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Multimedia Available: Interactive Motorsports & Entertainment Corporation Acquires Perfect Line Inc., Creating A New Public Company In Motorsports

Multimedia Available: Interactive Motorsports & Entertainment Corporation Acquires Perfect Line Inc., Creating A New Public Company In Motorsports

-- Interactive Motorsports & Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB:IMTS) today announced that it has acquired Perfect Line Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary which owns and operates the unique NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway mall-based racing centers. The NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway centers are the largest chain of officia ... Continue reading

Hello LUV! Review 2003 Volvo XC90 - All New

Hello LUV! Review 2003 Volvo XC90 - All New

by Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher It was just a matter of time before Scandinavia's number one auto maker jumped into the sport utility vehicle market. Although it took them a while to make the decision, once they did, they did it big-time, hitting the ground solidly on all four tires. Moreover, in ... Continue reading

Ford Shares Whipsawed by Economic Fears

Ford Shares Whipsawed by Economic Fears

DETROIT Reuters reported that shares of Ford Motor Co. had a roller coaster ride on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, stung by fears about the company's downside risks in a weaker U.S. economic environment, analysts said. Renewed concerns about the health of the world's No. 2 automaker were largely driven by th ... Continue reading

Isuzu Plans to Cut 3,700 Jobs, Realign Ties With General Motors in Restructuring

Isuzu Plans to Cut 3,700 Jobs, Realign Ties With General Motors in Restructuring

TOKYO AP reporting struggling Isuzu Motors plans to reduce its work force by 3,700 people, or about 30 percent, and restructure its partnership with U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. as part of a three-year plan to return to profitability. The Japanese car and truck maker said Wednesday it expected to make the jobs c ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Pre-Race

#10 Kanaan CART Road America Pre-Race

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola The Grand Prix of Road America - August 16-18, 2002 - Pre-Race Notes/Quotes Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wis. - 4-Mile Road Course Round 12 of 19 on the 2002 CART FedEx Championship S ... Continue reading

AMA ADDS NOVEMBER ROUND TO 2002 ENDURO SERIES

AMA ADDS NOVEMBER ROUND TO 2002 ENDURO SERIES

AMA ADDS NOVEMBER ROUND TO 2002 ENDURO SERIES PICKERINGTON, OHIO -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has added another round to the 2002 AMA/FMF Racing National Championship Enduro Series. The new round will be held on November 3 in New Paris, Indiana. For more information, write to Russ Dumka, c/o Riders MC ... Continue reading

Cayuga PreRace Release on SM Frieght

Cayuga PreRace Release on SM Frieght

SM Freight Delivers Presenting Sponsorship for The Lucas Oil 250 Cayuga Hooters Pro Cup Race Blenheim- July 29/02. When the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series rolls into the Cayuga Speedway on Aug. 24th, SM Freight will be on hand to join in the festivities. Jeff Gotelaer President of Speedway Marketing Inc. announced today t ... Continue reading

Morgan and Bennett Announce Transaction

Morgan and Bennett Announce Transaction

ELKHART, Ind.--Aug. 14, 2002--Bennett Truck Transport, L.L.C. ("Bennett"), headquartered in McDonough, Georgia and Morgan Drive Away, Inc. ("Morgan") (AMEX:MG) of Elkhart, Indiana jointly announced the purchase by Bennett of the manufactured housing transportation division of Morgan, effective immediately. Morgan's Pre ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Racing at Infineon This Weekend

Motorcycle Racing at Infineon This Weekend

Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 Motorcycles Invade Infineon Raceway This Weekend SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - San Jose's James Randolph and Union City's Ken Hill will continue their season-long battle for the No. 1 plate this weekend at Infineon Raceway as the American Federation of ... Continue reading

Thomas Group Selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division for Business Process Improvement Consulting in Aftermarket

Thomas Group Selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division for Business Process Improvement Consulting in Aftermarket

IRVING, Texas--Aug. 13, 2002--Thomas Group, Inc. , the leading results based consulting firm specializing in helping clients achieve operational excellence and fast business processes, has been selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division to provide business process improvement consulting in their aftermarket busin ... Continue reading

Cummins Inc. Signs SEC Certifications on Financial Reporting Accuracy

Cummins Inc. Signs SEC Certifications on Financial Reporting Accuracy

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Aug. 14, 2002--Today Cummins Inc. announced that Chairman and CEO Tim Solso and Chief Financial Officer Tom Linebarger have both signed the SEC certifications stating that the company's periodic financial reports are materially truthful and complete. Copies of the certifications can be found in the Inve ... Continue reading

International Wire Group, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2002

International Wire Group, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2002

ST. LOUIS--August 14, 2002--International Wire Group, Inc. today reported its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2002. During the second quarter, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other unusual charges ("EBITDA") was $14.2 million, an increase o ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Springfield dirt-mile

ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Springfield dirt-mile

Continually updated ARCA RE/MAX Series entry list, news and notes at arcaracing.com; and thanks. Don Radebaugh Fresh from the 1.33-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway, the world’s most versatile stock car tour is headed back to its roots. Born on the dirt in 1953, the ARCA RE/MAX Series warriors next visit the ... Continue reading

ACTION AT IRWINDALE ... AUGUST 22, 23, 24, & 25

ACTION AT IRWINDALE ... AUGUST 22, 23, 24, & 25

ACTION AT IRWINDALE … CAR FUN FOR EVERYONE AUGUST 22, 23, 24, & 25: THURSDAY - SUNDAY Just Say" "Supersize My Irwindale Weekend Please …" Irwindale, Calif. - - The wide, wonderful world of California Car Culture will be in full song Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip with thr ... Continue reading

Blaney, Jasper Notes; pre-Michigan

Blaney, Jasper Notes; pre-Michigan

JASPER MOTORSPORTS DAVE BLANEY - #77 JASPER ENGINES & TRANSMISSIONS FORD PEPSI 400-MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY (8-18-02) DAVE BLANEY on hopes for Pepsi 400 at Michigan this weekend.. "For sure, I'm excited about the Michigan race this weekend, because we're taking the same car we ran so well with in June. We were p ... Continue reading

Cummins Inc. Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Cummins Midrange Engine Plant

Cummins Inc. Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Cummins Midrange Engine Plant

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Aug. 14, 2002--Today Cummins Inc. kicked off the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Columbus Midrange Engine Plant (CMEP) in Columbus, Indiana. The four-day event, which starts today and concludes Saturday, August 17, celebrates the success of the Midrange engine plant and its acc ... Continue reading

Ford Quality Care / Apollo Motorsports (Dowler) : Montmagny Report

Ford Quality Care / Apollo Motorsports (Dowler) : Montmagny Report

Ford Quality Care / Apollo Motorsports For immediate release / August 14, 2002 Dowler fourth in the race, and points, at Montmagny Ford Quality Care Taurus racer improves 12 positions in 200 laps MONTMAGNY, QC - Kevin Dowler's first visit to Autodrome Montmagny, near Quebec City, was a successful one. Although the Ford ... Continue reading

Jeremy Mayfield -- Michigan Preview

Jeremy Mayfield -- Michigan Preview

<<ole0.bmp>> Kristine Curley Golin/Harris 704.924.9404 JEREMY MAYFIELD NO. 19 DODGE DEALERS INTREPID R/T MICHIGAN PREVIEW THE NO. 19 TEAM "We've made some changes throughout the year. Our cars are changing. We're trying to find out what I like with the cars. ... Continue reading

21st Century Holding Company's CEO and CFO Certify Company's SEC Reports

21st Century Holding Company's CEO and CFO Certify Company's SEC Reports

PLANTATION, Fla.--Aug. 14, 2002--21st Century Holding Company , a vertically integrated financial services holding company, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edward J. Lawson, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, J. G. Jennings, III, and the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, Samue ... Continue reading

Atwood Michigan Advance

Atwood Michigan Advance

Casey Atwood Advance Michigan International Speedway No. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge Intrepid R/T Michigan International Speedway Pepsi 400 2:00 p.m. (EDT) August 18, 2002 200 Laps/400 Miles 2-mile oval How do you feel about going back to Michigan this weekend? We've got a brand new car going this weekend to Michiga ... Continue reading

Mace Security International Expands Its Highly Recognized Mace Brand Product Line by Acquiring Micro-Tech Manufacturing, Inc., a Security Products Company

Mace Security International Expands Its Highly Recognized Mace Brand Product Line by Acquiring Micro-Tech Manufacturing, Inc., a Security Products Company

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--Aug. 14, 2002--Mace Security International, Inc. ("Mace") , a leading provider of car care services and manufacturer and marketer of security products, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Micro-Tech Manufacturing, Inc. ("Micro-Tech"), a security products company that specialized in ma ... Continue reading

Thermal Energy International Inc.: Business Development Underway for Multi-Billion Dollar Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions Market in Poland

Thermal Energy International Inc.: Business Development Underway for Multi-Billion Dollar Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions Market in Poland

OTTAWA--Aug. 14, 2002-- Canada-Poland Business Bridges Corporation negotiating Letters Of Agreement to implement FLU-ACE(R) Solutions for selected industrial, institutional, and utility sites Thermal Energy International Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange, stock symbol TMG, www.tse-cdnx.com) is pleased to report that the Compa ... Continue reading

Thomas Group Selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division for Business Process Improvement Consulting in Aftermarket

Thomas Group Selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division for Business Process Improvement Consulting in Aftermarket

IRVING, Texas--Aug. 13, 2002--Thomas Group, Inc. , the leading results based consulting firm specializing in helping clients achieve operational excellence and fast business processes, has been selected by Bombardier Utility Vehicles Division to provide business process improvement consulting in their aftermarket busin ... Continue reading

Jimmie Johnson preview

Jimmie Johnson preview

For more information, contact: John Lewensten Team Lowe's Racing (704) 453-3942 jlewensten@golinharris.com TEAM LOWE'S RACING EAGER FOR RETURN TO MICHIGAN Johnson hopes to replicate his strong run in June race at MIS BROOKLYN, Mich. (August 14, 2002) - For the past few weeks, Team Lowe's Racing has been faced with a mu ... Continue reading

ROSS FONFERKO SENSATIONAL IN MID-OHIO DEBUT

ROSS FONFERKO SENSATIONAL IN MID-OHIO DEBUT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROSS FONFERKO SENSATIONAL IN MID-OHIO DEBUT WHEATON, Ill. (August 14, 2002)- Ross Fonferko, of Wheaton, Ill., captured his first win in only his second start in the fiercely competitive 2002 Zetec Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series, at the highly technical and challenging Mid-Ohio Race track. S ... Continue reading

GM To Build Next Generation Small Cars At Lordstown, Ohio Plant

GM To Build Next Generation Small Cars At Lordstown, Ohio Plant

FOR RELEASE: August 14, 2002 GM To Build Next Generation Small Cars At Lordstown, Ohio Plant Investment To Include Renovations to Assembly and Stamping Facilities DETROIT - General Motors announced today that its Lordstown, Ohio, manufacturing complex will build the company's next generation small passenger car. The co ... Continue reading

BELINDA ENDRESS TO RACE AUDI AT VIR

BELINDA ENDRESS TO RACE AUDI AT VIR

BELINDA ENDRESS TO RACE AUDI AT VIR &#8212;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&#8212; NEWBURY PARK, Calif., August 14, 2002 &#8212; Belinda Endress announced today that she has been signed to drive the # 31 Audi Quattro for &#8216;The Race Team&#8217; when the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series returns to Virginia International Racewa ... Continue reading

Ferrari Drivers Move into GT Points Lead

Ferrari Drivers Move into GT Points Lead

EDITORS NOTE: The latest team, driver and manufacturer point standings, as well as photos and results from the Bully Hill Vineyards 250, are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. Additional information may be requested fro: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde ... Continue reading

GM Pulling Cadillac Out of Le Mans Race

GM Pulling Cadillac Out of Le Mans Race

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug 14 Reuters repots that General Motors Corp. says the participation of its Cadillac cars in France's 24-hour Le Mans endurance race is coming to an end following three years of disappointing results. Gary Cowger, head of GM's North American automotive operations, said on Wednesday the funds de ... Continue reading

BP Presents: Harlem Day & The 13th Annual Upper Manhattan Auto Show; August 18, 2002 -- 9AM - 8PM

BP Presents: Harlem Day & The 13th Annual Upper Manhattan Auto Show; August 18, 2002 -- 9AM - 8PM

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- BP is the Presenting Sponsor of feature events as part of New York City's Harlem Week: Harlem Day and the 13th Annual Upper Manhattan Auto Show. Harlem Week, which has been an annual event in Harlem, NY for 30 years, started as a one-day tribute to Harlem's glorious history and diverse community. N ... Continue reading

American Tire Distributors Posts $1.9 Million Net Income

American Tire Distributors Posts $1.9 Million Net Income

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Aug. 14, 2002--American Tire Distributors, Inc., a nationwide distributor of tires, wheels and automotive accessories, today announced its second-quarter financial results swung to a profit. A 21.4% reduction in operating expenses contributed to net income of $1.9 million for the three months that ende ... Continue reading

Motorists Beware: That Used Vehicle You Bought May Have False Airbags

Motorists Beware: That Used Vehicle You Bought May Have False Airbags

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Automotive Occupant Restraints Council is warning motorists of a disturbing trend that could be deadly. Consumers should be aware that some disreputable repair facilities around the nation are installing false airbags in vehicles after original airbags have been deployed and need to be replac ... Continue reading

Technical Ventures Inc. Announces Molding Trials of New High Temperature Cross-linked Foam Completed

Technical Ventures Inc. Announces Molding Trials of New High Temperature Cross-linked Foam Completed

TORONTO, Aug. 14 Technical Ventures Inc. announces that the molding trials of its new High Temperature Cross-linked Foam have been successfully completed. The new products performed very well when run in production equipment. Once all the physical properties have been completed and the patent position assured these new ... Continue reading

O'Sullivan Appointed General Manager, Jacksonville Region For Mercedes-Benz USA

O'Sullivan Appointed General Manager, Jacksonville Region For Mercedes-Benz USA

MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 14 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced the appointment of Timothy O'Sullivan to general manager of the company's Jacksonville region. As head of the region, O'Sullivan is responsible for sales, service, parts, vehicle marketing and operations for nine states and Puerto Rico and is a member of MB ... Continue reading

Pickup Trucks Still Most Researched New Vehicles According to Trusted Auto Information Site kbb.com; Kelley Blue Book Draws Record Number of Site Visitors

Pickup Trucks Still Most Researched New Vehicles According to Trusted Auto Information Site kbb.com; Kelley Blue Book Draws Record Number of Site Visitors

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 14, 2002--Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, the Internet's most comprehensive vehicle information resource, charts the Chevrolet/GMC Silverado and Sierra pickups as the two most researched new vehicles among kbb.com shoppers in July. The Ford F Series pickup ran a close second. With a record amount of We ... Continue reading

Vortec Power Team Captures First And Second Places

Vortec Power Team Captures First And Second Places

FOR RELEASE: August 14, 2002 PONTIAC, Mich. - The Vortec Power Team captured two first and two second-place finishes in high-speed boats powered by the Vortec HP3 8100 V8 engine at the fifth race of the season for the 2002 American Power Boat Association Offshore Race Series August 9-12 in Cleveland, Ohio. During the r ... Continue reading

Pickup Trucks Still Most Researched New Vehicles

Pickup Trucks Still Most Researched New Vehicles

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 14, 2002--Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, charts the Chevrolet/GMC Silverado and Sierra pickups as the two most researched new vehicles among kbb.com shoppers in July. The Ford F Series pickup ran a close second. The Honda Accord inched ahead of the Honda Civic last month to claim the top passenger car ... Continue reading

Chrome's Dealer Clients Ahead of the Curve With Internet Connectivity, Speed

Chrome's Dealer Clients Ahead of the Curve With Internet Connectivity, Speed

PORTLAND, Ore.--Aug. 14, 2002-- A Sample Study of Chrome Clients Shows Dealers are Moving Forward When it Comes to Internet Connectivity and Other Information Technology (IT) Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, recently completed a survey of its clie ... Continue reading

CEO and CFO of Teleflex Incorporated Certify Company's Financial Reports

CEO and CFO of Teleflex Incorporated Certify Company's Financial Reports

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Aug. 14, 2002--Teleflex Incorporated President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey P. Black and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Harold L. Zuber Jr., have certified the company's financial reports in compliance with both a Securities and Exchange Commission Order and the new S ... Continue reading

T.J.T, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Profitability

T.J.T, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Profitability

EMMETT, Idaho--Aug. 14, 2002--T.J.T., Inc. (OTCBB:AXLE:OB), a recycler of axles and tires and wholesale distributor of O.E.M. parts and aftermarket material to the manufactured housing industry, reported a slight increase in sales in the third quarter ended June 30, 2002 despite a sluggish manufactured housing market. ... Continue reading

Honda To Start Selling Hybrid Cars In Europe Next Spring

Honda To Start Selling Hybrid Cars In Europe Next Spring

TOKYO -Dow Jones reported that Honda Motor Co. will start selling hybrid cars in the European market in the spring of 2003, Kyodo News reported Wednesday. Honda already began sales of its "CIVIC Hybrid" model in Thailand in July, Kyodo said. The global market for hybrid electric vehicles, or HEVs, is growing. Automaker ... Continue reading

World's First Drivable Fuel Cell and By-wire Vehicle - GM Hy-wire

World's First Drivable Fuel Cell and By-wire Vehicle - GM Hy-wire

FOR RELEASE: August 14, 2002 World's First Drivable Fuel Cell and By-wire Vehicle SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Driving closer to reinventing the automobile, General Motors Corp. today revealed a look at Hy-wire, the world's first drivable vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. The GM Hy-wire, ap ... Continue reading

GM Confirms Izusu Bailout

GM Confirms Izusu Bailout

FOR RELEASE: August 14, 2002 Tokyo - General Motors confirmed today it is in discussions with Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Isuzu&#8217;s banks, including Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., regarding a comprehensive operational and financial restructuring of Isuzu. Isuzu announced the framework of its new three-year restructuring pl ... Continue reading

Goodyear to Bring Four Blimps Together to Celebrate Newest Airship - The Spirit of America

Goodyear to Bring Four Blimps Together to Celebrate Newest Airship - The Spirit of America

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- For the first time in almost 40 years, four Goodyear blimps will grace the sky in formation following the Sept. 5 christening of the fleet's newest airship, the Spirit of America. "Given the spirit of this great country, and the way the people of the United States of America have come together a ... Continue reading

Isuzu gets lifeline from GM, banks

Isuzu gets lifeline from GM, banks

TOKYO, Aug 14 Edwina Gibbs writing for Reuters reported that debt-strapped Japanese truckmaker Isuzu Motors Ltd said on Wednesday its banks and top shareholder General Motors Corp would throw it a lifeline of at least 160 billion yen ($1.35 billion). In return, Isuzu vowed to slash its debt and return to profit over th ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Executives to Certify Financial Statements

AmeriCredit Executives to Certify Financial Statements

FORT WORTH, Texas--Aug. 13, 2002--AmeriCredit Corp. today reiterated its prior announcement that Clifton H. Morris, Executive Chairman of the Board; Michael R. Barrington, Chief Executive Officer; and Daniel E. Berce, Chief Financial Officer, will sign and file certifications with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... Continue reading

Dorricott Racing Preview ... Road America

Dorricott Racing Preview ... Road America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com DORRICOTT RACING BRACES FOR DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE STRETCH IN THE TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP ... ROAD AMERICA IS NEXT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2002) - The proverbial "put up or shut up" stage of the 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship has arrived and D ... Continue reading

BMW develops head-up display for Ralf's helmet

BMW develops head-up display for Ralf's helmet

BMW develops head-up display for Ralf Schumacher's helmet 13. August 2002 Munich, Germany. August 13, 2002. In the run-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix, the BMW Technology Office takes the wraps off an innovative Formula One product. A miniature head-up display system in the size of 6x8 millimeters integrated in Ralf Sch ... Continue reading

John Kneebone Promoted to General Manager of Delco Remy Diesel Engine Business

John Kneebone Promoted to General Manager of Delco Remy Diesel Engine Business

ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 13 -- Delco Remy International, Inc., announces the appointment of John M. Kneebone to the General Manager position at the company's Diesel Engine and components remanufacturing operations headquartered in Franklin, Indiana. He will report directly to Divakar Tailor, Senior Vice President and Gener ... Continue reading

Mazda asserts design independence from Ford to keep brand alive

Mazda asserts design independence from Ford to keep brand alive

August 14, 2002 Hiroshima, Japan --Bloomberg news is reporting that Ford Motor Co.'s London design center, opened in June to cut costs by cooperating across brands, will miss at least one member of its empire. Mazda Motor Corp. insists on keeping its vehicle styling separate. The solo approach of Mazda, a third-owned b ... Continue reading

Rare Corvette to Sell for Charity

Rare Corvette to Sell for Charity

MARENGO, Ill., Aug. 13 -- Racecar legend, Richard Petty will be the guest auctioneer on August 24th to auction a rare 1953 Chevrolet Corvette to benefit ill children. The auction will be held at 11:30 A.M. Saturday in Carlisle, PA at the Corvettes at Carlisle event where Corvette aficionados from around the country are ... Continue reading

Team Mitsubishi Poised to Capture National SCCA ProRally Title

Team Mitsubishi Poised to Capture National SCCA ProRally Title

CYPRESS, Calif., Aug. 13 Rhys Millen, the pilot of Team Mitsubishi's Open Class Lancer Evolution VII and owner of Rhys Millen Racing, is brimming with confidence. The Ojibwe Forests Rally looks to be the "coming-out party" for the full-race version of Mitsubishi's heralded street car that the performance import car cro ... Continue reading

Lawsuit demands Firestone recall Steeltex tires

Lawsuit demands Firestone recall Steeltex tires

LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 Gina Keating wrting for Reuters reports that a California lawyer filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding Bridgestone Corp.'s U.S. unit recall 27.5 million Steeltex tires he claims suffers from a tread separation defect similar to one that led to a massive recall of its tires two years ago. ADVERTISEMEN ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Chiovitti, Martin become National Champions

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Chiovitti, Martin become National Champions

Chiovitti, Martin become National Champions! Six Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship regulars head West CALGARY - Six of the top drivers in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship made the 40 plus hour drive to Alberta to contest the ASN Canadian Karting Nationals at Race City in Calgary, AB. on Aug 9-11. Two o ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Take a Modest Dip; Motorists Enjoy Relative Price Stability All Summer

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Take a Modest Dip; Motorists Enjoy Relative Price Stability All Summer

LOS ANGELES--Aug. 13, 2002--The average price of gasoline in Southern California dropped nearly two cents per gallon in August compared with July, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $1.622 ... Continue reading

Bill Elliott - Michigan Preview

Bill Elliott - Michigan Preview

<<ole0.bmp>> Kristine Curley Golin/Harris 704.924.9404 BILL ELLIOTT NO. 9 DODGE DEALERS INTREPID R/T MICHIGAN PREVIEW HISTORY AT MICHIGAN "There's a lot of history for me here at Michigan. I've said before that it's kind of like a home track for me in some regards. You know, back in the early days with Harry Melling an ... Continue reading

Average Gas Price Up 1.5 Cents From Mid-July, Fla. AAA Reports

Average Gas Price Up 1.5 Cents From Mid-July, Fla. AAA Reports

ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 13, 2002--The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline has increased 1.5 cents per gallon since mid-July, from $1.39 to $1.405 per gallon, AAA said today. In contrast to the previous two summers when fuel prices fluctuated wildly and reached record highs, the nationwide average gasoli ... Continue reading

ROAD ATLANTA BECOMES DOUBLEHEADER

ROAD ATLANTA BECOMES DOUBLEHEADER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROAD ATLANTA BECOMES DOUBLEHEADER ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. (August 13, 2002)&#8212;The Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship today announced a modification to the 2002 schedule. Added to the schedule is an additional race at Road Atlanta, in conjunction with the petit Le Mans. Originally scheduled as a ... Continue reading

Michigan State Police Receive New Bomb Truck And Trailer From General Motors

Michigan State Police Receive New Bomb Truck And Trailer From General Motors

FOR RELEASE: August 13, 2002 State Police Receive New Bomb Truck And Trailer From General Motors State-of-Art Vehicle Allows Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction Pontiac, Michigan - Responding to bomb threats in southeast Michigan will now be quicker, easier, and safer thanks to the technical expertise and support o ... Continue reading

The Jeff Gordon Foundation makes $100,000 gift to Riley Hospital for Children a

The Jeff Gordon Foundation makes $100,000 gift to Riley Hospital for Children a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2002 Contact: Kathy Boyd, The Jeff Gordon Foundation (704) 455-7424 Chris Summers (317) 634-4474 The Jeff Gordon Foundation makes $100,000 gift to Riley Hospital for Children at the First Annual Jeff Gordon Bowling Tournament INDIANAPOLIS - From race lanes to bowling lanes, Jeff Gordon ... Continue reading

Irwindale Speedway RACE REPORT - AUGUST 10

Irwindale Speedway RACE REPORT - AUGUST 10

Kevin Wood won his first NASCAR Automobile Club of Southern California Late Model Division 75-lap main event of the year Saturday before 6,262 at the Irwindale Speedway banked half-mile. It was his second career victory at the track and first in two years. Wood, the Saugus-based driver who's ranked fourth in current po ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Survey Shows Slight Increase in Statewide Fuel Price; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

AAA Texas Survey Shows Slight Increase in Statewide Fuel Price; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

HOUSTON--Aug. 13, 2002--The average price of fuel in Texas increased slightly since last month, according to AAA Texas' Fuel Gauge Report. Motorists in Texas are paying an average of $1.30 for regular self-serve, up a penny since July, and three cents more than this time last year. The nationwide average price of fuel ... Continue reading

#41 Target Michigan Advance

#41 Target Michigan Advance

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com JIMMY SPENCER, #41 TARGET DODGE PEPSI 400 ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Pepsi 400 (Race #22 of 36) TRACK: Michigan International Speedway, 2-mile oval QUALIFYING: Friday, August 16 at 3:05pm ET RACE: Sunday, August 18 at 2 pm ET ... Continue reading

#40 Coors Light Michigan Advance

#40 Coors Light Michigan Advance

STERLING MARLIN, #40 COORS LIGHT DODGE PEPSI 400 ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Pepsi 400 (Race #22 of 36) TRACK: Michigan International Speedway, 2-mile oval QUALIFYING: Friday, August 16 at 3:05pm ET RACE: Sunday, August 18 at 2 pm ET BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS--- * Michigan I ... Continue reading

Mopar NHRA Notebook -- Brainerd

Mopar NHRA Notebook -- Brainerd

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Rugged Liner NHRA Nationals Aug. 15-18, 2002 Brainerd International Raceway &#8249; Brainerd, Minn. NHRA Storylines WEEKEND TELEVISION: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., Aug. 17; 8-10 p.m.; ESPN2 FINAL ROUND: Sun., Aug. 18; 9­11 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Fri., Aug. ... Continue reading

Mirenco Signs Contract for National Public TV Program

Mirenco Signs Contract for National Public TV Program

RADCLIFFE, Iowa--Aug. 13, 2002--Mirenco, Inc. (OTCBB:MREO) announced today that the company has entered into an agreement to be profiled in a story about Iowa's Bus Emission Education Program (BEEP) on the American Environmental Review series, a public television program hosted by Morley Safer. The series features stor ... Continue reading

Mike Hillman Wins IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Award

Mike Hillman Wins IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Award

> > <<ole0.bmp>> > > > NEWS RELEASE > Contact: > David Sendall Yancey Casey > IRWIN Golin/Harris International > (847) 478-1090 (312) 729-4379 > davidse@americantool.com ycasey@golinharris.com > > Sawing Through Adversity, No. 14 Crew Chief Mike Hillman Takes Home > IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Honors > > > VERNON HILL ... Continue reading

NHRA Update: Star Racing Looking For A New Primary Sponsor

NHRA Update: Star Racing Looking For A New Primary Sponsor

(Note: The following has been attached in text format for your convenience.) Contact: Jon G. Knapp (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com STAR RACING LOOKING FOR NEW PRIMARY SPONSOR Americus, Ga., August 13, 2002 - Team owner George Bryce today announced that the search had begun for a new corporate partner of the NHRA Pro St ... Continue reading

Recalled: Honda Passport; Izusu Rodeo, Axion

Recalled: Honda Passport; Izusu Rodeo, Axion

Recalls NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 02V213001 Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSENGER RESTRAINTS:AIR BAG:FRONTAL:PASSENGER Manufacturer: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Year: 2001 Make: HONDA TRUCK Model: PASSPORT Recall Date: 08/09/2002 Type of Report: Vehicle Potential Number of Units Affected: 5 Manufactured: 11/2000 - 03/2001 ... Continue reading

Sirius Warns: Possible Bankruptcy, Shares Plunge - Ed: Why the hell are they P--sing Money Away Sponsoring a NASCAR Car and Races??

Sirius Warns: Possible Bankruptcy, Shares Plunge - Ed: Why the hell are they P--sing Money Away Sponsoring a NASCAR Car and Races??

LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 Ben Berkowitz wrting for Reuters reported that satellite radio Broadcaster Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. warned on Tuesday that it may have to seek bankruptcy protection if it cannot raise new funds, sending its shares spiraling down by more than a third to a record low. In a filing with the Securitie ... Continue reading

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