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Saturday, November 20, 2004

FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S ROMEO ENGINE PLANT CELEBRATES PRODUCTION OF 8-MILLIONTH ENGINE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S ROMEO ENGINE PLANT CELEBRATES PRODUCTION OF 8-MILLIONTH ENGINE

ROMEO, Mich., Nov. 19, 2004 – The eight-millionth engine produced at Ford Motor Company's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Mich., rolled off the production line and through a celebratory banner today amid cheers and applause from employees. The engine, a 4.6-liter 3-valve V-8, will power a new-for-2005 Ford Mustang a ... Continue reading

IdaTech erhält den Preis des U.S. Department of Energy für die Entwicklung des Off-Road Brennstoffzellensystems

IdaTech erhält den Preis des U.S. Department of Energy für die Entwicklung des Off-Road Brennstoffzellensystems

BEND, Oregon, November 20 -- Das U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hat IdaTech für die Durchführung eines drei Jahre dauernden Programms für Forschung und Entwicklung von Brennstoffzellensystemen in den Anwendungsbereichen von Off-Road Fahrzeugen einen mit US$ 1,4 Mio. dotierten Preis zuerkannt. Dies ist der zweite DO ... Continue reading

IdaTech recibe el premio del Departamento de Energía de EEUU por el desarrollo de su sistema de combustible portátil

IdaTech recibe el premio del Departamento de Energía de EEUU por el desarrollo de su sistema de combustible portátil

BEND, Oregon, November 20 -- Departamento de Energía de EEUU (DOE) ha seleccionado a IdaTech como ganador del primo de 1,4 millones de dólares para llevar a cabo un programa de tres años de investigación y desarrollo de sistemas de células de combustible centrado en aplicaciones portátiles para vehículos. Este e ... Continue reading

Dodge Cup quotes from Homestead-Miami

Dodge Cup quotes from Homestead-Miami

Homestead-Miami Speedway Ray Cooper Nov. 20, 2004. Clear!Blue Race Advance Material. 704-975-3232 BRENDAN GAUGHAN (No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Dodge) YOU'LL NO LONGER BE A ROOKIE AFTER SUNDAY'S RACE. ... Continue reading

Chevy Happy Hour Notes - Homestead, Nov. 20

Chevy Happy Hour Notes - Homestead, Nov. 20

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES FORD 400 - HAPPY HOUR NOTES HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY November 20, 2004 JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (AFTER RUNNING SECOND FAST IN BOTH PRACTICE S ... Continue reading

SSP Turkey 200 Postponed Until Sunday Afternoon

SSP Turkey 200 Postponed Until Sunday Afternoon

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Turkey 200 Scheduled for Saturday Postponed Until Sunday, November 21 at SSP NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (November 20, 2004) – With heavy rains on Friday night, Susquehanna Speedway Park officials were forced to postpone the Turkey 200 scheduled for Saturday ... Continue reading

Honda to Own Stake in BAR-Honda F1 Team

Honda to Own Stake in BAR-Honda F1 Team

TOKYO Nov 19, 2004; The AP reported that Honda Motor Co. will own a stake in BAR-Honda for the first time since the Japanese automaker rejoined Formula One racing in 2000. The Tokyo-based company didn't say how much it would spend for the 45 percent stake in the team, which is based in Brackley, Britain. But the invest ... Continue reading

Sirius Hires Ex-Infinity Broadcasting Boss Mel Karmazin

Sirius Hires Ex-Infinity Broadcasting Boss Mel Karmazin

NEW YORK November 19, 2004; Seth Sutel writing for the AP reported that Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. is bringing in another big gun from the media world, tapping Mel Karmazin, the former president of media giant Viacom Inc., to be its CEO. The announcement late Thursday came just a few weeks after Sirius sealed a $500 m ... Continue reading

Florida Court Overturns $8.2 Million Verdict Against General Motors Given to Paralyzed Man

Florida Court Overturns $8.2 Million Verdict Against General Motors Given to Paralyzed Man

TAMPA, Fla. November 19, 2004; The AP reported that a state appeals court overturned Friday a $8.2 million verdict against the automaking giant General Motors Corp. awarded to a paralyzed man who claimed his seat belt failed during a traffic accident. The 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland ruled the judge in the ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corporation Announces Special Stockholder Meeting Date

Edelbrock Corporation Announces Special Stockholder Meeting Date

TORRANCE, Calif.--Nov. 19, 2004--Edelbrock Corporation today announced the date for its upcoming special stockholders meeting to consider a proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 25, 2004, by and among Edelbrock Corporation and two companies controlled by O. Victor Edelbrock, Jr ... Continue reading

Dodge Cup Quotes from Homestead

Dodge Cup Quotes from Homestead

Homestead-Miami Speedway Ray Cooper Bud Pole Qualifying Clear!Blue Nov. 19, 2004 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge) - Qualified Third "Our ALLTEL Dodge was top five in practice and top five again. We just didn't pick up enough. I thought in practice we were capable of running a .17 and we ran a .15 in quali ... Continue reading

IdaTech Receives U.S. Department of Energy Award for Development of Off-Road Fuel Cell System

IdaTech Receives U.S. Department of Energy Award for Development of Off-Road Fuel Cell System

BEND, Ore., Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected IdaTech for a $1.4 million award to conduct a three-year program of system research and development targeting off-road vehicle applications. This is the second DOE award granted to IdaTech in the past 14 months. The objective of this program is to ... Continue reading

BUSCH EARNS POLE FOR 2004 FORD 400

BUSCH EARNS POLE FOR 2004 FORD 400

Kurt Busch and Mark Martin both participated in a media Q&A session prior to practice on Friday morning at Homestead Miami Speedway, along with the other three drivers competing for the Nextel Cup. Busch holds an 18-point lead while Martin is in fifth-place, 82 points behind. MARK MARTIN – No. 6 Viagra Taurus &#8 ... Continue reading

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