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Saturday, October 13, 2007

SPECIAL EVENT (BIRMINGHAM) - INDYCAR OPEN TEST NOTES

SPECIAL EVENT (BIRMINGHAM) - INDYCAR OPEN TEST NOTES

KANAAN LEADS OPEN TEST AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 – Andretti Green Racing’s Tony Kanaan topped the speed chart as seven drivers representing four IndyCar Series teams tested the 16-turn, 2.38-mile road course at Barber Motorsports Park. Kanaan recorded a quick lap of 1 ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (BRNO) - TEAM CANADA NOTCHES TOP-10 QUALIFYING SPOT

TEAM REPORTS (BRNO) - TEAM CANADA NOTCHES TOP-10 QUALIFYING SPOT

Hinchcliffe Tabs Top-Ten Feature Start for Canada Brno, Czech Republic (Saturday 13 October, 2007) - Qualifying for Round 2 of the 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in the Czech Republic proved to be a tale of two halves for James Hinchcliffe as he followed up a 19th place grid slot for Sunday's Sprint race by secur ... Continue reading

A1GP (BRNO) - South Africa and Netherlands on Pole at Brno

A1GP (BRNO) - South Africa and Netherlands on Pole at Brno

Adrian Zaugg set the single fastest lap during the first two qualifying segments putting 'Vulindlela' in the top spot for the start of the Sprint race, followed by 2006 pole-sitter New Zealand's Jonny Reid who will start from second place. Zaugg was pleased with his third pole position of the 2007/08 season but also fr ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - KONI Challenge Series 2008 Schedule Features 10 Race Grand Sport, Street Tuner Calendar

GRAND AM (DAYTONA) - KONI Challenge Series 2008 Schedule Features 10 Race Grand Sport, Street Tuner Calendar

The 2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series race schedule once again showcases the latest in international and American-made high performance sports cars and coupes straight from the showroom floor at top circuits in the United States and Canada. Both the Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) classes will run 10-race cham ... Continue reading

2007 Chevrolet Colorado Review

2007 Chevrolet Colorado Review

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NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Pacific Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - Pacific Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS– PACIFIC DIVISION LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS Friday, October 12, 2007 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS ON TAP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY LAS VEGAS – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

Volvo Hits the Big Screen with Interactive Gaming - VIDEO STORY

Volvo Hits the Big Screen with Interactive Gaming - VIDEO STORY

GOTHENBURG - October 13, 2007: Volvo is launching a groundbreaking in-cinema campaign which will see film-goers across the country enjoy a unique interactive gaming experience on the big screen. A European first, cinema audiences will become human joysticks, waving their arms in the air to guide the new Volvo XC70 all- ... Continue reading

A1GP (BRNO) - Drivers Nominated for Qualifying

A1GP (BRNO) - Drivers Nominated for Qualifying

A1 Team New Zealand took control in this morning's third and final practice session at Brno circuit ahead of this afternoon's qualifying for the A1GP Brno, Czech Republic. Last year's pole-sitter, Jonny Reid, set a fastest lap of 1m46.469s just under half way through the session, knocking Irish new boy Adam Carroll off ... Continue reading

Land Rover Discovery 3 Wins "Most Practical 4X4" Award

Land Rover Discovery 3 Wins "Most Practical 4X4" Award

WARWICKSHIRE, England - October 13, 2007: The Land Rover Discovery 3 has been named Britain's most practical 4x4 in a test conducted by Planet 4x4 Magazine. In the first assessment of its kind, the Discovery 3 scored an impressive 93 points out of a total 100 and beat off competition from the Mercedes GL, Audi Q7, Niss ... Continue reading

China's FAW Sold One Million Vehicles in The First Nine Months

China's FAW Sold One Million Vehicles in The First Nine Months

SHANGHAI - October 13, 2007: First Automobile Works (FAW) sold 12,8377 vehicles in September, up 21.4 percent from a year earlier; meanwhile the company sold 1.05 million vehicles in the first nine months, according to Shanghai Securities News. To break it down, FAW sold 827,000 sedans in the first nine months, up 25.4 ... Continue reading

A1GP (BRNO) - Hinchcliffe Tabs Top-Ten Feature Start for Canada (S)

A1GP (BRNO) - Hinchcliffe Tabs Top-Ten Feature Start for Canada (S)

Hinchcliffe Tabs Top-Ten Feature Start for Canada Brno, Czech Republic (Saturday 13 October, 2007) - Qualifying for Round 2 of the 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in the Czech Republic proved to be a tale of two halves for James Hinchcliffe as he followed up a 19th place grid slot for Sunday's Sprint race by secur ... Continue reading

SCCA RUNOFFS (TOPEKA) - First Nine SCCA National Champions Crowned

SCCA RUNOFFS (TOPEKA) - First Nine SCCA National Champions Crowned

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Nine SCCA National Champions Crowned TOPEKA, Kan. (October 12, 2007) - Nine SCCA National Champions were crowned in the first race day of the 44th SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by AT&T. Despite looming grey clouds, raindrops didn't interrupt any of the spectacular racing actio ... Continue reading

The Greenest Ride in the World

The Greenest Ride in the World

Scooters for Sale at The Alternative Car and Transportation Expo See below for details. In a land characterized by its freedom, Americans have become slaves to rising fuel prices and limited options. With a much needed change on the horizon, a new solution has arrived. The solution is the Vectrix ZEV (zero-emissions ve ... Continue reading

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