De Silvestro Takes Over Points Lead with New Jersey Victory
MILLVILLE, June 14, 2009: Twenty-year-old Swiss racer Simona De Silvestro climbed to the top of the 2009 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda point standings with her second victory of the season in Sundayâs second race of the Mazda Formula X presented by Cooper Tires weekend doublehead ... Continue reading
Redemption For Niemela As He Turns Fastest Lap At NJMP On His Way To 4th; Edwards 6th
Millville, June 14, 2009: It was another tough battle today at New Jersey Motorsports Park as the Atlantic Championship Series held the 2nd of a double-header weekend at the Mazda Formula X event. NWR drivers Markus Niemela and John Edwards finished the day in 4th, and 6th, respectively after a challenging weekend. Nie ... Continue reading
Daly Finishes 8th In Final Race For The Star Mazda Forumla X Weekend At New Jersey
Millville, June 14, 2009: Mazdaspeed driver Conor Daly finished 8th in today's second round in the Star Mazda Formula X round at NJMP. <p> Please click on the image for a full stat view. <p> We will have a race report available shortly. ... Continue reading
Mini Fifty years - And Not Showing it!
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau Ther Auto Channel SILVERSTONE, England. On August 26, Mini will be 50 years, but its birthday party already started by the end of May with the Mini United Festival. Location: the Silverstone Circuit, some 80 miles east of London, where the 3rd edition of the 3-day ... Continue reading
LE MANS, FRANCE, SUNDAY, 14 JUNE, 2009: Patrón Highcroft Racing's David Brabham added his name into the history books at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by taking victory in the French sportscar endurance classic today. The Australian took advantage of the break in Patrón Highcroft Racing's schedule to "moonlight" for Peugeo ... Continue reading
Niemela Sets Fastest Lap Finishes P4
Millville, June 14, 2009: Current Atlantic Champion Markus Niemela finished 4th in the second round of the Atlantic Formula X double-header at NJMP. Niemela also set fastest lap of the race at a time of 1:11:987. Please click the image for a full stats view. <p> We will have a race report shortly. ... Continue reading
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Acura RL CMBS A Legend is a tough act to follow, but that's what the first RL did in mid-1996 when Acura replaced its original Legend nameplate with the alphabetic designator. As Acura's flagship luxury-performance sedan, the RL has always combined a high degree of technology, ... Continue reading
2009 Lincoln MKS Review By John Heilig
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS: 2009 Lincoln MKS Model: Lincoln MKS Engine: 3.7-liter DOHC V6 Horsepower/Torque: 273 hp @ 6,250 rpm/270 lb.-ft. @ 4,250 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with Select Shift Wheelbase: 112.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 204.1 x 75.9 x 61.6 in. Tires: P255/45R19 Cargo volume: 18. ... Continue reading
OJT: New GM Board Chair Vows to "Learn About Cars"
New York June 10, 2009; Amy Thomson and Katie Merx writing for Bloomberg reported that Edward E. Whitacre Jr. built AT&T Inc. into the biggest U.S. provider of telephone service over a 43-year-career. By his own admission, he becomes chairman of General Motors Corp. knowing nothing about the auto industry. The 6-foot-4 ... Continue reading
Team Stargate Worlds New Jersey Saturday Report
Millville, June 14, 2009: After an eventful Friday that saw Team Stargate Worlds drivers Frankie Muniz and Simona De Silvestro having mixed qualifying sessions where Muniz ended up 8th and De Silvestro 2nd , followed up with wild weather interrupting their sessions, the Team Stargate Worlds duo arrived Saturday looking ... Continue reading
Summerton Wins in New Jersey for Third Career Atlantic Championship Victory
MILLVILLE, June 13, 2009: Rising American racing star Jonathan Summerton returned to Victory Circle for the first time since last August and brought Genoa Racing its first Atlantic win since 1994 in the first race of the Mazda Formula X presented by Cooper Tires at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon. Sum ... Continue reading
Another top-half starting point for point leader Coughlin
ENGLISHTOWN, June 13, 2009: Reigning Pro Stock world champion and current Full Throttle point leader Jeg Coughlin Jr. will begin his quest for a third Englishtown win from the No. 8 position. Coughlin posted a 6.620 at 208.91 mph in his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt in Saturday's third session at Old Bridge Township Racewa ... Continue reading
Cumming Steals Second Expert Class Win at New Jersey Motorsports Park
Millville, June 13, 2009: Defending 2008 Expert Series Champion Chris Cumming had his eyes set on the prize this weekend as he searched for his second Expert Class victory of the season today. With a consistent car and his goal of winning in mind, he stole the Expert Class win this afternoon. With 68 points on hand, he ... Continue reading
Drissi Captures Second-Career PIR Trans-Am Pole
PORTLAND, June 13, 2009: Tomy Drissi, of Los Angeles, parlayed his fast practice times into a record-setting pole-winning time of 1:11.178 (99.485 mph) in qualifying for Sundayâs Fluge Global Adventures Rose Cup Classic, Round Five of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series at Portland International Raceway. Former P ... Continue reading
First Half of MX-5 Cup Doubleheader at New Jersey Goes to Lamb
MILLVILLE, June 13, 2009: Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., won the first of two SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Races at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Marc Miller, of Holland, Mich., and Justin Piscitell, of Patterson, N.Y., completed the podium for the Round Three race, part of Mazda Formula X Presented by Cooper Tir ... Continue reading
Lamb is Two-For-Two in MX-5 Cup Qualifying at New Jersey
MILLVILLE, June 14, 2009: Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., earned his second SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup pole of the weekend, for part two of a series doubleheader at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Justin Piscitell, of Patterson, N.Y., will start second for this afternoonâs Round Four race, part of the Mazda F ... Continue reading
PPG Aerospace Fastener Sealant Caps Improve BAE Systems’ Productivity
SAMLESBURY, United Kingdom--BAE Systems reduced process and application time with less waste and better aesthetics by using custom sealant caps made by PPG Industriesâ aerospace business to seal fasteners on avionics racks for Typhoon aircraft. The application earned the BAE SystemsâPPG Aerospace team a BAE S ... Continue reading
Paris, June 13, 2009: In the wake of continuing political wrangling between F1 engine manufacturers, existing "works" teams, and FIA's Max Mosley over who will control the business future of F1, FOTA has now decided that killing the "golden goose" is preferable to continuing to work under "Czar Max the First" and his c ... Continue reading
More FOTA Fodder - The Initial FOTA Response
Geneva, 12 June 2009. In response to the erroneous statement made today by FIA, the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) wishes to underline that the entries of all its members - excluding the temporarily suspended Force India and Williams - have been submitted to the FIA as conditional entries. The entries to the 2010 ... Continue reading
Niemela Finishes P4 In The First Round Of This Weekend's Atlantic Formula X Double-header
<b>Millville, June 13, 2009:</b> Current Markus Niemela finished P4 in the first of two events this weekend at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. The young Finn, who qualified fourth, had problems with traffic all day which caused him some frustration. <p> "It feels nice to finish up-front, but I am not too happy with th ... Continue reading
Top-5 For Both NWR Drivers At New Jersey Race 1
Millville, June 13, 2009: Newman Wachs Racing drivers Markus Niemela and John Edwards had their work cut out for themselves today in the first of two races this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park for rounds three and four of the Atlantic Championship. Niemela finished where he started, in 4th, and Edwards improved ... Continue reading
Daly Dominates Star Mazda in New Jersey
<b>Millville, June 13, 2009:</b> Conor Daly's domination of the Star Mazda double header weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park continued today when he won his first Star Mazda race of the season. Daly, who started from the pole had clutch "creep" issues at the start and was beaten to the first corner by championship l ... Continue reading
Three Arrested In Half Million Dollar Classic Car Scandal
Three Arrested In Half Million Dollar Classic Car Scandal On June 12th 2009 three individuals were arrested at the Volo Auto Museum for trying to purchase nearly half a million dollars of the museums inventory using fraudulent United States Treasury Money Orders. The scam was persuasive and creative. A group of six, in ... Continue reading
Technology and Performance Converge in Pioneer's Flagship Navigation System
LONG BEACH, Calif.--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today unveiled the AVIC-Z110BT, its flagship in-dash navigation system that allows consumers to simultaneously access mapping and route guidance information, enjoy various forms of audio and video entertainment, control an Apple iPod®/iPhone® and a Bluetooth® ... Continue reading
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