Motorsports Sponsorship - Just Throwing Money Away
Jan 20, 2011
<b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <p> <b><i>Virtual Motorsports Sponsorship â Its Still No Bucks No Buck Rogers.</b></i> <p> I have been working in and around the auto/motorsports business since dinosaurs walked the earth, and have come to a couple of essential conclusions. First, one needs money to make money, an ... Continue reading
PRRACEwire To Develop New Auto Focused News Magazine
Jan 9, 2011
Austin, Jan. 8. 2011: PRRACEwire is developing a new auto-oriented TV program entitled Hill Country Wheels (HCW) focusing on the Texas auto and motorsports culture. Plans call for a Q1 roll-out, with a final program schedule set to be delivered across a range of new-media platforms including Hill Country Spotlight, in ... Continue reading
Multi-national Electric Vehicle Racing Set For Show Debut
Jan 6, 2011
London, Jan. 6, 2011: EV Cup, organisers of the world's first zero-emission electric vehicle race series, will be using next week's Autosport Show to reveal full details of their race programme for 2011. A series of races are scheduled for the UK and further afield, with a choice of electrically-powered cars, making up ... Continue reading
Cadillac Poised for Return to World Challenge
Jan 3, 2011
DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2011: Following meetings with World Challenge technical and competition staff and an announcement by the brand in late December, Cadillac will return to racing in 2011 with a race-prepared version of its CTS-V Coupe competing in the World Challenge Championships, North Americaâs top production-bas ... Continue reading
Dec 27, 2010
AutoPacific Forecasts Mild Recovery Pace in 2011
Dec 27, 2010
TUSTIN, December 21, 2010: As the automotive industry enters 2011, 2010 is notable for being the start of the road to recovery from the disastrous sales numbers of 2009. 2010 is expected to close out at 11.4 million units â incidentally spot on with the AutoPacificâs 2010 prediction one year ago. Going forwar ... Continue reading
Advanti Awarded The 2010 Singapore Prestige Brand Award
Dec 26, 2010
Singapore, December 25, 2010: Advanti Racing, propriety alloy wheels brand of YHI International Limited, has proudly received the Regional Brand title in the Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA). The SPBA recognizes Singapore brands that are developed and managed effectively through various branding initiatives. "We f ... Continue reading
Racers as Well as Executives Are Enjoying The Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati
Dec 20, 2010
BATAVIA, Dec. 20, 2010: The Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati (MCC) primarily caters to executives instead of professional racers, but a surgeon using the facility as a stress-buster just may find himself dicing with a fellow member who appears regularly on the SPEED Channel. Area racers are joining the private cl ... Continue reading
Dec 20, 2010
Mission Motors Unveils Mission R Electric Racing Superbike
Dec 19, 2010
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 17, 2010 LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 17, 2010 -- Today at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show, Mission Motors unveiled the Mission R, the company's new electric racing superbike. Featuring the company's latest powertrain technology and an entirely new race-ready design, the motorcycle wil ... Continue reading
McLaren Confirms GT3 Racing Programme for MP4-12C
Dec 17, 2010
McLaren today confirms its plans to bring back the McLaren name to GT sports cars racing. From 2012, McLaren and CRS Racing will supply and support a limited number of GT3 racing cars based on the McLaren MP4-12C high-performance sports car for European-based privateers. ... Continue reading
Tom Campbell Named Chairman of SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors
Dec 13, 2010
TOPEKA, Dec. 13, 2010: SCCA Pro Racing, Ltd. and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Inc. announced today that Tom Campbell, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a recent addition to the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors and has been elected Chairman of the Board. Campbell replaces former Chairman Brian Holtz, who passed away ... Continue reading
Weekly Recalls - Beginning Dec. 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
PRI Trade Show Opens To Big Crowds in Orlando
Dec 11, 2010
ORLANDO, Dec. 10, 2010: The 2010 PRI Trade Show opened to big crowds and excited buyers and exhibitors on the first day of the three-day show at the Orange County Convention in Orlando, Florida, Thursday. The event is widely viewed as the three biggest business days in auto racing. The day began with a packed opening d ... Continue reading
Look Out for Pirates: The BMW 1 Series M Coupe Leaves The Harbor - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 10, 2010
10.12.2010 Pirate, noun, masculine [Ital. pirata < Lat. pirata < Greek peirates] = robber of ships at sea. Thatâs the dictionary definition. When people talked about the Pirate at BMW M GmbH in recent months, they generally spoke in terms of happy expectations and rarely referred to the sea. ... Continue reading
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