PR Newswire FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 24, 2011 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 24, 2011 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Mike Jackson, Chairman and Chief Executiv ... Continue reading
F1 - Qualifying - Selected Team/Driver Quotes - Australian GP
Months of waiting - and conjecture - came to end on Saturday afternoon, as the gridâs 24 runners finally pitted themselves against each other in anger during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. Neither HRT driver managed to set a time within the new 107 percent rule, Renaultâs Nick Heidfeld was a surpri ... Continue reading
Firestone Indy Lights - Starting Grid - St. Pete.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Qualifying Saturday for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Firestone Indy Lights Series event on the 1.8-mile St Petersburg Street Circuit, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, time and speed in parentheses: <p> 1. (7) Esteban Guerrieri, 01:07.6903 (95.730)<br> 2. ... Continue reading
Firestone Indy LIghts - Andretti Autosport - Post-Qualifying - St. Pete.
STEFAN WILSON, #5 TEAM ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CAR * Qualified in P4 "We went into the weekend hoping for a bit better than P4, but with some struggles this weekend, we were relieved to be in the top five. The guys worked really hard and we were able to make some good changes. We can race from P4. We'll fine-tune the car so ... Continue reading
Pobst, Cunningham, and Herr Top Combined Pirelli World Challenge Practice at St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, March 26, 2011: Overall times continued to fall through the second Pirelli World Challenge Championships Friday on the Streets of St. Petersburg, with Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., topping the GT class. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Chip Herr, of Lancaster, Pa., led the GTS and Touring C ... Continue reading
Latrobe Specialty Steel's Vacuum Melted Metals Help Rescue Downed Airman
LATROBE, Pa.--When the U.S. Marineââ¬â¢s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft settled to the Libyan desert to retrieve the ejected U.S. airman, it did so with triple-melted alloys manufactured by Latrobe Specialty Steel. The V-22 Osprey with its unique tilt-rotor mechanism uses many Latrobe premium alloys for suc ... Continue reading
ArvinMeritor to Host Investor Luncheon at 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show
PR Newswire TROY, Mich., March 25, 2011 TROY, Mich., March 25, 2011 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that Chip McClure, chairman, CEO and president, and Jay Craig, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a luncheon with investors and analysts at the annual Mid-America Trucking Show on Thursday ... Continue reading
Long, Foss and Herbert Set Pirelli World Challenge Poles At St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 25, 2011) â Track records were the common thread for all three classes of Pirelli World Challenge Championship drivers during qualifying on Friday at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg Presented by Pirelli. Patrick Long, from Belleair, Fla., Eric Foss, of Dallas, Texas, an ... Continue reading
Toyota NSCS California Post-Qualifying Notes & Quotes
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 2nd How was your race car in practice and qualifying? "It's been a good day. Focusing on qualifying and things like that, I've really never worked so hard to work on just one lap before as much as I have this week. I'm trying to get bet ... Continue reading
F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Qualifying - Melbourne
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in seventh and 11th places respectively at Albert Park in Melbourne today ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Both drivers used the option tyre, the soft Pirelli compound, throughout Qualifying Nico & Michael completed one ru ... Continue reading
Scuncio on Pole for Season-Opener at St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, March 26, 2011: Chilean rookie Martin Scuncio won the pole position this morning on the final lap of qualifying, an exciting maneuver that is seemingly becoming a trademark of his; just yesterday, he delivered the fastest lap time of the day on the final lap of the second practice session as well. Thoug ... Continue reading
MTI Reports on Significant 2010 Activities
ALBANY, N.Y.--Mechanical Technology, Incorporated ("MTI") (OTC: MKTY.PK), a company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of test and measurement instruments and systems through its subsidiary MTI Instruments, Inc. ("MTI Instruments"), and in the development and commercialization of Mobionî off-the-grid po ... Continue reading
Wonder Auto Receives Letter from NASDAQ
PR Newswire JINZHOU, China, March 25, 2011 JINZHOU, China, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or "the Company") , a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical parts, safety products, suspension products and engine accessories in China, today announced that, as e ... Continue reading
SEATTLE--Alumni, prospective students and friends of the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, gathered at the Columbia Tower Club on March 22 for a special reception hosted by Point B Co-Founder Darran Littlefield. Littlefield, an active Cal Poly booster and 2009 Honored Alumnus, welcome ... Continue reading
CGH Motorsports Makes Personnel Changes To Strengthen ARCA Team
CONCORD, March 25, 2011: CGH Motorsports announced today two personnel changes to its ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards in an effort to strengthen its program as the second of 19 races this season approaches on April 15 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Rob Torrey, otherwise known as âBucketâ� has ... Continue reading
Luke Ellery Race Report - Sebring - VIDEO ENHANCED
Sebring, March 25, 2011: Young Australian talent, Luke Ellery broke through for an emphatic victory on the bumpy Sebring International Raceway in Florida, USA. Having never driven the circuit before, Ellery jumped into his #85 JDC Motorsports Van Dieman and worked his way to the front in only his Second USF2000 Race we ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Andretti Autosport - Notes and Quotes - Post-Practice - St. Pete
MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR * Ended the practice session in P7 "The second practice session wasn't as productive as we had hoped for the Venom car. We had a good start this morning and made some good changes from the first session to the second session but didn't find the positive changes we needed ... Continue reading
Scuncio Fastest in Friday Practice at Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Martin Calderon Takes Third, Horto Rounds out Top-Five, Menezes Demonstrates His Potential St. Pete, March 25, 2011: Martin Scuncio, driver of the #60 Juncos Racing Pro Formula Mazda, ended the day as the fastest overall driver with a best lap time of 1:11.413. The rookie stayed consistently in the top-five positions a ... Continue reading
Palm Beach International Raceway Secures Schumacher Chevrolet As Local Sponsor For Super Chevy Show
JUPITER, March 25, 2011: Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR) hosts Chevys from all eras throughout the entire property as the southern Florida track kicks off the 31st year of the Super Chevy Show Series presented by GM Performance Division and presented locally by Schumacher Chevrolet. The national touring series ... Continue reading
Kumho Tire Begins Salute to High Performers With U.S. Soccer Team Sponsorship
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.--When the bus pulls up Saturday afternoon at New Meadowlands Stadium for the U.S. Soccer teamââ¬â¢s highly anticipated match with Argentina, it will mean more than just an outing for high performing students from New Jerseyââ¬â¢s North Star Academy. The trip will mark the ... Continue reading
First Wind and Hawaiian Electric Company Commemorate Start of Commercial Operations at Kahuku Wind
HONOLULU--First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, and Hawaiian Electric Company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to mark the commencement of commercial operations of the Kahuku Wind project. State, local and community leaders gathered at the project site on Oahu's North Shore to recognize the env ... Continue reading
Chevrolet MyLink Hopes to Take Media Personalization to New Level - VIDEO ENHANCED
Smart interface design allows drivers to take advantage of mobile communications technology while the phone remains safely stowed DETROIT - March 26, 2011: In-vehicle entertainment and information systems, better know as infotainment, is the biggest growing trend in the auto industry. In many cases, access to phones, P ... Continue reading
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