Sunday, August 24, 2008

FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS - FINAL RESULTS VALLEY OF THE MOON 100

SONOMA, Calif. - Results Sunday of the Valley of the Moon 100 Firestone Indy Lights event Aug. 24 at the 2.303-mile Infineon Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any) and money earned: <P> 1. (1) Pablo Donoso, 30, Running $22,000<BR> 2. (4) Logan Gom ... Continue reading

CARZ4GIRLZ: GIRLS MOST LIKELY TO TALK WHILE DRIVING-KNOW YOUR CELL PHONE LAWS

By Ilsye Gordon and Friends Carz4Girlz Editors Here we go again ¡V getting targeted for something we know we didn't do. Only this time there's proof we did it. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety came out with a study recently that concluded state bans or restrictions on were not reducing teen driver's hand-hel ... Continue reading

FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS - FINAL RESULTS CARNEROS 100

SONOMA, Calif. - Results Saturday of the Carneros 100 Firestone Indy Lights event August 23 at the 2.303-mile Infineon Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any) and money earned: <P> 1. (1) Franck Perera, 30, Running $22,000<BR> 2. (2) Raphael Matos, ... Continue reading

INDYCAR SERIES - STARTING GRID FOR SONOMA

SONOMA, Calif. - Qualifying Saturday for the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County IndyCar Series event on the 2.303-mile Infineon Raceway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: <p> 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 107.809<BR> 2. (6) Ryan Bri ... Continue reading

CASTRONEVES, BRISCOE SWEEP FRONT ROW AT INFINEON

SONOMA, Calif. - Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 – Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe will share the front row for the third consecutive IndyCar Series race on a road/street course. Castroneves won his 26th career PEAK Motor Oil Pole Award during qualifying for the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Gr ... Continue reading

Rossiter to Continue On With Montagny In XM Acura at Belle Isle

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Aug. 23, 2008) - Andretti Green Racing (AGR) announced today that Englishman James Rossiter will make a third start in the team's XM Acura alongside Franck Montagny in next weekend's Detroit Sports Car Challenge American Le Mans Series event at Belle Isle. Rossiter and Montagny combined for a strong ... Continue reading

Curran Gets First Win of 2008 in Mosport SPEED GT Thriller

CANADA - Aug. 23, 2008 – After a heartbreaking start to the season, Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., claimed the second half of 2008 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship would be a fresh start for the Whelen Engineering team. Curran was true to his word, winning the Mosport SPEED GT Presented ... Continue reading

Vintage Win for SunTrust at Sonoma

Sonoma - August 23, 2008 - As elusive as victory has been for the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Dallara team of Wayne Taylor Racing of late, this weekend’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Armed Forces 250 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., seemed to have victory written all over it for co-drivers Max Angelelli and ... Continue reading

Gurney, Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Turn Tough Weekend Into Solid Second-Place Finish

SONOMA, Calif. - August 23, 2008 — Reigning Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champions GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty overcame some early-weekend handling issues and scored a hard-earned second-place finish Saturday in the Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 at Infineon Raceway. The rac ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Post-Race Report

The Krohn Racing two-car team captured a fifth and 11th place finish in Saturday’s Armed Forces 250 race at Infineon Raceway Sears Point. It was Round 12 of 14 on the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and a Prototype only format event of 102 laps. Nic Jönsson and Ricardo Zonta finished fifth and had to move ... Continue reading

BARFIELD NAMED AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES RACE DIRECTOR

Beaux Barfield has been named Race Director for the American Le Mans Series. Beaux Barfield, formerly Race Director of Champ Car's Atlantic and Trans Am sanctioned series, has been named to the same post by IMSA Chief Operating Officer Tim Mayer. Barfield, a native of Houston, TX, served as a Champ Car steward from 200 ... Continue reading

To Reach Key Demographics, Subaru Teams Up with Antiques Roadshow

PBS Ratings Winner a Gold Mine for Japanese Automakerby Marty Bernstein, AIADA Contributing Editor Grand Rapids, MI – Every car aficionado dreams of one day finding a rare classic car – be it a Buggati, Rolls-Royce, or Packard – in a barn where it’s been for sitting for years and can be bought for a ... Continue reading

Galati Runs Away With Mosport SPEED TC; Acura, Saini Clinch Honors

CANADA - Aug. 24, 2008 – Michael Galati, of Olmsted, Ohio, took his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win of 2008, topping the field in the Mosport SPEED Touring Car Presented by Toyo Tires at the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. After some last-corner Mosport International Racewa ... Continue reading

Renault Reveals Sandero Stepway, A New Urban Sport Vehicle For Mercosur

Renault is enriching its vehicle line-up in Mercosur with Renault Sandero Stepway, launched from October in Brazil and then in Argentina. The newcomer&#8217;s assertive styling is targeted at sophisticated urban customers looking for a vehicle that sets them apart. ... Continue reading

2008 Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference in Las Vegas - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

AFVi's Annual Event A Smashing Success Produced and edited by Marc J. Rauch, Exec. VP & Co-Publisher For four full days, more than 2,000 attendees to the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference had the opportunity to learn, share and participate in an exchange of ideas and information that examined nearly every aspect ... Continue reading