International Speedway to Broadcast Second Quarter 2001 Earnings Conference Call Via Webcast
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--July 2, 2001--International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") invites you to listen to the Company's quarterly conference call, which will include discussion of second quarter 2001 earnings. The call will be broadcast live via Webcast on Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. An archive of th ... Continue reading
LEASE GUIDE: 2001 RESIDUAL VALUE AWARDS
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 2 Automotive Lease Guide's (ALG) annual award honors those vehicles in each segment predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price. The awards are arrived at after a careful study of segment competition, historical vehicle performance and industry trends. Award winners ar ... Continue reading
U.S. F2000 ALUMNI CAPTURE PODIUM FINISHES OVER WEEKEND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. F2000 ALUMNI CAPTURE PODIUM FINISHES OVER WEEKEND FAIRFIELD, N.J. (July 2, 2001)—This past weekend the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speedvision once again showed why it is considered North America’s premier open-wheel training series, as series alumni captured pod ... Continue reading
Hooters ProCup Fact Sheets & Preview
2001 HOOTERS PROCUP SERIES RACE FACTS WHAT: Miller Lite 200 presented by Food World USAR Hooters ProCup Race #16 of 30 (Southern Race #10) WHERE: Montgomery Motor Speedway - .6 mile, semi-banked asphalt oval WHEN: Saturday, July 7, 2001 - 7:30 p.m. EST DISTANCE: 200 Laps, 120 Miles TV: Speedvision (Tape-Delayed, Thursd ... Continue reading
Immediate Release-Billy Moyer wins UMP Summernationals at DuQuoin!!!
Moyer dominates UMP Summernational Feature at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Track Record Broken, Event marks return of NASCAR's Ken Schrader Sherreck taked Modified Main DuQuoin, IL July 1, 2000 Billy Moyer wrote his name into auto racing history books alongside names like Foyt, Unser, Bryan and Hartman when he became one ... Continue reading
Castrol Super Series - Kawartha Bud 150 Results
Castrol Super Series For immediate release / July 1, 2001 Thomson takes inaugural Kawartha win Castrol Super Series // Round #5 // July 1, 2001 // Kawartha Speedway 'Budweiser 150' FRASERVILLE, ON - Two time Castrol Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr. got back on the winning track on Sunday afternoon at Kawartha Spee ... Continue reading
#55 Kanaan Cleveland Sunday Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #55 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, July 1, 2001 Burke Lakefront Airport - Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-Mile Temporary Road Course Round 9 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedE ... Continue reading
Lazier Clinches Championship for Olds
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Buddy Lazier Wins Back-to-Back, Clinches Manufacturers Championship for Oldsmobile RICHMOND, Va., Saturday, June 30, 2001 -- Virginia, the birthplace of patriots, statesmen and presidents, is now the new home of Indy car racing. ... Continue reading
#66 Zanardi Cleveland Sunday Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 310-538-2599 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Alex Zanardi #66 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Reynard Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland - Race Notes/Quotes - Sunday, July 1, 2001 Burke Lakefront Airport - Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-Mile Temporary Road Course Round 9 of 21 on the 2001 C ... Continue reading
VANCOUVER DRIVER RUTLEDGE STARTS FIFTH FINISHES SIXTH IN WET AND WILD CLEVELAND ATLANTIC RACE Lynx Racing driver David Rutledge, 23, of Vancouver, B.C. soldiered through a difficult weekend at the Burke Lakefront Airport to start fifth and finish sixth in today's CART Toyota Atlantic support race at the Marconi Grand P ... Continue reading
TREMONT, MILLER AND DUZLAK ALL VICTORIOUS AT LEBANON VALLEY JUNE 30, 2001 WEST LEBANON, NY-The rain held off long enough Saturday night to get in almost every event. Kenny Tremont Jr. was the winner of the 30-lap modified feature Saturday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Don Miller won the rain-shortened sportsman fea ... Continue reading
ROSSI SECOND IN SHORTENED DUTCH GP
2001 FIM Grand Prix Schedule, Round 7: Assen, Netherlands, June 30, 2001 HONDA RACING PRESS INFORMATION Honda World Championship leader Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Honda NSR500) had to be happy with a close-run second place in today's shortened Dutch GP. The Italian hero was enjoying a superb battle with Italian ri ... Continue reading
French GP race - BMW WilliamsF1 Team
French Grand Prix - RACE 1st July 2001 Weather: Air temperature 28°C average.Track temperature 46°C average. Ralf Schumacher finished the French Grand Prix in second space and took third in the Drivers' World Championship. Juan Pablo Montoya retired 20 laps before the end with a technical problem but looked likely to ... Continue reading
TRULLI SCOOPS MORE POINTS Jordan Honda driver back to points-scoring form Jarno Trulli collected two more points for Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda today as he finished fifth in the French Grand Prix. The two other Honda-powered finishers, Jordan Honda's Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Lucky Strike BAR Honda's Olivier Panis, ... Continue reading
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES--Sears Point Raceway--Final Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES--PACIFIC DIVISION SEARS POINT RACEWAY SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2001 BERNSTEIN, GASPERRELLI CLAIM SEARS POINT RACEWAY WINS SONOMA, Calif. -NHRA's Pacific Division concluded its fifth Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event of the 2001 season at Sears Point Raceway under ... Continue reading
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES-
NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- SEARS POINT RACEWAY RACER MIKE MACBRIAR GIVES REPORTERS A SEAT IN HIS DRAGSTER On Thursday, June 28, eight San Francisco Bay Area reporters were given a thrilling look of what it's like to get behind the wheel of a Super Comp dragster. The media event, whic ... Continue reading
With all the tragic accidents that have occurred in big-time racing during the past two or three seasons, it's to be expected that every possible avenue should be examined to increase the safety of drivers, course workers and spectators. ... Continue reading
Collectible Ford Mustang Boss 302
It would be hard to put a single label on the Boss 302 Ford Mustang that was produced only in 1969 and 1970. ... Continue reading
ATX Implements Infranet to Support Location-Based Mobile Services
Telematics Pioneer Chooses Infranet to Bill for Innovative Value-Added Mobile Services Portal Software, Inc., a leading provider of business infrastructure software for next-generation communications services, announced today that ATX Technologies, Inc., the leading independent telematics service provider to the automo ... Continue reading
Arnold Transportation Driver, Mitchell Favors, Named to Georgia Road Team
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--July 2, 2001--Arnold Transportation Services, an operating unit of Arnold Industries, Inc. , announces that Mr. Mitchell Favors has been named to the Georgia Road Team. The Georgia Road Team is a group of drivers chosen by the Georgia Motor Trucking Association to represent the industry at schools a ... Continue reading
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--July 2, 2001--Autoweb.com, Inc.'s Automotive Information Center (AIC), a leading information services provider of automotive content and research software, today announced a deeper relationship with automotive residual value provider Automotive Lease Guide (ALG). ALG has provided residual values, an ... Continue reading
Alias/Wavefront Ships StudioTools Major Modeling Functionality Upgrade
Alias/Wavefront(TM), an SGI company, announced today that it is now shipping StudioTools 9.7, the company's latest upgrade to its CAID (computer-aided industrial design) family. Through a new, innovative filleting tool, StudioTools speeds the process and adds modeling power for rounding edges between adjoining surfaces ... Continue reading
Catalytica Receives Fuel Cell Energy Research Award
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for an $11.2 million cost-shared contract to help fund research and development of fuel processing technology for use in automotive fuel cell applications. The 36-month program will focus on developing a compact f ... Continue reading
28 Companies Attend 7th Nistevo Network Community Meeting
Leading U.S. Shippers and Carriers Meet to Discuss Transportation Issues, Review Antitrust Guidelines and Interact with Peers Nistevo Corp., a leading provider of a Web-based Collaborative Logistics Network(SM), today announced its 7th Network Community Meeting attended by 28 of Nistevo's shipper and carrier member com ... Continue reading
Johnson Electric Acquires Textron Automotive's Electric Motor Components Business
Johnson Electric Acquires Textron Automotive's Electric Motor Components Business Johnson Electric has acquired the manufacturing assets of the electric motor components business of Textron Automotive Co.'s Kautex Textron division. Terms of the sale were $12.5 million. Based in Manchester, NH, the business manufactures ... Continue reading
Ford Recalls Vans With Fire Risk, DC Recalls Light Trucks, Suzuki Recalls Grand Vitara
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 159,645 vans with fuel tanks that can crack and leak fuel, which can start fires if ignited. Ford said there have been no reports of accidents or fires because of the problem on 1997-2001 models of the E150, E250 and E350. But if the van is used under severe conditions, such as driving off-r ... Continue reading
Roger Penske Buys Dealerships From Fords Failed Foray Into Retailing
The Auto Channel editorial board has for years strongly supported the traditional Franchised Dealership distribution scheme and once again the foresight of TACH proves correct. Ford has sold seven Oklahoma dealerships to Roger Penske’s UnitedAuto Group. These dealerships were unloaded by Ford because their foray ... Continue reading
SPEED RACING RADIO with Jeff Bressler (Radio Show)
SPEED RACING RADIO with Jeff Bressler ... Continue reading
Boldly, Boldly, Ever Boldly...Not Always The Best Advice!
Commentary by Rick Carlton - Allrace Magazine When Frederick the Great issued the title exhortation to his officers before an impending battle ("LAudace, L'Audace... Toujours, L'Audace") he was obviously thinking of the efficient prosecution of war, not sport. Last weekend at Sonoma, however, the differences between sp ... Continue reading
Auto Manufacturers in Brazil to be Investigated for Cartel Formation
The Brazilian Council for Economic Defense (CADE) approved an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices of the country's four largest automobile manufacturers, Volkswagen, Fiat, GM and Ford, together with ANFAVEA, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Brazil, in a unanimous resolution on June ... Continue reading
July 4th Spurs Enforcement Mobilization To Combat Impaired Driving
With this year's long Fourth of July holiday period approaching, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today launched a nationwide law enforcement mobilization and education campaign to combat impaired driving. "Impaired driving is no accident. It's an American tragedy that accounts for more than one-third of ... Continue reading
GM Introduces Chevrolet Cruze For Asian Markets Compact lifestyle
GM Introduces Chevrolet Cruze For Asian Markets Compact lifestyle passenger car co-developed with Suzuki Tokyo - General Motors Corp. today announced the name of its first passenger vehicle designed and manufactured in Asia for the Asia-Pacific market. The car, formerly known by the internal code YGM-1, will be called ... Continue reading
USAA Selects Chrome Systems Corporation's Configurator
Chrome's Accurate Pricing Data And Configuration Technology Enable USAA To Provide Members With Comprehensive Online Automotive Services Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, announced today that USAA, a worldwide financial services provider, will expa ... Continue reading
New HUMMER Dealer Appointed In Charlotte - Independence HUMMER
The world's premiere off-road vehicle, the HUMMER H1, is now on sale and available at the newly appointed Independence HUMMER in Charlotte, North Carolina. General Motors and AM General awarded a new HUMMER franchise to Bill Ingram to create Independence HUMMER in June 2001. "We are really excited to become a HUMMER De ... Continue reading
New Power MOSFETs Aimed at Portable Designs With Plug-in Accessories
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4 percent-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. Friday announced the release of the first ESD-protected devices in its lead-less ChipFET(TM) power MOSFET series. The new p-channel devices, which occupy a footprint measuring 3.05 by 1.80 mm, provide an extra measure of protection ... Continue reading
Stratasys Wins Orders for 19 Rapid Prototyping Systems
Rapid prototyping systems maker, Stratasys, announced it has taken orders for 19 of its new FDM Titan(TM) systems since introducing it last month. The machines began shipping last week. The Titan builds models from polycarbonate, a high-impact-strength plastic that allows users to perform high-accuracy functional testi ... Continue reading
Texans See Lower Gas Prices for 4th of July Holiday
Texans traveling this Fourth of July holiday will see lower prices at the pump. The current statewide average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is $1.46, a 14 cents decrease from last month's price of $1.60 a gallon. It is ten cents less than what motorists were paying last year. The 36.6 million travel ... Continue reading
AAA Texas Offers Tipsy Tow for 4th of July Holiday
AAA Texas is offering Tipsy Tow as a safe alternative to drinking and driving for the Fourth of July holiday. The Tipsy Tow program is designed to provide holiday hosts, bartenders and motorists another option to get home safely if drivers have been drinking. By dialing AAA's toll free number, 1-800-AAA-HELP, holiday r ... Continue reading
CustomerLink Systems Raises $4M in Round A-1
CustomerLink Systems, a leading provider of customer relationship management services to the automotive service and repair industry, raised $4 million in second-round financing. The initial Series A-1 round closed on March 30, 2001, with $1.6 million. The primary investors were 5280 Partners, of Denver, the Sierra Ange ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 27 YEAR 2001
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 27 YEAR 2001 ... Continue reading
Ford Mustang Bullitt GT (2001)
n the two years since the Ford Mustang was restyled and received engine and chassis enhancements for its 35th anniversary, it has had only minor changes. It really hasn't needed any major revisions. But, it seems that something must always be done to keep a name, even one as well-known as Mustang, in they public eye. ... Continue reading
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The Oldsmobile name has been around a long time, Matt. It pioneered the American automobile business over 100 years ago and I'm sentimental enough to shed a tear to think that it's facing its final hurrah. ... Continue reading
The Porsche Boxster S was introduced in 2000 as an answer the Porsche-philes who were asking for more power than the standard-issue Boxster could provide. Porsche offers a very powerful alternative. ... Continue reading
In the last 50 years, Toyota's Land Cruiser has been a benchmark of off-road vehicles matching comfort with a large level of reliability. It's found all over the world, on all continents, and in most countries. The Land Cruiser is still a workhorse, but this week's tester, the new 2001 version, is as much a comfort and ... Continue reading
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