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Sunday, June 3, 2007

NHRA (TOPEKA) - WHITE CLAIMS TOP POSITION AT HEARTLAND

NHRA (TOPEKA) - WHITE CLAIMS TOP POSITION AT HEARTLAND

Gary White claimed his first career No. 1 qualifier at the third annual NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. White drove his Titan Motorsports Toyota Celica to the top position by running 6.55 seconds at 213.13 mph in the final round of qualifying. He was able to take advantage of the early evening te ... Continue reading

NHRA (TOPEKA) - POINTS LEADER CAPPS FAILS TO QUALIFY

NHRA (TOPEKA) - POINTS LEADER CAPPS FAILS TO QUALIFY

POWERade points leader Ron Capps failed to qualify for the 19th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX, snapping the longest active qualifying streak in the Funny Car class at 55 races. Capps' shocking result overshadowed the low qualifying efforts of Joe Hartley, Robert Hight, and Greg Anderson ... Continue reading

ALMS (LE MANS) - LEADER LIGHTS SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY TO LE MANS

ALMS (LE MANS) - LEADER LIGHTS SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY TO LE MANS

All cars this year at Le Mans will run with the innovative Leader Lights system from the American Le Mans Series and IMSA. This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans will have even more of an American Le Mans Series flavor when cars hit the famed circuit on Wednesday for practice and qualifying. For the first time, the field for ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (MILWAUKEE) - PRE-RACE NOTES

INDYCAR (MILWAUKEE) - PRE-RACE NOTES

Helio Castroneves grabbed his second consecutive AAMCO Transmissions Pole Award – and fourth of the season – claiming the top starting spot for the ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 presented by Time Warner Cable. Castroneves turned a lap of 171.071 mph (21.3596 seconds) to claim Team Penske’s third straight pole ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (MILWAUKEE) - FINAL STARTING GRID

INDYCAR (MILWAUKEE) - FINAL STARTING GRID

1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 171.071 2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 169.266 3. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 169.158 4. (10) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 169.097 5. ... Continue reading

Chauffeur-First Introduces Lexus Hybrids For High-End Clientele

Chauffeur-First Introduces Lexus Hybrids For High-End Clientele

LIMEHOUSE, England - June 3, 2007: The first major executive chauffeur fleet in the UK to switch its cars to hybrid power – that’s the claim of Chauffeur-First. The London-based company says it’s the emergence of Lexus Hybrid Drive technology and the readiness of its customers to think green that has ena ... Continue reading

Ferrari F430 Spider Voted Top Convertible For Residual UK Values After 1 Year

Ferrari F430 Spider Voted Top Convertible For Residual UK Values After 1 Year

LONDON - June 3, 2007: Ferrari F430 Spider ranked 1st for retained value after 1 year, with a residual value of 97%, according to EuroTaxGlass, The Ferrari F430 Spider has been ranked 1st for residual values in a list of the Top 20 convertibles as calculated by leading automotive business analysts, EuroTaxGlass’s. ... Continue reading

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