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Mazda Launches MAZDA2 in North America With Branded Facebook Game: DriverVille - VIDEO ENHANCED

Mazda Launches MAZDA2 in North America With Branded Facebook Game: DriverVille - VIDEO ENHANCED

HIROSHIMA - August 7, 2010: Mazda North American Operations will launch the 2011 MAZDA2 in North America with a branded social game on Facebook. Called DriverVille and created by Doner, the game showcases the MAZDA2, positioned as Zoom-Zoom Concentrated: compact and efficient, yet packed with style and substance. To ac ... Continue reading

Honda Demonstrates FCX Clarity at European Youth Parliament's International Session - VIDEO ENHANCED

Honda Demonstrates FCX Clarity at European Youth Parliament's International Session - VIDEO ENHANCED

FRANKFURT - August 7, 2010:Honda is working with the European Youth Parliament to support its 64th International Session, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany between 30th July and 8th August. On Tuesday, a representative from Honda Motor Europe took part in an “expert hearing”, giving members of the Committee ... Continue reading

New 2011 Range Rover: The Go Anywhere Do Anything Vehicle - Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

New 2011 Range Rover: The Go Anywhere Do Anything Vehicle - Review - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marty Bernstein Since Land Rover introduced the first SUV forty years ago -- think of it as a Serengeti Utility Vehicle -- the brand’s reputation for off road dependability has been unmatched. But there have been some major quality bumps along the road to success which have been resolved making Range Rover one ... Continue reading

Sun Trust's Taylor Qualifies Third for Saturday's Crown Royal 200 at The Glen

Sun Trust's Taylor Qualifies Third for Saturday's Crown Royal 200 at The Glen

Watkings Glen, August 7, 2010: The No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara of Wayne Taylor Racing will start Saturday night’s GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Crown Royal 200 at The Glen from the inside of the second row after an abbreviated Daytona Prototype-class qualifying session Friday afternoon at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) I ... Continue reading

Viso Leads KV Racing Technology In Mid-Ohio Practice

Viso Leads KV Racing Technology In Mid-Ohio Practice

LEXINGTON, Aug. 7, 2010: E.J. Viso, coming off a solid testing session last week, gave notice Friday he is ready for another strong qualifying performance with the sixth fastest practice time at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in preparation for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200. Viso, driving the No. 8 PDVSA—KV Racing ... Continue reading

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing And Jon Fogarty Qualify Fourth

GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing And Jon Fogarty Qualify Fourth

WATKINS GLEN, August 7, 2010: A qualifying session that was cut short with over five minutes remaining after two other competitors were involved in an accident saw GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing and driver Jon Fogarty settle for a fourth-place starting berth for tomorrow’s Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen Internation ... Continue reading

Rahal Tops Time Sheet During Opening Practice At Mid-Ohio

Rahal Tops Time Sheet During Opening Practice At Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, Aug. 6, 2010: Ohio native Graham Rahal topped the time chart in the initial IZOD IndyCar Series practice session for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance. The New Albany, Ohio native, competing in his second race of the season with Newman/Haas Racing, had a best lap of 1 minute, 8. ... Continue reading

Pacific Mobile/Biosign Car Qualifies Second At Watkins Glen

Pacific Mobile/Biosign Car Qualifies Second At Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen, August 7, 2010: AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign car will start second in tomorrow’s Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International. Driver, Mark Wilkins, posted a time of 1m 5.642s at 134.365 mph early in a late-afternoon qualifying session before it was black flagged and subsequently ende ... Continue reading

Ironman 55 Weekend To Test Tony Stewart Racing Outlaw Tandem

Ironman 55 Weekend To Test Tony Stewart Racing Outlaw Tandem

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 5, 2010: Just by definition, Ironman encourages thoughts of toughness. Triathletes who push their bodies to the limit chase the title. The fictional character in Marvel Comics who is asked to save the world shares that name. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., has ties to the term following his st ... Continue reading

Falken Tire Ready For The Challenge At Mid-Ohio

Falken Tire Ready For The Challenge At Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Falken Tire Ready for the Challenge at Mid-Ohio 08/06/2010 LEXINGTON, OH - The first of three busy August races of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron begins this weekend at the classic American racetrack, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, when Team Falken once again takes on its GT ... Continue reading

SCCA Runoffs To Be Live Online Again In 2010

SCCA Runoffs To Be Live Online Again In 2010

TOPEKA, August 6, 2010: Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced today that the 2010 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Subway will again have all 24 races broadcast live world wide, on the Internet through SpeedcastTV.com. For the second-straight year, anyone with an Internet connection will be able to ... Continue reading

Sofronas, Cunningham and Saini Take Mid-Ohio World Challenge Poles

Sofronas, Cunningham and Saini Take Mid-Ohio World Challenge Poles

LEXINGTON, Aug. 6, 2010: James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., edged Mike Skeen, of Charlotte, N.C., by just 0.003-second to capture the overall and GT class pole position for this weekend’s Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by GameStreamer World Challenge doubleheader. Peter Cunningham, of Milwau ... Continue reading

AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience Offers Expanded Amenities For Race Fans

AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience Offers Expanded Amenities For Race Fans

TALLADEGA, August 6, 2010: Race fans attending the AMP Energy Pit Tour Experience at Talladega Superspeedway will find their dollar goes a bit further this fall. The track has added several new amenities for race fans to enjoy, including access to the track for pre-race driver introductions. Other value-adding benefits ... Continue reading

General Motors Unveils Buick Regal for First Time in Six Years - VIDEO STORY

General Motors Unveils Buick Regal for First Time in Six Years - VIDEO STORY

DETROIT - August 7, 2010: As part of a total brand transformation, Buick will roll out the Regal nameplate for the first time in six years. Branding itself as a premium sport sedan, Buick hopes to target a younger generation of consumers. The new version is sleeker and more aerodynamic than previous models with an eco- ... Continue reading

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