afternoon practice and on to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday night at Charlotte. Although Kimi only placed 15th the fact is he beat more than half the field. I believe it was a fine start for the first time in a new car, news series and new discipline. The question is what will Kimi do next?

This morning, former Forumla 1 championKimi Raikkonendrove his first practice in a Nascar race truck ahead of the race in Charlotte tonight. Wow, talk about a learning curve, can he pull this off. He finished 30th in practice in his first laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway and did not hit or get hit so all is good so far. Tonight is the big race atCharlotte Motor Speedway and it will for sure bring in the biggest TV ratings andinterest the Truck Series has ever seen.

RFH E. McQueen

New champion Ryan Villopoto proved to be the class of the field

This weeks RFH Racer of the Week has to be Ryan Villopoto who Saturday night in Las Vegas clinched the2011 Monster Energy Supercross Championship. Villopoto won what many are calling the most competitive season in supercross history.

Turkish GP runs Red Bull RED

Runner up goes toSebastian Vettelfor winning theTurkish GP at Istanbul Park. Vettel has won 3 of 4 races run this year, which is outstanding. Teammate Mark Webber made it a Red Bull one, two. Lets not forget aboutFernando Alonsowho took his back maker redFerrari to 3rd place! IsFerrari back in the game?

Each week we highlight the FRH racer of the race weekend. This week our RFH racer is NASCAR’s Kyle Busch who started in 20th and for the third straight year won the spring Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night.

Kyle continues to be the best of the best and hard to beat anytime he jumps into any type of race car.

Hats off to Graham Rahal who finished second on the slippery rain-soaked course in the Itaipava So Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle in SO PAULO, Brazil. Hopefully we well see Graham as a RFH Racer of the Weeks very soon.

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Ferrari f1 2011 challenger FIAT Spider 799.00 EUR
199 million EUR

Ferrari’s annual Formula One racing budget reportedly comes out at EUR 199 million. Wow, that’s a lot of money to spend for a back marker. I keep saying, it’s time to roll out the FIAT (Fit It AgainTony) Spider as I had one and it just might do a better job for a lot less, about 199 million less. E. McQueen TBR

Baby you can drive my car

2010 F1 Driver driver salary table

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