GM-Student Challenge X Competition Generates More Than Winning Team - VIDEO STORY
DETROIT - June 9, 2008: After three-years of competing in the "Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility" challenge, a team from the University of Mississippi has been dubbed the victors. The competition, which is sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy, asked students throughout the U.S. to ... Continue reading
Volvo Capitalizes on Booming Car Industry in China - VIDEO STORY
GOTHENBURG - June 9, 2007: Many car companies are expanding their operations in China as the number of passenger cars being sold continues to grow at record levels. Some reports suggest 8.5 million cars will be sold in China in 2007 alone. To meet this demand, Volvo Cars has increased its sales by 60.5 percent in the f ... Continue reading
TEAM NOTES (FORT WORTH) - TARGET INDYCAR TEAM TEXAS QUALIFYING REPORT
THIS WEEKEND: Target Team IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon (No.9 Target Honda-powered Dallara) and Dan Wheldon (No.10 Target Honda-powered Dallara) will take on the high-banked 1.5 mile super speedway at Texas Motor Speedway for 228 laps (342 miles/550 kilometers) this Saturday night. The Bombardier Learjet 550K is the 7th ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (FORT WORTH) - SHARP NOTCHES POLE FOR BOMBARDIER LEARJET 550K
Scott Sharp claimed his first IndyCar Series pole position in more than five years, winning the AAMCO Transmissions Pole Award for the Bombardier Learjet 550k at Texas Motor Speedway. Sharp, driving the No. 8 Patron Dallara/Honda/Firestone for Rahal Letterman Racing, posted a quick lap of 215.260 mph (24.3334 seconds) ... Continue reading
GRAND AM (WATKINS GLEN) - Sahlens Meat Products
Officials from the Grand American Road Racing Association and Sahlens announced today at Watkins Glen International that Sahlens will continue to be the official hot dog of Grand-Am through the end of 2009, following the recent signing of a three-year renewal. Specializing in smokehouse meats since 1869, Sahlens has be ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (FORTH WORTH) QUALIFYING RESULTS
Qualifying Friday for the Bombardier Learjet 550 IndyCar Series event on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (8) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Honda, 215.260 2. (6) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Honda, 214.518 3. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Hon ... Continue reading
HRF1 (CANADA) - PRACTICE NOTES
Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix got underway at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal today with the Honda Racing F1 Team's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button ending the day in 7th and 13th positions respectively. Both Honda drivers spent much of the day working to find a good long-run balance on the low downforce c ... Continue reading
NHRA (JOLIET) - SCELZI ON POLE
Driving the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T, Gary Scelzi grabbed the provisional Funny Car pole position Friday night at the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, posting a 4.736-second pass at 330.96 mph. Right behind him, in second, was his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps, with a 4.7 ... Continue reading
Mike Ashley started the day right where he left off after last week¹s win in Topeka, Kan. - at the top of the field after the first round of qualifying in the Torco Race Fuels NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill. Parts failure took its toll on the Torco Race Fuels Dodge Charger however, and Ashley ended the day in ... Continue reading
NHRA (JOLIET) - COUGHLIN LOOKING GOOD
Championship contender Jeg Coughlin Jr. looked sharp in opening day action at the 10th annual Torco Race Fuels Route 66 Nationals, earning the top position in the field in the first session before slipping back to third by day's end. The lofty ranking was achieved by his best pass of 6.632 at 208.17 mph in his yellow a ... Continue reading
NHRA (JOLIET) - KJ SIXTH IN INITIAL QUALIFYING
With the King Demon all-star race on the schedule for Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, the first day of qualifying for the Torco Racing Fuels Nationals took on added meaning for Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team. After all, if they were able to use one of their opening two attempts to secure a position in Su ... Continue reading
GRAND AM (WATKINS GLEN) - PROBST TAKES POLE
Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., rebounded from a disappointing Lime Rock weekend over Memorial Day Weekend to take the pole position for Saturday's SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Round Four race, part of the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen Weekend at Watkins Glen International. James Sofronas, of Newport Beach ... Continue reading
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS With the exception of a small coterie of rabid Lancer Evo rally-replica fans, Mitsubishi has been notably absent from most people's notice in recent years. Times turned tough for the Japanese manufacturer, for a variety of reasons. But, as has been shown by other automakers, the ke ... Continue reading
State Department Eases Passport Requirements for Western Hemisphere Travel
LOS ANGELES, CA Jun 8, 2007; Marketwire reported that the Auto Club is alerting travelers that due to a backlog of passport applications, the U.S. State Department today modified its requirement that began earlier this year that U.S. citizens present passports when flying or taking a cruise to Mexico, Canada, the Carib ... Continue reading
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