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Sunday, September 25, 2011

IndyCar - Wheldon Puts 2012 Car Through Paces At Iowa

IndyCar - Wheldon Puts 2012 Car Through Paces At Iowa

Iowa, Sept. 22, 2011: In two days of testing the 2012 prototype chassis, Dan Wheldon drove almost the equivalent of an IZOD IndyCar Series race each day on the .875-mile Iowa Speedway oval. It was time well spent, according to INDYCAR vice president of technology Will Phillips, as the car went through a battery of shor ... Continue reading

Star Mazda - Series Frontrunners Earn Test Days

Star Mazda - Series Frontrunners Earn Test Days

Indianapolis, Sept. 23, 2011: Three of the top four finishers in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship got their first taste of Firestone Indy Lights car this week during private tests with Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Davey Hamilton Racing. Young American driver Connor De Phillippi and Nick Andries, who finished second and ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Famed Bowtie Engines To Power Andretti Autosport In 2012

IndyCar - Famed Bowtie Engines To Power Andretti Autosport In 2012

DETROIT, Sept. 23, 2011: Andretti Autosport™ and Chevrolet announced today that the famed auto manufacturer will provide the Andretti Autosport™ entries with its new Chevy IndyCar V-6 racing engine. The announcement marks the reunion of two of racing's most famous brands for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. Andr ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - JEGS.com Racecars To Be Featured At Top Horse Jumping Event

Special Motorsports Event - JEGS.com Racecars To Be Featured At Top Horse Jumping Event

DELAWARE, Sept. 22, 2011: The 2011 New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day will have an added boost of horsepower this year thanks to world champion drag racers Troy Coughlin and Jeg Coughlin Jr. The New Albany Classic will be held this Sunday. Both men will display their racecars at the 14th annual fun ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - AETC Set To Help Kick Off Race Industry Week

Special Motorsports Event - AETC Set To Help Kick Off Race Industry Week

ORLANDO, September 24, 2011: It only seems right that the Advanced Engineering Technology Conference (AETC) on "The Latest Advancements & Developments In Engine Performance Technology" will help power up this year’s Race Industry Week, Nov. 28-30 as one of two kick-off events to the week-long racing business extra ... Continue reading

GT Exhaust Launches New A201 Silencer Platform

GT Exhaust Launches New A201 Silencer Platform

GT Exhaust is excited to announce the release of its new A201 Silencer Platform series. The 201-7100 Silencer Platform has improved size and competitiveness that lead the industry and all models have been reduced a minimum of 10 percent off of list price. This provides our customers a very high attenuation solution but ... Continue reading

AAA to Launch Phase II of Electric Vehicle Initiative with Installation of Charging Station at National Office

AAA to Launch Phase II of Electric Vehicle Initiative with Installation of Charging Station at National Office

Sept. 23 WHAT: AAA will unveil the second phase of their industry-leading electric vehicle (EV) initiative with the installation of a charging station at the AAA National office. The station is a Level II, 240 volt unit that will allow electric vehicle owners to "top off" their vehicle's charge and can accommodate two ... Continue reading

Summer Infant's Prodigy Infant Car Seat Recognized as Industry Top Product Wins Prestigious JPMA Award

Summer Infant's Prodigy Infant Car Seat Recognized as Industry Top Product Wins Prestigious JPMA Award

Summer Infant, Inc.'s, newly launched Prodigy Infant Car Seat was honored with the prestigious JPMA Innovation Award (Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association). Announced at the ABC (All Baby & Child) Kids Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, the Prodigy Infant Car Seat was selected out of more than 120 contenders to earn ... Continue reading

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