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Sunday, April 3, 2005

NASCAR- SADLER AND JARRETT POST TOP FIVE FINISHES AT BRISTOL

NASCAR- SADLER AND JARRETT POST TOP FIVE FINISHES AT BRISTOL

HERMIE SADLER – No. 66 Peak Fitness Taurus (Finished 32nd) – “I just looked up and saw the 50 and somebody getting together. I started slowing down to try and miss it and the 11 car came back off the race track in front of us. Something happens that always gets a lot of people. We hoped this was gonna ... Continue reading

NASCAR- The Stuff Scripts are Made of- Harvick Wins at Bristol

NASCAR- The Stuff Scripts are Made of- Harvick Wins at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. April 3, 2005; Jenna Fryer writing for the AP reported that Kevin Harvick pulled his team out from an embarrassing cheating scandal by taking Richard Childress Racing back to Victory Lane. Harvick scored his first victory since 2003 on Sunday, winning the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway despite a ... Continue reading

Crrrash!: Over 2,000 vehicles with deactivated ETC cards collide with barrriers

Crrrash!: Over 2,000 vehicles with deactivated ETC cards collide with barrriers

TOKYO April 2, 2005; Japan Today reported that more than 2,000 vehicles with deactivated electronic toll collection cards collided with barriers at ETC toll gates Friday across Japan as the drivers were unaware that one type of ETC card was no longer valid, Japan Highway Public Corp said. The barrier in an ETC lane is ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Final Race Report

Autosport Development Final Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Final Race Report Hayner, ends St. Pete with an 18th place finish St. Petersburg, Fla. – April 3 2005 After starting 18th on the grid, Autosport Development driver, Stu Hayner [GMAC Comme ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Fontana race

Krohn/TRG - Fontana race

photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm action! The Krohn Racing/TRG cars saw more action than the team wanted in the Rolex Sports Car Series race at California Speedway. Jörg Bergmeister led the first part ... Continue reading

TRG - Fontana race

TRG - Fontana race

photos at HYPERLINK "http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm" http://theracer sgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm repeat podium TRG drivers Marc Bunting and Andy Lally strengthened their lead in Rolex Sports Car Series GT championship standings with their second-consecutive podium of the se ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway

Shane Lewis Leads At California Speedway FONTANA, Calif., April 3, 2005 - Shane Lewis spent his first laps at the top of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype (DP) field in today's Grand American 400 from California Speedway. He did so in dramatic and convincing style. The California-native and J ... Continue reading

NASCAR- Dodge Charger Quotes from Bristol

NASCAR- Dodge Charger Quotes from Bristol

Sunday, April 3, 2005 Ray Cooper Bristol Motor Speedway Clear!Blue Food City 500. 704-975-3232 KYLE PETTY (No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge Charger) - Finished eighth "I've got to hand it to Paul Andrews. He came over here and calmed everybody down. Everybody who works with us does a good job, but we just haven't do ... Continue reading

2005 Bahrain GP Race

2005 Bahrain GP Race

B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 3 April 2005 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL No points for either B.A.R Honda driver in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but an improvement in performance leaves the team feeling upbeat for the future ------------------------------------------------ Both Lucky Strike B.A.R Hondas retired from today&# ... Continue reading

ETV's VisiTyre TPMS Technology Pressures the Competition at the SAE 2005 World Congress in Detroit

ETV's VisiTyre TPMS Technology Pressures the Competition at the SAE 2005 World Congress in Detroit

Sydney, April 2, 2005 -- With the Final Ruling on the fitting of TPMS to all new light passenger vehicles sold in the USA due for release by the US Department of Transport’s NHTSA division on July 31, the Auto Industry will by law be required to integrate tyre pressure monitoring over what is likely to be a two y ... Continue reading

Howard Hughes's 1953 Buick Roadmaster Sells for $1.62 Million at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

Howard Hughes's 1953 Buick Roadmaster Sells for $1.62 Million at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

PALM BEACH, Fla.--April 2, 2005--Aviation genius Howard Hughes's 1953 Buick Roadmaster sold for $1.62 including bidder's premium at no reserve at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on Saturday, April 2, 2005. The 3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction is running from April 1 - April 3, 2005, at ... Continue reading

Krohn/TRG - Fontana qualifying

Krohn/TRG - Fontana qualifying

photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm DP qualifying car position driver 66 3 Jörg Bergmeister 67 20 Tracy Krohn Jörg Bergmeister was poised for a pole position in Rolex Sports Car Series qualifying at Cal ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Qualifying Report

Autosport Development Qualifying Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Qualifying Report Hayner, to start St. Petersburg GT race from 18th position St. Petersburg, Fla. – April 1 2005 Autosport Development driver, Stu Hayner [GMAC Commercial Finace / Trenton ... Continue reading

TRG - Fontana qualifying

TRG - Fontana qualifying

photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm ### GT qualifying car position driver 64 6 Brad Coleman 65 7 Marc Bunting The TRG crew made a setup change to the No. 64 Team16 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, and gave Brad C ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Southwestern Int'l Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Southwestern Int'l Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, TUCSON, ARIZ. Saturday, April 02, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT SIR'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT TUCSON, Ariz. - In the final rounds of qualifying at the NH ... Continue reading

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