Mazda to Offer Dockable Entertainment System With Gameboy Advance for CX-9 Crossover SUV
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 19 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced a new accessory available for the multiple-award-winning 2008 Mazda CX-9. Providing hours of entertainment for those long hauls, the Dockable Entertainment System with Game Boy(R) Advance (DES) is now available, and allows customers with ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON--As oil surged today above $100 a barrel for the first time, the Alliance to Save Energy emphasized energy efficiency as a quick, important, and effective tool to combat higher gasoline and home heating oil prices. âFrom the behavior of consumers to formulation of national energy policy, responses to to ... Continue reading
Honda claims four of 12 spots on 2008 list TORRANCE, Calif., Feb 19 -- Recognizing Honda's application of fuel efficient and alternative fuel technologies, four Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the "greenest vehicles of 2008" with the Civic GX natura ... Continue reading
Talladega Superspeedway has released the tentative schedule of events for its upcoming race weekend, the April 25-27 Aaronâs Dream Weekend featuring three action-packed days for fans at NASCARâs Most Competitive Track. Track officials ask that all guests planning to stay on property in one of the trackâs ... Continue reading
RACE BROADCASTING (FONTANA, CA.) - Auto Club 500 NASCAR HotPass Lineup
In 2007, DIRECTV and NASCAR took the race-day television experience to new heights with the cutting-edge interactive television service, NASCAR HOTPASS only on DIRECTV. The new service featured dedicated driver channels offering viewers multiple camera angles, real-time statistics and announcer teams in addition to l ... Continue reading
Beckman poised for accelerated performance in Phoenix
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2008 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 2 of 24 NHRA NATIONALS Firebird Raceway Chandler, Ariz. Feb. 22-24, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN POISED FOR ACCELERATED PERFORMANCE IN PHOENIX NORTH HILLS, Calif. (Feb. ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (Worlington, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk) - MALLOCK ANNOUNCES 50th ANNIVERSARY
2008 will be the 50th Anniversary of this unique and famous marque, the founder, Major Arthur Mallock, having sold the first customer Mallock U2 in 1958. This landmark confirms the Mallock marque as the longest-surviving racing car manufacturer in continuous production in the United Kingdom under the same family owners ... Continue reading
While in town for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at California Speedway this weekend, Long Beach, CA native, Jason Leffler, driver of the No. 38 Great Clips Toyota Camry, will be honored in his hometown on Wednesday, February 20th, at Smoothâs Sports Grille in Long Beach. Smoothâs, which this year celebrat ... Continue reading
RACE BROADCASTING (CHICAGO, ILL.) - ARCA Thunder Crew Preparing For Awesome Show Tonight!
ARCA Thunder who is celebrating their one month anniversary for the 2008 season tonight is clearly proving that even though the ARCA RE/MAX Series is enjoying a break, the show is alive and well. ARCA Thunder in its second season of broadcasting is seeing record listenership numbers bringing the ARCA spotlight to race ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - RCR/KEVIN HARVICK PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
NOTES: · This Weekâs Race Car at California Speedway ⦠Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 238 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is a new Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS. · Stat Facts ⦠In 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at California Speedway, Harvick has posted two top-1 ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - JTG/KELLY BIRES PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
With the hype, pomp and circumstance of the season-opening Daytona Speedweeks in the rear view mirror, Kelly Bires and the No. 47 Clorox team are riding a crest of momentum as their attention shifts out West to the two-mile California Speedway. Bires recorded a solid run during the Camping World 300, which saw him notc ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - RCR/JEFF BURTON PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
NOTES: · This Weekâs Holiday Inn Chevrolet at California Speedway ⦠Jeff Burton will pilot Chassis No. 050 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable in this weekendâs Stater Bros. 300. Built new in 2006 and ran as the No. 2 machine, Clint Bowyer drove this chassis in 2006 in February at Californi ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - ROUSH/FENWAY - JAMIE MCMURRAY PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
FAST FACTS: * Statistically speaking, California Speedway is Jamie McMurrayâs best track on the Sprint Cup circuit. * In nine career Sprint Cup starts at the two-mile speedway, McMurray has five top-10 finishes, including three top-five finishes. * McMurray has a career starting position average of 27.1 and an ave ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - CJM RACING PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
JASON KELLER/ CJM RACING TEAM FAST FACTS: · This will be the teamâs first visit to California Speedway since entering into the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) · CJM Racing is still searching for a full-time sponsorship partner this season and will be running an all white race car at California · The team h ... Continue reading
RACING VENUES (SPARTA, KY) - KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY NEWS AND NOTES
NEWMAN NAILS DOWN FIRST DAYTONA 500 WIN FOR ACCOMPLISHED OWNER PENSKE Teammates Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch helped deliver the first Daytona 500 title for accomplished NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Roger Penske Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Newman and his No. 12 Dodge received the necessary drafting help fro ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - ROUSH/FENWAY-DARNELL PRE-RACE NOTES
With the 2008 season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the books, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to California Speedway this weekend for the second race of the year. With a new rule package in place, speculation is that racing will look much different than it has in years past, with Daytona-lik ... Continue reading
RACING BUSINESS(INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - Andretti Green Racing Hires Harcus as Team Manager
Andretti Green Racing (AGR) announced today it has hired racing veteran Paul "Ziggy" Harcus as team manager. Harcus, who has nearly 30 years of racing experience, will join AGR's management team and oversee various aspects of AGR's four-car IndyCar Series program. Kim Green, Chief Executive Officer, Andretti Green Raci ... Continue reading
A1 TEAM USA driver Jonathan Summerton knows there's no room for error this weekend (Feb. 22-24) when A1GP World Cup of Motorsport ventures onto the 2.04-mile street circuit with those menacing concrete-lined barriers at Durban, South Africa. "You realize those walls surround you," Summerton said. "You can't run off the ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - JASON WHITE'S POST-DAYTONA WRAP-UP
Veteran NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) driver Jason White looked well on his way to his first career top-10 finish in Fridayâs Chevy Silverado 250 from Daytona International Speedway. Unfortunately, after leading laps and running in the top-five, Whiteâs No. 08 GunBroker.com Dodge Ram experienced a mech ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - AMBROSE KEEN TO PUT DAYTONA DISAPPOINTMENT BEHIND HIM
Marcos Ambrose is determined to get his season moving in the right direction after a luckless start when the Australian races in the Stater Brothers 300 at California Speedway in Fontana, California this weekend. A cut tyre sparked a series of unscheduled pit stops for the Australian at the opening race of the 2008 NAS ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - BILL DAVIS/PHILLIP MCGILTON PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
NOTES: * This weekâs race truck for California Speedway is Chassis No. 22-42. This is the same truck that the No. 22 team ran last year at Homestead. * Newbie⦠This will be McGiltonâs first time on the two-mile track at California Speedway. ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - ROUSH/FENWAY COLIN BRAUN PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
Colin Braun on racing at California Speedway: âWe had a good test with this truck in Atlanta last month. I think the California race is going to be a mix of Daytona and Atlanta. With the new restrictors there is going to be more drafting like Daytona, but the truck also needs to handle well like at an intermediate ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - BILL DAVIS/JOHNNY BENSON PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
NOTES: * This weekâs race truck for the California Speedway is Chassis No. 23-60. This is the same truck Benson won with at last yearâs season ending race at the Homestead Miami Speedway. * On Board⦠TCUV will once again be onboard Bensonâs truck during the Friday night race. * Close Call⦠Bens ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (FONTANA, CA.) - BILL DAVIS/MIKE SKINNER PRE-CALIFORNIA NOTES
NOTES: * This weekâs race truck for California Speedway is Chassis No. 5-112. This is the same truck Skinner ran last year at the final race of the year at Homestead Miami Speedway. * Last Yearâs Winner⦠Skinner won the San Bernardino 200 in front of his hometown crowd here last year before he went on to ... Continue reading
RACING VENUES (TALLADEGA, AL.) - Sign Of Things To Come?
<B>Action Packed Daytona Is Good Sign For Talladega Fans</B> After months of anticipation, race fans finally saw the 2008 NASCAR season take the green flag last Sunday. The exciting racing during the Daytona 500 should give fans a hint to the kind of action they can expect to see when NASCAR arrives at Talladega Supers ... Continue reading
Detroit Electric Appoints Former CEO of Lotus Engineering to Top Job for Electric Car Brand
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 -- Detroit Electric today announces the appointment of Mr. Albert Lam, former CEO of Lotus Engineering, as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Lam recently accepted the job as the Chairman of the company, but this latest appointment will enable him to focus full time on managing and g ... Continue reading
Quantum Awarded Development Program for Fisker Electric Car
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 19 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a $14.5 million program from Fisker Automotive, Inc. to advance and integrate Quantum's proprietary high-performance plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle ("PHEV") architecture -- known as "Q-Drive" -- for the Fi ... Continue reading
AUDI A6 3.2 QUATTRO AT6 We love our quattros on the slippery stuff. Introduced in 1980, quattro was one of the first mass market permanent all-wheel-drive systems. With every generation the system gets even better. This makes two years in a row that weâve had one as our weekly tester for our 4-hour, dead-of-winter ... Continue reading
Bentley sales in China rose 93 percent in 2007
Bentley sales in China rose 93 percent in 2007 http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/5750/Bentley-sales-in-China-rose-93-per cent- in-2007.html Shanghai. February 18 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C World top luxury car-maker Bentley sold 338 cars in China and Hong Kong areas last year, up 93 percent from one year earlier, the company annou ... Continue reading
Borrowing German technology, Huatai to build 4-speed auto transmissions
Borrowing German technology, Huatai to build 4-speed auto transmissions http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/5751/Borrowing-German-technology-Huatai -to-b uild-4-speed-auto-transmissions.html Shanghai. February 18 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Chinese automaker Huatai will use German technology to build 4-speed automatic transmission ge ... Continue reading
Beijing not ready to lift ban on diesel cars
Beijing not ready to lift ban on diesel cars http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/5753/Beijing-not-ready-to-lift-ban-on-d iesel -cars.html Shanghai. February 18 (Gasgoo.com) - Beijing will not lift a ban on diesel vehicles for the time being, a senior official from Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said last Friday, X ... Continue reading
The First Fuel Cell Theory and Application Resource Written for Students and Professionals
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c83129) has announced the addition of âFuel Cell Enginesâ to their offering. With the field of fuel cells growing at a rapid pace, there is a powerful need for a single guide to the myriad disciplines related to the technology. F ... Continue reading
Target Purchases a Fleet of Segway(R) PTs for Security Patrols at More Than 150 Stores
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 18 -- Segway Inc. today announced that Target has purchased a fleet of Segway(R) Personal Transporters (PTs) making Target one of Segway's largest customers. The units will be used for security patrols at more than 150 Target and SuperTarget stores throughout the U.S. Minneapolis-based B2B Segway, a S ... Continue reading
New Hampshire Food Bank receives $4,000 from local Volkswagen dealerships
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 18 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced it has raised $4,000 for the New Hampshire Food Bank by the donation of $2 for every test drive taken for a new car at all New Hampshire Volkswagen dealers. "I was very impressed with how our community of dealers and customers worked together for thi ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Dividends Increased
ATLANTA--The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared an increase of 7% in the regular quarterly cash dividend for 2008. The Board increased the cash dividend payable to an annual rate of $1.56 per share compared with the previous dividend of $1.46 per share. The quarterly cash dividend of thirty-nine cents ... Continue reading
SAE Foundation Honors Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alan Mulally, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company, is the recipient of the SAE Foundation Manufacturing Leadership Award. The award will be presented to Mulally at the 2008 SAE Foundation Banquet in Detroit, May 22. The Manufacturing Leadership A ... Continue reading
Skoda developing Fabia Super 2000
Skoda has begun testing on a prototype Fabia rally car. Designed to be used in the Super 2000 category, the vehicle is based on the second-generation Fabia and, in compliance with the FIA regulations, is equipped with a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine, a six-speed sequential transmission and a four-wheel drive s ... Continue reading
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