Sunday, April 30, 2006

BLOOMINGTON = IT'S TWO FOR GAINES !!!

ROBINSON & TRAMMEL ALSO SCORE WINS BLOOMINGTON, IN (April 29, 2006) - As we arrived at the track and looked at the line of haulers waiting to enter the pits, it looked as if we might not have the car count that we had had the first two weeks. There would still be plenty of cars; but there might not be as many as we had ... Continue reading

WJ Steps Up, Qualifies Fourth in Thunder Valley

Event: 7th Annual O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN Warren Johnson completed a solid qualifying effort on Saturday at the O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN. On each of his first three attempts, Johnson bettered his previous time, w ... Continue reading

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES Ram Tough 200 Truck Race

April 29, 2006 Gateway International Raceway MARCOS AMBROSE-20-Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford F-150 (Finished 34th) - WHAT HAPPENED? "I saw him (Skinner) go up into the wall and I tried to stay low, but I just couldn't stay low enough; he came back down the track and I had nowhere to go. I guess that's an introduction t ... Continue reading

KJ Battles to a Semi-Final Finish in Bristol

Event: 6th Annual O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Sunday, April 30, 2006 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team completed an eventful weekend in Thunder Valley on Sunday, powering to a semi-final finish at the O’Reilly Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals i ... Continue reading

NHRA Top Fueler Doug Kalitta goes back-to-back in Bristol to pick up first win of 2006

BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 30, 2006) - Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster driver Doug Kalitta was in a win drought. The 24-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national event winner had not won a Top Fuel title since the Brainerd, Minn., event last August, until today. For the third time in his nine-year drag racing career and fo ... Continue reading

DAF Expanding XF105 Series with Rigids and Multi-axles

April 30, 2006: After DAF Trucks started production of the XF105's 4x2 tractor models in January 2006, production of the 4x2 rigids as well as a broad range of 6x2 versions of DAF’s new top model has also commenced. In the autumn, this range will be completed with 6x4, 8x2 and 8x4 versions, including the FTM, an 8 ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vario: Enhanced Technology and Equipment

Powerful, economical engines meeting the Euro 4 emissions standard Choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission New colours and materials for cab STUTTGART - April 30, 2006: The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz Vario takes to the road having had both its technology and its equipment upgraded. A ... Continue reading

Asia's HOT Car Market Means Growing Fuel Needs

NEW DELHI, India Apr 29, 2006; Michael Casey reporting for the AP wrote that now is a good time to be selling cars in India. Sachin Kapoor, who sells General Motors cars at T & T Motors in New Delhi, says he can barely keep up with customers taking advantage of cheap bank loans to buy their first car or trade up to a n ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting

Board of Directors Increases Dividend MILWAUKEE, April 29 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors increased the dividend at the Annual Shareholder Meeting in Milwaukee on April 29, 2006. All items of business presented to shareholders were approved at the meeting. The Board of Directors of ... Continue reading