FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donnie Clark, (614) 793-4620, dclark@midohio.com <mailto:dclark@midohio.com> WORLD CHALLENGE DEBUTS AND CELEBRITIES RETURN TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX OF DETROIT DETROIT (June 1, 2001) - The Raceway on Belle Isle is going to be a hotbed of road racing action during t ... Continue reading
Top Student Auto Technicians to Compete for Over 10 Million
WASHINGTON--June 1, 2001--The 102 best high school automotive technicians from each state and Washington, D.C. will go head to head in the national finals of the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, held on June 18 in Washington, D.C. The contestants are competing for over 10 million in scholarships and prizes. "T ... Continue reading
Solid Hydrogen Fuel Cells Give Cars a New Way To Go
What's down the road for American autos? An intriguing answer from the former chairman and CEO of General Motors ... (5/29/2001) By Robert C. Stempel, Chairman, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ... a man who personally fostered major advancements in pollution control, four-wheel drive, electronic engine controls, occupa ... Continue reading
DENSO Acquires 100 Percent Ownership of Purodenso Company in Jackson, Tenn.
Buys 50 Percent Share From ArvinMeritor DETROIT, June 1 DENSO today announced that it has acquired ArvinMeritor's 50 percent ownership in Purodenso Company, located in Jackson, Tenn. DENSO, which has had a 50 percent ownership for more than 10 years, now owns 100 percent of Purodenso. Purodenso, which manufactures air, ... Continue reading
Hyundai Shows Unprecedented Improvement in J.D. Power Interim APEAL Study
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 1 Hyundai recorded an unprecedented seven-position improvement in the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Interim APEAL Study. The acronym APEAL stands for Automotive Performance Execution And Layout. An improvement this large has never occurred before in the history of this influential study. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Records Sales of 19,275 for May 2001
Best May Sales Ever and Second-Highest Sales Month for MBUSA MONTVALE, N.J., June 1 Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported sales of 19,275 new vehicles during the month of May -- the best May sales volume ever by MBUSA -- and the second-highest monthly sales record of all time for MBUSA. Month-to-date sales increased 15 pe ... Continue reading
Suzuki Posted Best-Ever Sales Gain in May; American Suzuki's New Flagship SUV is on the Rise
BREA, Calif., June 1 American Suzuki Motor Corporation posted its best May in the history of the corporation with sales totaling 7,211 vehicles, a 30 percent increase over May 2000. Suzuki's XL-7, the first affordable small SUV with a third row of seats, posted 2,939 sales out of 5,496 total SUV sales. "Sales are at an ... Continue reading
Isuzu Rodeo Leads SUV Sales for May; Axiom Sales Increased 50%
CERRITOS, Calif., June 1 American Isuzu Motors Inc. closed May 2001 retail sales with SUV sales continuing to be led by Rodeo. Sales for Isuzu's all-time volume SUV were up 25% YTD with 29,225 units. "We evaluate May as a key selling month given overall market and industry conditions. While other makes are seeing downt ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif., June 1 For the ninth consecutive month, Mazda has posted a sales increase, with the automaker reporting a 0.4 percent increase in sales for the month of May. This month's increase is the second jump for Mazda sales during the second quarter of 2001, while the first quarter of the year saw Mazda sales in ... Continue reading
NHRA: Jeg's car is ready to improve on day two
June 2, 2001 In the opening session the dog fight began for the sixteen available qualifying positions in NHRA's most competitive professional category. A total of 36 cars began their battle on Friday. In the opening qualifying session Troy Coughlin ran a 6.896 at 199.73 mph. The run was the eighth quickest and sixth f ... Continue reading
NHRA: Dunn, Worsham, Edwards, Brown and Smith on top at Joliet
June 2, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Mike Dunn stole the show Friday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals setting the national speed record at 330.55 mph and an elapsed time of 4.559 seconds. Dunn's Top Fuel dragster ran over 330 mph for the third time this season and is the third fastest run this season. Del Worsham, Mike Edwards, ... Continue reading
NHRA: Friday Qualifying Results, Route 66
June 2, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. -- Results Friday after qualifying for the fourth annual Lucas Oil Products NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, 10th of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations. Top Fuel -- 1. Mike Dunn, 4.559 seconds, 330. ... Continue reading
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The Car Show with Tom Torbjornsen (Radio Show)
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ASA: Butch Miller Sets Track Record With Pole in Nashville
June 2, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Three-time ASA National Champion and current ASA National points leader Butch Miller continued to show his dominance of qualifying in 2001, capturing his third pole of the season while breaking the ASA track record with hi s pole qualifying run at Nashville Speedway USA in Nashville ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001; End of Leg One Report
June 2, 2001 Gronholm pushed hard with any chance at this years championship at stake and holds a five second lead over Richard Burns. Burns and McRae also with championship intentions must do well and only 15 seconds seperates the top 4 cars. Tommi Makinen has already ended his rally in a ditch so there is an opportun ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Bell Leads Dorricott Top-Two Punch Friday At Milwaukee
June 2, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Townsend Bell (DirecPC) Lola and his rookie Dorricott Racing teammate Jon Fogarty (Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards Lola) set the pace Friday in the opening day of practice for Sunday's Dayton Indy Lights Championship race at the Milwaukee Mile. Bell was the top driver in both the morni ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Newman takes Kansas pole for inaugural BPU 200
June 2, 2001 KANSAS CITY, KS - Ryan Newman, in Roger Penske's ALLTEL Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Friday at Kansas Speedway for Saturday's inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series BPU 200. Newman, fresh from his pole award last week in the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca Cola 600, qualified with a speed of 171.162 mph. Thre ... Continue reading
CART: Castroneves tops test day at Miller Lite 225
June 2, 2001 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske followed up his spectacular success last week's Indianapolis 500 by posting the top time during Friday's abbreviated test day for the Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile (4 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ABC-TV). Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard), wh ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart ready for racing, not qualifying at Dover
June 2, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER OR NOT QUALIFYING IS HELD) "It wouldn't bother me if we didn't. We never qualify very good up here anyway. We usually start mid-pack, so if we get rained out, we'll at least have a good starting spot. Hopefully, we won't have to ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green gets front row start at Dover; Qualifying rained out
June 2, 2001 For the second consecutive week, rain showers forced the cancellation of Busch Series qualifying, and the 43-car field for Saturday's MBNA Platinum 200 was set by the NASCAR rulebook. Jeff Green, who took over the points lead last week winning the CarQuest 300, will start on the pole and rookie Greg Biffle ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green gets front row start at Dover; Qualifying rained out
June 2, 2001 GREG BIFFLE-60-Grainger Ford Taurus - YOU WERE THE SECOND FASTEST IN PRACTICE THIS MORNING, BUT WILL START IN THE THIRD POSITION. "That's definitely a great place to start here. You try to target starting in the top five every week, and we have a really good car. We thought we had a chance to get the pole ... Continue reading
Northen Light IRL: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to play free concert at Radisson Indy 200
June 2, 2001 FOUNTAIN, Colo. - The hit swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play a concert for Indy Racing Northern Light Series fans at the Radisson Indy 200 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on June 17. The concert is free with the price of admission to the Radisson Indy 200, the sixth of 13 events on the 2001 Indy ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Fans Get Shot at $1 Million at 'Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge'
June 2, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - With a little skill and a lot of luck, one fortunate race fan could walk away from the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup event at Sears Point Raceway, June 24, $1 million richer. The "Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge" will give fans a once-in-a-lifetime shot at becoming an insta ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford trio make strong start to Cyprus Rally
June 2, 2001 Ford Martini trio François Delecour, Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz all held top six positions in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars at the end of today's gruelling opening leg of the Cyprus Rally. In blazing heat and over tortuously twisty gravel tracks, Delecour ended the day in third, one position ahea ... Continue reading
Towe Auto Museum Auction and Exposition
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