Aug 2, 2010
FULLERTON, Aug. 2, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation has signed a contract extension to sponsor the annual Pebble Beach Concours dâElegance through 2016. Yokohama has been a major sponsor of the prestigious mid-summer classic car showcase since 2005. This yearâs event âits 60th â is scheduled for Sund ... Continue reading
RRDC Announces Election Of 31 New Members
Aug 2, 2010
HILLIARD, Aug. 1, 2010: The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) has elected 31 new members for 2010, announced RRDC president Bobby Rahal. With a collective seven IRL/Champ Car championships, three Indy 500 wins and dozens of major U.S. and international road-racing victories, "this is perhaps one of the most impressive gr ... Continue reading
Ford Fiesta Debuts At MIS As Pace Car In August
Jul 30, 2010
DEARBORN, July 29, 2010: Itâs already setting the pace when it comes to hot new vehicles coming into the market. Now, Fordâs new 2011 Fiesta will bring its great looks and segment-leading fuel economy to NASCAR for the first time when it sets the pace for the CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway on A ... Continue reading
Update On The Condition Of Jack Roush
Jul 29, 2010
CONCORD, July 29, 2010: Jack Roush, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and chairman of ROUSH® Enterprises, was transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Wednesday evening. Following surgery Tuesday night related to the facial damage sustained in the accident, he remains in serious, but stable condition. Roush was i ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Sponsoring Z Car Convention
Jul 29, 2010
FULLERTON, July 28, 2010: The Nissan Z sports car is celebrating its 40th birthday and Yokohama Tire Corporation is joining the party. Yokohama is a platinum sponsor of the 23rd annual International Z Car Convention, July 28-August 1 at Nissan North America headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Yokohamaâs ADVAN Sp ... Continue reading
Wholesale Change For Specialist Bookseller Chater's
Jul 28, 2010
West London, July 29, 2010: Motoring publishers can breathe a sigh of relief, following the news that Chater's, the motoring and motorsport bookseller, has purchased the assets of specialist automotive wholesaler Menoshire. The struggling West London-based company was the established route to market for motoring titles ... Continue reading
Unique Picture Library Of Classic British Motoring Prints Now Available On Line
Jul 27, 2010
<b>Choose from more than 5,000 stunning images, spanning 100 years of motoring history.</b> <p> London, July 27, 2010: For the first time ever, thousands of prints of historic photographs, advertisements and other promotional material from the archives of the British motor industry have become available on line, from h ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Adds the Dallas Cowboys to its Roster of Sports Marketing Partners
Jul 27, 2010
FULLERTON, July 26, 2010: The Dallas Cowboys have joined the Yokohama Tire Corporation line-up. The Fullerton, California-based tire maker announced today it is partnering with the National Football League's Cowboys on a one-year sponsorship agreement. The deal includes signage at the state-of-the-art, three-million-sq ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches Online Fuel Savings Calculator for Commercial Fleet Owners
Jul 24, 2010
<b>Interactive Web site tool calculates savings with Yokohamaâs fuel-efficient truck tires</b> FULLERTON, July 22, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation today announced it has launched an interactive, online-based tool on its Web site that will enable commercial fleet owners to learn how they can improve their bottom li ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Expands Los Angeles Angels Partnership with Home Team Pride Jersey Promotion
Jul 20, 2010
FULLERTON, July 19, 2010: Beginning on July 30, Yokohama Tire Corporation will kick off its âHome Team Prideâ jersey promotion as part of its sponsorship of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. The promotion, which will run through September 12, will offer fans an official replica Angels baseball jersey with ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2010
⢠Voting for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) design that will be featured on the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car begins Tuesday, July 6, and ends on September 3, a total of 60 days in honor of Wood Brothers Racingâs 60-year anniversary of racing Ford prod ... Continue reading
Swiss Racecar Driver Buys One-of-a-Kind Tesla Roadster
Jul 7, 2010
ZURICH--Swiss racecar driver and promoter Fredy Lienhard has bought a Tesla Roadster Sport that gained fame as the record-setting winner of the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally. âAnd this particular car wrote history as the first fully electric car to win an international FIA race. Automobile racing must fully ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Releases Second Educational Video
Jul 7, 2010
<b>New âYokohama Tire Tipsâ segment focuses on 'how to read the sidewall of a tire' and is again hosted by off-road racing champion Cameron Steele. Video can be seen on the companyâs Website and YouTube</b> FULLERTON, July 6, 2010: How to read the sidewall of a tire is the subject of Yokohama Tire Corpor ... Continue reading
Jun 29, 2010
⢠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 awareness through its NASCAR Sprint Cup Program. ⢠JDRF children have the chance to design the paint scheme of the No. 21 Mot ... Continue reading
Jun 19, 2010
Tuxedo NY, June 18, 2010: Take 55 cars, 54 men and one woman, add six miles of asphalt, $500,000 worth of prizes at stake, throw them together for two days of challenging racing in the historic Hudson Valley and what do you get? The Robin Hood Rally, www.robinhoodrally.com, a televised series of 10 amateur road races o ... Continue reading
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