John Coughlin - Season Preview (NHRA/JEG'S)
Jan 18, 2006
John Coughlin - Season Preview JEG'S Mail Order - Team JEG'S DELAWARE, Ohio – The most memorable moment of John Coughlin’s 2005 season came not as a driver, but rather a car owner as rising sportsman star Brad Plourd drove Coughlin’s JEG’S Mail Order dragster ... Continue reading
Subaru Club Racing Team on a Roll
Jan 18, 2006
-- Subaru Scores Its Second 1-2 Finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 18 -- Following a successful race week at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Subaru Club Racing Team posted a second consecutive 1-2 finish at the Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. The Subaru Club ... Continue reading
Jan 10, 2006
CITGO Racing completes official testing for 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona The No. 7 CITGO Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI completed 1000 miles and four days of testing for this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, including a private test at Moroso Motorsports Park in Jupiter, Fla., on Jan. 3, followed by the official three-day event te ... Continue reading
Patrick Carpentier Joins Cheever and Fittipaldi at Rolex 24 at Daytona
Dec 31, 2005
Indianapolis, Ind. (Dec. 29, 2005) Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier will join Eddie Cheever Jr. and Christian Fittipaldi in driving the No. 39 Cheever Racing Lexus Crawford at the 2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona, announced team owner Eddie Cheever Jr. ... Continue reading
One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1
Dec 14, 2005
Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading
SCCA Statement Regarding Trans-AmR Name
Dec 12, 2005
For Immediate Release SCCA Statement Regarding Trans-Am Name TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 12, 2005) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. has released the following statement regarding the Trans-Am(r) name. The quote should be attributed to SCCA Chairman Gary Pitts. "With Champ Car's decision not to renew the Trans-Am name in 2006, ... Continue reading
New Ford Rally Challanger Launced in Bologna
Dec 3, 2005
FORD'S NEW RALLY CHALLENGER LAUNCHES AT 2005 BOLOGNA MOTOR SHOW Featured Stories Press Releases The all-new Ford Focus RS World Rally Car 06 BOLOGNA , ITALY , 1 December, 2005 – Ford of Europe today officially unveiled the all-new Ford Focus RS World Rally Car 06 at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy . The car will ... Continue reading
Subaru Signs Travis Pastrana to Lead Subaru Rally Team USA
Dec 1, 2005
-- Company to showcase 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX in the Rally America National Championship -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. 1 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced it has signed Supercross and Motorcross Champion, multi-time X Games gold medallist, and up-and-coming rally star Travis Pastrana to lead Subaru Rally Team US ... Continue reading
Mike Rockenfeller - FIA GT Championship Bahrain win
Nov 27, 2005
Mike Rockenfeller finished the FIA GT Championship season in the same place he started – in the winner's circle. Rockenfeller, of Monaco, and Marc Lieb of Ludwigsburg, Germany, had already secured the GT2 class championship before the final race of the season in Bahrain on 25 November, but that didn't slow their ... Continue reading
Wright Resigns from SCCA Pro Racing Post
Nov 16, 2005
For Immediate Release Wright Resigns from SCCA Pro Racing Post TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 15, 2005) - SCCA Pro Racing Vice President and General Manager Mitch Wright resigned from his post today to pursue other career opportunities. With Wright's resignation, SCCA Pro Racing Vice President of Marketing Garret Mudd has been nam ... Continue reading
Touring 3 Pushes SCCA Club Racing National Class Count to 25
Nov 15, 2005
For Immediate Release Touring 3 Pushes SCCA Club Racing National Class Count to 25 TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 15, 2005) - Sports Car Club of America's Board of Directors has announced the approval of the new national-level class Touring 3, which pushes the class count to 25, the most national classes in SCCA Club Racing since ... Continue reading
SCCA National Championship Runoffs on PEE This Weekend
Nov 10, 2005
For Immediate Release SCCA National Championship Runoffs on SPEED This Weekend TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 9, 2005) -, SPEED Channel kicks off eight weeks of 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r) race coverage from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course starting with H Production this Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. (EST). Set in a one-hou ... Continue reading
SCCA Pro Racing Year In Review 2005
Nov 3, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2005 Contact: John Thawley email: johnt@c2group.com tel: 248.356.5699 John Thawley Announces Release of SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge Year In Review 2005 Yearbook Motorsports photographer, John Thawley, announced today the release of his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Year in R ... Continue reading
2006 SCCA Hall of Fame Class Announced; Champions Buffum, Donohue Among Inductees
Nov 1, 2005
For Immediate Release 2006 SCCA Hall of Fame Class Announced; Champions Buffum, Donohue Among Inductees TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 1, 2005) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. (SCCA) announced today the five individuals that will be enshrined into its Hall of Fame in 2006. John Borhnoldt, John Buffum, Mark Donohue, Denise McClu ... Continue reading
Mike Rockenfeller - Zhuhai race and championship
Oct 23, 2005
Mike Rockenfeller won his second-consecutive sports-car championship on Saturday, clinching the FIA GT Championship GT2 title with two races remaining in the 2005 season. Rockenfeller, of Monaco, and his co-driver Marc Lieb of Ludwigsburg, Germany, collected their fifth class win in nine starts to share the championshi ... Continue reading
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