Jan 17, 2016
The epic drive ends in Detroit Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau To recap: Three vintage cars â a â57 Chevy Nomad, a â61 Chrysler 300G and a â66 Mustang left their safe haven at the LeMay, Americaâs Car ... Continue reading
The Enthusiast Network and IRG Sports + Entertainment Announce a Multi-Year Partnership
Jan 13, 2016
JUPITER, Florida (January 13, 2016) -tEN: The Enthusiast Network (TEN) and IRG Sports + Entertainment(TM) (IRGSE) announced a multi-year partnership that will bring a number of highly sought after automotive events to IRGSE venues. TEN's portfolio of events include: HOT ROD Power Tour, LOWRIDER Super Show, HOT ROD Drag ... Continue reading
Jan 10, 2016
* U.S. auto sales total for 2015 hit a new record at 17.47 million. The old record was 17.35 million set in 2000. Ford's F-series truck was the nation's top selling vehicle at 780,354. It seems the aluminum-body idea was a good one! GM was the sales leader and Ford was the best selling brand. VW sales fell 5% on the he ... Continue reading
Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor
Jan 8, 2016
Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations As Presenting Sponsor for Annual Induction Ceremony Three-year partnership to begin with June 29 induction at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) â The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading
Brabham Dynasty To Continue At The 100th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 +VIDEO
Dec 4, 2015
Arguably Australia's greatest name in motor racing "Brabham," will return to one of the biggest events on four wheels in 2016. Matthew Brabham, the grandson of three-time F1 world champion, Sir Jack, will compete at the 100th running of the famed Indianapolis 500 in what is a true Australian effort. PACKAGE: Ben Beazle ... Continue reading
Subaru Launch Control Video Series Collects 2015 W3 Awards for Online Video Content +VIDEO
Nov 23, 2015
Subaru's highly praised Launch Control Series collected two 2015 W3 Awards, which recognizes creative excellence on the web. Episode 3.1- Engineering a Revolution won a Gold Award for Branded Content: Business to Consumer, while the entire Subaru Launch Control series claimed a Silver Award for Online Video: Web Series ... Continue reading
Announcing the Spaceport America Drone Summit 2016
Nov 18, 2015
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M., Nov. 18, 2015 -- Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport, announced today the launch of the first Spaceport America Drone Summit to be held at Spaceport America in Southern New Mexico from March 12-14, 2016. "We are thrilled to host this exciting and educational ... Continue reading
Nicholas Frankl F1 Mexico and Brazil Thoughts and Reports
Nov 16, 2015
Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk After a fantastic return to Mexico City that finally saw a 'new' Grand Prix in an overwhelmingly enthusiastic city, welcomed and supported by the country, its people and its business sponsors, we returned to the legendary and always popular Interlagos ... Continue reading
2016 BMW M6 GTLM to Make US Public Debut at Nov. 17-18 IMSA Daytona Test
Nov 16, 2015
BMW Team RLL will participate in the Nov. 17-18 IMSA test at Daytona International Speedway marking the first public test of BMWâs latest endurance racing challenger, the BMW M6 GTLM. As announced during last seasonâs Petit Le Mans weekend, BMW Team RLL is expected to campaign two M6 GTLM race cars in the 201 ... Continue reading
Alexander Rossi's Journey To The F1 Grid
Nov 1, 2015
Special to The Auto Channel From Peter Habicht www.racingislife.com Alexander Rossiâs journey from a small Northern California town to the Formula 1 grid has been over a decade in the making, and the 24 year old Manor F1 Team driver sat down on Thursday at Circuit of the Americas to share his thoughts on what it t ... Continue reading
Oct 28, 2015
Austin TX October 26 2015; Of all the races, our new world champion Lewis Hamilton will remember no.43 more than most, if not the most. Taking the title, his third, in gloriously scrappy style by winning the fourth United States Formula 1 Grand Prix, he becomes the first British Champion to successfully defend his titl ... Continue reading
Jaguar Driving Legend and Oldest Ever Contestant Enter the MPG Marathon
Sep 25, 2015
Norman Dewis, OBE, chief test driver and development engineer for Jaguar Cars from 1952 to 1985, is set to become the oldest ever contestant when he drives in this yearâs MPG Marathon â at the tender age of 95! Dewis, who was born in 1920, will be entering this yearâs event, rated as the UKâs most p ... Continue reading
Honda to Assist Wilson Children's Fund at Sonoma
Aug 29, 2015
Contribution plan announced based on laps completed by all Honda entries All funds to be contributed to Wilson Children's Fund Oriol Servia to drive #25 Andretti Autosport Honda TORRANCE, CA -- August 28, 2015: American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and Honda Performance Development today announced plans to contribute to ... Continue reading
Mobility for Tomorrow: Schaeffler in the FIA Formula E Championship
Aug 25, 2015
ABT Schaeffler FE01 ready for Formula E season opener HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY -- Aug. 24, 2015: Formula E is headed for its second season. Today and tomorrow, the final pre-season tests are taking place at Donington (GB) before the fully electric single-seater cars will be loaded and shipped to Beijing (CN). When in th ... Continue reading
Aug 10, 2015
Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems and technology, as well as a dedicated road safety advocate, recently teamed up with KidsAndCars.org to act as sponsors for a NASCAR event which took place in Indianapolis, Indiana in July of 2015. The goal of the event was not ... Continue reading
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