Saturday, August 6, 2011

Senate Joins House in Passing Bill to Exempt Youth ATVs and Dirtbikes from CPSIA's Lead Content Provisions

The U.S. Senate quickly joined the House of Representatives in passing H.R. 2715, which amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) to categorically exclude youth ATVs and dirtbikes from the lead content provisions. ... Continue reading

Green Car UK Launches Of 2011

Posted by Catherine Jones, ToyotaPlace.Com http://www.toyotaplace.comon August 6, 2011 The Green car launches of 2011 Go green is the buzz phrase of the year. Be it food, clothes or even cars. Everybody has been bitten by the green bug and is trying to become more eco-friendly. Many of the auto majors announced at the ... Continue reading

Ron Paul Issues Statement on S&P Downgrading of U.S. Credit Rating

LAKE JACKSON, Texas--Today, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a statement in response to the credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s decision to downgrade the United States’ credit rating from AAA for the first time in history. The ratings agency has removed the Unite ... Continue reading

IndyCar - Andretti Autosports Mid-Ohio Practice Comments

MARCO ANDRETTI, #26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR Ended the session in P26 "We're having some electrical problems with the car so we were only able to run five laps during practice. There's a disconnect of some kind between the paddle shifters and the gearbox, so basically we can't really shift. It's a shame to miss basi ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Crafton Qualifying Report

Long Pond, August 6, 2011: Qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2nd Aunnual Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 is complete at Pocono Raceway. Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Safe Auto/Carrier/Curb Records Chevrolet Silverado will start 16th after a run-in with the back wall of turn two trying to ... Continue reading

Star Mazda - Horto Qualifies P2 At GP3R

TROIS-RIVIERES, August 6, 2011: J.V. Horto, driver of the No. 7 Juncos Racing / Programa Leiloes car, qualified second for the first of two races this weekend at the Grand-Prix Trois Rivieres. The Brazilian driver kicked off the weekend by topping this morning's official practice session with a best lap time of 1:01.96 ... Continue reading

Motorsports Business - Wildcat - More Motorsports Success In The Defence Industry

London, August 5, 2011: MIA members, Supacat and QT Services, have agreed to create a fully-integrated military variant of the Wildcat 500 DKR, with unrivalled, high-speed performance in harsh environments. Through the Motorsport Industry Association's (MIA) Motorsport to Defence diversification programme, members succ ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Furniture Row To Showcase Farm American Initiative

DENVER, Aug. 5, 2011: In a continuing effort to support the American family farmer and rancher, Furniture Row Racing announced that its No. 78 Sprint Cup Chevrolet, driven by Regan Smith, will display the Farm American initiative as a major associate sponsor at three upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup races -- Michigan Interna ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - FordParts.com Launches Capture the Raptor Sweepstakes

DEARBORN, Aug. 5, 2011: Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and FordParts.com are giving their fans and customers a chance to put a brand new 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor in their driveway by showing off their parts knowledge in the 2011 FordParts.com “Capture the Raptorâ€� sweepstakes. After registering ... Continue reading

ALMS GT3 - PNR And Heinemeier Hansson Set For ALMS Debut At Road America

WESTMONT, August 5, 2011: Porsche Napleton Racing (PNR) and lead driver David Heinemeier Hansson will make their American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron series debut in the No. 97 PNR/37signals Porsche GT3 at the upcoming Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase event at Road America, August 18 – 20 ... Continue reading

POWRi - Lots Of Action To Be Had At Arnie Knepper Memorial

BELLEVILLE, Aug. 5, 2011: POWRi’s Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will race in the 20th annual Arnie Knepper Memorial on Wednesday (Aug. 10) at Belle-Clair Speedway. Knepper was one of the best drivers ever from the St. Louis area. ... Continue reading

Ford Wins 2011 Automotive News Suppliers' Choice Award

Ford is working more closely than ever with suppliers to offer increasing levels of new technologies in its vehicles Ford uses Aligned Business Framework principles to promote early collaboration with suppliers on innovative vehicle features Ford Motor Company , which is working closely with suppliers to offer increasi ... Continue reading

Get Your Heart Racing With Ford Test Track Drives

Get Your Heart Racing on Ford's Test Track “ What gets your heart racing? A high-speed drive in a Mustang GT? Bidding on a “one of oneâ collector's car, a 2012 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca? Access to an exclusive, highly restricted test track? A chat with Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally? You can do all of these at G ... Continue reading

Hertz Extends Exchange Offer to Acquire Dollar Thrifty

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("Hertz") today announced that it has extended the expiration date of its exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. ("Dollar Thrifty") for $57.60 in cash and 0.8546 shares of Hertz common stock. The exchange offer and withdrawal rights are now schedul ... Continue reading