Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Stars of 2018 Geneva Motor Show

Toyota GT Supra Racing Concept


The 88th Geneva International Motor Show runs at the Palexpo until the 18th of March, 2018, and there has been a plethora of new and exciting models debuted as well as concepts previewing the future of motoring such as the return of "the sports of Toyota" as well as the sneak preview of the second generation Formula E machine due for next season. So, while you were there to check out the cool cars, let's list down the stars of the show.

2019 Seat Cupra Ateca
2019 Abarth 124 GT Hardtop
2019 Alfa Romeo 4C Competizione
2019 Alfa Romeo 4C Italia
2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia NRING
2019 Alfa Romeio Stelvio NRING
2019 Aston Martin Vantage
2019 Audi A6
2019 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid
2019 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer
2019 BMW 2-Series Gran Tourer
2019 BMW X4
2019 Bugatti Chiron Sport
2019 Citroen Berlingo Multispace
2019 Citroen C4 Cactus
2018 Seat Cupra Ibiza Concept
2019 Ferrari 488 Pista
2019 Fiat 124 Spider S-Design
2019 Jaguar I-Pace
2019 Lamborghini Huracan Spyder Performante
2018 Lotus 3-Eleven 430
2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door
2019 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
2019 Mercedes-AMG G63
2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
2019 MINI Hatch
2019 MINI Cabrio
2019 Peugeot 508
2019 Peugeot Rifter
2018 Pininfarina H2 SHT Concept
2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2019 Land Rover Range Rover SV Coupe
2019 Rimac C_Two
2019 Skoda Fabia
2019 Smart EQ ForTwo
2019 Smart EQ ForFour
2019 Volvo V60
2019 Zenvo TSR-S

...and more.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Moon says fate of Korean Peninsula on his summits



South Korean leader Moon Jae-in is asked the nation's support for the successful arrangements of the historic summits ahead while his key officials met regional powers in China and Japan.

With the two Koreas' decision to hold a historic summit in late April and the US President Donald Trump's decision to accept talks with Kim Jong Un this May, President Moon remains extra cautious in taking the process forward.

While he pleaded for support for the success of the upcoming talks overseas, his key officials started carrying out President Moon's efforts to bring regional powers on board.

In Beijing, President Moon's National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for 35 minutes on Monday as another delegation headed to Tokyo to brief Japanese officials on the attempts to open talks with Pyongyang on its nuclear and missile program.

The Chinese leader told South Korean official that China is "on the same page" with Seoul and that he hopes for a smooth inter-Korean summit while giving credit to the South for great progress in getting North Korea and the US to agree to dialogue.

In Tokyo, South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon met with the Japanese Foreign minister. Taro Konno said Japan would work closely with Seoul and Washington calling the situation a near "miracle." Chung will travel from Beijing to Moscow later this week to speak to Russian officials.

Suh is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga before returning to Seoul on Tuesday.

Source: Arirang News

Let's Do The News! (March 13, 2018)



- Senator Franklin Drilon says that the Philippines' "weak" party system is the main reason behind the deterioration of the Liberal Party and the rise of political butterflies. According to the Senate minority leader, the shrinking number of LP members is a reflection of the weakness of the Philippine political party system that is largely personality-based instead of platform-based.

- An alleged drug pusher, who sells illegal drugs to students, has been arrested in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, last weekend. The suspect is currently in the hospital after resisting arrest during an operation of the PDEA Region 3 on Sunday night.  The suspect tried to ward off arrest in Daang Bakal St., Brgy. Dan Mabalacat City, Pampanga.

- PAGASA could officially declare the start of the summer season by April once the northeast monsoon, known as amihan, no longer affects the Philippines.

- Yesterday, a portion of the Laguna Lake highway is now open for public motoring use. This portion is part of the Duterte administration's BUILD BUILD BUILD campaign. This portion will reduce the travel time from Bicutan to Taytay from an hour to 30 minutes.

- Rescue workers recovered severely burnt bodies from the wreckage of a Bangladeshi aircraft that crashed while coming to land at Nepal's Kathmandu airport on Monday, according to reports. There were 71 people on board the plane and 17 had been rescued so far.

- Senator Elizabeth Warren is under attack for her willingness to fight hard against destroying Dodd-Frank and gutting regulations on big Wall Street banks. She wasn't shy about calling out her fellow Democrats for backing the bill that could set up yet another bailout of the big banks. 16 Democrats voted to move that bill forwards which puts working families and businesses at risk.

- Brabham returns with a teaser of their first vehicle called the BT62.



- Watch what happens when the new Range Rover Sport SVR takes on the Tianmen Road.



- A movie version of the hit Dragon Ball Super TV series is coming this December with franchise creator Akira Toriyama served as the film's writer and character designer.

- Actor Mark Anthony Fernandez returns to ABS-CBN after 12 years and he is set to be part in the upcoming episode of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.

- Aiza Seguerra steps down from being the chairperson of the National Youth Commission.

- Actress Jodi Sta. Maria congratulates Kapuso actress and former child star Camille Parts on her role in GMA's new late morning drama, Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw. Sta. Maria played as two protagonists of ABS-CBN's drama series, Sana Dalawa ang Puso, which is the direct competitor of GMA's new series.

TTFN!!!

Monday, March 12, 2018

2018 Verizon IndyCar Series - Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

It's a new season for the Verizon IndyCar Series and it kicked off with a 110 lap race at the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg where spectators are witnessing who will spearhead this new season when the race ends.


This race has been one heck of a accident-prone match, which is quite a messy way to start this season. At the start, we see Robert Wiggins and Will Power gunning for the lead but ended up in a minor accident, then followed by Tony Kanaan got involved in a minor accident as well. Also, Scott Dixon made the unexpected when his passing through Takuma Sato on Lap 35 gone wrong but braved his way through sixth place. In the latter stages of the race, just as we though Robert Wiggins has no problems driving through St. Petersburg but some fender-bender prompted this race for a late race restart, where Alexander Rossi and Wiggins got involved in a fender bender that send the rookie crashing with the wall.

Sebastien Bourdais, the Frenchman, is named the winner of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, followed by Graham Rahal, and Alexander Rossi.

Highlights: https://www.indycar.com/Videos/2018/03/03-11-St-Pete-Remix

Next race is on ISM Raceway for the Phoenix Grand Prix this April 7th.

WRC 2018: Rally Guanajuato Mexico

Out goes the snow, in goes the dust as the 2018 World Rally Championship heads to Guanajuato, Mexico, for their third round of this season and this round packs with surprises. With the legendary Sebastien Loeb returning to Citroen to check things out for the team as well as some bloopers by Kris Meeke while powersliding through a garden pot, this Mexican leg of this season could get even more surprising.


At the first stage of this race, Thierry Neuville of Hyundai spearheads the match through the narrow mining tunnels of Guanajuato but in the next stage, Kris Meeke takes over, and then Dani Sordo on stage 3. Sordo's reign lasted for two stages and ended by Kris Meeke. In Stage 11, meanwhile, it was a shocking turn of events when the legendary Sebastien Loeb charges into Mexico lead but in Stage 14, following punctures from Loeb and Sordo, M-Sport Ford's Sebastien Ogier. In the latter stages of Mexico, Meeke crashes while Ogier netted his fourth win at Rally Guanajuato, his 42nd win of his career.

The overall time Ogier set during the Guanajuato match is 3:54:08.0, 1:03.6 ahead of Hyundai's Sordo, and 1:19.2 ahead of Meeke.

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FQFJ7FxESc&list=PLODyu6T9_emwQfBLDuxCiyb2jPrDuCZn9

The next race will be at Corsica for the Corsica Linea Tour de Corse on the 5th to the 8th of April, 2018.

2018 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup - TicketGuardian 500

The NASCAR Goes West continues at Phoenix, Arizona's ISM Raceway for the TicketGuardian 500, continuing the epic Wild Wild West shootout of NASCAR's best and wildest stars ever assembled.


So, how are things going along at the ISM Raceway? Well, at Stage 1, Kyle Busch nailed it, but then on lap 121, Kyle Larsen's #42 car thrown caution while Kurt Busch wins Stage 2. On Lap 191, the #21 car's rear got crashed.

Kevin Harvick scored his 40th win of his career, his third win at a row this season, at the end of the TicketGuardian 500 race at ISM Raceway. By winning the race, Harvick is placed with Mark Martin on the all-time wins list with 40.

Next race is at Auto Club Speedway on the 18th for the Auto Club 400.

NatWest 6 Nations 2018: ROUND 4

The NatWest 6 Nations rugby championship is now on its penultimate round and with the season finale draws near, the tension between Europe's best rugby teams continue to heat up as the fight for the title is nearing its climax.

NatWest 6 Nations 2018 ROUND 4

In this fourth round of this season, the match between Wales and Italy is a spectacle to behold as they've scored five tries to move themselves up to second placer after defeating Italy at the score of 38-14. George North scored two victorious tries in the match while Hadleigh Parkes, the man of the match, Cory Hill, and Justin Tipuric contributed the WRU for the win. The Welsh do really are a force to be reckoned with.

Behind the battle, the IRFU defeated Scotland at the score of 28-8 while the FFR beats England at the score of 22-16.

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The final round of this season's NatWest 6 Nations Rugby begins on March 17 with Italy vs. Scotland, England vs. Ireland, and Wales vs. France. Who will be this season's winner? Watch for it soon!