Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 2-14-2011
Feb 14, 2011
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V090 Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD RV, INC. Make / Model Years : FLEETWOOD / 2010 Subject : INCORRECT WIRING HEADLIGHTS NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V088 Manufacturer : COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP. Make / Model Years : COACH & EQUIPMENT / 2006-2010 Subject : EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES/POSSIBLE FIRE/ ... Continue reading
Nostalgia TV Drama on '50s & '60s LeMans Sparked by Shelby Book
Feb 11, 2011
LeMans in '50s and '60s drama sparked by bio of Carroll Shelby Wallace Wyss, a California-based auto historian, reports that his latest biography of an East Texas race driver, Carroll Shelby, is slated to become the basis for a TV series. The book, SHELBY The Man The Cars The Legend, made its debut in 2007. In late Jan ... Continue reading
Collectors Car World - Ford Opens Its Archive Of Images
Feb 9, 2011
The year 2011 marks Ford's 108th year in business. Over the course of its long history, the automaker has collected millions of images. Most of these images are stored in boxes, away from prying eyes... but that is about to change. Ford is launching a brand new site that will give users access to thousands of these arc ... Continue reading
National Corn Growers Association Becomes Official Partner Of NASCAR
Feb 4, 2011
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 3, 2011: As the 2011 NASCAR season launches with a new, greener fuel, the nationâs corn growers are joining forces with NASCAR to promote the use of corn-based American Ethanol. As an Official Partner of NASCAR, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) will leverage their relationship to au ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Jan 31, 2011
Jan 31, 2011
Jan 26, 2011
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor BMW will return to the race tracks to compete in the races for the popular DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft). Last year, Motorsport director Mario Theissen expressed the intentions of BMW and technical preparations of the M3 took off. In the meantime, BMWâs board has g ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Jan 24, 20100
Jan 24, 2011
BMW 1 Series M Coupe to Pace 49th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona
Jan 22, 2011
WOODCLIFF LAKE, Jan. 21, 2011: Only 20 days after its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will appear at the Daytona International Speedway as official pace car alongside the legendary BMW M3 for the 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 28-30. The 1 Series M Coup ... Continue reading
BFGoodrich Tires Named Official Street Tire of SCCA
Jan 22, 2011
TOPEKA, January 21, 2011: Sports Car Club of America, Inc., today announced a multi-faceted partnership with BFGoodrich® Tires. With this partnership, BFGoodrich Tires is named the âOfficial Street Tireâ� of SCCA and title sponsor of the newly-formed SCCA Club Racing BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour. Addit ... Continue reading
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
Commercial Tire Industry Report with Yokohama Tire Corporation's Dan King
Jan 20, 2011
FULLERTON, Jan. 20, 2011: The commercial truck tire market rebounded strongly in 2010. Maybe too strongly, as companies started to face fill rate problems. Dan King, Yokohama senior vice president of sales and marketing, discusses this issue and other industry challenges (e.g., rising costs of raw materials), and how Y ... Continue reading
Porsche Returns As GRAND-AM Official Partner
Jan 18, 2011
DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 18, 2011: Porsche's storied history in GRAND-AM Road Racing was underscored this week, with the announcement that it has returned as an "Official Promotional Partner" of GRAND-AM for the second straight year. Porsche is one of the most successful manufacturers in the history of the Rolex Sports Car ... Continue reading
2011 Coppa Milano-SanRemo: ENTRY LIST OPEN
Jan 18, 2011
Milan, Jan. 18, 2011: The online form is now active (www.milano-sanremo.it) with which crews may enter the historic commemoration of the Coppa MilanoâSanremo, now in its ninth year: drivers and enthusiasts of vintage and other cars have until 10 February to enter the three-day event that will put their driving abi ... Continue reading
EV Cup, First Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series, To Launch Summer 2011
Jan 17, 2011
LONDON, January 13, 2011: The EV Cup, the world's first circuit race series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles, unveiled plans today for the launch of its inaugural 2011 season and announced a newly-formed partnership with CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency. CAA is the world's leading ... Continue reading
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