Saturday, June 21, 2008

Corvettes Are Fast...Watch One Get Built in Time Lapse - VIDEO FEATURE

BOWLING GREEN, KY - June 21, 2008: How fast are Chevrolet Corvettes? Well, they can go over 200 MPH. And now you can see how fast they can build one...in time lapse video. ... Continue reading

Racer Scott Kalitta Succumbs to Injuries Suffered in Qualifying Incident

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., (June 21, 2008) - Scott Kalitta, a two-time former NHRA Top Fuel champion and one of just 14 drivers to have won in both of NHRA's nitro categories, died June 21, 2008, as the result of injuries suffered in a qualifying accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., during the run ... Continue reading

Senior Driving Doesn't Have To Be A Concern - VIDEO STORY

ONTARIO, Canada - June 21, 2008: For many senior citizens and their families the issue of continuing to drive can become a heated debate, not to mention a cause for great concern. This video offers some insight into this perplexing problem. ... Continue reading

Beware of Auto Insurance Scams - VIDEO FEATURE

ONTARIO, Canada - June 21, 2008: Everyone loves a good deal, but when it comes to buying auto insurance, the lowest price may end up costing you more than you bargained for. An increasingly common scam involves the sale of "cheap" auto insurance to unsuspecting consumers. Scam artists are drawing in unsuspecting consum ... Continue reading

Seat's New Sedan to be Called Exeo

Seat's new saloon car will be called Exeo. Its market launch that is scheduled for 2009 marks a new highlight in the history of the Spanish brand, which is expanding its model range towards new segments. ... Continue reading

PATRICK FASTEST AT OPEN TEST AT IOWA SPEEDWAY

NEWTON, IOWA, – Danica Patrick led 26 drivers in an IndyCar Series Open Test at Iowa Speedway as preparations began for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer. Patrick lapped the 7/8-mile oval in 17.4612 seconds, 184.317 mph in the No. 7 Motorola entry. Team Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Ry ... Continue reading

AMBROSE QUALIFIES SEVENTH FOR SPRINT CUP DEBUT

Little Debbie NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose has qualified a sensational seventh for his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California today. Ambrose’s effort behind the wheel of the #21 Little Debbie Honey Buns Ford Fusion of Wood Brothers Racing makes him the h ... Continue reading

Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Score Second Front-Row Start

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Jon Fogarty and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing earned their second front-row starting spot of the season in qualifying Friday for tomorrow's EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course where the battle for the pole literally came down to a matter of inches. Saturday's race is scheduled to star ... Continue reading

Donohue Records Series-Leading Third Rolex Series Pole Position

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Running with a new Porsche engine and limited practice time, David Donohue waited until the final minutes of qualifying to shatter the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course track record in qualifying for the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank, Round 8 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presen ... Continue reading

Crooked run costs Coughlin a few spots in early qualifying action

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Old Bridge Township Raceway Park usually offers competitors two great sessions of qualifying action. The first one comes Friday night under the lights. The second comes Saturday morning before the sun beats on the track for too long. After a less-than-perfect start to the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA ... Continue reading

Conservative Said Qualifies 14th in Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. -- Without an automatic berth in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway, Boris Said played it safe Friday by taking a conservative qualifying lap at the 1.99-mile circuit. Said's less-than-full-throttle run was the 14th fastest and he will start the road course event from outside of Row 7. His No. ... Continue reading

Commisso in command after opening day action in Englishtown

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Canadian Ray Commisso has only made one full pass down the quarter-mile in his new ProCare Rx Firebird but he made it at the right time, vaulting to the provisional qualifying lead in the JEGS ProMod Challenge Friday night at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Commisso's run of 5.989 at 239.36 mph w ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Partners With Legendary Rock Band The Who To Raise Money for Teenage Cancer Trust Charity

Volkswagen Provides Iconic VW Bus For Fundraising Contest HERNDON, Va., June 18 -- Volkswagen is giving consumers the opportunity to get their hands on legendary rock band The Who's Magic Bus - a unique Volkswagen Microbus T1 Panel Van from 1965, signed by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend and specially branded with ico ... Continue reading

4CS Announces Warranty Process Award by Rolls-Royce

EAST MOLINE, Ill., June 18 -- 4CS, the leading provider of intelligent warranty management software, today announced that the Rolls-Royce Helicopter Engines business will utilize the 4CS iWarranty Lifecycle Management Solution to proactively manage warranty across the service chain. iWarranty allows Rolls-Royce to incr ... Continue reading

Sekisui House Announces the Zero Emission House

<http://www.japancorp.net> Sekisui House Announces the Zero Emission House Tokyo, June 18, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - In conjunction with the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008) Sekisui House announces Japan's cutting edge prefabricated housing and environmental technology to the world: The Zero Emission House. The Ho ... Continue reading

Moog Selected to Provide Leading Edge Driving Simulator for Ferrari Formula 1

EAST AURORA, N.Y., June 18 -- Moog Inc. announced today that Ferrari has placed an order for the engineering, design, development and deployment of a next-generation driving simulator to be located at Ferrari's headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The system includes a driving simulator featuring a customized motion contr ... Continue reading

2008-2009 Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows Presented by Toyota Set to Cruise Into 13 Cities Nationwide

World's Largest Motorcycle Show Series Features Hundreds of New Bikes and Entertainment for Entire Family SANTA ANA, Calif., June 18 -- Advanstar Communications -- a leading provider of integrated media solutions to the automotive aftermarket, off-road, and powersports industries -- today announced the schedule for the ... Continue reading