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Thursday, June 22, 2000

Automakers To Speak at EPA Public Hearing on Diesel Fuel

Automakers To Speak at EPA Public Hearing on Diesel Fuel

Members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers will testify at an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing that removing sulfur from diesel fuel will improve air quality and enable automakers to develop more fuel-efficient diesel vehicles. ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series seeks eighth different race winner at Portland

CART: FedEx Championship Series seeks eighth different race winner at Portland

CART: FedEx Championship Series seeks eighth different race winner at Portland ... Continue reading

Delphi's Engine Management Systems Wins New Business

Delphi's Engine Management Systems Wins New Business

Delphi Automotive Systems continues to gain strong customer acceptance for its portfolio of engine management systems (EMS) products, recently signing contracts valued at $350 million with three major automakers ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corp. Expands Its Efforts in the Import Automotive Aftermarket

Edelbrock Corp. Expands Its Efforts in the Import Automotive Aftermarket

Edelbrock Corp. today announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell internal engine, exhaust and suspension components to the import aftermarket throughout the world, under the Edelbrock and JG Engine Dynamics Inc. names ... Continue reading

Ford Developing Next Side Impact Dummy

Ford Developing Next Side Impact Dummy

The Ford Motor Company is developing its next Side Impact Dummy, SID-II, that will measure the impact applied to the body during deployment of side-positioned air bags. At 4'7'' tall and 107 pounds, it represents adolescents and smaller adults. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Helps Set the Standard For New Voluntary Side Air Bag Testing

Ford Motor Company Helps Set the Standard For New Voluntary Side Air Bag Testing

Ford Motor Company today conducts extensive internal testing involving side air bags and out of position occupants ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears and Jason Bright threatening the series lead

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears and Jason Bright threatening the series lead

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears and Jason Bright threatening the series lead ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Dixon And Kane Lead Dayton Indy Lights To Portland

Indy Lights: Dixon And Kane Lead Dayton Indy Lights To Portland

Dixon And Kane Lead Dayton Indy Lights To Portland ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: David Green looks forward to road racing at 'The Glen'

NASCAR BGN: David Green looks forward to road racing at 'The Glen'

NASCAR BGN: David Green looks forward to road racing at 'The Glen' ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green Quik Facts, Watkins Glen International

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green Quik Facts, Watkins Glen International

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green Quik Facts, Watkins Glen International ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman ready for return to site of a previous win

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman ready for return to site of a previous win

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman ready for return to site of a previous win ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton loves the fun of a road course

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton loves the fun of a road course

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton loves the fun of a road course ... Continue reading

NASCAR WWEST: Craig Raudman Comes Back With Brother Chris on Standby

NASCAR WWEST: Craig Raudman Comes Back With Brother Chris on Standby

Craig Raudman Comes Back With Brother Chris on Standby ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team Exide celebrates with Father's Day win in Ohio

NHRA: Team Exide celebrates with Father's Day win in Ohio

NHRA: Team Exide celebrates with Father's Day win in Ohio ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever to stand on the gas in quest for Northern Light Cup

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever to stand on the gas in quest for Northern Light Cup

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever to stand on the gas in quest for Northern Light Cup ... Continue reading

O'Brien, Tanner to be inducted into Dirt Track Hall of Fame

O'Brien, Tanner to be inducted into Dirt Track Hall of Fame

O =?iso-8859-1?q?'BRIEN=2C_TANNER_TO_BE_INDUCTED_INTO_DIRT_TRACK_HALL_OF?= FAME ... Continue reading

Radiant Labs Releases Test Results of Its Police Radar Absorbing Car Wax

Radiant Labs Releases Test Results of Its Police Radar Absorbing Car Wax

Radiant Labs has released the test results of its newest product, Stealth Guard Advanced Radar Absorbing Car Polish ... Continue reading

Steel Market Share in Bumper Systems to Grow to 91% By 2004

Steel Market Share in Bumper Systems to Grow to 91% By 2004

Steel, already the dominant material for automotive bumper systems, will continue to grow market share, according to a study conducted by the Bumper Project Group of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) ... Continue reading

Timken Latrobe Steel Distribution Introduces New Products at NPE 2000

Timken Latrobe Steel Distribution Introduces New Products at NPE 2000

Timken Latrobe Steel Distribution, a unit of The Timken Company , announced the launch of two new product lines for the plastics industry at the National Plastics Exposition in Chicago ... Continue reading

Tracks: Miller Big Ten Challenge Standings, Irwindale Speedway

Tracks: Miller Big Ten Challenge Standings, Irwindale Speedway

MILLER "BIG 10" CHALLENGE STANDINGS - IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY ... Continue reading

Tuner to the stars to receive medal at Lima half-mile

Tuner to the stars to receive medal at Lima half-mile

At the Lima event, legendary Harley tuner Bill Werner will receive a medal commemorating his induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame located at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio ... Continue reading

USAC: New 'Copper World Classic' Date and Format for 2001

USAC: New 'Copper World Classic' Date and Format for 2001

USAC: New 'Copper World Classic' Date and Format for 2001 ... Continue reading

ZAP Closes Agreement to Acquire Electric Sea Scooter Company

ZAP Closes Agreement to Acquire Electric Sea Scooter Company

California electric vehicle manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced today that it has closed its agreement to acquire Aquatic Propulsion Technology, Inc., a Florida electric sea scooter company ... Continue reading

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