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Saturday, September 30, 2006

A1 Team Canada seventh fastest in A1GP qualifying (W)

A1 Team Canada seventh fastest in A1GP qualifying (W)

A1 Team Canada seventh fastest in A1GP qualifying Qualifying, Round 1 - A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland Zandvoort, Holland (September 30, 2006) - A1 Team Canada racer, Toronto's James Hinchcliffe, kept the Canadian entry at the sharp end of the field in qualifying Saturday securing seventh ... Continue reading

Baca's Mach 1 team ready to rock Reading

Baca's Mach 1 team ready to rock Reading

Baca's Mach 1 team ready to rock Reading READING, Pa. (Sept. 30) -- Two weeks ago when the 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals was originally scheduled to run, the weather in Eastern Pennsylvania couldn't have been worse. Now, as the rain-postponed event comes back to life, the exact opposite is true -- things couldn ... Continue reading

Canadian Sean McIntosh ninth in Le Mans debut (W)

Canadian Sean McIntosh ninth in Le Mans debut (W)

McIntosh ninth in Le Mans debut Round 8 - World Series by Renault, Le Mans, France, 30th September 2006 Sean McIntosh, #6 Team KTR, Race 1 - Qualified: 10th / Finished: 9th (2 Points) Sean McIntosh collected two more valuable World Series by Renault points today as he came home ninth in his debut on the Bugatti Circuit ... Continue reading

Capps rolls Brut Revolution Dodge into No. 5 in Reading qualifying

Capps rolls Brut Revolution Dodge into No. 5 in Reading qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 20 of 23 TOYO TIRES NHRA NATIONALS Maple Grove Raceway Mohnton, Pa. Race Date: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS ROLLS BRUT REVOLUTION DODGE INTO NO. 5 IN READ ... Continue reading

Chinese GP 2006 - Free Practice & Qualifying

Chinese GP 2006 - Free Practice & Qualifying

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Fuller No. 3 qualifier at rain-postponed Maple Grove event

Fuller No. 3 qualifier at rain-postponed Maple Grove event

News from David Powers Motorsports Valvoline / Louisiana-Pacific / Mac Tools For Images or additional Information, Contact: Don Armstrong (832)-252-8732 or (713) 202-4849 e-mail: Don@DavidPowersMotorsports.com Fuller No. 3 qualifier at rain-postponed Maple Grove event READING, Penn (Sept. 30) -- Returning to the quarte ... Continue reading

Gas City Focus Results

Gas City Focus Results

USAC MIDWEST DIRT FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 29, 2006 - Gas City, Indiana - Gas City I-69 Speedway FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tate Martz (#1 Steele), 2. Jordan Noblitt (#20 Noblitt), 3. Robbie Parish (#63 Norris), 4. Jim Harble (#15 Harble), 5. ... Continue reading

GEICO Motorcycle to Sponsor Children's Charity Motorcycle Rally and Family Fun Day

GEICO Motorcycle to Sponsor Children's Charity Motorcycle Rally and Family Fun Day

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 30 -- It's time to rev up those engines and polish your chrome! Bikes for Tykes is taking Washington by storm on Saturday, Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., at GEICO's Chevy Chase headquarters, 5260 Western Ave. GEICO Motorcycle, along with PNC Bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers, will host a motorc ... Continue reading

Kansas SC Agate Results

Kansas SC Agate Results

USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE RESULTS (Series presented by K & N Engineering): September 29-30, 2006 - Kansas City, Kansas - Kansas Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 29)1. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-32.296; 2. Pablo Donoso, 191, Hemelgarn/Johnson-32.335; 3. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK/Leffler-32.363; 4. ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Anderson finishes rain-shortened qualifying No. 2

KB Racing LLC: Anderson finishes rain-shortened qualifying No. 2

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *KB RACING LLC* *NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES* *SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK* *GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER * *MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz* *PHONE: 425-557-8899* *E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net* *22nd ANNUAL NHRA TOYO TIRES NATIONALS* *MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY -- READING, PENN.* *SE ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Will focused on eliminations tomorrow

KB Racing LLC: Will focused on eliminations tomorrow

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 22nd ANNUAL NHRA ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: SATURDAY QUALIFYING FROM READING

NHRA NEWS: SATURDAY QUALIFYING FROM READING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: NHRA Media Relations,(626) 914-4761 SCHUMACHER, JOHNSON, STANFIELD AND SAMPEY TOP QUALIFIERS IN READING READING, Pa. - Reigning Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher used a rocket-like 4.440-second pass down Maple Grove Raceway in Saturday's lone session to lead the $1.5 million Toyo Tires NH ... Continue reading

NHRA Pacific SportsNational - Saturday from Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway

NHRA Pacific SportsNational - Saturday from Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway

Auto Club Dragway * Fontana, California * Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway Saturday, September 30, 2006 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 HOUSER WINS BIG IN THE MOPAR HEMI CHALLENGE AT AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY FONTANA, Calif. - Qualifying is complete at the Inaugural ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Keeps Learning, Starts 14th in Reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Keeps Learning, Starts 14th in Reading

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Keeps Learning, Starts 14th in Reading Event: 22nd Annual Toyo Tires Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, September 30, 2006 Location: Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA On the strength of a 6.659-second, 206.83 mph run made on Friday afte ... Continue reading

Teens Nationwide Take On No. 1 Killer at 'Keep the Drive U.S.A.'

Teens Nationwide Take On No. 1 Killer at 'Keep the Drive U.S.A.'

With Help From MTV VJ Quddus, Teens Plot Plan of Attack for Reducing Teen Deaths Caused by Car Crashes, Just in Time for Deadly Fall Driving Season CHICAGO, Sept. 30 -- Seventeen-year-old Lauren Hashiguchi of Beaverton, Ore., lost her grandfather in a car crash caused by a teen driver. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Mann of ... Continue reading

Dacia Logan MCV Launched at the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2006

Dacia Logan MCV Launched at the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2006

Paris Motor Show September 29, 2006; Dacia extends its range of models with the launch of Logan MCV (Multi Convivial Vehicle). Logan MCV revolutionizes the world of family saloons with a 1.5 dCi diesel engine, a genuine benchmark in terms of fuel consumption and a capability to seat up to seven adult passengers. Logan ... Continue reading

Opel Antara and Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept World Premiere at the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris

Opel Antara and Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept World Premiere at the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris

Paris Motor Show September 29, 2006; Opel has launched on the European market its first product for the SUV and crossover segment, the Opel Antara. Since 1998, the share of SUV and crossover segment in Europe has grown from 3% to 6% of the total market, GM officials said. During the press conference, GM also unveiled t ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Introduces New Website

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Introduces New Website

IRVINE, Calif.--A new website was officially launched today by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to focus on improving rider safety, and to help stem the rise in motorcyclist crashes on our nation’s roadways. The ImplementNAMS.org website was made possible by a combined effort of the MSF and the National Highway Tr ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Has Cure for Common Winter Cold

AAA Chicago Has Cure for Common Winter Cold

AURORA, Ill., Sept. 28 -- AAA Chicago has developed a cure for the common cold -- common winter cold, that is. The kind that drains the energy out of your car battery and makes for sluggish engine starts in the morning. Motorists can't avoid the winter cold, but they can act now to help ease its effects on their vehicl ... Continue reading

Altairnano, Phoenix and Boshart Successfully Launch Electric SUV at ZEV Symposium

Altairnano, Phoenix and Boshart Successfully Launch Electric SUV at ZEV Symposium

RENO, Nev.--Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. with their electric vehicle partners, Boshart Engineering and Phoenix Motorcars, successfully launched a full size, all-electric SUV at the California Air Resources Board Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Technology Symposium, in Sacramento, California this week. The freeway ready, al ... Continue reading

Celebrating 10 Years Of The SLK-Class: The SLK "Edition 10"

Celebrating 10 Years Of The SLK-Class: The SLK "Edition 10"

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on September 28th, 2006 At 10:25 AM CST It's been 10 years since Mercedes introduced the world to the lovable SLK-Class, and as any good automotive manufacturer knows, that can mean only one thing - it's time to celebrate. To mark the momentous occasion, Mercedes today has introduced an ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Opens Office in Czech Republic

Commercial Vehicle Group Opens Office in Czech Republic

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Sept. 28 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. , announced today that it is expanding its global footprint with the opening of an administrative office in Prague, Czech Republic. "The European commercial vehicle market offers a variety of growth and product sourcing opportunities. Expanding our presence t ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Substantial Completion of Audit Committee-Led Internal Investigation

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Substantial Completion of Audit Committee-Led Internal Investigation

PHOENIX--CSK Auto Corporation announced today that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has substantially completed its previously announced internal investigation (commenced in March 2006), which was conducted with the assistance of independent counsel and a separate accounting firm. The scope of the investig ... Continue reading

Interactive Mapping of Driving Lessons across the US

Interactive Mapping of Driving Lessons across the US

Hi, I am writing to let people know that MapMuse.com has recently introduced interactive mapping of driving schools across the US. There are presently over 6,500 driving schools located on the MapMuse maps. The idea is for driving school owners and customers to build upon what we have started by adding information abou ... Continue reading

Mercedes Premiers Multiple New Mercedes Models At The Paris Motor Show

Mercedes Premiers Multiple New Mercedes Models At The Paris Motor Show

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on September 28th, 2006 At 8:45 AM CST As promised, today marked the first day of the Paris Motor Show, and hence, the debut of multiple new Mercedes models. To kick off the event, DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche took the stage to introduce the new models, which included the already- ... Continue reading

South Florida Auto Show Opens October 6th

South Florida Auto Show Opens October 6th

MIAMI, Sept. 28 -- Ever since Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone came down to check out the winter paradise that attracted other captains of industry, South Florida has been a magnet for crowd pleasing events. Little did those pioneers know how important the modern expression of the automobile would become in Florida's cl ... Continue reading

Spansion to Sell JV1 and JV2 Manufacturing Facilities to Fujitsu

Spansion to Sell JV1 and JV2 Manufacturing Facilities to Fujitsu

Spansion Will Sell Older JV1 and JV2 Facility to Fujitsu in $150 Million Cash Sale; Fujitsu to Continue Production of Spansion(TM) Flash Memory Products SUNNYVALE, Calif. and TOKYO, Sept. 28 -- Spansion Inc. , the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions today announced it has signed a definitive ag ... Continue reading

Douglas Motorsports in the Hunt for the Championship

Douglas Motorsports in the Hunt for the Championship

For immediate release September 29, 2006 El Cajon, CA Solid Runs Keep Douglas Motorsports in the Hunt for the Championship Douglas Motorsports came to Chula Vista International Raceway just twenty-one points out of first place in both PRO-2 and PRO-4. The followers of the 2006 edition of Championship Off-Road Racing ar ... Continue reading

Ferrari to Continue Winning Streak With Race in Petit Le Mans

Ferrari to Continue Winning Streak With Race in Petit Le Mans

September 30th Race Key as Team Risi Looks to Take the Lead in Its Division REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 29 -- Ferrari racers continue to make their mark in the US ALMS racing world. The last race at Mosport was a success for Ferrari -- with a one-two finish, the first time that has happened in the ALMS. Team member Mau ... Continue reading

Harbour-Felax Group, Jim Harbour Release Findings of Landmark Automotive Study

Harbour-Felax Group, Jim Harbour Release Findings of Landmark Automotive Study

What: Press conference to announce results of a new landmark study, Automotive Competitive Challenges: Going Beyond Lean study, documenting the major structural gaps that exist among North American automotive manufacturers. The study analyzes the difference that exists today in profit per vehicle, provides insight into ... Continue reading

'Jeep(R) Stick-in-the-Mud' Champion Dishes Dirt on His Win at the State Fair of Texas

'Jeep(R) Stick-in-the-Mud' Champion Dishes Dirt on His Win at the State Fair of Texas

* More than 100 "mud-slingers" get down, dirty and covered in mud on opening day of the Fair * Homero Perez wins all-new four-door 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited after digging up sticks buried beneath 14,000 gallons of mud DALLAS, Sept. 29 -- More than 100 fairgoers kicked off the State Fair of Texas today by diving into ... Continue reading

POBST CRUISES TO SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE TOURING CAR VICTORY AT ROAD ATLANTA

POBST CRUISES TO SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE TOURING CAR VICTORY AT ROAD ATLANTA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POBST CRUISES TO SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE TOURING CAR VICTORY AT ROAD ATLANTA BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 29, 2006) - Local resident Randy Pobst gave his hometown fans exactly what they came to see - a victory in the penultimate round of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship at Road Atlan ... Continue reading

Renew your Free RFI and ITSolutionsCentral Subscription

Renew your Free RFI and ITSolutionsCentral Subscription

Greetings from AurumTech. Welcome to AurumTech's ITSolutionsCentral . Please renew your FREE 1 Year Subscription to AurumTech's ITSolutionsCentral . Click here to renew / sign up for your FREE 1 Year Subscription . AurumTech's ITSolutionsCentral is an excellent reference tool and consists one of the largest collections ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio’s Hot Import Nights Debuts in Dallas

XM Satellite Radio’s Hot Import Nights Debuts in Dallas

IRVINE, Calif.--XM Satellite Radio’s Hot Import Nights (HIN) debuts in Dallas with VIP cars, a swimsuit fashion show and the best of Texas in the DJ and dance arenas. HIN, the nation’s largest lifestyle custom car show, will pack the Dallas Convention Center Oct. 7, 5 p.m. to midnight, featuring a special performan ... Continue reading

2006 Michelin Chinese F1 GP - Qualifying

2006 Michelin Chinese F1 GP - Qualifying

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

Dodge Unveils "Avenger " at Paris Motor Show (Video)

Dodge Unveils "Avenger " at Paris Motor Show (Video)

Paris Motor Show September 29, 2006; Dodge may expand the D-segment (mid-size sedan market) with its Avenger concept. The four-door vehicle, which was presented during the Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2006, uses a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine and offers a lower rear diffuser to reduce vehicle drag and improve fuel ef ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler's GEM Electric Vehicles, Michigan State Police Team Up to Educate Teens on Effects of Alcohol on Driving

DaimlerChrysler's GEM Electric Vehicles, Michigan State Police Team Up to Educate Teens on Effects of Alcohol on Driving

* State Police Program Uses GEMs and "Drink Busters" Goggles to Show What It's Like Behind the Wheel After Drinking * Demonstration at Oakland County Traffic Safety Meeting What: Demonstration of Michigan State Police EPIC program (Education & Prevention of Impaired Crashes), which uses DaimlerChrysler's GEM electric v ... Continue reading

Oh Deer! - Caught in the Headlights

Oh Deer! - Caught in the Headlights

WARWICK, R.I.--The first hints of frost may call to mind comforting thoughts about the upcoming winter holiday season, but experts warn that it also marks the start of “deer season” across the country. October through December are the months where male deer activity dramatically increases, resulting in a sign ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Tri-State Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Tri-State Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION TRI-STATE RACEWAY, EARLVILLE, IOWA Friday, September 29, 2006 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 NHRA LUCAS OIL RACERS RETURN TO TRI-STATE EARLVILLE, Iowa - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returned to Tri-State Raceway today for ... Continue reading

Pilgrim Captures SPEED GT Win at Road Atlanta

Pilgrim Captures SPEED GT Win at Road Atlanta

PILGRIM CAPTURES SPEED GT WIN AT ROAD ATLANTA BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 29, 2006) - Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., captured his first SPEED World Challenge victory in more than 10 years in the penultimate round of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT Championship at Road Atlanta, as part of the Petit Le Mans. Tommy Archer ... Continue reading

Friday from the NHRA Pacific Sportsnationals at Auto Club Dragway

Friday from the NHRA Pacific Sportsnationals at Auto Club Dragway

Auto Club Dragway * Fontana, California * Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway Friday, September 29, 2006 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 OPENING DAY OF QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT NHRA PACIFIC SPORTSNATIONALS FONTANA, Calif. - The Inaugural NHRA Pacific SPORTSnation ... Continue reading

NADA's Automotive Career Month Kicks Off Next Week

NADA's Automotive Career Month Kicks Off Next Week

Students to Explore Auto Careers in New Car & Truck Dealerships Nationwide MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29 -- Students across the U.S. will learn about the wide variety of career opportunities available in automobile and truck dealerships during Automotive Career Month in October -- an initiative sponsored by the National Automo ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Full Throttle Test Drive at Belmont Park

Chrysler Group Announces Full Throttle Test Drive at Belmont Park

WHO: The Chrysler Group and their hottest new Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles to hit the market WHAT: The Full Throttle Test Drive gives consumers the chance to feel like a test driver when they get behind the wheel of brand new Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles on three different closed circuit test tracks. Experien ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Announces FY 2006 Year End Results

Precision Auto Care Announces FY 2006 Year End Results

LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 29 -- Precision Auto Care, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PACI) announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. Revenue was $11.7 million and profit was $721,000, or $0.02 per share, compared with a profit of $4.6 million, or $0.16 per share, on revenue of $12.8 million for the pri ... Continue reading

Industry Donors Support Upcoming YES! Expo in Detroit

Industry Donors Support Upcoming YES! Expo in Detroit

HOUGHTON, Mich., Sept. 29 -- Corporate sponsors are stepping up to the plate in support of the YES! Expo, which aims to interest Michigan youth in science and engineering. A total of 20,000 students in grades 8-12, primarily from southeast Michigan, are expected to attend the Expo, set for Nov. 2 at Detroit's Ford Fiel ... Continue reading

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