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McCann Earns First Career SCCA SPEED World Challenge Win at Sebring

McCann Earns First Career SCCA SPEED World Challenge Win at Sebring

For Immediate Release McCann Earns First Career SCCA SPEED World Challenge Win at Sebring SEBRING, Fla. (March 17, 2006) - Michael McCann, of North Canton, Ohio, earned the first win of his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge career, taking the SCCA SPEED GT portion of the 54th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring by 1 ... Continue reading

Auberlen Takes SCCA SPEED Touring Car Portion of 54th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring

Auberlen Takes SCCA SPEED Touring Car Portion of 54th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring

For Immediate Release Auberlen Takes SCCA SPEED Touring Car Portion of 54th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring SEBRING, Fla. (March 17, 2006) - Bill Auberlen, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., set a new lap record and won the season-opening round of the 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season, tak ... Continue reading

Auberlen Takes Sebring SPEED TC Pole Despite Problem

Auberlen Takes Sebring SPEED TC Pole Despite Problem

For Immediate Release Auberlen Takes Sebring Pole In SCCA SPEED Touring Car Despite Blown Head Gasket SEBRING, Fla. (March 16, 2006) - Bill Auberlen, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., will be on the pole for Friday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car race, part of the 54th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Seb ... Continue reading

NayKid Racing Puts Top On for 2006 - Lux and White Debut Viper SRT10 in SCCA T1 Season at Thunderhill

NayKid Racing Puts Top On for 2006 - Lux and White Debut Viper SRT10 in SCCA T1 Season at Thunderhill

NayKid Racing Puts Top On for 2006 Lux and White Debut Viper SRT10 Coupe in SCCA T1 Season at Thunderhill WILLOWS, Calif., March 15, 2006 - A year ago, NayKid Racing undertook a ground-breaking endeavor with Dodge Motorsports, DaimlerChrysler's SRT Division and KUMHO Tires to enter a pair of Dodge Viper SRT10 Roadsters ... Continue reading

Reese Quickest In SPEED GT Practice At Sebring

Reese Quickest In SPEED GT Practice At Sebring

For Immediate Release Reese's Corvette Quickest In SPEED GT Sebring Practice SEBRING, Fla. (March 15, 2006) - Leighton Reese, of Minnetonka, Minn., set the fastest time Wednesday during practice for Friday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship opening round at Sebring International Raceway. Fellow Che ... Continue reading

After Historic Rolex 24 Victory, Lexus Prepares For Mexico City Grand AM

After Historic Rolex 24 Victory, Lexus Prepares For Mexico City Grand AM

March 6 2006 - Torrance, CA - After registering an historic first victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Lexus Daytona Prototype program heads into Round Two of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series on a wave of momentum as the series travels to Mexico City and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, March 2-4. While the R ... Continue reading

SAMAX - Mexico race

SAMAX - Mexico race

The SAMAX Motorsport GT cars enjoyed a classic chase during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Driving together for the first time, Rob Bell and Martin Jensen took the No. 17 SAMAX Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car from eighth to sixth in class, edging their teammates Dave Lacey ... Continue reading

SAMAX - Mexico qualifying

SAMAX - Mexico qualifying

cooperative competitors Two Tuttle Team Racing by SAMAX cars will take the green flag for Saturday's Rolex Sports Car Series race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City – one driven by Brian Tutttle and Jonathan Cochet, the second in the hands of Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson, driving for Michael S ... Continue reading

Headin' West: 2006 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour in San Diego This Weekend

Headin' West: 2006 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour in San Diego This Weekend

For Immediate Release Headin' West: 2006 Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National Tour in San Diego This Weekend TOPEKA, Kan. (March 2, 2006) - The 2006 Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National Tour is wasting no time in reaching the entire country as the Tour makes the long haul from its stop in Florida to this weekend's run at Qualcom ... Continue reading

Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose

Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose

IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading

Contingencies Flowing In for 2006 SCCA Club Racing Season

Contingencies Flowing In for 2006 SCCA Club Racing Season

For Immediate Release Contingencies Flowing In for 2006 SCCA Club Racing Season TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 8, 2006) - Showing their continued commitment to the SCCA Club Racing program and its participants, many major manufacturers and suppliers have unveiled their support plans for 2006, including more than $1 million in pote ... Continue reading

Knoper Named SCCA Pro Racing President

Knoper Named SCCA Pro Racing President

For Immediate Release Knoper Named SCCA Pro Racing President TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 2, 2006) - SCCA Pro Racing Ltd., the wholly owned professional auto racing subsidiary of Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Inc., announced today that Earl Knoper will be its next President. Knoper, 64, joins the SCCA Pro Racing staff after ... Continue reading

Sascha Maassen - Rolex 24

Sascha Maassen - Rolex 24

Sascha Maassen raced to one of his best finishes in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, bolstered by a flawless performance from the Brumos Racing crew. Although Maassen, of Raeren Belgium, had a fast qualifying time, he started the No. 58 Porsche-powered Fabcar 29th on the 66-car grid due to an administrative glitch. He quickly ... Continue reading

CITGO/SAMAX - Rolex 24 6h

CITGO/SAMAX - Rolex 24 6h

The No. 7 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI showed a solid performance during the first six hours of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Dario Franchitti started 15th of 66 cars, but quickly moved up to seventh. Milka Duno drove second, followed by Marino Franchitti and Kevin McGarrity, who gained another position, to sixth ... Continue reading

SAMAX - Rolex 24 6h

SAMAX - Rolex 24 6h

The SAMAX Motorsport cars posted solid results during the first six hours of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Brian Tuttle started the No. 11 Tuttle Team Racing/SAMAX BMW-powered Riley Mk XI 26th, followed by his co-drivers Boris Said and Kyle Petty, who moved up to 10th in the first quarter of the race. Tuttle started his sec ... Continue reading

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