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ASA Late Model driver Terry Horak tests at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Fourth of July weekend.

ASA Late Model driver Terry Horak tests at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Fourth of July weekend.

ASA Late Model driver Terry Horak, from Myrtle Beach, S.C., tested at North Wilkesboro Speedway Saturday in preparation for the fall race at the historic short track. The day concluded with a Southern Truck and Tractor Pullers Association event. ... Continue reading

Barona Speedway race results July 3 2010

Barona Speedway race results July 3 2010

Next race:July 17th IMCA Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pony Stocks, Street Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Mini Dwarfs and Jr. Sprints Barona Speedway race results July 3 2010 Pure Stocks 55 everett hartsuyker 50 robert hughes sr 34 patti rebello 11e dave white 33 mark rebello 09 paula youngs 26 cory evangelou 39 curtis reit ... Continue reading

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company Re-Schedules Earnings Release and Earnings Conference Call for its Quarter Ended May 31, 2010

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company Re-Schedules Earnings Release and Earnings Conference Call for its Quarter Ended May 31, 2010

HOUSTON--Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company (the "Company") today announced that it has changed the date on which it will report its earnings results for the quarter ended May 31, 2010. The Company will host a conference call at 4:00 p.m. Central time on Thursday, July 15, 2010 to discuss its results. All intere ... Continue reading

Catch the 1st Round of ADRL - NOW LIVE STREAM

Catch the 1st Round of ADRL - NOW LIVE STREAM

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Krohn Racing Just Misses Top Five at Daytona 250

Krohn Racing Just Misses Top Five at Daytona 250

Krohn Racing Just Misses Top Five at Daytona 250 The No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola of team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson finished in the sixth position at the Brumos Porsche 250 race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, July 3rd. The team settled for sixth place after gambling on f ... Continue reading

PennFuture: Pennsylvania State Budget a Mixed Bag for the Environment

PennFuture: Pennsylvania State Budget a Mixed Bag for the Environment

HARRISBURG, Pa.--Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) thanked legislators for preserving funding for local conservation and restoration projects in the final budget passed today by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. “We look forward to working with members of General Assembly to craft a fair tax on ... Continue reading

Arecont Vision's MegaLab Hosts Exacq Technologies

Arecont Vision's MegaLab Hosts Exacq Technologies

GLENDALE, Calif.--Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, recently welcomed a team from Exacq Technologies to the new Integration MegaLab testing facility at their Glendale, California headquarters. As a member of Arecont Vision's Technology Partner Program, Exacq was granted access ... Continue reading

GE Appoints Two Company Officers and One Senior Vice President

GE Appoints Two Company Officers and One Senior Vice President

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--GE today announces the appointment of two new company officers and one senior vice president. GE currently has 192 GE officers globally. GE officers lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth. Below is the list of GE’s two new officers: ... Continue reading

2010 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - PREVIEW

2010 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - PREVIEW

2010 BRITISH GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE 9-11 JULY PREVIEW Round 10 of the 2010 Formula One World Championship, the British Grand Prix, takes place next weekend at the remodelled Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire. Venue for the first World Championship Grand Prix held sixty years ago in May 1950, Silverstone will be t ... Continue reading

Atlanta Motor Speedway Offers "50 For Our Fans"

Atlanta Motor Speedway Offers "50 For Our Fans"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Marcy Scott 770-946-3951 Matthew Simmons 770-946-3917 Atlanta Motor Speedway Offers "50 For Our Fans" Track to Provide 50 Days of Giveaways to Commemorate 50th Anniversary HAMPTON, Ga. (July 2, 2010) - Atlanta Motor Speedway is offering fans unique experiences and one-of-a-kind prizes wit ... Continue reading

Beckman on The Race Reporters July 7

Beckman on The Race Reporters July 7

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 5, 2010 NHRA FUNNY CAR DRIVER JACK BECKMAN ON THE RACE REPORTERS RADIO SHOW; WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 7 P.M. EDT; POWERUPCHANNEL.COM The conversation will be more than drag racing when NHRA Funny Car driver ­ and cancer survivor ­ Jack Beckman is the Newsmaker of the Week guest on The Rac ... Continue reading

BMW 2010 Group Innovation Days - Mobility of the Future

BMW 2010 Group Innovation Days - Mobility of the Future

Munich July 2010; With the launch of its Megacity Vehicle in 2013, the BMW Group will be bringing its first series-production electric-drive model to market. “With this innovative vehicle, designed from the ground up, we will be creating new benchmarks for electric mobility from 2013 on. Our Megacity Vehicle will ... Continue reading

Cadillac Selects Fallon as New Creative Agency

Cadillac Selects Fallon as New Creative Agency

DETROIT, July 2 -- Cadillac has selected Fallon as its new creative agency of record. The Cadillac account has been handled by Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) since January. "Cadillac products today compete head-to-head with the best in the world. Fallon's deep, 17 year experience with other luxury automotive brands like Po ... Continue reading

Charles Carpenter Racing ADRL Hardee's Independence Drags IV Preview

Charles Carpenter Racing ADRL Hardee's Independence Drags IV Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Charles Carpenter Racing ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV Preview Going Rounds in Topeka is Top Priority for Carpenter (7-2-2010) TOPEKA, KS – Coming off a less-than-stellar eliminations record over the past two races, Charles Carpenter has one goal for this weekend’s ADRL Hardee’s Ind ... Continue reading

Hiromitsu Agatsuma (AGA-SHIO): The First Japanese Artist to Perform at National Arts Festival in South Africa on July 3.

Hiromitsu Agatsuma (AGA-SHIO): The First Japanese Artist to Perform at National Arts Festival in South Africa on July 3.

TOKYO--Hiromitsu Agatsuma, in the 10th year of his solo career as a Shamisen player, has been on a 3-month tour across America, Europe and Africa, and he will finish the tour by appearing at the 35-year-old prestigious National Arts Festival held in the Republic of South Africa on July 3, 2010 as the first Japanese art ... Continue reading

Mazda Appoints Mike Nakashima Director of Retail Strategy

Mazda Appoints Mike Nakashima Director of Retail Strategy

John Abel Named Director of Marketing IRVINE, Calif., July 2 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) recently announced the appointment of Mike Nakashima, formerly Director of Marketing, to the newly created position of Director of Retail Strategy, effective May 1, 2010. Replacing Nakashima is John Abel, previously G ... Continue reading

New 2011 Ford Edge is Official Vehicle of 2010 U.S. Ironman Event Series

New 2011 Ford Edge is Official Vehicle of 2010 U.S. Ironman Event Series

DEARBORN, Mich., July 2 -- -- The new 2011 Ford Edge is the official vehicle of 2010 U.S. Ironman -- As the official vehicle of the series, the new Ford Edge will be featured in advertising, online Webisodes, on-site displays, demonstrations and race integrations -- Ford is expanding its role with Ironman through www.f ... Continue reading

Pacific Mobile/Biosign car to start 5th at Daytona

Pacific Mobile/Biosign car to start 5th at Daytona

Contact Mark Jackson 416.891.0261 media@aimautosport.com Pacific Mobile/Biosign car to start 5th at Daytona Lacking test time at track, team hopes for wet or mixed race conditions Daytona Beach, Fla. (July 2, 2010) — AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign car will start tomorrow’s race at Daytona International Sp ... Continue reading

Scott Taylor Off-Road Racing - Crandon Video

Scott Taylor Off-Road Racing - Crandon Video

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scott Taylor Off-Road Racing - TORC Crandon I Video Report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUpD9Es0lVM [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103535629985&s=547&e=001MfLci6QV yRAF1ENINfmuJ6b9azH0yjITM0sIN-YjwyMoHQDd_bWXHY1NpXdDT_QpHs0xbvYNZ55V3ul ... Continue reading

SSP Race Results from Thursday Night, July 1

SSP Race Results from Thursday Night, July 1

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hehnly Claims Feature Victory at the Eichelberger's U-Pull-It Super Show V on Thursday Night at SSP Newberrytown, PA (July 1, 2010) - On Thursday night, July 1, the Eichelberger's U-Pull-It Super Show V featured the 4th annual 600cc Micro Spring Speedweek race ... Continue reading

Tesla Premiers Roadster 2.5 at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Tesla Premiers Roadster 2.5 at Goodwood Festival of Speed

CHICHESTER, England--Tesla Motors (TSLA) will unveil its next-generation sports car to the public this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Tesla Roadster 2.5 features improvements in design and technology, including a new front fascia, rear diffuser, improved seat comfort, sound dampening and an optional lar ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport ready to face the heat at Daytona

AIM Autosport ready to face the heat at Daytona

AIM Autosport ready to face the heat at Daytona Heat, humidity and tight schedule add to race-day pressure Daytona, Florida (2010.07.01) AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign No. 61 Ford Riley Daytona Prototype race team has arrived at Daytona International Speedway optimistic of a strong result in Saturday’s Brum ... Continue reading

Alamo Group Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Alamo Group Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

SEGUIN, Texas--Alamo Group Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable July 30, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2010. Alamo Group is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of high quality equipm ... Continue reading

America’s 911 Foundation Announces that Registration for the 10th Annual Ride to Benefit Active First Responders and their Families is Now Open

America’s 911 Foundation Announces that Registration for the 10th Annual Ride to Benefit Active First Responders and their Families is Now Open

WASHINGTON--America’s 911 Foundation announces the opening of registration for the 10th annual commemorative 911 Motorcycle Ride occurring August 20-21, 2010. The ride serves to honor the fallen heroes and victims from the September 11, 2001 attacks, as well as to raise money for the Foundation’s Scholars ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing & Fireworks This Weekend

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing & Fireworks This Weekend

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE July 1, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~ ... Continue reading

Audiovox Corporation Sets Date For Its Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results Conference Call

Audiovox Corporation Sets Date For Its Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results Conference Call

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., July 1 -- Audiovox Corporation , today announced that it will be reporting its fiscal 2011 first quarter results for the period ended May 31, 2010 on Monday, July 12 2010, after market close. The Company also disclosed that it will be hosting a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 1 ... Continue reading

BP Oil Spill Response Update: Coast Guard and EPA Send Directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste Management Plan

BP Oil Spill Response Update: Coast Guard and EPA Send Directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste Management Plan

*CONTACT:* EPA Press Office press@epa.gov *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* July 1, 2010 *Coast Guard and EPA Send Directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste Management Plan* * * *WASHINGTON* - Today, the U.S. Coast Guard, with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreement, issued a directive to BP on how the company should manage reco ... Continue reading

Common Summer Car Ailments PR

Common Summer Car Ailments PR

__________________________ Kristin Brocoff | Marketing & Public Relations Manager CarMD.com Corp. Tel: 949.400.4899 | Fax: 702.617.3403 11245 Young River Ave. ... Continue reading

CT&T and 2AM Group Join to Establish Electric Vehicle Production Facility in Spartanburg County

CT&T and 2AM Group Join to Establish Electric Vehicle Production Facility in Spartanburg County

COLUMBIA, S.C.--CT&T and 2AM Group officials joined Governor Sanford with officials from Spartanburg County at the State House today to announce the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle production facility in Spartanburg County. CT&T, a Korean-based world leader in manufacturing electric vehicles, in ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul's Champion(R) Brand Offers Fast, Easy Way To Choose Right Spark Plug for Lawn and Garden Equipment and More

Federal-Mogul's Champion(R) Brand Offers Fast, Easy Way To Choose Right Spark Plug for Lawn and Garden Equipment and More

Federal-Mogul Corporation has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. Title: Federal-Mogul's Champion(R) Brand Offers Fast, Easy Way To Choose Right Spark Plug for Lawn and Garden Equipment and More Date(s): 1-Jul-2010 1:50 PM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here -------------- ... Continue reading

First Solar Creates Utility Systems Business

First Solar Creates Utility Systems Business

TEMPE, Ariz.--First Solar, Inc. today announced it has formed a utility systems business group to address the large-scale photovoltaic (PV) system solutions market. Jens Meyerhoff, 45, has been named president of the group. Mr. Meyerhoff has served as First Solar’s chief financial officer since 2006. “With the ... Continue reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Team Aruba Determined to Light the Track at ADRL Independence Drags

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Team Aruba Determined to Light the Track at ADRL Independence Drags

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Live Image Group, LLC Contact: Live Image Group (636) 447-0336 or media@liveimagegroup.com www.liveimagegroup.com Team Aruba Determined to Light the Track at ADRL Independence Drags 001.jpgUNION, SOUTH CAROLINA (July 1, 2010) - After a great weekend of racing at the American Drag Racing League (A ... Continue reading

GE Using Nanotechnology to Green the Alberta Oil Sands

GE Using Nanotechnology to Green the Alberta Oil Sands

NISKAYUNA, N.Y.--In the quest to develop more cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels, GE is partnering with the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF) on a $4 million CO2 capture project supported by the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corpor ... Continue reading

Global Number of Traffic Information Users to Exceed 370 Million by 2015, Says ABI Research

Global Number of Traffic Information Users to Exceed 370 Million by 2015, Says ABI Research

LONDON--Traffic Information maintains its position as the most important feature of navigation services with the global number of traffic information users expected to grow from 57 million in 2010 to more than 370 million in 2015, according to the latest market data from ABI Research. “Navigation users continue to ap ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Satisfaction With Class 8 Trucks Declines Considerably After Nine Months of Ownership

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Satisfaction With Class 8 Trucks Declines Considerably After Nine Months of Ownership

International Ranks Highest in Vocational Truck Segment and in Dealer Service Among Class 8 Customers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 1 -- Among Class 8 truck owners, satisfaction peaks in the first nine months the truck is in service, then decreases notably, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Heavy-Du ... Continue reading

JEGS Perfect Start iPhone application now available

JEGS Perfect Start iPhone application now available

JEGS Perfect Start iPhone application now available DELAWARE, Ohio (July 1) -- Honing your starting line skills has never been easier thanks to the brand-new JEGS Perfect Start iPhone application, which is free to download and use. "We're in a global environment and by offering this free app we're hoping to fill a spec ... Continue reading

JULY 8: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart to Donate 4,200 Backpacks to Chicago-Area Children In Need

JULY 8: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart to Donate 4,200 Backpacks to Chicago-Area Children In Need

[cid:image003.jpg@01CA3AAC.0EE428A0] MEDIA ALERT WHO: Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(tm) champion and driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy, will headline a special "Back To School Celebration" event at a local Office Depot store in Chicago. Stewart will be helping Chicago-area kids get r ... Continue reading

June Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®;PMI at 56.2%;New Orders, Production and Employment Growing;Supplier Deliveries Slower;Inventories Contracting

June Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®;PMI at 56.2%;New Orders, Production and Employment Growing;Supplier Deliveries Slower;Inventories Contracting

TEMPE, Ariz.--Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 11th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 14th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “BP oil spill will impact business conditions over ... Continue reading

Manheim Used Vehicle Index Conference Call - July 8 (Please RSVP)

Manheim Used Vehicle Index Conference Call - July 8 (Please RSVP)

The next Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index quarterly call is scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 8th. You are invited to join Tom Webb, Manheim’s chief economist and the compiler of the Index, as he discusses the major economic and industry trends that have shaped the quarter. Tom will also take your ... Continue reading

Matt Crafton Pulls Double Duty at Iowa Speedway

Matt Crafton Pulls Double Duty at Iowa Speedway

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Mecum Corvette Auction

Mecum Corvette Auction

SALES TOP $4.5 MILLION AT MECUM BLOOMINGTON GOLD CORVETTE AUCTION MARENGO, Ill. - Mecum Auctions announces total gross sales - excluding buyer's premium - for its two-day Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction in St. Charles, Ill., were $4.5 million. More than 300 Corvettes crossed the block at Bloomington Gold, and the Top ... Continue reading

Oncor Supports GM Electric Cars with Smart Meters and CREZ Lines

Oncor Supports GM Electric Cars with Smart Meters and CREZ Lines

DALLAS--As General Motors announced Texas availability of the nation’s first plug-in Chevrolet Volts, Oncor affirmed its commitment to make electric car ownership a smart transportation choice. “For 7 million people, information from new Smart Meters is expected to help them reduce their usage five to ten perc ... Continue reading

RM Purchases Former Kruse Auction Park

RM Purchases Former Kruse Auction Park

- RM expands with acquisition of well-known Auburn, Indiana auction park - New RM subsidiary launched - Auctions America by RM - Collector car expert, Donnie Gould appointed President of new venture - Famous Labor Day weekend collector car auction continues this year AUBURN, Ind., July 1 -- Rob Myers, Chairman and Foun ... Continue reading

Shuttle Express Adds Propane-Fueled Vans to Fleet

Shuttle Express Adds Propane-Fueled Vans to Fleet

SEATTLE--Shuttle Express is moving toward a greener fleet with the addition of 10 new propane-fueled shuttle vans to its line-up. The new vans will transport airport travelers over 2 million miles in their first year of service. “Propane is a good choice for our operation because of its availability. It’s a go ... Continue reading

STMicroelectronics Hosts Discussions on the Future of Automotive Infotainment

STMicroelectronics Hosts Discussions on the Future of Automotive Infotainment

GENEVA, July 1 -- STMicroelectronics , the world's largest supplier of components for digital radio receivers, will host this year's WorldDMB Car Manufacturers Workshop in Munich, Germany, on July 7, 2010. The international forum brings together car makers, broadcasters and equipment manufacturers to discuss the curren ... Continue reading

Sweet earns $3000 in WTF Cup

Sweet earns $3000 in WTF Cup

  PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,  JUNE 30, 2010 MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: bsullivan@handyracingpromotions.com  Sweet comes home to take $3000 victory in Wednesday night WTF Cup  By Bill Sullivan, Handy Racing Promotions Media Relations  PLACERVILLE, CA (6-30-10)–  Wil ... Continue reading

The Lubrizol Corporation July 29 Earnings Teleconference

The Lubrizol Corporation July 29 Earnings Teleconference

CLEVELAND, July 1 -- The Lubrizol Corporation will hold a teleconference with analysts and investors on July 29, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to review the results for the second quarter of 2010. Participating in the teleconference will be James L. Hambrick, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Charles ... Continue reading

This Ride is Your Ride: To All Riders Celebrating our Nation’s Independence, the ATV Safety Institute Offers Tips for a Safe Fourth of July Weekend

This Ride is Your Ride: To All Riders Celebrating our Nation’s Independence, the ATV Safety Institute Offers Tips for a Safe Fourth of July Weekend

IRVINE, Calif.--Under a sky filled with fireworks and smelling of BBQs, millions of Americans will celebrate the upcoming Fourth of July weekend behind the handlebars of their ATVs. With more than 35 million riders operating over 10 million ATVs across the U.S., understanding the importance of safe and responsible ridi ... Continue reading

Timken-XEMC Joint Venture in China Shipping Ultra-Large Bore Bearings from Its Xiangtan, Hunan Facility

Timken-XEMC Joint Venture in China Shipping Ultra-Large Bore Bearings from Its Xiangtan, Hunan Facility

Timken is serving the world's top wind turbine manufacturers with expanded capacity in America, Europe and China CANTON, Ohio, July 1 -- The Timken Company said its Timken-XEMC Joint Venture in Xiangtan, Hunan province, China, recently began delivering its initial production of ultra-large bore bearings to XEMC Windpow ... Continue reading

T-Minus 20 Months: Daytona

T-Minus 20 Months: Daytona

<http://www.caracingnews.com/admin/newsletter/Images/logo_c aracingnews.gif> June 28, 2010 <http://www.caracingnews.com/event.asp?id=235> <http://www.caracingnews.com/event.asp?id=235> Rolex 24 At Daytona Daytona (FL), USA <http://www.caracingnews.com/admin/newsletter/Images/pr_leaf_right.g if> T-MINUS 20 MONTHS: DAYTO ... Continue reading

Traffic Safety Coalition Reminds Illinois Drivers to Exercise Good Judgment and Caution During Fourth of July Weekend

Traffic Safety Coalition Reminds Illinois Drivers to Exercise Good Judgment and Caution During Fourth of July Weekend

Four Simple Steps Will Keep Illinois Roads Safer CHICAGO, July 1 -- In advance of the upcoming Fourth of July long weekend, the Traffic Safety Coalition is reminding Illinois drivers to put safety first. Whether it is packing up the car for a weekend getaway, heading out to watch the fireworks, or visiting with family ... Continue reading

TRW's Collision Mitigation Braking Delivers Affordable City Driving Safety

TRW's Collision Mitigation Braking Delivers Affordable City Driving Safety

LIVONIA, Mich., July 1 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , the global leader in active and passive safety, has today unveiled its Collision Mitigation Braking (CMB) technology which provides drivers with additional braking support in the event of an imminent collision with a moving or stationary object. The system is pr ... Continue reading

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Voids Certificates Approving Import of Up to 200,000 Small Recreational Vehicles /Agency may levy penalties

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Voids Certificates Approving Import of Up to 200,000 Small Recreational Vehicles /Agency may levy penalties

*CONTACT:* Cathy Milbourn Milbourn.cathy@epa.gov 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* June 30, 2010 * * * * *EPA Voids Certificates Approving Import of Up to 200,000 Small Recreational Vehicles *** * * "Agency may levy penalties **" *WASHINGTON** *-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew it ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - Parker Leads in the Joe Gibbs Racing Oil ASA Member Track Championship

ASA Press Release - Parker Leads in the Joe Gibbs Racing Oil ASA Member Track Championship

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE June 30, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~ ... Continue reading

Boating Magazine Honors Harry Schoell, Cyclone Power Technologies’ CEO

Boating Magazine Honors Harry Schoell, Cyclone Power Technologies’ CEO

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies’ (Pink Sheets: CYPW) CEO, Harry Schoell, has been honored by Boating Magazine as one of five “game changingâ€??? innovators in the boating industry. “who has been boating’s never-ending source of new ideas.” Mr. Schoell, who has designed boats a ... Continue reading

Cross Country Automotive Services Names Jack Bowen as Chief Marketing Officer

Cross Country Automotive Services Names Jack Bowen as Chief Marketing Officer

MEDFORD, Mass., June 30 -- Cross Country Automotive Services (Cross Country), one of the largest providers of driver and vehicle assistance services in North America, today announced that Jack Bowen has joined as senior vice president, general manager - Automotive Services and as chief marketing officer. Bowen will be ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Opens Its 12th 'Customer-Choice' Location at San Jose International Airport

Dollar Thrifty Opens Its 12th 'Customer-Choice' Location at San Jose International Airport

DTG plans continued expansion of the service to additional locations by year-end TULSA, Okla., June 30 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that it is now offering customers its customer-choice rental service at the San Jose International Airport (SJC). San Jose marks the Company's 12th operation to ... Continue reading

EurocarsUS & Tesla Motors Present 'MN Drives the Future', July 2nd

EurocarsUS & Tesla Motors Present 'MN Drives the Future', July 2nd

EurocarsUS in Eden Prairie to Display Tesla Electric Super cars in MN. MINNEAPOLIS, June 30 -- Several Tesla Roadster Sports will be available on July 2nd from 10am to 4 pm for viewing, and test-driving by qualified buyers. Prizes, including free test drives for the general public, will be available. The Roadster Sport ... Continue reading

European Union vendor-Electric scooter/bike/motorcycle from China factory

European Union vendor-Electric scooter/bike/motorcycle from China factory

http://www.electricscooterschina.com we export high quality Electric scooter/motorcycle/bike with EEC/COC(EU)approval AND DOT(USA/CA)Approval. You can import to EU Countries,USA/Canada and so on.the price and catalogue in the attachment.pls check it. if you are interested in pls reply to EMAIL: elvehicleexport@qq.com ( ... Continue reading

ExecuCar(R) Sedan Service Now Available in Orlando, Fla.

ExecuCar(R) Sedan Service Now Available in Orlando, Fla.

ExecuCar(R) celebrates with five dollar discount on all ExecuCar services from June 28th -August 30th PHOENIX, June 30 -- ExecuCar®, the premier luxury sedan service in the U.S., has opened sedan service in Orlando, Fla. making ExecuCar available in 21 markets serving 31 airports around the country. ExecuCar is now ta ... Continue reading

Ford e-News - June 30, 2010

Ford e-News - June 30, 2010

DEARBORN, Mich., June 30 -- All-new Ford Explorer jumps ahead on the safety curve Every driver knows the feeling. You enter a curve too quickly, and suddenly the sense of being out of control takes you to the edge. To address this, Ford is introducing its new Curve Control technology - designed to help drivers maintain ... Continue reading

Ford Set to Roll Into New Orleans as Exclusive Automotive Partner of 2010 Essence Music Festival

Ford Set to Roll Into New Orleans as Exclusive Automotive Partner of 2010 Essence Music Festival

DEARBORN, Mich., June 30 -- -- Ford Motor Company is back for the second year as the exclusive automotive partner of the 2010 Essence Music Festival being held this July Fourth weekend in New Orleans -- Ford will be involved with the festival in an organic way that enables people to learn more about Ford's newest produ ... Continue reading

Ford Takes Action to Further Strengthen Balance Sheet by Reducing Debt by $4 Billion

Ford Takes Action to Further Strengthen Balance Sheet by Reducing Debt by $4 Billion

DEARBORN, Mich., June 30 -- -- Ford to pay $3.8 billion in cash to the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust by making scheduled debt payments due on Notes A and B held by the trust and paying the entire remaining balance of Note A ahead of schedule -- Company to pay $255 million of previously deferred quarterly distribut ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Electric Vehicles Unplugged 2010: Government Support Essential to Catalyze Market Growth

Frost & Sullivan Electric Vehicles Unplugged 2010: Government Support Essential to Catalyze Market Growth

LONDON – 30 June, 2010 – Government support for infrastructure development, consumer incentives, and manufacturing will catalyze market growth, concluded parliamentarians and industry leaders at Frost & Sullivan’s second annual Electric Vehicles Unplugged event which took place June 22 – 23 in London. However, ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Announces 2nd Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Genuine Parts Company Announces 2nd Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

ATLANTA, June 30 -- Genuine Parts Company plans to release Second Quarter Earnings on July 16, 2010. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by Chairman, President and CEO Tom Gallagher and Vice Chairman and CFO Jerry ... Continue reading

Hyundai Becomes Title Sponsor of the Sun Bowl

Hyundai Becomes Title Sponsor of the Sun Bowl

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 30 -- Tapping into the passion of college football fans, Hyundai Motor America and the local Hyundai of El Paso dealership have agreed to be the title sponsor of the Sun Bowl. Hyundai signed a four-year contract to serve as the game's title sponsor for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The title ... Continue reading

King Taco 200 - K&N Pro Series - FIREWORKS

King Taco 200 - K&N Pro Series - FIREWORKS

KING TACO 200 TOYOTA SPEEDWAY – JULY 3 K&N PRO SERIES + AUTO CLUB LATE MODELS FIREWORKS ON THE TRACK AND IN THE SKY! Irwindale, Calif. - - Toyota Speedway’s annual Independence Day Celebration has become one of the most-anticipated events of the year, a supercharged fireworks show, always the most spectacular in th ... Continue reading

Koch and GGRT ready for Irwindale

Koch and GGRT ready for Irwindale

 For Immediate Release, June 28, 2010 Media Contact: Bill Sullivan: sullivanimages@sbcglobal.net Team Information: www.goldengateracingteam.com  Koch and Golden Gate Racing locked and loaded for Irwindale  By Bill Sullivan, GGRT Media Relations  SAN FRANCISCO, CA  (6-28-10) –  After being stricken fr ... Continue reading

Li-ion Motors Corp. (OTCBB: LMCO) (Frankfort XETRA:LL9L) Li-ion Motors Wave II At the Top of the Leader Board at the Progressive Automotive X-Prize with Overall Average 182.4 MPGe

Li-ion Motors Corp. (OTCBB: LMCO) (Frankfort XETRA:LL9L) Li-ion Motors Wave II At the Top of the Leader Board at the Progressive Automotive X-Prize with Overall Average 182.4 MPGe

LAS VEGAS--Li-ion Motors Corp. (OTCBB:LMCO)Â (Frankfort XETRA:LL9L) www.Li-ionMotors.com, 21st Century Design & Engineering of emission-free, all electric high speed long range automotive propulsion systems using the latest lithium-ion battery technology, proudly announces that Team Li-ion Motors in departing Michigan ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz and Star Chef Michael White Take the Art of Summer Picnicking on the Road

Mercedes-Benz and Star Chef Michael White Take the Art of Summer Picnicking on the Road

MONTVALE, N.J., June 30 -- With the summer season in full swing, Mercedes-Benz sets the stage for the perfect escape with an "On the Road" picnic menu created by renowned chef Michael White, Executive Chef and Partner of Alto, Convivio and Marea in New York City. Marea, his most recent restaurant, was awarded the 2010 ... Continue reading

Navistar Enters Supply Agreement with Turkish Bus Manufacturer Otokar

Navistar Enters Supply Agreement with Turkish Bus Manufacturer Otokar

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar Engine Group, an operating unit of Navistar, Inc., closed an agreement to supply diesel engines to Turkish vehicle manufacturer, Otokar. Within the framework of this agreement, MWM International Motores, Navistar's South American affiliate, will produce MaxxForce® engines to power buses i ... Continue reading

New Product: Ford Cummins F-Series Swap Kits

New Product: Ford Cummins F-Series Swap Kits

To see the latest from FordCummins.com, please visit http://www.morr-ink.com/FC/FCreleases.htm. Thank you. Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102534218934&ea=submit %40theautochannel.com&a=1102660813262 This email was sent to submit@theautochannel.com by tom@morr-ink.com. Instant removal with Sa ... Continue reading

Nissan Foundation Awards $578,500 to 28 Nonprofit Organizations

Nissan Foundation Awards $578,500 to 28 Nonprofit Organizations

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 30 -- The Nissan Foundation, a charitable-giving arm of Nissan North America, Inc., has recently awarded a total of $578,500 in grants to 28 nonprofit organizations in Middle Tennessee, Northeast Texas, South Central Mississippi, Southern California and in the metro areas of Atlanta, Detroit and N ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Defense Announces New Delivery Orders for Heavy-Duty Army Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense Announces New Delivery Orders for Heavy-Duty Army Vehicles

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation announced today its Defense division has received two delivery orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for the U.S. Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV). The two delivery orders are valued at roughly $600 million and extend production for near ... Continue reading

P1 ENGINES SCORES EIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT IKF SPRINT GRAND NATIONALS

P1 ENGINES SCORES EIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT IKF SPRINT GRAND NATIONALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 29, 2010) CONTACT: Race Tech Development 317.270.8723 Info@RaceTechDevelopment.com P1 ENGINES SCORES EIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT IKF SPRINT GRAND NATIONALS "Nine Screaming Eagles and more than twenty five top five results" June 29, 2010 - Heading to the International Karting Federation ( ... Continue reading

Prominent SAE International Members Receive Technical Standards Award

Prominent SAE International Members Receive Technical Standards Award

WARRENDALE, Pa., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Six top industry professionals received SAE International's Technical Standards Board (TSB) Outstanding Achievement Awards, as selected by the SAE Material, Process and Parts Council. The group received the awards at the Award Ceremony during the SAE 2010 World Congre ... Continue reading

Republic Services Contracts with Clean Energy to Supply LNG Fuel to Republic’s Solid Waste Truck Fleets that Serve 55 California Cities

Republic Services Contracts with Clean Energy to Supply LNG Fuel to Republic’s Solid Waste Truck Fleets that Serve 55 California Cities

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted with major solid waste operator Republic Services to deliver clean-burning, environmentally friendly LNG fuel to three Republic divisions in California: Republic Waste Services of Southern California, Consolidated Disposal (Los Angeles County) and Solano Garba ... Continue reading

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Awarded Lithium Ion Vehicle Battery Development Grant Worth $500,000

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Awarded Lithium Ion Vehicle Battery Development Grant Worth $500,000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Lavin A. Lavin Communications 516-944-4486 alc@alavin.com www.alavin.com SOUTHWEST NANOTECHNOLOGIES AWARDED LITHIUM ION VEHICLE BATTERY DEVELOPMENT GRANT WORTH $500,000 -- Project Focused on Developing Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Cathode Materials for Electric Powered Vehicle Batterie ... Continue reading

Targa Trophy Event #1 Results

Targa Trophy Event #1 Results

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TOYOTA AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES ACHIEVE RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS WITH MANHEIM ONLINE EVENT SALES IN JUNE

TOYOTA AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES ACHIEVE RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS WITH MANHEIM ONLINE EVENT SALES IN JUNE

corp_C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lois Rossi June 30, 2010 Director Public Relations, Manheim (678) 645-2028 TOYOTA AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES ACHIEVE RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS WITH MANHEIM ONLINE EVENT SALES IN JUNE ATLANTA - Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Lexus Financial Services (LFS), Toyota Motor Sales U. ... Continue reading

US Organizations Save an Average of $320,000 Annually on Car Rental Fees Through Ongoing Negotiations, According to Runzheimer International Study

US Organizations Save an Average of $320,000 Annually on Car Rental Fees Through Ongoing Negotiations, According to Runzheimer International Study

Cost Saving Opportunities Exist for Companies Using the Runzheimer International Travel Management Network to Negotiate Better Deals WATERFORD, Wis., June 30 -- A new survey released today by Runzheimer International cites that organizations actively pursuing negotiations with car rental companies are reaping measurabl ... Continue reading

Ceridian Stored Value Solutions Travels the Road with Vehicle Administrative Services

Ceridian Stored Value Solutions Travels the Road with Vehicle Administrative Services

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Ceridian Stored Value Solutions (SVS), a leading prepaid, gift card, and stored value solution provider, has partnered with Vehicle Administrative Services, Ltd. (VAS) to implement Maintenance Pro Plus (MPP) Direct Vehicle Maintenance and Protection Program. “Our prepaid expertise and service combine ... Continue reading

Colorado DOT Extends SpeedInfo Solar-Powered, Doppler Sensor Coverage from Denver to Colorado Springs, Building on Success of Earlier Deployment

Colorado DOT Extends SpeedInfo Solar-Powered, Doppler Sensor Coverage from Denver to Colorado Springs, Building on Success of Earlier Deployment

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Eager to expand the quality and quantity of traffic information it provides drivers, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has expanded its deployment of SpeedInfo’s Solar-Powered Doppler Sensors to include CO-285 and CO-470 in the Denver area, as well as along I-25 between Denver an ... Continue reading

DIXON, ANDERSON, SMITH, MUSI TONIGHT ON WFO RADIO

DIXON, ANDERSON, SMITH, MUSI TONIGHT ON WFO RADIO

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* * * *DIXON, ANDERSON, SMITH, MUSI TONIGHT ON WFO RADIO* HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (June 29, 2010) - Recent NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series race winners Larry Dixon, Greg Anderson, Matt Smith, and Pat Musi appear on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday with Joe Castello, live tonight at 7 p.m. ET. To listen live o ... Continue reading

Dodge Brand Amplifies High-performance Action Around Daytona

Dodge Brand Amplifies High-performance Action Around Daytona

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 29 -- -- Dodge will host more than 100 Dodge Challenger owners and their vehicles during the weekend when Dodge Challenger returns to NASCAR competition in Nationwide Series after an almost 30 year absence -- Interactive trackside Dodge display features various activities, giveaways and driver ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Daytona International Speedway Advance Notes

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Daytona International Speedway Advance Notes

NEWS RELEASE Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 8500 Westmoreland Drive * Concord, NC 28027 USA Phone (704) 662-9642 www.earnhardtganassi.com <http://www.earnhardtganassi.com> Daytona International Speedway Advance Notes Race: Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola on Saturday, July 3 Track: Daytona International ... Continue reading

ECOtality Announces New Corporate Headquarters

ECOtality Announces New Corporate Headquarters

SAN FRANCISCO--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced the new location of its corporate headquarters today. The Company’s new base of operations is San Francisco, California. The Bay Area is a nexus for the electric vehicle industry, and California is expe ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for Second Quarter 2010 Results

Federal-Mogul Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for Second Quarter 2010 Results

Federal-Mogul Corporation has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. Title: Federal-Mogul Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Web Cast for Second Quarter 2010 Results Date(s): 29-Jun-2010 8:03 AM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here -------------------------------- ... Continue reading

Gates Announces Revolutionary Hydraulic Live Swivel

Gates Announces Revolutionary Hydraulic Live Swivel

DENVER--Gates Corporation today announced the availability of Gates Live Swivel couplings for use in high pressure rotating hydraulic applications. This new technology helps protect hoses, increases safety, prevents equipment damage and environmental contamination. Gates Hydraulic Live Swivels use a new, patented †... Continue reading

GM Hosts Global Business Conference for the Financial Community

GM Hosts Global Business Conference for the Financial Community

Senior leaders provide in-depth overview of the new company's global business and offer hands-on driving experience in GM's great new vehicles DETROIT, June 29 -- The new General Motors today hosted a group of approximately 200 members of the financial community and other stakeholders at its first annual Global Busines ... Continue reading

High and Ultra High-performance Tyres Drive the Polish Aftermarket, Says Frost & Sullivan

High and Ultra High-performance Tyres Drive the Polish Aftermarket, Says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON – 29 June, 2010 – Despite a recent slight decrease in light vehicle sales, the Polish tyre aftermarket will remain stable thanks mainly to winter tyre and high-performance (HP)/ultra high-performance (UHP) tyre sales. Factors such as speed, performance and appearance are expected to play key roles in promoti ... Continue reading

Joes Hitch, Trailer & Truck Accessories Is Hitchin on Up in the Automotive Industry by Acquiring Three Companies

Joes Hitch, Trailer & Truck Accessories Is Hitchin on Up in the Automotive Industry by Acquiring Three Companies

DALLAS, June 29 -- Joes Hitch, Trailer & Truck Accessories today announced it has bought three companies: A Lifetime Auto Collision, Quest Rent a Car & Sales and AllStar Towing to create a new "one-stop shop" concept that has taken the industry by storm. Hitch It! Tow It! Repair It! Rent It! Jamey Wozniak, this head-tu ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM As we enter Round 8 of 12 in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, the No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola of Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson tops the lap charts. The No. 75 Krohn entry has completed more laps than any GRAND-AM DP car this season (1,501 of 1,548 ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM

Krohn Racing Covers More Distance in GRAND-AM As we enter Round 8 of 12 in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, the No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola of Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson tops the lap charts. The No. 75 Krohn entry has completed more laps than any GRAND-AM DP car this season (1,501 of 1,548 ... Continue reading

"Monster" Tajima Still King of the Mountain

"Monster" Tajima Still King of the Mountain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “MONSTER�?? TAJIMA STILL KING OF THE MOUNTAIN, TAKES PIKES PEAK CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT TIME June 29th, 2010 _COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (June 29, 2010)_ – For the fifth consecutive time, Nobuhiro “Monster�?? Tajima combined experience, skill and Falken to claim over ... Continue reading

MT Graphics - Douglas Motorsports Crandon Video

MT Graphics - Douglas Motorsports Crandon Video

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Latest Work from MT Graphics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Just another day at the office for Scott Douglas and his #7 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Baileigh Industrial Ford F-150 Three Races = Thre ... Continue reading

MT Graphics - Oberg Motorsports Crandon Video

MT Graphics - Oberg Motorsports Crandon Video

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Latest Work from MT Graphics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Video Highlights of Mike Oberg piloting his #80 AMSOIL BFGoodrich Chevy Silverado PRO-2WD during TORC Rounds One & Two at the " ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation to Announce Third Quarter Earnings August 2, 2010

Oshkosh Corporation to Announce Third Quarter Earnings August 2, 2010

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, will issue its third quarter fiscal 2010 financial results on August 2, 2010. The results will be discussed on a webcast beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. To access the webcast, investors should go to www.oshkoshcorporation. ... Continue reading

Press Release: Robertson Motorsports Holds Strong in Sixty Lap at Bowman Gray

Press Release: Robertson Motorsports Holds Strong in Sixty Lap at Bowman Gray

Below and attached is a press release for Robertson Motorsports. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need more information. Robertson Motorsports Holds Strong in Sixty Lap at Bowman Gray Winston-Salem, NC: Robertson Motorsports was ready to perform again Saturday night at Bowman Gray Stadium. Th ... Continue reading

Short Course Comes Home To California ...

Short Course Comes Home To California ...

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED... THANKS VERY MUCH! HOPE THAT YOU CAN JOIN US AT GLEN HELEN. ... Continue reading

Three Exciting Nights of Racing at SSP This Weekend Begins on Thursday

Three Exciting Nights of Racing at SSP This Weekend Begins on Thursday

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Nights of Great Racing at SSP This Weekend Wednesday Night Test & Tune also on Tap. Newberrytown, PA (June 29, 2010) - An exciting weekend of racing action begins this Thursday night, July 1, with the Eichelberger's U-Pull-It Super Show V featuring the 4 ... Continue reading

Traffic Deaths Skyrocket on the 4th of July

Traffic Deaths Skyrocket on the 4th of July

Barbecues, fireworks and car crashes? Yes, the 4th of July is the most dangerous holiday for traffic fatalities. Please call us to schedule an interview. [cid:image001.jpg@01CB1780.EF57C2F0] For Immediate Release Contact: Media Relations June 29, 2010 (800) 397-1679 CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE, BUT NAVIGATE WITH CARE Traffi ... Continue reading

Xnergy Financial Supports Gasoline Retailing/Convenience Store Transaction Between Southside Oil and Catterton Partners

Xnergy Financial Supports Gasoline Retailing/Convenience Store Transaction Between Southside Oil and Catterton Partners

Xnergy Investment Banking Group In Financing of Multi-Million Dollar Deal, One of the Largest C-Store Deals of the Year LOS ANGELES, June 29 -- Xnergy Financial, LLC announced that it has provided investment banking services in a transaction valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, which has established the large ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports' Compiles List of Useful Smart-Phone Apps For Motorists

Consumer Reports' Compiles List of Useful Smart-Phone Apps For Motorists

YONKERS, N.Y., June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Reports provides a list of useful smart-phone apps for drivers, tested for the major smart-phone platforms, in the August issue of the magazine. Some of the apps are free. The full list is available in the August issue of Consumer Reports, which goes on sale Ju ... Continue reading

Saab Cars North America Launches New Advertising Campaign: Changing Perspectives

Saab Cars North America Launches New Advertising Campaign: Changing Perspectives

ROYAL OAK, Mich., June 28 -- -- Saab returns to television as a newly independent company -- Ads celebrate Saab's Scandinavian roots, feature "Move Your Mind" tagline -- Ads to span television, radio, print and online -- Saab introduces four new products in 12 months Saab Cars North America is announcing its plans for ... Continue reading

Bosch Appoints New CFO, Three Regional Presidents for North American Operations

Bosch Appoints New CFO, Three Regional Presidents for North American Operations

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 28 -- -- Bosch appoints Maximiliane Straub as chief financial officer and executive vice president, Controlling, Finance and Administration in North America -- Peter Slaski is named regional president Chassis Systems Brakes Division North America -- D. Scott Winchip becomes the regional pr ... Continue reading

L.A. METRO Transit Agency Awards Clean Energy New CNG Station Upgrade, Operation & Maintenance Contract to Help Support America' Largest Clean-Air Bus Fleet

L.A. METRO Transit Agency Awards Clean Energy New CNG Station Upgrade, Operation & Maintenance Contract to Help Support America' Largest Clean-Air Bus Fleet

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has secured a new 10-year contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) to upgrade, operate and maintain CNG bus fueling facilities supporting two METRO operating divisions. Over the next 12 months, Clean Energy will reconfigure and upgrade CNG ... Continue reading

F.A.S.T. Ride Motorcycle Event in Chicago's Western Suburbs to Fight Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:

F.A.S.T. Ride Motorcycle Event in Chicago's Western Suburbs to Fight Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:

150-mile Charity Ride Set for Sunday, August 15 CHICAGO, June 28 -- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) costs Illinois an estimated amount of $344,625,810 every year. Of all the potential birth disorders, FASD is the most preventable and the most common. Drinking alcohol while pregnant can cause FASD and it affects ... Continue reading

Ford Customer Service Division Launches NASCAR Sprint Cup Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Ford Customer Service Division Launches NASCAR Sprint Cup Car Design Contest to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION LAUNCHES NASCAR SPRINT CUP CAR DESIGN CONTEST TO SUPPORT JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION • Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) has joined the effort of finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes by partnering with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in raising funds and awarene ... Continue reading

Holley Performance Successfully Reorganizes and Emerges From Chapter 11

Holley Performance Successfully Reorganizes and Emerges From Chapter 11

NEW YORK, June 28 -- Holley Performance Products Inc. announced that it has significantly improved its capital structure and liquidity through a successful voluntary bankruptcy reorganization that became effective on June 22, 2010. As a result of the reorganization, the Company reduced its debt by over $59 million and ... Continue reading

Joe Hudson's Collision Centers Approved to Join AutoBody Alliance Network

Joe Hudson's Collision Centers Approved to Join AutoBody Alliance Network

DECATUR, Ala.--Joe Hudson’s Collision Centers has recently been approved to join the AutoBody Alliance network of high-quality repair facilities. AutoBody Alliance carefully selects facilities using a set of strict requirements in order to maintain a valuable, comprehensive network of trusted automotive body sho ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Okla.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Okla.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TULSA RACEWAY PARK, TULSA, OKLA. Monday, June 28, 2010 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 MANNERS, CALLAWAY WINNERS IN TULSA TULSA, Okla. (June 28, 2010) - Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, and Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, took the ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Tulsa Raceway, Tulsa Okla.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Tulsa Raceway, Tulsa Okla.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Tulsa Raceway Park *Racing Update Racing was halted for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Tulsa Raceway Park on Sunday due to late afternoon rain showers. Racing resumed this morning in all classes at 9 a.m. local time with eliminations scheduled to be completed by this afternoo ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Ore.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Ore.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP, WOODBURN, ORE. Monday June 28, 2010 Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 Severance and Hough Earn Victories at Les Schwab Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip WOODBURN, Ore. (June 28, 2010) - In the final results from th ... Continue reading

Positive Reception in North America Leads Hankook Tire to Expand Lincoln MKT Supply

Positive Reception in North America Leads Hankook Tire to Expand Lincoln MKT Supply

First time supplying 20-inch UHP tires to a North American car manufacturer WAYNE, N.J., June 28 -- Extending their reach within the Ford family, Hankook recently announced that it will expand its fitments on the 2011 Lincoln MKT in Canada by adding a 20-inch high performance tire in addition to the 19-inch tire curren ... Continue reading

Scion Enthusiasts Sought for Upcoming Event in Indianapolis

Scion Enthusiasts Sought for Upcoming Event in Indianapolis

Thousands of Midwestern Scion Fans Expected to Converge on O'Reilly Raceway Park Saturday, July 17 for Sixth Annual Scion Exposed(TM) Program INDIANAPOLIS, June 28 -- Scion, the youth brand of Toyota, is bringing its annual Scion Exposed(TM) program to Indianapolis' O'Reilly Raceway Park on Saturday, July 17. The one-d ... Continue reading

SweeterAlternative.com Offers Sonoma Getaway for Indy Grand Prix

SweeterAlternative.com Offers Sonoma Getaway for Indy Grand Prix

Contest Will Raise Awareness about the Benefits of Sugarcane Ethanol WASHINGTON, June 28 -- SweeterAlternative.com today announced a contest that will send one winner and a guest on a three night, four day getaway to California's world famous wine country for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma (August 20-22nd, 2010). Sweete ... Continue reading

Tesla Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Tesla Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Tesla Motors, Inc. , a manufacturer of highway-capable fully electric vehicles and electric vehicle powertrain components, today announced its initial public offering of 13,300,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. The shares will begin trading on Tuesday, June ... Continue reading

AIM's Ostella 7th - Pegram 2nd in Expert Class

AIM's Ostella 7th - Pegram 2nd in Expert Class

For a PDF version of this release, www.aimautosport.com/media/20100628_New_Jersey_race_2.pdf AIM's Ostella 7th, Pegram 2nd in Expert Class AIM Autosport rebounds in 2nd New Jersey race Millville, New Jersey (2010.06.28) AIM Autosport celebrated a successful outing at New Jersey Motorsports Park yesterday afternoon as D ... Continue reading

HARMAN and Magneti Marelli Selected to Provide Next Generation Infotainment System

HARMAN and Magneti Marelli Selected to Provide Next Generation Infotainment System

STAMFORD, Conn.--HARMAN, the premium audio and infotainment group , announced today that it has been selected by BMW AG, in partnership with global automotive supplier Magneti Marelli, to provide the next generation entry-level infotainment system for its luxury vehicle platforms. The new multimedia-driven system will ... Continue reading

Hawk Systems, Inc. Launches Biometrics in the Auto Industry (Fingerprint Car Starter) SECUREPASSTM

Hawk Systems, Inc. Launches Biometrics in the Auto Industry (Fingerprint Car Starter) SECUREPASSTM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--Auto theft is one of the biggest problems in the US today. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a vehicle is stolen in the US every 26 seconds. Hawk Systems, Inc.’s (OTCBB:HWSY) (“Hawk Systems�??) has an innovative solution designed to protect from vehicle theft w ... Continue reading

Is There Kryptonite For USAR Pro Cup Series Point Leader Clay Rogers

Is There Kryptonite For USAR Pro Cup Series Point Leader Clay Rogers

Is There Kryptonite For USAR Pro Cup Series Point Leader Clay Rogers? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONCORD, N.C. (June 28, 2010) – With four victories in the first six USARacing Pro Cup Series races, three-time champion Clay Rogers appears unstoppable, but with only three events remaining before the Championship Series ... Continue reading

JULY 8: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart to Donate 4,200 Backpacks to Chicago-Area Children In Need

JULY 8: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart to Donate 4,200 Backpacks to Chicago-Area Children In Need

[cid:image003.jpg@01CA3AAC.0EE428A0] MEDIA ALERT WHO: Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(tm) champion and driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy, will headline a special "Back To School Celebration" event at a local Office Depot store in Chicago. Stewart will be helping Chicago-area kids get r ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Opens Major Facility in Jacksonville Florida

Mercedes-Benz USA Opens Major Facility in Jacksonville Florida

Multiple Operational Units Organized in New State-of-the-Art Facility within Minutes from Airport MONTVALE, N.J., June 28 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announces the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Jacksonville, Florida. Strategically located minutes from the Jacksonville airport, the new facility centra ... Continue reading

NASCAR Haulers On Route 66 - July 2!

NASCAR Haulers On Route 66 - July 2!

FOURTH OF JULY “ROUTE 66” NASCAR HAULER PARADE JULY 2 - ARCADIA to IRWINDALE ROUTE ANNOUNCED King Taco 200 & Fireworks At Toyota Speedway – July 3 Irwindale, Calif. - - More than twenty huge NASCAR haulers will parade down Route 66 some 12 miles from Arcadia to Irwindale early on Friday evening July 2nd to help c ... Continue reading

Rodale Inc. and Nissan Partner to “Master the Shift�?? for a Fourth Year

Rodale Inc. and Nissan Partner to “Master the Shift�?? for a Fourth Year

NEW YORK--Rodale Inc., the authoritative source for trusted content in health and wellness worldwide, today announced its partnership with Nissan will extend into a fourth consecutive year with a new focus. The partnership will introduce active lifestyle enthusiasts to the world’s first mass-production, 100% ele ... Continue reading

USAA Honors Cross Country Automotive Services With Strategic Supplier Excellence Award

USAA Honors Cross Country Automotive Services With Strategic Supplier Excellence Award

MEDFORD, Mass., June 28 -- Cross Country Automotive Services (Cross Country), one of the largest providers of driver and vehicle assistance services in North America, was recently named a recipient of USAA's inaugural Strategic Supplier Excellence Award. USAA is consistently named as one of the top financial service pr ... Continue reading

USAR Pro Cup Series Open Test At North Wilkesboro Speedway

USAR Pro Cup Series Open Test At North Wilkesboro Speedway

USARacing Pro Cup Series Open Test Set For Saturday At North Wilkesboro Speedway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONCORD, N.C. (June 28, 2010) – USARacing's Pro Cup Series will have an open test Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway as part of the historic track's Fourth of July weekend activities. Gates open at 11:30 a.m ... Continue reading

VINtek Surpasses 1000th Customer Milestone

VINtek Surpasses 1000th Customer Milestone

PHILADELPHIA--VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management and electronic lien and title (ELT) services for automotive finance lenders, today announced that it has signed its 1000th customer and continues to add multiple clients a day across all lines of business, including ELT and outsourced automotive colla ... Continue reading

[RealWire] Motorists Adapt Driving Habits As Fuel Prices Soar

[RealWire] Motorists Adapt Driving Habits As Fuel Prices Soar

Company: Nationwide Autocentre (http://www.nationwideautocentres.com/) Release summary: Soaring fuel prices have driven nearly nine in every 10 motorists to take action to reduce their fuel consumption, according to research commissioned by Nationwide Autocentres, the Halfords-owned car servicing, maintenance and MOT c ... Continue reading

Gordon Murray Design Reveals T.25, a Low-Carbon City Car Developed Using the Innovative iStream(R) Manufacturing Process

Gordon Murray Design Reveals T.25, a Low-Carbon City Car Developed Using the Innovative iStream(R) Manufacturing Process

iStream(R) leads to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions over the lifecycle of vehicles produced using this technology MENLO PARK, Calif. and SHALFORD, England, June 28 -- Gordon Murray Design showed today for the first time its T.25 City Car at Oxford University as part of the Smith School's World Forum on Enterpr ... Continue reading

Azure Dynamics Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric Shuttle Bus - Sales Update

Azure Dynamics Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric Shuttle Bus - Sales Update

- Azure Dynamics announces 12 Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric truck and bus sales to a variety of customers across North America - Azure continues a strong sales pace in Q2, 2010 with almost 200 Balance products sold to more than 25 end users since April 1 OAK PARK, MI, June 28 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation's (TSX: AZD)(OT ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Cool Logic® Fan Drives Now Standard on MACK® Granite®, Titan® and Pinnacle(TM) Model Commercial Trucks

BorgWarner Cool Logic® Fan Drives Now Standard on MACK® Granite®, Titan® and Pinnacle(TM) Model Commercial Trucks

BorgWarner Cool Logic® Fan Drives Improve Fuel Economy up to 3%, Extend Life of Entire Cooling System and Deliver Quiet Ride AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 28 -- BorgWarner's improved Cool Logic® variable speed fan drives are now standard equipment on MACK® Granite®, Titan® and Pinnacle(TM) model series heavy-duty comm ... Continue reading

Buehler Motor Teams Up With Inergy Automotive to Reduce Emissions for North American Diesel Cars

Buehler Motor Teams Up With Inergy Automotive to Reduce Emissions for North American Diesel Cars

Buehler Builds on Its Eco-friendly Automotive Business with Contract to Supply Brushless Pump Drive for Inergy SCR Systems MORRISVILLE, N.C., June 28 -- Buehler Motor, Inc., a leading international provider of mechatronic drive and pump solutions with a specialty in the eco-friendly automotive industry, announced today ... Continue reading

EUREKA Innovation Award: Gemalto R&D Project Wins Coveted Pan-European Trophy

EUREKA Innovation Award: Gemalto R&D Project Wins Coveted Pan-European Trophy

AMSTERDAM--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced that the MEDEA+ ONOM@TOPIC+ project has won the EUREKA Innovation finalist trophy. This pan-European award demonstrates Gemalto’s innovation capacity applied to two domains: in providing citizens with secure interoper ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company and Koc Holding Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Ford Otosan Joint Venture

Ford Motor Company and Koc Holding Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Ford Otosan Joint Venture

ISTANBUL, June 28 -- Ford Otosan, the successful automotive joint venture that draws its roots back to industrial pioneers Henry Ford and Vehbi Koc, is marking its 50th anniversary today with a celebration in Istanbul. Over the past five decades, Ford Otosan has been an integral and profitable part of Ford Motor Compan ... Continue reading

Frank151 Announces the Release of Frank Book 151 Pieces: A Summer 2010 Fashion Show Driven by Scion

Frank151 Announces the Release of Frank Book 151 Pieces: A Summer 2010 Fashion Show Driven by Scion

NEW YORK, June 28 -- Frank151 is pleased to present 151 Pieces: A Summer Fashion Show Driven by Scion. In a special collaboration with Scion, Frank151 produced "151 Pieces," a fresh spin on the traditional fashion show & a first for the brand. The show debuted at the Scion Installation LA gallery in Culver City, Califo ... Continue reading

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: Common Challenges, Common Future - JAMA Europe Latest Brochure

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: Common Challenges, Common Future - JAMA Europe Latest Brochure

June 28, 2010 JAMA UPDATE NEWS [ http://www.jama-english.jp/ ] =========================================================== Common Challenges, Common Future - Japanese Auto Manufacturers Contribute to the Competitiveness of Europe's Motor Industry The latest brochure from JAMA Europe, "Common Challenges, Common Future" ... Continue reading

Mobis Transportation/Bikestation Named One of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

Mobis Transportation/Bikestation Named One of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 28 -- Mobis Transportation/Bikestation, the nation's only turnkey bicycle and alternative transportation transit network, today announced that the company has been named one of the 25 Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs in Bloomberg Businessweek's second annual U.S. roundup of sustainable busin ... Continue reading

Tuthill Drive Systems Announces New Vice President Business Development

Tuthill Drive Systems Announces New Vice President Business Development

BROOKSTON, Ind., June 28 -- Tuthill Drive Systems, a division of Tuthill Corporation, has appointed David Dunten as Vice President Business Development. Tuthill Drive Systems is a global manufacturing leader of hydraulic powered drive systems for on and off road vehicles. Dunten will be responsible for creating strateg ... Continue reading

VEMME KART ON TOP AT WESTERN CANADIAN ROK SERIES

VEMME KART ON TOP AT WESTERN CANADIAN ROK SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 28, 2010) CONTACT: Race Tech Development 317.270.8723 Info@RaceTechDevelopment.com VEMME KART ON TOP AT WESTERN CANADIAN ROK SERIES "Marcus Brodie puts Vemme Kart on the top step of the podium...again!" June 28, 2010 - Marcus Brodie and his Vemme Kart team travelled to Regina Saskatchewan, C ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto Signs Framework Agreements with Commercial Banks

Wonder Auto Signs Framework Agreements with Commercial Banks

JINZHOU CITY, China, June 28 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer of automotive electrical parts, suspension products and engine accessories in China, today announced that it has signed strategic cooperation framework agreements with two of ... Continue reading

Hoard only 2nd to Repeat, Faxon, Haas and Casey Capture Wins - LVS 6/26/10

Hoard only 2nd to Repeat, Faxon, Haas and Casey Capture Wins - LVS 6/26/10

Ray Hoard Returns To Victory Lane Tom Faxon Holds on Under Pressure, Haas and Casey Capture Wins Saturday June 26, 2010 By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: There really could be only 2 words that described the racing a the legendary high banks at Lebanon Valley Speedway this past Saturday Night: Full Moon! Lets just s ... Continue reading

2010 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX - RACE

2010 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX - RACE

2010 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX VALENCIA 27 JUNE RACE Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished the European Grand Prix in Valencia in 12th and 16th positions today as a frustrating race at the Valencia Street Circuit concluded a difficult weekend for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team. The safety car following Mark Webber's dr ... Continue reading

Beckman advances to quarters in Norwalk

Beckman advances to quarters in Norwalk

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 Fourth annual NHRA Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio June 25-27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BECKMAN ADVANCES TO QUARTERS IN NORWAL ... Continue reading

Brad Sweet will return for Wild Winged Wednesday

Brad Sweet will return for Wild Winged Wednesday

 PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,  JUNE 27, 2010 MEDIA CONTACT: BILL SULLIVAN: bsullivan@handyracingpromotions.com  Photo by BA Photos  Wednesday night WTF Cup brings Brad Sweet back to his home track Top USAC and NASCAR Truck racer to fly in from Huntersville, NC for $3k to win race  ... Continue reading

Capps encouraged by Norwalk quarterfinal finish

Capps encouraged by Norwalk quarterfinal finish

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 Fourth annual NHRA Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio June 25-27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS ENCOURAGED BY NORWALK QUARTERFIN ... Continue reading

FORCE REACHES 208th CAREER FINAL IN NORWALK

FORCE REACHES 208th CAREER FINAL IN NORWALK

2010 TEAM JFR RACE REPORT13th of 23 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Series4th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals June 25-27, 2010Summit Equipment Motorsports ParkNorwalk, Ohio * * * *Final round results from Sunday’s fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park, 13th ra ... Continue reading

Greg Anderson Doubles Up, Wins Summit Racing Equipment Nationals

Greg Anderson Doubles Up, Wins Summit Racing Equipment Nationals

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com , Greg Anderson Doubles Up, Wins Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Norwalk, Ohio, June 27, 2010 - Summit Racing driver Greg Anderson completed a dream weekend on Sunday, capturing the Pro Stock title at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwa ... Continue reading

Hagan misses in Norwalk opening round

Hagan misses in Norwalk opening round

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 Fourth annual NHRA Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio June 25-27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net HAGAN MISSES IN NORWALK OPENING ROUND ... Continue reading

Late Results - Lucas Oil Off Road - Milller Motorsports Park

Late Results - Lucas Oil Off Road - Milller Motorsports Park

LATE RESULTS LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES 2010 Championship – Rounds 7&8 June 26-28 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah 1.1-mile dirt short track SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2010: PRO2 UNLIMITED 1) Rodrigo Ampuida, Ensenada, MX 2) Todd Le Duc, Cherry Valley, CA 3) Rob Naughton, Flagstaff, AZ PRO4 UNLIMITED 1) Rick Husema ... Continue reading

Late Results - Lucas Oil Off Road - Milller Motorsports Park

Late Results - Lucas Oil Off Road - Milller Motorsports Park

LATE RESULTS LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES 2010 Championship – Rounds 7&8 June 26-28 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah 1.1-mile dirt short track SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2010: PRO2 UNLIMITED 1) Rodrigo Ampuida, Ensenada, MX 2) Todd Le Duc, Cherry Valley, CA 3) Rob Naughton, Flagstaff, AZ PRO4 UNLIMITED 1) Rick Husema ... Continue reading

McClenathan goes to fourth semifinal round of year in Norwalk

McClenathan goes to fourth semifinal round of year in Norwalk

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 Fourth annual NHRA Nationals Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio June 25-27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net MCCLENATHAN GOES TO FOURTH SEMIFINAL R ... Continue reading

SSP Race Results from Saturday Night, June 26

SSP Race Results from Saturday Night, June 26

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Knopp Wins Again and Pickel Claims First Career Victory on Saturday Night at SSP Newberrytown, PA (June 26, 2010) - On a very fast and wide racing surface that provided multiple grooves of racing, Chris Knopp of Fawn Grove won his second straight Late Model fe ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Race Report: Intramural Tussle Earns Line a Semifinal Finish in Norwalk

Summit Racing Jason Line NHRA Race Report: Intramural Tussle Earns Line a Semifinal Finish in Norwalk

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Intramural Tussle Earns Line a Semifinal Finish in Norwalk Event: 4th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Location: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio Day/Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Jason Line and his Summit Racing te ... Continue reading

Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team Exit Norwalk in the First Round

Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team Exit Norwalk in the First Round

Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford Shelby Mustang Nitro Funny Car class NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, OH June 25 - 27, 2010 Race 13 of 23 TASCA AND MOTORCRAFT/QUICK LANE RACING EXIT NORWALK IN FIRST ROUND DEARBORN, ... Continue reading

Team Mopar's Allen Johnson Claims Runner-up at Norwalk

Team Mopar's Allen Johnson Claims Runner-up at Norwalk

June 27, 2010 Norwalk Event Contact: Michael Smith (734) 347-9871 E-mail: msmith@jrthompson.com <mailto:msmith@jrthompson.com> TEAM MOPAR(r) PRO STOCK RACE REPORT 2010 NHRA Full Throttle DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ... Continue reading

Top qualifier Coughlin exits Norwalk after quarterfinals (NHRA/JEGS)

Top qualifier Coughlin exits Norwalk after quarterfinals (NHRA/JEGS)

Top qualifier Coughlin exits Norwalk after quarterfinals NORWALK, Ohio (June 27) -- Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s weekend in his home state of Ohio finished a tad sooner than the five-time world champion would have liked, but after qualifying No. 1 on the Pro Stock grid and taking the early lead in the new K&N Horsepower Challeng ... Continue reading

Alternative Fuels and the Roles They are Destined to Play in the Automotive Scheme of Things

Alternative Fuels and the Roles They are Destined to Play in the Automotive Scheme of Things

Alternative Fuels and the Roles They are Destined to Play in the Automotive Scheme of Things What is an alternative fuel? "Alternative fuels" are vehicle fuels that aren't made from petroleum. There are many kinds of fuels that vehicles can run on that aren't made from petroleum. The United States Department of Energy ... Continue reading

2011 LAND ROVER LR4 REVIEW

2011 LAND ROVER LR4 REVIEW

THE 2011 LAND ROVER LR4: AT HOME EVERYWHERE by Marty Bernstein Editor-at-Large The Auto Channel Land Rover, the iconic British brand, went thru several owners over the past 10+ years including ownership by BMW and Ford Motor Company. Result? The brand’s image had grown stagnate with lackluster products and spotty ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 MAZDA CX-9 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 MAZDA CX-9 REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE 2010 MAZDA CX-9 VEHICLE The Mazda CX-9 could easily get lost in the sea of large-size 3-row crossovers. So what makes this big guy stand out? First, the interior craftsmanship offered by what is essentially a simpler brand. Next, the C ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID REVIEW

SEE ALSO: Mercury Buyers Guide HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE MILAN VEHICLE The Mercury Milan is the fancier rebadged of the Ford Fusion, a sedan with a sleeker grille and side fascia. Therefore, you’re essentially getting the same hybrid powertrain, performanc ... Continue reading

Ave Scores Fourth Trans-Am Pole of 2010 Season at Lime Rock Park

Ave Scores Fourth Trans-Am Pole of 2010 Season at Lime Rock Park

LIME ROCK, July 3, 2010: In this morning’s qualifying session for this afternoon’s fifth round of the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series at Lime Rock Park, series officials elected to sample a new single-car qualifying format, with each driver getting three flying laps. However, while the format may have ch ... Continue reading

Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas Capture 100th Daytona Prototype Race

Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas Capture 100th Daytona Prototype Race

DAYTONA BEACH, July 3, 2010: Drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas of the TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team celebrated the 100th race for the Daytona Prototype class by scoring an impressive victory in Saturday's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway, adding to their record win totals in t ... Continue reading

Briscoe Takes Pole At Watkins Glen

Briscoe Takes Pole At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, July 3, 2010: IZOD IndyCar Series points leader Will Power continued Team Penske's domination of qualifying by earning the pole for the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen . It was his series-leading fifth PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season. Power's top lap of 1 minute, 29.3164 seconds, 135.832 mp ... Continue reading

SunTrust Title Chase Gets Derailed at Daytona

SunTrust Title Chase Gets Derailed at Daytona

Daytona, July 3, 2010: The defending race-winners had little chance to defend their title in Saturday’s Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway as pole-winner Ricky Taylor got spun off the track from behind in the early going and veteran Max Angelelli could salvage only a ninth-place finish in ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Just Misses Top Five at Daytona 250

Krohn Racing Just Misses Top Five at Daytona 250

Daytona, July 3, 2010: The No. 75 Krohn Racing Ford Proto-Auto Lola of team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson finished in the sixth position at the Brumos Porsche 250 race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, July 3rd. The team settled for sixth place after gambling on fuel while running in the fif ... Continue reading

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Finishes Seventh At Daytona

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Finishes Seventh At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, July 3, 2010: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, endured another tough GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series race and overcame a string of early-race incidents – including contact while racing in the lead pack, two related penalties and first gear failure – to fin ... Continue reading

How Did 'APPLYING MAKE-UP WHILE DRIVING' Escape Regulation by the "Diversion Police"

How Did 'APPLYING MAKE-UP WHILE DRIVING' Escape Regulation by the "Diversion Police"

AUTO CENTRAL - July 4, 2010: So let's see, you can't use your cell phone while driving without a hands-free device, you can't text your buddies, but it's okay for women to apply make-up while driving. ... Continue reading

Arizonans Speak: Road Safety Cameras Stay!

Arizonans Speak: Road Safety Cameras Stay!

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Efforts by opponents of Arizona's photo enforcement programs fell significantly short of gathering the required number of signatures to qualify for a statewide referendum to ban photo enforcement on the November 2010 ballot. "Our consistent position that the overwhelming majority of Arizona citizens ... Continue reading

Tips for Staying Cool When Your Teen Starts Asking to Drive

Tips for Staying Cool When Your Teen Starts Asking to Drive

WARWICK, R.I. "Can I have the keys to the car?" may be the most frightening words ever heard, at least to a parent with a teenager in the household. With good reason: according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young people 15 to 20 y ... Continue reading

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