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Track Drive: Ford Shelby GT 350 & GT 350R by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

Track Drive: Ford Shelby GT 350 & GT 350R by Larry Nutson +VIDEO

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau Chief The Auto Channel (DSC_3108) Every day is full of decisions. Some are big and some not. In the life of an automotive journalist some decisions involve conflicting or overlapping invites to new vehicle introduction and information events. Such was the case for me recent ... Continue reading

MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI - A Book Review by Steve Purdy

MONTEZUMA'S FERRARI - A Book Review by Steve Purdy

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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

* It was hot August new vehicle sales. Everyone was surprised with total sales of 1.5 million, down a bit from a year ago but with a seasonally adjusted rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million units. The sales pace was the highest in ten years and the best August since 2003. And yes, car sales are still suffering with the populari ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 24-30, 2015 - 2016 BMW 7 Series, New Popemobile, TVR, Tesla Astounds CR And More

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 24-30, 2015 - 2016 BMW 7 Series, New Popemobile, TVR, Tesla Astounds CR And More

* The Auto Channel editors had an in-person look at the all-new 2016 BMW 7-series earlier this summer in presentations both in Europe and the U.S. The first on-the-road drive reports on the 2016 BMW 7-series is available for you to read right here on TACh. The "seven" goes on sale October 24 priced starting at $81,300. ... Continue reading

Honda to Assist Wilson Children's Fund at Sonoma

Honda to Assist Wilson Children's Fund at Sonoma

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

Honda Statement On the Passing of Justin Wilson

Honda Statement On the Passing of Justin Wilson

Art St. Cyr, president, Honda Performance Development "To say that we are heartbroken over the loss of Justin Wilson would create the false impression that our pain is localized. At a time earlier in the season, when we were in a continuing struggle to remain competitive in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Justin was the gu ... Continue reading

Success On and Off the Track for MG

Success On and Off the Track for MG

Whilst MG Triple Eight Racing’s Jack Goff was celebrating his debut win in his MG at the MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, 19-year-old Ryan Sykes was getting to grips with his very own MG off the track. It’s not every day a customer’s new car is handed over by a racing driver, bu ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 10-16, 2015

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap August 10-16, 2015

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Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap July 13-19, 2015: New Tucson; NAIAS Caravan; More Recalls; Porsche World; Fisker Rises

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap July 13-19, 2015: New Tucson; NAIAS Caravan; More Recalls; Porsche World; Fisker Rises

* We were hosted by Hyundai at the media introduction program for the all-new 2016 Tucson compact SUV. The #newTucson is extensively updated and much improved over the outgoing model and will be in dealers later this month. Refinements and new class-leading features and equipment make it a very viable entry in the popu ... Continue reading

Santa Monica's Racing History Relived!

Santa Monica's Racing History Relived!

stokescommunications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM SANTA MONICA ROAD RACES, RELIVED For immediate release Event contact per ... Continue reading

2015 British Grand Prix - F1 Race

2015 British Grand Prix - F1 Race

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ANSYS Charges To The Forefront Of Electric Vehicle Development With Drayson Racing Technologies

ANSYS Charges To The Forefront Of Electric Vehicle Development With Drayson Racing Technologies

Simulation leader becomes official supplier to e-Racing pioneers PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2015 -- ANSYS, Inc. engineering simulation solutions are helping Drayson Racing Technologies (DRT) – a pioneer in the development of high-performance electric drivetrains and wireless electric vehicle charging systems – deve ... Continue reading

F1 In America - Haas F1 Team Update

F1 In America - Haas F1 Team Update

F1 in America Haas F1 Team Update Gunther Steiner by Peter Habicht San Francisco CA June 6, 2015; With a 2016 season launch on the way, Haas F1 Team recently announced that they plan to name their two drivers by September of this year. In the meantime, a lot of work has been happening behind the scenes to bring their m ... Continue reading

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