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
Yokohama's Electric Vehicle Wins with Record Time at Pikes Peak
Jul 2, 2010
<b>EV bests previous âRace to the Cloudsâ mark by over a minute</b> Vehicle driving on Yokohama tires and powered by a new AC Propulsion motor broke the record for electric vehicles in the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado over the weekend. With Japanese driver Ikuo Hanawa ... 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
Yokohama Adds Orange Oil-Infused Race Tires to Pikes Peak Electric Buggy
Jun 16, 2010
FULLERTON, June 16, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporationâs ADVAN® ENV-R2⢠orange oil-infused race tires have another mountain to conquerâ¦literally. Already the official spec tire in the IMSA Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama and the new ALMS GT3 Challenge (GTC) Class, the ENV-R2 is now poised to take on ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation's New 4-Year Contract with Union Highlights Positive Working Relationship
Jun 8, 2010
FULLERTON, June 7, 2010: The new four-year contract between Yokohama Tire Corporationâs manufacturing plant in Salem, Virginia and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1023 signifies the positive working relationship between the two sides, according to Rex Simpson, Yokohama vice president, administration. Previousl ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation To Release Series Of Educational Videos
Jun 5, 2010
<b>First âYokohama Tire Tipsâ segment â featuring off-road racing champion Cameron Steele â to go live on the companyâs Web site and YouTube during Tire Safety Week</b> FULLERTON, June 5, 2010: To increase public awareness about a wide variety of tire-related subjects, Yokohama Tire Corporation ... Continue reading
Drivers on Yokohama Tires Claim Redline Time Attack Victories at Auto Club Speedway
Jun 5, 2010
FULLERTON, June 4, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation-shod race cars took the overall win and earned three first-place finishes at the Redline Time Attack event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, May 29-30. The drivers scored the wins on Yokohamaâs ADVAN A005® and ADVAN Neova® AD08 tires. The Redline ... Continue reading
Wheaties Unveils Dale Earnhardt Commemorative Box - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 26, 2010
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From Rockets To Race Cars, NASA Returns To NASCAR
Apr 27, 2010
HAMPTON, Va., April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hold on to your hats race fans, NASA is coming to NASCAR. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) From better brakes and safer tires to heat-resistant paint and cleaner emissions, NASA's contributions to the racing world will be featured in the tr ... Continue reading
Professor Releases Landmark Book on History of NASCAR - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 10, 2010
ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 9 -- How did NASCAR evolve from moonshine running and dirt tracks to a billion dollar industry and the biggest spectator sport in the United States? A new book by Daniel S. Pierce, University of North Carolina at Asheville associate professor of history, takes an unprecedented look into NASCAR's ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2010
Las Vegas February 24, 2010; For years, my wife Kathy and I have been NASCAR fansâ¦semi-fanatics for Mark Martin! Weâve attended about 7 races over the years at Infineon (Sears Point) and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Countless Sundays have been spent following the circuit from Talladega to Martinsville, Infin ... Continue reading
2010 Super Bowl TV Ads: Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com Commercials - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 3, 2010
CBS bans one spot for being too...something PHOENIX - February 3, 2010: Danica Patrick has had many big weekends, but this weekend may be her biggest and most controversal yet. To begin with, Danica moves over from Indy racing to America's racing major leagues, stock cars. And while her NASCAR career won't start this S ... Continue reading
NASCAR Recognizes Senior Management Team
Jan 6, 2010
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 6, 2010; The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced promotions of key members of its executive team. The following were elevated to Senior Vice President: Steve Phelps, Steve OâDonnell, Gary Crotty and Todd Wilson. âThese promotions are the reflecti ... Continue reading
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