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Niemela Gets Roughed Up At Utah

Niemela Gets Roughed Up At Utah

<b>Tooele, May 17, 2009:</b> Current Atlantic Champion Markus Niemela found himself in a dog fight as soon as the green flag flew at Miller Motorsports Park today. Qualified 5th, the young Finn got a great start until he found himself run off the road to avoid ending up four-wide at the first corner. The force-off caus ... Continue reading

Cunningham Takes World Challenge Touring Car Two at Mosport

Cunningham Takes World Challenge Touring Car Two at Mosport

CANADA, May 17, 2009: Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., captured his record-extending 32nd World Challenge win Sunday, taking the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Four race, part of the Victoria Day Speedfest at Mosport International Raceway. Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., and ... Continue reading

2009 Infiniti G37S Coupe Review and Roadtrip

2009 Infiniti G37S Coupe Review and Roadtrip

INFINITI G37S COUPE Road Therapy and Automotive Indulgence From a Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I’ve been planning this road trip for quite some time. Every spring the Midwest Auto Media Association (MAMA - a group I joined a few years ago while covering the Chicago Auto ... Continue reading

Niemela Finishes 10th At Utah

Niemela Finishes 10th At Utah

Markus Niemela finished 10th in this morning's Larry H. Miller Dealerships Atlantic event. A final race report will be produced shortly. <b>About Markus</b> <P> Markus Niemela was born and raised in Rauma Finland in 1984. His racing career started in Karts at the age of five. After winning several FIA-KF1 (formerly For ... Continue reading

2009 Mazda6 i Sedan Grand Touring Review

2009 Mazda6 i Sedan Grand Touring Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2009 Mazda6 i Sedan Grand Touring Say "mid-size sedan" and you'll likely immediately think of one of the two or three most popular cars in that most popular of categories. Cars designed by committee, with input from focus groups and customer clinics to ensure the broadest possible ... Continue reading

Frustration Leads To Speed But Not A Result In Utah

Frustration Leads To Speed But Not A Result In Utah

<b>Tooele, May 17, 2009:</b> After a frustrating qualifying session due to set up issues that put Mazdaspeed driver Conor Daly 12th on the grid, Daly and his Andersen Racing engineers took a calculated risk for the race, and made a series of dramatic suspension and aerodymanic changes for the race. The hard work paid o ... Continue reading

2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring Review

2009 Mazda6 Grand Touring Review

2009 MAZDA6 GRAND TOURING By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Mazda has had its ups and downs in the mid size sedan market. They began hot with the first 626 in the 1980s. The upstart brand had a certain European ambiance in both styling and performance that outpaced both the American and Japanese competit ... Continue reading

VW CC,Honda Fit, BMW X5, Infiniti G37 and FF Publishing All In This Months Letter From Europe

VW CC,Honda Fit, BMW X5, Infiniti G37 and FF Publishing All In This Months Letter From Europe

<p>Had an old friend on the phone from Kuala Lumpur this morning. An Aussie, he’d spent most of his life in England working as press chief of an organization representing auto makers and suppliers. Yes folks, 25 years ago there were Austins, MGs (the real thing, not the Chinese remake), Rover (yet again, the origi ... Continue reading

In Their Words: Introducing The Hybrid

In Their Words: Introducing The Hybrid

Tooele, May 17, 2009: The next wave of energy propulsion has arrived in the Series with Corsa's Ginetta-Zytek 09HS. It’s a landmark weekend for the American Le Mans Series at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix. The next wave of energy technology has arrived with Corsa Motorsports’ Ginetta-Zytek 0 ... Continue reading

Kester 3G Experiences Variety of Events at Utah Grand Prix

Kester 3G Experiences Variety of Events at Utah Grand Prix

Tooele, May 17, 2009 Round three of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear headed underway this weekend during the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Taylor Hacquard ran strong in the #15 Wolfe Auto Group car on Saturday, claiming a tenth place qualify ... Continue reading

Wilden Extends Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport Point Lead in Saturday's Victory

Wilden Extends Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport Point Lead in Saturday's Victory

MONTEREY, May 16, 2009: Ken Wilden muscled his way into the lead on the final restart with 16 minutes remaining and held on to pace the final 11 circuits of Saturday's 79-lap Verizon Festival of Speed, giving the No. 59 Rehagen Racing Ford Mustang GT co-driven by Dean Martin its first Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge ... Continue reading

Lamb Triumphant in MX-5 Cup Round Two at Mazda Raceway

Lamb Triumphant in MX-5 Cup Round Two at Mazda Raceway

MONTEREY, May 16, 2009: Competing in just his second SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup race, Todd Lamb, of Atlanta, Ga., captured a hard-earned win in Round Two of the 2009 Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Verizon Festival of Speed Presented by SPEEDCOM. Marc Miller, of Holland, Mich., and St ... Continue reading

Indianapolis 500 Notes - Third Day Qualifying Quotes - May 16, 2009

Indianapolis 500 Notes - Third Day Qualifying Quotes - May 16, 2009

E.J. VISO (No. 13 PDVSA HVM Racing): “I’m satisfied because we’re in, but we need to be faster. This morning I went a little bit faster. We know we have a couple miles an hour more in the car. We went out with a very conservative setup and a lot of downforce in the car. ... Continue reading

Kuno Wittmer Dominates WC Touring Car Race One At Mosport

Kuno Wittmer Dominates WC Touring Car Race One At Mosport

CANADA May 16, 2009: Canadian Kuno Wittmer got the jump on the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car field at the standing start on a damp track and never looked back to dominate Saturday’s portion of a doubleheader weekend at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Victoria Day Speedfest. Teammates ... Continue reading

NASCAR and iRacing to Partner in Online Racing Series

NASCAR and iRacing to Partner in Online Racing Series

CONCORD, May 16, 2009: NASCAR and iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations announced today that the two organizations are joining forces to create a NASCAR-sanctioned online racing series, a new competition division that will be licensed by NASCAR and organized and hosted by iRacing. Beginning early in 2010, NASCAR fans anyw ... Continue reading

CDaES Announces Second Annual Internal Combustion Engine and Vehicle Simulation Conference June 12 in Yokohama

CDaES Announces Second Annual Internal Combustion Engine and Vehicle Simulation Conference June 12 in Yokohama

Tokyo, May 13, 2009 CDaES (a CD-adapco company) is pleased to announce the second annual Internal Combustion Engine and Vehicle Simulation Conference, to be held in Yokohoma on Friday, June 12, 2009. Expanding on the successful 2008 event, the conference will bring together leading experts from the world of Automotive ... Continue reading

Honda Introduces BF60 4-Stroke Mid-Range Outboard Engine Featuring Best-in-Class Acceleration and Fuel Economy

Honda Introduces BF60 4-Stroke Mid-Range Outboard Engine Featuring Best-in-Class Acceleration and Fuel Economy

BF60 midrange 4-stroke outboard engine at Honda outboard engine dealers throughout Japan.A lightweight, compact, water-cooled, 3-cylinder, 60PS outboard engine, the new BF60 features PGM-FI(1) electronic fuel injection, Honda's original BLAST(2) (Boosted Low Speed Torque) air/fuel ratio and ignition-timing technology a ... Continue reading

Pre-Orders Start in Japan for All-New Mazda Axela; 2.0-liter Models with i-stop and 1.5-liter Models Qualify for Japan's Eco-Car Tax Reductions

Pre-Orders Start in Japan for All-New Mazda Axela; 2.0-liter Models with i-stop and 1.5-liter Models Qualify for Japan's Eco-Car Tax Reductions

Tokyo, May 14, 2009; Mazda Motor Corporation began taking orders today for the all-new Mazda Axela (known overseas as the new Mazda3) at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers throughout Japan. The sales launch is set for June 11, 2009. Manufacturer's suggested retail prices (including tax) range from 1,660, ... Continue reading

Ford Transit Across America Promotion

Ford Transit Across America Promotion

2010 Ford Transit Connect Transit Connect 2010 Transit Connect to 13 markets, offering test drives to prospective customers; Ford also visiting small-business owners across the country for one-on-one test drive experiences and vehicle reviews All test drive participants are entered into a sweepstakes, with an upfitted ... Continue reading

Mazda Updates Titan Truck

Mazda Updates Titan Truck

Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers. The updated Mazda Titan lineup offers improved environmental and fuel economy performance. The standard and middle cabin models*1 with a three-ton cargo capacity now meet Japan's FY2015 heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy standards.*2 Additionally, all standard cabin model grades are now equ ... Continue reading

All-new 2010 Lincoln MKT Enters the Luxury Crossover Segment

All-new 2010 Lincoln MKT Enters the Luxury Crossover Segment

2010 Lincoln MKT Lincoln MKT Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKZ, further growing the brand’s momentum, Lincoln MKT will be available in dealer showrooms in late summer ROMEO, Mich., May 14, 2009 – Lincoln is offering full-size luxury crossover customers a fresh new choice with the 2010 Lincoln MKT, a three-row cross ... Continue reading

2010 Lincoln MKS 355 V-8 Horsepower From V-6 With Ecoboost

2010 Lincoln MKS 355 V-8 Horsepower From V-6 With Ecoboost

2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost Click here to download related images. The 3.5-liter EcoBoost™ V-6 engine, the first V-6 direct-injection twin-turbocharged engine produced in North America, makes its debut in the 2010 Lincoln MKS With the fuel economy of a V-6, the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine delivers an impressive 3 ... Continue reading

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