PHOTO FEATURE: The colors of NASCAR Winston Cup from Texas Motor Speedway
April 13, 2001 NEW ORLEANS: The Auto Channel is pleased to share the colorful scenes of NASCAR Winston Cup racing with our visitors. All of the photographs in this feature were taken by Terry Callahan and Tammy Durham. This feature includes portraits and racing shots of your favorite drivers.The pictures are free to do ... Continue reading
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Team Chicago Challenge (TV Show)
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CD-ROM Detailing Auto Trauma Cases Available
CD-ROM Detailing Auto Trauma Cases Available To Auto Safety Researchers From NHTSA The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced the availability of a computer CD-ROM containing summaries of 400 motor vehicle trauma cases investigated by nine Crash Injury ... Continue reading
New Rollover Ratings and New Crash Test Results
New Rollover Ratings and New Crash Test Results The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) latest rollover resistance ratings and crash test results for 2001 model year vehicles are now available on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. For rollover resistance, the Chrysler Sebri ... Continue reading
-- With Earth Day just around the corner, the California Fuel Cell Partnership (www.cafcp.org) takes its road show to Los Angeles on April 18, 2001 with a media briefing and ride 'n drive featuring environmentally friendly fuel cell-powered electric vehicles. This will be the first time the Partnership's fuel cell vehi ... Continue reading
Latest Crash And Rollover Test Results
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) latest rollover resistance ratings and crash test results for 2001 model year vehicles are now available on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. For rollover resistance, the Chrysler Sebring four-dour, Dodge Neon four-door, Dodge Stratu ... Continue reading
Two News Releases from National Safety Council, 4/13/01
For Immediate Release Contact: Joe Larkin April 13, 2001 (630) 775-2303 18,000 EXPECTED IN ATLANTA THIS SEPTEMBER FOR THE NATION*S LARGEST SAFETY & HEALTH CONVENTION Itasca, Ill., -- *The Odyssey Starts Here* is the dynamic theme of the National Safety Council*s (NSC) Congress & Expo 2001. The NSC will host the 89th an ... Continue reading
90% SELLOUT AS AAPEX COUNTS DOWN TO SPACE DRAWING
Orland Park, IL - With just three weeks to go until the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) conducts their annual drawing for booth space, the show is 90% sold out. The space selection process for AAPEX is held at a public drawing that will take place at the Sands Expo Center, May 1 and 2. Exhibitors are group ... Continue reading
CON-WAY Has Strong Showing in America's Road Team Finalist Group
Four CON-WAY drivers are heading to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) headquarters June 4 and 5 to compete for positions on one of the trucking industry's most coveted organizations, the America's Road Team. Ina Daly, Matthew Morales and Ross Reynolds, all of Con-Way Western Express (CWX), and Robert Kleinschmid ... Continue reading
In observance of Earth Day, AAA urges Sacramento area motorists to remove one of the most toxic disposable consumer products from the environment -- dead car and boat batteries -- during the first annual AAA Great Battery Roundup, April 16-22. Part of a nationwide environmental campaign by 18 AAA clubs, the AAA Great B ... Continue reading
CD-ROM Detailing Auto Trauma Cases Available To Auto Safety Researchers
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced the availability of a computer CD-ROM containing summaries of 400 motor vehicle trauma cases investigated by nine Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) Centers around the country. CIREN was est ... Continue reading
KleenAir Announces Year-End 2000 Results
KleenAir Systems Inc. announced that year-end results included in its 10K filing recently submitted to the SEC indicated a further reduction in loss per share from 11 cents down to 7 cents. Total operating expenses were down from $720,552, to $590,477, due in large part to the fact that the management collectively cont ... Continue reading
Karmann Selects ENOVIA as Digital Enterprise Solutions
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, a leading independent first-tier supplier to the automotive industry, IBM, and Dassault Systemes announced today that Karmann has selected ENOVIA for the management of the company's product lifecyle management processes. The contract includes the purchase of more than 250 licenses of ENOVIAVPM and ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.com and iWon Announce Strategic Partnership
ATLANTA & IRVINGTON, NY--April 12, 2001-- Exclusive Used-Car Classifieds Information Now Available to Visitors of Popular Loyalty-Based Portal AutoTrader.com, the leading Internet destination and marketplace for buyers and sellers of used vehicles, today announced an alliance with iWon (www.iwon.com), the Internet's le ... Continue reading
NEW YORK--April 12, 2001-- -------------------------------------------------- Kids & the Internet The sounds are playful and the colorful visuals are tough for most little ones to ignore, but what drives two-year-olds to go online in the first place? According to a recent survey, 55 percent of parents feel the Internet ... Continue reading
NEW YORK--April 12, 2001-- -------------------------------------------------- Nitro(tm) Extreme Thrill Coaster Blasts Off Amid immense fanfare and to the delight of thrill-lovers worldwide, Six Flags Great Adventure theme park rockets into the history books as it debuts the highly-anticipated, new NITRO extreme mega co ... Continue reading
DETROIT--April 12, 2001--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , will host a conference call discussing financial results for its first quarter 2001 on Monday, April 23rd, at 2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT/ 12 pm MT/ 11 am PT. The call will follow the release earlier that morning of first quarter 2001 earnings for UnitedAuto Group. HOW TO PARTICIP ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX Series starting grid, Nashville Superspeedway
Frank Kimmel wins Old Milwaukee Pole Award at Nashville Superspeedway LEBANON, TENN, 4-12-01 - Defending ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel, in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Thursday at the new Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 151.453 mph. The popular Je ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 leads US sporting events in economic impact
April 13, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 was the largest producer of economic gains in 2000 among all annual major sporting events in the United States, an article in the Jan. 15 Sports Business Journal indicated. The Journal cited a study by noted sports economist Professor Mark S. Rosentraub, Dean of the Le ... Continue reading
CART: FedEx Series Championship Happenings
April 13, 2001 or Mike Zizzo (248) 362-8800 Plans are being finalized for next week's premiere of the eagerly awaited Warner Brothers feature film, Driven, which utilizes Championship Auto Racing Teams and the FedEx Championship Series as a backdrop. The premiere is scheduled for Monday, April 16, beginning at 7 p.m. a ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Racing Personalities to Lend Their Talent to the Forsyth Tech Race Car Challenge
April 13, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Jimmy Makar, crew chief on the 2000 Winston Cup Championship team of Joe Gibbs Racing; Danny "Chocolate" Myers, gas man for the (No.) 29 Richard Childress Racing team; and "Big" Paul Franklin of WTQR 104.1 FM will be among the celebrities at the inaugural Forsyth Tech Race Car Challenge, ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Frank Kimmel wins Old Milwaukee Pole Award at Nashville Superspeedway
April 13, 2001 LEBANON, TENN- Defending ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel, in the Advance Auto Parts-Pork White Meat Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Thursday at the new Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 151.453 mph. The popular Jeffersonville, Indiana driver will lead the field to green Friday ... Continue reading
DRAGS: Goodguys Vintage Drag Racers Gear up for 'Spring Swing'
April 13, 2001 Sonoma, CA - The 2001 Goodguys /VRA West Coast Championship Series, presented by PAC WEST TRAILERS.COM hits a crucial “Spring Swing” the weekend of April 21 & 22 as the 13th Nitro Nationals visit’s Sonoma’s Sears Point Raceway. Two short weeks later, the Goodguys inaugural Spring ... Continue reading
ASA ACDelco Series Highlights Hawkeye Downs Opening Weekend
April 13, 2001 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The ASA ACDelco Series makes its 2001 Midwest debut in the Iowa 300 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway on April 27-28. It marks the 13th appearance at the Cedar Rapids (IA) oval for the sanctioning body and the first of two eve nts scheduled this season. “Two ASA ACDelco Series events t ... Continue reading
CART comments on ISL Worldwide claim
April 13, 2001 DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today commented on the counterclaim filed by ISL Worldwide. The counterclaim was filed in the Circuit Court for the County of Oakland, State of Michigan, as a part of the Answer, Affirmative Defenses, Counterclaim and Setoff in the case filed by the Company ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Schumacher, Ferrari ready to celebrate with Tifosi at Imola
April 13, 2001 IMOLA, Italy - After races in Australia, Malaysia and Brazil, the Formula One world tour continues with the first European round of the season - the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. In all, this season consists of 17 events including the SAP United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis on Sept. 30. The ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Drivers ready to attack Nashville
April 13, 2001 After a short delay due to passing rain showers, practice for Saturday's Pepsi 300 began shortly after noon today. Forty-three Busch Series entrants had more than four hours of practice time around the new 1.33-mile concrete speedway before tomorrow's afternoon qualifying session. Three Fords, Greg Biffl ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dodge Takes the Track at Chicagoland Speedway
April 13, 2001 CHICAGO -- Dave Blaney, driver of the No. 93 Amoco Dodge Intrepid R/T, took another Dodge for a spin today -- the new Dodge Intrepid R/T pace car for the Chicagoland Speedway. The Chicagoland Dodge Dealers Advertising Association, the official vehicle partner for the track, recently unveiled the deep red ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Northern Light Series Notebook
April 13, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Ray continued to dominate the two-day private test April 10-11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, turning the fastest lap of the session - 24.98 seconds - on the final evening. That time was nearly identical to Ray's MBNA Pole lap of 24.988 from this event last July. Ray's previous best durin ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing Offers Test Drive to Potential Sponsors
April 13, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Blasting every team record from the books, Square D Racing continues to build momentum in the 2001 Winston Cup season. In just eight races, driver Bobby Hamilton has powered the No. 55 Square D Chevy to four top-ten starts and four top-ten finishes, inching ever closer to Victory Lane. N ... Continue reading
SCCA: Perry named World Challenge technical director
April 13, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. has appointed Gary Perry to the position of Technical Director for the Speedvision World Challenge Championships. Perry joins the full-time SCCA Pro Racing staff after serving on the World Challenge technical field staff from 1997-2000. He will take over the technica ... Continue reading
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