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Saturday, June 18, 2011

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Milwaukee Qualifying Comments

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Milwaukee Qualifying Comments

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR * Will start the Milwaukee 225 in P9 "The Venom car will start ninth tomorrow and I think we can get the job done from there. This is always a fun race but the track is really tough on equipment because there's no banking. If you get the balance off even a little bit it c ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Milwaukee 225 Qualifying Results

IndyCar - Milwaukee 225 Qualifying Results

WEST ALLIS, Wisc. - Results of qualifying Saturday for the Milwaukee 225 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 1.015-mile Milwaukee Mile, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: <p> 1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 170.841 <br> 2. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 16 ... Continue reading

Indy Lights - David Hobbs 100 Qualifying Results

Indy Lights - David Hobbs 100 Qualifying Results

WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Qualifying Saturday for the David Hobbs 100 Firestone Indy Lights Series event on the 1.015-mile Milwaukee Mile, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, and speed: <p> 1 (7) Esteban Guerrieri, 149.005<br> 2. (11) Josef Newgarden, 148.175<br> 3. (77) Bryan Clauson, 147.258 <br> 4. ( ... Continue reading

TEST1 - 21st Century Insurance

TEST1 - 21st Century Insurance

<p><b>CNG-Powered Vehicles - What's The Problem Here?</p> <p>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b></p> <p>With gasoline point of sale prices averaging $3 per gallon nationally, and with spot oil costs remaining between $88 - $93 per barrel (based on 1/7/2011 Bloomberg energy metrics) the question becomes, at what point do we ... Continue reading

Mecum: No Reserve 23 Black Chevrolet Corvette Collection Sale

Mecum: No Reserve 23 Black Chevrolet Corvette Collection Sale

MECUM TO OFFER COLLECTION OF 23 BLACK CORVETTES AT NO RESERVE DURING BLOOMINGTON GOLD AUCTION MARENGO, Ill. - A unique collection of 23 Black Corvettes will cross the auction block at no reserve during the Mecum Bloomington Gold Auction, June 24-25, 2011, in St. Charles, Ill. The collection features at least one Corvet ... Continue reading

POWRi - Rain Cancels Friday's 600cc Micros At Macon

POWRi - Rain Cancels Friday's 600cc Micros At Macon

MACON, June 17, 2011: Rain has canceled Friday’s POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Micro Series event, the second round of the Building Systems of Illinois Mini Sprint Nationals, at Macon Speedway. The third round of the Mini Sprint Nationals, with 33 starters and $2,000 going to the winner of the feature, will be held ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Michigan International Speedway To Be Repaved For 2012

Motorsports Venues - Michigan International Speedway To Be Repaved For 2012

BROOKLYN, June 17, 2011: Michigan International Speedway will be repaved for the fourth time in its history, track officials announced today. Work to resurface the 43-year-old racetrack will begin immediately following this weekend’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 with the repave of pit road. Repaving the rest o ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Milwaukee 225 Offers Father's Day 2-for-1 Seating Bargain

Motorsports Venues - Milwaukee 225 Offers Father's Day 2-for-1 Seating Bargain

WEST ALLIS, June 17, 2011: AB Promotions, the new Milwaukee 225 race organizer, is offering a sensational “Father’s Dayâ€&#65533; gift to racing fans this weekend at the famed Milwaukee Mile in the Wisconsin State Fair Park. Racing fans that purchase a ticket for race day (Sunday, June 19) will receive one ... Continue reading

Motorsports Venues - Talladega 500 Race Weekend Ticket Sales Set To Kickoff In Two Weeks

Motorsports Venues - Talladega 500 Race Weekend Ticket Sales Set To Kickoff In Two Weeks

TALLADEGA, June 17, 2011: Talladega Superspeedway announced today that tickets and camping reservations to the Talladega 500 will go on sale July 1st. “We are looking forward to another exciting race weekend at Talladega,â€&#65533; said Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch. “We’re eager to kick ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP Preview European GP

FIA F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP Preview European GP

Formula One returns to Europe next weekend with Round Eight of the 2011 World Championship taking place in Spain as Valencia hosts the European Grand Prix on the streets around the city's Juan Carlos I Marina. <p> * With 25 officially numbered corners, Valencia features the highest number of turns of any current F1 cir ... Continue reading

Designing the Li-ion Inizio, World's Fastest All Electric Supercar - In-Depth Engineering Video

Designing the Li-ion Inizio, World's Fastest All Electric Supercar - In-Depth Engineering Video

Designing the World's Fastest All Electric Supercar-In Depth Engineering Video Inizio-170 MPH, 0-60 in 3.4 Seconds, up to 200 miles on a single $5 charge. Available to the media Inizio - Worlds Fastest, All Electric, Zero Emission Supercar 170 MPH, 0-60 in 3.4 Sec, up to 200 miles on single charge Take a look for yours ... Continue reading

AAA Goes Electric

AAA Goes Electric

America's largest motor club demonstrates leadership in electric vehicle industry with announcement of nation's first ready-for-deployment mobile EV charging solution. ... Continue reading

Marina del Rey Toyota Receives Toyota's Most Prestigious Award

Marina del Rey Toyota Receives Toyota's Most Prestigious Award

Toyota Motor Sales has recognized Marina del Rey Toyota in Los Angeles to be the winner of their most prestigious award. Marina del Rey Toyota recently received the 2010 Toyota President's Award, an award that represents the dealer’s commitment to provide quality customer care in both their sales and ser ... Continue reading

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