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About 6,700 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 135 Car Crashes That Happen in Las Vegas Each Day

About 6,700 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 135 Car Crashes That Happen in Las Vegas Each Day

LAS VEGAS--Aug. 23, 2006-- Drivers Involved In Crashes Report Spending Four Days' Time Managing Claims/Repair Process; New Service from Progressive Cuts That to 15 Minutes More than 50,000 car accidents happen in the Las Vegas metropolitan area each year - that's about 970 a week and more than 135 a day. And, while 42 ... Continue reading

Alcoa Sponsors Ferrari Panamerican 20,000; The 84-Day Test Drive of the 599 GTB Fiorano Travels 16 Countries in South, Central and North America; Fiorano has an Alcoa Aluminum Space Frame

Alcoa Sponsors Ferrari Panamerican 20,000; The 84-Day Test Drive of the 599 GTB Fiorano Travels 16 Countries in South, Central and North America; Fiorano has an Alcoa Aluminum Space Frame

NEW YORK--Aug. 23, 2006--Alcoa announced today that it will be a sponsor of Ferrari's upcoming Panamerican 20,000, an 84-day test drive featuring their new, 12-cylinder 599 GTB Fiorano. The Panamerican 20,000 will cover 16 countries in South, Central and North America. It is designed to show the toughness and reliabili ... Continue reading

Amerigon to Present at the Roth Capital Partners Conference in New York City

Amerigon to Present at the Roth Capital Partners Conference in New York City

DEARBORN, Mich.--Aug. 23, 2006--Amerigon Incorporated today announced that President and CEO Daniel R. Coker is scheduled to make an investor presentation at the Roth Capital Partners NY Conference at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, September 6. The conference is being held September 6-7 at the Westin New York at Tim ... Continue reading

BimmerWorld Road America Report

BimmerWorld Road America Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com BimmerWorld Team Is Tested As Road America Takes Its Toll With no time to spare, BimmerWorld's crew cleared major hurdles getting from the Centrex Grand Prix of Denver to the Generac 500 at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. With one damaged E90 and another with a ... Continue reading

Cendant Completes Sale of Travelport to Blackstone Group

Cendant Completes Sale of Travelport to Blackstone Group

Realogy Corporation and Wyndham Worldwide to Receive Proceeds of $1.4 Billion and $760 Million, Respectively NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- Cendant Corporation today announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Travelport business to affiliates of the Blackstone Group for $4.3 billion in cash subject to closin ... Continue reading

CSXI Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

CSXI Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 23 -- CSX Intermodal, one of the nation's largest coast-to-coast intermodal transportation providers, has geared up to participate in the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week from Aug. 20-26. "At CSXI, we realize the value of strong relationships and the importance of teamwork to be able to ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Launches 2006 United Way Torch Drive with Unique Employee Competitions

DaimlerChrysler Launches 2006 United Way Torch Drive with Unique Employee Competitions

* DaimlerChrysler corporate campaign kicks off with thousands of participants * Team Franciosi defeats Team LaSorda in fund-raising fun * United Way of Southeast Michigan CEO Michael Brennan joins DaimlerChrysler employees and executives for torch lighting AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- DaimlerChrysler kicked-off its ... Continue reading

Danica Patrick Media Opportunity at Infineon Raceway

Danica Patrick Media Opportunity at Infineon Raceway

Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Pre-Event Media Opportunities Below are media opportunities on Thursday entering the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend at Infineon Raceway, Aug. 25-27. The weekend will feature the Indy Racing League, as well as the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. If interested in any of these opportun ... Continue reading

David Stremme Bristol Race Advance

David Stremme Bristol Race Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Race Advance Sharpie 500 - Bristol Motor Speedway No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: This will be David Stremme and the Coors Light team's second time at Bristol Motor Speedway. Crew ... Continue reading

Dealers Embrace RouteOne System Changes

Dealers Embrace RouteOne System Changes

More than 120 enhancements made to web-based credit application management system FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- RouteOne LLC announced today that it has significantly enhanced its web-based credit application management system, based upon feedback solicited from its dealer customers. The changes further streamlin ... Continue reading

Directed Raises More Than $300,000 for Charity at Fifth Annual Tournament

Directed Raises More Than $300,000 for Charity at Fifth Annual Tournament

VISTA, Calif., Aug. 23 -- The Directed Electronics Charitable Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization whose mission is: "To improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children in Southern California and the communities in which we do business," is pleased to announce that it raised more than $300,000 for ... Continue reading

Document from CyberSpeed RAcing

Document from CyberSpeed RAcing

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Document from Doran Racing

Document from Doran Racing

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

EPA News Brief: EPA Releases Guidance to Reduce Mechanics' Exposure to Asbestos

EPA News Brief: EPA Releases Guidance to Reduce Mechanics' Exposure to Asbestos

*News Brief *If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer. For Release: (Washington, D.C. -- Wednesday, August 23, 2006) * EPA Releases Guidance to Reduce Mechanics' Exposure to Asbestos *Contacts: (Media only) Dale Kemery, (202) 564-4355 / kemery.dale@epa.gov (Other inquiries) Sheila Can ... Continue reading

Fellows and Ruhlman slated to run #40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype at Infineon Raceway

Fellows and Ruhlman slated to run #40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype at Infineon Raceway

Derhaag Motorsports No. 40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype CONTACT: Cristi Brumm 336-210-0980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fellows and Ruhlman slated to run #40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype at Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif. (Aug. 23, 2006) ­ Ron Fellows and Randy Ruhlman are slated to drive the #40 Pr ... Continue reading

Ford Shelby GT500 Races Into Birmingham Area Sept. 1 & 2; Media Invited to Drive Vehicle

Ford Shelby GT500 Races Into Birmingham Area Sept. 1 & 2; Media Invited to Drive Vehicle

WHAT: The boldest, most powerful factory-built Ford Mustang ever -- the eagerly awaited 2007 Shelby GT500 -- is taking to the streets of America this summer, making stops in 16 different cities, including the Birmingham area on September 1 & 2. Featuring a 500-horsepower, 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 engine, the Shelby G ... Continue reading

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS TEAMS UP WITH THOMPSON METAL SERVICES FOR THE SHARPIE 500 AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS TEAMS UP WITH THOMPSON METAL SERVICES FOR THE SHARPIE 500 AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS TEAMS UP WITH THOMPSON METAL SERVICES FOR THE SHARPIE 500 AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY Denver N.C. - Front Row Motorsports announced local East Tennessee company Thompson Metal Services will sponsor the #61 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo piloted by Chad Chaffin this weekend at Bristol Mo ... Continue reading

FW: NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE

FW: NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE WITH TOMMY JOHNSON JR., RON CAPPS, GARY SCELZI AND JOHN FORCE BOB FREY: For those who may not know, the rules for qualifying for the Skoal Showdown are fairly simple. Drivers get points based on their ... Continue reading

Gaskets & Seals are used in Categories such as Automotive, Process & Refinery, Pumps & Valves, Pulp & Paper and Shipping & Marine as seen in these Company Profiles

Gaskets & Seals are used in Categories such as Automotive, Process & Refinery, Pumps & Valves, Pulp & Paper and Shipping & Marine as seen in these Company Profiles

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 23, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40971) has announced the addition of Gaskets & Seals - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Gaskets & Seals in Millions of US$. The major product segments analyz ... Continue reading

Great Western Sports to Sponsor the 'Back the Track Weekend' at the Puyallup Fair

Great Western Sports to Sponsor the 'Back the Track Weekend' at the Puyallup Fair

Kasey Kahne's #9 Dodge to Join Great Western Sports' 'Back the Track' RV September 22-24 PUYALLUP, Wash., Aug. 23 -- Great Western Sports (GWS), a subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation, has partnered with the Western Washington Fair Association to sponsor the "Back the Track" weekend at the Puyallup Fair on ... Continue reading

Greg Edwards Wins SunTrust 100 at Langley Speedway

Greg Edwards Wins SunTrust 100 at Langley Speedway

Untitled StationeryGreg Edwards Wins SunTrust 100 at Langley Speedway For Immediate Release August 19, 2006 By: Karla Watkins Edwards Motorsports Hampton, VA NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series This week, the 27 Crew decided it was time to make a change to the car. They decided on a new paint scheme in hopes that it woul ... Continue reading

Independent Benchmark Scores Show Freescale's Industry Leading MSC8144 DSP Soars against the Competition; Freescale Device is Top Performer among Fully Programmable DSPs Tested by BDTI

Independent Benchmark Scores Show Freescale's Industry Leading MSC8144 DSP Soars against the Competition; Freescale Device is Top Performer among Fully Programmable DSPs Tested by BDTI

AUSTIN, Texas--Aug. 23, 2006--The MSC8144 device from Freescale Semiconductor performed higher than any other fully programmable DSP tested in a new benchmark report published today by Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI). Freescale's MSC81xx DSP, which is based on the SC3400 core from StarCore, achieved a BDTIsimMa ... Continue reading

INTERMET PCPC(TM) Plant Wins Delphi Supplier-of-the-Year Award

INTERMET PCPC(TM) Plant Wins Delphi Supplier-of-the-Year Award

Innovative Michigan casting facility honored for commitment to customer service, continuous improvement TROY, Mich., Aug. 23 -- INTERMET Corporation's PCPC(TM) Group today announced that its casting plant in Stevensville, Mich., has received the Best Supplier Award from Delphi Corporation. The aluminum plant was recogn ... Continue reading

IRL Drivers Stomp Grapes in San Francisco

IRL Drivers Stomp Grapes in San Francisco

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 IndyCar Drivers Stomp Grapes Prior to Big Race Weekend in Sonoma Valley SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Three IRL IndyCar(r) Series drivers and a well-known San Francisco chef rolled up their pant legs and participated in an old-fashioned grape stomp on Wednesday to prepare f ... Continue reading

kcr release 8/23/

kcr release 8/23/

Busy Bristol weekend looms for Keselowski Eddyville, KY– Brad Keselowski isn’t going to have a lot of free time over the next few days. His hectic schedule starts at Bristol Motor Speedway for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 200 this evening. After the race he’ll make a quick trip to Toledo, Ohio, to honor a previous c ... Continue reading

Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend

Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on September 8, 2006. The board voted to continue the cash dividend at the ... Continue reading

Mazda Launches 'Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top', World's First Lightweight Open-top Sports Car with Power Retractable Roof that Doesn't Sacrifice Trunk Space

Mazda Launches 'Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top', World's First Lightweight Open-top Sports Car with Power Retractable Roof that Doesn't Sacrifice Trunk Space

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Mazda Launches 'Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top', World's First Lightweight Open-top Sports Car with Power Retractable Roof that Doesn't Sacrifice Trunk Space Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced it has added the Power ... Continue reading

New KVH TracVision A7 Brings Live DIRECTV Service with Local Channels to Automobiles

New KVH TracVision A7 Brings Live DIRECTV Service with Local Channels to Automobiles

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--Aug. 23, 2006-- With Integrated GPS and Exclusive 12V Mobile Receiver, TracVision A7 Connects Travelers on the Go with DIRECTV's TOTAL CHOICE MOBILE Package, which Now Includes Local Channels KVH Industries, Inc. , the company that pioneered live satellite TV in automobiles three years ago, is changin ... Continue reading

News Release - China Southern Offering E-Boarding Passes

News Release - China Southern Offering E-Boarding Passes

For web version of this email, visit http://www.admail.net/view/480852/689aad/ Press Release Note: High res photos of the first Internet e-boarding pass being issued in China is available by contacting Ruffolopr@hotmail.com For Immediate Release: China Southern Now Offering Internet E-Boarding Passes GUANGZHOU, China, ... Continue reading

NEWS RELEASE - ULTIMATE RACE FAN VIEWING PARTY RETURNS TO IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY WITH RACING ACTION ON THE TRACK AND ON THE GIANT SCREEN

NEWS RELEASE - ULTIMATE RACE FAN VIEWING PARTY RETURNS TO IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY WITH RACING ACTION ON THE TRACK AND ON THE GIANT SCREEN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin O’Brien, (626) 358-1100 (714) 448-0346 cell ULTIMATE RACE FAN VIEWING PARTY RETURNS TO IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY WITH RACING ACTION ON THE TRACK AND ON THE GIANT SCREEN IRWINDALE, Calif. (August 23, 2006) – Motor racing fans will be able to participate in the ultimate rac ... Continue reading

NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE

NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 NHRA TRANSCRIPT: SKOAL SHOWDOWN TELECONFERENCE WITH TOMMY JOHNSON JR., RON CAPPS, GARY SCELZI AND JOHN FORCE BOB FREY: For those who may not know, the rules for qualifying for the Skoal Showdown are fairly simple. Drivers get points based on their ... Continue reading

NSHMBA Chapters for Orange County & Los Angeles Partner for LEAD SoCal 2006 Conference

NSHMBA Chapters for Orange County & Los Angeles Partner for LEAD SoCal 2006 Conference

The Leadership, Education and Diversity Conference (LEAD) Offers Professional Development, MBA Info Session, Career Development and Networking Opportunities LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 -- The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Orange County and Los Angeles County Chapters are proud to co-sponsor the LEAD Southern Cali ... Continue reading

PIZZONIA JOINS ROCKETSPORTS IN MONTREAL TO RUN SECOND CAR WITH PASTORELLI

PIZZONIA JOINS ROCKETSPORTS IN MONTREAL TO RUN SECOND CAR WITH PASTORELLI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt &#9642; cell: (517) 927-8472 &#9642; e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com PIZZONIA JOINS ROCKETSPORTS IN MONTREAL TO RUN SECOND CAR WITH PASTORELLI EAST LANSING, Michigan (August 23, 2006) – Rocketsports Racing is happy to announce the return of Antonio Pizzonia to the ... Continue reading

PPG Coatings Application Plant for Fasteners, Small Parts Opens on Schedule in Taiwan

PPG Coatings Application Plant for Fasteners, Small Parts Opens on Schedule in Taiwan

PITTSBURGH--Aug. 23, 2006--PPG Industries has opened Alltech Engineered Finishes in Taiwan - a facility that serves the fastener and small parts industry by applying PPG's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings. Located in the Hsiao Kang District of Koahsiung, the plant coats parts for construction, industrial, electronics ... Continue reading

Press Release-NASCAR'S Ken Schrader joins CARS Late Models at DuQuoin August 27

Press Release-NASCAR'S Ken Schrader joins CARS Late Models at DuQuoin August 27

For additional information on this release contact Track Enterprises through Bob Sargent at 217-764-3200 or Jay Hardin at jhardin3@verizon.net NASCAR Star Schrader Continues Quest for DuQuoin Victory NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Ken Schrader announced yesterday his intention to compete in the Best Western Challenge for the ... Continue reading

PROFormance Technologies Acquires PROFormance Powertrain Products From Aftermarket Technology Corp.

PROFormance Technologies Acquires PROFormance Powertrain Products From Aftermarket Technology Corp.

Business Is a Leading Producer of OE Quality Remanufactured Engines SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 23 -- PROFormance Technologies, LLC has announced the acquisition of Aftermarket Technology Corporation's Independent Aftermarket PROFormance Powertrain Products-branded engine business. "This is an exciting time for all of us at ... Continue reading

Rafa Matos Looks to Continue Atlantics Push in Montreal

Rafa Matos Looks to Continue Atlantics Push in Montreal

Raphael Matos Looks to Continue Atlantics Push in Montreal Sierra Sierra Driver Eager to Return to Familiar Surroundings MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, August 23, 2006 - Professional auto racing is often a momentum sport. Once you find a rhythm, the results flow much easier. Raphael Matos, Rafa as he has come to be known, h ... Continue reading

Randy Hannagan

Randy Hannagan

For More Information contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com The Hurricane ready to blow into Skagit! August 23, 2006 (Alger, WA) The last time the Hurricane Randy Hannagan visited Skagit Speedway was also the same time the World of Outlaws visited the track in 2002. Hannagan w ... Continue reading

Ranked No. 3, Troy Coughlin hoping for some upward mobility (NMCA/JEGS)

Ranked No. 3, Troy Coughlin hoping for some upward mobility (NMCA/JEGS)

Ranked No. 3, T.C. hoping for some upward mobility READING, Pa. (Aug. 23) -- Championship contender Troy Coughlin arrives for this weekend's fifth annual Ross Pistons NMCA Hot Rod and Muscle Car Nationals event at Maple Grove Raceway intent on continuing his climb in the national points standings. The former NHRA Pro S ... Continue reading

Records Set at Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Auction

Records Set at Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Auction

Six Cars Bring More Than $1 Million Apiece Sale of 84 Lots Yields $21.8 Million PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 23 -- The annual Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction Sunday (August 20) night resulted in record prices for at least three automotive marques, including $2.585 million for a 1927 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix car ... Continue reading

Safety Benchmarking Now Offered by Robotic Industries Association; National Robot Safety Conference Begins October 2

Safety Benchmarking Now Offered by Robotic Industries Association; National Robot Safety Conference Begins October 2

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Aug. 23, 2006--A new safety benchmarking exercise is now available during RIA's National Robot Safety Conference XVIII, October 2-5, 2006, in the greater Cincinnati area at the Drawbridge Inn in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Expert review and comment is offered at the benchmarking session. Robot users can ... Continue reading

Secret Industry Resources Every Pro Needs

Secret Industry Resources Every Pro Needs

This Is A Special Member Mailing For Industry Professionals And Is Not Intended For Consumer Viewing. ... Continue reading

Semcon: Market Position Continues to Strengthen

Semcon: Market Position Continues to Strengthen

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Aug. 23, 2006--Semcon (STO:SEMC) -- Sales climbed by 7.2% to reach SEK 829.6 m (773.5) -- The profit after tax was SEK 38.0 m (37.4) -- Earnings per share was SEK 2.12 (2.15) -- The operating profit after depreciation (EBIT) was SEK 54.5 m (49.2), giving an operating margin of 6.6% (6.4) Comments by ... Continue reading

Sense Technologies Announces Manufacturer Rep Alliances for ScopeOut(R) Safety Mirrors to Enable Product Sales to Auto Dealerships in Five States

Sense Technologies Announces Manufacturer Rep Alliances for ScopeOut(R) Safety Mirrors to Enable Product Sales to Auto Dealerships in Five States

PHOENIX--Aug. 23, 2006--Sense Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: SNSG) is creating a national marketing network of manufacturer's reps for sales of the company's safety mirror product ScopeOut(R) to automotive dealerships throughout the United States. Today the company announced that it has signed additional alliances with rep ... Continue reading

Soloists Scramble For Points in Final ProSolo Round at Wendover

Soloists Scramble For Points in Final ProSolo Round at Wendover

For Immediate Release Soloists Scramble For Points in Final ProSolo Round at Wendover WENDOVER, Utah (Aug. 23, 2006) - Soloists were feeling the heat at Round Nine of the Tire Rack(r) SCCA ProSolo National series, but was it the desert location or the last chance to score points before the season finale causing the per ... Continue reading

SpeedFreaks Host Sharpie Extravaganza AGAIN!

SpeedFreaks Host Sharpie Extravaganza AGAIN!

SpeedFreaks Write Out Loud Again At The Sharpie 500 Hollywood, CA (August 23, 2006) – For the third year, SpeedFreaks will mount up their motorsports ponies and head to Bristol Motor Speedway to host the Sharpie MINI World interactive area for the upcoming legendary NASCAR weekend. The Freaks' Crash Gladys and Lugg N ... Continue reading

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights - Bristol Motor Speedway

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights - Bristol Motor Speedway

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights Bristol Motor Speedway NEXTEL Wake-Up Call When: Friday, Aug. 25, 10:30 a.m. EDT Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m. Who: Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Where: Bristol Motor Speedway Media Center NEXTEL Leader Bonus - $30,000 If the points leader wins the Sh ... Continue reading

Tenneco Announces Pension Plan Changes

Tenneco Announces Pension Plan Changes

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Aug. 23 -- Tenneco Inc. announced today that the company is freezing its current defined benefit plans and replacing them with additional contributions under defined contribution plans for nearly all U.S.-based salaried and non-union hourly employees effective January 1, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newsc ... Continue reading

Tim Sauter Returns to Bristol

Tim Sauter Returns to Bristol

Tim Sauter Returns to Bristol Lester Buildings team looks to improve on 21st place finish from spring race. In the most anticipated race since the season opener at Daytona, the NASCAR Busch Series returns to the action-packed Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 250. A crowd well in excess of 100,000 is anticipated ... Continue reading

US State Department Selects ioimage's Intelligent Video Solution for Homeland Security Application

US State Department Selects ioimage's Intelligent Video Solution for Homeland Security Application

ioimage Provides Easy-to-Install Advanced Intelligent Video Appliances to Protect US Facility in Kabul, Afghanistan HACKENSACK, New Jersey, August 23 -- ioimage US, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity in installation and operation, announced today that the US State Department has deploye ... Continue reading

VIDEO from Medialink: Online Shoppers Driving Auto Sales Up

VIDEO from Medialink: Online Shoppers Driving Auto Sales Up

--More and more Americans are becoming part of the "Do It Yourself" movement. Whether it's home improvements, landscaping, rebuilding cars and boats or many other projects -- people are finding the need to match their vehicles with that do-it-yourself lifestyle. And they're shopping for their cars and trucks online. (S ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Unveils Latest Concept Car

Volkswagen Unveils Latest Concept Car

WHAT: Volkswagen to unveil latest concept car, the IROC. WHO: Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:10 - 3:45 p.m. ET SATELLITE DETAILS: Live feed starts at 3:15 p.m. ET Satellite: Intelsat IA-7 at 231 degrees East (or 129 degrees West) 9MHz c-band slot Transponder: C13 - Channel D02 Downlink Frequenc ... Continue reading

DealerTrack Appoints Rick G. Von Pusch as Senior Vice President of Customer Development

DealerTrack Appoints Rick G. Von Pusch as Senior Vice President of Customer Development

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , today announced the appointment of Rick G. Von Pusch to the position of Senior Vice President of Customer Development. In this role, Von Pusch will be responsible for understanding and fulfilling the current and future needs ... Continue reading

2007 Cadillac Escalade Review

2007 Cadillac Escalade Review

CADILLAC ESCALADE A Truck with Elegance and Bling By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau It was a rough morning near the end of a busy week. With a lunchtime appointment to meet the owner at the Corvette racing shops of Pratt & Miller, followed by an afternoon swap of this Escalade for a little Saturn Sky on ... Continue reading

CR Cautions: Blind Spot Behind your Vehicle Danger Zone for Children

CR Cautions: Blind Spot Behind your Vehicle Danger Zone for Children

YONKERS, NY August 23, 2006; Consumer Reports’ latest examination of vehicle blind zones—the area behind a car or truck that’s hidden from the driver’s view—shows that the 2006 Jeep Commander Limited ranks as the worst vehicle overall. Consumer Reports measured the blind zone behind the Command ... Continue reading

SUV Fatality Rate Down 8.7%; Greatest Decline of All Vehicle Types According to Latest Fatality Data

SUV Fatality Rate Down 8.7%; Greatest Decline of All Vehicle Types According to Latest Fatality Data

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- SUV Owners of America points out important news found in the latest highway fatality data just released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) -- a number of key safety indicators show that SUV safety has dramatically improved (page numbers from the report are indicated): * ... Continue reading

TRW Automotive Forges New Frontier in Active Safety with Advanced Electronic Stability Control Systems

TRW Automotive Forges New Frontier in Active Safety with Advanced Electronic Stability Control Systems

LIVONIA, Mich., Aug. 23 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. -- the global leader in automotive safety systems -- is pursuing new integration opportunities related to electronic stability control (ESC) to provide customers with smaller and lighter systems that yield greater performance and fuel efficiency. TRW's ESC system ... Continue reading

MADD and DaimlerChrysler Present After the Crash: 10 Lives Shattered by Teen Drinking and Driving

MADD and DaimlerChrysler Present After the Crash: 10 Lives Shattered by Teen Drinking and Driving

* Unveil photo exhibit featuring stirring images of lives changed forever * National education campaign traveling to 10 cities across the country this fall * Media briefing scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at DaimlerChrysler Tech Center WHAT: Did you know traffic crashes are the number one killer of teens and near ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group's Toledo Supplier Park Opens the Doors to Production of All-New 2007 Jeep(R) Wrangler

Chrysler Group's Toledo Supplier Park Opens the Doors to Production of All-New 2007 Jeep(R) Wrangler

* Innovative supplier co-location manufacturing model officially unveiled * Chrysler Group President and CEO Tom LaSorda, supplier executives, Governor Bob Taft and other dignitaries host event announcing production * Chrysler Group continues community support with new manufacturing plant * Media briefing and plant tou ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Turkish F1 GP - Preview

Michelin 2006 Turkish F1 GP - Preview

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Video of Vehicles That Run On Water - Seeing is Believing

Video of Vehicles That Run On Water - Seeing is Believing

Here are some Very good options for fuel economy and cleaner environment ( WATER AS FUEL ) Please check out these short vids from this Website . Let us use it as soon as we can . Cheers Will H. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4N6E2rDmig&mode=related&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMWd6T_hbhQ&NR http://www.youtu ... Continue reading

Free CJ-4 Seminar Offered by Chevron at GATS

Free CJ-4 Seminar Offered by Chevron at GATS

Dear AutoChannel, I just wanted to give you a heads-up that Chevron announced a free seminar on CJ-4 and related 2007 emissions issues will take place on Thursday, August 24 during this year's Great American Truck Show (GATS). The seminar covers the new heavy-duty diesel engine oil category (CJ-4) and its use in 2007 a ... Continue reading

Mazda Begins Sales of Upgraded RX-8

Mazda Begins Sales of Upgraded RX-8

Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has upgraded its four-door, four-seat, rotary engine-equipped RX-8 sports car, which is to be sold at Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. Mazda is commencing sales of the 5-speed and 6-speed manual transmission models and accepting o ... Continue reading

Dodge Announces Pricing for Two All-new 2007 Vehicles

Dodge Announces Pricing for Two All-new 2007 Vehicles

* Starting at $19,885, all-new 2007 Dodge Nitro priced to spice up mid- size SUV market * All-new 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab starts at $22,535, priced nearly $2,000 below comparable Ford F-350 chassis cab AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- On the heels of the hot-selling all-new 2007 Dodge Caliber, two additional all ... Continue reading

UK International Motorcycle And Scooter Show Revs Up For 2006 With An Action-Packed Line-Up

UK International Motorcycle And Scooter Show Revs Up For 2006 With An Action-Packed Line-Up

BIRMINGHAM, England - August 23, 2006: The International Motorcycle and Scooter Show today announced its action-packed feature line-up for 2006. Taking place between 27th October and 5th November at Birmingham’s NEC, visitors to this year’s show will be spoilt for choice when it comes to both interactive feat ... Continue reading

Jeep Invites Consumers to Play in the Mud for a Chance to Win an All-New 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Jeep Invites Consumers to Play in the Mud for a Chance to Win an All-New 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Consumers bring new meaning to “mudslinging” during the “Jeep Stick in the Mud” challenge on opening day of the State Fair of Texas Consumers who want to play in the mud can register online at www.JeepStickInTheMudChallenge.com Jeep survey reveals that Texans Jessica Simpson and Matthew McConaughey ... Continue reading

Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Team Bristol Advance...

Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Team Bristol Advance...

Media Contact: Patrick Rogers, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, progers@ganassi.com Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge Sharpie 500 - Bristol Motor Speedway Advance - 8/26/06 To view the 2006 Target Racing Media Guide, please visit www.target.com/pressroom Target Team Fast Facts: Short Trackin' It: ... Continue reading

Zymol's Exclusive Automotive Products Find Their Place In Beverly Hills On South Robertson Boulevard

Zymol's Exclusive Automotive Products Find Their Place In Beverly Hills On South Robertson Boulevard

PRESS RELEASE ATTN: Automotive, Affluent And Business / International Editors And Writers --------------------------------------------------------------- Zymol's Exclusive Automotive Products Find Their Place In Beverly Hills On South Robertson Boulevard Discerning Owners of Exceptional Automobiles Acquire the Educatio ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Statement on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2005 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Statement on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2005 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 22, 2006--In response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration release of its 2005 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Crashes, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (www.msf-usa.org) renewed its call for riders and motorists to work together in reducing the number of motorcycle crashes on A ... Continue reading

Ricardo Diesel Expertise Helps JCB DIESELMAX to FIA International Land Speed Record

Ricardo Diesel Expertise Helps JCB DIESELMAX to FIA International Land Speed Record

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Aug. 22 -- The JCB DIESELMAX today secured the FIA international land speed record for diesel-powered vehicles with speed of 328.767 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Powered by two state-of-the-art JCB444-LSR engines developed by Ricardo, the JCB DIESELMAX beat the existing record by almos ... Continue reading

Vandergriff advances to Quarterfinals in Memphis

Vandergriff advances to Quarterfinals in Memphis

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 Vandergriff advances to Quarterfinals in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn., (August 21, 2006)- Bob Vandergriff Jr. left Memphis with a big smile on his face after competing in the rai ... Continue reading

The Technology 'Behind' The New Mercedes-Benz CL-Class

The Technology 'Behind' The New Mercedes-Benz CL-Class

Integral seats with massage function and ventilation: New luxury coupé offers wellness on wheels STUTTGART - August 23, 2006: With individually adaptable backrest and cushion contours, active ventilation and an innovative massage function, the integral seats of the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class increase the personal we ... Continue reading

The Peugeot 206 - Well Worth A Closer 'Look'

The Peugeot 206 - Well Worth A Closer 'Look'

· Peugeot revises the 206 range · New Peugeot 206 Look range introduced starting at £8,495 on the road · Available with the choice of 1.4 or 1.6 petrol engines and a 1.4 HDi diesel engine · On sale in October 2006 COVENTRY, England - August 23, 2006: Peugeot’s best-ever selling model, the stylish 20 ... Continue reading

New V8 Diesel Extends Range Rover Sport Line-Up

New V8 Diesel Extends Range Rover Sport Line-Up

· Powerful, state-of-the-art TDV8 turbo diesel – new, fourth engine option for Range Rover Sport · Power and torque over 40 per cent greater than TDV6 turbocharged diesel engine, but still achieving 25.5 mpg (11.1 litre/100 km) on combined fuel cycle · Class-leading refinement helps emphasise V8 acoustics ... Continue reading

SEAT Releases First Details of New Altea XL

SEAT Releases First Details of New Altea XL

August 23, 2006: SEAT has released the first details of the Altea XL, a new model that is destined to appeal to families demanding high levels of space and style. Forming part of the Altea family, the new model will be launched in Spain later this year, before arriving in the UK early in 2007. When SEAT launched the Al ... Continue reading

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