Feb 15, 2016
U.S. Army Duo Off and Running for 2016 Schumacher, Brown Show Great Promise for New NHRA Drag Racing Season Despite Early Exits from Season-Opening Winternationals at Pomona Date: Feb. 14, 2016 Event: 56th Annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals (Round 1 of 24) Series: Top Fuel class of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Se ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - February 1-7, 2016
Feb 7, 2016
*January auto sales beat the expectations of many but were still down from a year ago by 0.4%, taking a big hit from the heavy snows around he country. FCA, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru were up. GM was flat. Ford, VW, Toyota and Honda were down. Sales were 1.148 million. ... Continue reading
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Prepares For Grueling Off-Road Racing Series
Feb 3, 2016
There's a roar in the desert - spitting sand and kicking up rocks. It's the sound of the all-new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, running in the 2016 Best in the Desert off-road racing series new factory stock class. The Raptor race truck will leverage Raptor's production platform including its all-new high-output 3.5-liter Eco ... Continue reading
2016 Rolex 24 Boasts Sharp Finish
Jan 31, 2016
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The AP reported that Scott Sharp celebrated a second win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona 20 years after his first victory in a race that saw most of the top contenders fall apart during the twice-around-the-clock endurance race. Sharp's Tequila Patron Extreme Speed Motorsports gave Honda its first win at ... Continue reading
Rolex 24 at Daytona - Mazda Prototype team led the race before misfortune struck -
Jan 31, 2016
- IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2016) â The Mazda Prototype team opened the 2016 season with a new race engine - the MZ-2.0T - and high expectations for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The gas-fueled engine performed well, powering into the lead of the race three times with the No. 55 Mazda Prototype, before mechanical iss ... Continue reading
BMW Team RLL - 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona - Four Hour Report
Jan 31, 2016
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. â January 30, 2016⦠Four hours into the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona the No. 100 and No. 25 BMW M6 GTLM racing cars stand 5th and 8th respectively in the GTLM class. John Edwards started the No. 100 M6 from the third position and ran three stints in the opening two-hours-and-twenty-two minute ... Continue reading
Risi Competizione 18-Hour Report - Rolex 24 At Daytona
Jan 31, 2016
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE 18 HOUR REPORT - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) Davide Rigo ... Continue reading
Jan 29, 2016
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) â The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 28th class of inductees today at Daytona International Speedway, continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring legendary figures from a wide variety of racing disciplines. The seven-person class of 2016 inductees ... Continue reading
NEWSMAKER Podcast: Is Ethanol Worth Your Vote? Interview with POET and NASCAR Engine Builder +VIDEO
Jan 28, 2016
Special Election Year Report On Ethanol and NASCAR Fuel AUTO CENTRAL - January 28, 2016: The Auto Channel presents a special podcast with Jeff Broin of Poet and Andy Randolph of ECR Racing Engines. We thought you might like to listen/watch the interview. We talk about the upcoming Iowa primary, ethanol myths, NASCAR, a ... Continue reading
2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview
Jan 25, 2016
2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading
Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai
Jan 18, 2016
DUBAI, UAE, January 18, 2016 -- The Belgian Audi Club Team WRT won the Hankook 24H Dubai. After 588 laps, they crossed the finish line on Saturday ahead of Black Falcon and C.ABT Racing. The Ventus Premium racing tyres from Hankook delivered a perfect performance. The winners Stuart Leonard and Michael Meadows (both Br ... Continue reading
Jan 17, 2016
* Press Preview Days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) led off this week in Detroit. While fewer manufacturer press conferences were scheduled to reveal new concept or production cars there was still plenty of surprises and eye candy. Many journalists agreed that the hit of the show was Buickâs ... 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
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
Jaguar Returns To Racing with FIA Formula E (Electric) +VIDEO
Dec 15, 2015
MAHWAH, N.J., Dec. 15, 2015 - Jaguar today announced its return to global motorsport. In the autumn of 2016, Jaguar will enter the third season of the exciting FIA Formula E Championship as a manufacturer with its own team. FIA Formula E is the world's first global single-seater championship for electric powered cars. ... Continue reading
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