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2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED

AUTO CENTRAL - Janury 1, 2010: Three years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS), General Motors introduced a dynamic looking battery-powered vehicle they called the Chevrolet Volt. For all practical purposes it ushered un the new age of electric cars, that should kick off later this year. As the time has passed s ... Continue reading

Team HUMMER: The Monster Has Landed

Team HUMMER: The Monster Has Landed

Buenos Aires, December 29, 2009: Fresh off of an eight and a half hour flight from Miami, Florida, Robby Gordon and Team HUMMER have arrived in Buenos Aires ready to tackle the most grueling race in all of motorsports, the infamous Dakar Rally. Most of the team met up in Miami after traveling from different parts of th ... Continue reading

Ableauctions Reports on Annual General Meeting

Ableauctions Reports on Annual General Meeting

OJAI, Calif.--Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX:AAC) (the “Company”) announced today that its shareholders approved the following actions at the annual general meeting that was held on December 30, 2009: “SinoCoking Coal & Coke Chemical Industries Inc.” - The acquisition of 100% interest in SinoCoking by means of a s ... Continue reading

Barnes Paces Practice Session for Polar Bear 150 at Rockingham 150

Barnes Paces Practice Session for Polar Bear 150 at Rockingham 150

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andy Cagle 910-995-2122 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (December 31, 2009) – The rain held back long enough for one practice session Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately for the rest of the cars entered in Friday’s Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals Polar Bear 150 at Rockingham Speedway, Chuck Barnes ... Continue reading

Meridian Speedway Back as an ASA Member Track

Meridian Speedway Back as an ASA Member Track

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE December 31, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com] ... Continue reading

Timken Finalizes Sale of Needle Roller Bearings Business to JTEKT

Timken Finalizes Sale of Needle Roller Bearings Business to JTEKT

CANTON, Ohio--The Timken Company today announced it completed the sale of its Needle Roller Bearings business to Japan’s JTEKT Corporation. “The completion of this deal is a win for everyone involved” Timken received approximately $330 million, including retained receivables, from the sale. These proceeds will be ... Continue reading

TrailReady Motorsports gearing up for 2010 Racing Season

TrailReady Motorsports gearing up for 2010 Racing Season

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TV Wellness Expert Jillian Michaels Teams With Harley-Davidson to Help Women Channel Their Inner Drive and Live More Fulfilling Lives

TV Wellness Expert Jillian Michaels Teams With Harley-Davidson to Help Women Channel Their Inner Drive and Live More Fulfilling Lives

New Sweepstakes to Put One Lucky Woman and Three of Her Friends Behind the Handlebars with Michaels MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31 -- Step to the side of the road red and blue teams. Today, Harley-Davidson Motor Company announced a partnership with America's wellness expert Jillian Michaels to encourage women to gear up and get be ... Continue reading

GSC Awards Banquet is January 23

GSC Awards Banquet is January 23

  PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, DECEMBER 29,2009 MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: bsullivan@placervillespeedway.com   Tickets on sale for 2009 Golden State Challenge Series Awards Banquet Top drivers to be honored from King of California Sprint Car Series on January 23  By Bill Sullivan, Media Release f ... Continue reading

Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Quixote Corporation

Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Quixote Corporation

DALLAS--Trinity Industries, Inc. (“Trinity”) and Quixote Corporation (“Quixote”) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement for Trinity to acquire the outstanding common shares and equivalents of Quixote for cash of $6.38 per share, or approximately $61 million. Trinity will fund the acquisit ... Continue reading

FW: * World Renowned Photographer Bill Petro showcases his work at the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW* Jan. 15-17, 2010

FW: * World Renowned Photographer Bill Petro showcases his work at the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW* Jan. 15-17, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World Renowned Photographer Bill Petro showcases his work At the Motorcycle SUPERSHOW DECEMBER 2009 - Since the early 70's, fans of cars and motorcycles have been stimulated by the exciting action images of Bill Petro. His images have been published in numerous magazines, newspapers and corporate ... Continue reading

Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year 2010

Gentle Reader; I would like to thank to everyone who helped make 2009 an ok year. Our writers, technical staff, artists, vendors and of course our advertising partners, with Google, Vibrant Media, Suzki and Chikita at the top of our list. I believe that this quote from the late Ann Landers says it all.... Let this comi ... Continue reading

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