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Sunday, January 18, 2009

DSR Drivers Make First Test Laps In West Palm Beach

DSR Drivers Make First Test Laps In West Palm Beach

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Private pre-season test session Palm Beach (Fla.) International Raceway Jan. 16-18, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DON SCHUMACHER RACING DRIVERS MAKE FIRST TEST LAPS IN WEST PALM BEACH WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2009) - At the invitation of Alan Johnson ... Continue reading

Cody Coughlin Impresses At USAC Main Event

Cody Coughlin Impresses At USAC Main Event

Columbus, OH. January 18, 2009: Third-generation racer Cody Coughlin had a special crew member helping him out Saturday night when NASCAR superstar and fellow Team JEGS driver Kenny Wallace came to Columbus, Ohio, to cheer on his favorite Quarter-Midget pilot. The son of drag racer John Coughlin and grandson of NHRA pi ... Continue reading

Barrett-Jackson Fever Sweeps Southwest with Big Winners in Scottsdale and Las Vegas

Barrett-Jackson Fever Sweeps Southwest with Big Winners in Scottsdale and Las Vegas

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The action at the Barrett-Jackson Auction is heating up in the desert and the winners are taking home hundreds of the world’s top collector cars. A 2008 Barrett-Jackson limited edition Ford GT was won at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in the past few days and sales have been steady th ... Continue reading

Civil War 2008 Year in Review PR

Civil War 2008 Year in Review PR

PRESS RELEASE, HOOSIER RACING TIRES CIVIL WAR SERIES FROM THE OFFICE OF HANDY RACING PROMOTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: sullivanimages@sbcglobal.net Year in review; 2008 Civil War Series brought Sacramento’s Sean Becker to “Triple Crown” career status ... Continue reading

Gooding & Company Posts Impressive $31.8 Million Results at 2009 Scottsdale Auction

Gooding & Company Posts Impressive $31.8 Million Results at 2009 Scottsdale Auction

1960 FERRARI 250 GT SWB CALIFORNIA SPIDER IS TOP SELLING LOT OF THE 2009 SCOTTSDALE AUCTION WEEK AT $4.95 MILLION REPRESENTING SECOND HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CAR IN ARIZONA AUCTION WEEK HISTORY 1937 TALBOT-LAGO T150 C SS TEAR DROP COUPE FINISHES AT $3.52 MILLION SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 17 -- Gooding & ... Continue reading

Huge Natural Gas Reservoirs Discovered Off the Coast of Israel

Huge Natural Gas Reservoirs Discovered Off the Coast of Israel

January 18, 2009: The Jerusalem Post published a story early Sunday morning that Noble Energy Inc. has found three massive natural gas reservoirs that could significantly improve Israel's economic outlook. Early projections of indicate that the field is so plentiful that Israel would even be able to export the gas. If ... Continue reading

The Future of Motoring is Electric

The Future of Motoring is Electric

Futuristic concepts have pointed toward electric vehicles for years. Remember the GM's Sequel concept that used a fuel cell to power wheel-mounted motors? Its mechanicals were all included in a sleek skateboard chassis that could be fitted with virtually any type of body. But economic times like these demand more pract ... Continue reading

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