Sunday, January 4, 2009

Motor City Dream Garages

BOOKS FOR THE CAR LOVER By Steve PurdyTheAutoChannel.comDetroit Bureau Motor City Dream Garages By Rex Roy Forward by Don Sherman Motorbooks International It has been said that a man’s home is his castle. For many car guys it may be more accurate to say that a man’s garage is his castle. Rex Roy has explored ... Continue reading

Sirens of Chrome - The Enduring Allure of Auto Show Models

BOOK REVIEW By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Sirens of Chrome The Enduring Allure of Auto Show Models By Margery Krevsky With Maureen McDonald Another wonderfully entertaining book has crossed my desk. This one is Margery Krevsky’s celebration of another form of beauty surrounding automobiles calle ... Continue reading

Lucas Leads Team NHRA In Lake Placid, Coughlin Close Behind

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. January 3, 2009: Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas looked exceptionally racy on the U.S. Olympic Bobsled course on Mount Van Hoevenberg Saturday, sledding to the No. 3 qualifying position at the fourth annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge charity race to lead the four-man group representing NHRA Champions ... Continue reading

Three-Time Defending Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions Return to Daytona with Six-Man Roster

<B><i>Ganassi Lineup Represents Six Countries, 15 Series Championships, 139 Wins, Three Indy 500 Victories and Eight Rolex 24 Wins</b></i> INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. January 4, 2009: Defending Grand-Am Rolex 24 At Daytona winners Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today a two-car effort for the Rolex Spor ... Continue reading

Michael Shank Racing Quickest in "Roar Before the Rolex 24" Opening Session

<b><i>Valiante fastest driver in three practice sessions Saturday; Sunday's testing starts at 9 a.m.</b></i> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2009) - Michael Valiante ran the fastest lap of the day in the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley, leading the opening round of the "Roar Before the Rolex 24" at Daytona Internati ... Continue reading

SEMA Opposes U.S. Gov't "CASH FOR CLUNKER" Program

Efforts to Scrap Older Cars Targeted for Inclusion in Economic Stimulus Package WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 2, 2009) –SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, is actively opposing an effort by some Congressional lawmakers to include a nationwide “Cash for Clunkers” program in the economic stimulus ... Continue reading

Ford Mustangs Dominate Saturday's Opening Day of KONI Sports Car Challenge Testing at Daytona

<b><i>Rehagen Racing and ICY/Phoenix Racing strongest in GS and ST respectively in first of three test days</b></i> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 3, 2009: Ford Mustang GTs were the class of the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge field in Saturday's "Roar Before the Rolex 24" test session at Daytona International Speedway ... Continue reading

DAKAR - Stage 1 report - Buenos Aires to Santa Rosa

Buenos Aires, Argentina January 4, 2009: Team Dakar USA came in very optimistic to the inaugural stage of the 2009 Dakar Rally. The stage consisted of very fast narrow roads with sharp unforgiving turns. The terrain favored the 4wd cars that are smaller and more nimble. Stage 2 was fast and extremely dusty, there was n ... Continue reading

Smoke Rises from Fiesta Bowl Parade

<B><i>Two-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart Serving as Fiesta Bowl Grand Marshal</b></i> SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., January 4, 2009: No passing. That was the only rule Tony Stewart had to abide by in Saturday’s 38th Annual Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade presented by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Thankf ... Continue reading

Premier: Plans Worked Out To Boost Auto Industry

Premier: plans worked out to boost auto industry http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008939/Premier-plans-worked-out-to-boo st-au to-industry.html Shanghai, January 4 (Gasgoo.com) The Chinese government has finished drawing up policies to stimulate the steel and automobile industries, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday. He ... Continue reading

Geely Gets 1 Bln Yuan Credit Line From CEB

Geely gets 1 bln yuan credit line from CEB http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008937/Geely-gets-1-bln-yuan-credit-li ne-fr om-CEB.html Shanghai, January 4 (Gasgoo.com) China Everbright Bank signed a deal on December 31 with Geely Automobile Holdings Group to provide the automaker a credit line of 1 billion yuan ($147 mil ... Continue reading

Dongfeng Nissan Manager tt Head PSA China JV

Dongfeng Nissan manager to head PSA China JV http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008941/Dongfeng-Nissan-manager-to-head -PSA- China-JV.html Shanghai, January 4 (Gasgoo.com) Ren Yong, vice general manager with Dongfeng Nissan, a joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Corp and Japan-based Nissan Motor Co., may go to head PSA' ... Continue reading

2009 Dakar Coverage Chapter 1

Last night I mingled with an estimated 500,000 citizens of Buenos Aires, Argentina, celebrating the first DAKAR Rally in South America. Long a staple in North Africa, the rally once known as The Paris To Dakar Rally, now just Dakar, moved the start of its 31st event to South America after violence and the death of Fren ... Continue reading