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FIA Extends HANS Device Mandate to All International Events

FIA Extends HANS Device Mandate to All International Events

ATLANTA, Dec. 14 -- HANS Performance Products, inventors of the International Award winning HANS Device, will once again be supported as the preferred leader in head and neck restraints by the FIA. The World Motor Sport Council of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) met in Monaco on December 9, 2005. Th ... Continue reading

Tips On Buying a New Vehicle

Tips On Buying a New Vehicle

NASCAR Legend and Auto Club Drive Home Tips for New Car Buying Just in Time for the Holidays NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 14 -- As the green flag drops on the holiday shopping season, consumers are already outpacing spending forecasts. For the first time ever, the National Retail Federation revised its holiday forecast in the ... Continue reading

#10 FreedomRoads Ford & John Andretti Ready for 2006 Season

#10 FreedomRoads Ford & John Andretti Ready for 2006 Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #10 FreedomRoads Ford & John Andretti Ready for 2006 Season MOORESVILLE, NC (December 6, 2005) – With their eyes on a championship, FreedomRoads, along with partner Camping World, are happy to announce their sponsorship of the #10 ppc Racing Ford for 28 NASCAR Busch Series races in ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates Autographed CORR Driving Suit to eBay Auction -- Proceeds Benefit Operation Homefront

Nissan Donates Autographed CORR Driving Suit to eBay Auction -- Proceeds Benefit Operation Homefront

GARDENA, Calif.--Dec. 13, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced that it is donating an autographed driving suit worn by international racer Boris Said to an auction conducted on eBay(R), with all of the proceeds going to Operation Homefront, a San Diego, Calif.-based charity that helps support families ... Continue reading

The Developer of the Hutchens Device Has Developed a New Series of Safety Solutions for All Racers

The Developer of the Hutchens Device Has Developed a New Series of Safety Solutions for All Racers

December 13, 2005 -- Safety Solutions, Inc. a Mooresville, NC Corporation has released a new Head and Neck restraint system for the Racing Industry. The developer of the Hutchens device, and the only strap Head and Neck Safety System used in Nascar has developed a new series of Safety Solutions for all Racers. Mr. Trev ... Continue reading

Katherine Legge to test Rocketsports Racing Champ Car in Sebring

Katherine Legge to test Rocketsports Racing Champ Car in Sebring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt &#9642; cell: (517) 927-8472 &#9642; e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com mailto:heatherh@rocketsportsracing.comKATHERINE LEGGE TO TEST ROCKETSPORTS RACING CHAMP CAR IN SEBRING <meta name= ... Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Added To Sound & Speed Line-up

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Added To Sound & Speed Line-up

December 12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ronna Rubin, 615-298-4400 Allen Brown, 615-301-4340 NASCAR Superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Part of Inaugural Sprint Sound and Speed In Nashville (NASHVILLE)...NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet, has been added to the list of racing a ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing to test Richard Lyons in Sebring

Rocketsports Racing to test Richard Lyons in Sebring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt &#9642; cell: (517) 927-8472 &#9642; e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com ROCKETSPORTS RACING TO TEST RICHARD LYONS IN SEBRING EAST LANSING, Mich. (December 9, 2005) &#8211; The year 2005 may not yet be over, but Rocketsports Racing is already planning like it is the New ... Continue reading

Tangerine Midget Tournament

Tangerine Midget Tournament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 8, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-342 &#8220;TANGERINE TOURNAMENT&#8221; RETURNS TO FLORIDA 7 USAC FORD FOCUS DATES SET AT 4 TRACKS The United States Auto Club, fresh from its successful December 1-2 &#8220;Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic&#8221; at Orlando Speedworld, has a ... Continue reading

Randy Ruhlman tests Daytona Prototype car at Grand American Series Homestead Tire Test

Randy Ruhlman tests Daytona Prototype car at Grand American Series Homestead Tire Test

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Randy Ruhlman tests Daytona Prototype car at Grand American Series Homestead Tire Test Miami (December 7, 2005)--Randy Ruhlman, fresh from his ground breaking Trans-Am season in the #49 Preformed Line Products Corvette, jumped into testing in a Daytona Prototype car at Miami-Homestead Speedway Mon ... Continue reading

Ronn Bailey Motorsports Tackles Dakar 2006 with Multi-National Car and Motorcycle Team

Ronn Bailey Motorsports Tackles Dakar 2006 with Multi-National Car and Motorcycle Team

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 7 -- Ronn Bailey, CEO of Vanguard Integrity Professionals and owner/driver of Ronn Bailey Motorsports, will lead an unusual combination of two cars and a rally motorcycle with Dakar veteran Philippe Gache and Kevin Heath, a South African amateur motorcyclist, in the Dakar 2006, the world's longest and m ... Continue reading

Salvation Army Benefits from Petersen/ White Lightning Championship Celebration Print

Salvation Army Benefits from Petersen/ White Lightning Championship Celebration Print

Images of "Team Work" are available upon request. These images are for editorial use only. _____ Salvation Army Benefits from Petersen / White Lightning Championship Celebration Print LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 7, 2005 &#8211; Noted artist Paul Holroyd of Batley, Great Britain, has created a special, limited edition pri ... Continue reading

RRDC member Urciuoli wins HSR's Grand Champion GTP Trophy

RRDC member Urciuoli wins HSR's Grand Champion GTP Trophy

ROAD RACING DRIVERS CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, jstropus@earthlink.net RRDC MEMBER URCIUOLI WINS HSR'S GRAND CHAMPION GTP TROPHY CASEY KEY, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2005) - Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) member Archie Urciuoli garnered the 2005 overall points championship in Historic Sportscar Racing¹s His ... Continue reading

Wickens wins at ROC in Paris

Wickens wins at ROC in Paris

For immediate release; December 6, 2005 Wickens wins at ROC in Paris Robert Wickens wins FBMW division at Race of Champions PARIS, FRANCE Cameron Motorsports lead driver Robert Wickens has won the Formula BMW division race at the Race of Champions, held this past weekend in Paris, France. The event featured 22 of the b ... Continue reading

USAC Release - JONES NAMED NON-WINGED SPRINT DRIVER OF THE YEAR; OTHER USAC PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED

USAC Release - JONES NAMED NON-WINGED SPRINT DRIVER OF THE YEAR; OTHER USAC PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 6, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN JONES NAMED NON-WINGED SPRINT DRIVER OF THE YEAR; OTHER USAC PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; USAC National Sprint Car Series champion Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. was voted the 2005 Non-Winged Sprint Car &#8220;Driver of the Year&#8221; l ... Continue reading

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