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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Pioneer Reinvigorates the In-Dash Navigation Category with an Affordable and Feature Rich System

Pioneer Reinvigorates the In-Dash Navigation Category with an Affordable and Feature Rich System

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today exhilarates the industry by offering the best value in in-dash navigation with the new AVIC-U310BT, a robust, full-featured system with the convenience of built-in Bluetooth® for hands-free calling and Apple iPod/iPhone® control. The comprehensive, 2-DIN system ... Continue reading

X Marks the Spot with Pioneer’s New AVIC-X Series Navigation Systems

X Marks the Spot with Pioneer’s New AVIC-X Series Navigation Systems

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced the release of the AVIC-X710BT and AVIC-X910BT, which build upon Pioneer’s history of in-dash navigation systems by combining turn-by-turn navigation, audio and video* entertainment and connectivity options including Apple iPod® and iPhone®, Bluetoo ... Continue reading

Qualifying For Race 2 Complete At New Jersey: NWR Drviers Start 4th and 6th

Qualifying For Race 2 Complete At New Jersey: NWR Drviers Start 4th and 6th

<b>Millville, June 13, 2009:</b> Atlantic Championship qualifying for the second race of the doubleheader weekend at the Mazda Formula X presented by Cooper Tires at New Jersey Motorsports Park was completed this morning. Newman Wachs Racing drivers Markus Niemela and John Edwards will start 4th and 6th, respectively, ... Continue reading

RacersIMC Makes A Motorsports Offer You Can't Refuse

RacersIMC Makes A Motorsports Offer You Can't Refuse

Belleville, June 12, 2009: In order to build the data base on the RacersIMC website , the RacersIMC is offering the first 10 companies in each category below a FREE profile for a year, In addition, the first 5 drivers and 5 teams in each class or series throughout the world will receive a FREE profile for a year, AND B ... Continue reading

Niemela Qualifies 4th But There's More Speed Tomorrow

Niemela Qualifies 4th But There's More Speed Tomorrow

<b>Millville, June 12, 2009:</b> Current Atlantic Championship Markus Niemela produced a significant wet session qualifying result for tomorrow's Mazda Formula X Atlantic feature event. After running in the top 3 much of the session Niemela finally popped up to P1, but subsequently found himself in traffic that he coul ... Continue reading

Summerton Takes Second Atlantic Pole of 2009 For Race 1 of New Jersey Doubleheader

Summerton Takes Second Atlantic Pole of 2009 For Race 1 of New Jersey Doubleheader

<b>Millville, June 12, 2009:</b> In weather conditions that alternated between wet and dry at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Jonathan Summerton scored his second pole position of the 2009 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season for Saturday’s first race of a doubleheader weekend at th ... Continue reading

Lamb Collects Second Consecutive MX-5 Pole for First Half of New Jersey Doubleheader

Lamb Collects Second Consecutive MX-5 Pole for First Half of New Jersey Doubleheader

MILLVILLE, June 13, 2009: Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., earned his second SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup pole in-a-row in preparation for today’s Round Three race, part of Mazda Formula X Presented by Cooper Tires at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Brett Smrz, of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, made it an Atlanta Mo ... Continue reading

Hacquard Turns Out Best Qualifying Result of Star Mazda Career

Hacquard Turns Out Best Qualifying Result of Star Mazda Career

Millville, June 12, 2009: Only one second separates the top 15 competitors of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear as they prepare for the first of two races at the Mazda Formula X doubleheader in New Jersey this weekend. Clocking in a time of 1:16.329 was the young Canadian, Taylor Hacquard, achieving a f ... Continue reading

Team Stargate Worlds New Jersey Friday Report

Team Stargate Worlds New Jersey Friday Report

<b>Millville, June 13, 2009:</b> Round 3 and 4 of the 2009 Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship Powered By Mazda season at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey finally arrived and after a memorable weekend 4 weeks ago the Team Stargate Worlds crew were anxious to get the weekend activities started. Pr ... Continue reading

PPG Aerospace Launches ALTEOS Interactive Window Systems Brand

PPG Aerospace Launches ALTEOS Interactive Window Systems Brand

PARIS--PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies business is launching the brand name of its controllable electrochromic systems for aircraft passenger-cabin windows at the Paris Air Show, where a full-scale working demonstration enables visitors to experience the technology firsthand. Alteos interactive window sys ... Continue reading

Conor Daly Takes First Star Mazda Pole Position

Conor Daly Takes First Star Mazda Pole Position

<b>Millville, June 12, 2009:</b> Mazdaspeed driver Conor Daly dominated day one of the Mazda Formula X double header weekend at New Jersey Morotsport Park by being the fastest in every session and taking his first pole position of the season. The young American lapped the 2.25 mile natural road course in a time of 1:15 ... Continue reading

Sports Car Maker Koenigsegg Ready to Take over GM's Saab

Sports Car Maker Koenigsegg Ready to Take over GM's Saab

OSLO, Jun 13, 2009; Aasa Christine Stoltz writing for Reuters reported that tiny carmaker Koenigsegg is ready to take over General Motor's (GMGMQ.PK) loss-making Saab unit, and says it has numerous good solutions to help get the company back on its feet, its major shareholder told daily Dagbladet. A source familiar wit ... Continue reading

IIHS Crash Tests: Mini and Microcar Bumpers Allow Pricey Damage

IIHS Crash Tests: Mini and Microcar Bumpers Allow Pricey Damage

; None of the 7 tested rates good under new system ARLINGTON, VA — Urban drivers often pick mini and microcars because they're affordable, fuel efficient, and easy to park on city streets. Fender-benders are hazards of urban driving, and just one of them can add up to thousands of dollars in repair costs because t ... Continue reading

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