Speedway Motorsports Completes Purchase of Kentucky Speedway
Dec 31, 2008
CONCORD, N.C.--Speedway Motorsports, Inc. has added Kentucky Speedway to its portfolio of motorsports facilities, expanding its geographic reach into the Midwest. The completed purchase was announced today by O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. âWe are extre ... Continue reading
Hyundai Genesis Coupe to Debut in Race-Inspired Super Bowl Advertisement
Dec 29, 2008
Sports Car Will Dance to Music Performed by Grammy Award-winning Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Precision Driving Performed by World Champion Racer Rhys Millen FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 29 -- Hyundai Motor America will air its first two television commercials for the new 2010 Genesis Coupe during Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday, Febr ... Continue reading
Derek Daly Design Announces Indian Strategic Alliance
Dec 29, 2008
December 29th 2009 Strategic alliance to help develop Indian motorsports infrastructure For Immediate Release: Derek Daly Design (DDD) is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Van Diemen International Racing Services for the specific purpose of helping develop the club and pro level motorsports infrastructure i ... Continue reading
Coughlin Ready For Second Chance At Lake Placid Bobsled Course
Dec 28, 2008
DELAWARE, Ohio December 24, 2008: Fresh off his second straight and fifth overall world championship, Pro Stock drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. is ready to trade in his 1,500-horsepower JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt for a gravity-driven JEGS.com bobsled at the fourth annual Whelen Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, Jan. 2-4, in L ... Continue reading
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure to Repurchase 3.4% of Outstanding Shares
Dec 26, 2008
HICKORY, N.C., Dec 23 -- Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (OTC:DJRT) (BULLETIN BOARD: DJRT) , a "Full Throttle" lifetime experience company, announced today that it has negotiated an agreement to repurchase and retire 855,000 shares from Mr. Ned Jarrett, one of the founders of the company. This represents 3.42% of t ... Continue reading
Yenkos from Historic Collection to Be Sold at 2009 Barrett-Jackson Event in Scottsdale
Dec 18, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Five rare Yenko muscle cars from a celebrated collection will be sold at No Reserve during the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. For the first time, four Yenko Camaros and a Yenko Nova from the Gary Holub Collection (Lot #âs 1276-1278) will ... Continue reading
Superchips Announces First To Market 2008 - 2009 Pontiac G8 Coverage
Dec 16, 2008
Sanford, FL., December 16, 2008: Superchips announces first to market coverage for the 2008 â 2009 6.0L Pontiac G8 with the release of the must have accessory for any car enthusiast, Cortex (part no. 2950) performance programmer. The performance-bred G8 is now even more exciting for street performance uses with a ... Continue reading
AMA Racing Ice Race Grand Championships promise fun-packed weekend
Dec 13, 2008
AMA Racing News Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Dec. 12, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Connie Fleming Phone: (614) 856-1910, ext. 1258 E-mail: cfleming@ama-cycle.org [mailto:cfleming@ama-cycle.org] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading
Muscle Cars Muster at Phillip Island Classic
Dec 12, 2008
An alphabet of exotic muscle cars from Bathurst A9X Toranas to XA GT Falcons will form a major display in the Shannons Muscle Car Muster at the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 13-15 next year. ... Continue reading
GBC Motorsports' Tires Give Winning Traction to Historic Sweep of Baja 1000
Dec 10, 2008
LONG BEACH, Calif.--GBC Motorsports (www.gbcmotorsports.com), a division of Greenball Corporation dedicated to the powersports industry, is thrilled to announce that its tires supported the historic victory of the Bi-Polar Extreme Racing Team/Arctic Cat win at this yearâs grueling Baja 1000. This historic win is r ... Continue reading
International Speedway Provides 2009 Financial Guidance
Dec 10, 2008
~ Reiterates 2008 Full Year Financial Guidance ~ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10 -- International Speedway Corporation (OTC:ISCB) (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today reiterated financial guidance for fiscal 2008 and provided formal financial guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009. "The 2008 NASCAR season f ... Continue reading
BP Ultimate Celebrity Karting Challenge - the who's who of world class motorsport
Nov 27, 2008
Press Release Date: Thursday 27 November 2008 Ref: ASI08/12 BP Ultimate Celebrity Karting Challenge â the whoâs who of world class motorsport The entry list of racing drivers joining forces to raise over £50,000 for the BP Ultimate Celebrity Karting Challenge at Autosport International on Friday 9 January ... Continue reading
Stars of AMA Pro Racing honored at end-of-year awards banquet
Nov 24, 2008
AMA Racing News Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Nov. 24, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Connie Fleming Phone: (614) 856-1910, ext. 1258 E-mail: clfeming@ama-cycle.org [mailto:clfeming@ama-cycle.org] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading
Car Chief Wendland To Leave John Force Racing
Nov 8, 2008
Car chief Wendland to leave John Force Racing INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 8) -- Fourteen-time Funny Car champion John Force will lose car chief Rob Wendland at the end of the 2008 POWERade season. Wendland and his wife Kathy, the daughter of Funny Car racer John Lawson, are expecting a baby boy in December and the time demands ... Continue reading
ELECTRIC RACING CAR TO ENTER THE SPEED HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009
Oct 22, 2008
The Bee Four electric racing vehicle (ERV) is being developed in conjunction with Martin Ogilvie, the former Lotus F1 designer, with the intention of winning the British Speed Hill Climb Championship in 2009. The ERV - code-named the "Watt 4" - is an all-electric 4WD vehicle, capable of producing 700hp or 520kW. Partne ... Continue reading
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