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2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

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

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - January 18-24, 2016 : VW Lying; 47 cent Gas; Recall Record;Citroen Returning?; NASCAR HofF ... Continue reading

Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai

Audi Triumphs at the Hankook 24H Dubai

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

DETROIT SLEEK PEEK: MITSUBISHI KEEPS A LOW PROFILE BUT HAS HIGH HOPES

DETROIT SLEEK PEEK: MITSUBISHI KEEPS A LOW PROFILE BUT HAS HIGH HOPES

By: Michael BernsteinEditor, Michigan BureauThe Auto Channel The North American International Auto Show press preview days don’t officially begin until Monday January 11 and while many of the world’s automakers will have exhibits, some are sitting this event out. One of them is Japan’s Mitsubishi and whi ... Continue reading

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

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) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 28 - January 3, 2016; Drive Home, Gorilla Glass, Truck of Year, Genesis Breaks

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - December 28 - January 3, 2016; Drive Home, Gorilla Glass, Truck of Year, Genesis Breaks

* Three vintage cars are on the road this week driving a 2,900-mile route from Tacoma, WA to Detroit to help open the North American International Auto Show. The project, called “A Drive Home" is the brainchild of David Madeira, CEO of The LeMay, America’s Car Museum and Rod Alberts, executive director of the ... Continue reading

A DRIVE HOME : LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO - Chapter One By Steve Purdy

A DRIVE HOME : LeMay Museum, Tacoma To Detroit Auto Show +VIDEO - Chapter One By Steve Purdy

A DRIVE HOME Three old cars go from Tacoma to Detroit in the dead of winter By Steve Purdy Senior Editor, The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau LWe first learned of this project last summer while doing a story on America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The concept was so unexpected we hesitated just an instant thin ... Continue reading

Brabham Dynasty To Continue At The 100th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 +VIDEO

Brabham Dynasty To Continue At The 100th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 +VIDEO

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

Shirley Muldowney Removes Herself From Land Speed Record Opportunity

Shirley Muldowney Removes Herself From Land Speed Record Opportunity

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 2) -- Drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney has announced she will not participate in any land speed record attempt in Doug Herbert's proposed Streamliner car. An attempt at Muldowney capturing the all-time record for female drivers was announced two years ago when the idea to build the car was ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl F1 Mexico and Brazil Thoughts and Reports

Nicholas Frankl F1 Mexico and Brazil Thoughts and Reports

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

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 2-8, 2015: George Barris Passes, U.S. Sales Up, Recalls, Genesis Launched ... Continue reading

Nico Rosberg Wins Formula 1 Gran Premio de Mexico 2015

Nico Rosberg Wins Formula 1 Gran Premio de Mexico 2015

2015 Mexican Grand Prix - Formula One World Championship Nov 1 - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez - 71 laps - 190 miles Leaderboard - LiveStart+/-1 Nico Rosberg - Mercedes1–2 Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes2–3 Valtteri Bottas - Williams6+34 Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull4–5 Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull5–6 Felipe Mass ... Continue reading

Austin F-1 Triple Champion

Austin F-1 Triple Champion

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

Racing Personality and CRC Ambassador, Jessi Combs, to Greet Fans at CRC Booth at SEMA

Racing Personality and CRC Ambassador, Jessi Combs, to Greet Fans at CRC Booth at SEMA

Combs Will Promote the CRC Message of "Powerful Chemistry" TV and racing personality, Jessi Combs, known for her skills under the hood, will appear at the CRC Industries booth at SEMA 2015 in Las Vegas. CRC Industries, Inc. manufactures specialty chemicals for automotive technicians and do-it-yourselfers (DIYers) and C ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - Sept 28=October 4, 2015: Recalls, Recalls, Recalls, Tesla X, VW, Buh-Bye Tony

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - Sept 28=October 4, 2015: Recalls, Recalls, Recalls, Tesla X, VW, Buh-Bye Tony

* The short list for the 2016 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year has been released. The semi-finalists will be evaluated and the finalists, three in each category, will be announced on December 8. The car finalists are: BMW 7 Series, Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Volt, Honda ... Continue reading

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