Motorsports Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Names New President
May 25, 2011
FULLERTON, May 24, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced today that Yasushi Tanaka will be the companyâs new president and CEO, effective June 29. Tanaka succeeds Takao Oishi, who has been at the helm of YTC since April 2008. Tanaka, 52, comes to YTC from parent company The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC ... Continue reading
May 25, 2011
SONOMA, May 24, 2011: The 2nd annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival roars into Infineon Raceway, June 4-5, highlighted by 400 historic racecars gracing the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. From a 1915 Ford Racer to a 1991 Riley & Scott Trans-Am Camaro, nearly every marque produced and raced worldwide during the la ... Continue reading
Great Battle At Corsica Rally - Kopecky Second, Loix Third
May 17, 2011
The third event of the IRC championship offered a thrilling spectacle from the first kilometre to the last ... Continue reading
The Edge - If Even Trump Won't Show Up For the 500, What's The Future Of Indy Look Like Now?
May 6, 2011
<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> I admit it. I am one of the four or five people in this country who thought that Donald Trump would have been a great honorary pace car representive for the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500. In the end, I was apparently wrong, along with Trump himself. So, what do we do now? <p> Hav ... Continue reading
Apr 28, 2011
UNITED KINGDOM: Lucas Oil UK's new and improved website is up and running with a fresh new look and more features: download product information, view product brochures and features links to YouTube and Facebook. UNITED KINGDOM - Birmingham: Lucas Oil UK exhibited at the annual Autosport International show in the NEC ar ... Continue reading
Apr 23, 2011
MOORESVILLE, April 22, 2011: Officials from Mooresville, North Carolina-based Knight Motorsports Management (KMM) officially announced today their commitment to helping the unemployed in the racing community through their âHERE I AMâ� program available at Knightmm.com or ChrisKnightpr.com. The âHERE ... Continue reading
3 Amigos Tequila Named Official Tequila Of Darlington Raceway
Apr 23, 2011
DARLINGTON, April 22, 2011: 3 Amigos Tequila has been named "The Official Tequila" of Darlington Raceway, raceway officials announced today. 3 Amigos Tequila was founded by Arizona resident Santiago Gonzalez and his family in 2007. The product is made from agave grown at his family's farm in Mexico. The tequila is dist ... Continue reading
Rotor & Wing Special - Japan Misses Early Opportunity to Deploy UAVs at Stricken Fukushima Plant
Apr 22, 2011
<b>By Andrew Drwiega, Military Editor</b> The pictures broadcast around the world of a manned Chinook CH-47 helicopter flying over the stricken, radiation-emitting Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in the early days of the ongoing disaster filled aviation experts with horror. Aviation industrialists and observers who ar ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 4.18.2011
Apr 18, 2011
Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman
Apr 15, 2011
Impact by Mastercraft Safety Creates Year End Awards for MORR Sportsman Competitors Appleton, WI (April 15, 2011) - Impact by MasterCraft Safety, a company synonymous with the off-road racing industry, continues to support the Sportsman off-road racer with four year end awards for Sportsman drivers competing in the 201 ... Continue reading
Team Hyundai Rallye Completes Targa Tasmania 2011
Apr 15, 2011
Team Hyundai Rallye have completed Targa Tasmania, delighted to have been among the much reduced field to finish the challenging rain plagued 2011 event. ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Rolls Out New TV Ad
Apr 14, 2011
FULLERTON, April 14, 2011: Dealers will now have one more thing to talk about to their customers: Yokohama Tire Corporationâs (YTC) new high-powered, high-speed TV ad best described as âDuck, Duck, Gooseâ� (DDG) for adults. The 30-second spot features off-road champions Cameron and Heidi Steele â ... Continue reading
Vintage - Motorsports Retro Looks Back On The Making Of Grand Prix - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 14, 2011
This shoot took place in Monaco, and was one one of the many European Grand Prix venues that were used in the making of the film. Grand Prix was filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Lionel Lindon, using 65mm Cinerama cameras and the results were breathtaking. The unique racing cinematography is one of the main draws of the ... Continue reading
Infiniti Supplies Safety Car To The Spanish Rally Championship
Apr 13, 2011
Infiniti is working with the Royal Spanish Motorsport Federation by supplying a G37 Coupe S for the 2011 season to be the Work Car Zero in the Rallies Championship of Spain. The car began its duties on April 1 in the Rally of Villajoyosa. ... Continue reading
MINI Officially Launches WRC Racing Team to Compete in 2011 Season - VIDEO FEATURE
Apr 12, 2011
Oxford/Munich, 11th April 2011. The return of MINI to one of the biggest stages in motorsport is approaching ever closer. On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford (GB). This season, the team will contest six rounds of the FIA Wo ... Continue reading
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