Reinterpreting a Living Legend: Ford Unveils the New GT40 Concept Car
Jan 7, 2002
January 2002 (Newstream) -- When Ford designers began to conceptualize bringing a legendary car to life they chose one that helped change performance car history. A car that re-ignites Henry Ford II's hallmarks of passion, performance and speed -- the GT40. With the GT40, top designers knew that they could do a complet ... Continue reading
2003 Acura 3.2 CL Luxury Performance Coupe Adds All-New 6-Speed Manual Transmission
Jan 6, 2002
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 -- Enhancing its appeal to upscale driving enthusiasts, the Acura 2003 3.2 CL luxury performance coupe will offer in March 2002 an all-new, close-ratio 6-speed manual transmission to complement its powerful 6-cylinder VTEC(TM) engine and high performance chassis. In addition, the 2003 3.2 CL feature ... Continue reading
Team Spotlight on Flis Motorsports
Nov 21, 2001
Team Spotlight on Flis Motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2001) -- The 2000 season was a prosperous one for Flis Motorsports, but it paled in comparison to 2001. Flis Motorsports opened up the season plagued with trouble at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. By the end of the gruesome 24-hour race the #09 Camaro had littl ... Continue reading
Fannin named Director of Media & Marketing at Road Atlanta
Nov 2, 2001
For Immediate Release Fannin Named Director of Media & Marketing at Road Atlanta BRASELTON, GA (Nov. 2, 2001) - Motorsports veteran Earl C. Fannin has been named Director of Media & Marketing at Road Atlanta and will be responsible for public relations, marketing, media buys and promotions. He will also assist with spo ... Continue reading
Honda and Campbell poised to break Baja records
Oct 26, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2001 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, November 8-11 Torrance, CA -- Honda(Bs off-road champion Johnny Campbell is close to becoming the first off-road racer to win five consecutive Baja 1000 titles in-a-row. The mild mannered San Clemente, California native is currently tied with Larry Rosseler with four w ... Continue reading
GT Driver Spotlight on Doug Goad
Oct 25, 2001
Driver Spotlight on Doug Goad DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2001) - The 2001 season for Doug Goad can be best described in his own words - "It's definitely been a season never to forget." He started it off at the Rolex 24 At Daytona in a race car that hardly had any bodywork left on it by the end of the famous enduranc ... Continue reading
Race Rock Las Vegas Collection To Be Auctioned-One Race Themed Restaraunt Too Many?
Oct 23, 2001
Car Enthusiasts From Around the World Compete for First Opportunity to Bid On Cars and Racing Memorabilia From Las Vegas' Race Rock Restaurant SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 23 -- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has signed a deal to auction the world's greatest automotive memorabilia collection from the motorsports themed Rac ... Continue reading
Oct 3, 2001
Tulsa, OK - For the third consecutive year Indianapolis race driver Stephen Cox has visited victory lane, but Sunday's come-from-behind thriller at Tulsa's 1.7 mile Hallett Motor Racing Circuit marks the first time he has done so on a road course. After his Nissan fell behind with engine trouble on the first lap, Cox s ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford powers clear in title race as McRae grabs lead
Sep 23, 2001
September 23, 2001 Ford Martini moved into a clear lead in the FIA World Rally Championship after Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya finished second and fourth respectively on the Rally New Zealand today. McRae's podium finish at the wheel of a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car moved him ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Strong start from Ford trio in curious NZ opener
Sep 22, 2001
September 22, 2001 After a bizarre opening day of the Rally New Zealand, Ford Martini drivers Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya and team-mates Colin McRae and Nicky Grist lay third and fourth respectively in their Focus RS World Rally Cars. Colleagues François Delecour and Daniel Grataloup were seventh after a day dominated ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Propecia Rally New Zealand Preview
Sep 21, 2001
September 21, 2001 The world's top rally stars will fight for victory on some of the finest roads in the world on the tenth round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Propecia Rally New Zealand, which starts in earnest tomorrow morning. The country's smooth, flowing gravel stages are regarded by many of the ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Focus trio aims to keep Ford on crest of a wave
Sep 14, 2001
September 14, 2001 The Ford Martini team face their longest journey of the year as the Rally New Zealand (20 - 23 September) opens a gruelling end of season rush which sees the final five rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship squeezed into just 10 weeks. The Ford squad goes to Auckland, known as the City of Sails ... Continue reading
CORR: BorgWarner World Championships at Crandon International Off Road Raceway
Aug 30, 2001
August 30, 2001 WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT CRANDON: GREAVES "SHOOTS" FOR WIN IN BORG WARNER SHOOTOUT - Local Wisconsin off-road racer Johnny Greaves will line up his Forest County Potawatomi Toyota Tundra 4x4 for the first time in the legendary BorgWarner Shootout this weekend at Crandon. Greaves, DePere, Wis., finished third ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford leads world standings after McRae podium
Aug 26, 2001
August 26, 2001 Ford Martini moved back to the head of the FIA World Rally Championship after both Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya netted points-scoring finishes in the Rally Finland today. McRae's blistering charge over the final speed test earned him third while the ever-consiste ... Continue reading
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