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Australian husband-and-wife team, John and Helen Taylor added another gas mileage world record to their list this month by driving through the lower 48 United States in a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Over the course of their 9500-mile trip, they achieved a record 67.9 mpg average.

We congratulate the Taylors, but we’re not surprised. Our long-term 2009 VW Jetta TDI has continued to amaze us with its fuel economy. We achieve milage into the forties on long trips without even trying, and it’s easy to imagine doing much better if we gave up our lead feet for a day or two. Even more impressive is that such an efficient car can still offer a fun and dynamic driving experience.

Be sure to read our latest update on our 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (pictured in the gallery above).

+ New York Times: Mileage Champs Break Another Record in VW Jetta TDI

Formula 1

Grand Prix of Europe
Circuit: Valencia, Spain, 3.367 mile road course
Qualifying: Saturday, August 22 at 8:00 am Eastern
Race: Sunday, August 23 at 8:00 am Eastern
TV: Speed (live)

Indycar

Grand Prix of Sonoma
Circuit: Infineon Raceway, 2.52 mile road course
Qualifying: Saturday, August 22 at 5:30 pm Eastern
Race: Sunday, August 23 at 5:00 pm Eastern
TV: Versus (live)

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American Le Mans
Road America, WI
Circuit: Road America
Race: Sunday, 16 August @ 03:00pm ET
Tv: Speed Tv

Speed World Challenge
Road America, WI
Circuit: Road America
Race: Sunday, 16 August @ 09:35am ET
Tv: N/A

Bad news for all you Schumacher fans. The seven-time world champion is not going to be racing Felipe Massa’s Ferrari in Valencia.

Schumacher has stated that medical tests show his neck is not strong enough for racing, as he is still recovering from a neck injury he had incurred in a motorbike accident in February. “Yesterday evening, I had to inform Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo… that unfortunately I'm not able to step in for Felipe,” Schumacher says on his website. “The consequences of the injuries caused by the bike accident in February – fractures in the area of head and neck – unfortunately have turned out to be still too severe.”

Now taking Filipe Massa’s place is Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer, who has been Ferrari’s main test driver since 1998, and who hasn’t competed in a F1 race since the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix. 

For more details about Schumacher’s injury and Ferrari’s substitute driver Luca Badoer click on the links below.

+ itv: F1: Schumacher calls off F1 comeback

+ itv: F1: Ferrari turns to Badoer for Valencia

When we see a video like this, it breaks our hearts. We wish we were on the Salt Flats, bursting our eardrums and guzzling Gatorade, enjoying the sights, sounds, and saltiness of the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week.

In this video from CarDomain, a racer takes his 1979 Chevrolet Camaro for a 218 mile-per-hour test run, and he brings his camera with him. The sound alone is reason enough to take a three-minute break to watch this.

More information about the car and its driver can be found at the source link below.

+CarDomain Blog: Video: In-Car Camera of a 218-MPH Pass at Bonneville