LYNX DRIVER DAVID RUTLEDGE NOMINATED FOR GREG MOORE LEGACY AWARD Lynx Racing driver David Rutledge, 23, of Vancouver, B.C., has been nominated for the second annual Greg Moore Legacy Award. The award, which honors the Canadian star and fan favorite who lost his life in the 1999 season finale, reflects the driver who be ... Continue reading
Premier1 Grand Prix - correction
ERRATUM: Release dated 10-10-2001 announcing the FIA's provisional approval of the Premier1 Grand Prix race series. The first sentence of the fifth paragraph was released as... Now that dates for other major motor sport events have been announced, Premier1 will finalise its own calendar and ask the British MSA to submi ... Continue reading
Regan Smith signs with Diamond Cut Jeans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 4, 2001 Contact: Marta Leonard Hawk Sports Management 704-947-2192 INTERESTING COMBINATION MAKES UP NEW TEAM NOCONA, TX Diamond Cut Jeans is pleased to announce Team DC, a six-member cast of talent chosen to promote men's, ladies' and children's jeans to auto racing's loyal fan base. ... Continue reading
The following are all regional air dates for the remainder of the 2001 USAR Hooters ProCup Series schedule. These are the regional networks only, the Speedvision schedule remains the same with airings on the Thursday following a USAR Hooters ProCup Series event at 9:00 p.m. (ET) and re-airing at 1:00 a.m. (ET) and 12 N ... Continue reading
2nd ANNUAL IRWINDALE MAYORS CUP TO ATTRACT CITY OFFICIALS
Top city officials from around the greater San Gabriel Valley will be making their second special visit to Irwindale Speedway on Saturday, October 13 when the City of Irwindale hosts its annual "Mayor's Cup" event at the half-mile facility. Some 30 cities have been invited by Irwindale city officials to attend and part ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif.--Oct. 11, 2001--Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine, Calif.-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, has acquired the former Saturn Paint & Body in Fountain Valley, Calif., the third acquisition Caliber has made in 15 days. With the recent addition of centers i ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: October 10, 2001 Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul -- GM do Brasil (GMB), through its philanthropic organization "Instituto GM," today delivered emergency aid to the victims of a storm which battered parts of the Rio Grande do Sul state, especially Torotama Island. GM's emergency aid consisted of 1000 basic good ... Continue reading
MAII Issues Letter to Shareholders
PLANO, Texas--Oct. 11, 2001--MAII Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:MAII) today issued the following letter to shareholders: Dear Shareholders, I am writing this letter to better inform all shareholders of MAII Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Medical Alliance, Inc.) ("MAII") of the status and direction of MAII. As many of you k ... Continue reading
-- WHEN: Friday, October 12 TIME: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM WHERE: Washington Mutual Financial Center 468 Rivershore Lane Eagle Local youth invited to free event to promote safe driving practices WHAT: In an effort to educate and teach Idaho's youth about the importance of respecting the rules of the road, Washington Mutual is ... Continue reading
BREA, Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 11, 2001--For the first time, football fans can use a few computer clicks to help choose the winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, awarded by New York's Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) to the top collegiate player of the year. American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC), a Heisman sponsor, has ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive to Webcast Third-quarter Results Conference Call On Thursday, October 18
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Oct. 11, 2001-- Webcast is Live at 11 a.m. Eastern Tower Automotive, Inc. , today announced that it will host a live Webcast of its third-quarter results conference call Thursday, October 18, at 11 a.m. Eastern. Dugald Campbell, Tower Automotive's chief executive officer, and Tony Barone, Tower Aut ... Continue reading
Littelfuse To Report Third Quarter Results October 24
DES PLAINES, Ill.--Oct. 10, 2001--Littelfuse, Inc. today announced it will release results for the third quarter of 2001 prior to the opening of the market on Wednesday, October 24, 2001. Company management will host a conference call later that morning, October 24, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Central time to disc ... Continue reading
EULESS, Texas--Oct. 10, 2001--Warrantech Automotive, a subsidiary of the Warrantech Corporation (OTCBB:WTEC), a leader and innovator in the field of service contracts and extended warranties, today announced that it was working aggressively with state agencies to determine the extent of policy holder coverage for vehic ... Continue reading
NEWS FROM KENWORTH: Los Angeles Times Feature on Trucking Technology
NOTE TO EDITORS: Technology in trucking and Kenworth are featured in a story in the Thursday, Oct. 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times. Here's the link: http://www.latimes.com/technology/custom/techtimes/la-00008 1067oct11.story?c oll=la%2Dtechnology%2Dtech%5Ftimes Jeff Parietti PR Manager Kenworth Truck Co. ... Continue reading
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Oct. 11, 2001--Teleflex Incorporated will Webcast its third quarter 2001 investor conference call on Thursday, October 18, at 11:15 a.m. (EDT). Management will discuss third quarter results and comment on trends in the company's businesses. To listen to the live audio Webcast, go to the company's ... Continue reading
BREA, Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 11, 2001--For the first time, football fans can use a few computer clicks to help choose the winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, awarded by New York's Downtown Athletic Club (DAC) to the top collegiate player of the year. American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC), a Heisman sponsor, has ... Continue reading
Microvision Ships Prototype of Next Generation Head-Up Display to Ford
Microvision, Inc., , the leader in light scanning technologies, announced today that it has shipped a laser-scanning projection display to Ford Research Laboratory as the result of a four month development effort. The delivery will be evaluated as a driver's head-up (HUD) display, similar to those used in military and ... Continue reading
I.D. Systems Receives Follow-On Order for Wireless Fleet Management System
I.D. Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of end-to-end wireless asset management solutions, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its Wireless Asset Net(TM) industrial fleet management system from one of its Fortune 100 customers. The order follows an initial contract awarded to I.D. Systems in June ... Continue reading
Simula Cites Events and Completion of Turnaround Initiatives
Simula, Inc. said that it has completed the implementation of seven successful corporate turnaround initiatives and at the same time it is experiencing an unprecedented level of business activity in its aerospace and defense segment. The Company believes these factors account for recent activity in its stock and its be ... Continue reading
Paradigm Joins HP's Mobile Program
PowerLOC Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into a participation agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company that provides for PowerLOC to work with HP in the creation and delivery of mobile e-services including PowerLOC's tracking, location and navigation b ... Continue reading
Cummins Inc. Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter 2001
Cummins Inc. today reported profit after taxes of $3 million, or $.08 per share, on revenues of $1.41 billion for the third quarter of 2001, despite a continuing economic downturn. Earnings for the quarter were down from a year ago, when the company earned $25 million profit after taxes on sales of $1.57 billion. "I'm ... Continue reading
Sell More Cars and Save Jobs! An Open Letter To Automotive Advertising and Marketing Executives
This letter address’s a serious problem for the auto industry and those professionals whose job performance is measured by New Car Sales . The miniscule budgets for on-line new car advertising can only be explained by the fact that the executives who “control the budget” have not recognized the paradi ... Continue reading
Volvo Chooses Supplier For New Sport Utility Vehicle
GOTEBORG, Sweden--Oct. 11, 2001--SKF has been selected by Volvo Cars as Volvo's major bearing supplier for the new Adventure Concept Car. The new vehicle, unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year, will go into series production at the beginning of 2002 as Volvo's new Sport Utility Vehicle. During the produc ... Continue reading
AAA Teams with CarsDirect.com So Members Can Click for a Car
AAA announced today that it has formed an alliance with CarsDirect.com so the auto club's 4 million members in Northern California and Nevada can research and buy new cars through aaa.com. "Buying a new car online is gaining in popularity because people want an easy and hassle-free way to get the best price without hag ... Continue reading
Motor Trend Magazine Names GMC Envoy 2002 Sport/Utility of the Year
Motor Trend magazine announced today the selection of GMC Envoy as Motor Trend's 2002 Sport/Utility of the Year. The award winning GMC Envoy was unveiled at the opening day of the 2002-Model California International Auto Show (CIAS) in Anaheim. In addition, the famous Caliper award was presented to Ron Zarella, the Pre ... Continue reading
TBC Expects to Meet Forecasted Gain in Third Quarter Earnings
TBC Corporation today indicated that based on preliminary results, it expects to meet the consensus published estimate for earnings of $0.28 per share for the third quarter. That would represent a 12% gain compared with $0.25 per share for the year-earlier period. The Company said that it would release complete financi ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto to Host Conference Call With Release of Q3 2001 Earnings
UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host a conference call discussing financial results for its third quarter 2001 on Wednesday, October 24, at 11 am ET/ 10 am CT/ 9 am MT/ 8 am PT. The call will follow the release earlier that morning of third quarter 2001 earnings for UnitedAuto ... Continue reading
Valeo Contributes to Disaster Relief
Valeo today announced a donation of $250,000 to assist the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund efforts. "We express our deepest sympathy to those touched by the September 11 attacks," said Robert Strazzella, group vice president, Valeo North America. "With the support of the management board and all 75,000 employee ... Continue reading
WRG's 5th Auto Lease Management Forum Poised for Overwhelming Success
Back by popular demand and already an overwhelming success, World Research Group is proudly hosting its 5th "Automotive Lease Management Forum" November 28-29th at Le Meridien in New Orleans, LA. The event returns once more with a fully updated agenda and promises to be an opportunity to thoroughly understand the lates ... Continue reading
ASARO TO RACE CART TOYOTA ATLANTIC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASARO TO RACE CART TOYOTA ATLANTIC UNIONVILLE, ONT., CAN. (October 10, 2001)—Billy Asaro will compete in this weekend's CART Toyota Atlantic race at the Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway in Calif. The nineteen-year-old from Markham, Ont., Can., will drive the No. 33 Western Union ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Adds VIR to 2002 Race Schedule
Grand-Am Adds VIR to 2002 Race Schedule DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 10, 2001) - A remarkable history of sports car racing will have a new chapter written when the Grand American Road Racing Association brings national championship racing back to Virginia International Raceway on Labor Day weekend (August 30 - Sept. 2) ... Continue reading
NEWS - Provisional approval from FIA for Premier1 GP
For a hard copy of the following news story please open the attached PDF file with Acrobat Reader and select print from the file menu. Provisional approval from FIA for Premier1 Grand Prix series Zurich, 10 October 2001: The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's international governing body, ... Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, HENRY FORD WINS 'RACE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD'
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 8, 2001 – Ten well-timed, efficiently productive laps around a one-mile dirt oval 100 years ago this week turned a highly publicized and well-attended automobile event into a race that changed the world. Eight thousand strong were drawn to the Detroit Driving Club’s track in Grosse Poi ... Continue reading
Kanaan/Mears Laguna Seca Pre-Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com MO NUNN RACING - PRE-RACE NOTES/QUOTES Honda Grand Prix of Monterey - Oct. 12-14, 2001 Laguna Seca Raceway - Monterey, Calif. - 2.238-Mile Road Course Round 19 of 21 on the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series TONY KANAAN -- #55 HOLLYWOOD/MO N ... Continue reading
Camaro/Firebird 35th Birthday Celebration Event Wrapup
Museum's Camaro/Firebird 35th Birthday Celebration Honors The F-Body Tradition A three-day event celebrating the 35th birthday of the F-Body sportscars was held at the National Corvette Museum on September 21-23, 2001. Open to all automotive enthusiasts, the event brought Camaro and Firebird owners and enthusiasts from ... Continue reading
Scaletta Moloney Armoring Opens Detroit Facility
CHICAGO--Oct. 10, 2001--Scaletta Moloney Armoring today announced it has opened a new facility in Detroit, hiring Daniel Russell as its Director of Engineering Research and Development. The facility will be responsible for engineering new armor systems and for researching and developing the latest bullet and blast-resi ... Continue reading
Corcentric to Introduce Web-Based Customer Service Product for Automotive and Heavy Duty Aftermarket
MCLEAN, Va.--Oct. 10, 2001--Corcentric, leading developer and provider of private online trading communities for the automotive and heavy duty truck industry, announced today that they will introduce a new web self-service customer service tool that can be integrated into a manufacturer's Customer Relationship Manageme ... Continue reading
American Honda strengthens 2002 Honda Bike Racing effort
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2001 Torrance, CA -- American Honda announced today that Erik Kehoe will return to the Honda family as Team Manager of Honda Racing's Motocross program. The legendary 125cc and 250cc motocrosser retired from competition in 1995 and became Honda Of Troy's Motocross Team Manager. Kehoe g ... Continue reading
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