Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.15.11

Dodge Viper ACR breaks Miller Motorsports Park production car lap record [w/video]

The lap time: 1:59.995 – nearly four seconds faster than the previous record of 2:03.86 held by a Corvette ZR1 driven by Jan Magnussen.

Video: Austin’s Circuit of the Americas woos with promo clip

Not just a venue for Formula One and MotoGP racing, this Texas track will be used for business functions, full-size concerts and even a trauma training facility for area medical students.

Video: Garage fire claims Chevy Volt and homebuilt EV

Two plug-in vehicles were destroyed in a fire in a home in the Connecticut town of Barkhamsted last night.

Also of interest:

  • Video: Volvo teases Concept Universe for Shanghai
  • 2013 Dodge Viper coming in late 2012, stability control confirmed
  • Opel removes governor on Insignia OPC ‘Unlimited’, runs to 168 mph
  • Roush announces 2012 Stage 3 Mustang with 540 horsepower
  • More Buick Envision CUV concept renderings trickle out ahead of Shanghai

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.15.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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