Sunday, May 25, 2008

Phoenix Lands Safely on Mars - Watch NASA Coverage Here

May 25, 2008 - US Memorial Day - At approximately 5PM, Eastern Time, the Mars probe "Phoenix" landed safely on target on the Martian pole. ... Continue reading

AGR - INDY 500 POST RACE QUOTES

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "I definitely didn't have the car to win the race, but the Motorola car was a top-five car today. The team worked hard all month to give me a car that would complete with the front-runners, and it is unfortunate that we ended the month with an incident in pit lane, wh ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - HARKER, AND ANDERSON LEAD EVENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MINN. Sunday, May 25, 2008 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 HARKER, ANDERSON VICTORIOUS IN BRAINERD BRAINERD, Minn. - Diana Harker and Paul Anderson led the winner's at this weekend's NHRA Lu ... Continue reading

92nd INDIANAPOLIS 500 POST-RACE QUOTES

HELIO CASTRONEVES (#3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone): “Well, fourth place, definitely not what we expected. We tried everything we could. We had a little issue with the debris. I was trying to avoid a slow car; I slammed on the brakes instead of hitting him. I pulled away and a piece of the debris hit my fro ... Continue reading

DIXON LEADS 115 LAPS, WINS INDIANAPOLIS 500

INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 25, 2008 – Scott Dixon capped a nearly perfect month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the biggest win of his career – the 92nd Indianapolis 500. Early in May, Dixon recorded the fastest practice lap. On Pole Day, he posted the best four-lap qualifying average, and on Race Day, ... Continue reading

BERTOZZI, TRIPP MAKE WAY TO WINNER'S CIRCLE AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY, READING, PA. Sunday, May 25, 2008 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 BERTOZZI, TRIPP MAKE WAY TO WINNER'S CIRCLE AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, Pa. - More than 400 racers were on hand for Maple Grove Raceway's NHRA ... Continue reading

FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100 - RESULTS

INDIANAPOLIS - Results Saturday of the Firestone Freedom 100 Firestone Indy Lights event May 24 at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money earned: <p> 1. (1) Dillon Battistini, 40, Running $45,000<BR> 2. (6) ... Continue reading

Engel knows the simplest things can mean the most

SHANDON, Ohio -- Pro Mod racer Steve Engel knows exactly what turned his season around and allowed him to win the eighth annual O'Reilly Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals on May 18th, but he isn't willing to divulge any information. No, it's not some elaborate tune-up or chassis setting he doesn't want to share with his ri ... Continue reading

FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100 POST-RACE FIELD QUOTES

ARIE LUYENDYK JR. (No. 26 Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc): “We had really good restarts and were able to make up a lot of positions, but the car just wasn’t there today. It wasn’t fast in a straight line, and we weren’t able to suck up to guys. It was just a difficult day. ... Continue reading

FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100 TOP THREE PRESS CONFERENCE

Dillon Battistini, Richard Antinucci, Wade Cunningham Saturday, May 24, 2008, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Q: Tell us what it was like from your cockpit today. WADE CUNNINGHAM: We didn't really know what was going to happen going into the event today because it has been so cold in testing, and we only got one good sessi ... Continue reading

BATTISTINI WINS SPIRITED FIRESTONE FREEDOM 100

INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 24, 2008 – Dillon Battistini won the sixth Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the pole, leading 38 of 40 laps to record his second career victory in Firestone Indy Lights. Battistini was challenged throughout the race, never leading by more than half of a seco ... Continue reading

Welcome to Heels on Wheels: Cars for Women

Welcome to Heels on Wheels: Cars for Women What is Heels on Wheels? Heels on Wheels is a car column designed for women to get the vehicle knowledge they care most about though the unbiased research of female automotive journalist, Katrina Ramser. The knowledge is a comfortable understanding obtained from the ability to ... Continue reading

2008 Ford Escape Limited 4x4 Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 Ford Escape HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE ESCAPE The Escape definitely gained some muscle for 2008 and now better embodies Ford’s beefy truck image and genetics. The Escape made its public debut at the North American International Auto Show in 2000. The mid-size SUV Mercury M ... Continue reading

2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID FWD HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE MARINER HYBRID The mid-size SUV Mariner, the more refined hybrid twin of the Ford Escape, has received its fare share of recognition from Green supporters, from the Green Car Journal to the U.S. Environmental Projection Agen ... Continue reading

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Review

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX REVIEW HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE SUBARU IMPREZA The Impreza – and Subaru, for that matter – focus on impressing the consumer with vehicle performance. The company has achieved just that as the Impreza is 2008 Consumer Report's recommendation and Su ... Continue reading

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

The start: Short before the race a light rain began to fall. Lewis and Heikki had qualified third and fourth respectively; both were on intermediate tyres. Lewis overtook Kimi Räikkönen at the start and was second after the opening lap, behind Felipe Massa. Heikki started from the pit lane, because he was not able to ... Continue reading

A More Perfect Fit: Working Out the Bugs

A More Perfect Fit: Working Out the Bugs by Michael Jackman (5/18/08) Welcome back to A More Perfect Fit, my Auto Channel’s column covering how to make a nearly perfect car, The Honda Fit, even more perfect. Spring arrived in Louisville, and my sister-in-law in St. Louis invited us for a visit. Great! Not only wou ... Continue reading

2008 smart fortwo Review

SMART FORTWO One Small Car - One Big Grin By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau This is my third opportunity to experience and write about the smart fortwo. Three years ago a couple of colleagues and I traveled to Toronto for a road test of the fortwo since the little city car was not available here in the U ... Continue reading

Toyota, Matsushita Eye Additional Investment in Battery JV

Tokyo, May 23, 2008; JCN reported that Toyota Motor Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plan to make an additional investment totaling 20 billion yen in a joint venture that makes batteries for vehicles, it was learned Friday. The move is apparently intended to boost production of batteries for hybrid vehicles ... Continue reading