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Saturday, May 14, 2005

Bloomington Speedway -- Friday the 13th Rainout

Bloomington Speedway -- Friday the 13th Rainout

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!! Bloomington Speedway Rained Out Again BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 14, 2005) - In true Friday the 13th fashion, the weatherman pu ... Continue reading

Ellis aboard the G2/S&S Buell No. 5 at Atlanta

Ellis aboard the G2/S&S Buell No. 5 at Atlanta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 25TH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT SOUTHERN NATIONALS ATLANT ... Continue reading

Amicus Move to Use GBP15m Strike Fund to Re-Establish Collective Bargaining in Engineering

Amicus Move to Use GBP15m Strike Fund to Re-Establish Collective Bargaining in Engineering

LONDON, May 14 -- Amicus, the UK's largest private sector and engineering trade union, is launching a campaign to use a GBP15m strike fund to bring back collective bargaining in the engineering sector. Amicus say that there is evidence that engineering pay differentials are growing as employers compare regional pay lev ... Continue reading

FW: USAC Release #84 - HOOSIERS EAST, CLEMONS, HENDRICK TAKE SPEEDROME WINS THURSDAY

FW: USAC Release #84 - HOOSIERS EAST, CLEMONS, HENDRICK TAKE SPEEDROME WINS THURSDAY

-----Original Message----- From: Michael Harker [mailto:mharker@usacracing.com] Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:07 PM To: mharker@iquest.net Subject: USAC Release #84 - HOOSIERS EAST, CLEMONS, HENDRICK TAKE SPEEDROME WINS THURSDAY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-84 HOOSIERS EAS ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin copes with Atlanta heat (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin copes with Atlanta heat (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin copes with Atlanta heat Jeg Coughlin and his Jeg's Mail Order Dodge Stratus R/T race crew fought through the hottest day of the race season and successfully qualified for the provisional field of the 25th annual Southern Nationals in the No. 14 position with a 6.800-second pass at 203.34 mph. Coughlin's pa ... Continue reading

Report: GM, Toyota Discuss Joint Venture That Would Produce Environmentally Friendly Vehicles

Report: GM, Toyota Discuss Joint Venture That Would Produce Environmentally Friendly Vehicles

NAGAKUTE, Japan May 14, 2005; The AP reported that top officials from U.S.-based General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. met in Japan on Saturday to discuss the possibility of setting up a joint venture to produce environmentally friendly fuel cell vehicles, a Japanese news agency reported. The venture would allow ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Mission Raceway Park

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Mission Raceway Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NORTHWEST DIVISION MISSION RACEWAY PARK, MISSION, B.C. Friday, May 13, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 JOHNSON, EVANCHUK LEAD EARLY QUALIFYING AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK MISSION, B.C. – In the first rounds of qualifying ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Friday Update: WJ Sits Second Midway Through Atlanta Qualifying

NHRA Warren Johnson Friday Update: WJ Sits Second Midway Through Atlanta Qualifying

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Sits Second Midway Through Atlanta Qualifying Event: 25th Annual Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals Day/Date: Friday, May 13, 2005 Location: Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, GA Warren Johnson and the GM Performance Parts Pontiac ... Continue reading

After two of four qualifying sessions, Ellis No. 4

After two of four qualifying sessions, Ellis No. 4

G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS, INC. *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 25TH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMIT RACING EQUIPM ... Continue reading

MotorSports Emporium Inc. Announces Quarterly Results

MotorSports Emporium Inc. Announces Quarterly Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--May 13, 2005--MotorSports Emporium Inc. (OTCBB:MSEP) today announced improved first quarter financial results. For the three-month periods ending March 31, 2005, revenues were $50,586, compared to $26,795 in March 31, 2004, an increase of 88%. This revenue was the largest on record since the company' ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kan

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION S.R.C.A. DRAGSTRIP MAY 13, 2005 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 NHRA RETURNS TO GREAT BEND FOR WEST CENTRAL OPENER GREAT BEND, Kan. - The NHRA West Central Division kicked off its 2005 season today with qualifying at S.R.C.A. Dragst ... Continue reading

Advanced Lightweight Jaguar Concept Car Revealed in Miami by Longtime Heavyweight Innovator Warren Henry Automobiles

Advanced Lightweight Jaguar Concept Car Revealed in Miami by Longtime Heavyweight Innovator Warren Henry Automobiles

MIAMI--May 13, 2005-- What: Media Sneak Preview of Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe When: Wednesday, May 18...we will arrange a special time for you Official Party: 7:30 P.M. Official Reveal: 8:30 P.M. Where: Hotel Victor, 1144 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Details: The Jaguar concept car-of-the-future is currently touring ... Continue reading

Toyota Awards $1.12 Million in Scholarships to 100 High School Seniors

Toyota Awards $1.12 Million in Scholarships to 100 High School Seniors

Winners at top of class in both academics and community service LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 13 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., (TMS) rewarded 100 high school seniors with $1.12 million in college scholarships for their commitment to education and community service at an awards banquet tonight. The winners, who make up th ... Continue reading

Nissan Helps Make-A-Wish Foundation Build Its New Home in North Texas

Nissan Helps Make-A-Wish Foundation Build Its New Home in North Texas

IRVING, Texas--May 13, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. is helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas build The Wishing Place, the soon to be permanent home for the Foundation. Nissan donated $20,000 toward the construction of the new facility bringing its total contribution for The Wishing Place to $45,000. "We ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Co. Confirms Support for B.A.R Honda in F1

Honda Motor Co. Confirms Support for B.A.R Honda in F1

Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (LSE: 7267q) issued the following comment in response to a statement issued in the U.K. by the B.A.R Honda F1 team on Thursday, May 12 2005 (15:30 local time). "Following the San Marino GP, the fourth round of the Formula One World Championship, the FI ... Continue reading

NASCAR Fan to Win Chance to ``Begin the Batman Begins 400 at MIS''; Chance-of-a-Lifetime Promotion Will Put Green Flag in the Hands of a Fan

NASCAR Fan to Win Chance to ``Begin the Batman Begins 400 at MIS''; Chance-of-a-Lifetime Promotion Will Put Green Flag in the Hands of a Fan

RICHMOND, Va.--May 13, 2005--Gotham City will meet the Motor City when the Batmobile takes to the track at Michigan International Speedway for the Batman Begins 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race on June 19. Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Comics, and Michigan International Speedway (MIS) announced today that o ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Begins Weekend in Eighth

Tony Pedregon Begins Weekend in Eighth

NHRA 2005 NOTES & QUOTES 25th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta Dragway­ Commerce, Ga. ŒQ¹ Racing Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Tony Pedregon Grabs Eighth Qualifier ŒQ¹ Racing team Testing New Combination COMMERCE, Ga. (May 13, 2005) ­ Tony ... Continue reading

Ford Freedom Award Fundraiser Hits High Note by Honoring Ella Fitzgerald and Al Jarreau for Contributions to the Arts

Ford Freedom Award Fundraiser Hits High Note by Honoring Ella Fitzgerald and Al Jarreau for Contributions to the Arts

CONTACTS: Ntouch Communications Group Edna Sims Bruce, (310) 827-9727 Tracy Walker, (313) 657-7018 Charles H. Wright Museum Raymond Tate, (313) 494-5829 Ford Freedom Award Fundraiser Hits High Note by Honoring Ella Fitzgerald and Al Jarreau for Contributions to the Arts * Gala Celebrating Honorees Benefits the Museum o ... Continue reading

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