Saturday, July 21, 2007

Audi To Launch The Cleanest Diesel In The World

INGOLSTADT, Germany July 20, 2007; From mid-2008 Audi will be putting the cleanest diesel technology in the world into series production. The new TDI engines with their ultra-low emission system combine the spontaneous performance and superior pulling power of today’s TDI power units with outstanding fuel consumpt ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (LEXINGTON) - TARGET TEAM RETURNS TO MID-OHIO

THIS WEEKEND’S INDYCAR ACTION: Target Team drivers Scott Dixon (No.9 Target Honda-powered Dallara) and Dan Wheldon (No.10 Target Honda-powered Dallara) hit the road again as the IndyCar Series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the third road course of the season. The Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio will take place Sun ... Continue reading

INDYPRO (LEXINGTON) - STARTING LINEUP

Qualifying Saturday for the Mid-Ohio 100 Indy Pro Series event on the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed: <p> 1. (7) Alex Lloyd, Dallara, 110.188 2. (24) Stephen Simpson, Dallara, 109.840 3. (5) Andrew Prendeville, Dallara, 109.130 4. (51) Richard ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Curran Takes Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series...

Eric Curran needed only three qualifying laps Friday to take the pole position for Saturday afternoon’s two-and-a-half hour Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Street Tuner (ST) race at Barber Motorsports Park, as he topped fellow ST competitors during the 15-minute session in his No. 01 Georgian Bay Motorsports SCADAP ... Continue reading

CORR (NEWPORT BEACH) - CORR FInale will take place at a brand new track

Championship Off Road Racing is excited to announce the 2007 season finale race weekend will take place at the brand new Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway in Primm, Nevada. With what has been a truly ground breaking season for Championship Off Road Racing it is only fitting to end the season at one of the most t ... Continue reading

ALMS (LEXINGTON) - BERNHARD PUTS PENSKE PORSCHE ON MID-OHIO POLE

Timo Bernhard celebrates his Acura Sports Car Challenge overall pole position with teammate Romain Dumas. Penske Motorsports' Timo Bernhard had a feeling that Friday would be a record-breaking day at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He just didn't know by how much. Bernhard earned a bit of redemption with an overall pole po ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (BIRMINGHAM) - Banner Racing Teammates Collins, Reese Will Share Front Row

If qualifying is any indication, things are shaping up for a banner weekend for Banner Racing in Saturday’s Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT class race at Barber Motorsports Park. Kelly Collins placed the No. 07 Banner Racing/Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R on the pole ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (LEXINGTON) - ANDRETTI GREEN TEAMMATES LEAD FIRST DAY AT MID-OHIO

Andretti Green Racing teammates Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan paced the opening day of preparations for the inaugural Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car course. Franchitti, a two-time pole winner on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn circuit as a driver in CART, recorded a fastest ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Prices for 2008 Camry and Camry Hybrid

TORRANCE, Calif., July 20 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the 2008 Camry and Camry Hybrid. America's best-selling car, and winner of Motor Trend's 2007 Car of the Year Award, continues to set global standards for comfort, performance and -- wi ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago: Fuel Prices Reflect Mixed Trend

AURORA, Ill., July 20 -- Fuel prices have continued to fluctuate during the past month in Illinois and northern Indiana. The average for both states remains over $3. AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has decreased 2 cents during the past month, forecasting ... Continue reading