News By Topic: Rally/Off Road Racing

Rally America Postpones the Reno Rally and Adds the Wild West Rally as the Final Event for the 2006

Sep 15, 2006

Golden Valley, Minn., Sept. 12, 2006 - Rally America announced today that the Reno Rally taking place in Reno, NV on Dec. 1 - 2 has been postponed. Rally America has asked Wild West to be the final race of the 2006 National Championship series. "It's really too bad we had to replace the Reno Rally at this time," said J ... Continue reading

All-American Girl Racing Wins SCORE Primm 300

Sep 12, 2006

Media Contact: All-American Girl Racing PR PO Box 3453 Dana Point, CA 92629 (714) 608-8600.cell (714) 952-1303.fax Media@AllAmericanGirlRacing.com www.AllAmericanGirlRacing.com <http://www.allamericangirlracing.com/> All-American Girl Racing Wins SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300 (Amanda Drenning, Heather Bonanni, Beccy Gordon ... Continue reading

Reinertson-Johnson Racing - Vegas to Reno Report

Aug 30, 2006

August 29, 2006 For immediate release Woodside, CA Reinertson-Johnson Racing Run Fast ? End Early The tenth anniversary of the longest off-road race in the United States, the Best in the Desert - TSCO Vegas-to-Reno Event, was billed as the best yet with the racecourse running through the Ely BLM district. This gave the ... Continue reading

WRC Neste Oil Rally Begins Today - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Aug 17, 2006

FINLAND - August 17, 2006: The Neste Oil Rally Finland continues to be one of the most exciting events in the world rally calendar. Hundreds of thousands of spectators gather to the gravel roads of Central Finland this weekend to participate in the classic motor sport event that has been named many times the world's be ... Continue reading

First Ever Around-the-World Race for Alternative Fuel Powered Automobiles

Aug 14, 2006

'Great Race World 35,000km, New York to Paris 2008' to Test and Prove Viability of Latest Sustainable Automotive Technology ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 14 -- Alternative fuel and hybrid powered automobiles will be competing in a first ever around-the-world race to prove the viability of the latest sustainable automotive techn ... Continue reading

Unable to Take Part in Rally Classic Car Enthusiast Creates Classic Rally Game

Aug 10, 2006

'Tasting the excitement after all' OUDE-TONGE, Netherlands, Aug. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Gert-Paul van't Hoff (40) saw his boyhood dream go up in smoke. After preparing for two years, he was forced to withdraw (team 76) from the Beijing Classic Car Endurance Rally 2006 on account of a fractured vertebra. But Van 't H ... Continue reading

Former Japanese F-1 driver to race Dakar rally on 'tempura oil'

Jul 28, 2006

TOKYO July 27, 2006; The AP reported that a Japanese research team plans to create environmental awareness by entering a race car in the Dakar rally that runs on cooking oil used to fry tempura. The turbo-engine Land Cruiser 100, sponsored by Toyota, will be the first car completely powered by biodiesel to enter the pr ... Continue reading

Matt Slap Subaru Hosts Subaru Road Racing Team

Jul 14, 2006

-- Team Members On-Hand to Meet Enthusiasts and Sign Autographs -- WHAT: Matt Slap Subaru will host a meet and greet autograph session with members of the Subaru Road Racing Team. The "#06" Subaru Club Racing Car, based on the 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, will be on display at the dealership. Also on display will be th ... Continue reading

RACING PUTS FORD ON FAST TRACK WITH CUSTOMERS

Jul 9, 2006

Truck Racing Provides Instant Gratification Ford Racing in North America NASCAR Nextel Cup Vehicle: Ford Fusion Horsepower : approx. 790 Leading Ford drivers : Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin NASCAR Busch Vehicle: Ford Fusion Horsepower : approx. 660 Leading Ford drivers: Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle NASCAR Craftsman Truck Vehi ... Continue reading

New Classes On SCCA Club Racing Horizon

Jul 7, 2006

For Immediate Release NEW CLASSES ON SCCA CLUB RACING HORIZON CRB Recommends Prepared Category, New IT Class, Realignment of Touring and Motorcycle-Powered Formula Cars TOPEKA, Kan. (July 6, 2006) - In the July FasTrack(r), the official member notification bulletin for Sports Car Club of America, Inc., it was announced ... Continue reading

Pikes Peak - The Race To The Clouds

Jul 6, 2006

Pikes Peak Colorado July 5, 2006; The race to the clouds, the race of 156 turns, the 12.4-mile race to 14,100’. Has the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb become less renowned than when Louis Unser ruled the hill? Even in 2006 Leonard Vahsholtz and David Donner, hardly household names outside Colorado, define the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen V10 TDI Toureg Climbs Pikes Peak Sipping on Low Sulfer Diesel

Jul 6, 2006

PIKES PEAK, Colo. 06 July 2006; Mark Miller, driving a 2006 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI, conquered the treacherous 12.4-mile course at the 84th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Miller finished the Race to the Clouds in 14 minutes 8 seconds, followed by teammates Ryan Arciero and Danny Sullivan. The th ... Continue reading

Mike Ryan Prepared To Beat Current Record At Pikes Peak

Jun 29, 2006

For Immediate Release June 27, 2006 Contact: 818.766.2200 Julie L. Leibovitz Julie@fastrucks.com www.fastrucks.com Mike Ryan Prepared To Beat Current Record At Pikes Peak International Hill Climb  North Hollywood, CA- On Saturday, July 1st, big rig racer Mike Ryan will venture to beat his record time of 12.46.81. ... Continue reading

Ruppel Readies Team for 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing Season

Jun 6, 2006

June 6, 2006 Chetek, WI For Immediate Release Ruppel Readies Team for 2006. After completing a very eventful 2005racing season. The team went through a variety of high and lows. A continual engine overheating problem caused several lows, but the team was competitive in every round of racing. One of the highlights was a ... Continue reading

Alpine Motorsports Club Opens Throttle for Memberships at Private Road Course Country Club

May 11, 2006

SAYLORSBURG, Pa.--May 10, 2006--The track has been cleared and Alpine Motorsports Club is speeding ahead at full throttle to attract Founding Members for the only private motorsports club on the East Coast where you can drive your car on your personal schedule on its four-mile, European-inspired, Alan Wilson-designed m ... Continue reading