Saturday, September 20, 2008

Coming Tuesday: THE PLAN - Edwin Black's Alarming New Investigative Book

How To Rescue Society The Day The Oil Stops...Or The Day Before AUTO CENTRAL - September 20, 2008: Edwin Black is our generation's most explosive investigative journalist and author. His best-selling books, articles and live lectures rip the lids off the government secrets and international conspiracies that have plagu ... Continue reading

NASCAR Amends Substance Abuse Policy

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Sept. 20, 2008 – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today it has amended its longstanding substance abuse policy to include random testing beginning in 2009. The amended policy mandates that all drivers in NASCAR’s three national series be tested prior to ... Continue reading

Texas native Hernandez enjoying some home cookin' in Dallas

DALLAS Sept. 19, 2008 - Reigning JEGS ProMod Challenge world champion Josh Hernandez landed firmly on top of the provisional qualifying field Friday night at the 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Nationals with a pair of five-second passes down the quarter-mile at the Texas Motorplex. Both of Hernandez's ... Continue reading

Coughlin's opening pass places earns a spot in Dallas field

DALLAS, TX., Sept. 19, 2008 - JEGS.com Pro Mod racer Troy Coughlin posted a steady 6.186 at 233.88 mph Friday afternoon at the Texas Motorplex to earn the No. 11 spot in Day 1 qualifying at the 23rd annual Super Start Batteries NHRA Nationals. It was a decent start for the veteran racer, but he left the racetrack wonde ... Continue reading

New report reveals value of U.S. to Formula One

London, UK., September 19, 2008 - A new business report reveals why Formula One teams want the United States Grand Prix back on the calendar. Formula Money (www.formulamoney.com), the industry monitor of the business of F1 racing, reports United States-based companies represent 21.4 percent of all F1 team sponsors †... Continue reading

Quantum Leap Packaging and the General Motors Corporation Co-Present Revolutionary Polymer for Metal Replacement in Automotive Applications

WILMINGTON, Mass.--Quantum Leap Packaging, Inc. (QLP), a leading provider of high performance materials for semiconductor assembly, co-presented with General Motors Corporation (GM) at the SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition. The paper titled, "Revolutionary Polymer for Metal Replacement in Automotive A ... Continue reading

Franchitti To Join Dixon at Team Target for IndyCar Series Finale in Surfers Paradise

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. September 19, 2008 – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) announced today that Dario Franchitti will make his first appearance in the No.10 Target Honda Dallara for the team alongside Scott Dixon (No.9 Target Honda Dallara) in the final race of the IndyCar Series season in Surfers Paradise, Austral ... Continue reading

Nationwide Grant to American Red Cross to Support Hurricane Ike Relief

Houston, TX, Sept. 20, 2008 — Nationwide Insurance, title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the country’s sixth-largest property and casualty insurance company, announced today a $275,000 grant from the Nationwide Foundation to the national Red Cross for the 2008 Hurricane Fund. The announcement bri ... Continue reading

PETIT THREE-PEAT FOR CAPELLO, McNISH?

Braselton, GA., Sept 20, 2008 - Allan McNish and Dindo Capello will go for their third straight Petit Le Mans victory for Audi. Dindo Capello and Allan McNish get their chance to write another historic chapter at Petit Le Mans powered by the Totally New MAZDA6 as Audi Sport North America has added the two-time defendin ... Continue reading

First Combisensor from SensorDynamics for Electronic Stabilizing Systems in Cars

GRAZ, Austria--SensorDynamics today announced the launch of the micromechanical combisensor SD755 for the automotive integrating gyrometer and accelerometer in one single package. Both sensors transmit their signals over a shared SPI interface that facilitates further processing as well as minimize development time and ... Continue reading

Hybrid Technologies Impresses Fox and NBC News Affiliates During Media Coverage of Lithium-Powered Vehicles

MOORESVILLE, N.C.--Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HYBR) www.hybridtechnologies.com, an emerging leader in the development and marketing of lithium-powered products worldwide, made quite an impression to media during their coverage of the all-electric vehicle line-up being showcased at the NASA’s annual Launchfe ... Continue reading

Michigan Economy Ticks Up in July but Still Is Struggling Reports Comerica Bank's Michigan Business Activity Index

DALLAS, Sept. 19 -- Comerica Bank's Michigan Business Activity Index rebounded 2 points in July after falling 4 points in June. Compared to a year earlier, the July index is down 4 points on balance. Over the first seven months of 2008, the index has averaged 3 percent below the average for all of 2007. (Logo: http://w ... Continue reading

AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL PREVIEW - Sept, 20, 2008

With over 28,000 trade visitors in 2008, Autosport International is Europe's largest motorsport trade show and a key business networking event for every motorsport professional. Autosport International includes over 850 exhibitors covering 11 halls at the National Exhibitions Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. It incorporates ... Continue reading

42 New Performance Track Members Set Environmental Improvement Goals Going Above and Beyond Environmental Regulations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *42 New Performance Track Members Set Environmental Improvement Goals Going Above and Beyond Environmental Regulations "Dallas First Major City to Join "*Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Sept. 19, 2008)The City of Dallas, facilities fr ... Continue reading

Safe Kids USA Offers Car Seat Inspections for National Seat Check Saturday on Sept. 20

Nearly 900 Child Passenger Safety Events Held during the Month WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Safe Kids coalitions around the country are holding nearly 900 vehicle safety events for families during the month of September, including more than 200 car seat checkup events on Sept. 20 for the National Hig ... Continue reading

Emissions Expert Integer Announces Diesel Exhaust Fluid Forum in San Diego, USA, November 11-12

LONDON, September 19 -- Integer, a leading business consultancy in the area of global emissions regulations, today announced its latest speaker lineup for the Diesel Exhaust Fluid Forum (DEFF '08) to be held in San Diego, California, on November 11-12. The aim of this independent forum is to give exclusive insight into ... Continue reading

Awa Paper and Finetex Technology Jointly Develop a High Performance Nano Filter Media

SEOUL, South Korea--Awa Paper Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of various specialty paper products in Tokushima, Japan, announced that they have jointly developed a new filter media with Finetex Technology Global Limited (“Finetex Technology”) from Hong Kong. The new filter media is coated with Finetex Technology†... Continue reading