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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Nissan Names New President for Siam Nissan Automobile

Nissan Names New President for Siam Nissan Automobile

BANGKOK, Thailand - October 22, 2006: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd announced on Friday that Thierry Viadieu has been named president of Siam Nissan Automobile (SNA). He succeeds Kosaku Hosokawa, who will be returning to NML headquarters in Japan. In his new position, effective November 1, Viadieu will manage the overall opera ... Continue reading

Revision - Bergmeister Wins GT2 Driver Championship with Second in Monterey - Petersen/White Lightning Earns Second IMSA Cup

Revision - Bergmeister Wins GT2 Driver Championship with Second in Monterey - Petersen/White Lightning Earns Second IMSA Cup

A revision has been made to this release to recognize that Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing has won the 2006 American Le Mans Series GT2 IMSA Cup. Text and quotes have been corrected accordingly. Please disregard the previous release titled "Bergmeister Wins GT2 Driver Championship with Second in Monterey - ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL QUALIFYING FROM POMONA, CALIF.

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL QUALIFYING FROM POMONA, CALIF.

POMONA, Calif. - The drivers of the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series may be wrapping up the season this weekend at the sixth annual Nitto NHRA Sport Compact World Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, but they are still driving hard. Qualifying on Saturday was as exciting as it has been all season. Top qualifier ... Continue reading

Gooding & Co Chandler Sale Tops $36 Million Sets Record for Single-Day Automotive Auction

Gooding & Co Chandler Sale Tops $36 Million Sets Record for Single-Day Automotive Auction

Nine Cars Top $1 Million; Two Top $2 Million OXNARD, Calif., Oct. 22, 2006; Led by nine cars which brought in more than $1 million apiece, including two in excess of $2 million, yesterday's auction by Gooding & Company of Otis Chandler's vehicle and automotive-art collection brought in a record $36,094,250, the highest ... Continue reading

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses 2006 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX INTERLAGOS 21 OCTOBER QUALIFYING The Honda Racing F1 Team will start the 2006 season finale from the third and seventh rows of the grid after Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button qualified fifth and 14th for tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao ... Continue reading

Brazilian GP 2006 - Free Practice & Qualifying

Brazilian GP 2006 - Free Practice & Qualifying

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Mixed weekend for Team Bruichladdich Radical

Mixed weekend for Team Bruichladdich Radical

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Reese Scores Second SPEED GT Pole of Season At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Reese Scores Second SPEED GT Pole of Season At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

For Immediate Release Reese Scores Second SPEED GT Pole of Season At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2006) - Leighton Reese, of Minnetonka, Minn., captured his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT pole of the season today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and will lead the field for Sunday's ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Brazilian F1 GP - Qualifying

Michelin 2006 Brazilian F1 GP - Qualifying

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Laguna Seca 2006 Results

Laguna Seca 2006 Results

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