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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Alpinestars Says Thank You To Conor Daly With Celebration Footwear

Alpinestars Says Thank You To Conor Daly With Celebration Footwear

Monza, September 14, 2010: In celebration of his Formula Star Mazda championship win, Alpinestars athlete Conor Daly was presented with a custom made pair of racing boots in Monza, Italy during the Italian Grand Prix weekend. They feature Conor's trademark green color with his initials CD in green, white & orange, in d ... Continue reading

SCCA Club Racing Drivers Clinch National Point Championships

SCCA Club Racing Drivers Clinch National Point Championships

TOPEKA, Sept. 14, 2010: Twenty-nine drivers wrapped up National Point Championships following Labor Day’s final Sports Car Club of America SafeRacer National Racing Series events, concluding the 66-race season that began the first weekend of 2010. More than 1900 drivers scored points on 29 classes throughout the s ... Continue reading

Don't Adjust Your TV; JEGS.com To Roll NASCAR-style This Weekend

Don't Adjust Your TV; JEGS.com To Roll NASCAR-style This Weekend

LOUDON, Sept. 14, 2010: The familiar yellow and black of JEGS.com is best known in drag racing circles, but this Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway the brand will take center stage at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race with superstar driver Kevin Harvick behind the wheel of the No. 2 JEGS.com Chevrolet Si ... Continue reading

Talladega Looms Large In Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

Talladega Looms Large In Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup

TALLADEGA, September 14, 2010: NASCAR’s “wild card” in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Talladega Superspeedway, looms large for many Chase drivers as the series heads to Loudon this weekend. Those that should be most concerned with tackling the high banks of Talladega on Oct. 31 are the four drivers ... Continue reading

Jessie James To Sing National Anthem Prior To The AAA 400 At Dover International Speedway Sept. 26

Jessie James To Sing National Anthem Prior To The AAA 400 At Dover International Speedway Sept. 26

DOVER, Sept. 14, 2010: Southern pop artist Jessie James will sing the national anthem prior to the start of the “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 26. James’ recent single and upcoming album title, “Boys in the Summer,” was featured on the B ... Continue reading

The Magic Mile to Kickoff Chase with Boston Race Party

The Magic Mile to Kickoff Chase with Boston Race Party

<b>Event set for Thursday, September 16 at Samuel Adams Park in Boston</b> Loudon, Sept. 14, 2010: Historic downtown Boston will take on a NASCAR look and feel next Thursday, September 16 as "The Magic Mile" and Roush Fenway Racing host the first ever 'Boston Race Party' at Samuel Adams Park. In conjunction with the we ... Continue reading

Indianapolis 500 Is Focus Of Stephen Low IMAX 3D Film Project

Indianapolis 500 Is Focus Of Stephen Low IMAX 3D Film Project

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14, 201: The Stephen Low Company is pleased to announce the development of a new IMAX 3D motion picture project focused on the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, which takes place annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the evolution of motorsports. The 3D film will be directed by giant-screen fil ... Continue reading

Lopez Keeps Title Hopes Alive in Wild SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Race at VIR

Lopez Keeps Title Hopes Alive in Wild SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Race at VIR

ALTON, Sept. 13, 2010: The battle for the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series championship will go down to the season finale at Road Atlanta on Oct. 1 following a wild finish in the series’ penultimate round at Virginia International Raceway on Sunday. RJ Lopez, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, took the lead ... Continue reading

Pilgrim, Cunningham and Buras Win World Challenge Race; Championships Clinched At VIR

Pilgrim, Cunningham and Buras Win World Challenge Race; Championships Clinched At VIR

ALTON, September 13, 2010: In a thrilling day of World Challenge Championships action during the Race-Keeper VIR Grand Prix presented by MTM Special Ops Watch at VIRginia International Raceway, Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., shook a frustrating season with a GT win, Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., extended se ... Continue reading

Thunderhill Raceway and TSRS Results September 11, 2010

Thunderhill Raceway and TSRS Results September 11, 2010

Bandoleros Feature Race 1. 6 Jake Thomasson Spring, TX 15 laps QT 19.878 Fast Time 2. 81 Christopher Hogan The Woodlands, TX 15 laps QT 19.989 3. 24 Jon Fernandez Lockhart, TX 15 laps QT 20.176 4. 5 EJ Fitzgerald Humble, TX 15 laps QT 20.181 5. ... Continue reading

KHI NASCAR Truck Preview - September 13, 2010

KHI NASCAR Truck Preview - September 13, 2010

WINNER, WINNER, WINNER: This weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick will get behind the wheel of the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado for the fifth time in 2010. In his four Truck Series starts this season, the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) co-owner has visited victory lane three times (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Mart ... Continue reading

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes - NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes - NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Nationals

Jeg Coughlin Jr. enters this weekend’s NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals as the fourth-seeded driver in the Pro Stock class. Coughlin trails leader Mike Edwards by 87 points with five events remaining in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Jeg Coughlin Jr. is a four-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag ... Continue reading

Thinking Outside Of The Box - Ix20 To Make A Paris Debut

Thinking Outside Of The Box - Ix20 To Make A Paris Debut

Hyundai will kick off an intensive period of product launches by unveiling two important new models at this year's Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Road-Going Audi A1 E-Tron Creates a Buzz In Munich

Road-Going Audi A1 E-Tron Creates a Buzz In Munich

Munich's electricity supply is about to spark 20 road-ready Audi A1 e-trons into life on the German city's streets as part of an exciting pilot project undertaken by Audi AG in partnership with E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke Munchen (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi I-Miev Driven by Sir Stirling Moss Awarded Best City Electric Vehicle...

Mitsubishi I-Miev Driven by Sir Stirling Moss Awarded Best City Electric Vehicle...

Mitsubishi I-Miev Driven By Sir Stirling Moss Awarded Best City Electric Vehicle Of The Future At Start Eco Car Spectacular ... Continue reading

Toyota Plans 6 New Hybrid and EV Vehicles 2012

Toyota Plans 6 New Hybrid and EV Vehicles 2012

DETROIT, Sept 13, 2010: (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to introduce six new hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012 and bring an electric vehicle to the U.S. market that year also, a top research and development executive said on Monday. Toyota also plans to bring an electric vehicle to the U.S. market in a jo ... Continue reading

New VR-7 Special Edition Of Kia Cee'd And Pro_Cee'd Models

New VR-7 Special Edition Of Kia Cee'd And Pro_Cee'd Models

Kia has introduced new VR-7 Special Editions on two models - cee'd and pro_cee'd - offering a high level specification at excellent prices. Now on sale across the UK Kia dealer network, VR-7 Special Editions offer additional equipment including reversing sensors and a number of other high level features ... Continue reading

Ferrari Drivers Alonso And Massa Receive An Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari

Ferrari Drivers Alonso And Massa Receive An Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari

They're used to fast cars, so Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were delighted when they were each given an Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, during the recent race weekend in Monza. ... Continue reading

Nissan Commercial Vehicles Announces Official Partnership With Adrian Steel to Upfit 2012 Nissan NV

Nissan Commercial Vehicles Announces Official Partnership With Adrian Steel to Upfit 2012 Nissan NV

- Strategic partnership established to make it easy for buyers to upfit their Nissan NV - FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 13 -- Nissan Commercial Vehicles today announced a strategic partnership with Adrian Steel, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle equipment, to become an official upfitter for the all-new 2012 Nissan ... Continue reading

AC Propulsion Engages DRIVEN Public Relations and ZDS Communications to Manage Global Outreach

AC Propulsion Engages DRIVEN Public Relations and ZDS Communications to Manage Global Outreach

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 -- AC Propulsion, a global leader in electric drive development, design and manufacturing, announced that it has selected Southern California-based DRIVEN Public Relations and ZDS Communications to manage its public relations and marketing outreach initiatives. AC Propulsion is recognized globally ... Continue reading

Cross Country Automotive Services Introduces Automatic Location Spotting

Cross Country Automotive Services Introduces Automatic Location Spotting

New service offers pinpoint location for emergency towing and roadside services MEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 13 -- Cross Country Automotive Services (Cross Country), a leading provider of driver and vehicle assistance services in North America, announced today it has implemented Automated Location Spotting(TM), which provides ... Continue reading

Local Motorcycle Riders Get Married at Infineon Raceway

Local Motorcycle Riders Get Married at Infineon Raceway

PHOTO BY JENNIFER IMBIMBO Motorcycle Riders Get Married at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2010) -- Sebastopol's Danielle La Fave and Timothy Duffield enjoyed the ultimate day at the track on Monday - the high-speed couple tied the knot at Infineon Raceway. The avid motorcycle riders, who met through the Nor ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION ATLANTA DRAGWAY, COMMERCE, GEORGIA Monday, September 13, 2010 Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACE AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY RESULTS IN BIG WINNERS COMMERCE, Ga. (Sept. 13, 2010) - In the final results from Atlanta Dr ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Tri-State Raceway, Earlville, Iowa

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Tri-State Raceway, Earlville, Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION TRI-STATE RACEWAY, EARLVILLE, IOWA Monday, September 13, 2010 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 866-8646 WILLIAMS LOCKS UP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH WIN EARLVILLE, Iowa (September 13, 2010) - Kirk Williams raced to his fourth win of the year and the 2 ... Continue reading

TEAM FALKEN'S VAUGHN GITTIN, JR., ON TOP OF VICTORY STAND AT INFINEON RACEWAY FORMULA DRIFT

TEAM FALKEN'S VAUGHN GITTIN, JR., ON TOP OF VICTORY STAND AT INFINEON RACEWAY FORMULA DRIFT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM FALKEN'S VAUGHN GITTIN, JR., ON TOP OF VICTORY STAND AT INFINEON RACEWAY FORMULA DRIFT 09/13/2010 SONOMA, CA (September 11, 2010) – Team Falken Factory Driver Vaughn Gittin, Jr., moved closer to taking the 2010 Formula Drift Championship as he finished first in Round 6 at Infineon Race ... Continue reading

Worldwide breaks another record at home in Auburn and puts The Classic Car Capital of the World back on the map.

Worldwide breaks another record at home in Auburn and puts The Classic Car Capital of the World back on the map.

Worldwide breaks another record at home in Auburn and puts The Classic Car Capital of the World back on the map. Worldwide Auctioneers' premier event at home in Auburn proved a resounding success last weekend, with an impressive number of high quality motorcars realizing significant sums and a record number of bidders ... Continue reading

New Ariel Atom V8 supercar uses coloured ceramic coatings

New Ariel Atom V8 supercar uses coloured ceramic coatings

*Ariel specifies Zircotec’s coloured ceramic coating for exclusive Atom V8* *First OEM application of Performance Colours coating that offers both heat management and aesthetic qualities to protect ultimate incarnation of Ariel Atom performance car*** *OXFORD – *Ariel’s new Atom V8 supercar is the first OEM appli ... Continue reading

RML AD Group Reclaims Le Mans Series LMP2 titles

RML AD Group Reclaims Le Mans Series LMP2 titles

RML AD Group News ReleaseTo view this email correctly, it may be necessary to permit images to download from the Internet. If you would prefer not to, or this email does not display as expected, please click this link RML AD Group Secures a Second Le Mans Series Title A conservative run to fourth place in yesterday's S ... Continue reading

Strakka Racing Wins LMP2 in Silverstone 1000 Kilometres

Strakka Racing Wins LMP2 in Silverstone 1000 Kilometres

Strakka Racing | Le Mans Series 2010 | Silverstone 1000 KmsTo view this email correctly, it may be necessary to permit images to download from the Internet. If you would prefer not to, or this email does not display as expected, please click this link Strakka Rounds off 2010 in Style Strakka Racing concluded their reco ... Continue reading

GMAC-SAIC Celebrates Sixth Anniversary With Record Monthly Contract Volume

GMAC-SAIC Celebrates Sixth Anniversary With Record Monthly Contract Volume

2010 Retail Contracts Booked Through August Surpass 2009 Full Year Total SHANGHAI, Sept. 14 -- GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (GMAC-SAIC), a joint venture between Ally Financial Inc., Shanghai Automotive Group Finance Co., Ltd. and Shanghai General Motors Co. Ltd., announced that it booked a monthly record for ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Headlines At British Science Festival

Jaguar Land Rover Headlines At British Science Festival

Jaguar Land Rover today reinforces its commitment to science in the UK with its participation and lead sponsorship of the British Science Festival, taking place in Birmingham's Aston University ... Continue reading

Dame Ellen Macarthur Charges Up The Mall In Renault's Zero-Emission Fluence

Dame Ellen Macarthur Charges Up The Mall In Renault's Zero-Emission Fluence

Dame Ellen MacArthur gave the British public their first chance to see the all-electric Renault Fluence Z.E. in action yesterday, driving a prototype in The Prince of Wales' Start Eco Car Spectacular on The Mall, London. ... Continue reading

Ford S-MAX Projections 'Get More Out of Life'

Ford S-MAX Projections 'Get More Out of Life'

The Ford S-MAX marketing campaign comes to life as Ford replaces traditional outdoor advertisements with advanced 3D projections to communicate the new car's many advanced technologies. ... Continue reading

Jon Williams Appointed Managing Director Toyota GB PLC

Jon Williams Appointed Managing Director Toyota GB PLC

Toyota GB PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Williams as its new managing director effective 1 October 2010. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Transporter And Multivan Now Available With 4MOTION

Volkswagen Transporter And Multivan Now Available With 4MOTION

The Volkswagen Transporter and Multivan can now be ordered with 4MOTION all-wheel drive. ... Continue reading

Compact Rear Trailer Lamps Designed Around Popular Narva Series

Compact Rear Trailer Lamps Designed Around Popular Narva Series

Leading automotive lighting company Narva has released a small compact series of Model 41 rear combination trailer lamps designed around their popular Model 42 series. ... Continue reading

Jayco Starcraft - A New World Of Possibilities

Jayco Starcraft - A New World Of Possibilities

The new Starcraft range from Jayco gives you the freedom to enjoy life on the road. ... Continue reading

ATTIK's Cross-Media Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to 'Take On the Machine'

ATTIK's Cross-Media Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to 'Take On the Machine'

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -- Four weeks ago, together with Scion, global creative agency ATTIK began reaching out to young, predominantly male drivers across the U.S. with numerous cross-media marketing initiatives aimed at driving online searches for "the machine," and building intrigue around the 2011 Scion tC sports c ... Continue reading

Esquire Magazine Unanimously Names the 2010 Audi S4 as the '2010 Esquire Car of the Year'

Esquire Magazine Unanimously Names the 2010 Audi S4 as the '2010 Esquire Car of the Year'

HERNDON, Va., Sept. 13 -- In a unanimous vote, Esquire magazine today named the 2010 Audi S4 as the "2010 Esquire Car of the Year." The 2010 Audi S4 rose above the competition to claim the top spot after a vigorous six-month test drive by Esquire drivers. With its advanced performance and full array of standard feature ... Continue reading

David Blume to be Featured Speaker at ABIC in Saskatoon Canada 9/15 and Solfest in Ukiah CA. 9/25-26

David Blume to be Featured Speaker at ABIC in Saskatoon Canada 9/15 and Solfest in Ukiah CA. 9/25-26

SAN JOSE, Calif.--The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA): “Diverse Alcohol Fuel Feedstocks:Â High-Profit, High-Yield, Ecological Alternatives to Corn.” WHAT: The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA) announced today that its Executive Director and Founder David Bl ... Continue reading

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