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Saturday, December 8, 2012

FIA F1 - Sanctioning Body Tweaks Rules Ahead Of 2013 Season

FIA F1 - Sanctioning Body Tweaks Rules Ahead Of 2013 Season

Paris, Dec 7, 2012: The FIA has confirmed a number of changes to the Formula One sporting and technical regulations ahead of the 2013 season, following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday. There will be two major changes to the 2013 sporting regulations. Firstly, from next ... Continue reading

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 12.8.12

Fuel Prices - Regular Gas 12.8.12

<p>Regular Gas</p> <p> Current Avg. $3.810</p> Yesterday Avg.$3.813</p> Week Ago Avg. $3.789</p> Month Ago Avg.$3.858</p> Year Ago Avg. Current Avg. $3.810p ... Continue reading

IndyCar - RHR Collects The Big Check

IndyCar - RHR Collects The Big Check

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2012: Eleven weeks after winning his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship, Ryan Hunter-Reay got his chance to celebrate. Hunter-Reay and Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier - along with other drivers, and teams- were recognized during the INDYCAR Championship Celebration presented by ... Continue reading

POWRi Midgets - Gehrke Continues Comeback At Du Quoin

POWRi Midgets - Gehrke Continues Comeback At Du Quoin

DUQUOIN, Dec. 7, 2012: Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Okla., will continue his comeback from an injury that ended his strong regular season in August in the third annual Battle at the Center on Dec. 15, a non-points event sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, at the Southern Illinois Center’s Mi ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event- Napelton Porsche To Field Cayman S At Rolex 24

Special Motorsports Event- Napelton Porsche To Field Cayman S At Rolex 24

WESTMONT, Dec. 7, 2012: Napleton Racing, a fulltime sports car racing team based out of leading Chicago-area dealership Napleton Porsche of Westmont, will make its Rolex 24 At Daytona debut with the team’s winning Porsche Cayman S in next month’s 51st running of the day-long endurance race on the 3.56-mile ro ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - 2013 Team E3 Racing Sponsorship Contest

Special Motorsports Event - 2013 Team E3 Racing Sponsorship Contest

Motorsports Central, Dec. 7, 2012: You've been waiting all year and now it's finally here! The 2013 Team E3 Racing Sponsorship Contest began yesterday on the E3 Spark Plugs Facebook Fan Page!!! If you're an up-and-coming racer or racing pro looking to rev up your career, now is your chance! Twelve first-tier winners wi ... Continue reading

IndyCar - DHL Signs Multi-Year Primary Sponsorship WIth Andretti Autosport

IndyCar - DHL Signs Multi-Year Primary Sponsorship WIth Andretti Autosport

Logo_DHL 1carimage Indianapolis, Dec. 7, 2012: DHL, the global market leader in the logistics industry, will now be speeding into the 2013 racing season as full primary sponsor on the Chevrolet piloted by recently-crowned IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. The Indianapolis based Indy car race team Andretti ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Lotus Leaves Series

IndyCar - Lotus Leaves Series

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2012: INDYCAR announced today that it has released Lotus from its contract to supply engines to the IZOD IndyCar Series. "We appreciate the effort that Lotus made in helping return manufacturer competition to the IZOD IndyCar Series," said Brian Barnhart, president of operations and strategy, INDY ... Continue reading

Motorsports Brands - Linda Vaughn DVD Available Now At JEGS.com

Motorsports Brands - Linda Vaughn DVD Available Now At JEGS.com

DELAWARE, Dec. 7, 2012: Looking for the perfect Christmas present for your favorite drag racing fan? JEGS.com can fill your needs with a DVD of "A Roast and Toast to the 'Queen of Speed:' Linda Vaughn," available now at JEGS.com. The roast was held earlier this year at the Lucas Family Estate in Indianapolis and includ ... Continue reading

Road To Indy - Andersen Promotions Roll Out New Pro Mazda Series

Road To Indy - Andersen Promotions Roll Out New Pro Mazda Series

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2012: INDYCAR, sanctioning body of the Mazda Road to Indy development series, today announced the creation of the Pro Mazda Championship. The series will be owned and operated by Andersen Promotions - administrator of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda - and will fill the openi ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Establishes Foundation to Honor Sergio Marchionne

Chrysler Group Establishes Foundation to Honor Sergio Marchionne

The Chrysler Group LLC Board of Directors has approved the establishment of a charitable foundation in recognition of the leadership and outstanding dedication of Sergio Marchionne as CEO for Chrysler Group LLC. "Sergio is an exceptional leader with the unique ability to inspire his people and lead change. Creating thi ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Breaks All-Time Sales Record Before Year End

Hyundai Motor America Breaks All-Time Sales Record Before Year End

Hyundai Motor America announced it surpassed its all-time full-year sales record of 645,691 vehicles, breaking a record it set in 2011. "With teamwork from thousands of Hyundai team members in manufacturing plants, offices, engineering centers and dealerships across the U.S, we've been able to increase supply of our ho ... Continue reading

Honda Builds 1 Millionth Automobile for Export From U.S.

Honda Builds 1 Millionth Automobile for Export From U.S.

Twenty-five years after the first U.S.-made Honda automobile was exported to overseas markets, associates at the company's Marysville Auto Plant today marked production of the 1 millionth Honda automobile to be exported from the U.S. The silver 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Sedan will be shipped to South Korea. 'In the coming ... Continue reading

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