PRI's Sprint & Midget Classic Postponed One Year
Greetings! Please see advisory below. Happy 4th to you and yours! -- Pete Evanow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Pete Evanow 714.289.2242 pevanow@performanceracing.com PRI Sprint & Midget Classic Takes One-Year Hiatus LAGUNA BEACH, CA (July 3, 2008) - The PRI Trade Show's annual Friday night tradition of an exciting eve ... Continue reading
Rocket Car Roars Into the Imagination at International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum
TALLADEGA, Ala. â Appearing to be more missile than car, the Budweiser Rocket Car at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum (IMHOF) is one fast machine. Itâs also a âmust seeâ exhibit for visitors. Powered by a 48,000 horsepower V-4 hydrogen peroxide rocket and 12,000 horsepower Sidew ... Continue reading
DUCATI’S CANEPA, SUZUKI’S SPIES 1-2 AGAIN AS MotoGP TESTING ENDS
INDIANAPOLIS, â Ducati rider Niccolo Canepa edged into the top spot late in the day during MotoGP testing July 2 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, posting a fast lap of 1 minute, 43.0069 seconds for the best overall time of the two-day test. âThis morning we had some problems with the bike, so we went slower an ... Continue reading
Segal, Thornton Lead Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeff Segal knows Watkins Glen a little better now than he did during his second-place finish in last year's Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series visit to the 3.4-mile track. He knows the course, how to run up front, and exactly where the track's new victory lane is. The defending Grand Sport (GS) co-cha ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS â The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series will travel to three states in only four days this week as it prepares to begin the traditional Month of Money this weekend. Tony Stewart Racingâs (TSR) Kraig Kinser is ready to tackle the three-race holiday weekend as the team will ki ... Continue reading
Grand-Am, MESCO Partner to Honor KONI Challenge Rookie of the Year at Season's End
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - MESCO Building Solutions isn't just building drivers of the future in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16; the series has expanded to the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series and its Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) classes as well. Drivers who have never comp ... Continue reading
Tomy Drissi on the Mend, CRP, BimmerWorld and Tri-Point Ready for Mid-Ohio
TOPEKA, Kan. â The first half of the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships has already produced its share of thrills and spills. Some of those spills have been serious enough to sideline a car or driver, but the second half of the season is looking bright for those teams whose took a serious hit ... Continue reading
Pro Stock champ Coughlin to honor NORAD's 50th anniversary in Denver
DELAWARE, Ohio (July 3) -- Reigning Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will don a specially-designed racing helmet for the upcoming Mile-High NHRA Nationals to honor the 50th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which is located in nearby Colorado Springs, Colo. Noted helmet artist Jaso ... Continue reading
Acquisition Expands ArvinMeritor's Global Remanufacturing Operations
TROY, Mich., July 3 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Trucktechnic, a major remanufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle disc and foundation brakes and components, based in Liege, Belgium. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Trucktechnic has an estab ... Continue reading
News Release: Thursday, July 3, 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Driving the SmartWay: EPA Debuts New Campaign to Help Drivers Save Fuel, Money and Protect the Environment *Contact Information: Marilyn Franklin, (202) 564-4355 / franklin.marilyn@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - July 3, 2008) The U.S. Environ ... Continue reading
Takata Acquires Lane Departure Warning Technology Assets From Cognex
DETROIT, July 3 -- TK Holdings Inc. (a Takata Corporation group company) has purchased the assets of the former Assistware division of Cognex for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition enhances Takata's safety technology in the area of lane departure warning (LDW) systems. These systems use video camera technology to moni ... Continue reading
Gasoline and Diesel Demand Drops, Survey Shows
Unregulated Market Speculation is Driving Prices, Says Trade Group ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- Once again, high fuel prices are dampening travel plans this holiday. More Americans will stay home this Fourth of July than last year, just as they did during the Memorial Day weekend. With fewer people on the road, retailers ... Continue reading
Opel Insignia: Double Premiere at London Motor Show
Opel will showcase to the public for the first time at the British International Motor Show (July 23 - August 3) both the four-door notchback and five-door hatchback versions of its new flagship car, the Insignia. ... Continue reading
Daimler and UNEP Call for Infrastructure for Battery and Fuel-Cell Vehicles
t the fifth Magdeburg environmental forum staged by Daimler and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the two host partners called for the establishment of an infrastructure for electric and fuel-cell vehicles. The call is linked to extending Daimler's Memorandum of Understanding with UNEP, in existence sinc ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, MI - July 3, 2008: The Fourth of July weekend is a time to reflect on American ideals and American icons. One of the most-iconic cars in American history is the Ford Mustang. With a heritage stretching back nearly a half-century, the Mustang has become a part of the American fabric. Mustang has been the best- ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Vivaro Suits Multi-Skilled Maintenance Men
eading South East building maintenance company Booker & Best has added a further three Vivaros to the 90 Vauxhalls that already make up half of their van fleet. The St Leonards-on-Sea company finds the Vivaro well-suited to the needs of the electricians, mechanical engineers and other specialist tradesmen who make up t ... Continue reading
Appointments in Renault's Market Area, Europe Department
fter 35 years at Renault, Marie-Christine Caubet, currently Senior VP, Market Area Europe, has decided to leave the company in order to devote more time to her personal interests. ... Continue reading
Skoda Auto at the Tour de France for the Fifth Time
Skoda Auto will act as the Main Partner of the legendary Tour de France for the fifth time this year. The cornerstone of the Company's presentation will be the new-generation Skoda Superb - the official vehicle of the Tour de France. The Superb will be used by TdF Director Christian Prudhomme and members of the TdF org ... Continue reading
Skoda Auto Appears at Rally Bohemia
Just as many times in the past, the 35th Rally Bohemia will again, on 4 July, start from the Skoda Auto Museum in Mladá Boleslav. Beginning on Friday, 4 July, the rally will take place under the auspices of the car manufacturer with the winged arrow in its emblem. Surrounded by Skoda's 'automobile town', the rally pro ... Continue reading
GKN Driveline Torque Vectoring World-First For New BMW X6
GKN Driveline's high performance Torque Vectoring technology has made its world debut on the new BMW X6 'sports activity coupe'. GKN's new technology is at the heart of BMW's Dynamic Performance Control (DPC) system, which is being pioneered on the new, highly acclaimed, 4x4 vehicle. The company also supplies the lates ... Continue reading
Downey Cars Limited Joins Forces With Isuzu UK Limited
Isuzu (UK) Limited plans to increase its dealer representation in Northern Ireland following the appointment of Downey Cars (N.I.) Limited. ... Continue reading
Henry "The Fonz" Winkler and Nicky Cox, Editor of First News are touring schools across the country in a Lexus RX 400h, in support of the Government’s 2008 National Year of Reading. Both Winkler and First News, the widest read weekly children's publication in Britain, are committed to helping sustain the environm ... Continue reading
SEAT Set For Starring Roles On TV
SEAT is set to hit the small screen in style on Thursday 10th July as it variously sponsors, and features in, two new TV series. First up, at 10:00 pm on entertainment channel LIVING, comes the stylish new docu-soap Ibiza. This fly-on-the-wall series of hour-long episodes, airing over nine weeks, focuses on a disparate ... Continue reading
Peugeot Highlights Its Green Credentials at ExCel
Peugeot has a wide range of its ever-green cars on display at the forthcoming London ExCeL Motor Show (which runs between 22 July – 3 August), from the latest 'cheap to tax' (at just £35 per year) 107 KISS SE to the show debut of the 308 RCZ concept. These low-emissions vehicles and many others are a central par ... Continue reading
BMW Australia Secures Record Sales in Booming Market
BMW delivered 2,258 new luxury cars to customers in June 2008, its best sales month ever. The result is a full 705 additional vehicles over the result in May 2008 (1,553 vehicles), a rise of 45 percent . ... Continue reading
Artistic Genius of the late Stan Winston Showcased in Custom Paint Design of Award-winning Motorcycle on Display at AMA MotoStars Exhibit MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 -- Victory Motorcycles, a division of Polaris Industries Inc. , has gone "Hollywood" teaming up with actor Tom Arnold to create a one-of-a-kind motorcycle geared ... Continue reading
International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales
Second Quarter Sales Increase for International Industry ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released June 2008 sales figures for the international automobile industry. AIADA represents over 11,000 international franchises, which saw ... Continue reading
LONDON - July 2, 2008: Henry âThe Fonzâ Winkler and Nicky Cox, Editor of First News are touring schools across the country in a Lexus RX 400h, in support of the Governmentâs 2008 National Year of Reading. Both Winkler and First News, the widest read weekly childrenâs publication in Britain, are comm ... Continue reading
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