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Saturday, March 10, 2012

IndyCar - Open Test Session 3 Wrap Up

IndyCar - Open Test Session 3 Wrap Up

Sebring, Mar. 9, 2012: IndyCar wrapped up its 2012 open test and most drivers/teams seemed pleased by the results. Aside from typical teething issues, and getting comfortable with a new engine configuration and chassis characteristics there were no dramatic events. ... Continue reading

Off Road - Black in Black - Robby Gordon Racing San Felipe

Off Road - Black in Black - Robby Gordon Racing San Felipe

San Felipe, March 9, 2012: The day before the San Felipe 250, Robby Gordon heads back to the US after a week of prerunning in Mexico to practice and qualify his No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge. As Robby and his Cup team focus on qualifying for the Kobalt Tools 400 on Sunday, the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires Off-Road team is in San ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Dixon Heads Up Day 3 Open Test

IndyCar - Dixon Heads Up Day 3 Open Test

SEBRING, March 9, 2012: Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti topped the timesheets as IZOD IndyCar Series teams continued their Open Test at Sebring International Raceway. Dixon, driving the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, became the first driver to break 52 seconds on the 1.67- ... Continue reading

Off Road - Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Roaders Head To Mexico

Off Road - Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Roaders Head To Mexico

FULLERTON, March 9, 2012: Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer and Trophy Truck veteran Cameron Steele, along with his Desert Assassins teammates, are gearing up for the 26th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, March 10, in San Felipe, Mexico. Steele will be racing down Mexico’s be ... Continue reading

Ford Provides Up to $100,000 to Help Tornado Victims

Ford Provides Up to $100,000 to Help Tornado Victims

Ford Motor Company Fund is directly contributing $75,000 to the American Red Cross and its local chapters in tornado-impacted areas and the Dare to Care Food Bank in Louisville Matching donations by Ford employees, including plant gate donation collections at Kentucky Truck, Louisville Assembly and Sharonville Transmis ... Continue reading

Kia Motors posts 21.3% global sales growth in February

Kia Motors posts 21.3% global sales growth in February

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for February 2012, recording a total of 205,876 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 21.3%. In Fe ... Continue reading

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