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Sunday, April 29, 2001

ADVISORY/NEOSA Event Features ECom-Ohio Director Presenting Auto Supplier B2B Practices Survey Results

ADVISORY/NEOSA Event Features ECom-Ohio Director Presenting Auto Supplier B2B Practices Survey Results

CLEVELAND--April 27, 2001--A new study from ECom-Ohio, a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the rate of e-commerce adoption in the state of Ohio, offers a revealing glimpse of the extent of technology adoption in the automotive supply chain sector of Ohio's industry. Results from the survey include ... Continue reading

AVeL-TECH Will Provide the Government of the Province of Cordoba, Argentina With an Automatic Vehicle Location System

AVeL-TECH Will Provide the Government of the Province of Cordoba, Argentina With an Automatic Vehicle Location System

MONTREAL--April 27, 2001--AVeL-TECH has signed a contract with Motorola Argentina Inc. to supply an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system for the government of the Province of Cordoba, Argentina. The AVL system, which will include 22 AVeL-NET(TM) workstation licenses and a RadioGATE(TM) message switch, will cover a f ... Continue reading

Brown & Sharpe Announces Approval of Hexagon AB Transaction

Brown & Sharpe Announces Approval of Hexagon AB Transaction

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--April 27, 2001--Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company announced today that at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held this morning, the Company's stockholders approved the sale of its worldwide Metrology Business to Hexagon AB of Stockholm, Sweden and all other matters presented to stockholders a ... Continue reading

Fairchild's New Power Management IC Provides Low-Cost, Space-Saving Solution For LCD PCs and Internet Appliances

Fairchild's New Power Management IC Provides Low-Cost, Space-Saving Solution For LCD PCs and Internet Appliances

SAN JOSE, Calif.--April 27, 2001--Fairchild Semiconductor introduces a new high-efficiency power-management IC designed specifically for LCD PCs, Internet Appliances and other similar devices powered by a notebook PC type of power adapter. The FAN5235 integrates three pulse-width modulated (PWM) switching regulator con ... Continue reading

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News from Kenworth: Kenworth Hosts "Bring Your Child To Work Day"

News from Kenworth: Kenworth Hosts "Bring Your Child To Work Day"

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Kenworth Hosts "Bring Your Child To Work Day" KIRKLAND, Wash., April 27, 2001 - Children of Kenworth Truck Company employees got a special treat on "Bring Your Child to Work Day" yesterday. Kenworth was among many companies t ... Continue reading

PanAgra International Corporation Announces the Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in a Chinese Environmental Protection Vehicle Company

PanAgra International Corporation Announces the Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in a Chinese Environmental Protection Vehicle Company

NEW YORK, April 27 PanAgra International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PNGR) today announced that it and its newly-formed subsidiary Minghua Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Acquisition Corp."), have entered into a stock purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Mr. Li Chuquan and Mr. Chan Kuen Kwong (col ... Continue reading

PennEngineering to Present to the Philadelphia Securities Association at the Union League on Tuesday, May 1, 2001

PennEngineering to Present to the Philadelphia Securities Association at the Union League on Tuesday, May 1, 2001

DANBORO, Pa.--April 27, 2001--PennEngineering, , today announced that it will be presenting to the Philadelphia Securities Association. The lunch meeting will take place at the Union League, 140 South Broad Street, in the heart of Philadelphia's business, financial and hotel district. The luncheon begins with a recepti ... Continue reading

SYLEA S.A.: Plan to Close Vire and Cahors Sites and Redeployment Measures

SYLEA S.A.: Plan to Close Vire and Cahors Sites and Redeployment Measures

PARIS--April 27, 2001--Valeo (Paris:FR; OTC: VLEEY) today announced that SYLEA S.A., a subsidiary of VALEO S.A. and a manufacturer of automotive wiring harnesses, announces that it has sent notification today to the members of its Central Works Council to attend an extraordinary meeting relating to a plan to close the ... Continue reading

Teleflex Increases Dividend 13 Percent; Twenty-Four Consecutive Years of Increases

Teleflex Increases Dividend 13 Percent; Twenty-Four Consecutive Years of Increases

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--April 27, 2001--Teleflex Incorporated announced today that its Board of Directors had declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from fifteen cents ($0.15) per share to seventeen cents ($0.17) per share of common stock. This dividend is payable June 15, 2001 to shareholders of record at ... Continue reading

ASME-LA invites SAE SoCal to May 16th Meeting on California Energ y Crisis

ASME-LA invites SAE SoCal to May 16th Meeting on California Energ y Crisis

> LET'S TALK ENERGY CRISIS > > Building for Better Prices: The Need for New Gas Transmission Capacity > Electric Energy Crisis: Causes and Solutions > > May 16 Wednesday 6 PM Social, 6:45 PM Dinner, 7:30 PM Meeting $20 with > reservation, $25 at the door, students FREE, sponsored by ASME-LA > > Southern California Gas ... Continue reading

SAE SoCal: May Section Newsletter

SAE SoCal: May Section Newsletter

May 8th is our final section meeting of the year. Hope to see you there. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Rusty Wallace pays tribute to Earnhardt with California Victory

The Callahan Report: Rusty Wallace pays tribute to Earnhardt with California Victory

By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 Rusty Wallace FONTANA, CA: Of all the drivers competing in the NASCAR Winston Cup series, Rusty Wallace was the closest to the late Dale Earnhardt. Wallace was finally able to pay his final tribute to his fallen friend Sunday. As the 1989 Winston Cup ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Auto Parts 500 Race Results, California

NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Auto Parts 500 Race Results, California

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 FONTANA, CA: Following are the race results for the NAPA Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Winston Cup k race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car make, and laps completed: 1. 19. Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 250 2. 17 ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Fear or Poor Organization; CART makes a bad decision

The Callahan Report: Fear or Poor Organization; CART makes a bad decision

By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 FORT WORTH, TX: CART officials called it fear for driver safety. It should be called poor organization. The CART drivers refused to complete at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. They made their decision at the 11th hour when the fans that were planning to ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Race Results, Barcelona, Spain

FORMULA ONE: Race Results, Barcelona, Spain

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 Barcelona, Spain: Following are the race results for the Formula One race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, home country, laps completed and time: 1. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 65, 1:31:03.305, 2. Juan Pablo Montoya, ... Continue reading

NASCAR Busch Auto Club 300 Results, California Speedway

NASCAR Busch Auto Club 300 Results, California Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 FONTANA, CA: Following are the race results for the Auto Club 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National race held Saturday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. ... Continue reading

MOTORCYCLES: EA Sports Supercross Results, Salt Lake City

MOTORCYCLES: EA Sports Supercross Results, Salt Lake City

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 125cc Western Regional Event 1. Ernesto Fonseca, Costa Rica, Yamaha 2. Ivan Tedesco, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda 3. Justin Buckelew, Albuquerque, N.M., Yamaha 4. Grant Langston, South Africa, KTM 5. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Densham, Bernstein, Allen claim top qualifying honors at Thunder Valley

NHRA: Densham, Bernstein, Allen claim top qualifying honors at Thunder Valley

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Funny Car journeyman Gary Densham earned his first career No. 1 qualifying effort Saturday at the inaugural Mac Tools NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Kenny Bernstein and Bruce Allen also claimed top qualifying honors in their ... Continue reading

CART: Brack picks up first oval pole at Texas Motor Speedway

CART: Brack picks up first oval pole at Texas Motor Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas- Kenny Brack of Team Rahal secured the first oval track pole position of his FedEx Championship Series career Saturday when he captured the pole for Sunday's Firestone Firehawk 600 Presented by Pioneer at Texas Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

ASA: Sauter Makes History with Win at Hawkeye Downs Speedway

ASA: Sauter Makes History with Win at Hawkeye Downs Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – 2001 Rookie of the Year candidate Johnny Sauter made ASA history as the 22-year-old captured his first career win in the Iowa 300 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Johnny becomes the fourth member of t ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: PacWest Racing Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

INDY LIGHTS: PacWest Racing Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 DAN WHELDON - # 1 GEMSTAR PACWEST LIGHTS Position: 10th (Contact) Laps: 53 of 67 Recap: Wheldon started his first Lights oval race from fifth position staying at the front of the pack for the majority of the race. Wheldon was able to battle hi ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Duo Exit Atlanta Race Early

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Duo Exit Atlanta Race Early

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 Atlanta, Ga. -- It was a disappointing day for Infiniti at the zMax 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with both Infiniti drivers exiting the race early. Eddie Cheever Jr., who qualified third and was among the top three in every session during th ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Race Race Results, Eldora

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Race Race Results, Eldora

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 28, 2001 – Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway - "Border Wars VII" - "Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-15.448; 2. Dave Darland, 3ac, DeS ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Rookie Damien Faulkner scored an impressive win in Texas

INDY LIGHTS: Rookie Damien Faulkner scored an impressive win in Texas

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas - Rookie Damien Faulkner (Dorricott Racing Lola) scored an impressive win from the pole in his first career oval track race Saturday in the debut of the Dayton Indy Lights Championship at Texas Motor Speedway. Faulkner led al ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: zMax Atlanta 500 Classic Race Results, Atlanta

Northern Light IRL: zMax Atlanta 500 Classic Race Results, Atlanta

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 ATLANTA, Ga. - Results Saturday from the zMAX 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and m ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Ray repeats dominate victory at Atlanta

Northern Light IRL: Ray repeats dominate victory at Atlanta

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 HAMPTON, Ga. - Greg Ray turned in one of auto racing's rarest feats Saturday night when he blazed to a second consecutive win from the pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ray picked up right where he left off last July and led 184 of 200 laps of t ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team Jeg's wants to make it three in a row

NHRA: Team Jeg's wants to make it three in a row

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 Jeg and Troy Coughlin started the second day of qualifying needing to improve from the No. 11 and No. 23 position respectfully. Team Jeg's battled to find the right balance between getting hold of the track and wheel speed during the initial l ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway Season Opens with Spints, Midgets, SuperStocks

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway Season Opens with Spints, Midgets, SuperStocks

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 BLOOMINGTON, IN - It's been a long off season; and Mike Miles and the rest of the Bloomington Speedway gang are ready to put the famous red clay to work doing what it was meant to do - provide the raciest surface anywhere. Bloomington Speedway ... Continue reading

TRACKS: NAMARS Midgets invade Bloomington Speedway

TRACKS: NAMARS Midgets invade Bloomington Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 BLOOMINGTON, IN - NAMARS midgets will make their first appearance of the season at Bloomington Speedway on Friday, May 11. With them they will bring the new Kenyon midgets. Bloomington Speedway is a near perfect venue for midgets. It is short ... Continue reading

CART: Scott Dixon Qualifying Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

CART: Scott Dixon Qualifying Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 SCOTT DIXON - # 18 POWERWARE PANASONIC PACWEST TOYOTA Position: 20th Time: 23.319s Speed: 228.792 "We had a pretty average run", said Dixon. "I was the first car out there after Oriol Servia's car dropped oil on turns one and two. Because of t ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Interview, California Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Interview, California Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 (How has your new position with RCR and the Winston Cup Series changed the demands on your time?) "There's just a lot more demands. Time managing has become essential for myself and I'm learning a lot about it and just knowing when I can do th ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway Open Practice Results

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway Open Practice Results

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 BLOOMINGTON, IN - More than 60 race cars rolled off of their trailers Friday night to test their machines and the red clay oval of Bloomington Speedway Friday evening. Mike Miles had the track very well prepared; and all of the competitors had ... Continue reading

CART: Herta to Start Fourth in the Inaugural Texas Race

CART: Herta to Start Fourth in the Inaugural Texas Race

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 Friday AM Practice: 7th 23.069 - 231.271 mph Friday PM Practice: 5th 22.991 - 232.056 mph Saturday AM Practice: 4th 22.608 - 236.019 mph Qualifying: 4th 22.931 - 232.663 mph Herta Qualifying: "I am pleased with my car, and happy to be starting ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday ready to race at home in California

NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday ready to race at home in California

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 RON HORNADAY, NO. 14 CONSECO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (IS IT A GOOD FEELING TO RACE NEAR HOME LIKE THIS?) "It is, but you want to do well. This is where you want to do your best at. People ask you, 'Where is your best shot to win?' You don't know t ... Continue reading

CART: Gugelmin okay after Texas wall collision; Status for raceday undetermined

CART: Gugelmin okay after Texas wall collision; Status for raceday undetermined

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 29, 2001 (Fort Worth, TX) - Mauricio Gugelmin, driver of the #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota, returned to the track Saturday after being involved in a major accident during practice Friday at the Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for round three of the CAR ... Continue reading

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