NASCAR (ATLANTA) - EARNHARDT/LABONTE TRANSCRIPT
THE MODERATOR: All righdt. Welcome to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Monday. We are joined by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who is testing with Hendrick Motorsports for the next two days. Dale, how was your morning out there? DALE EARNHARDT, JR.: It was pretty good. You know, just went out there ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (LONDON) - PROFESSIONAL MOTORSPORT WORLD EXPO 2007
Professional MotorSport World Expo 2007 offers a wealth of FREE TO ATTEND forums and workshops, so don't miss your opportunity to take part! THE WORKSHOP THEATRE, SPONSORED BY PORSCHE, offers experts the perfect daily platform to share their knowledge with visitors to the show. Subjects tackled will include: - Race car ... Continue reading
NASCAR (TEXAS) - Craftsman Truck Series News And Notes
Bodine Can Set Series Record With Texas Win<BR> Hornaday And Skinner Swap Lead For Fifth Time In Six Races<BR> Gaughan Determined To Find Lost Success<BR> Battle For 10th Place Heats Up<BR> Skinner Continues To Lead Races<BR> This weekendâs trip to Texas Motor Speedway couldnât have come at a better time for ... Continue reading
NASCAR (ATLANTA) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Turns First Test Laps For Hendrick Motorsports
The colors were familiar â red and white â but the address completely new Monday as Dale Earnhardt Jr. began the prelude of his transition to Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt, who joins Hendrick following the 2007 season, returned along with 46 other NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers to Atlanta Motor Speedway o ... Continue reading
NASCAR NCS (MEMPHIS) - Bliss takes second in Memphis
Mike Bliss Finishes Second in the Supercuts Dodge at Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. (October 27, 2007) - Mike Bliss and the No.22 Supercuts/Family Dollar Dodge will go down in history as the second place finisher of the record-setting-25-cautions race at the Memphis Motorsports Park. Bliss was able to dodge the wrecking cars l ... Continue reading
NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Team Mopar Pro Stock Race Report
TEAM MOPAR PRO STOCK RACE REPORT - LAS VEGAS 2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 2 COUNTDOWN TO ONE ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Oct. 26-28, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net Da ... Continue reading
NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Lucas Races to Excellent Semi-Finals Finish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Wells (704) 662-3525 â Office (704) 281-5678 â Cell Torco.com LUCAS RACES TO EXCELLENT SEMI-FINALS FINISH LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28) â Morgan Lucas, driving his Lucas Oil dragster, marveled the capacity crowd on the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with his excellent run to t ... Continue reading
NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Speedster Troxel Records Third Consecutive Top Speed of Meet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay Wells (704) 662-3525 â Office (704) 281-5678 â Cell LucasOil.com SPEEDSTER TROXEL RECORDS THIRD CONSECUTIVE TOP SPEED OF MEET LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28) â The driver of the Vietnam Veterans POW/MIA Top Fuel dragster, Melanie Troxel is quickly getting the reputation of a speed ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (BRACKLEY, UK) - HONDA TO TEST YOUNG DRIVERS
---BRACKLEY, UK 29 OCTOBER 2007 HONDA TO TEST YOUNG DRIVERS Honda is pleased to announce that GP2 drivers Mike Conway, Luca Filippi and Andreas Zuber will drive at the team's first winter test in Barcelona next month. As part of the team's commitment to the development of young motorsport talent, Mike, Luca and Andreas ... Continue reading
WORLD OF OUTLAWS (CONCORD, NC) - World Finals LIVE Event On SPEED
CONCORD, N.C.--The World Racing Group (OTCBB: DMSP) is pleased to announce respected motorsports broadcasters Dave Despain and Dr. Dick Berggren will join the World of Outlaws World Finals broadcast team on SPEED. The live three-hour event at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific on Saturday, Nov. 3, is the championship-decidi ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (BRACKLEY, UK) - HONDA RACING F1 WINS AT 2007 GREEN AWARDS
BRACKLEY, UK 29 OCTOBER 2007 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM WINS AT 2007 GREEN AWARDS The Honda Racing F1 Team won two prestigious awards at the 2007 Green Awards which were held at the London Guildhall on Friday 26 October. The team's environmental myearthdreamTM initiative won its nominated category of Best PR Campaign w ... Continue reading
Despite Rumors, Porsche Says It Plans No Restructure of VW
Washington DC October 29, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that luxury sports car maker Porsche AG says it isn't planning to restructure Volkswagen AG if it acquires a majority stake in VW. According to a Dow Jones Newswires report, a Porsche spokesperson refuted an article in German magazine Wirtschaftswoche over t ... Continue reading
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) and Philips Automotive Lighting N.A. have announced a unique collaborative arrangement to bring a âTotal Categoryâ lighting offering to the North American Aftermarket. The relationship leverages Federal-Mogulâs sales, marketing and distribution l ... Continue reading
Despite recognition of problem, most don't get eyes examined, new nationwide survey shows JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 29 -- As millions of Americans prepare to set the clocks back an hour on November 4 and see fewer hours of daylight, findings from a new survey raise concerns for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians about ... Continue reading
AutoNation Succeeds with Full Online Car Sales
Washington DC October 29, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest public dealership group, is testing start-to-finish online car sales in Atlanta. The program is a departure from the company's traditional Internet strategy, in which vehicle sales are completed at dealerships, acco ... Continue reading
World's Most Important Aftermarket Show Begins Tomorrow in Las Vegas
TheAutoChannel.com to provide on-going event coverage, as always. LAS VEGAS - October 29, 2007: Las Vegas is not just the entertainment capital of the world, it's also an exposition mecca. Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week kicks off tomorrow for 4 big days. AAIW is actually two big exposcoming together as one giant ... Continue reading
Chery Tests Methanol-Fuelled Cars
SHANGHAI - October 29, 2007: Chery Automobile Co. Ltd unveiled its prototype methanol fuel-powered cars at their research base in northern China's Shanxi Province last week, an Interfax report said today. The report, citing a Chery employee, said the first batch of 20 cars has been tested and is ready to be put into fu ... Continue reading
Suzuki Auto Shines on the Strip During 2007 SEMA Show
- Suzuki debuts sportbike-inspired SXForce based on all-new 2008 SX4 Sport - SX4 WRC and Grand Vitara Dune appeal to off-road enthusiasts - Five-door SX4 Crossover flaunts concept- and production-based accessory line LAS VEGAS, Oct. 29 -- American Suzuki Motor Corp. showcases four spirited and dynamic vehicles at the 2 ... Continue reading
<http://www.japancorp.net> Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for September 2007 and First Half of Fiscal 2007 Tokyo, Japan, Oct 29, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for September 2007 and ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Museum Lays Claim to a Long-winded World Record
STUTTGART - October 29, 2007: The Mercedes-Benz Museum is now officially home to the âstrongest artificially generated tornado in the worldâ. The attempted record was confirmed in the presence of Guinness Book of Records representative Olaf Kuchenbecker. The 34.4-metre-high artificial tornado serves to elimin ... Continue reading
Honda Sets All-Time Record for Worldwide Production for the First Half of the Fiscal Year
<http://www.japancorp.net> Honda Sets All-Time Record for Worldwide Production for the First Half of the Fiscal Year Tokyo, Japan, Oct 29, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of September and the first ... Continue reading
The Ford Mustang Bullitt To Return
Dearborn October 29, 2007; The Ford Mustang Bullitt⢠will be back for 2008, making its first public showing at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on Nov. 14-15. Blending the best Mustang ever with the latest Ford Racing technology, this modern classic lives up to the magic of the movie âBullittâ by ... Continue reading
Victorville, Calif. -- The Carnegie Mellon University Tartan Racing Team, sponsored by General Motors and other partner companies, today enters the qualifying rounds of the DARPA Urban Challenge, which features driverless vehicles that have to conquer a simulated mission in a mock urban environment. The Urban Challenge ... Continue reading
Mazda Launches Global Customer Magazine, Zoom-Zoom
Hiroshima, Japan, Oct 18, 2007; Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the launch of Zoom-Zoom, a new magazine for Mazda customers worldwide. The publication is produced in five languages and is being distributed to eight countries from late September through the end of October 2007. In late October, Zoom-Zoom magazine ... Continue reading
Continental AG to invest $216 mln in China plant
FRANKFURT, Oct 28, 2007; Reuters reported that Germany's Continental AG said it plans to invest about 150 million euros ($216 million) to build its first tyre manufacturing plant in China to boost sales in the world's second-largest auto market. Production at the plant in Hefei, in Anhui province, is due to start at th ... Continue reading
SINGAPORE, Oct 29, 2007; Reuters reported that the prospects for a sale of the Ford family's controlling stake in car marker Ford Motor Co receded as it emerged that Henry Ford's heirs had patched up differences and agreed to wait for the outcome of a radical turnround plan, the Financial Times reported. Citing people ... Continue reading
NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Mike Ashley's Luck Runs Out Early in Vegas
FINAL REPORT - Las Vegas MIKE ASHLEY'S GOTHAM CITY RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For high-resolution photos and interviews, please contact: Matthew Brammer - Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (623) 879-4290 Ashley's Luck Runs Out Early in Vegas LAS VEGAS (October 28, 2007) - W ... Continue reading
Ssangyong to Produce S-100 Model in Chinese Plant Next Year
SHANGHAI - October 29, 2007: Ssangyong Motors' new plant in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province, will start volume production early next year and its first car will roll off the production line by next April, China's Nanfang Daily (Guangdong-based newspaper) reported today. Code-named S100, the first car to be made at Yizheng pl ... Continue reading
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