Review: 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Face it. Mid-sized, middle-class family sedans are not known for excitement. Sure, there are mid-sized sports sedans that can dust just about any street-legal sports car ever made, but they're out of most budgets, and a suspension tuned for serious corner carving is probably not go ... Continue reading
Base price: $48,065 Price as tested: $52,870 EPA mileage: not rated By Des Toups Nobody stares at a Chevy Suburban. Everybody stares at a Hummer H2, which collects eyeballs the way pockets collect lint. Which is the point, after all. No vehicle on the market commands -- and demands -- attention the way the H2 does. Des ... Continue reading
BMW Team PTG M3s 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th in Mosport
BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA SPEED GT - Round 2 SCCA PRO RACING WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP Mosport International Raceway Sunday, May 18, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW TEAM PTG M3s FINISH FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH AND EIGHTH IN WORLD CHALLENGE SPEED GT AT MOSPORT Bill Auberlen took the long road to a very ... Continue reading
BMW Team PTG qualifies 1,3,5,11 at Mosport
BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SPEED GT World Challenge Round 2 Qualifying Mosport International Raceway Saturday, May 17, 2003 Race Date: Sunday, May 18, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 Auberlen Takes Speed GT pole at Mosport; Team PTG BMW M3s to start 1, 3, 5 and 11 In a qualifying session that was red-flagged ju ... Continue reading
Glacier The Budweiser Autosport 2003 Show will broadcast live from 7-8PM CDT from McGilvery's Speedway at 30th and High School Road in Speedway. Scheduled guests include... Johnny Rutherford... three time Indy 500 winner currently serving as driver coach for the IndyCartm Series. Chris Econmaki... Editor and Publisher ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Qualifying Results from Famoso Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2003 SHIELDS & TAYLOR LEAD FIELDS BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Day one of competition opened at the Budweiser Tire, Fire & Fury at Famoso Raceway, race three of six in Pacific Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Dr ... Continue reading
Bazemore No. 5 in E'town Qualifying
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals - Round 8 of 23 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park - Englishtown, N.J. Saturday, May 17, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE TAKES HIS MATCO TOOLS DISTRIBUTOR SPECIAL TO NO. 5 IN E'TOWN QUALIFYING ENGLI ... Continue reading
Cannon No. 9 in E'town qualifying
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals - Round 8 of 23 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park - Englishtown, N.J. Saturday, May 17, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 CANNON TAKE NO. 9 SPOT IN E'TOWN QUALIFYING ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (May 17, 2003) -- "We're ... Continue reading
Johnson & Bazemore Collect Fifth for Mopar in Englishtown
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, N.J. Final Qualifying Notes & Quotes Four Mopars Make Quickest Pro Stock Field in History Bazemore & Scelzi Take Each Qualify in the Top Half ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (May 17, 2003) Allen John ... Continue reading
NHRA Saturday: Kurt Johnson Wins Third Pro Stock Challenge, Qualifies Fourth in Englishtown
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Saturday Results Kurt Johnson Wins Third Pro Stock Challenge, Qualifies Fourth in Englishtown Event: 34th NHRA SuperNationals Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ Day/Date: Saturday May 17, 2003 Kurt Johnson had ... Continue reading
NHRA Saturday: WJ Reaches Pro Stock Challenge Semi-Finals, Starts 10th in Englishtown
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Saturday Qualifying Results WJ Reaches Pro Stock Challenge Semi-Finals, Starts 10th in Englishtown Event: 34th NHRA SuperNationals Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ Day/Date: Saturday May 17, 2003 On the stre ... Continue reading
Pruett Fastest in Mosport Trans-Am Series Final Practice
CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 May 17, 2003 PRUETT FASTEST IN MOSPORT TRANS-AM SERIES FINAL PRACTICE BOWMANVILLE, Ontario ‹ Scott Pruett continued his dominance at Mosport International Raceway Saturday morning, and set the fastest time during the third and final prac ... Continue reading
CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 17, 2003 PRUETT EARNS RECORD-EQUALING POLE AT MOSPORT BOWMANVILLE, Ontario ‹ Scott Pruett further etched his name into the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup legacy by winning the pole Saturday for S ... Continue reading
Bowmanville, Ontario‹The final qualifying positions for Sunday's 41-lap, 100.819-mile Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup Round 3, at Mosport International Raceway, with starting position, car number, driver, car and time and speed. 1. (7) Scott Pruett, Jaguar XKR, 1:18.1, 113.377. 2. (5) Tomy Drissi, Jagu ... Continue reading
Scelzi sets top speed of meet, qualifies No. 8 in E'Town
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals - Round 8 of 23 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park - Englishtown, N.J. Saturday, May 17, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI SETS TOP SPEED OF MEET, QUALIFIES NO. 8 ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (MAY 17, 2003) -- Spo ... Continue reading
Marlin has a night of drama in The Winston
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, work: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Marlin has a night of drama in The Winston CONCORD, N.C. (May 17, 2003) --- Although he did not win the $1 million prize for The Winsto ... Continue reading
BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Austrian GP-Race
Austrian Grand Prix - RACE 18th May 2003 Weather: intermittent light drizzle, track 23-33°C, air 19-20°C Spielberg (AUT). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team endured a trying day of highs and lows at the Austrian Grand Prix after Juan Pablo Montoya retired from the lead of the race on lap 32, while Ralf Schumacher improved on a ... Continue reading
Scelzi runs fastest Funny Car speed ever, advances to 2nd round in E'Town
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals - Round 8 of 23 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park - Englishtown, N.J. Sunday, May 18, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 FINAL ELIMINATIONS SCELZI SETS FASTEST SPEED EVER FOR FUNNY CAR; ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUN ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from IRP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK Saturday, May 17, 2003 CARS FLY DOWN IRP QUARTER-MILE IN RECORD NUMBERS INDIANAPOLIS - When rain early in the day forced officials to cut today's qualifying and time trials to a single run for each of the classes ... Continue reading
#20 Barron Indy 500 Bump Day Qualifying
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron Puts #20 Meijer/Mo Nunn Toyota Solidly in the Show With 227.2 Bump Day Qualifying Average at Indy INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 18, 2003) - Alex Barron, subbing for the injured Arie Luyendyk, clocked the fastest qualifyin ... Continue reading
Autos' Black-box Data Being Used In Court
FORT LAUDERDALE, May 16, 2003; Deborah Sharp writing for USA TODAY reported that ''black boxes,'' which have provided valuable information in determining what has caused airliners to crash, are now being used to help tell what happened in automobile accidents. And information from the computerized devices is increasing ... Continue reading
Kia Ordered to Recall Carnival Models in US
May 17, 2003; Korea Today reported that Kia Motors has been ordered to recall its Carnival model in the United States for defects in its brakes and seat strikers. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday said 7,710 of the sport utility vehicles are subject to the recall. It said 4,276 Carnivals ... Continue reading
At Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles The Winston Finish Start Driver Car make Laps Winnings 1. (16) Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 90 $1,017,604 2. (11) Kurt Busch Ford 90 $265,104 3. (21) Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 90 $130,104 4. (6) Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 90 $85,104 5. ... Continue reading
Schumacher takes Austrian Grand Prix pole
SPIELBERG, Austria May 17, 2003: The AP reported that Michael Schumacher edged Kimi Raikkonen to take the pole Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix, setting up a front-row showdown between the top two drivers in the point standings. The five-time Formula One champion was timed in 1 minute, 9.150 seconds on the 2.69-mile ... Continue reading
NASCAR May 17, 2003; Humpy's predication came true -- winner of The Winston was indeed the former off-road racerm Jimmie Johnson. The final segment was run cleanly after the first start was waived off. Hendrick Motorsports' No. 48 Chevy ran quietly in the first two segments, as the team was seeing how it would run in t ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday Qualifying Results from Famoso Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2003 NIVER & TAYLOR TOP QUALIFIERS AT FAMOSO BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Mark Niver vaulted himself into the top spot in Top Alcohol Dragster on Saturday, while Dennis Taylor maintained his number one qualifier positio ... Continue reading
LEBANON VALLEY RESULTS 5-17-03
"PRESS RELEASE" For Immediate Release May 17, 2003 Contact: Kevin Wright Phone: 518-794-9606 RON DWYER GETS 1ST CAREER MOD VICTORY AT LEBANON VALLEY West Lebanon, N.Y.- Ron Dwyer won his first career DIRT big block modified victory in the 30-lap feature at Lebanon Valley Speedway last Saturday night. Rob Pitcher won th ... Continue reading
Kalitta wins in New Jersey; Bernstein injured- K&N Filters SuperNationals
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. May 18, 2003; The AP reported that Doug Kalitta won his second Top Fuel event of the season Sunday at the K&N Filters SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Whit Bazemore, Greg Anderson and Shawn Gann also won their divisions at the $2.1 million race. Kalitta, who earned the top qualifyin ... Continue reading
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