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Australian Singer Cody Simpson Signs with Justin Bieber Manager Scooter Braun

As teen sensation Justin Bieber and his crew head for Mexico to jumpstart their South American “My World” tour, news is out that Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun is now running the ship for young 14-year-old Australian singer Cody Simpson.

Braun, whose real name is Scott Samuel Braun, not only discovered Bieber on YouTube but got him signed to Island Records under L.A. Reid.

Braun will now try to duplicate his Bieber success with Cody Simpson.

Cody says,

“I’m a big fan of Justin’s. We support each other a lot. He was talking to me yesterday about the songs he liked off my album. People say we’re in a competition, but it’s really like being friends and part of a family. It’s definitely not something that should be seen as a rivalry.”

Scooter Braun, who was born in New York, got his start by organizing parties while attending Emory University.

His events attracted celebrity performers like Ludacris and Britney Spears, and when he was 19-years-old created his own party-promotion company.

In 2002, Jermaine Dupri hired him as Director of Marketing of So So Def Records, and at age 20 was named Executive Marketing Director.

In addition to Justin Bieber, Braun also manages singer Asher Roth and has business connections to wake board guru and champion Paulie Koch.

Scooter currently owns and operates two music labels - Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG) which is co-owned with Usher, and Schoolboy Records.

Even though Simpson was just signed and is already getting asked about collaborations with Bieber.

Simpson has released one album and just completed a short U.S. tour with friend and fellow teen singer Greyson Chance who was also discovered on YouTube and signed by Ellen DeGeneres’ label “eleveneleven”.

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Imola WSB: All Sunday's race results

Pata Aprilia's Noriyuki Haga in action

By WSB desk Image by Paul Sturman

Imola World Superbike race two - conditions dry

1 1 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 21 1'47.934 277,0 1'47.196 274,9 16 25 417 1
2 3 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 4.631 1'48.001 282,2 1'47.442 278,5 20 20 155 8
3 10 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 15.159 1'48.383 277,8 1'47.858 278,5 1 16 171 6
4 5 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 21 17.195 1'48.945 281,5 1'47.929 280,0 11 13 256 4
5 6 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 21 17.388 1'48.883 280,0 1'48.081 277,8 11 187 5
6 9 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 21 18.533 1'48.750 282,2 1'47.781 282,2 8 10 320 2
7 8 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 21 19.615 1'48.893 277,0 1'48.416 277,0 10 9 158 7
8 18 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 20.063 1'48.988 272,0 1'49.185 274,2 6 8 125 13
9 17 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 24.194 1'49.118 273,5 1'49.159 271,3 5 7 36 19
10 7 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 21 28.485 1'49.223 276,3 1'48.234 275,6 7 6 147 9
11 20 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 28.600 1'49.339 274,2 1'49.595 273,5 5 49 16
12 14 23 F. SANDI ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 21 41.802 1'49.050 277,8 1'48.812 274,9 3 4 7 25
13 12 121 M. BERGER FRA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 21 54.750 1'49.118 276,3 1'48.334 273,5 3 45 17
14 22 112 J. FORES ESP BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 21 1'12.281 1'51.333 275,6 1'50.888 275,6 2 2 30
--------------------------------------------------Not Classified--------------------------------------------------
RET 16 53 A. POLITA ITA Barni Racing Team S.N.C. Ducati 1098R 19 2 Laps 1'48.848 272,7 1'49.091 271,3 2 5 26
RET 2 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 17 4 Laps 1'48.160 277,8 1'47.274 280,0 25 138 11
RET 11 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 10 11 Laps 1'48.951 274,2 1'48.126 276,3 141 10
RET 19 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1098R 9 12 Laps 1'49.623 273,5 1'49.378 274,2 4 27
RET 15 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 9 12 Laps 1'49.287 277,8 1'48.894 278,5 4 71 15
RET 4 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 7 14 Laps 1'48.852 278,5 1'47.468 279,2 13 127 12
RET 21 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2 19 Laps 1'51.628 265,9 1'49.668 269,3 39 18
RET 13 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1 20 Laps 252,5 1'48.741 276,3 9 118 14

Imola World Superbike race one - conditions dry

1 2 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 1'48.223 278,5 1'47.274 280,0 25 138 10
2 3 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 0.111 1'47.960 280,0 1'47.442 278,5 20 135 11
3 1 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 21 9.449 1'48.103 278,5 1'47.196 274,9 16 392 1
4 4 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 9.792 1'48.609 279,2 1'47.468 279,2 13 127 12
5 5 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 21 14.699 1'48.918 279,2 1'47.929 280,0 11 243 4
6 8 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 21 16.820 1'48.801 277,0 1'48.416 277,0 10 149 7
7 13 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 21 24.227 1'49.194 276,3 1'48.741 276,3 9 118 13
8 9 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 21 24.935 1'49.125 283,0 1'47.781 282,2 8 310 2
9 7 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 21 25.224 1'49.092 276,3 1'48.234 275,6 7 141 9
10 18 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 25.487 1'49.176 275,6 1'49.185 274,2 6 117 14
11 17 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 26.148 1'49.385 270,0 1'49.159 271,3 5 29 19
12 15 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 21 26.444 1'48.976 279,2 1'48.894 278,5 4 71 15
13 14 23 F. SANDI ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 21 29.761 1'49.206 272,0 1'48.812 274,9 3 3 27
14 16 53 A. POLITA ITA Barni Racing Team S.N.C. Ducati 1098R 21 30.083 1'49.236 273,5 1'49.091 271,3 2 5 25
15 10 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 21 34.862 1'49.292 276,3 1'47.858 278,5 1 155 6
16 19 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1098R 21 40.331 1'49.273 274,2 1'49.378 274,2 4 26
17 20 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 44.547 1'50.031 272,7 1'49.595 273,5 44 16
18 21 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 21 50.241 1'50.382 272,7 1'49.668 269,3 39 18
--------------------------------------------------Not Classified--------------------------------------------------
RET 6 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 8 13 Laps 1'48.743 278,5 1'48.081 277,8 176 5
RET 22 112 J. FORES ESP BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 6 15 Laps 1'50.935 274,9 1'50.888 275,6
RET 11 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1 20 Laps 274,2 1'48.126 276,3 141 8
RET 12 121 M. BERGER FRA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1 20 Laps 274,9 1'48.334 273,5 42 17

Imola World Supersport - conditions dry

1 12 99 F. FORET FRA Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 1'52.059 249,5 1'53.056 246,6 25 136 2
2 8 11 S. LOWES GBR Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 0.166 1'52.180 247,8 1'52.543 249,5 20 109 5
3 1 23 B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 2.499 1'52.849 250,1 1'51.594 248,4 16 120 4
4 3 21 F. MARINO FRA Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 3.833 1'52.446 250,1 1'51.737 250,7 13 71 8
5 5 44 D. SALOM ESP Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 6.325 1'52.822 250,7 1'52.120 249,5 11 123 3
6 15 77 J. ELLISON GBR Bogdanka PTR Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 21.872 1'53.494 250,7 1'53.680 246,6 10 72 7
7 11 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 25.826 1'53.657 252,5 1'53.014 247,2 9 35 14
8 19 117 M. PRAIA POR Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 27.553 1'53.830 248,9 1'53.909 247,8 8 40 13
9 17 12 S. CRUCIANI ITA Puccetti R. Kawasaki Italia Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 30.044 1'54.225 248,4 1'53.839 246,6 7 7 24
10 18 91 D. DELL'OMO ITA Suriano Racing Team Triumph Daytona 675 19 31.140 1'54.043 251,9 1'53.901 246,0 6 26 16
11 9 4 G. REA GBR Step Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 19 32.212 1'52.520 250,1 1'52.766 244,9 5 67 9
12 20 28 P. SZKOPEK POL Bogdanka PTR Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 32.845 1'54.082 248,9 1'53.992 242,6 4 11 21
13 21 17 P. VOSTÁREK CZE Prorace Honda CBR600RR 19 33.402 1'53.979 250,7 1'54.223 247,8 3 3 28
14 16 69 O. JEZEK CZE SMS Racing Honda CBR600RR 19 42.637 1'54.159 245,5 1'53.775 243,2 2 9 22
15 23 10 I. TOTH HUN Team Hungary Toth Honda CBR600RR 19 43.177 1'54.525 248,9 1'54.641 246,6 1 13 18
16 27 45 C. CAZACU ROU PTR Romania Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 1'49.642 1'57.431 238,8 1'57.622 238,3
17 29 24 E. BLOKHIN RUS RivaMoto Yamaha YZF R6 18 1 Lap 1'59.888 238,3 1'59.780 239,9
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RET 10 34 R. QUARMBY RSA Suriano Racing Team Triumph Daytona 675 17 2 Laps 1'53.870 247,2 1'52.844 246,0 8 23
RET 7 55 M. ROCCOLI ITA Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 3 Laps 1'52.904 253,1 1'52.353 248,9 62 10
RET 4 7 C. DAVIES GBR Yamaha ParkinGO Team Yamaha YZF R6 14 5 Laps 1'52.094 249,5 1'51.852 251,9 171 1
RET 13 5 A. LUNDH SWE Cresto Guide Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 14 5 Laps 1'53.585 250,7 1'53.114 248,9 24 17
RET 24 38 B. NEMETH HUN Team Hungary Toth Honda CBR600RR 11 8 Laps 1'53.745 250,7 1'54.956 247,2 31 15
RET 2 9 L. SCASSA ITA Yamaha ParkinGO Team Yamaha YZF R6 7 12 Laps 1'52.106 249,5 1'51.669 247,8 96 6
RET 28 19 M. PIROTTA AUS KUJA Racing Honda CBR600RR 6 13 Laps 2'00.403 238,8 1'57.786 242,6
RET 6 22 R. TAMBURINI ITA Bike Service R.T. Yamaha YZF R6 3 16 Laps 1'53.041 246,6 1'52.140 246,6 61 11
RET 22 8 B. CHESAUX SUI MACH Racing Honda CBR600RR 0 198,0 1'54.532 243,8 6 25
RET 26 25 M. JERMAN SLO MD Team Jerman Triumph Daytona 675 0 195,5 1'56.326 250,1 4 27
RET 14 127 R. HARMS DEN Harms Benjan Racing Team Honda CBR600RR 0 194,4 1'53.433 248,4 59 12

Imola European Superstock 1000 - conditions dry

1 2 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1098R 12 1'50.301 270,0 1'50.402 272,0 25 119 2
2 1 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 12 2.087 1'50.299 271,3 1'50.016 270,0 20 160 1
3 6 59 N. CANEPA ITA Lazio MotorSport Ducati 1098R 12 3.339 1'50.499 268,6 1'50.940 267,2 16 96 5
4 4 14 L. BARONI ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 12 14.422 1'50.762 267,9 1'50.768 264,5 13 70 6
5 3 20 S. BARRIER FRA BMW Motorrad Italia Superstock BMW S1000 RR 12 16.130 1'51.053 269,3 1'50.588 269,3 11 96 4
6 8 21 M. REITERBERGER GER Garnier Alpha Racing Team BMW S1000 RR 12 20.645 1'51.570 269,3 1'51.396 269,3 10 62 7
7 12 32 S. MORAIS RSA Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 21.317 1'51.633 265,9 1'52.381 262,6 9 41 10
8 10 119 M. MAGNONI ITA Baru Racing Team BMW S1000 RR 12 21.483 1'51.641 271,3 1'51.784 268,6 8 34 13
9 14 15 F. MASSEI ITA Team Piellemoto BMW S1000 RR 12 22.724 1'51.763 265,9 1'52.486 268,6 7 51 9
10 13 6 L. SAVADORI ITA Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 23.530 1'51.918 265,9 1'52.454 263,2 6 25 15
11 7 8 A. ANTONELLI ITA Team Lorini Honda CBR1000RR 12 24.491 1'51.721 265,2 1'51.220 261,9 5 58 8
12 17 67 B. STARING AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 29.121 1'52.239 265,2 1'53.054 266,5 4 38 11
13 15 5 M. BUSSOLOTTI ITA Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 29.426 1'52.199 264,5 1'52.531 260,6 3 36 12
14 16 36 L. MERCADO ARG Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 37.618 1'52.097 264,5 1'52.679 263,2 2 16 16
15 11 28 F. LAMBORGHINI ITA Ten Kate Junior Team Honda CBR1000RR 12 42.892 1'53.367 261,9 1'52.037 262,6 1 7 22
16 19 11 J. GUARNONI FRA MRS Yamaha Racing France Yamaha YZF R1 12 43.174 1'53.448 259,3 1'53.366 259,3 16 17
17 23 7 D. RIVAS ESP Goeleven Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 43.252 1'53.179 258,1 1'54.533 258,7
18 18 86 B. BEATON AUS Garnier Racing Team BMW S1000 RR 12 43.856 1'53.686 264,5 1'53.142 264,5 3 24
19 21 55 T. SVITOK SVK SK Energy Team Ducati 1098R 12 54.815 1'53.644 258,1 1'53.871 265,2 8 20
20 25 107 N. ROSSO ITA Goeleven Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 59.686 1'54.131 263,2 1'55.517 265,2
21 24 64 D. ANDRIC BRA Limited Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 12 1'01.420 1'54.635 266,5 1'54.920 260,6
22 26 71 R. TEN NAPEL NED Domburg Racing Honda CBR1000RR 12 1'02.061 1'54.423 255,0 1'55.737 253,7 8 19
23 20 39 R. PAGAUD FRA Garnier Racing Team BMW S1000 RR 12 1'09.178 1'54.429 261,3 1'53.823 263,2 1 27
24 27 58 G. BERCLAZ SUI Berclaz Racing Team Honda CBR1000RR 12 1'12.064 1'55.185 255,6 1'56.321 256,2
25 28 27 T. CAIANI SUI BWG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 1'34.247 1'57.645 258,7 1'58.300 260,0
26 22 40 A. GYORFI HUN Adrenalin H-Moto Team Honda CBR1000RR 11 1 Lap 1'53.424 267,9 1'54.230 268,6
--------------------------------------------------Not Classified--------------------------------------------------
RET 5 87 L. ZANETTI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia Superstock BMW S1000 RR 1 11 Laps 276,3 1'50.794 273,5 117 3
RET 9 47 E. LA MARRA ITA Team Lorini Honda CBR1000RR 1 11 Laps 262,6 1'51.767 264,5 32 14
Air: 23°C Track: 27°C

Domino’s Deep Dish Kouki S14

An evil grimace is obtained with an Origin Lab ‘Aggressive’  body kit. Front fenders measure in at 30mm over stock, while 50mm molded rear fenders out back give this S14 more curves than America’s Next Top Model! Going fast is easy in this S14, but when it’s time to stop this beast, a Brembo Gran Turismo big brake kit makes it even easier!

This S14′s interior is en fuego! A Japanese market S15 Silvia steering wheel keeps the driver’s hands busy, and Bride Gaias Low-Max reclining buckets in carbon kevlar keep the driver and passenger snug while hitting the turns. Pioneer Avic D3 coupled with Infinity Kappa component speakers keeps the music in check and also assists with navigation, in case Mike gets lost.

Like most US 240s, this S14′s original engine was swapped in favor of a SR20DET motorset. However, unlike most other SR20DET swapped 240s, this S14 has incredibly cold AC! That’s a must for street driving in Arizona!

The GReddy TD06 25g turbo matched with a GReddy SUS exhaust manifold force feeds fresh air and makes sure this SR20 won’t be going hungry anytime soon!

Drifting is alive in Santo Domingo

You might not immediately think of the Dominican Republic when you think of drifting, but last month, the biggest drifting club in the DR, the Club Dominicano de Corredores de Drift (referred to as CDCD) put together a huge drift event and concert together with their racetrack’s title sponsor, Brahma Light. Casper Canul and I were invited to do a drift demo with our US-based Formula D cars during their drift series-opening event on September 19th, 2009.

We went out there a couple of days early to prep our cars, test and setup their new drift track, marking all of the clipping points and track outline of the course.  We spoke with the drivers and setup a driver’s meeting on competition day to go over all of the judging criteria and track rules with their local judges.

There was a huge turnout of fans at the event, with all 7,500 of the presale tickets being sold out. The crowd was ecstatic and going crazy during the entire event; in fact, we were able to hear the crowd’s roar from all the way down the runway to our pit area!

The track was actually an old airport runway that is now solely used for drifting in the Dominican Republic’s capital city of Santo Domingo. It is a pretty huge deal to have a track within the borders of the biggest city of Dominican Republic. This will guarantee spectators every time there is a drift event on this Brahma Light Drift Track. There was a huge crowd of people lining the outside fences with cars double parked, just dying to get a glimpse of the action on the track every single day we were running.

The straightaway is a huge runway, which is capable of 100+mph 4th gear entries. We moved the start line up so that the DR competitors would enter in 3rd and initiate with a big feint entry into the left land sweeper, finishing off with some esses. They are planning on repaving the track in the future to create even more course configurations. I can’t wait to see the new possibilities once it’s repaved!

Casper and I choreographed some drift demo routines for the pumped up Dominican crowd. They were all excited to see our fully built-high power competition drift cars. We are hoping that by them seeing our cars, it will inspire them to build up their cars more so they in turn can put on a better show for their local spectators.

During our demo sessions, we showed them some different style tandem runs – competition style, passing, synchronized manjis and routines. We even did some “Team Orange style” head-on passes, which the crowd went nuts about.

We did demos in between the tandem rounds and presented the semi finals with a Brahma Light model along side us in our cars throwing up a sign showing which round we were going into… It was kinda like how they do it in boxing, which I thought was a nice touch.

Our paddock was staged at the beginning of the straightaway, and the competition cars were covered under tents. No trailers were present at this event for pit areas, as most of the competitors drove their cars to the event. The Dominican Republic has some pretty loose automobile and traffic rules. You can pretty much drive almost anything you want, however you want in the streets of DR. Crazy! It’s a car enthusiast’s paradise.

There were some pretty diverse drift cars out on the circuit. The Dominican Republic has a very strong motorsports culture. People there are into either baseball or motorsports. They are actually really into JDM style tuning and importing their cars straight from Japan. However, for these imported cars to be street legal in DR, they have to be converted over to left hand drive. The car builders in DR do such a good job converting them, the interiors look stock! Casper and I were rolling around in LHD S15s, Mark IIs, Skylines, Evos, even little Glanzas were converted.

Carlos Rodriguez, featured in this pic with his ER34 Nissan Skyline, was the first person to drift in DR. He actually rented a track and drove an S-chassis he previously had and learned on his own 5 years ago. Carlos is the President of the CDCD Drift Club and the head organizer for this Brahma Light Drift Track series. He drove well this event and finished 4th.

We were pretty surprised how much the DR drifters improved from what we saw during the first practice day to the competition.  This track is a new course for them so they were still getting adjusted and learning how to run it. Most of them have not tried initiating with the feint or even tried clutch kicking yet. They have been used to initiating with the e-brake, which they learned from Casper when he went there last time.

This is the final battle between the two most aggressive DR drifters, Jonathan Castro in the red RPS13 and Juan Almonte in a white 4 door E36 M3. These guys were drifting clean with the feint entry all day. In the end, it was Jonathan that followed tighter and claimed the overall victory.

The podium finishers of the inaugural round of the Brahma Light Drift Track series were…

1st place: Jonathan Castro in the red RPS13
2nd place: Juan Almonte in a white 4 door E36 M3
3rd place: Ricardo Hurtado in a red 2 door E36 M3

They even gave Casper and I appreciation plaques for participating in the opening of the series.  This event turned out to be a great success and new beginning for drifting in the Dominican Republic!

After the podium ceremony, they switched gears and went into full concert mode. They had Calle13, a popular Puerto Rican hip-hop band perform in front of this sellout crowd. Calle13 is a five-time Latin Grammy Award and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican hiphop and alternative-reggaeton duo. This whole event was a huge production with separate VIP areas and catered food and vendors. Brahma Light and CDCD are currently planning on putting on more events like this in the near future. I am very excited to see what they have in store. I can’t wait to get back out there for more.