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Uyeda Wheels and Deals to Win at The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo in Wendover

Uyeda Wheels and Deals to Win at The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo in Wendover

For Immediate Release Uyeda Wheels and Deals to Win At The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo in Wendover WENDOVER, Utah (May 23, 2005) - Last year, The Tire Rack(r) SCCA ProSolo National Series competitor Jason Uyeda made nearly $6000 at the blackjack tables in West Wendover. The tables weren't nearly as kind this time around, bu ... Continue reading

Bluebook International Reports First Quarter 2005 Results

Bluebook International Reports First Quarter 2005 Results

Total Transaction Volume Rises to Over 52,000 LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 23 -- Bluebook International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BBKH) , a leading data and software services provider to the Property and Casualty Insurance industry, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Revenues for the quarter were $1 ... Continue reading

Link Exchange With MotoClassifieds.us

Link Exchange With MotoClassifieds.us

Hi, My name is Jay and I manage MotoClassifieds.us, a website offering free classified ads for auto enthusiasts. I am writing this email to ask if you would like to exchange links. If you would, here is our information: Site Title: Free Auto Classifieds - MotoClassifieds.us Site Description: Offers free auto classified ... Continue reading

Valeo Launches its Security Systems Activity in China

Valeo Launches its Security Systems Activity in China

PARIS, France, May 23 -- Valeo today announced the start of operations of a new production facility in Wuxi (100% Valeo owned), in line with its strategy to bring all of its product lines and technologies to the Chinese market. This new 4,500 square metre facility, 120 km west of Shanghai, will produce security systems ... Continue reading

ABI Research Finds Hybrid Technology Driving X-by-Wire to Broader Automotive Markets

ABI Research Finds Hybrid Technology Driving X-by-Wire to Broader Automotive Markets

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--May 23, 2005--X-by-Wire or "by-wire" -- the replacement of mechanical functions in a vehicle by a combination of mechanical, electronic and software parts ("mechatronics") - will gradually find its way into lower-end car models. Hybrid vehicles, a fairly new vehicle type, will exert increasing influen ... Continue reading

Scelzi rocks to the final round in Ohio

Scelzi rocks to the final round in Ohio

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI ROCKS TO THE FINAL ROUND IN OHIO HEBRON ... Continue reading

ALT Software's OpenGL ES Products to Be Distributed With Wind River's New Platform for Automotive Devices; See ALT OpenGL ES Embedded Technology on ALT's Booth at Wind River 2005 User Conference in Orlando May 22-25

ALT Software's OpenGL ES Products to Be Distributed With Wind River's New Platform for Automotive Devices; See ALT OpenGL ES Embedded Technology on ALT's Booth at Wind River 2005 User Conference in Orlando May 22-25

ORLANDO, Fla.--May 23, 2005--ALT Software is pleased to announce that Wind River Systems, Inc. , has chosen to provide ALT's OpenGL(R) and OpenGL ES solutions as part of Wind River Platform for Automotive Devices. ALT's OpenGL coupled with Wind River's fully integrated, enterprise-wide telematics platform provides a co ... Continue reading

Auto Data Network Provides Update on Its Auditor

Auto Data Network Provides Update on Its Auditor

NEW YORK & TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England--May 23, 2005--Auto Data Network Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: ADNW), a provider of software and real-time data services to the worldwide automotive industry announced that on Friday (May 20, 2005) the Company issued an SEC Form 8-K in relation to the status of the Company's financial state ... Continue reading

Central Parking Corporation Announces V. Jeffrey Heavrin Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Central Parking Corporation Announces V. Jeffrey Heavrin Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--May 23, 2005--Central Parking Corporation today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has approved the promotion of V. Jeffrey (Jeff) Heavrin to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Central Parking Corporation, effective June 1, 2005. Jeff's most recent position was Vice Presid ... Continue reading

Central Parking Corporation Signs Contract with University of California, Irvine

Central Parking Corporation Signs Contract with University of California, Irvine

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--May 23, 2005--Central Parking Corporation today announced that Central Parking System, Inc. has begun operations of a multi-year management agreement with the University of California, Irvine Medical Center (UCI). Central Parking will provide parking and transportation services throughout the medical ... Continue reading

Cummins Recognized for Commitment To Diversity; Diversity Inc. Names Company Top Employer for Asian Americans

Cummins Recognized for Commitment To Diversity; Diversity Inc. Names Company Top Employer for Asian Americans

COLUMBUS, Ind.--May 23, 2005--Cummins Inc. Diversity Inc., a magazine that specializes in covering diversity issues, has named Cummins Inc. as the top company for Asian Americans and one of the Notable Companies for Diversity, Cummins announced today. The Company has long been a leader in its commitment to diversity, w ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Receives First-Ever Polk Inventory Efficiency Award

Federal-Mogul Receives First-Ever Polk Inventory Efficiency Award

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--May 23, 2005--Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ), is the first-ever Manufacturer to receive the Inventory Efficiency Award from R. L. Polk & Co., for its Local Inventory Management system. The Polk Inventory Efficiency Award recognizes and rewards outstanding aftermarket companies for process im ... Continue reading

Fitch Takes Rating Action on Falcon Auto Dealership Loan Trust 2001-1

Fitch Takes Rating Action on Falcon Auto Dealership Loan Trust 2001-1

CHICAGO--May 23, 2005--Fitch Ratings takes rating actions on Falcon Auto Dealership Loan Trust 2001-1 as follows: -- Class A-2 downgraded to 'AA+' from 'AAA'; -- Class B downgraded to 'A+' from 'AA'; -- Class C downgraded to 'BBB+' from 'A'; -- Class D downgraded to 'B+' from 'BBB-'; -- Class E downgraded to 'B from 'B ... Continue reading

Freescale to Demonstrate Ultra-Wideband at 20 meters for Home, Enterprise Applications at WiCon; Enhanced Ultra-Wideband Solution Targets Streaming Video, Audio Applications

Freescale to Demonstrate Ultra-Wideband at 20 meters for Home, Enterprise Applications at WiCon; Enhanced Ultra-Wideband Solution Targets Streaming Video, Audio Applications

LONDON--May 23, 2005--Freescale Semiconductor will demonstrate the industry's longest-range commercial Direct Sequence Ultra-Wideband (DS-UWB) communications solution in a wireless projector and media blaster at Wireless Connectivity (WiCon) World. Leveraging technology gains allowed by a recent Federal Communications ... Continue reading

Kemper Auto and Home Deploys ISO HomeValue to Streamline Workflow for Agents and Underwriters

Kemper Auto and Home Deploys ISO HomeValue to Streamline Workflow for Agents and Underwriters

BOSTON--May 23, 2005--Kemper Auto and Home, a Unitrin Company, has integrated ISO HomeValue(TM) into its agent policy-quoting system for a streamlined underwriting workflow. Developed by AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR), ISO HomeValue is a highly flexible web-based residential replacement cost estimator that can be inte ... Continue reading

Manufacturers: Innovate or Evaporate; DVIRC Promotes Innovation

Manufacturers: Innovate or Evaporate; DVIRC Promotes Innovation

PHILADELPHIA--May 23, 2005--The Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) will present "Driving Growth through Innovation," June 1. The presentation by Robert B. Tucker, an internationally recognized leader in the field of innovation, will be the first in a series of workshops developed by DVIRC to help addres ... Continue reading

Midas Presentation at Morgan Keegan Conference Will Be Available on Webcast

Midas Presentation at Morgan Keegan Conference Will Be Available on Webcast

ITASCA, Ill.--May 23, 2005--The presentation by Midas, Inc. at the Morgan Keegan Specialty Retail Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 24, will be available via real-time webcast from 9:35 until 10:05 a.m. EDT. The presentation by Alan D. Feldman, Midas' president and chief executive officer, and William M. Guzik, se ... Continue reading

National Scientific Corporation Receives Order for Travado IBUS Units from Major Thomas Built Buses Distributor

National Scientific Corporation Receives Order for Travado IBUS Units from Major Thomas Built Buses Distributor

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--May 23, 2005-- National Scientific and Auto Safety House to Provide Additional Equipment for Thomas Built Buses in the Southwest U.S. technology firm National Scientific Corporation (OTCBB:NSCT) today announced the receipt of an additional order for their Travado IBUS(TM) digital video and school bus ... Continue reading

National Television Audience Gets a ''Sneak Peek'' at Allstate Your Choice Auto Insurance; New Advertising Previews the Reinvention of Auto Insurance from Allstate

National Television Audience Gets a ''Sneak Peek'' at Allstate Your Choice Auto Insurance; New Advertising Previews the Reinvention of Auto Insurance from Allstate

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--May 23, 2005--With the help of some Desperate Housewives, an American Idol, the counterterrorism team from 24, and the music of the "King," Elvis Presley-- Allstate is set to give Americans a preview of a new insurance product that could forever change the way consumers purchase auto insurance. The ne ... Continue reading

PRIMEDIA To Launch Motor Trend Classic - New Publication Targeted To Classic Car Enthusiasts Extends PRIMEDIA's Leading Enthusiast Automotive Magazines -

PRIMEDIA To Launch Motor Trend Classic - New Publication Targeted To Classic Car Enthusiasts Extends PRIMEDIA's Leading Enthusiast Automotive Magazines -

LOS ANGELES--May 23, 2005--PRIMEDIA, Inc. the country's leading targeted media company, today announced it will launch Motor Trend Classic, a new magazine aimed at the classic car enthusiast. As the leading publisher of automotive magazines, PRIMEDIA is leveraging the expertise and appeal of its venerable Motor Trend b ... Continue reading

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 23, 2005--At a meeting held on May 21, 2005, the board of directors of Worthington Industries, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on June 29, 2005, to shareholders of record June 15, 2005. This marks the 150th consecutive quarter that Worthington has paid a divide ... Continue reading

TALENT-LADEN COORS LIGHT "HOOSIER HUNDRED" FIELD

TALENT-LADEN COORS LIGHT "HOOSIER HUNDRED" FIELD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-95 TALENT-LADEN One of the most talented fields of USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown drivers in "Hoosier Hundred" history is preparing for Friday night's 54th running of the Coors Light Hoosier Hundred presented by The Indiana National Guard at the I ... Continue reading

State Officials Demo Measures for Safe Memorial Day Travel

State Officials Demo Measures for Safe Memorial Day Travel

National Share the Road Safety Program Visits Lexington to Save Lives on Kentucky Highways On a typical day as many as 80,000 vehicles travel I-75 through Lexington. Most automobile drivers were never taught what they can do to avoid an accident with a tractor-trailer. Who: Transportation Cabinet Secretary Bill Nighber ... Continue reading

Camp Jeep(R) On The Road Hits the Cross-Country Trail

Camp Jeep(R) On The Road Hits the Cross-Country Trail

* Bumpy, muddy, wet driving adventure to stop in eight markets this summer * Free driving event lets consumers get behind the wheel of Trail Rated(R) Jeep vehicles * Mountain biking, Quattro bungee jumping and climbing wall offers those with a sense of adventure plenty to do VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 23 -- Camp Jeep(R) ... Continue reading

Truck Manufacturer to Offer Electronic Theft-Deterrent and Tracking System

Truck Manufacturer to Offer Electronic Theft-Deterrent and Tracking System

International Aware Vehicle Intelligence Provides Easy Way to Track Truck Location, Performance WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The trucking industry will gain a one- two punch to help protect its cargo and the public at-large. International Truck and Engine Corporation, one the largest producer's of trucks in the nation, become ... Continue reading

William Clay Ford, Jr. Elected Chairman of Detroit Economic Club

William Clay Ford, Jr. Elected Chairman of Detroit Economic Club

DETROIT, May 23 -- William Clay Ford, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Company, today was elected Chairman of the Detroit Economic Club. The election took place at the Detroit Economic Club's Annual Membership Meeting at The Masonic in Detroit. Immediately following the election, former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Pac ... Continue reading

AAA Charges Ahead in Solving One of America's Most Common Roadside Emergencies This Summer

AAA Charges Ahead in Solving One of America's Most Common Roadside Emergencies This Summer

ORLANDO, Fla.--May 23, 2005--Just in time for this year's busy summer travel season, AAA, the nation's leader in providing roadside assistance, would like to remind motorists about an innovative service that will help them stay on track and beat the heat. During the summer months of June, July, and August, AAA expects ... Continue reading

Bentley Motors Delivers Luxurious Million Dollar Limousine Fleet to Wynn Las Vegas

Bentley Motors Delivers Luxurious Million Dollar Limousine Fleet to Wynn Las Vegas

Steve Wynn Personally Commissions Million Dollar Fleet of Rare Bentley Arnage RL Limousines for Opening of $2.7 Billion Wynn Las Vegas Signature Resort AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 23 -- For more than 85 years, Bentley Motors has crafted some of the most extraordinary automobiles in the world. Now with the grand opening of ... Continue reading

Fuel Cell Vehicle Ride-and-Drive at 5th Annual CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO on Capitol Hill

Fuel Cell Vehicle Ride-and-Drive at 5th Annual CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON--May 23, 2005--The bi-partisan sponsorship by Representative Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Representative John Larson (D-CT), Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is enabling more than 30 fuel cell industry leaders to exhibit at the 2005 USFCC CONGRESSIONAL FUEL CELL EXPO on May 24, 2005, in ... Continue reading

Nasdaq Listing Council Will Review Nasdaq Panel Decision to Extend Autobytel Compliance Deadline

Nasdaq Listing Council Will Review Nasdaq Panel Decision to Extend Autobytel Compliance Deadline

IRVINE, Calif.--May 23, 2005--Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, today announced that the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the "Listing Council") will review the April 7, 2005 decision of the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") to extend the deadline to Ma ... Continue reading

"Maybach Exelero" Tricked Out Luxury (but looks alot like the "Cadillac Sixteen" Concept - What do you think?)

"Maybach Exelero" Tricked Out Luxury (but looks alot like the "Cadillac Sixteen" Concept - What do you think?)

A unique automobile: highest level of individualisation - Maybach Exelero Show Car handed over to Fulda Reifenwerke The Maybach high-performance show car "Exelero" was unveiled to the world for the first time yesterday afternoon in the Tempodrom in Berlin. The 700-hp two-seater with a V-12 biturbo engine is a unique cu ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors chooses Outlander and i as names for new SUV and kei minicar models

Mitsubishi Motors chooses Outlander and i as names for new SUV and kei minicar models

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced the names of its new SUV and new kei minicar models. Mitsubishi Motors is planning to introduce the new SUV model on the domestic Japanese market this autumn and the new kei minicar early next year. The new SUV model will take on the name "Outlander" while the new kei minic ... Continue reading

The new Cayman S is coming: sports coupe with a new boxer engine extends the Porsche range

The new Cayman S is coming: sports coupe with a new boxer engine extends the Porsche range

Stuttgart May 23, 2005; Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart will be launching the new Cayman S on November 26, 2005. This sporty two-seater, based on the Boxster series, boasts a newly developed six-cylinder boxer engine with a capacity of 3.4 liters and an output of 295 bhp (217 KW). The assembly delivers an impres ... Continue reading

Memorial Weekend Events to Feature Driving Tour and Rare Ferrari Display

Memorial Weekend Events to Feature Driving Tour and Rare Ferrari Display

> May 23, 2005 > > > ***MEDIA ALERT*** > > > Memorial Weekend Events to Feature Driving Tour and Rare Ferrari > Display > > Proceeds from CONCORSO FERRARI to benefit CHP families > > > WHAT: The Ferrari Club of America, Southwest Region (FCA-SW) > Concorso Ferrari, 2-day Memorial Weekend Event to benefit > 11-99 Founda ... Continue reading

Saab 9-5 A German Car? - Is This Part Of GM's New Strategy? - Why Does GM Need Saab?

Saab 9-5 A German Car? - Is This Part Of GM's New Strategy? - Why Does GM Need Saab?

FRANKFURT, May 23, 2005; Reuters rep0orted thayt General Motors' Adam Opel AG plant in Ruesselsheim, Germany, will build the next generation of Swedish brand Saab's 9-5 model from 2008, an Opel executive told Reuters on Monday. That marks another feather in the cap for Ruesselsheim, which in March edged out Saab's plan ... Continue reading

SPECIAL FROM HYUNDAI ALABAMA: Open for Business!

SPECIAL FROM HYUNDAI ALABAMA: Open for Business!

MONTGOMERY -- The party may be over, but in some ways Hyundai is just getting started. On Friday, the company celebrated the opening of it’s first American manufacturing plant, a $1.1 billion investment that will employ 2,000 workers and build 300,000 vehicles a year. Hyundai spared no expense to celebrate their ... Continue reading

SPECIAL FROM HYUNDAI ALABAMA: Part 2

SPECIAL FROM HYUNDAI ALABAMA: Part 2

Part 2 of 3: SPECIAL FROM HYUNDAI ALABAMA: Hyundai Brings 2,000 New Jobs Home to Alabama By Frank Giovinazzi, Contributing Editor AIADA More than 20,000 applications were submitted for production and maintenance jobs at Hyundai’s new $1.1 billion plant in Montgomery, Alabama, which began production in May, 2005. ... Continue reading

Saab's First Indiana-Born Vehicle Could Soon Become Reality

Saab's First Indiana-Born Vehicle Could Soon Become Reality

Washington DC May 23, 2005; AIADA reported that Saab is gearing up for production of its seven-passenger 9-6X SUV to begin next year at Subaru’s Lafayette, Ind. plant -- the first vehicle produced in Indiana for the automaker. According to Automotive News, “Saab has not specified volumes for the 9-6X. But t ... Continue reading

Subaru Has Sights On 200,000 in Sales for 2005

Subaru Has Sights On 200,000 in Sales for 2005

Washington DC May 23, 2005; AIADA reported that riding a wave of new vehicles, Subaru of America forecasts 2005 U.S. sales will increase 9 percent over 2004 and break 200,000 units for the first time,” reports Automotive News. The automaker is aiming for sales of 204,500 vehicles in the U.S. this year and is pinn ... Continue reading

Zero-Emission Easy-to-Use Cars Offers Tourists Autonomy, Insight to Local History

Zero-Emission Easy-to-Use Cars Offers Tourists Autonomy, Insight to Local History

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 21005; Electric Time, a San Francisco-based car rental company offering zero-emission electric vehicles, has equipped their 27-car fleet with GPS-powered audio tours. Guided by GPS "hot spots" along three different routes, drivers are given clear directional instructions about where to turn and w ... Continue reading

NASCAR - CHARLOTTE Fast Facts

NASCAR - CHARLOTTE Fast Facts

Shane Hmiel Lowe’s Motor Speedway Sponsor: WINFUEL Owner: Todd Braun Crew Chief: Todd Lohse Chassis: BR20 Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine Builder: Dale Earnhardt Inc. Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts: · - BR20 is a brand new car that will make its debut under the lights in Charlotte · - Shane ... Continue reading

THE KENNEDY RACE REPORT - MAY 21, 2005

THE KENNEDY RACE REPORT - MAY 21, 2005

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT - MAY 21, 2005 By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA., May 21 - Second generation driver Travis Thirkettle started on the pole as the third fastest qualifier and led 47 laps of the Auto Club Late Model 50-lap main event Saturday at the half-mile Irwindale Speedway. He led the first two laps, then ... Continue reading

Toyota Avalon, Honda Element and Mercedes M-Class in Latest NHTSA Recall List

Toyota Avalon, Honda Element and Mercedes M-Class in Latest NHTSA Recall List

AUTOGENERATED, automotive, cars, vehicles, automobiles, The Auto Channel, news, tachxnoheadline ... Continue reading

Motor Trend Classic - New Publication Targeted To Classic Car Enthusiasts

Motor Trend Classic - New Publication Targeted To Classic Car Enthusiasts

LOS ANGELES May 23, 2005; PRIMEDIA the country's leading targeted media company, today announced it will launch Motor Trend Classic, a new magazine aimed at the classic car enthusiast. As the leading publisher of automotive magazines, PRIMEDIA is leveraging the expertise and appeal of its venerable Motor Trend brand wi ... Continue reading

Dodge Announces Pricing for All-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8

Dodge Announces Pricing for All-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8

+With 425-horsepower HEMI(R) and 71.6 cu. ft. of Cargo Space, Dodge's New Speed Wagon Hauls in More Ways Than One + All-new 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 priced at $37,995 including destination * Offers additional 85 HEMI horses - 25 percent more power * Zero to 60 mph in low-5-second range, quarter-mile time in the high 13-s ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayenne Hybridizing - Details at 11

Porsche Cayenne Hybridizing - Details at 11

FRANKFURT, May 23, 2005; Jan Schwartz writing for Reuters reported that German luxury carmaker Porsche will provide in mid-September the first details of plans to eventually build a hybrid version of its Cayenne sports utility vehicle, the company said on Monday. The Stuttgart-based carmaker is holding talks with poten ... Continue reading

Gas Engine Shortage At Land Rover - 25% of Production

Gas Engine Shortage At Land Rover - 25% of Production

FRANKFURT May 23, 2005; Reuters reported that a shortage of gasoline engines supplied by the collapsed Powertrain company has forced Ford Motor Co.'s Land Rover to cut output of the Freelander model and halt its shipments to North America, it said on Monday. "From the beginning of July, we will go from a double shift t ... Continue reading

Auto Ad Vet George Rogers Appointed President of JWT Detroit, JWT's Doug Molloy Promoted to International Business Director, Ford

Auto Ad Vet George Rogers Appointed President of JWT Detroit, JWT's Doug Molloy Promoted to International Business Director, Ford

NEW YORK, May 23, 2005; Bob Jeffrey, Worldwide CEO and Chairman of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and fourth largest in the world, today announced two executive moves designed to further strengthen JWT's 62-year relationship with Ford Motor Co. George S. Rogers, an automotive advertising veteran, has b ... Continue reading

Patented Technology Offers Inexpensive, Zero-Emission Power Source with Potential to Accelerate Growth of Emerging Hydrogen Economy

Patented Technology Offers Inexpensive, Zero-Emission Power Source with Potential to Accelerate Growth of Emerging Hydrogen Economy

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. May 23, 2005; ZAP pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, along with technology partner Apollo Energy Systems of Pompano Beach, Florida, have announced the successful demonstration of a patented "Ammonia Cracker" technology for use as a method to power zero ... Continue reading

OMRON Establishes Automotive Electronic Components Production Base in Guangzhou, China

OMRON Establishes Automotive Electronic Components Production Base in Guangzhou, China

Kyoto, Japan, May 23, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation , a global leader in automation, sensing and control technology, has established a new automotive electronic components manufacturing company, Omron (Guangzhou) Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. (abbr. OAG) in Guangzhou, China. The company will begin produc ... Continue reading

Honda to Fortify Domestic Automobile and Power Products Sales Operations

Honda to Fortify Domestic Automobile and Power Products Sales Operations

Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that with the aim of reinforcing workplace fundamentals and promoting the evolution of its automobile and power products sales operations, it will implement a new sales structure in Japan for the two business fields on September 1, 2005 ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- May 27 and June 6 Racing Programs

Bloomington Speedway -- May 27 and June 6 Racing Programs

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY FEATURES SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, & SUPER STOCKS ON FRIDAY, MAY 27 BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 15) - After having rained out two weeks ... Continue reading

USAC Release #112 - MARTZ DOUBLES UP AT ANDERSON, SPEEDROME; LEADS MIDWEST SERIES TO IOWA, WISCONSIN

USAC Release #112 - MARTZ DOUBLES UP AT ANDERSON, SPEEDROME; LEADS MIDWEST SERIES TO IOWA, WISCONSIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-112 MARTZ DOUBLES UP AT ANDERSON, SPEEDROME; LEADS MIDWEST SERIES TO IOWA, WISCONSIN Tate Martz of Rushville, Ind. picked up where he left off in the 2004 Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series by sweeping the second and third events of 2005 &#8211 ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- FINAL results from Red River Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- FINAL results from Red River Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION RED RIVER RACEWAY SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2005 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Snow and Jones big winners at Red River Raceway GILLIAM, La. - More than 400 drivers began their weekend at Red River Raceway as champi ... Continue reading

CASCAR Delaware MOPAR 250 Summary & Results

CASCAR Delaware MOPAR 250 Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series MOPAR 250: Summary & Results Delaware Speedway Beauchamp goes back-to-front to win the MOPAR 250 CASCAR Super Series opener at Delaware Speedway LONDON, ON - On Sunday afternoon at Delaware Speedway, Ron Beauchamp Jr. ended a winless streak that dated back to June 21, 1998 when he won the MOPAR 250 ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors' Annual Loss Doubles

Mitsubishi Motors' Annual Loss Doubles

Tokyo May 23, 2005; Naoko Fujimura writing for Bloomberg reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fifth-largest carmaker by unit sales, said its annual loss more than doubled to a record as sales dropped every month. The company's loss increased to 474.8 billion yen ($4.4 billion) in the year ended March, from a ... Continue reading

MARK MARTIN WINS NEXTEL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE

MARK MARTIN WINS NEXTEL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE

MARK MARTIN, PAT TRYSON and JACK ROUSH press conference PAT TRYSON – “It was good from the start, and Mark did a great job, won the first segment and fortunately for us they only inverted six so we were able to keep some decent track position. He did the rest. He was awesome all night.” JACK ROUSH &#8 ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Mid-Ohio Wrap-Up

Autosport Development Mid-Ohio Wrap-Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Mid-Ohio Race Wrap-Up Hayner and Autosport Development Break Into Top-10 With 9th Place Finish Lexington, Ohio. – May 21, 2005 The #5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO, driven by Stu Hayner, finished 9 ... Continue reading

Rob Bunker - Mid-Ohio race

Rob Bunker - Mid-Ohio race

Rob Bunker likes to pass. He gained 11 positions in two 30-minute Formula BMW USA races on May 21 and 22, in what is becoming his trademark charge. Bunker, of Bridgewater, N.J., qualified 14th and 17th for the races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, then quickly moved up to finish ninth and 11th, respec ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- FINAL results from Famoso Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- FINAL results from Famoso Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2005 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0480 Demke Breezes, Weaver Surprises as Winners at Famoso Raceway Lucas Drag Racing Series BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Chris Demke solidified his hol ... Continue reading

Stevens advances to second round, moves to seventh in points

Stevens advances to second round, moves to seventh in points

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NHRA NATIONALS NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY HEBRON, OHIO Race Dates: May 20-22, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STEVENS ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND, MOVES TO SEV ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Charges From Back of Pack to Second at Mid-Ohio

Petersen/ White Lightning Charges From Back of Pack to Second at Mid-Ohio

Petersen/ White Lightning Charges From Back of Pack to Second at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Oh., May 22, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing was forced to start from the back of the field— 22nd overall, seventh in class— at today’s ALMS at Mid-Ohio. However, the Michael Petersen-owned t ... Continue reading

Carrier Boyz Racing: The 600th round of eliminations not as Cory Mac envisioned

Carrier Boyz Racing: The 600th round of eliminations not as Cory Mac envisioned

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 41ST ANNUAL NHRA PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS presented by SUMMIT RACING NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY - COLUMBUS (HEBRON) ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Columbus NHRA Wrap Up

Tony Pedregon Columbus NHRA Wrap Up

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES Pontiac Performance Nationals National Trial Raceway ­ Hebron, Ohio Q Racing Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Tony Pedregon Columbus Qualifying Wrap Up HEBRON, Ohio. (May 22, 2005) ­ Tony Pedregon, driver of the Q Racing Nitro Funny Car, lost in the first rou ... Continue reading

Hometown heartbreaker for Jeg Coughlin (NHRA/JEG'S)

Hometown heartbreaker for Jeg Coughlin (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio May 22nd JEG'S Mail Order Jeg Coughlin Jr. - Pro Stock Race Day Summary Hometown heartbreaker for Jeg Coughlin If NHRA drag races were won with fan support, than Jeg's Mail Order Dodge Stratus R/T driver Jeg Coughl ... Continue reading

Kleinubing Picks up 23rd SPEED Touring Car Win at Mid-Ohio After Leaders Falter

Kleinubing Picks up 23rd SPEED Touring Car Win at Mid-Ohio After Leaders Falter

For Immediate Release Kleinubing Picks up 23rd SPEED Touring Car Win at Mid-Ohio After Leaders Falter LEXINGTON, Ohio (May 22, 2005) - RealTime Racing's Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., showed Sunday morning at the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Presented by Trenton Forging Quality Formed S ... Continue reading

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