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Italika Celebrates Fifth Anniversary as the Leading Motorcycle Brand in Mexico With 55% Market Share

Italika Celebrates Fifth Anniversary as the Leading Motorcycle Brand in Mexico With 55% Market Share

-Notable commercial success, with 800,000 motorcycles sold over the past five years- -Provides safe, efficient and affordable transportation for thousands of families in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Honduras and Brazil- MEXICO CITY, May 31 -- Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: ELEKTRA*; Latibex: XEKT), Latin America's leadi ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing: Lime Rock Park Post-Race Report

Krohn Racing: Lime Rock Park Post-Race Report

Krohn Racing: Lime Rock Park GRAND-AM Post-Race Report The No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola started the Memorial Day Classic Rolex GRAND-AM Sports Car Series race from the pole position at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. Monday, May 31st. Nic Jönsson captured the first starting spot with a time of 48.786 ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MN Monday, May 31, 2010 Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 DEMKE AND WILLIAMS MAKE NOISE AT THUNDER AT T ... Continue reading

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes - United Association Route 66 Nationals (NHRA/JEGS)

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes - United Association Route 66 Nationals (NHRA/JEGS)

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes United Association Route 66 Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. (June 3-6) Jeg Coughlin is the defending Pro Stock champion at the United Association Route 66 Nationals. He defeated Mike Edwards in the final round. Jeg has also claimed wins at this event in 2002, 2003, and 2007. Jeg Cough ... Continue reading

SSP Race Results from Saturday Night, May 29

SSP Race Results from Saturday Night, May 29

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Experience Claims Victories on Saturday Night at SSP Newberrytown, PA (May 29, 2010) - If your last name began with the letter "B" on Saturday night, May 29, then your chances were very good to win a feature event at the Susquehanna Speedway Park. The all-time ... Continue reading

Mike Conway And Ryan Hunter-Reay Medical Update - May 31, 2010

Mike Conway And Ryan Hunter-Reay Medical Update - May 31, 2010

Indianapolis, May 31, 2010: Indy Racing League Director of Medical Services Dr. Michael Olinger gave the following update regarding IZOD IndyCar Series drivers Mike Conway and Ryan Hunter-Reay: Mike Conway had surgery Sunday night to repair fractures to his lower left leg. He also has a soft tissue injury to his lower ... Continue reading

Spyker Finalises Purchase of Saab's UK Distribution Company

Spyker Finalises Purchase of Saab's UK Distribution Company

ZEEWOLDE, The Netherlands - May 31, 2010: Spyker Cars N.V. ("the Company"), manufacturer of premium automobiles under the Saab and Spyker brands, today confirmed it has finalised the agreement with General Motors UK to purchase Saab Great Britain Ltd ("Saab GB") - the UK distributor of Saab cars. The Company is liste ... Continue reading

Mercedes GP Race Results - Turkey - May 31, 2010

Mercedes GP Race Results - Turkey - May 31, 2010

An eventful Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park today saw Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg bring their MERCEDES GP PETRONAS cars home in fourth and fifth places, an improvement of one position on their respective grid placings. The pair had a fairly quiet race with Michael moving up to fourth briefly after a first l ... Continue reading

2010 Indy 500 - Andretti Autosport Notes And Quotes - May 31, 2010

2010 Indy 500 - Andretti Autosport Notes And Quotes - May 31, 2010

JOHN ANDRETTI, #43 TEAM WINDOW WORLD CAR * Finished 30th "We had a good car so it's unfortunate that we're out of the race. I want to thank Andretti Autosport for giving me a great opportunity and of course Window World for making it all happen. The King (Richard Petty) is here and the King will probably be gone by the ... Continue reading

Final Race Results - 2010 Indy 500 - May 31, 2010

Final Race Results - 2010 Indy 500 - May 31, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS - Results Sunday of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):" 1. (3) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running 2. (18) Dan Whel ... Continue reading

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Dario Franchitti, Chip Ganassi, Mike Hull - May 31, 2010

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Dario Franchitti, Chip Ganassi, Mike Hull - May 31, 2010

May 30, 2010, Indianapolis Motor Speedway THE MODERATOR: It was a whacky day, but you had the dominant car all day long. In the end, it looked like justice. Tell us about it. CHIP GANASSI: I was telling Dario, we were lucky had a good enough car he could stretch out his lead there by four or five seconds or whatever be ... Continue reading

2010 Indy 500 Post-Race Quotes - May 31, 2010

2010 Indy 500 Post-Race Quotes - May 31, 2010

DAVEY HAMILTON (No. 21 HP de Ferran Dragon Racing): “Tomas Scheckter thinks he can lead the first lap, you know. He's an idiot. And he does it all the time. He just came out of nowhere, and we have no spotters in Turn 2. ... Continue reading

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Marco Andretti - May 31, 2010

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Marco Andretti - May 31, 2010

THE MODERATOR: Did you have the sense that you actually were the third-place driver? MARCO ANDRETTI: In my mind, it's a pretty well-written rule you can't pass under yellow. I was holding pace car speed. I'm talking to my team, there goes three people by me. The car didn't shut off till turn one. I was under power, for ... Continue reading

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Dan Wheldon, Alex Lloyd, Mario Romancini - May 31, 2010

2010 Indy 500 Press Conference - Dan Wheldon, Alex Lloyd, Mario Romancini - May 31, 2010

THE MODERATOR: Mario is the highest finishing rookie of the race. Congratulations on a fine run. MARIO ROMANCINI: Thank you. I'm sorry, I was a bit nervous. Clearly when I took the checkered flag, I was in front of Simona. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales & Export Figures For April 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales & Export Figures For April 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for April 2010. ... Continue reading

They've Done It!

They've Done It!

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, major sponsors of Project Runningblade, congratulates the team on its success in setting a new world land speed record for a ride-on lawnmower at Pendine Sands on Sunday 23rd May. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Cars Prove a Grand Choice For BSB and WSB Riders

Suzuki Cars Prove a Grand Choice For BSB and WSB Riders

Suzuki GB is proud to announce their support to the World Superbike and British Superbike Suzuki teams by supplying each rider a Suzuki Grand Vitara five-door SZ4 ... Continue reading

Peugeot 3008 Australian Debut Imminent

Peugeot 3008 Australian Debut Imminent

Complementing the existing Peugeot range in Australia by fitting neatly between the 308 model range and the 4007 model ranges, the new 3008 is due to go on sale locally in July 2010 ... Continue reading

Fords Expands ECOnetic Range

Fords Expands ECOnetic Range

Ford Australia will expand its successful ECOnetic range from July with the launch of a new Transit ECOnetic Van ... Continue reading

Renault: In June, Leather Smells Even Better When It's Free

Renault: In June, Leather Smells Even Better When It's Free

We think there is one thing better than the smell of leather in a new car and that is the smell of free leather! ... Continue reading

Narva Australias Proud Association With the German Company

Narva Australias Proud Association With the German Company

Today NARVA is a household name throughout this part of the world, particularly within the automotive, transport and mining circles. The association of the NARVA name with Australian company Brown & Watson International goes back more than 25 years and as the German company based in Plauen celebrates its 60th birthday, ... Continue reading

2010 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - RACE

2010 TURKISH GRAND PRIX - RACE

2010 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL 30 MAY RACE An eventful Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park today saw Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg bring their MERCEDES GP PETRONAS cars home in fourth and fifth places, an improvement of one position on their respective grid placings. The pair had a fairly quiet race with Michae ... Continue reading

Clay Rogers Dominates Hampton Virginia 250 For 2nd Straight Victory

Clay Rogers Dominates Hampton Virginia 250 For 2nd Straight Victory

Clay Rogers Dominates Hampton Virginia 250 For 2nd Straight Victory; 3rd This Season HAMPTON, Va. (May 29, 2010) – Defending USARacing Pro Cup Series champion Clay Rogers continued his domination of the touring short-track circuit Saturday night at Langley Speedway, leading all but four laps in the Hampton Virgi ... Continue reading

Corellis Powers to 1st Win, Sandstedt, Knipe and Arnold See Checkers - LVS 5/29/10

Corellis Powers to 1st Win, Sandstedt, Knipe and Arnold See Checkers - LVS 5/29/10

Donnie Corellis Charges to 1st Win in ¡®10 Robby Knipe Carries on Family Name, Sandstedt Keeps it on all 4 Saturday May 29, 2010 By: Rodney Rescott ¡¡ West Lebanon, NY: The legendary ¨ö dirt high banked oval located on State Route 20 in Upstate NY known as the Valley of Speed came to life again this past Saturday ... Continue reading

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