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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Toyota Extends Additional Services to all U.S. Toyota and Lexus Customers Affected by Recent Recalls

Toyota Extends Additional Services to all U.S. Toyota and Lexus Customers Affected by Recent Recalls

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 26 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that, working in cooperation with Attorneys General across the country, Toyota will be extending on a nationwide basis the additional services being provided to Toyota and Lexus customers in New York affected by the company's recent recalls. ... Continue reading

KH CLAIMS PRO EXTREME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT QATAR RACE CLUB; WINS ROUND 7

KH CLAIMS PRO EXTREME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT QATAR RACE CLUB; WINS ROUND 7

Al-Anabi Racing February 26, 2010 Contact: Wes Buck, 660.216.9779 cell; wesbuckinc@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KH CLAIMS PRO EXTREME WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT QATAR RACE CLUB; WINS ROUND 7 (2-26-10) DOHA, Qatar – At the wheel of the Al-Anabi Racing Pro Extreme ’68 Camaro, KH earned his first Arabian Drag Racing Lea ... Continue reading

2005-2010 Saturns Added to GM Certified Used Vehicles Lineup

2005-2010 Saturns Added to GM Certified Used Vehicles Lineup

Top-Quality Saturns Available with Reassurance of a Manufacturer-backed Warranty DETROIT, Feb. 16 -- GM Certified Used Vehicles, a leading manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand, today announced the addition of Saturn models to their certified vehicle lineup. All Saturn model years 2005-2010 are now available for pu ... Continue reading

AutoLab America's Longest Running Automotive Radio Show Featrures Live Interview With Victor Muller Owner of Spyker Cars, New Owner of Saab

AutoLab America's Longest Running Automotive Radio Show Featrures Live Interview With Victor Muller Owner of Spyker Cars, New Owner of Saab

Victor Muller, owner and CEO of Spyker Cars, the new owner of Saab will be a featured guest on AutoLab simulcast Live from NY here on The Auto Channel 8 AM Saturday Morning. Professor Harold Wolchuck will conduct the interview. AutoLab is a Live autiomotive radio show and has been broadcasting for over 25 years. ... Continue reading

Looking For AWD or 4x4?; Rank and Compare 2010 AWD and 4x4 SUV's and CUV's By 100 Criteria

Looking For AWD or 4x4?; Rank and Compare 2010 AWD and 4x4 SUV's and CUV's By 100 Criteria

So you are planning on researching an SUV or CUV with AWD (All Wheel Drive) or 4 Wheel Drive(4x4) before you narrow down your consideration list.</p> <p>You've looked for this information on other web sites and found that no other website gives you the power to rank and compare every SUV or CUV with AWD (All Wheel Driv ... Continue reading

AHRA retains Active Marketing for PR and Sponsorship Development

AHRA retains Active Marketing for PR and Sponsorship Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Brammer, Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (602) 882-4290 AHRA retains Active Marketing for PR and Sponsorship Development SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash./PHOENIX, Ariz. (February 16, 2010) - The American Hot Rod Association continued its strategic advancement today by retaining Activ ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release -Lonesome Pine Raceway Favors ASA Grass Roots Atmosphere

ASA Press Release -Lonesome Pine Raceway Favors ASA Grass Roots Atmosphere

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE February 16, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com] ... Continue reading

Dana Point Concours d'Elegance(TM) Announces Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme as Honorary Chairman

Dana Point Concours d'Elegance(TM) Announces Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme as Honorary Chairman

DANA POINT, Calif., Feb. 16 -- The Dana Point Concours d'Elegance(TM) (www.DanaPointConcours.org) today announced that drag racing legend Don "The Snake" Prudhomme will be the Honorary Chairman for the 28th annual event on June 27, 2010. Ask even the most casual of motor sports fans who the biggest name in drag racing ... Continue reading

Defending event champ Payne plans to 'get after it' in Gainesville

Defending event champ Payne plans to 'get after it' in Gainesville

Defending event champ Payne plans to 'get after it' in Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 16) -- Past success in drag racing doesn't earn you anything at the next event on the schedule. There simply are no provisionals to be had on the quarter mile. Even so, FireIce Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Jay Payne knows he can l ... Continue reading

Defending Phoenix winner ready to light up Firebird International Raceway (NHRA)

Defending Phoenix winner ready to light up Firebird International Raceway (NHRA)

Defending Phoenix winner ready to light up Firebird International Raceway PHOENIX (Feb. 16) -- Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. arrives at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix intent on defending the title of the Arizona NHRA Nationals, a race he won last season to kick off a stellar regular season that include ... Continue reading

Fw: New Edition: 5 Ways to Increase Profits for Dealerships

Fw: New Edition: 5 Ways to Increase Profits for Dealerships

Learn how to Increase Profits for your Dealership NEW FOR 2010 New article that will teach you the 5 things you can do to make a difference now! Get your free copy today Click Here If you no longer wish to receive communication from us, please click here to opt-out. ... Continue reading

Intersport Racing Extends Operations To UK

Intersport Racing Extends Operations To UK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Intersport Racing Extends Operations To UK Intersport Racing, the longest running privateer team in the American Le Mans Series, has retained the services of Martin Dixon. Dixon will serve as Sporting Director for Intersport Racing for the upcoming 2010 American Le Mans ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin Jr / Pre-race Notes - NHRA Arizona Nationals

Jeg Coughlin Jr / Pre-race Notes - NHRA Arizona Nationals

Jeg Coughlin Jr / Pre-race Notes NHRA Arizona Nationals Firebird Int’l Raceway Phoenix, Ariz. (Feb. 19-21) Jeg Coughlin enters this week’s NHRA Arizona Nationals as the ninth ranked driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock standings. At last week’s season-opening event in ... Continue reading

John Force and crew chiefs Teleconference 2/17/110

John Force and crew chiefs Teleconference 2/17/110

***FORD RACING TELECONFERENCE ADVISORY***Wednesday, February 17 at 3pm ET  Ford Racing will host a media teleconference featuring the winner of the 50th Annual Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals John Force, driver/owner of the Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang Funny Car, on Wednesday, February 17th.  ... Continue reading

JOHN FORCE ON WFO RADIO WITH JOE CASTELLO TONIGHT

JOHN FORCE ON WFO RADIO WITH JOE CASTELLO TONIGHT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  JOHN FORCE ON WFO RADIO WITH JOE CASTELLO TONIGHT   HOLLYWOOD, FL (February 16, 2010) - 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force, winner of the season-opening NHRA Winternationals, will appear on "WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday with Joe Castello", tonight at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). To listen, ... Continue reading

Mississippi Development Authority Webinar to Discuss Propane Vehicle Solutions for Fleets

Mississippi Development Authority Webinar to Discuss Propane Vehicle Solutions for Fleets

Alliance AutoGas representative Mark Denton has been selected to speak about converting vehicles to run on propane AutoGas ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 16 -- On behalf of the Mississippi Clean Cities Coalition, the Mississippi Development Authority's (MDA's) Energy Division will host an informative Webinar to explain how retr ... Continue reading

National Street Rod Association Names Vintage, Classic Car Insurance, CHROME From ANPAC, Official Product of the NSRA

National Street Rod Association Names Vintage, Classic Car Insurance, CHROME From ANPAC, Official Product of the NSRA

Street rod fans and car buffs revving up for the 2010 car show season will notice CHROME specialty car insurance from ANPAC, official product of the National Street Rod Association, replacing the familiar logo of Sneed Insurance, formerly Sneed, Robinson & Gerber. Sneed entrusts its vintage car clients to CHROME this y ... Continue reading

San Jose Autos Examiner: 2011 BMW 335is - Are the Changes Enough?

San Jose Autos Examiner: 2011 BMW 335is - Are the Changes Enough?

My latest article on the 2011 BMW 335is. Does it offer enough vs. the base model 335? Is BMW taking shortcuts? Need a West Coast contributor? Contact me. Rob Eckaus Campbell, CA (halfway between Infineon Raceway and Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca) 408-892-8134 My articles: Tesla Roadster Sport Driving Impression Lexus LF ... Continue reading

SCX Media Day - Ride and drives for media only!

SCX Media Day - Ride and drives for media only!

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SUPERIOR CRANKSHAFT ENTERS GRASSROOTS RACING

SUPERIOR CRANKSHAFT ENTERS GRASSROOTS RACING

Steven Blakesley Email: steven@norcalmedia.com Phone: (916) 316-4854 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  SUPERIOR CRANKSHAFT ENTERS GRASSROOTS RACING  IRVINE, Calif. (February 16, 2010) – Superior Crankshaft will enter grassroots motorsports in 2010 with CEO Cheryl Archer naming long-time west coast racing supporter Mart ... Continue reading

Troy wins first professional NHRA national event in Pro Stock

Troy wins first professional NHRA national event in Pro Stock

Troy wins first professional NHRA national event in Pro Stock _www.jegs50years.com_ (http://www.jegs50years.com) As a Division 3 competitor, historic Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania's Dutch Country always held a special place in Troy Coughlin's heart. Aside from his home track of National Trail Raceway near Columbu ... Continue reading

Win With Force Promotion Reaches the Next Generation

Win With Force Promotion Reaches the Next Generation

 Win With Force Promotion Reaches the Next GenerationPOMONA (February 16, 2010) --- The “Next Generation�?? for John Force Racing isn’t just about the driver line-up these days, it’s also about sponsor and fan interaction. For the past four seasons, BrandSource, a sponsor of John Force Raci ... Continue reading

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