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Monday, May 22, 2006

2006 Harbour Report Expands With New Honda, Nissan, Toyota Plants

2006 Harbour Report Expands With New Honda, Nissan, Toyota Plants

TROY, Mich., May 22 -- Harbour Consulting, a manufacturing and management consulting firm and publisher of The Harbour Report North America, will include expanded data from Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. in the 2006 edition of its annual analysis of plant floor productivity. Ron Harbour, presi ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Monaco F1 GP - Preview

Michelin 2006 Monaco F1 GP - Preview

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$30,000 Worth of Gas for Chicago Cabbies From a Former Cabbie -- Their Boss

$30,000 Worth of Gas for Chicago Cabbies From a Former Cabbie -- Their Boss

WHAT: The first wave of over 600 distinctive maroon stretch taxis arrive at the Chicago Carriage Cab (CCC) barn as lucky drivers are presented with vouchers for a free tank of gas. Simon Garber, owner of Chicago Carriage Cab, the city's largest cab company, is investing over $30,000 to show support for his drivers hit ... Continue reading

11,500 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 245 Car Crashes That Happen in Houston Each Day

11,500 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 245 Car Crashes That Happen in Houston Each Day

HOUSTON--May 22, 2006-- Drivers Involved in Crashes Report Spending Four Days' Time Managing Claims/Repair Process; New Service from Progressive Cuts That Down to 15 Minutes More than 90,000 car accidents happen in the Houston metropolitan area each year - that's about 1,700 a week and 245 a day. And, while 40 percent ... Continue reading

61ST NIGHT BEFORE 500

61ST NIGHT BEFORE 500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-99 61ST COCA COLA "NIGHT BEFORE 500" AT IRP SATURDAY SANTOS FINALLY FINDS WINNERS CIRCLE AT CONCORD The 61st "Coca Cola Night Before the 500" Classic unfolds this Saturday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind. ... Continue reading

Air News Release: Save Money While Staying Cool this Summer

Air News Release: Save Money While Staying Cool this Summer

News for Release: Monday, May 22, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Save Money While Staying Cool this Summer *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - May 22, 2006) No need for Americans to suffer in the heat this summer. EPA's Energy Star program has new tools ... Continue reading

A Press Release-UV/RTV Dual Cure Silicone Polymer System

A Press Release-UV/RTV Dual Cure Silicone Polymer System

UV/RTV Dual Cure Silicone Polymer System A uniquely versatile, one component, UV/RTV curable silicone compound for bonding, sealing and coating called UV71DC, has been introduced by Master Bond, Inc. Hackensack, N.J... While the rapid cure benefits of UV polymer systems are well known, there are complex product geometr ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Announces Planned Refinancing of Existing Revolving Credit Facility

ArvinMeritor Announces Planned Refinancing of Existing Revolving Credit Facility

TROY, Mich., May 22 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it has selected JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to arrange new senior secured credit facilities (the "Facilities") to replace its existing revolving credit facility. The Facilities are expected to consist of a new revolving credi ... Continue reading

Axial Vector(TM) Engine Corporation Announces GENSETS Components Now Fully Tested

Axial Vector(TM) Engine Corporation Announces GENSETS Components Now Fully Tested

PORTLAND, Ore., May 22 -- Axial Vector(TM) Engine Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: AXVC) is happy to announce that our major GENSET (352 HP engine and 200 kW generator) component designs are completed and being manufactured for use in the prototypical GENSETS. Upon assembly the GENSETS will be ready for lab testing and fin ... Continue reading

B2B e-Marketplace for Electronic Industry - ACEsuppliers(May.22)

B2B e-Marketplace for Electronic Industry - ACEsuppliers(May.22)

Dear Sir or Madam, ACEsuppliers.com is an active b2b website that expanding very quickly. We provide a free trade e-marketplace for manufacturers, traders, wholesalers, exporters & importers who focus their businesses on IT, Communications, Security, Electronic Components and Consumer Electronics. Your company is earne ... Continue reading

Burning Rubber With BMW's New M6 and Z4M; a Trip Through the Ford Product Graveyard; Will Washington Make Ethanol a Priority? Testing Out the Camaro Concept Car; and Saturn's New Direction. That and More - This Week on TheCarConnection.com.

Burning Rubber With BMW's New M6 and Z4M; a Trip Through the Ford Product Graveyard; Will Washington Make Ethanol a Priority? Testing Out the Camaro Concept Car; and Saturn's New Direction. That and More - This Week on TheCarConnection.com.

DETROIT, May 22 -- If you believe BMW's claim to being "the ultimate performance machine," then you're likely to see the new M6 coupe and Z4M roadster as the best-of-the-best. You'll find reviews of the two new M- Series performance machines in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com, http://www.thecarconnection.com/ ... Continue reading

Cognex Enters New Market for Machine Vision; Company Acquires a Leading Developer of Systems for Driver Assistance

Cognex Enters New Market for Machine Vision; Company Acquires a Leading Developer of Systems for Driver Assistance

NATICK, Mass.--May 22, 2006--Cognex Corporation , the world's leading supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, announced today that it has entered the emerging market for machine vision sensors in vehicles. These highly-specialized sensors are installed in ordinary vehicles...ranging from long-haul trucks to pas ... Continue reading

CRUZ PEDREGON AND THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS RACE TEAM RETAIN TOP-10 POINT STANDINGS EARLY IN SEASON

CRUZ PEDREGON AND THE ADVANCE AUTO PARTS RACE TEAM RETAIN TOP-10 POINT STANDINGS EARLY IN SEASON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2006 Contact: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=allison@jrlgroup.com> ; allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=janievogel@yahoo.com> ; janievogel@yahoo.com Hi- and lo ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Entry into Credit Agreement Waiver and Other Developments with Respect to Financing, and Provides Update on Accounting Investigation and Preliminary Fiscal 2005 Financial Information

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Entry into Credit Agreement Waiver and Other Developments with Respect to Financing, and Provides Update on Accounting Investigation and Preliminary Fiscal 2005 Financial Information

PHOENIX--May 22, 2006--CSK Auto Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, CSK Auto, Inc., entered into a temporary waiver ("Waiver") for a stated time period with the lenders under its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with respect to the stated time period under ... Continue reading

Cybex International Announces Completion of Public Offering of Common Stock

Cybex International Announces Completion of Public Offering of Common Stock

MEDWAY, Mass.--May 22, 2006--Cybex International, Inc. (AMEX: CYB) announced today that it has completed its public offering of 3.5 million shares of CYBEX common stock at $5.50 per share. Of the total shares sold, 1.75 million shares were issued by CYBEX and 1.75 million shares were sold by the selling stockholders, i ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Prepares for Investor Conference Call; Conference Call Scheduled for May 23, 2006

Cycle Country Prepares for Investor Conference Call; Conference Call Scheduled for May 23, 2006

MILFORD, Iowa--May 22, 2006--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the recognized leader in developing and manufacturing a variety of products for the all terrain vehicle (ATV), garden tractors, and golf cars, today announced a reminder to all shareholders that the second quarter conference call is scheduled for ... Continue reading

DemandTec Delivers Consumer-Centric Merchandising and Marketing Software to Advance Auto Parts

DemandTec Delivers Consumer-Centric Merchandising and Marketing Software to Advance Auto Parts

America's Second-Largest Automotive Parts Retailer Selects DemandTec Price(TM) and DemandTec(TM) Promotion Solutions CHICAGO, May 22 -- Retail Systems 2006 Conference and Expo, Booth 1702 -- DemandTec, Inc., the leading provider of Consumer-Centric Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing software for retailers and consumer ... Continue reading

DIG Motorsports/JustRacing.com Driver Wins Awards At Mid-Ohio

DIG Motorsports/JustRacing.com Driver Wins Awards At Mid-Ohio

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Dollar Rent A Car to Award 30 'Road Trip' Winners With Free Week of Car Rental

Dollar Rent A Car to Award 30 'Road Trip' Winners With Free Week of Car Rental

TULSA, Okla., May 22 -- Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , is encouraging consumers to hit the road with a special 'Road Trip' Sweepstakes. Now through June 13, 2006, DOLLAR(R) will award daily prizes of a free week of car rental in the U.S. -- up to 30 chances in all. "Dollar Re ... Continue reading

Euro Millones International Lottery

Euro Millones International Lottery

Euro Millones International Lottery Award Prize Dept Madrid &#8211;Spain Dear Beneficiary &nbsp; We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw on the 30th of November due to the mixture of names and address the result was released on the 13th ... Continue reading

EVI Selected to Provide Nationwide GPS Installation Services for CEMEX USA

EVI Selected to Provide Nationwide GPS Installation Services for CEMEX USA

BREMERTON, Wash.--May 22, 2006--Emergency Vehicle Installation, Inc. ("EVI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GHL Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GHLT) specializing in third party installation of GPS/telematics systems in commercial and government fleet vehicles, announced today that CEMEX USA, the American subsidiary of ... Continue reading

EZ Lube Quick Service Automotive to Deploy Tomax(R) Retail.net(R) Solutions

EZ Lube Quick Service Automotive to Deploy Tomax(R) Retail.net(R) Solutions

Tomax Retail.net Expands Reach Into the Service Retail Segment CHICAGO, May 22 -- Tomax Corporation is pleased to announce the selection of Retail.net by EZ Lube, a quick service automotive lubrication chain based in Newport Beach, California. EZ Lube is at the forefront of a consolidation currently taking place in thi ... Continue reading

Ferman Nissan Successfully Implements Aimbridge's PowerBridge(TM) Solution

Ferman Nissan Successfully Implements Aimbridge's PowerBridge(TM) Solution

DENVER--May 22, 2006--Aimbridge(R) Indirect Lending recently announced that Ferman Nissan has successfully implemented PowerBridge(TM), a system integration solution, to streamline their loan application process. Aimbridge Indirect Lending is a national distribution channel that connects financial institutions with aut ... Continue reading

Find out the Latest Trends in Alternative Fuel Development within the Automotive Industry

Find out the Latest Trends in Alternative Fuel Development within the Automotive Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--May 22, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37306 ) has announced the addition of Automotive Environment Analyst - May Issue to their offering. Automotive Environment Analyst is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings and analysis specific to the auto ... Continue reading

FITZGERALD, WYSONG SQuARE OFF AT SLC

FITZGERALD, WYSONG SQuARE OFF AT SLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-102 FITZGERALD CHASES WYSONG TO RMR MONDAY NIGHT Dave Fitzgerald of Salt Lake City, Utah will try to unseat Jimmy Wysong as the leader in the USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series standings this Monday night when the series ... Continue reading

Freescale Extends Controller Continuum with First RS08-Based 8-Bit Microcontroller; 6-Pin MCU Offers Freedom of Choice and Increased Flexibility for Designers of Ultra-Low-End Applications

Freescale Extends Controller Continuum with First RS08-Based 8-Bit Microcontroller; 6-Pin MCU Offers Freedom of Choice and Increased Flexibility for Designers of Ultra-Low-End Applications

AUSTIN, Texas--May 22, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor is offering engineers easy entry to its expansive microcontroller portfolio with an ultra-low-end, sub-50-cent 8-bit device small enough to fit in the head of an electric toothbrush. The first product to be built on the recently announced RS08 core, a simplified vers ... Continue reading

Freescale Media5200 Gives Developers Freedom to Innovate; Freescale Demonstrates Platform for Telematics, Infotainment and Mobile Multimedia Applications

Freescale Media5200 Gives Developers Freedom to Innovate; Freescale Demonstrates Platform for Telematics, Infotainment and Mobile Multimedia Applications

DETROIT--May 22, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor is showcasing an array of advanced applications and platforms for the automotive community at the annual Telematics Update Show, May 23-24, 2006 in Detroit. The automotive embedded processor leader is unveiling semiconductor products, reference designs and ecosystem tools ... Continue reading

Fujitsu to Showcase New Graphic Display Controllers, IDB-1394b Controller and GPS Products at Telematics Detroit 2006

Fujitsu to Showcase New Graphic Display Controllers, IDB-1394b Controller and GPS Products at Telematics Detroit 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature a complete array of new products and technologies for the automotive market, including the company's IDB-1394b controller and graphics display controllers, at the upcoming Telematics Detroit 2006 conference May 23-24 at the Rock Fina ... Continue reading

GARDNER 9-OF-10

GARDNER 9-OF-10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER GARDNER EXTENDS '06 FQ STREAK TO 9-OF-10 Drivers earning top Earl's points in last weekend's action included Mike Murgoitio (National Sprints), Billy Wease (National Midgets), Jerome Rodela (Western Midgets), Damion Gardner (CRA Sprints), Craig Haac ... Continue reading

GEICO A1 Team USA Driver Al Unser, Jr. to Make Pit Stop in Chevy Chase on May 23 on the Way to Indy 500

GEICO A1 Team USA Driver Al Unser, Jr. to Make Pit Stop in Chevy Chase on May 23 on the Way to Indy 500

Race Car Driver Visits GEICO With His Car WHO: -- Al Unser, Jr. -- GEICO A1 Team USA driver -- the "We The People" Indy 500 show car -- team owner Rick Weidinger WHAT: Al Unser, Jr., who qualified for the Indianapolis 500 at a speed of 219.388 mph, will come to GEICO to visit with associates and give media interviews o ... Continue reading

Geodetic Systems Press Release - Geodetic Systems' Portable Photogrammetry Solutions Travel to the 2006 FEIMAFE International Trade Show in San Paulo, Brazil

Geodetic Systems Press Release - Geodetic Systems' Portable Photogrammetry Solutions Travel to the 2006 FEIMAFE International Trade Show in San Paulo, Brazil

P R E S S R E L E A S E Geodetic Systems Press Contact: Belinda Jones, HiTech Marketing llc, 860-399-1147, belinda.jones@hitechmarketing.com Link to the press release: http://www.geodetic.com/pr/index.asp?aID=236 Geodetic Systems' Portable Photogrammetry Solutions Travel to the 2006 FEIMAFE International Trade Show in ... Continue reading

GreenMan Technologies Reports Results For Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2006

GreenMan Technologies Reports Results For Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2006

LYNNFIELD, Mass.--May 22, 2006--GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: GRN), a leading recycler of approximately 20 million scrap tires per year in the United States, today announced results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006. Lyle Jensen, GreenMan's President and Chief Executive Officer stated, " While the ... Continue reading

Group Seeks To Acquire Avon Rubber's Automotive Division

Group Seeks To Acquire Avon Rubber's Automotive Division

CADILLAC, Mich., May 22 -- The senior management of Avon Rubber p.l.c.'s automotive group has entered into a definitive agreement with the company to acquire its automotive division. Backed by Red Diamond Capital, a private equity firm based in New York, the management-led buyout is expected to be completed within thre ... Continue reading

ICOP In-Car Video Selected by Jasper Police Department

ICOP In-Car Video Selected by Jasper Police Department

ICOP Unit Ideally Suited for 2006 Dodge Charger Vehicles LENEXA, Kan., May 22 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. (NYSE Arca: ICOP), a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, announced today that the Jasper Police Department in Texas has chosen the ICOP Model 20/20 for fleet deployment in its new 2006 D ... Continue reading

ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO SELECTED BY JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT

ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO SELECTED BY JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT

For more information, contact: For Investor Relations: Laura E. Owen, COO Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC 16801 West 116th Street Dodi Handy, President and CEO Lenexa, KS 66219 USA Phone: (407) 585-1080 Phone: (913) 338-5550 ICOP@efcg.net Fax: (913) 312-0264 Lowen@ICOP.com www.ICOP.com ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO SELEC ... Continue reading

Interior Systems Division Honored with Masters of Quality Award

Interior Systems Division Honored with Masters of Quality Award

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, May 22 -- The Interior Systems Division of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. , was recently selected as a Freightliner Masters of Quality Award recipient for their plants located in Statesville, N.C. and Vancouver, Wash. The award is given annually to top suppliers who exhibit outstanding professionalism ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin drives to quarterfinal finish in Stock (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin drives to quarterfinal finish in Stock (NHRA/JEG'S)

Coughlin drives to quarterfinal finish in Stock COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jeg Coughlin wrapped up his weekend at the Pontiac Performance Nationals on Sunday with a quarterfinal finish in Stock Eliminator. Coughlin, who was racing in the Stock class for the first time in his career, lost when opponent Steve McFarland made ... Continue reading

JumpFly.com to Join McGlynn Racing & Derrike Cope

JumpFly.com to Join McGlynn Racing & Derrike Cope

JumpFly.com to Join McGlynn Racing & Derrike Cope (Wilkes-Barre, PA. – May 22, 2006) McGlynn Racing and Derrike Cope are pleased to welcome JumpFly.com as the newest sponsor to the #74 NEXTEL Cup Series team. JumpFly.com professionally develops, implements and manages Google, Yahoo and MSN pay-per-click accounts ... Continue reading

Letter to the Editor- Child Passenger Safety Bill

Letter to the Editor- Child Passenger Safety Bill

BURNSVILLE, Minn.--May 22, 2006--On behalf of AAA Minnesota/Iowa, I would like to thank the following legislators for their traffic safety leadership as authors of the child passenger safety bill. There is no higher responsibility for legislators than that of public safety. Every year children between the ages of 4 and ... Continue reading

Liberty International Underwriters Opens Office in Puerto Rico

Liberty International Underwriters Opens Office in Puerto Rico

BOSTON--May 22, 2006--Responding to brokers' demand to have more financially strong insurers located in Puerto Rico, Liberty International Underwriters - a division of Liberty Mutual Group - has opened an office in San Juan. Part of LIU's overall strategy of getting closer to brokers, San Juan joins LIU's 2006 line up ... Continue reading

MIDGETS AT TUCSON SATURDAY-SUNDAY

MIDGETS AT TUCSON SATURDAY-SUNDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-100 WESTERN MIDGETS AT USA RACE PARK SATURDAY & SUNDAY FLOCK RECORDS 51ST CAREER WIN AT VENTURA Tyler Brown of Norco, Calif. finished third in Saturday night's 30-lap Western Midget feature at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway and takes a 13-point lead ov ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile and Milwaukee Brewers Team Up

Milwaukee Mile and Milwaukee Brewers Team Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE A NEW ERA BEGINS Monday, May 22, 2006 CONTACTS: Jim Tretow, Milwaukee Mile 414-453-5761 x2222 Brewers Media Relations, 414-902-4500 Milwaukee Brewers Team Up With The Milwaukee Mile MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club and The Milwaukee Mile motor speedway are two area i ... Continue reading

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

COBURG, Ore., May 22 -- Monaco Coach Corporation announced today that its upcoming quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share will be payable on June 15, 2006 to stockholders of record on June 1, 2006 and represents its tenth consecutive quarterly cash dividend since the company declared its initial cash dividend on Fe ... Continue reading

MotorSports Emporium Heads for Indy; GS610(TM) Brake Fluid Represented in Indianapolis 500

MotorSports Emporium Heads for Indy; GS610(TM) Brake Fluid Represented in Indianapolis 500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--May 22, 2006--MotorSports Emporium Inc. (OTCBB:MSEP) today announced its high performance brake fluid GS610(TM) will be represented throughout the grid during the Indianapolis 500. David Keaveney, MSEP President and CEO comments, "We are heading to the greatest spectacle in racing - the Indianapolis ... Continue reading

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Team Finish Fourth at Charlotte

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Team Finish Fourth at Charlotte

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Netezza Continues to Sweep the Retail Industry; Data Warehouse Appliance Leader Adds Marquee Global Retailers to Customer Roster, Including Albertsons, Citysearch, Classmates Online, Debenhams, Guitar Center, Restoration Hardware and Ross Stores

Netezza Continues to Sweep the Retail Industry; Data Warehouse Appliance Leader Adds Marquee Global Retailers to Customer Roster, Including Albertsons, Citysearch, Classmates Online, Debenhams, Guitar Center, Restoration Hardware and Ross Stores

CHICAGO--May 22, 2006--Netezza, the global data warehouse appliance leader, today announced that it continues to broaden its footprint in the retail market with the addition of several new customers to its roster of brand-name retailers. Customers including Albertsons, Citysearch, Classmates Online, Debenhams, Guitar C ... Continue reading

NEW HARRY MORROW AWARD HEADED FOR MONTEREY HISTORICS

NEW HARRY MORROW AWARD HEADED FOR MONTEREY HISTORICS

NEW AWARD TO BE PRESENTED AT MONTEREY HISTORICS: THE AUTOBOOKS-AEROBOOKS “HARRY MORROW TROPHY” WILL BE PRESENTED TO OUTSTANDING 500cc PARTICIPANT Burbank, Calif. (May 27, 2006) - - The plaque on the unique-looking award is direct and to the point: “Presented To The Person Who Best Typifies The Spirit Of 500cc For ... Continue reading

New Mover's Guide Now Available at Budget Truck Rental Locations Nationwide

New Mover's Guide Now Available at Budget Truck Rental Locations Nationwide

DENVER, May 22 -- It's that time of year again -- moving season! Are you planning to move to a new residence? Did you know that moving midweek is cheaper; that dishes should never be packed flat; or that the largest items should be loaded onto the truck first? Budget Truck Rental today announced that these tips and mor ... Continue reading

[News] Autosport Development GTO Back on Track at Mid-Ohio with Stu Hayner's Top Ten Finish

[News] Autosport Development GTO Back on Track at Mid-Ohio with Stu Hayner's Top Ten Finish

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Karin Risko, Crystal Bay Communications 734 642-5712 / karinrisko@crystalbaycommunications PHOTOS AVAILABLE Autosport Development GTO Back on Track at Mid-Ohio with Stu Hayner’s Top Ten Finish Trenton, MI – May 22, 2006 – Yorba Linda’s Stu Hayner secured another solid top 10 victo ... Continue reading

News Release: Innovative Asthma Programs Improve Health

News Release: Innovative Asthma Programs Improve Health

News for Release: Monday, May 22, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Innovative Asthma Programs Improve Health *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - May 22, 2006) Creating "safe sleeping zones" for kids and providing one-on-one consultations with pharmacists a ... Continue reading

NHRA Newsmakers: May 22, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers: May 22, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world’s fastest motorsport NEWS NUGGETS * NHRA NAMED SECOND-FAVORITE MOTORSPORT BY FANS: In an ESPN Sports Poll released recently, fans ranked NHRA as their second-favorite type of motorsports attraction behind NASCAR. NHRA received 13.4 percent of the votes from fans polled ... Continue reading

Pacific Seafood Group Selects the Nistevo Network as their Transportation Management Solution; West Coast-based Seafood Company to Automate its Transportation Planning and Execution with Supply Chain Visibility

Pacific Seafood Group Selects the Nistevo Network as their Transportation Management Solution; West Coast-based Seafood Company to Automate its Transportation Planning and Execution with Supply Chain Visibility

MINNEAPOLIS--May 22, 2006--Nistevo Corporation, the leading Collaborative Logistics Network(SM) for transportation management, today announced that Pacific Seafood Group, a leading seafood processor and distributor, has selected the Nistevo Network. Nistevo's Web-hosted Network will enable Pacific Seafood to automate i ... Continue reading

PAS "SALUTE TO INDY" SATURDAY

PAS "SALUTE TO INDY" SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-101 THE PAS "SALUTE TO INDY" SLATED SATURDAY GARDNER TAKES MANZANITA 30-LAPPER Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. extended his USAC/CRA Sprint Car point lead over Cory Kruseman to 39 points over the weekend and has his sights set on this Saturday ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Selects Transplace for Complete Transportation Management System

Pep Boys Selects Transplace for Complete Transportation Management System

Pep Boys to Utilize Transplace's Advanced, Web-Native Solution to Achieve a New Level of Efficiency in Global Transportation Management PLANO, Texas, May 22 -- Transplace, Inc., a logistics technology and transportation management services provider, today announced that Pep Boys, the nation's leading automotive afterma ... Continue reading

Press Release - DC Lotus

Press Release - DC Lotus

Attached is press release for immediate distribution. If you'd like more information about Exotic Car Rentals in the DC area or to schedule an interview please email or call me at 703-528-8661. ... Continue reading

Progressive Announces Management Changes

Progressive Announces Management Changes

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--May 22, 2006--The Progressive Corporation today announced the appointment of John A. Barbagallo as the President of the Company's Drive(R) Group of Insurance Companies. Mr. Barbagallo, 46, who joined the Company more than 20 years ago as a claims representative, currently serves as the Drive Atl ... Continue reading

Renesas Technology's Highly Integrated 32-bit ''Euclid'' SuperH Processor Provides Sophisticated Functions Essential for Cost-Se

Renesas Technology's Highly Integrated 32-bit ''Euclid'' SuperH Processor Provides Sophisticated Functions Essential for Cost-Se

( BW)(CA-RENESAS-TECHNOLOGY)(HIT)(6501.T)(6503.T) Renesas Technology's Highly Integrated 32-bit ''Euclid'' SuperH Processor Provides Sophisticated Functions Essential for Cost-Sensitive Telematics Systems Business Editors/Photo Editors/Automotive Writers/High-Tech Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.c ... Continue reading

Renesas Technology's Highly Integrated 32-bit ''Euclid'' SuperH Processor Provides Sophisticated Functions Essential for Cost-Sensitive Telematics Systems

Renesas Technology's Highly Integrated 32-bit ''Euclid'' SuperH Processor Provides Sophisticated Functions Essential for Cost-Sensitive Telematics Systems

DETROIT & SAN JOSE, Calif.--May 22, 2006-- The New SH-4A-Based Processor Provides a 50% Performance Increase Over Its Predecessor with Architectural Enhancements and Supports Various Memory Interfaces Renesas Technology America, Inc., a subsidiary of Renesas Technology Corp., the world's largest supplier of microcontro ... Continue reading

Robert S. Bernstein Named Receiver for Spirit Harley-Davidson Franchise in Pittsburgh

Robert S. Bernstein Named Receiver for Spirit Harley-Davidson Franchise in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May 22 -- Keeping a troubled company operating is one of the most important functions a business bankruptcy attorney can serve. That's why Bernstein Law Firm, P.C., is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Robert S. Bernstein has been named receiver for Spirit Harley-Davidson by Allegheny County Common ... Continue reading

Sascha Maassen - Mid-Ohio podium

Sascha Maassen - Mid-Ohio podium

Sascha Maassen started from a record pole position and finished a close second in the May 21 American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Maassen, of Raeren, Belgium, took the overall pole position in the No. 6 Penske Porsche RS Spyder with a record LMP2-class qualifying lap of one min ... Continue reading

Shouldice ALSTAR Series - Race #1 - Sauble Results

Shouldice ALSTAR Series - Race #1 - Sauble Results

For immediate release: May 22, 2006 Delisle wins Shouldice ALSTAR Series season opener at Steelback Sauble Speedway SAUBLE BEACH, ON – Dan Delisle won the season-opening Shouldice Designer Stone ALSTAR Series race on Sunday night at Steelback Sauble Speedway. It was the first career ALSTAR victory for the veteran sto ... Continue reading

Spanish King Juan Carlos I Presented With Maybach Saloon

Spanish King Juan Carlos I Presented With Maybach Saloon

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on May 22, 2006 at 12:55 PM CST At the Laureus World Sports Award that took place in Barcelona over the weekend, Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG, presented Spanish King Juan Carlos I with the keys to a "Côte d’Azur" Maybach Saloon. Following t ... Continue reading

Spansion and Analog Devices Team Up to Provide Small Form Factor Processor and Flash Memory Solution for Automotive Applications

Spansion and Analog Devices Team Up to Provide Small Form Factor Processor and Flash Memory Solution for Automotive Applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22 -- Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, today announced that Analog Devices Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, is combining Spansion(TM) Known Good Die (KGD) Flash memory with its Blackfin(R) proce ... Continue reading

SPRINTS AT ANDERSON, KOKOMO

SPRINTS AT ANDERSON, KOKOMO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-105 ANDERSON, KOKOMO HOST WED.-THURS. SPRINT RACES CONCORD WINNER CLAUSON 1ST TO REPEAT THIS YEAR The USAC National Sprint Cars head for Anderson (Ind.) Speedway Wednesday night for the "Sam Pierce Chevrolet 50," then trek to Kokomo (Ind.) Speedw ... Continue reading

Summer Vacations Include Detailed Planning

Summer Vacations Include Detailed Planning

BURNSVILLE, Minn.--May 22, 2006-- Guest Editorial by: Randy Williams, president of AAA Minnesota/Iowa Carol Bufton, president of Minnesota Safety Council Since travelers only have a few short months to take summer vacations, we plan them with tremendous consideration to detail concerning routes, attractions and accommo ... Continue reading

Sun Motor Announces Supply Contract for Automotive Components

Sun Motor Announces Supply Contract for Automotive Components

HONG KONG, May 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Motor International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SNMO) ("The Company") today announced that its customer Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. ("Hella"), one of the worlds' leading suppliers of electrical subassemblies for the automotive industry, has completed a 3-year technical quali ... Continue reading

Syntel Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Syntel Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

TROY, Mich.--May 22, 2006--The Board of Directors of Syntel declared a regular dividend on April 17, 2006 of six cents ($0.06) per share, on Syntel's common stock, payable on July 14, 2006 to holders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2006. About Syntel Syntel is a leading global provider of custom outsourc ... Continue reading

Taylor Racing CORR Chula Vista Race Report

Taylor Racing CORR Chula Vista Race Report

May 21, 2006 For immediate release Chula Vista, CA Taylor Off-Road Racing CORR Rounds 1 & 2 Race Report After a tough time during Friday’s qualifying, Scott Taylor and his PRO-2 #8 Skyjacker BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 has something to prove. Friday night the team solved the fuel starvation problem, but would not kno ... Continue reading

The Second Plant of TFTD Constructed to Provide Dies Products to Global TOYOTA Facilities

The Second Plant of TFTD Constructed to Provide Dies Products to Global TOYOTA Facilities

TIANJIN, China, May 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The construction of the second plant of TOYOTA FAW (TIANJIN) DIES CO., LTD (TFTD) was completed completed on May 22nd in TEDA, signalling the rise of dies production in Tianjin to world level. TFTD is a joint venture established by TOYOTA and FAW to produce large automotive ... Continue reading

Timken to Present at JPMorgan Basics and Industrial Conference

Timken to Present at JPMorgan Basics and Industrial Conference

CANTON, Ohio, May 22 -- The Timken Company will conduct an investor presentation at the JPMorgan Basics & Industrials Conference on June 5, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time in New York City. Presenters will be James W. Griffith, president and chief executive officer, and Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice pres ... Continue reading

TONY PEDREGON AND THE Q POWER RACE TEAM WIN IN COLUMBUS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE 2006 WIN

TONY PEDREGON AND THE Q POWER RACE TEAM WIN IN COLUMBUS FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE 2006 WIN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2006 Contact: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=allison@jrlgroup.com> ; allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=janievogel@yahoo.com> ; janievogel@yahoo.com Hi- and lo ... Continue reading

USAC Release - ANOTHER MICHNOWICZ WIN GIVES DRIVER POINT LEAD; SERIES RESUMES SATURDAY AT VENTURA

USAC Release - ANOTHER MICHNOWICZ WIN GIVES DRIVER POINT LEAD; SERIES RESUMES SATURDAY AT VENTURA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-109 ANOTHER MICHNOWICZ WIN GIVES DRIVER POINT LEAD; SERIES RESUMES SATURDAY AT VENTURA SPARTA, Ky. – Another win Saturday for Bobby Michnowicz of Harbor City, Calif. at Ventura Raceway in California gave him the USAC California Ford Focus Dirt ... Continue reading

USAC Release - MARTZ OPENS MIDWEST PAVEMENT FOCUS SEASON WITH WIN, DIRT RACE POSTPONED; ANDERSON THIS WEDNESDAY

USAC Release - MARTZ OPENS MIDWEST PAVEMENT FOCUS SEASON WITH WIN, DIRT RACE POSTPONED; ANDERSON THIS WEDNESDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-110 MARTZ OPENS MIDWEST PAVEMENT FOCUS SEASON WITH WIN, DIRT RACE POSTPONED; ANDERSON THIS WEDNESDAY SPARTA, Ky. – Tate Martz of Rushville, Ind. collected the season opener Saturday for the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Pavement Midget Car Series, an ... Continue reading

USAC Release - RAIN CLAIMS ANOTHER NORTHEAST FOCUS DATE; SEEKONK UP SATURDAY

USAC Release - RAIN CLAIMS ANOTHER NORTHEAST FOCUS DATE; SEEKONK UP SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-107 RAIN CLAIMS ANOTHER NORTHEAST FOCUS DATE; SEEKONK UP SATURDAY SPARTA, Ky. – More inclement weather throughout New England claimed another date on the Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series calendar over the weekend, the second straight even ... Continue reading

USAC Release - SCOTT TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS RACE

USAC Release - SCOTT TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS RACE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-108 SCOTT TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS RACE SPARTA, Ky. – For the 19th time in his career, Chase Scott of Concord, N.C. took the checkered flags for a USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series feature, this time on Sun ... Continue reading

USAC Release - "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER" IDLE THIS WEEK AFTER TWO STRAIGHT WASHOUTS

USAC Release - "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER" IDLE THIS WEEK AFTER TWO STRAIGHT WASHOUTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 22, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-106 "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER" IDLE THIS WEEK AFTER TWO STRAIGHT WASHOUTS SPARTA, Ky. – USAC’s “Wednesday Night Thunder” series will remain idle this week as planned, the third straight week in which no action will be made for the midweek ... Continue reading

Wandahsega Registers FIRST for 2k6 FCP Chairman's Cup Showdown @ Crandon

Wandahsega Registers FIRST for 2k6 FCP Chairman's Cup Showdown @ Crandon

Wandahsega Registers FIRST for 2k6 FCP Chairman's Cup Showdown @ Crandon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ben Wandahsega Off-Road Racing Team _http://www.benwandahsega.com_ (http://www.benwandahsega.com/) Bark River, MI 5/22/06 Ben First Again -- Lucas Oil CORR Sportsman 2 racer Ben Wandahsega has done it again. Ben is the first ... Continue reading

Wine Country Classic Set for June 3-4 at Infineon Raceway

Wine Country Classic Set for June 3-4 at Infineon Raceway

JPEG IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Contact: Diana Rose (707) 933-3918 Jaguar Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races Return to Infineon Raceway, June 3-4 What: Nearly 300 vintage cars, some dating as far back as1915, will grace Infineon Raceway for a weekend of racing at the 20th annual Jaguar Wine Country Vintage Car R ... Continue reading

WIX Filters Wins NCMA Web Catalog Award for Excellence

WIX Filters Wins NCMA Web Catalog Award for Excellence

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Bruce Johnston Heather Tamol WIX Filters Wray Ward Laseter (704) 869-3383 (704) 926-1326 Bruce.Johnston@affiniagroup.com htamol@wwlcreative.com WIX Filters Wins NCMA Web Catalog Award for Excellence GASTONIA, N.C. (May 22, 2006) - WIX Filters has received the National Catalog Managers Association ... Continue reading

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 22, 2006--At a meeting held on May 20, 2006, the board of directors of Worthington Industries, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on June 29, 2006, to shareholders of record June 15, 2006. This marks the 154th consecutive quarter that Worthington has paid a divide ... Continue reading

CASCAR - N#1 - Barrie Summary & Results

CASCAR - N#1 - Barrie Summary & Results

CASCAR Super Series veteran Scott Steckly makes first career trip to victory lane with a win at Barrie Speedway TORONTO, ON – It was a day of happy ‘firsts’ for CASCAR racer Scott Steckly. The veteran stock car driver won his first-ever Super Series race, in his inaugural outing in his new Dodge Charger. The Milv ... Continue reading

VW Marketing Leader Tesa Aragones Joins dng as Managing Director of Digital Branding

VW Marketing Leader Tesa Aragones Joins dng as Managing Director of Digital Branding

LOS ANGELES--May 22, 2006--In a move to build on its strategic and digital media branding capabilities, davidandgoliath (dng) Chairman and Chief Creative Officer David Angelo has announced that Tesa Aragones has joined the independent ad agency as Managing Director of Digital Branding, a new position. Aragones is known ... Continue reading

Dealership University Introduces Online Product Knowledge Courses for Powersports Dealers

Dealership University Introduces Online Product Knowledge Courses for Powersports Dealers

ATLANTA--May 22, 2006-- Courses Provide a New and Engaging Way to Educate a Dealership's Sales Staff on the Features and Benefits of Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha Powersports Products Dealership University, a developer of interactive training solutions for the powersports industry, today announced the addition of ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- May 26 & June 2 Racing Programs

Bloomington Speedway -- May 26 & June 2 Racing Programs

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KIVA NETWORKING NIGHT BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY FEATURES SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, & SUPER STOCKS ON FRIDAY, MAY 26 BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 14) - The good fo ... Continue reading

Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Dies Co. Increases Production Capacity and Begins Die Export to Europe

Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Dies Co. Increases Production Capacity and Begins Die Export to Europe

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Dies Co. Increases Production Capacity and Begins Die Export to Europe Tokyo, Japan, May. 22, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC; TSE:7203) announced today that Toyota FAW (Tianjin) Dies CO., LTD. (TFTD), its stamping die-producti ... Continue reading

Latest Trends in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies within the Automotive Industry

Latest Trends in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies within the Automotive Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--May 22, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37311) has announced the addition of Automotive Powertrain Analyst - May Issue to their offering. Automotive is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings and analysis specific to the automotive engine and tran ... Continue reading

High Gas Prices Slow Growth of Memorial Day Travel This Year, Says LA Auto Club

High Gas Prices Slow Growth of Memorial Day Travel This Year, Says LA Auto Club

LOS ANGELES--May 22, 2006--Nearly 3.1 million Southern Californians are planning getaways this holiday weekend -- a very small increase over last year that likely reflects anxiety over record gas prices, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Last year, 3.08 million Southland travelers took Memorial D ... Continue reading

Record-Setting 200,000th Mercedes-Benz Atego Rolls Off Assembly Line

Record-Setting 200,000th Mercedes-Benz Atego Rolls Off Assembly Line

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on May 22, 2006 at 10:50 AM CST In truck-related news, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle division recently made headlines, with the keys to the 200,000th production Atego being handed over to the management team from Kassel-based W. & L. Jordan GmbH. According to Jordan: "We are proud ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Crowns Appello the Automotive Telematics and Infotainment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

Frost & Sullivan Crowns Appello the Automotive Telematics and Infotainment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

LONDON, May 22 -- The 2006 Frost & Sullivan Automotive Telematics and Infotainment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award is presented to Appello for its Wisepilot product. Its introduction into the market has reinforced the emergence of a new product segment - off-board navigation on mobile phones. Within a year of ... Continue reading

The Votes are In; 'Interiors' Winners to be Announced at the 13th Annual Auto Interiors Show, June 7-8 at Detroit's Cobo Center

The Votes are In; 'Interiors' Winners to be Announced at the 13th Annual Auto Interiors Show, June 7-8 at Detroit's Cobo Center

DETROIT, May 22 -- Which automakers are building vehicles with the best interiors? And which OEMs and suppliers are providing the best design and convenience features such as navigation or sound systems, seats, and instrument clusters? The votes are in and the winners of the 7th annual automotive "Interior of the Year" ... Continue reading

New Entry-Level Porsche(R) Cayman(TM) to Make Summer Debut; Same Outstanding Handling as Cayman S Sibling at a Sub-$50K Sticker

New Entry-Level Porsche(R) Cayman(TM) to Make Summer Debut; Same Outstanding Handling as Cayman S Sibling at a Sub-$50K Sticker

ATLANTA--May 22, 2006--On the heels of the January's much anticipated and highly successful launch of the new Cayman S, Porsche has announced an entry level Cayman geared to those who delight in the supreme handling dynamics which earned the Cayman S the 2006 World Performance Car title. Based on the award-winning Boxs ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz And eBay Announce Marketing Partnership

Mercedes-Benz And eBay Announce Marketing Partnership

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on May 22, 2006 at 9:00 AM CST Welcome back ladies and gentlemen; I hope you all had a fantastic May weekend. To kick things off this morning, Mercedes-Benz has announced that in an apparent effort to boost their credibility with internet users, the luxury automaker will be partnering wi ... Continue reading

30 Percent of Americans Would Consider Using a Motor Scooter for Everyday Transportation Needs

30 Percent of Americans Would Consider Using a Motor Scooter for Everyday Transportation Needs

Scooters Could Save American Consumers 14 Million Gallons of Gasoline Per Day NEW YORK, May 22 -- As gas prices soar to record highs, a new national survey released today found that 30% of U.S. consumers would be extremely or somewhat likely to consider using a motor scooter for their everyday transportation needs. Acc ... Continue reading

Madrid International Auto Show Provides Setting For More Than 90 New Features

Madrid International Auto Show Provides Setting For More Than 90 New Features

MADRID - May 22, 2006: Car manufacturers have once again chosen the Madrid International Auto Show as the ideal forum for presenting their latest new features, many of them world exclusives. The 48 makes present at the Show will present more than a dozen world-wide and European unveilings and more than ninety new featu ... Continue reading

Sales of Four Cylinder Vehicles On The Rise

Sales of Four Cylinder Vehicles On The Rise

Washington DC May 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that sales of smaller engine vehicles are on the rise, due to a combination of high gas prices and a flood of new four-cylinder vehicles, reports Automotive News. According to the Power Information Network (PIN), sales of four-cylinder vehicles grew from 30.1 pe ... Continue reading

Concord Midget Results

Concord Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 21, 2006 - Concord, North Carolina - Concord Motorsports Park - "Mopar All-Star Showdown" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Billy Wease, 80, Western Speed-15.430; 2. Bryan Clauson, 67, Kunz-15.461; 3. Bradley Galedrige, 129, Galedrige-15.485; 4. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-15.499; 5. ... Continue reading

News Release - Racing Fans Treated to Ultimate NASCAR Viewing Party at Irwindale Speedway

News Release - Racing Fans Treated to Ultimate NASCAR Viewing Party at Irwindale Speedway

Please see the news release set forth below. Thanks. Kevin O'Brien Irwindale Speedway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin O’Brien, (626) 358-1100 (714) 448-0346 cell RACE FANS TREATED TO ULTIMATE NASCAR VIEWING PARTY AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY IRWINDALE, Calif. (May 21, 2006) – Irwindale Speedway treated racing f ... Continue reading

Douglas Motorsports CORR Chula Vista Race Report

Douglas Motorsports CORR Chula Vista Race Report

May 21, 2006 For immediate release Chula Vista, CA Douglas Motorsports - Championship Off-Road Racing Round 1 & 2 Race Report Scott Douglas and his Douglas Motorsports will be competing in both PRO-2 (Full Size Truck 2WD) and PRO-4 (Full Size Truck 4WD). The #7 Ford F-150 PRO-2 truck continues with Rancho Suspension as ... Continue reading

Tips to Get Your Vehicle Ready for Safe Summer Travel

Tips to Get Your Vehicle Ready for Safe Summer Travel

Avoid Breakdowns With Proper Maintenance and the Right Equipment MILWAUKEE, May 22 -- Summer is here and that means many people will soon jump in their cars and head out for vacation. This also means hot temperatures, sometimes reaching triple digits, will also soon be upon us. The combination of summer heat and long r ... Continue reading

World debut for new SEAT Leon FR at Madrid Motor Show

World debut for new SEAT Leon FR at Madrid Motor Show

Eagerly anticipated Leon FR available with 170 hp 2.0 TDI and 200 hp 2.0 TFSI engines Altea FR also available with 200 hp 2.0 TFSI New bi-xenon headlights with Advanced Front Lighting System (AFS), plus new connectivity options for MP3 and external audio devices BARCELONA - May 22, 2006; The city of Madrid will set the ... Continue reading

Volvo: Truck Deliveries January-April 2006

Volvo: Truck Deliveries January-April 2006

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--May 22, 2006--Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's three truck companies increased 1% through April this year, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Mack rose 12%, while deliveries from Renault Trucks were up 6%. Deliveries from Volvo Trucks decreased 6% during the perio ... Continue reading

Shoppers Choose Best Road Trip Vehicles

Shoppers Choose Best Road Trip Vehicles

Editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Choose 10 Great New Road Trip Cars, Shoppers Rank Top Choices IRVINE, Calif., May 22 -- As Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the summer driving season, thousands of Americans will take to the open highway for a road trip. The road test editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.c ... Continue reading

Honda Philippines Begins Mass Production at New Motorcycle Plant

Honda Philippines Begins Mass Production at New Motorcycle Plant

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Honda Philippines Begins Mass Production at New Motorcycle Plant Manila, Philippines, May. 22, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Philippines, Inc., Honda's subsidiary for motorcycle production and sales as well as power product sales in the Philippines, today announced the ... Continue reading

Troxel pads points lead after second-round loss in Columbus

Troxel pads points lead after second-round loss in Columbus

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio Race Date: May 19-21, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL PADS POINTS LEAD AFTER SECOND-ROUND LO ... Continue reading

Concord Sprint Results

Concord Sprint Results

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 21, 2006 - Concord, North Carolina - Concord Motorsports Park - "Mopar All-Star Showdown" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mike Murgoitio, 80, Hamilton-15.040; 2. Dave Darland, 11D, Walker/Guiducci-15.071; 3. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-15.089; 4. Eric Gordon, 51, Bowman-15.121; 5. ... Continue reading

Freescale Paves the Way for Autonomous Vehicles with Industry's First 32-Bit Flash-Based Microcontroller with FlexRay

Freescale Paves the Way for Autonomous Vehicles with Industry's First 32-Bit Flash-Based Microcontroller with FlexRay

AUSTIN, Texas--May 21, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor continues to steer the automotive industry toward safer, more reliable cars with the industry's first 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) based on the PowerPC(R) core with embedded flash and integrated FlexRay(TM) protocol. This combination of features on a single chip supp ... Continue reading

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER

PENSKE PORSCHES WIN HISTORIC MID-OHIO OPENER Lexington, Ohio (May 21, 2006) - The #7 Penske Porsche RS Spyder, forced to the rear of the grid after pole-setting qualifying times because of a vehicle weight violation, used spectacular driving at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course by German Timo Bernhard and Frenchman Romain Dum ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM ATCO, N.J.

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL RESULTS FROM ATCO, N.J.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hacker (626) 428-0280 PERSONETT BACKS UP RECORDS WHILE WINNNING AT NORTHEAST NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS ATCO, N.J. - Brad Personett (Orlando, Fla.), who drove his Titan Motorsports Scion tC to a historic 220.15 mph in qualifying, was able to back it up within the 1 percent require ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Red River Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Red River Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION RED RIVER RACEWAY, GILLIAM, LA. SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 MASSEY GRABS FIRST WIN, LEVATINO DOUBLES UP GILLIAM, La. - The Top Alcohol Dragster final round was a repeat of last years...sort of. Gene Snow fa ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals, Final Story, Results

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals, Final Story, Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Padian, 626-278-0312 BERNSTEIN POWERS BUDWEISER DRAGSTER TO 10TH WIN IN 11 FINAL CAREER ROUNDS Other winners were Tony Pedregon (Funny Car), Jim Yates (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio -- Second-generation driver Brandon Bernstein improved to ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals POST RACE NOTES

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals POST RACE NOTES

NHRA POWERADE SERIES POST RACE NOTES: 42nd annual Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals presented by Summit Racing May 18-21, National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio TOP FUEL * Brandon Bernstein, of Lake Forest, Calif., claimed his 10th career victory in 11 career final rounds, by powering his Budweiser dragster to the win o ... Continue reading

Petersen/White Lightning Finishes Seventh in Mid-Ohio ALMS Event After Dominating Performance

Petersen/White Lightning Finishes Seventh in Mid-Ohio ALMS Event After Dominating Performance

Petersen/White Lightning Finishes Seventh in Mid-Ohio ALMS Event Dominating Performance Turns Sour as Driveshaft Snaps LEXINGTON, Ohio, May 21, 2006 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing dominated the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 weekend until one hour and 50 minutes int ... Continue reading

Maybach Saloon for Spanish King Juan Carlos I

Maybach Saloon for Spanish King Juan Carlos I

BARCELONA, Spain and STUTTGART, Germany, May 21 -- This afternoon the Spanish King Juan Carlos I started his special Maybach experience in the setting of the Laureus World Sports Award in Barcelona. The keys for the "Cote d'Azur" blue luxury Saloon were handed over by Dr Dieter Zetsche, the Chairman of the Board of Man ... Continue reading

Toyota May Build 8th North American Factory

Toyota May Build 8th North American Factory

TOKYO May 22, 2006; The AP reported that Toyota Motor Corp. is considering building its eighth North American factory in a southern U.S. state, a news report said. Toyota, which has seen surging sales in the U.S., is looking at sites in Texas and other southern states for the plant, which may start production in 2009, ... Continue reading

Toyota Considering More Plants Worldwide

Toyota Considering More Plants Worldwide

TOKYO May 22, 2006; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. is considering building new assembly plants in Texas, France, China and India, raising its global output capacity to more than 10 million units a year by 2010, the Yomiuri Daily reported on Monday. The Japanese car giant, having difficulty in dealing with str ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Anderson out in round two

KB Racing LLC: Anderson out in round two

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42ND ANNUAL PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS Presented by Summit Racing Equipment NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Line advances to the semifinals

KB Racing LLC: Line advances to the semifinals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK JASON LINE - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42ND ANNUAL PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS Presented by Summit Racing Equipment NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY - ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Will looks to Topeka

KB Racing LLC: Will looks to Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (Jim O.) - CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42ND ANNUAL NHRA P ... Continue reading

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart to Host Live Talk Show Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart to Host Live Talk Show Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

'Tony Stewart Live' will air weekly on SIRIUS' upcoming 24/7 NASCAR Channel SIRIUS will be the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR starting in 2007 NEW YORK, May 19 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR starting in 2007, announced today that two-time and reigning NASCAR NEXTEL ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Monterrey Race Report

Rocketsports Racing Monterrey Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt &#9642; cell: (517) 927-8472 &#9642; e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com PASTORELLI COMPLETES FIRST CHAMP CAR RACE IN MONTERREY WITH ROCKETSPORTS RACING MONTERREY, Mexico (May 21, 2006) – Starting 16th on the grid for Rocketsports Racing, driver Nicky Pastorelli made h ... Continue reading

Suzuki's Spies Completes Perfect Weekend at Infineon Raceway

Suzuki's Spies Completes Perfect Weekend at Infineon Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale 707-334-9805 Suzuki's Spies Completes Perfect Weekend at Infineon Raceway with Superbike Win SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies completed a perfect weekend at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, taking the victory in the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Superc ... Continue reading

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