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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Ohana Road TV Show: Episode 234 - VIDEO FEATURE

Ohana Road TV Show: Episode 234 - VIDEO FEATURE

This week's episode features Volkswagen: New products, historic Formula V racing, and VW concepts. ... Continue reading

Summerton qualifies 14th for Sprint, 16th for Feature at South Africa

Summerton qualifies 14th for Sprint, 16th for Feature at South Africa

A1 TEAM USA’s Jonathan Summerton was frustrated Saturday after qualifying 14th for the Sprint and 16th for the Feature at the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Durban, South Africa. “We had sessions from hell,” Summerton said. “Red flags caused us to lose our hot laps on new tires for the Sprint and F ... Continue reading

HUGE ENTRY EXPECTED FOR MOSPORT HISTORIC CAN-AM RACE

HUGE ENTRY EXPECTED FOR MOSPORT HISTORIC CAN-AM RACE

VARAC's Vintage Festival at Mosport, June 20-22, is over four months away and the entries are already pouring in. Among those expressing their intent to enter are: Brian Blain, '69 Lola 163, Ray Boissaneau, McLaren M1B Lou Casazza, '67 McKee Norm Cowdery, '67 McKee Mk 10 Mike Dunkel, '68 McLaren M8F Jay Esterer, McLare ... Continue reading

Wickens Powers Canada to Durban Street Pole

Wickens Powers Canada to Durban Street Pole

Robert Wickens led A1 Team Canada to its first ever pole position in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport as he claimed the top spot for Sunday's seventh round Sprint race following a storming lap around Durban's challenging 3.28km temporary street circuit. The Toronto racer backed up his performance in South Africa with a ... Continue reading

Canada and Switzerland on Pole in Durban

Canada and Switzerland on Pole in Durban

A1 Team Canada's Robert Wickens put in a stunning effort to qualify in pole position for tomorrow morning's Sprint race at the A1GP Durban, South Africa, becoming the youngest ever pole-sitter in the series, while the Feature race will be led off the grid by Switzerland's Neel Jani. Sprint race qualifying Eighteen-year ... Continue reading

FORMER HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS GM JIMMY JOHNSON PASSES

FORMER HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS GM JIMMY JOHNSON PASSES

Former Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jimmy Johnson passed away Friday evening at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. He was 61. "So much of what we are today can be traced back to the late nights and long hours that Jimmy put in," said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendr ... Continue reading

A1GP Durban, South Africa Drivers Nominated for Qualifying

A1GP Durban, South Africa Drivers Nominated for Qualifying

A1 Team Switzerland's Neel Jani set the pace in this morning's third and final practice session for the A1GP Durban, South Africa, held in hot, humid and breezy conditions, ahead of what promises to be a thrilling qualifying session this afternoon. Swiss racer Neel Jani clocked the fastest lap time halfway through the ... Continue reading

Live NASCAR Post Race Interviews This Week on RaceTalkRadio

Live NASCAR Post Race Interviews This Week on RaceTalkRadio

RaceTalkRadio will take race fans inside the media center at the Auto Club Speedway of Southern California after this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event. Listen to the entire interview with your favorite drivers and not just a few assorted clips! From legendary guests to cutting edge commentary RaceTalkRadio has anoth ... Continue reading

AMBROSE TO START FROM 18TH AFTER RAIN WASHES OUT QUALIFYING IN CALIFORNIA

AMBROSE TO START FROM 18TH AFTER RAIN WASHES OUT QUALIFYING IN CALIFORNIA

Marcos Ambrose will start the Stater Bros 300 from 18th position after rain cancelled qualifying for the event at the Auto Club Speedway (nee California Speedway) in Fontana, California today. Both practice sessions were rained out, forcing NASCAR to set the field using 2007 Owner's Points and replace tomorrow morning' ... Continue reading

Ford Racing Trackside - Nationwide - Pierre Kuettel, crew chief No. 60 Ford Fusion

Ford Racing Trackside - Nationwide - Pierre Kuettel, crew chief No. 60 Ford Fusion

Pierre Kuettel, crew chief of the No. 60 Scotts Ford Fusion driven by 2007 champion Carl Edwards, talks about the rain delay that canceled both NASCAR Nationwide Series practice sessions on Friday afternoon at California Speedway. The Nationwide Series is scheduled to practice Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. and race at ... Continue reading

GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS RACING READY TO ROLL WITH NEW RILEY BODYWORK

GAINSCO/BOB STALLINGS RACING READY TO ROLL WITH NEW RILEY BODYWORK

Rolex Series Champs Gurney and Fogarty Set for First Laps in Refitted Pontiac Riley Returning to the race track for the first time in nearly a month after a strong second-place finish in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and drivers ... Continue reading

MIS STATEMENT ON OPEN-WHEEL UNIFICATION FOR 2008

MIS STATEMENT ON OPEN-WHEEL UNIFICATION FOR 2008

With the announcement Friday that Indy Racing League and Champ Car officials have signed an agreement in principle to unify America’s two open-wheel series for 2008, Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis issued this statement: “It’s fitting that during Michigan International Speedway†... Continue reading

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino teams with Fitz Motorsports

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino teams with Fitz Motorsports

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has teamed up with Fitz Motorsports as an associate sponsor on both the No. 22 Supercuts Dodge driven by Mike Bliss, and the No. 36 Shark Energy Dodge driven by Kenny Wallace for the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on March 1st, 2008, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace and Bliss will b ... Continue reading

GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 to usher in new era of open-wheel unity next month at Homestead-Miami Speedway

GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 to usher in new era of open-wheel unity next month at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Dallas-Based Insurer sponsors first unified IndyCar race in 13 years The newly unified world of North American open-wheel racing will make a high-profile debut with next month's GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the Dallas-based auto insurer is honored to serve as the premier sponsor of t ... Continue reading

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING OPEN WHEEL UNIFICATION

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING OPEN WHEEL UNIFICATION

"IMSA and the American Le Mans Series have been monitoring the talks between the owners of the Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League very closely. We have enjoyed good relations with both. However, instability in the business of auto racing is bad for everyone concerned. We hope that the events of recent da ... Continue reading

Ford Racing Trackside - Nationwide - Marcos Ambrose

Ford Racing Trackside - Nationwide - Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 59 Kingsford with Hickory Ford Fusion talks about NASCAR Nationwide practice being cancelled because of rain. Ambrose is eager to take to the track before Saturday afternoon's Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway. MARCOS AMBROSE - No. ... Continue reading

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics - Hybrid technology and diesel power intelligently combined

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics - Hybrid technology and diesel power intelligently combined

Geneva, February 22, 2008: • World premiere of the concept car BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, showing a further stage in the BMW EfficientDynamics development strategy. The first time a 4-cylinder diesel engine has been combined with BMW ActiveHybrid Technology in a large Sports Activity Vehicle. • The concept ... Continue reading

Oscar Night 2008 - Cameron Diaz Joins Ed Norton, Will Ferrell, Jay Leno to Hit the Roads In BMW's Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle

Oscar Night 2008 - Cameron Diaz Joins Ed Norton, Will Ferrell, Jay Leno to Hit the Roads In BMW's Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle

Hollywood, CA - February 22, 2008... Demonstrating her continued dedication to the exploration of environmentally sustainable energies, Cameron Diaz will be traveling to the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in the BMW Hydrogen 7 Series. The BMW H7 is the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan, which emits almost nothin ... Continue reading

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