Autobacs Super GT 2024 Series Round 6

This AUTOBACS Super GT Series season has been exciting, but the fifth round in Suzuka has been postponed until December due to a typhoon. The series now moves on to Round 6 at Sportsland SUGO. Although fall is here, the on-track action is still hot.

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The #37 Deloitte TOM'S GR Supra of Ukyo Sasahara and Giuliano Alesi wins the sixth round of the Autobacs Super GT 2024 Series, beating the likes of the #38 KeePer CERUMO GR Supra and the #12 MARELLI IMPUL Z. In the GT300 class, meanwhile, the #65 LEON PYRAMID AMG of Naoya Gamou and Takuro Shinohara is the winner while the #45 PONOS FERRARI 296 finished 2nd and the #777 D'station Vantage GT3 finished 3rd.

The action continues in Autopolis for Round 7 on October 20th, 2024.

2024 NASCAR Cup Series - Bass Pro Shops Night Race

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continue with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in Bristol. Who will make it to the Final 12? Who will be eliminated? It's time to find out who rises and who falls.

As the green flag waved, the first playoff elimination round is underway. The first stage saw Johh Hunter Nemechek spin with a flat tire on Lap 5. As Kyle Larson wins Stage 1, Stage 2 saw Harrison Burton behind the wall with a power steering issue on Lap 236 followed by Joey Logano spinning on Turn 2 during Lap 243. As Kyle Larson wins Stage 2, the final stage saw Corey LaJoie's accident on the backstretch after being hit by Josh Berry on Lap 329.

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After a night in Bristol, Kyle Larson wins the Bass Pro Shops Night Race of the NASCAR Cup Series! Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., and Harrison Burton are officially eliminated from the playoffs.

With 12 playoff contenders remaining, the fight for the final 8 is now on as the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continue with Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet in Kansas Speedway this September 29th, 2024.

Third-generation Suzuki Spacia Gear

The Suzuki Spacia Gear is back, and it's now based on the third-generation Spacia that was released last year. This new model is designed for the outdoors and aims to compete with the Daihatsu Tanto FunCross and Mitsubishi Delica Mini.

2025 Suzuki Spacia Gear

With prices starting at 1,952,500 Japanese Yen plus additional costs, the all-new Spacia Gear chomps down its outdoor-oriented kei minivan rivals in the name of fuel efficiency while donning its new and exciting ways to keep it afloat in the midst of the new normal.

The new Suzuki Spacia Gear looks just like the third-generation Spacia. However, Suzuki revived the headlamps from the previous model and added a Jimny-styled grille. Flashbacks are anything but cute for the all-new Spacia Gear until you take a peek at its interior.

2025 Suzuki Spacia Gear interior

Just like the entire Spacia range, the renewed interior features a wide array of convenient features such as the multi-use flap, independent rear seat slide, rear seat slide straps, and a personal table for rear passengers, not to mention lots of compartments to place, giving these new models plenty of uses in various situations.

2025 Suzuki Spacia Gear

The all-new Spacia Gear has Mild Hybrid technology and features an Integrated Starter Generator linked to a lithium battery pack collaborating with its fuel-efficient R06D 660cc engine. Thanks to this fuel-efficient measure as well as Suzuki's HEARTECT platform, the all-new Spacia Gear has 23.9km/L of fuel economy based on WLTC Mode standards. It's the most fuel-efficient outdoor-themed kei minivan ever made and Suzuki is still the king of fuel efficiency.

The Spacia Gear's turbo variant features Power Mode, which makes it more responsive on slopes or when merging onto the highway. It sounds great but the fuel economy is around 21.9kmpl.

For safety, the all-new Spacia Gear comes with the latest version of SUZUKI SAFETY SUPPORT, which is a suite of safety features such as a Lane Departure Warning function, wandering alarm function, high beam assist, sign recognition function provided by its optional Omni-directional monitor camera package, advanced car departure notice function, dual sensor brake support, false start suppression, brake support, backward error start suppression, and more.

The all-new Suzuki Spacia Gear is the most expensive of the outdoor-oriented kei minivans, but it's also the most fuel-efficient. That puts its rivals, the Daihatsu Tanto FunCross and Mitsubishi Delica Mini, back into the toybox. With this one, Suzuki is still the king of fuel efficiency, even in the midst of the new normal. Your quiet weekend drive to Mt. Fuji has turned into a fun and fuel-efficient adventure.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Let's Do The News! (September 20, 2024)

 

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The low-pressure area east of Batanes has formed into a typhoon called Igme.

- A DPWH road upgrading project will occur along the Outer Northbound Lane of MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Marulas from September 20 (2200 hours Manila Time) to September 23, 2024 (0500 hours Manila Time).

- The reading of the indictment against Alice Guo at the Valenzuela RTC did not proceed because Guo's camp still has a pending motion to quash the graft case filed against her.

- Former PH Vice-President Leni Robredo declared her candidacy for mayor of Naga City.

- More sex attack claims against former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed. 

- UK PM Sir Keir Starmer tells the BBC he is "completely in control" after a row inside the government over Chief of Staff Sue Gray's pay.

- Warplanes fly low over Beirut as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says the exploding pagers are a "declaration of war" and Israel carries out bombings in southern Lebanon.

- A devastating dam burst in Poland, triggered by Storm Boris, unleashed floodwaters that engulfed a town. Stunning footage and satellite imagery reveals the extent of the destruction from similar floods across central Europe.

- Tupperware files for bankruptcy.

- Jeep removed the manual gearbox variants of the Gladiator pickup truck.

- The Himitsu no AiPri TV anime is getting a Nintendo Switch video game coming this December 5, 2024.

- The Sony PlayStation5 range received a PlayStation 30th anniversary limited edition themed after the first-generation PlayStation.

- Netflix Geeked Week announcements featured Sakamoto Days' January release, the new Devil May Cry anime coming this April 2025, Chopper coming to the ONE PIECE Netflix show's second season, and a new animated story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077.

- KBS released a statement regarding the cancellation of Music Bank in Madrid, which was originally scheduled for next month. KBS states that the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium administration announced that “all music concerts scheduled at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will be canceled until March 2025 due to ongoing noise complaints from local residents.”

- New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been fined for his touchdown celebration that imitated Michael Jackson.

TTFN.

Let's Do The News! (September 19, 2024)

Your daily round-up of today's news...

-  Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo attended for the first time at the sixth joint public hearing of the House Quad Comm. Cassandra Li Ong and Sual, Pampanga Mayor Dong Calugay also attended. Asked about her life in Bamban, Alice said "Life is not easy for them, many are still poor. Not all of them, but for sure there are some. It's just more difficult."

- Former KOJC member Arlene Stone further revealed during an interview with DZRH that Pastor Apollo Quiboloy sent people to the US to solicit for her, not for the Children's Joy Foundation he built. She also said that former President Rodrigo Duterte is accused of benefiting from Quiboloy's "pastoral".

- The United States slashed its interest rates by more than expected in the first reduction in over four years, a milestone moment for the world's biggest economy.

- More blasts were reported in Beirut a day after exploding pagers killed 12 people and injured thousands across Lebanon. Hezbollah's walkie-talkies were targeted in another day of blasts in Lebanon killing at least 20 and injuring hundreds.

- A special edition Mercedes-AMG GT63 PRO Motorsport Collectors Edition was unveiled.

2025 Mercedes-AMG GT63 PRO
Motorsport Collectors Edition

- The Honda N-BOX Joy was unveiled.

2025 Honda N-BOX JOY

- Nintendo and The Pokemon Company officially suing Palworld developer PocketPair over "multiple" patent infringements.

- Police decide not to forward Yoo Ah In's case of alleged sexual assault to prosecution.

- The TV series Orphan Black Echoes was canceled weeks after the first season finale. The spinoff series ended less than a month ago.

- MrBeast and Amazon sued by Beast Games contestants alleging sexual harassment, chronic mistreatment, and more.

- In his social media post Doc Willie Ong said that the bashing from "troll farms" and others is the cause of his illness. Ong shared that he just finished his 2nd chemo cycle which resulted in his hair falling out.

TTFN.

Wonderful PreCure! The Movie! Dokidoki Game no Sekai de Daibouken

Iroha Inukai (Cure Friendee), Komugi (Cure Wonderful), Mayo Nekoyashiki (Cure Lilian), and Yuki (Cure Nyami) showcased PreCure fanatics with their wonderful superpowers in the Wonderful PreCure! TV series, and they can showcase more to moviegoers with the latest movie from the world of PreCure!

Wonderful PreCure! The Movie!
Dokidoki Game no Sekai de Daibouken

The girls and their pets from Wonderful PreCure have arrived on the big screen! In Wonderful PreCure! The Movie! Dokidoki Game no Sekai de Daibouken, our heroes have popped up in a game called Dokidoki Tanukingdom as they're on a mission to save the game and prevent the game's final boss from taking over the world. The girls are not alone, though. Teaming up with past PreCure pals from Hirogaru Sky! PreCure and Maho Girls PreCure, this is one big adventure they'll never forget.

This movie showcases more from Cure Friendee, Cure Wonderful, Cure Nyami, and Cure Lilian as they use their superpowers even further in their theatrical debut. Not to mention, their Game Mode looks in this movie are adorable!

To add more fun to this latest PreCure movie, comedy duo Junpei Goto and Shusuke Fukutoku made special guest appearances in this movie as Ponta and Pokota, the two tanuki brothers Komugi and pals met in the gaming world.

This movie is a wonderful way to end the summer season. From the moment the girls enter the gaming world to the final battle, Komugi and her friends show they are serious about using their magical powers to save the world.

Trust them, there's no stopping them, just like past PreCures. The latest PreCure movie is the talk of the neighborhood, and you won't be able to escape the conversation.

Let's Do The News! (September 18, 2024)

      

Your daily round-up of today's news...

-  Senator Risa Hontiveros expressed concern about the information from the Senate hearing that a former Philippine National Police chief is receiving bribes from dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo. "This is both a public order and national security concern", Senator Hontiveros said.

- 20 people were killed due to the effects of Typhoons Ferdie and Gener, according to the NDRRMC.

- The Armed Forces of the Philippines are ready should the "policy-leaders" agree to accept the assistance of the United States in conducting a rotation and resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea.

- Nine were killed and nearly three thousand were hurt after pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded. Both Hezbollah and Lebanon blamed Israel for the pager explosions.

- Instagram boosts privacy on teen accounts.

- The Radical SR10 XXR was updated for the 2025 model year.

- Toyota will join the Supercars Championship in the 2026 season.

- Corsair took over Fanatec's parent company Endor AG amid liquidation.

- A major update for the Test Drive Unlimited Solar Eclipse video game is coming soon. The update will address over 300 issues since the launch.

- Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was detained at Krakow Airport in Poland and subsequently released after Ukraine's Foreign Ministry intervened, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

- Sean "Diddy" Combs awaits trial over sex trafficking charges. Diddy denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges.

TTFN.