INDYPRO (NASHVILLE) - STARTING LINEUP
Qualifying Friday for the Sunbelt Rentals 100 Indy Pro Series event on the 1.3-mile Nashville Superspeedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed: 1. (7) Alex Lloyd, Dallara, 181.841 2. (27) Wade Cunningham, Dallara, 181.530 3. (13) Robbie Pecorari, Dallara, 180.851 4. (55) Hideki Mutoh, ... Continue reading
GRAND AM (NEWTON) - Pruett, Rojas Set Grand-Am Rolex Series Overall Victory Records
Daytona Prototype championship points leader Scott Pruett and his points-leading No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team rewrote the record books Friday in Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve competition, as both became leaders in overall Rolex Series victories at ... Continue reading
NHRA (LAS VEGAS) - DRIVERS BATTLE HEAT AT LAS VEGAS
The heat was high both on the track and in the air for the qualifying rounds at the Las Vegas NHRA Sport Compact Nationals in the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series. The top qualifiers for the event are Gary White (Pro RWD), Jason Hunt (Pro FWD), Stephanie Eggum (Hot Rod), Norris Prayoonto (Honda Tuning Magazine Al ... Continue reading
NHRA (DENVER) - TROXEL, HIGHT, JOHNSON AND SMITH PACE FIELD
Denver's own Melanie Troxel picked the perfect race to lead the Top Fuel qualifying field, racing to the top of the 28th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Friday night with a 4.610 at 322.42 mph. Troxel, who hails from the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., used the last pass of the day to set her mark, joining Fun ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (MID-OHIO) - LIME ROCK FINISH GIVES TRANS SPORT MID-OHIO MOMENTUM
Team Trans Sport and drivers Terry Borcheller and Tim Pappas recorded a season-best finish of fifth in GT2 at Lime Rock. A fifth-place GT2 effort at Lime Rock - where it was firmly entrenched in a battle for podium position - has put Team Trans Sport on the right track for the second half of the American Le Mans Series ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (NASHVILLE) - STARTING LINEUP
Qualifying Friday for the Firestone Indy 200 IndyCar Series event on the 1.3-mile Nashville Superspeedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and speed: 1. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 204.414 2. (27) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 203.873 3. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (NASHVILLE) - SERIES NOTES
DIXON TAKES TOP SPOT AT NASHVILLE; LLOYD STARTS FIRST GLADEVILLE, Tenn., Friday, July 13, 2007 â Scott Dixon earned his eighth career AAMCO Transmissions Pole Award, winning the top spot for Saturday's Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. The Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver lapped the 1.3-mile, concret ... Continue reading
TEAM REPORTS (NASHVILLE) - DIXON AND TARGET/ENERGIZER TEAM ON POLE AT NASHVILLE
KEEPING IT GOING, AND GOING, AND GOING⦠The Energizer Bunny joined the crew for qualifying today and the bunny feet obviously brought the team some extra luck on Friday the 13th as Dixon and the Energizer E2 Lithium Target car took the pole position. After setting the fastest lap time in both practices at Nashvill ... Continue reading
FORD to attempt land speed record for Fuel cell powered vehicle with Fusion Hydrogen 999 Racer
Ford to attempt land speed record for production-based fuel cell powered vehicle at Bonneville with the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999. Ford, Ohio State University, Ballard and Roush are collaborating to build and engineer the hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains. Ohio State University will attempt to set the land speed r ... Continue reading
2007 Saturn Outlook XR FWD Review
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Saturn has a new Outlook on life... ok, the pun is obvious and inescapable, and Outlook, capitalized, in this case refers to the GM division's new large crossover vehicle. But, looking at Saturn products in the past year or two, the company really does have a new outlook, and a new ... Continue reading
For Immediate Release NEW COHERIX DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WILL CHANGE AUTO INDUSTRY ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Digital holographic imaging technology developed at the University of Michigan has the potential to dramatically improve the competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry within the next five years, according to Dwight Carlson ... Continue reading
Grammer Implements Ergomechanics Seat Design
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grammer implements ergomechanics seat design, allowing natural movements while providing support TROY, Mich. - Grammer AG Automotive, a leading supplier of automotive interior systems and components, has thrown away conventional automotive-seat design and introduced a new design philosophy it refe ... Continue reading
LEDs (light emitting diodes) Offer Unique Opportunity For Car Makers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LED headlamps offer high differentiation for automakers PLYMOUTH, Mich. - LEDs (light emitting diodes) are currently used as light sources in tail lamps, and also increasingly at the front of a vehicle, for signal functions. The first full-LED headlamps, which will generate both low and high beam, ... Continue reading
F. William Hirt, Board Chairman and Retired Chief Executive Officer Dies at 82
ERIE, Pa., July 13 -- F. William "Bill" Hirt, board chairman of the Erie Indemnity Company and retired president and chief executive officer of Erie Insurance, passed away on July 13, 2007, at the age of 82. During his tenure as CEO (1976-1990), Erie Insurance grew 15 times in assets and nine times in premiums, making ... Continue reading
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