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Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 2-14-2011

Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 2-14-2011

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

Nostalgia TV Drama on '50s & '60s LeMans Sparked by Shelby Book

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

Collectors Car World - Ford Opens Its Archive Of Images

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

National Corn Growers Association Becomes Official Partner Of NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 3, 2011: As the 2011 NASCAR season launches with a new, greener fuel, the nation’s 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

BMW returns to the DTM series

BMW returns to the DTM series

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, BMW’s board has g ... Continue reading

BMW 1 Series M Coupe to Pace 49th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona

BMW 1 Series M Coupe to Pace 49th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona

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

BFGoodrich Tires Named Official Street Tire of SCCA

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 “Official 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

Motorsports Sponsorship - Just Throwing Money Away

<b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <p> <b><i>Virtual Motorsports Sponsorship – 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

Commercial Tire Industry Report with Yokohama Tire Corporation's Dan King

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

Porsche Returns As GRAND-AM Official Partner

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

2011 Coppa Milano-SanRemo: ENTRY LIST OPEN

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 Milano–Sanremo, 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

EV Cup, First Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series, To Launch Summer 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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