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Big Time Savings on Small Part: First 3-D-printed Component Flies on U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 Missile

Big Time Savings on Small Part: First 3-D-printed Component Flies on U.S. Navy's Trident II D5 Missile

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18, 2016 -- The U.S. Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile program flew into the future this week with its first 3-D-printed missile component. A part called a connector backshell made its debut as part of the Navy's successful test flights March 14 to 16 of three Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil and Sebring Reach Multi-Year Partnership Extension

ExxonMobil and Sebring Reach Multi-Year Partnership Extension

SEBRING, Fla.—Underscoring the importance of motorsports as a testing platform for Mobil 1â„¢ synthetic motor oil, ExxonMobil has renewed its multi-year title sponsorship of America’s premier sports car endurance race – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by “Fresh from Florida.â€??? ... Continue reading

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract for Repair and Modernization of Amphibious and Combatant Ships

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract for Repair and Modernization of Amphibious and Combatant Ships

SAN DIEGO, March 18, 2016 -- General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to support amphibious warfare and surface combatant ships home-ported in the Port of San Diego. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of $1.32 billion among three awardees. As pa ... Continue reading

GILMORE CAR MUSEUM HONORS ITS FOUNDERS WITH NEW PRE-WWII EVENT

GILMORE CAR MUSEUM HONORS ITS FOUNDERS WITH NEW PRE-WWII EVENT

For more information please contact: Jay A. Follis - Director of Marketing jfollis@GilmoreCarMuseum.org<mailto:jfollis@GilmoreCarMuseum.org> 269-671-5089 PIONEER CAR SHOW TRIBUTE TO MUSEUM FOUNDER GILMORE CAR MUSEUM HONORS ITS FOUNDERS WITH NEW PRE-WWII EVENT Hickory Corners, MI - The Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo, ... Continue reading

Glass America Acquires Glass Repair Business in Ohio

Glass America Acquires Glass Repair Business in Ohio

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES./ WINNIPEG, March 18, 2016 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group ("the Company" or "Boyd") today announced the acquisition, through its Glass America subsidiary, of Ryan's Auto Glass, a glass repair business serving the Cincinnati Ohio area. The ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicle Charger Market 2016-2020 - Key Vendors are ABB Ltd, Leviton Manufacturing Co, Plugin Now, Evatran Group & Siemens AG - Research and Markets

Global Electric Vehicle Charger Market 2016-2020 - Key Vendors are ABB Ltd, Leviton Manufacturing Co, Plugin Now, Evatran Group & Siemens AG - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wz75w4/global_electric) has announced the addition of the "Global Electric Vehicle Charger Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The global electric vehicle charger market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29.38% during the period 2016-2020. ... Continue reading

Honda Sweeps Front Row in Sebring Qualifying

Honda Sweeps Front Row in Sebring Qualifying

SEBRING, Fla., March 18, 2016 -- In a stirring duel between two Honda-powered drivers, Olivier Pla and Michael Shank Racing edged the similar Tequila Patron ESM machine of Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani at Sebring International Raceway on Friday to claim the pole for Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring endurance spor ... Continue reading

International Day Of Happiness Celebrated With Special Travel Deals To The One Happy Island Of Aruba

International Day Of Happiness Celebrated With Special Travel Deals To The One Happy Island Of Aruba

ORANJESTAD, Aruba, March 18, 2016 -- Aruba promises travelers a huge reason to smile on the International Day of Happiness, as the world-famous "One happy island" offers attractive vacation specials bookable exclusively on March 20, 2016. Amsterdam Manor Beach ResortInternational happiness Day Offer: Receive 20% off on ... Continue reading

Magellan to Demo its eXplorist TRX7 Off-Road GPS Navigator at the 50th Annual Easter Jeep Safari

Magellan to Demo its eXplorist TRX7 Off-Road GPS Navigator at the 50th Annual Easter Jeep Safari

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18, 2016 -- Magellan is pleased to exhibit at this year's Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, UT at the Vendor Expo March 24 – 25. Not only will Magellan be showcasing its eXplorist TRX7 off-road navigation device at the vendor expo, it will also be demonstrating its capabilities out on the trails ... Continue reading

New Maserati of Morris County Dealership is Fit for a Celebrity

New Maserati of Morris County Dealership is Fit for a Celebrity

WHIPPANY, N.J., March 18, 2016 -- Getting the red carpet experience is now easier than ever. The Celebrity Motor Car Company is proud to present the grand opening of the new Maserati of Morris County dealership. The new state-of-the-art showroom is designed to treat and make every customer feel like a star. Tom Maoli, ... Continue reading

The 2016 Daytona 200 Winner Michael Barnes talks about his comeback race!

The 2016 Daytona 200 Winner Michael Barnes talks about his comeback race!

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1118893647851&ca=2 19c6dcb-4178-4ca6-b44b-660840b4953c ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Toni Elias to Substitute for Injured Jake Lewis with Yoshimura Suzuki [http://r20.rs6.ne ... Continue reading

Uconnect Vehicle User Guide Application Available in the All-New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

Uconnect Vehicle User Guide Application Available in the All-New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 18, 2016 -- The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, the most technologically equipped minivan, now features Uconnect Vehicle User Guide application Application allows drivers to view and explore their owner's vehicle information via the Uconnect 8.4-inch touch screen Vehicle User Guide applicatio ... Continue reading

Volvo: Trucks on a European Tour for Platooning

Volvo: Trucks on a European Tour for Platooning

GÖTEBORG, Sweden—Today marks the start of the Volvo Group’s participation in the European Truck Platooning Challenge. On the initiative of the Dutch Presidency of the EU, three Volvo trucks communicating wirelessly and driving closely behind one another, in a method known as platooning, will travel through ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione Qualifies Eighth for 12 Hours of Sebring Classi

Risi Competizione Qualifies Eighth for 12 Hours of Sebring Classi

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE QUALIFIES EIGHTH FOR 12 HOURS OF SEBRING CLASSIC Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) ... Continue reading

U.S. Army Racing: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Friday Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army Racing: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Friday Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing 47th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Friday Qualifying Report Date: March 18, 2016 Event: 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (Round 3 of 24) Series: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Location: Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway Provisional Top Qualifier: Brittany Force (3.745 s ... Continue reading

2016 Outlook of Global Connected Car Market - Top 5 Predictions - Research and Markets

2016 Outlook of Global Connected Car Market - Top 5 Predictions - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bzp6vq/2016_outlook_of) has announced the addition of the "2016 Outlook of Global Connected Car Market " report to their offering. This outlook offers a 360-degree perspective of the global connected car market. It includes key market and tech ... Continue reading

C. FORCE, HIGHT LEAD JFR INTO RACEDAY AT GATORNATIONALS

C. FORCE, HIGHT LEAD JFR INTO RACEDAY AT GATORNATIONALS

TEAM JFR QUALIFYING REPORT2016 NHRA Final Qualifying Summary3rd of 24 races in the NHRA Mello Yello Series 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GatornationalsGainesville RacewayGainesville, FLMarch 18-20, 2016Photo credit Gary Nastase (CForce, BForce, JForce) and Ron Lewis Photography (Hight) for media use only* * * * ... Continue reading

Mopar Motorsports - NHRA Gatornationals Qualifying Report

Mopar Motorsports - NHRA Gatornationals Qualifying Report

This press release and photos are also available online at http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=17398 [cid:image001.png@01D1822E.5564A220] National Record Run by Beckman in Dodge Charger R/T to Earn Pole at NHRA Gatornationals; Supercharged Mopar Challenger Drag Pak Makes Competition Debut * Beckman drive ... Continue reading

Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin Sr. bounced in first round of Gatornationals

Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin Sr. bounced in first round of Gatornationals

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Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. dreaming of a third Gatornationals title

Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. dreaming of a third Gatornationals title

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Reigning world champion Erica Enders progressing nicely with her new Mopar hot rod

Reigning world champion Erica Enders progressing nicely with her new Mopar hot rod

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Steady progress yields top-half qualifying berth for Pro Stock ace Shane Gray

Steady progress yields top-half qualifying berth for Pro Stock ace Shane Gray

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Tommy Franklin Goes Down in History as First Ever Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars Victor

Tommy Franklin Goes Down in History as First Ever Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars Victor

[image: Inline image 2] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tommy Franklin Goes Down in History as First Ever Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars Victor PITTSBORO, N.C. (March 19, 2016): With the air and the Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park eighth-mile primed for record breaking runs that’s exactly what PDRA Series Opener fans got. T ... Continue reading

U.S. Army Racing: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Final Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army Racing: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Final Qualifying Report - Tony Schumacher & Antron Brown

U.S. Army NHRA Racing 47th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Friday Qualifying Report Date: March 19, 2016 Event: 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (Round 3 of 24) Series: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Location: Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway Top Qualifier: Richie Crampton (3.698 seconds at 3 ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest March 14-20, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest March 14-20, 2016

* The week's big news came from the National Highway Traffic Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcing a deal with nearly all major automakers to equip most cars and light trucks with autonomous braking systems by 2022. These safety systems, available today on some cars, will automaticall ... Continue reading

Honda Sweeps North American Endurance Classics at Sebring

Honda Sweeps North American Endurance Classics at Sebring

SEBRING, FL - March 20, 2016 -- In an endurance racing contest that saw everything from sunny skies to pouring rain; long green-flag runs as well as a two-hour race stoppage due to heavy rain and lightning; Honda and the Tequila Patron ESM team once again proved to be an unstoppable force in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech S ... Continue reading

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AUTO PRESS AWARDS TRUCK OF THE YEAR HONORS TO THE 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AUTO PRESS AWARDS TRUCK OF THE YEAR HONORS TO THE 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA

March 15, 2016- The Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) announced its members have named the 2016 Toyota Tacoma as the Rocky Mountain Truck of the Year. RMAP membership consists of automotive journalists from 10 different states who reach millions of potential car and truck buyers via the internet, radio, in print o ... Continue reading

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