Proton Looks Forward to Queensland Action
Jul 26, 2010
The Proton R3 Rally Team is gearing up for what's likely to be one of the biggest weekend's of the season, when native Queenslander Chris Atkinson, Australia's fastest and most successful rally driver, takes on all-comers in Malaysia's fastest rally car: the Satria Neo S2000 on next week's International Rally of Queens ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches Online Fuel Savings Calculator for Commercial Fleet Owners
Jul 24, 2010
<b>Interactive Web site tool calculates savings with Yokohamaâs fuel-efficient truck tires</b> FULLERTON, July 22, 2010: Yokohama Tire Corporation today announced it has launched an interactive, online-based tool on its Web site that will enable commercial fleet owners to learn how they can improve their bottom li ... Continue reading
The Book About the Lancia Rally Car
Jul 23, 2010
This new book from Veloce's Rally Giants Series relates how Lancia, and Abarth, speedily developed a new Delta competition car after the exciting but dangerous Group B rallying category had been killed off in May 1986. It tells us how the HF 4x4 evolved through the years - first into the Integrale with its original 8-v ... Continue reading
Jul 22, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2010: After substantial growth following the inaugural International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) last year in Indianapolis, officials from IMIS and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association (ICVA) have announced an unprecedented agreement to keep the show in Indianapolis indefinitel ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Expands Los Angeles Angels Partnership with Home Team Pride Jersey Promotion
Jul 20, 2010
FULLERTON, July 19, 2010: Beginning on July 30, Yokohama Tire Corporation will kick off its âHome Team Prideâ jersey promotion as part of its sponsorship of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. The promotion, which will run through September 12, will offer fans an official replica Angels baseball jersey with ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - July 19, 2010
Jul 19, 2010
Tesla Roadster Goes the Distance at European Road Rallies
Jul 14, 2010
LONDON - The Tesla Roadster won first place last weekend in the Bridgestone Eco Rally, an 89-kilometer (55-mile) sprint from Brighton to London. With Britain's racy Energy Secretary Chris Huhne at the wheel, the Tesla Roadster took a detour through a London traffic jam and claimed the chequered flag at Waterloo. Tesla ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Develops Race Touareg 3 For The 2011 Dakar Rally
Jul 12, 2010
New design, proven technology: Volkswagen is developing an evolution model of the Race Touareg that has been victorious twice in a row for the 2011 Dakar Rally in South America. ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2010
⢠Voting for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) design that will be featured on the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car begins Tuesday, July 6, and ends on September 3, a total of 60 days in honor of Wood Brothers Racingâs 60-year anniversary of racing Ford prod ... Continue reading
Swiss Racecar Driver Buys One-of-a-Kind Tesla Roadster
Jul 7, 2010
ZURICH--Swiss racecar driver and promoter Fredy Lienhard has bought a Tesla Roadster Sport that gained fame as the record-setting winner of the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally. âAnd this particular car wrote history as the first fully electric car to win an international FIA race. Automobile racing must fully ... Continue reading
Yokohama Tire Corporation Releases Second Educational Video
Jul 7, 2010
<b>New âYokohama Tire Tipsâ segment focuses on 'how to read the sidewall of a tire' and is again hosted by off-road racing champion Cameron Steele. Video can be seen on the companyâs Website and YouTube</b> FULLERTON, July 6, 2010: How to read the sidewall of a tire is the subject of Yokohama Tire Corpor ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Develops Race Touareg 3 For The 2011 Dakar Rally
Jul 7, 2010
With the new Touareg recently becoming available to order, Volkswagen Motorsport is in the final stages of developing an evolution of the double Dakar Rally winning Race Touareg in readiness for its attempt on the title in 2011. ... Continue reading
Citroen DS3 R3: The new standard
Jul 2, 2010
2nd July 2010 10/M30 CITROËN DS3 R3: THE NEW STANDARD In addition to Citroën Racing's official participation in WRC, where it has won five FIA World Championship Constructors' titles, Citroën Racing has always offered products designed for customers. The champion team has now furthered this rich tradition with Citro ... Continue reading
Yokohama's Electric Vehicle Wins with Record Time at Pikes Peak
Jul 2, 2010
<b>EV bests previous âRace to the Cloudsâ mark by over a minute</b> Vehicle driving on Yokohama tires and powered by a new AC Propulsion motor broke the record for electric vehicles in the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado over the weekend. With Japanese driver Ikuo Hanawa ... Continue reading
Hyundai i30 Tastes Victory In The Barossa
Jul 1, 2010
Team Hyundai Rallye, driving the Hyundai Genuine Parts & Accessories sponsored i30 CRDi turbo-diesel, has impressed once again with a swag of wins in the latest round of the Australian Rally Championship held in the Barossa wine region of South Australia last weekend. ... Continue reading
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