Marco Simoncelli MotoGP Racer Dies in Malaysian Crash +VIDEO
Oct 23, 2011
SEPANG, Malaysia - October 23, 2011: Sad news comes from the Sepang race track in Malaysia. Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, died in the collision in the second lap on Sunday afternoon. The MotoGP series 17 in Sepang, Malaysia, had to be stopped while in the second round. Marco Simoncelli was unconscious, and immediatel ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Indy 500 Champion Dan Wheldon Family Statement
Oct 17, 2011
London GB October 17, 2011; GP Sports Management Ltd have been asked by Dan Wheldonâs family to issue a statement on their behalf. They thank everyone for their condolences, messages of sympathy and support at this very sad time. They will make a further statement in due course but in the meantime have asked that ... Continue reading
IndyCar - Indy 500 Champ Dan Wheldon Dies in Las Vegas Race Crash +VIDEO
Oct 17, 2011
LAS VEGAS - October 16, 2011: Dan Wheldon, the popular IndyCar driver who won this year's Indianapolis 500 race, was killed earlier today in a horrific crash that many drivers described as "the worst they had ever seen." Wheldon was participating in a special program sponsored by GoDaddy that would have allowed him to ... Continue reading
Oct 9, 2011
Celebrity race features talented collection of drivers from across the spectrum of Dodge Motorsports' disciplines competing in identical Dodge Viper ACR-X spec cars Event at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park raises $18,000 for various charities One-hour special race broadcast kicks off 11 straight weeks of 2011 Dodge Vipe ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - Drive the Ford Test Track, Meet Parnelli Jones and Tanner Foust
Sep 22, 2011
Racing legend Parnelli Jones and three-time X Games Rally gold medalist and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust will be attending Get Your Heart Racing, Saturday, October 15, at the Ford Development Center (formerly the Ford Proving Grounds) in Dearborn, Michigan, as Ford and Henry Ford Health System partner to fight heart ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - What Drives the Honda Racing Team? +VIDEO
Sep 4, 2011
LONDON - September 4, 2011: The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) was formed in 1958 and is Britain's most popular motor racing spectacle. Its race season comprises ten events at top circuits across the UK. It is contested by professional racing drivers in competition versions of every day road cars. Some 325,000 ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2011
SONOMA, CA - August 25, 2011: You are invited to watch Friday's live press conference from Infineon Raceway with IZOD IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick today at 4PM New York time, 1PM Los Angeles time. This press conference comes just one day after Patrick's announcement that she is moving to NASCAR full-time in 201 ... Continue reading
Aug 17, 2011
Former game show model to make her NASCAR debut this weekend SPRINGFIELD, IL - August 16, 2011: Officials from Tony Marks Racing announced today that the team is forgoing its plans to compete in Sunday's Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in order to allow its driver Maryeve Dufault to concentrate on her ... Continue reading
Ford Wins 2011 Automotive News Suppliers' Choice Award
Aug 6, 2011
Ford is working more closely than ever with suppliers to offer increasing levels of new technologies in its vehicles Ford uses Aligned Business Framework principles to promote early collaboration with suppliers on innovative vehicle features Ford Motor Company , which is working closely with suppliers to offer increasi ... Continue reading
BMW Unveils M3 DTM Concept Car in Munich - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 19, 2011
Priaulx and Farfus On Board for the 2012 BMW Motorsport Program MUNICH - July 18, 2011: Just two weeks after the official roll-out of the new racing car for the 2012 DTM season, BMW presented the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car. Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for development, and BMW ... Continue reading
Ex-McQueen Car Set for RM Monterey Auction
Jul 18, 2011
EX-MCQUEEN CARS SET FOR MONTEREY AUCTION At RMâs upcoming Monterey auction, we will be offering two cars formerly owned by the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen. Anyone familiar with McQueen knows he was an avid car enthusiast, often performing his own stunts when driving for a film. Off-camera, he must have tho ... Continue reading
Jul 16, 2011
LONDON - July 16, 2011: One of the side attractions at this year's fun-filled Goodwood Festival of Speed was the attempt by stunt driver extrodinaire Terry Grant to drive a four-wheel Nissan Juke around the entire one mile track on just two wheels. This is the complete video of the record breaking run with track narrat ... Continue reading
McLaren Announces New Team and Development Program for 12C GT3 - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 7, 2011
SURREY, England - MAY 7, 2011: On Wednesday, May 4th, McLaren GT unveiled its GT3 car and plans for a 2011 development programme. The effort brings together the expertise of McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive and CRS Racing. The new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 will be the first McLaren car built for FIA* GT series racing since ... Continue reading
Apr 14, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - April 13, 2011: Edsel Ford II, great grandson of Henry Ford was the featured speaker at this month's Western Automotive Journalists' meeting is South San Francisco. The purpose of Mr. Ford's visit was to promote the plan that he Rick Hendrick, Roger Penske and Jack Roush have developed to establish a pe ... Continue reading
MINI Officially Launches WRC Racing Team to Compete in 2011 Season - VIDEO FEATURE
Apr 12, 2011
Oxford/Munich, 11th April 2011. The return of MINI to one of the biggest stages in motorsport is approaching ever closer. On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford (GB). This season, the team will contest six rounds of the FIA Wo ... Continue reading
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