THE LINE - NOVEMBER 6, 2013

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(Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP courtesy of GM/Chevrolet Racing)
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet SS) flat dominated the AAA Texas 500 race at Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Sunday, leading 255 of the 334 laps. It was Johnson's sixth win of the season and the 66th of his illustrious NASCAR career. Johnson now leads The Chase in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) standings by seven points over Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot "Let's Do This" Toyota Camry), who finished fourth. With Johnson's dominant performance, you could almost hear the "uh-ohs" in the garage area, because when he and Chad Knaus and the No. 48 team are on their game, they're very hard to beat. 

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(Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP courtesy of GM/Chevrolet Racing)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Amp Energy Gold/7-Eleven Chevrolet SS) finished a strong second in Texas on Sunday.

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(Photo by Michael L. Levitt © 2013 LAT Photo USA, courtesy of Toyota Racing)
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot "Let's Do This" Toyota Camry), here running ahead of Jimmie Johnson, stayed well and truly in The Chase for the Sprint Cup championship by finishing fourth in Texas. With two races to go, Kenseth is just seven points behind Johnson and it will be between these two drivers for NASCAR's 2013 title, unless of course, calamity strikes either driver in Phoenix or Homestead.

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(Courtesy of Ford Racing)
Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Penske Racing Discount Tire Ford Mustang) won Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge NASCAR Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski, who led 106 of 200 laps, passed runner-up Denny Hamlin (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Dollar General Toyota Camry) with 14 laps left and pulled away to win by .980 seconds. The victory was Keselowski's sixth of the season, his first at Texas and the 26th of his career. Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Penske Racing Wurth Ford Mustang) finished third. Watch the NASCAR video here.

(Photo courtesy of Renaultsport)
Sebastian Vettel (Infiniti Red Bull Racing) dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend. Vettel simply crushed the opposition, leading every single lap to finish 30 seconds ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, giving Red Bull Racing its third 1-2 result of the season. It was the seventh victory in a row for the German, the third 1-2 for the team this season and the 50th win for the Renault RS27 engine. 

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(Caterham)
Caterham Group has launched its first-ever motorcycle division – Caterham Bikes – at the International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA) in Milan. The two-wheeled division joins Caterham F1 Team, Caterham Racing (GP2), Caterham Technology & Innovation, Caterham Composites and the latest arm, Caterham Moto Racing Team, in the rapidly growing Caterham family. The new products will adhere to the brand’s ethos of delivering "accessible fun," according to the manufacturer. Caterham Bikes’ three initial launch products, on display in prototype form at EICMA until November 10 include the Brutus 750 (above) – described as the “SUV of motorcycles”, the Brutus 750 can operate as a street bike, off-road machine or even a snowmobile (conversion in less than four hours). It is the first motorcycle with an automatic transmission and the first ever two-wheel SUV.

(Caterham)
The Caterham Classic E-Bike – This bike has a range of 40-80km and does not require the rider to have a license in the EU.

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The Caterham Carbon E-Bike – Described as a premium bike with modern styling inspired by F1 technology.