Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Sebring Test Day
Mar 11, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Debuts Ferrari F430 GT at Sebring Sebring, Fla., March 10, 2007 â Team owner Michael Petersen (Las Vegas, Nev.) did the honors today as Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing debuted the teamâs new Ferrari F430 GT in North America with str ... Continue reading
Andrew Caddell Signs with Team MER for 2007 Mazda MX-5 Cup Season
Mar 8, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courtesy Motorsports Enterprises Racing Andrew Caddell Signs with Team MER for 2007 Mazda MX-5 Cup Season FORT WORTH, Texas (March 6, 2007) - Team MER (Motorsport Enterprises Racing) is happy to announce the signing of Andrew Caddell to the team for the 2007 season. Caddell, from Graham, Wash., wa ... Continue reading
Petersen/White Lightning Shakes Down Ferrari in Italy
Feb 12, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen/White Lightning Passes Major Milestone at Ferrari Test Track Two-Time Le Mans Class Champions Shakedown Ferrari F430 GT at Fiorano Circuit FIORANO, Italy, February 11, 2007 â Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing passed another major milestone with the Ferrari F430 GT on Saturd ... Continue reading
American Le Mans Series to Race with Ethanol
Feb 7, 2007
World-class brand of motorsport switches to E10 WHAT: The American Le Mans Series has joined the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to make E10, "the official ethanol-enriched fuel" of the series. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061117/CGF027LOGO ) This will be the first time that ethanol-enr ... Continue reading
Team Cadillac to Field Two Champions in 2007
Jan 25, 2007
Reigning SCCA SPEED GT Champion Lawson Aschenbach Joins 2005 Champion Andy Pilgrim on New-Look Cadillac Team DETROIT, Jan. 24 -- Team Cadillac will have two champions on its roster in its pursuit of the 2007 SCCA SPEED World Challenge manufacturers championship. Lawson Aschenbach, the 2006 SPEED GT champion, will join ... Continue reading
BP-FORD STARTS NEW SEASON WITH PROVEN CHAMPIONSHIP PACKAGE
Jan 16, 2007
Reigning world rally champion BP-Ford will launch the defence of its 2006 title on the legendary Rallye Monte Carlo (18 - 21 January) in France next week with a proven winning squad. The team which lifted the FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers' title will begin 2007 with the same core structure firmly in place. ... Continue reading
Jan 4, 2007
West coast car enthusiasts, racing fans, hot rodders and racers are gearing up for the 2007 Southern Yosemite Automotive Film Festival, scheduled for March 21st through 25th, 2007 in Oakhurst, California, the southern gateway to Yosemite National Park. Featuring automotive related films from the 40's through today, the ... Continue reading
Petersen/White Lightning To Contest 2007 Championship With Ferrari F430 GT
Dec 20, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen/White Lightning To Contest 2007 Championship With Ferrari F430 GT LAS VEGAS, Nev., USA, December 20, 2006 - Two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class-winning Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing announced today that it will campaign the Ferrari F430 GT in the American Le Mans Series begin ... Continue reading
Dec 8, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MX-5 Cup Programming Begins This Weekend on SPEED TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 7, 2006) - Saturday afternoons just got a little more exciting with the start of SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook programming on SPEED. All eight rounds of the inaugural season will be br ... Continue reading
MAZDASPEED Motorsports and SpeedSource Announce Full Season 2007 Grand-Am GT Plans
Dec 5, 2006
- Rotary Powered Mazda RX-8 to Challenge for Championship - IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 5 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today announced the continuation of its partnership with Florida-based SpeedSource, Inc. in the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Series GT-class. The SpeedSource Grand Am GT Mazda RX-8 is ... Continue reading
LA Auto Show; Arnold Talks, Car Companies Listen - VIDEO ENHANCED
Nov 30, 2006
Los Angeles Ca. November 30, 2006; Gov. Schwarzenegger Promotes Alternative Fuel Vehicles at the 100th Annual L.A. Auto Show Continuing his commitment to alternative fuels, Gov. Schwarzenegger today highlighted the important role the newest alternate fuel vehicles play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state ... Continue reading
SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class
Nov 22, 2006
For Immediate Release SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 22, 2006) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced today the five individuals that will be inducted as the third class into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Marge Binks, Marc Gerstein, Carl Haas, Curtis LeMay and Ted Robertson will join the 15 in ... Continue reading
Pikes Peak Champion Mike Ryan To Attend SEMA In Las Vegas
Oct 31, 2006
North Hollywood, California-? Mike Ryan, nine time champion and current record holder in the big rig class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb? www.ppihc.co? will be attending the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show on October 29-November 3, 2006 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Ne ... Continue reading
Oct 30, 2006
Terry O'Reilly and Pat McDowell to Race a Restored 1949 Lincoln That Ran This Famous 2,200-Mile Race in 1950 - Only Such Original Car in the Field SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 30 -- Terry O'Reilly and Pat McDowell, two veteran Bay Area vintage car racers, have formed a team called "Two Boars Racing" and have entered their 1 ... Continue reading
Petersen/White Lightning to Start Third in American Le Mans Finale
Oct 21, 2006
Petersen/White Lightning to Start Third in American Le Mans Finale 2005 GT2 Champs Finish Third in Klein Tools Pit Crew Challenge MONTEREY, Calif., October 20, 2006 â In one of the busiest days of the season, Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing walked-away with a pair of thirds. The 2005 American Le Mans S ... Continue reading
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