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Miss the 2008 British Motor Show? The Auto Channel Didn't...Experience it Here - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

Miss the 2008 British Motor Show? The Auto Channel Didn't...Experience it Here - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

Exclusive Press Pass Video Coverage As if you were in London as the UK's largest automotive exposition was happening, you can enjoy this great event with The Auto Channel's comprehensive video coverage. Click on the links below to learn about the vehicles and watch the videos. ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES - MEIJER 300 STARTING GRID

INDYCAR SERIES - MEIJER 300 STARTING GRID

SPARTA, Ky. - Qualifying Friday for the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Pepsi and Edy's IndyCar Series event on the 1.500-mile Kentucky Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: <p> 1. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 218.968<BR> 2. (4) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 218.40 ... Continue reading

AGR NOTES - MEIJER 300 QUALIFIYING NOTES

AGR NOTES - MEIJER 300 QUALIFIYING NOTES

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "It is really unfortunate that the Motorola car is starting in the last row. We were running well in both practice sessions and then something broke causing us to hit the wall. We decided not to qualify. It's not ideal, but it gives the guys more time to get the back- ... Continue reading

DIXON CAPS DOMINATING KENTUCKY DAY

DIXON CAPS DOMINATING KENTUCKY DAY

SPARTA, Ky. – IndyCar Series championship leader Scott Dixon dominated two practice sessions at Kentucky Speedway and punctuated those efforts by earning his fifth pole award of the season this evening with a four-lap 218.968-mph (1:37.3293) qualifying average. The New Zealander will start a race on the front row ... Continue reading

Cut Tire Dooms SunTrust Victory Bid at The Glen

Cut Tire Dooms SunTrust Victory Bid at The Glen

It was the slightest contact that produced an ever-so-slight slice in the sidewall of the right-rear tire on the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing. But that small slice ruined a potentially huge result in Friday night’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) In ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Post-Race Report

Krohn Racing Post-Race Report

Krohn Racing’s Ricardo Zonta and Nic Jönsson captured a Top Five finish in Friday’s Crown Royal 200 at the Glen race at Watkins Glen International, round 11 of 14 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series schedule. Eric van de Poele clipped the wall and suffered enough damage to retire the No. 75 Krohn ... Continue reading

Second-Place Finish in the Crown Royal 200 at The Glen

Second-Place Finish in the Crown Royal 200 at The Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing managed to avoid the problems that have plagued them in the majority of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series races this year and finished second in Friday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International. This time around, the GAINSCO team dealt with its trouble before ... Continue reading

Buras Scores First MX-5 Cup Pole at Road America

Buras Scores First MX-5 Cup Pole at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 9, 2008) –Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., earned his first-career SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup pole for Round Four at Road America. Ryan Schimsk, of Austin, Texas, will start second in Sunday’s race, part of the Road Race Showcase. Driving the No. ... Continue reading

Archer is SPEED GT Polesitter at Road America

Archer is SPEED GT Polesitter at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 9, 2008) – Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., claimed his second-straight SCCA Pro Racing SPEED GT pole in qualifying for Sunday’s Road America SPEED GT Presented by Remington. Jason Daskalos, of Albuquerque, N.M., will start second in the Round Five race. Fresh off a win from pole at Mi ... Continue reading

Plug-In 2008: Luscious Garage

Plug-In 2008: Luscious Garage

This hybrid specialty garage in San Francisco is not your ordinary garage. Their web site proclaims: "Imagine a garage with the qualities of your hybrid: one that’s intelligent, cutting-edge, and environmentally responsible. Then make it luscious: a beautiful facility, woman-owned and operated, conveniently locate ... Continue reading

Green Racing in the City Becomes a Success - VIDEO STORY

Green Racing in the City Becomes a Success - VIDEO STORY

GOTHENBURG - August 9, 2008: The Swedish Touring Car Championship, STCC, moved into to the city of Gothenburg this summer. Thanks to a firm determination to make racing more environmentally-friendly, the city council and the local authorities accepted the idea of hosting the Gothenburg City Racing, attracting more than ... Continue reading

McCann Motors Responds to News Reports Regarding Washington State Attorney General Press Release

McCann Motors Responds to News Reports Regarding Washington State Attorney General Press Release

Dealership wishes to clarify that customers were aware of their vehicle's history. FIFE, Wash., Aug. 9 -- McCann Motors, a premier Cadillac, Hummer and Saab automotive dealer based in Fife, Wash., issues the following statement in response to news reports generated by a press release distributed Friday, Aug. 8, by the ... Continue reading

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