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Sunday, September 23, 2007

NHRA BREAKING NEWS (DALLAS ) - JOHN FORCE INJURY UPDATE AND PROGNOSIS

NHRA BREAKING NEWS (DALLAS ) - JOHN FORCE INJURY UPDATE AND PROGNOSIS

Doctors updated John Force's family and team following a thorough evaluation of his multiple injuries and the prognosis for a full recovery is very good. Force sustained a broken left ankle and severe abrasion on his right knee. Force's left wrist also was dislocated and broken and he sustained some severe abrasions an ... Continue reading

NHRA BREAKING NEWS (DALLAS) - FORCE/BERNSTEIN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT...

NHRA BREAKING NEWS (DALLAS) - FORCE/BERNSTEIN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT...

Fourteen-time NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car world champion John Force was transported to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas via medical helicopter after a second-round accident that involved his Castrol GTX High-Mileage Ford Mustang and Kenny Bernstein’s Monster Energy Drink/Lucas Oil Dodge Charger. Force ... Continue reading

Report Says Volkswagen Aims to Overtake Toyota by 2015

Report Says Volkswagen Aims to Overtake Toyota by 2015

FRANKFURT, Sept 22, 2007; Reuters reported that Germany's Volkswagen aims to overtake Japan's Toyota as the world's number one carmaker by the year 2014 or 2015, the German industry magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported on Saturday. "We want to overtake Toyota in volumes and by profitability," the magazine quoted Mich ... Continue reading

NHRA (DALLAS ) - ASHLEY RELIEVED...

NHRA (DALLAS ) - ASHLEY RELIEVED...

For Funny Car driver Mike Ashley, the choice not to race Saturday was as clear as choosing not to step in front of a moving train, and as it turns out, his Friday-night 4.868 was strong enough to earn the No. 11 spot heading into eliminations on Sunday. "I'm not really the one who is a hero here, because it was never e ... Continue reading

Toyota: Reconditioning Can Extend Hybrid Battery Life

Toyota: Reconditioning Can Extend Hybrid Battery Life

the replacement module must be harvested from a battery pack out of a vehicle of about the same age and mileage. Long before the first Prius left the showroom more than a decade ago, Toyota developed a detailed procedure for recycling hybrid vehicles' nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. In the years since, Toyota a ... Continue reading

NHRA (DALLAS ) - O'REILLY AUTO PARTS EXTENDS TITLE RIGHTS SPONSORSHIP OF FALL NATIONALS AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

NHRA (DALLAS ) - O'REILLY AUTO PARTS EXTENDS TITLE RIGHTS SPONSORSHIP OF FALL NATIONALS AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2007) – NHRA announced today that O’Reilly Auto Parts has agreed to a multi-year extension to be the title rights sponsor of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex through 2010. O’Reilly Auto Parts is the only title rights sponsor the event has had ... Continue reading

NHRA (DALLAS ) - HIGHT FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS

NHRA (DALLAS ) - HIGHT FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS

Funny Car points leader Robert Hight entered this weekend's 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec hoping to lock-up a spot in the Countdown to Four championship field. Now the John Force Racing professional is hoping to remain relevant after a shocking failure to qualify on the hottest ra ... Continue reading

NHRA (DALLAS ) - LADWIG SETS RECORD ENROUTE TO NO. 1 POSITION

NHRA (DALLAS ) - LADWIG SETS RECORD ENROUTE TO NO. 1 POSITION

Marty Ladwig did exactly what he needed to today by setting a national time record and qualifying No. 1 at the NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at the O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals. Brad Personett was the No. 1 qualifier in Pro RWD. This combination of record and top qualifier enabled Ladwig in his Lucas Oil Chevy Coba ... Continue reading

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