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LIVE 2019 Chili Bowl Reminder on Lucas Oil Racing TV - Jan. 19 at 8:30pm ET

LIVE 2019 Chili Bowl Reminder on Lucas Oil Racing TV - Jan. 19 at 8:30pm ET

REMINDER! "LIVE" - the World Famous Chili Bowl! Saturday Night, Jan 19 starting at 8:30pm ET Corona, CA (January 15, 2019): Lucas Oil Racing TV (LORTV) will broadcast LIVE the 33rd running of the world famous Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire on Saturday, January 19 starting at 8:30p ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending January 12, 2019 - Compiled By Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending January 12, 2019 - Compiled By Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending January 12, 2019: CES, If No EV's, Then Back To TV's, Refrigerators And Toaster Ovens; H2 Toyota; E Harley Motor Scooter; Muscle Cars Still Have Sales Muscle; Smart Buyers, Wagon Sales Re-energizing; Detroit Events; Ford VW?; Cadillac To Become GM EV Poster Child (Buh Bye Cadillac); ... Continue reading

Geely Methanol Powered Rally Vehicle to Challenge 2019 Dakar Rally

Geely Methanol Powered Rally Vehicle to Challenge 2019 Dakar Rally

21 December 2018, Hangzhou– At the 2019 Dakar Rally, the Geely Auto Shell Lubricant Cooper Tire team and Asia’s “Off-road King” Han Wei will compete with a 100% methanol fuel powered rally vehicle for the first time in the races history. On January 6, 2019 the 41st Dakar Rally will be begin in Lima, Peru and wi ... Continue reading

Hulman & Company announces organizational changes for INDYCAR, IMS

Hulman & Company announces organizational changes for INDYCAR, IMS

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, Dec. 17, 2018) - Jay Frye will become President of INDYCAR as part of Hulman & Company organizational changes announced today by Mark Miles, President and CEO of the parent company. ... Continue reading

New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Takes First Podium in Gulf 12 Hours

New Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Takes First Podium in Gulf 12 Hours

Aston Martin’s new Vantage GT3 secured its first podium finish in the season-ending Gulf 12 Hours endurance race at the Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi. Aston Martin partner team Beechdean AMR took the accolade by finishing third in the GT3 Pro Am class and seventh overall with its four-man line-up of team owner And ... Continue reading

Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY - World’s First International Championship for Production-based Electric Cars, Starts this Weekend

Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY - World’s First International Championship for Production-based Electric Cars, Starts this Weekend

Jaguar will make history this weekend with the debut of the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, the world’s first international championship for production-based electric cars. It will be the first time women compete against men in a race in Saudi Arabia, and Katherine Legge, Célia Martin and Alice Powell will be among the first ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Lewis Hamilton receive FIA Formula One World Championship trophies

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Lewis Hamilton receive FIA Formula One World Championship trophies

After an exciting and challenging Formula One season, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport was yesterday awarded the trophies that represent the culmination of a season of endeavour, commitment and tenacity. Toto Wolff received the fifth consecutive FIA Formula One Constructors’ Championship trophy on behalf of the team, ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 24, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 24, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Ghosn Mess; Gas Prices Up; GM Employee Buyout; New Evoque; Toyota and PSA Un-venture; VW Committed To Autonomous; Odyssey Recall; Lagano Champ; RIP Long Islander Irv Gordon The P1800 3 million Mega-mile Volvo Man Dies Driving In China ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 17, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 17, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

China Tariffs; Big Time Limitations For Autonomous Vehicles; Only 50% Of Young Adults Enjoy Time Driving; VW Of Dieselgate Ruling Fame Plans On Spending $50 Billion On EV's (Cause The wanna or cause they have ta?). Porsche Tops Owner Satisfaction; Vehicle Magazine Truck-SUV Finalists Named; Toyota Swims Upstream Reveal ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby's First Shelby Cobra Returns To Las Vegas For Exclusive Exhibit In Shelby Heritage Center

Carroll Shelby's First Shelby Cobra Returns To Las Vegas For Exclusive Exhibit In Shelby Heritage Center

the first Shelby Cobra, will be displayed at the Las Vegas Shelby Heritage Center · The Larry H. Miller family graciously loaned the car to Shelby American · The famous roadster will be displayed from Nov. 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 LAS VEGAS ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 3, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending November 3, 2018; Executive Producer Larry Nutson

US Sales UP (Surprise!); Cadillac Books On Hold; GM RIF; GM Capital Cutback; GM Going Into Bicycle Biz; Toyota Sports Car To Debut In Detroit; Tesla Troubles; Faraday Future (May Not Have One); SEMA News; FORD GT; Harley Recall; Jeep Recall; Scion Recall; Lewis Hamilton Wins 2nd Straight F-1 Title ... Continue reading

Limited-Edition Ford Mustang Comes to Life with Performance and RTR Collaboration

Limited-Edition Ford Mustang Comes to Life with Performance and RTR Collaboration

World champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his RTR Vehicles team are working with Ford Performance to provide a definitive collaboration of style, performance and fun with the new Series 1 Mustang RTR Powered by Ford Performance – the latest addition to the Mustang family. ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending October 27, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending October 27, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Important Automotive News In Digest Form - Week Ending October 26, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson - Consumer Reports New Car Quality Down; Doobie Crashes Up; Ford Ranger Reborn; Consumers: Self Driving Coming 50 Years From Now; BMW Recall; Ford Focus Recall; Tesla; GM EV PU; Dyson Sucking Up To EV's; New Ford China Boss; ... Continue reading

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending October 20, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest; Week Ending October 20, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Automotive News Digest Week Ending October 20, 2018; ... Continue reading

2018 Subaru BRZ tS– Where Handbrake Turns Can Still Reign - Review By Martha Hindes

2018 Subaru BRZ tS– Where Handbrake Turns Can Still Reign - Review By Martha Hindes

Enter the Subaru BRZ tS. For those who Love (with a capital L) a sexy, heady, real world affordable sports car, here's one that can launch driving beyond the fun category and into in-your-face. And if appearances can tell all, the BRZ tS does that flat out. Sitting there, ignition off, it's just itching to take of ... Continue reading

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