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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Tasca is No. 1 Funny Car Qualifier in Gainesville

Tasca is No. 1 Funny Car Qualifier in Gainesville

Gainesville, FL., March 14, 2009 – In Friday’s opening qualifying sessions, Bob Tasca III, in his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Shelby, set a time of 4.124 seconds at 296.76 miles per hour. Three runs later and at the conclusion of qualifying for the Gatornationals, that time remained the fastest of the ... Continue reading

ACDelco's Kurt Johnson Qualifies No. 4 at ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals

ACDelco's Kurt Johnson Qualifies No. 4 at ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals

[cid:image001.jpg@01C9A4DB.381F0580] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Romack ACDelco Racing Communications Office: 317.843.5447 Cell: 317.698.1016 jfromack@cs.com<mailto:jfromack@cs.com> www.ACDelco.com<http://www.ACDelco.com> ACDelco's Kurt Johnson Qualifies No. 4 at ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals GAINESVILLE, Fla., M ... Continue reading

Subaru Impreza WRX Debuts at Sebring World Challenge Race

Subaru Impreza WRX Debuts at Sebring World Challenge Race

<B>SCCA Runoffs Champion Andrew Aquilante to Drive</b> PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. March 13, 2009: Andrew Aquilante and Phoenix Performance will give the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX its professional sports car racing debut on March 20 at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway, in the opening round of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Ch ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Marks its 75th Anniversary of The Silver Arrows at Amelia Island

Mercedes-Benz Marks its 75th Anniversary of The Silver Arrows at Amelia Island

Legendary Silver Arrow Vehicle Exhibit Set for Concours d'Elegance AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., March 14 -- Mercedes-Benz commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Silver Arrows at this year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, one of the nation's most innovative vintage auto shows featuring over 250 rare classics from seldom-s ... Continue reading

Mazda Releases Redesigned AZ-Wagon i in Japan

Mazda Releases Redesigned AZ-Wagon i in Japan

Tokyo, Mar 12, 2009; Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the launch of its redesigned Mazda AZ-Wagon i, a special needs vehicle equipped with a sloping access ramp for wheelchairs. The new model is based on the fully redesigned AZ-Wagon micro-mini that was launched in Japan in September 2008. Sales commence today a ... Continue reading

2009 Volkswagen CC Review

2009 Volkswagen CC Review

2009 VOLKSWAGEN CC VR6 4MOTION Sleekest VW Yet By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I’ve had a lot of VWs in my day, but this may be the sleekest and sexiest. I first encountered it at the Detroit auto show a couple of years ago and it figuratively jumped right out at me. It has a surprising resemblanc ... Continue reading

2009 Volkswagen CC Review

2009 Volkswagen CC Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Volkswagen CC VR6 Sport Sleek, emotive styling, a choice of powerful but efficient engines, and a comfortable but capable sport-luxury suspension. Must be a high-budget European sports-luxury coupe, right? Wrong. It's a Volkswagen, and it's a four-door sedan called the CC, for ... Continue reading

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