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Artie Lange, Howard Stern Sidekick, Charged with DUI in New Jersey - EXCLUSIVE AUDIO PHONE CALL

Artie Lange, Howard Stern Sidekick, Charged with DUI in New Jersey - EXCLUSIVE AUDIO PHONE CALL

TOMS RIVER, NJ - July 12, 2009: Reports from New Jersey today are that comedian Arte Lange of the Howard Stern Radio Show was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey. Toms River police say Lange’s 2009 Nissan struck the rea ... Continue reading

2010 Kia Soul Sport Review

2010 Kia Soul Sport Review

2010 KIA SOUL SPORT Let’s Have Some Fun By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Either you love them or you hate them – these ‘urban crossovers.’ We’re talking about the Scion xB, Honda Element and that ilk. This week’s tester is Kia’s new Soul, just getting to dealers now. A ... Continue reading

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Loyal Edition Engine: 2.0-liter TDI 4-cylinder Horsepower/Torque: 140 hp @ 4,000 rpm/236 lb.-ft. @ 1,750-2,500 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic with Tiptronic Wheelbase: 101.5 in. Length/Width/Height: 179.3 x 70.1 x 57.4 in. Tires: 205/55R1 ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 LEXUS HS Hybrid REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 LEXUS HS Hybrid REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS HS Hybrid VEHICLE With the introduction of the Lexus HS, Toyota Corp brings drivers the first luxury hybrid sedan to ever hit the auto market. Tagged by Lexus marketing champs as a "unique car for forward thinkers" and "infused w ... Continue reading

Hinchcliffe Savors Hometown Podium

Hinchcliffe Savors Hometown Podium

Toronto, July 12, 2009: James Hinchcliffe rocked the block on the streets of Toronto on Saturday, 11th July, as he earned his fourth podium finish of the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season collecting third place in his hometown event, Round 9’s ‘Toronto 100’. ‘Hinch’ received a rapturous recepti ... Continue reading

Ricky Carmichael, Brandon Bernstein guests on www.racefanradio.com's On Track On Radio Monday, July 13

Ricky Carmichael, Brandon Bernstein guests on www.racefanradio.com's On Track On Radio Monday, July 13

Indianapolis, July 12, 2009: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ricky Carmichael and NHRA Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein will be guests Monday, July 13, on www.racefanradio.com’s On Track On Radio, a weekly motor racing program hosted by Tim Tuttle and Roger Hughes from noon to 1 p.m. EDT. Carmichael has ... Continue reading

Bluegrass Motorsports Park Trans-Am Event Cancelled

Bluegrass Motorsports Park Trans-Am Event Cancelled

WATKINS GLEN, July 11, 2009: The Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series announced today that its Round Seven race, scheduled to be run Sept 5-6 at Bluegrass Motorsports Park, has been cancelled. The race cancelation is due to the fact that the track is still under construction and it will not be finished by September. The sc ... Continue reading

Ave Grabs Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Pole At Watkins Glen

Ave Grabs Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Pole At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, July 12, 2009: Tony Ave, of Maiden, N.C., earned his fourth Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series pole of the season this morning, in preparation for this afternoon’s Round Six race at Watkins Glen International. Rookie Jim Goughary Jr., of Jupiter, Fla., will start second. Piloting the No. 10 McMahon Gro ... Continue reading

Brawn GP Final Results - Nurburgring - July 12, 2009

Brawn GP Final Results - Nurburgring - July 12, 2009

Brawn GP endured a disappointing race at the German Grand Prix today despite Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello bringing their Brawn-Mercedes cars home in points-scoring fifth and sixth positions respectively. Both drivers were on a three-stop strategy and started the race on the softer option tyre. Rubens had a grea ... Continue reading

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Diesel is not what it once was. If your association with Dr. Rudolf Diesel's namesake engine includes the words "underpowered", "slow", "noisy", "smelly", or "sooty", you need to be brought into the 21st Century. Modern diesels, as exemplified by Volkswagen ... Continue reading

Alvaro Parente - After de points, the podium.(Press-Release)

Alvaro Parente - After de points, the podium.(Press-Release)

After de points, the podium. 12 July, 2009 Alvaro Parente, on the back of yesterday's points, reach the Nurburgring podium, today, after a good race in difficults conditions. The Portuguese youngster started from third, which gave him good chances for the second GP2 race of the German Formula 1 Grand Prix, but with a w ... Continue reading

Becker wins 5k at Placerville

Becker wins 5k at Placerville

PRESS RELEASE PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY, PLACERVILLE, CA. FROM THE OFFICE OF HANDY RACING PROMOTIONS INC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2009 MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: sullivanimages@sbcglobal.net             Becker becomes first two time winner of the $5000 Forni Classic  Tilford ... Continue reading

Beckman snags No. 4 in Denver qualifying

Beckman snags No. 4 in Denver qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 24 Mopar Mile-High Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 10-12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN SNAGS NO. 4 IN DENVER QUALIFYING MORRISON, Colo. (Jul ... Continue reading

Capps collects third No. 1 of season in Denver qualifying

Capps collects third No. 1 of season in Denver qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 24 Mopar Mile-High Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 10-12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS COLLECTS THIRD NO. 1 OF SEASON IN DENVER QUALIFYING MOR ... Continue reading

Hagan lands in third in Denver qualifying

Hagan lands in third in Denver qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 24 Mopar Mile-High Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 10-12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net HAGAN LANDS IN THIRD IN DENVER QUALIFYING MORRISON, Colo. (Ju ... Continue reading

JOHN FORCE BEST OF JFR MUSTANGS AT DENVER

JOHN FORCE BEST OF JFR MUSTANGS AT DENVER

TEAM JFR QUALIFYING REPORT2009 NHRA Saturday Qualifying Summary13th of 24 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Series30th annual MOPAR Mile High NHRA Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, CO July 10-12, 2009 * * * * JOHN FORCE BEST OF JFR MUSTANGS AT DENVERMORRISON, CO –- A tough two days of qualifying ended for ... Continue reading

McClenathan relinquishes top spot in Denver

McClenathan relinquishes top spot in Denver

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 24 Mopar Mile-High Nationals Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo. July 10-12, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net MCCLENATHAN RELINQUISHES TOP SPOT IN DENVER MORRISON, Colo. ( ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Greg Anderson Qualifying Wrap Up: Starting Fifth, Anderson is Ready to Roll Up His Sleeves in Denver

Summit Racing Greg Anderson Qualifying Wrap Up: Starting Fifth, Anderson is Ready to Roll Up His Sleeves in Denver

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704.662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com  Starting Fifth, Anderson is Ready to Roll Up His Sleeves in Denver  Event:  30th Annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals Location: Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado Day/Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009  On the heels of his being the first Pro Stoc ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Jason Line Qualifying Wrap Up: Line Picks Up the Pace, Qualifies Fourth in Denver

Summit Racing Jason Line Qualifying Wrap Up: Line Picks Up the Pace, Qualifies Fourth in Denver

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704.662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com  Line Picks Up the Pace, Qualifies Fourth in Denver  Event:  30th Annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals Location: Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado Day/Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009  After placing 10th on the first day of qualifying at the Mil ... Continue reading

2009 German Grand Prix - Race

2009 German Grand Prix - Race

2009 GERMAN GRAND PRIX NÜRBURGRING 12 JULY RACE Brawn GP endured a disappointing race at the German Grand Prix today despite Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello bringing their Brawn-Mercedes cars home in points-scoring fifth and sixth positions respectively. Both drivers were on a three-stop strategy and started the ... Continue reading

The History Behind The Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star

The History Behind The Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star

By Dr. Josef Ernst Edited by Marc J. Rauch Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz The invention in the 1880s of the high-speed engine and the automobile enabled Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz – independently of one another – to lay the foundations for the motorization of road transport. With the help of financial bac ... Continue reading

American Honda Announces More 2010 Models

American Honda Announces More 2010 Models

Torrance, CA - July 12, 2009: American Honda Motor Company's Powersports Division announced today its summer release of 2010 motorcycle, ATV and MUV products. This announcement follows the earlier release of Honda's 2010 Fury, and the SH150i and Elite® scooters. "Today we're releasing 2010 Honda off-road motorcycles, ... Continue reading

Are You a U.S. Taxpayer? If So, You Own GM. What do you think of Your Company?

Are You a U.S. Taxpayer? If So, You Own GM. What do you think of Your Company?

AUTO CENTRAL - July 10, 2009: 60% of the new General Motors is owned by the American people. Therefore, if you're a U.S. taxpayer then you are a part owner of the company. Well this is your big chance Mr. or Ms. GM Owner to sound off on the company. You're an owner, so anything goes (keep the four-letter words to a min ... Continue reading

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