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2013 Mazda3i Grand Touring Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Mazda3i Grand Touring Review By Larry Nutson

2013 Mazda3i Grand Touring Compact Cruisin’ By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC-2399) A recent visit to the Motor City had me “Cruisin’ Woodward” in a 2013 Mazda3i 5-door. My wife was along for this cruise and the famed Vinsetta Garage made for a perfect stop for a c ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 LEXUS IS 250 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 LEXUS IS 250 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE LEXUS IS 250 VEHICLE The entry-level Lexus IS 250 luxury sedan infuses sportiness, refinement and cutting edge technology to the point of artificial intelligence for the third-generation 2014 model, while continuing to remain an attrac ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2013 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE CIVIC VEHICLE The Honda Civic is a mainstay in the compact sedan segment – arguably one cannot go for a quick trip to the corner grocery without spotting one on the road or in the parking lot (or both). Praised for its value, reli ... Continue reading

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 12-19, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News May 12-19, 2013 Just In-Case You Were Snoozing

* Volkswagen Group and Ford Motor Co. finished first and second in Strategic Vision's annual study measuring quality and how deeply consumers feel about a new car or light-truck purchase after several months of ownership. For the first time in over ten years, domestic automakers, led by GM, topped foreign brands in ind ... Continue reading

ATTN: St. Louis Classic & Exotic Car Auction Press Release

ATTN: St. Louis Classic & Exotic Car Auction Press Release

To Whom It May Concern - I have attached a digital copy of our annual St. Louis Classic & Exotic Car Auction press release, for IMMEDIATE release. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Brand Kicks Off Third Consecutive 2013 SRT Tour

Chrysler Group LLC's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Brand Kicks Off Third Consecutive 2013 SRT Tour

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 17, 2013 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 17, 2013 -- First 2013 SRT Tour stop kicked off May 9-12 at American Le Mans Series in Monterey, Calif. The 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8 and Chrysler 300 SRT8 along with 2014 Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT vehicles to be on display Th ... Continue reading

Dakar Tour : Espana no termina / Spain not finished

Dakar Tour : Espana no termina / Spain not finished

If you don't see this message click here <http://web-aso.adequatesystems.com/www/link/2848/029750376287136880 6315649-aso.fr.html> Barcelona, el 17 de mayo 2013 ¡España no termina! En su última etapa, el Dakar Tour se detuvo en Barcelona. Los pilotos españoles desbordan de energía y de proyectos para volver a ser ... Continue reading

Dana Holding Corporation to Participate in 2013 KeyBanc Capital Markets' Conference on May 30

Dana Holding Corporation to Participate in 2013 KeyBanc Capital Markets' Conference on May 30

PR Newswire MAUMEE, Ohio, May 17, 2013 MAUMEE, Ohio, May 17, 2013 -- Dana Holding Corporation announced today it will participate in the 2013 KeyBanc Capital Markets' 12th Annual Industrial, Automotive, and Transportation Conference on May 30, 2013, in Boston. President and Chief Executive Officer Roger Wood and Execut ... Continue reading

Esurance Announces Winner Of The 2013 Road To Maker Faire Challenge

Esurance Announces Winner Of The 2013 Road To Maker Faire Challenge

PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2013 -- Today, Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, announced the grand prize winner of the Road to Maker Faire Challenge. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111222/SF26836LOGO-b) The contest encouraged flourishing "maker ... Continue reading

Exciting weekend ahead for race fans and car buffs in the Twin Tiers

Exciting weekend ahead for race fans and car buffs in the Twin Tiers

Hi everyone! A busy and exciting weekend awaits race fans in the Twin Tiers, starting tonight at Chemung Speedrome. A 40 lapper for the Sunoco Mods plus Super Stocks, 4 cylinders, Bandoleros, INEX Legends, and Dirt Sportsmen. Race time is 7:15. www.chemungspeedrome.net On Saturday three great writers and an award winni ... Continue reading

Exclusive breakfast launch invitation from Michelin and Ginetta : Oulton Park, 9 June 2013

Exclusive breakfast launch invitation from Michelin and Ginetta : Oulton Park, 9 June 2013

MICHELIN AND GINETTA LAUNCH ALL NEW 'JUNIOR ACADEMY OF MEDIA' Reporters, photographers and film crews are invited to attend the launch WHO: Ginetta Chairman, Lawrence Tomlinson and Michelin Commercial Director Malcolm Scovell introduce the first crop of young reporters to join the Junior Academy of Media WHAT: Junior A ... Continue reading

HIGHT AND C. FORCE DOMINATE KANSAS NATIONALS ON FRIDAY

HIGHT AND C. FORCE DOMINATE KANSAS NATIONALS ON FRIDAY

TEAM JFR QUALIFYING REPORT2013 NHRA Friday Qualifying Summary8th of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series 25th annual NHRA Kansas NationalsHeartland Park TopekaTopeka, KSMay 17-19, 2013Photos courtesy of Will Lester Photography for media use only * * * * HIGHT AND C. FORCE DOMINATE KANSAS NATIONALS ON FRIDAY ... Continue reading

Hyundai Marketing Recognized At 2013 Ex Awards

Hyundai Marketing Recognized At 2013 Ex Awards

PR Newswire COSTA MESA, Calif., May 17, 2013 COSTA MESA, Calif., May 17, 2013 -- Hyundai took home a 2013 Ex Award, the world's largest recognition program for event marketing professionals, for Hyundai's Show Your Loyalty campaign. It received the highest honor in its category – Best Activation of a Sports Spon ... Continue reading

LS Engine Urban Legend, NMCA Same Day Coverage, NASCAR Legend Commits Suicide, HSV Gen-F Commodore Lineup, Videos and More from Chevy Hardcore

LS Engine Urban Legend, NMCA Same Day Coverage, NASCAR Legend Commits Suicide, HSV Gen-F Commodore Lineup, Videos and More from Chevy Hardcore

This email has been sent to**submit@theautochannel.com**. If you are unable to see the message below - View In Browser (http://list.powerautomedia.com/lt.php?s=cdb20fc93d30f2986280790776fe6f 3f&i=1980A1534A14A297851) Â Â Â Interview: We Talk To Legendary LS Engine Builder Kurt Urban (http://list.powerautomedia.com/l ... Continue reading

Mopar Motorsports KANSAS Preview

Mopar Motorsports KANSAS Preview

This press release is also available online at http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=14269&mid=2 [cid:image001.jpg@01CE5331.E5CB6C60] Mopar's 2012 NHRA Champs Johnson and Beckman Look to Defend National Title Wins at Kansas * Mopar competes in the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals this weekend, the 8th of 24 even ... Continue reading

Motorcycle-Superstore.com partners with RCH Racing and rider Tickle for MX season

Motorcycle-Superstore.com partners with RCH Racing and rider Tickle for MX season

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News Release: EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students/Jacquel Caron Rivers and Arne Joi Saguni Nipales win the Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award, and will participate in National Sustainable Design Expo in 2014

News Release: EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students/Jacquel Caron Rivers and Arne Joi Saguni Nipales win the Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award, and will participate in National Sustainable Design Expo in 2014

*CONTACT: *Cathy Milbourn (*News Media Only*)* *milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849- Office 202-420-8648-Mobile* *202-564-4355Â Â Â Â * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *May 17, 2013* * *EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students* *Â *"Jacquel Caron Rivers and Arne Joi Saguni Nipa ... Continue reading

Nissan Altima Set To Race In This Weekend's Austin 400 V8 Supercars Race

Nissan Altima Set To Race In This Weekend's Austin 400 V8 Supercars Race

PR Newswire AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2013 -- Two Nissan Motorsport Altima racing cars flank a production 2013 Nissan Altima at Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, Texas during the first-ever appearance of the Australian V8 Supercar Series in the United States. (Logo: http://photos.pr ... Continue reading

O'Connell, Aschenbach Score Pirelli World Challenge Poles at COTA

O'Connell, Aschenbach Score Pirelli World Challenge Poles at COTA

For Immediate Release O'Connell and Aschenbach Score Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS Poles at COTA AUSTIN, Texas (May 17, 2013) - Defending GT drivers' champion Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., notched his first Pirelli World Challenge GT Motul Pole of 2013 on a sweltering Friday afternoon at Circuit of The Am ... Continue reading

Pirelli World Challenge at Full Strength Heading into Austin

Pirelli World Challenge at Full Strength Heading into Austin

MEDIA ADVISORY Pirelli World Challenge Championships GT/GTS Rounds Four and Five Touring Car/Touring Car B-Spec Rounds 1-3 Pirelli World Challenge Cadillac Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas Austin, Texas Media Contact: Dave Drimmie, Marketing & Communications for WC Vision, (416) 835-6601, davedrimmie@wcvision. ... Continue reading

Polaris Industries Inc. to Present at B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

Polaris Industries Inc. to Present at B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

MINNEAPOLIS--Polaris Industries Inc. announced today that it will present at the B. Riley & Co. 14th Annual Investor Conference at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. Scott Wine, Chairman and CEO of Polaris, will provide a brief review of the Company’s past performance ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: China Micro-Motor and Other Motor Manufacturing Industry, 2013

Research and Markets: China Micro-Motor and Other Motor Manufacturing Industry, 2013

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/28kfzp/china_micromotor) has announced the addition of the "China Micro-Motor And Other Motor Manufacturing Industry, 2013" report to their offering. “China Micro-Motor And Other Motor Manufacturing Industry, 2013” China micro-motor and other ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: China Vehicle, Aircraft and Engineering Machine Tire Manufacturing Industry, 2013

Research and Markets: China Vehicle, Aircraft and Engineering Machine Tire Manufacturing Industry, 2013

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63qxb4/china_vehicle) has announced the addition of the "China Vehicle, Aircraft And Engineering Machine Tire Manufacturing Industry, 2013" report to their offering. “China Vehicle, Aircraft And Engineering Machine Tire Manufacturing Industry, 2 ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Tire Mold Industry Report, 2012-2015

Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Tire Mold Industry Report, 2012-2015

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j3sr5b/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Tire Mold Industry Report, 2012-2015" report to their offering. “Global and Chinese Tire Mold Industry Report, 2012-2015” In 2012, China tire mold industry harvested the ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Top 300 Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global) Analysis Featuring Asahi, CSG Holding and Visteon - Autopal

Research and Markets: Top 300 Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global) Analysis Featuring Asahi, CSG Holding and Visteon - Autopal

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fngrb8/automotive_glass) has announced the addition of the "Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global)" report to their offering. Plimsoll Publishing's Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global) Analysis provides a detailed overview of the Automotive Gl ... Continue reading

Sales rise doesn't mean a full recovery for European car industry, says expert

Sales rise doesn't mean a full recovery for European car industry, says expert

Hi, If you are looking for expert comment on the news that European car sales have risen for the first time in 18 months Associate Professor Christian Stadler is a car industry expert. Warwick Business School Professor Christian Stadler says: &quot;We can not take this rise to mean that we are seeing a real recovery ye ... Continue reading

Tennessee Gas, Mitsubishi Corporation Sign Agreement for Transportation to Proposed Cameron LNG Liquefaction Facility

Tennessee Gas, Mitsubishi Corporation Sign Agreement for Transportation to Proposed Cameron LNG Liquefaction Facility

HOUSTON--Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (TGP), a unit of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. , has signed a binding, 20-year firm transportation precedent agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) of Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 8058; London Stock Exchange: MBC) to ship 600,000Â dekatherms per day of natural ... Continue reading

U.S. Army NHRA Racing: 25th Annual Kansas Nationals Friday Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing: 25th Annual Kansas Nationals Friday Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing 25th Annual NHRA Kansas Nationals Friday Qualifying Report Date: May 17, 2013 Event: 25th Annual NHRA Kansas Nationals (Round 8 of 24) Series: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Location: Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.) Provisional Top Qualifier: Tony Schumacher (3.769 seconds at 326.08 mph) U.S. Ar ... Continue reading

U.S. EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students

U.S. EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students

*CONTACT:** *Cathy Milbourn (News Media Only)* *milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849- Office 202-420-8648-Mobile* *202-564-4355Â Â Â Â * *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** *May 17, 2013* ** EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students* " ""Jacquel Caron Rivers and Arne Joi Saguni Ni ... Continue reading

Winchester, Francis Jr. Earn Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec Poles at COTA

Winchester, Francis Jr. Earn Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec Poles at COTA

For Immediate Release Winchester, Francis Jr. Earn Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec Poles at COTA AUSTIN, Texas (May 17, 2013) - Ryan Winchester, of Mason City, Iowa, scored his second career Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Pole and led a pair of teammates to the top of the time sheets on Friday at Circuit of The ... Continue reading

Energy Department Authorizes Second Proposed Facility to Export Liquefied Natural Gas

Energy Department Authorizes Second Proposed Facility to Export Liquefied Natural Gas

WASHINGTON May 17, 2013; The Energy Department announced today that it has conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States from the Fr ... Continue reading

Dow Supports U.S. Department of Energy LNG Export Decision

Dow Supports U.S. Department of Energy LNG Export Decision

MIDLAND, Mich.--The Dow Chemical Company supports today’s decision by the Department of Energy (DOE). It is a prudent step in pursuit of a measured and balanced approach to liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that will benefit producers and consumers, such as manufacturers, utilities, homeowners and the ... Continue reading

Accenture to Strengthen Digital Marketing and eCommerce Capabilities with Acquisition of Acquity Group

Accenture to Strengthen Digital Marketing and eCommerce Capabilities with Acquisition of Acquity Group

NEW YORK & CHICAGO--Accenture and Acquity Group Ltd. (NYSE MKT: AQ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Accenture will acquire Acquity Group, a leading digital marketing and eCommerce company. The acquisition will further strengthen and expand the broad range of digital marketing services that Accentur ... Continue reading

Addivant to Showcase New Identity, Unveil Renewable Resource-Derived Products and Present Technical Seminar at Chinaplas 2013

Addivant to Showcase New Identity, Unveil Renewable Resource-Derived Products and Present Technical Seminar at Chinaplas 2013

MIDDLEBURY, Conn.--Addivantâ„¢ USA, LLC, the global leader in specialty additives with regional headquarters in Shanghai, China, will exhibit in Hall 11.2, stand M25 and host a technical seminar for customers during Chinaplas 2013. Chinaplas 2013, 17th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, is ... Continue reading

Bernstein wills Top Fuel dragster into Kansas Nationals field

Bernstein wills Top Fuel dragster into Kansas Nationals field

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Chevron Recognizes Parman Energy for Strong Lubricant Sales Performance

Chevron Recognizes Parman Energy for Strong Lubricant Sales Performance

SAN RAMON, Calif.--Chevron Products Company, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, maker of the Delo® brand of technologically advanced engine oils, lubricants and coolants, today announced the first of seven Grand Prize winners of The Great Outdoors Sales Contest, which ran from November 1 through January 30, 2013. Each ... Continue reading

Cydcor Medals in 10 Events During the Ventura County Corporate Games

Cydcor Medals in 10 Events During the Ventura County Corporate Games

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Cydcor, the leading provider of professional in-person sales teams, announced that they participated in 12 events and medaled in 10 different individual events in the Ventura County Corporate Games. It was Cydcor’s fourth year participating in the games. “Cydcor is a model company for ... Continue reading

Engine switch propels Brogdon into Topeka Pro Stock field

Engine switch propels Brogdon into Topeka Pro Stock field

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Erickson Air-Crane Announces Purchase of Five Aircraft

Erickson Air-Crane Announces Purchase of Five Aircraft

PORTLAND, Ore.--Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated (“Erickson�?? or “the Company�??), a leading global provider of aviation services to a diverse mix of commercial and government customers and the vertically integrated manufacturer and operator of the powerful, heavy-lift helicopter, the Erickson S-6 ... Continue reading

Fast Fridays win sweet redemption for Motorcycle-Superstore.com pro Larsen

Fast Fridays win sweet redemption for Motorcycle-Superstore.com pro Larsen

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GEICO Honda pro Tomac starts outdoor season with podium finish in Hangtown

GEICO Honda pro Tomac starts outdoor season with podium finish in Hangtown

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Groupon and National Restaurant Association Offer Best Practices for Daily Deal Success

Groupon and National Restaurant Association Offer Best Practices for Daily Deal Success

CHICAGO--Based on polling more than 500 restaurant decision makers, including 152 who have participated in daily deal campaigns, and taking into consideration what prior research has shown, Groupon and the National Restaurant Association are providing restaurateurs with some of the top tactics for success with daily de ... Continue reading

Gumball 3000 Launches 15th Anniversary Road trip in Style

Gumball 3000 Launches 15th Anniversary Road trip in Style

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JOHN FORCE LEADS 1-2-3 QUAL EFFORT AT KANSAS NATIONALS

JOHN FORCE LEADS 1-2-3 QUAL EFFORT AT KANSAS NATIONALS

TEAM JFR QUALIFYING REPORT2013 NHRA Final Qualifying Summary8th of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series 25th annual NHRA Kansas NationalsHeartland Park TopekaTopeka, KSMay 17-19, 2013Photos courtesy of Will Lester Photography for media use only * * * * JOHN FORCE LEADS 1-2-3 QUAL EFFORT AT KANSAS NATIONALS T ... Continue reading

Landmark 500th elimination round win for Jeg Coughlin Jr. could happen Sunday

Landmark 500th elimination round win for Jeg Coughlin Jr. could happen Sunday

Landmark 500th elimination round win for Coughlin could happen Sunday TOPEKA, Kan. (May 18) – Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger has consistently been one of the top cars in Pro Stock this season and the team's fourth-place qualifying effort at the NHRA Kansas Nationals proved the point yet again. " ... Continue reading

Lucas overcomes pressure to qualify at Kansas Nationals

Lucas overcomes pressure to qualify at Kansas Nationals

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MAVTV ace Stanfield hopes to be at his best for Topeka eliminations

MAVTV ace Stanfield hopes to be at his best for Topeka eliminations

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Michael Lewis Fine After Crash At Brands Hatch

Michael Lewis Fine After Crash At Brands Hatch

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Mopar Motorsports KANSAS Qualifying Report

Mopar Motorsports KANSAS Qualifying Report

This press release is also available online at http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=14271&mid=82 [cid:image001.jpg@01CE540E.A4907910] Johnson and Gray Top Mopar Qualifiers at Kansas Nationals * Mopar qualifies third in Pro Stock and fourth in Funny Car at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals * Johnson is top Mo ... Continue reading

Morgan's Mustang returns to hard-charging form in Kansas

Morgan's Mustang returns to hard-charging form in Kansas

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O'Connell, Aschenbach Win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA

O'Connell, Aschenbach Win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA

For Immediate Release O'Connell, Aschenbach Win Saturday Pirelli World Challenge GT, GTS at COTA AUSTIN, Texas (May 18, 2013) - Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., led all the way to win Saturday's Pirelli World Challenge GT Cadillac Sports Car Challenge Round Four race at Circuit of the Americas. Lawson Aschenba ... Continue reading

Romanian Teenager Wins Big for Low-Cost, Self-Driving Car Innovation

Romanian Teenager Wins Big for Low-Cost, Self-Driving Car Innovation

PHOENIX--Ionut Budisteanu, 19, of Romania was awarded first place for using artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. “We congratulate Ionut, Eesha and Henry o ... Continue reading

Scooter Gets Extreme About Clean Air at the Annual Clean Air Fun Fest

Scooter Gets Extreme About Clean Air at the Annual Clean Air Fun Fest

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--This free family friendly event serves as the official kick-off for the 19th annual Spare The Air season. Scooter’s Clean Air Fun Fest is a fun way to promote the Spare The Air program, which educates residents in the Sacramento region about the health effects of air pollution, how to check t ... Continue reading

Sonoma Historics Saturday Press Note

Sonoma Historics Saturday Press Note

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SONOMA HISTORIC MOTORSPORTS FESTIVAL PRESS NOTES - Saturday, May 18, 2013 The second annual racing seminar at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival was held today, in front of an avid crowd of 120-plus vintage racing ... Continue reading

Stewart takes early lead in Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot Championship

Stewart takes early lead in Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot Championship

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Two more Global X Games medals earned by Motorcycle-Superstore.com riders

Two more Global X Games medals earned by Motorcycle-Superstore.com riders

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U.S. Army NHRA Racing: 25th Annual Kansas Nationals Final Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing: 25th Annual Kansas Nationals Final Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing 25th Annual NHRA Kansas Nationals Final Qualifying Report Date: May 18, 2013 Event: 25th Annual NHRA Kansas Nationals (Round 8 of 24) Series: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Location: Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.) Top Qualifier: Shawn Langdon (3.767 seconds at 322.50 mph) U.S. Army Racing Lineu ... Continue reading

Winchester and Francis Jr. Double Up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA

Winchester and Francis Jr. Double Up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA

For Immediate Release Winchester and Francis Jr. Double Up in Pirelli World Challenge TC, TCB at COTA AUSTIN, Texas (May 18, 2013) - Ryan Winchester, of Mason City, Iowa, and Ernie Francis Jr., of Davie, Fla., opened the 2013 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec season with a pair of wins in class ... Continue reading

Articulture Car Giveaway

Articulture Car Giveaway

Contact: John Improta FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Company: Articulture Studio Z http://www.articulturestudioz.com Phone: 239-232-1502 Email: torturedink@gmail.com 1529 Lee St. Fort Meyers, FL 33901 ARTICULTURE STUDIO Z ANNOUNCES CAR GIVEAWAY Fort Meyers Tattoo Shop to Give Away a Classic 1950 Chevrolet Coupe Rat Rod Fort Mye ... Continue reading

Bachetti Knocks Hearn Off Throne - LVS 5/18/13

Bachetti Knocks Hearn Off Throne - LVS 5/18/13

Andy Bachetti Doubles Down to Break Hearn’s Strong Hold Corbin Snags 3 Pro Stock Wins In a Row Saturday May 18, 2013 By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: Brett Hearn has been the dominate driver in the Big Block Modifieds at the Valley of Speed since the beginning of the season, but his quest for 5 in a row came to a ... Continue reading

Boart Longyear Announces Safe Rescue of Drill Rig Employee in Northern Canada

Boart Longyear Announces Safe Rescue of Drill Rig Employee in Northern Canada

SALT LAKE CITY--Boart Longyearâ„¢ (ASX: BLY) today reported the safe rescue of a drill rig employee who had been missing for more than two days after becoming lost on a snowmobile on his way to a worksite in northern Canada. Rescuers found Michel Justin Pilon, 38, alive and safe in an igloo-like shelter he had buil ... Continue reading

Cubist Achieves Top Biotech Ranking in Globe 100 List

Cubist Achieves Top Biotech Ranking in Globe 100 List

LEXINGTON, Mass.--For the fifth consecutive year, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been named to the Globe 100 annual list, the Boston Globe’s annual ranking of the 100 top-performing public companies headquartered in Massachusetts. Cubist was ranked number six overall and was named the top performing biotech co ... Continue reading

Global Rallycross to compete Today at X Games Barcelona

Global Rallycross to compete Today at X Games Barcelona

PR Newswire BARCELONA, May 19, 2013 BARCELONA, May 19, 2013 -- Global Rallycross will hold the second event of its 2013 season on Sunday, May 19, at 11am ET as part of X Games Barcelona. Viewers can tune into ESPN for live and exclusive coverage of the action. The race marks the first time that Global Rallycross has ev ... Continue reading

Mixmoov technology powers web video application promoting Eurovision

Mixmoov technology powers web video application promoting Eurovision

TOULOUSE, France--Mixmoov, the premier Cloud Video Editing solution company, provides the technology behind the Super-Hit web video application run to promote the Eurovision Song Contest this year. The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 is the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest and takes place in Malmö, Sweden. It is the ... Continue reading

Ocean Institute and The Maddie James Foundation Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Maddie James Seaside Learning Center at the Third Annual A Mile for Maddie Fundraising Walk

Ocean Institute and The Maddie James Foundation Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Maddie James Seaside Learning Center at the Third Annual A Mile for Maddie Fundraising Walk

DANA POINT, Calif.--The Ocean Institute and The Maddie James Foundation are proud to announce the third annual A Mile for Maddie fundraising walk on Saturday, May 18, 2013. This year’s walk, presented by Pediatric Dentistry of San Clemente, will be combined with the Grand Opening of the Maddie James Seaside Lear ... Continue reading

Sandberg wins in TC as Francis Jr. Completes TCB Sweep at COTA

Sandberg wins in TC as Francis Jr. Completes TCB Sweep at COTA

For Immediate Release Sandberg wins in TC as Francis Jr. Completes TCB Sweep at COTA AUSTIN, Texas (May 19, 2013) - Brett Sandberg, of Allendale, N.J., and Ernie Francis Jr., of Davie, Fla., scored wins in Round Three of the Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car and Touring Car B-Spec championships at Circuit of The Amer ... Continue reading

Energy Department Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure

Energy Department Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure

Wadhington DC May 13, 2013; The Energy Department today launched H2USA—a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles. The new partnership brings together automakers, government ag ... Continue reading

NADA: Prices for Full-Size Pickup Trucks Up 7%

NADA: Prices for Full-Size Pickup Trucks Up 7%

Auction prices for full-size pickup trucks are up nearly 7 percent through the first four months of 2013, says the NADA Used Car Guide in its May edition of Guidelines . "The recovery of home values and increased residential construction, stabilizing gasoline prices and a decline in late-model supply have resulted in h ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Tour Adds Two Southern California Dates Due to Popular Demand

Honda Civic Tour Adds Two Southern California Dates Due to Popular Demand

Honda Civic Tour featuring Maroon 5 will add two Southern California concert dates due to popular demand. With several shows already sold out, the Civic Tour is expanding to 33 dates and will now make stops at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA on Oct. 4, 2013 and the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 6, 2013. Honda ... Continue reading

Four Dodge and Chrysler vehicles earn "Best 2013 Total Quality" honors

Four Dodge and Chrysler vehicles earn "Best 2013 Total Quality" honors

Dodge Dart leads highly-competitive small car segment in Total Quality Chrysler Town & Country owners give it highest marks in minivan segment Dodge Durango score tops medium SUV segment Chrysler 200 Convertible is best convertible under $30,000 Four Dodge and Chrysler vehicles earned "Best 2013 Total Quality" honors i ... Continue reading

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