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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Kautz Takes Formula F SCCA National Championship at Road America

Kautz Takes Formula F SCCA National Championship at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Tim Kautz, of Geneva, Ill., captured the 2010 Formula F National Championship during the 47th SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway Friday at Road America. Jeremy Treadway, of Putnam Station, N.Y., finished second, while Scott Rubenzer, of nearby Brookfield, Wis., was third. Formula F was the l ... Continue reading

Gallagher wins exciting Formula 500 SCCA National Championship race at Road America

Gallagher wins exciting Formula 500 SCCA National Championship race at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Patrick Gallagher, of Thornville, Ohio, held off second place finisher Mike Mueller, of Plymouth, Wis., by a narrow 0.164-second to win his first-ever National Championship at the SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. Gallagher started second in the No. 00 CTL Engineering Invad ... Continue reading

McCaughey Runs Away With Showroom Stock C SCCA National Championship

McCaughey Runs Away With Showroom Stock C SCCA National Championship

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: It took one lap to move to the front, but once Mark McCaughey, of Sarasota, Fla., took over the lead of the Showroom Stock C race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway he was able to cruise to his first SCCA National Championship. Joel Lipperini, of Pittston, Pa., a ... Continue reading

Loshak Scores Dominant D Sports Racing National Championship

Loshak Scores Dominant D Sports Racing National Championship

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Lawrence Loshak, of Milwaukee, Wis., could not be caught at Road America as he stormed to a commanding D Sports Racing win over Chris Farrell, of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway. Michael Scully, of Calabasas, Calif., finished third. ... Continue reading

Jon Brakke Wins E Production SCCA National Championship race at Road America

Jon Brakke Wins E Production SCCA National Championship race at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Jon Brakke, of Fargo, N.D., cruised to his second-career Pace American E Production National Championship during the 47th SCCA Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. Greg Ira, of Plantation, Fla., and Aaron Downey, of Rossmoor, Calif., were second and third, respectively. Brakke, who ... Continue reading

Shadowen Wins SCCA GT-Lite National Championship

Shadowen Wins SCCA GT-Lite National Championship

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Peter Shadowen, of Loxahatchee, Fla., captured his first National Championship after a fierce battle with Jim Dentici, of Oconomowoc, Wis., in the GT-Lite class race at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. Kent Prather, of Wakarusa, Kan. finished thir ... Continue reading

Gilsinger Earns First SCCA National Championship in Touring 3 at Road America

Gilsinger Earns First SCCA National Championship in Touring 3 at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Chad Gilsinger, of Marysville, Ohio, earned the Touring 3 National Championship in the opening race of the 47th SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway at Road America. Kevin Fandozzi, of Saint Joseph, Minn., and Sage Marie, of Huntington Beach, Calif., completed the podium. ... Continue reading

Cullen Crowned STU National Champion at Road America

Cullen Crowned STU National Champion at Road America

ELKHART LAKE, Sept. 24, 2010: Richard Cullen, of Marshfield, Mass., held off Joel Weinberger, of Hinsdale, Ill., to win the STU National Championship at the 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway. Phil Parlato, of Commack, N.Y., completed the podium at Road America. Starting second in the No. 81 Ho ... Continue reading

GM now says Volt can go 25-50 miles on batteries (50% Less than the 1996 GM EV-1 HUH?)

GM now says Volt can go 25-50 miles on batteries (50% Less than the 1996 GM EV-1 HUH?)

DETROIT Sep 24, 2010; The AP reported that General Motors on Thursday altered the expected range that its Chevrolet Volt electric car can travel on battery power alone. The automaker now says the Volt can go 25 to 50 miles on battery power, compared with the 40 miles it had previously said it would travel. The distance ... Continue reading

General Motors News Summary - September 20-24

General Motors News Summary - September 20-24

General Motors News Summary - September 20-24 PR Newswire Sept. 24 DETROIT, Sept. 24 -- Here is a recap of some General Motors Media Online stories you may have missed this week. African-American Advertising Alliances Announced at Chevrolet, Cadillac DETROIT – Chevrolet and Cadillac each announced relati ... Continue reading

2011 GMC Acadia Denali Headed to U.S. Dealers

2011 GMC Acadia Denali Headed to U.S. Dealers

Lansing Delta Township Assembly is building latest model Acadia Lansing, Mich. September 24, 2010; Production of the new 2011 GMC Acadia Denali began today at the Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant with the newest model in the Acadia family expected to arrive at U.S. dealerships in late September. Members of UAW Loc ... Continue reading

2010 Paris Motor Show: Infiniti Set To Debut New IPL G Convertible Concept

2010 Paris Motor Show: Infiniti Set To Debut New IPL G Convertible Concept

FRANKLIN, TN - September 25, 2010: Infiniti has released photos of its new Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) G Convertible Concept, which debuts next week at the Paris Auto Show. The IPL G Convertible Concept features unique aerodynamic styling, the dynamic performance of an IPL-tuned V6, exhaust and suspension, 19-inch ... Continue reading

Infiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Vehicle

Infiniti Releases Sketch of Future Luxury Electric Vehicle

Infiniti's Eco Performance Strategy Also Includes Upcoming Infiniti M Hybrid Sedan – FRANKLIN, TN - September 25, 2010: Infiniti released a sketch of its first luxury electric vehicle yesterday, which is set to launch in the United States and other global markets in 2013. Befitting the brand’s promise of †... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Hits the Road with Mobile Showroom - VIDEO ENHANCED

Chrysler Group Hits the Road with Mobile Showroom - VIDEO ENHANCED

Chrysler Group LLC Hits the Road with Mobile Showroom AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 24 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 24 -- Traveling showroom on 10-week trek across United States Road show designed for thousands of affiliate and supplier employees Unique, branded transport trucks carry vehicles to company locations Chrysler ... Continue reading

60 Years of Porsche in America - VIDEO ENHANCED

60 Years of Porsche in America - VIDEO ENHANCED

60 Years of Porsche in America PR Newswire STUTTGART, Germany and ATLANTA, Sept. 24 STUTTGART, Germany and ATLANTA, Sept. 24 -- The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart will be celebrating a very special anniversary this year: It was exactly 60 years ago, in the autumn of 1950, that the first Porsche 356 models were shipped to ... Continue reading

The 2010-11 Auto Show Season is About to Start - Go Back and Review Past Shows - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

The 2010-11 Auto Show Season is About to Start - Go Back and Review Past Shows - EXTENSIVE VIDEO

AUTO CENTRAL - September 18, 2010: With the 2010-2011 Major Consumer Auto Shows ready to start rolling out, it's a great time to take a look back at past shows. It's fun to see the vehicles that were promoted, the hype laid down, and the predictions that made. Of course, the only place in the world that you can find th ... Continue reading

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