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Amazon.com Automotive Launches Wheels Store

Amazon.com Automotive Launches Wheels Store

SEATTLE--Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of its Wheels Store, a convenient shopping destination for tens of thousands of wheels and related parts and accessories. The store caters to all types of automotive customers, showcasing a vast selection from top brands like American Racing, Dip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., ... Continue reading

Superleague Formula: A New Exciting Brand of Racing - 5 VIDEOS

Superleague Formula: A New Exciting Brand of Racing - 5 VIDEOS

Superleague Formula is the fusion of the two of the world’s most popular sports – capturing the passion of football with the thrill and excitement of motor racing. The new concept kicked off in August 2008 with a field of V12-powered 750 horsepower single seater racecars bearing the colours of the world’ ... Continue reading

Al Unser, Jr. Teams with ZAP Electric Cars for $10 Million Competition - VIDEO ENHANCED

Al Unser, Jr. Teams with ZAP Electric Cars for $10 Million Competition - VIDEO ENHANCED

Indy 500 Winner Al Unser Jr. Joins ZAP Alias Electric Car Team in Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE SANTA ROSA, Calif. (May 4, 2010) --- Racing legend Al Unser Jr. will be behind the wheel as the ZAP Alias competes in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-PRIZE. Unser has agreed to drive the Alias electric car ... Continue reading

Things You Can Do with a Cadillac CTS-V - GREAT VIDEO

Things You Can Do with a Cadillac CTS-V - GREAT VIDEO

SHANGHAI - April 15, 2010: Last May thousands of spectators gathered at Shanghai's Formula 1 Circuit to watch a team of professional stunt drivers perform daring maneuvers with Cadillac CTS-Vs in celebration of the car's introduction to China. Be sure to watch John Heinricy and the Cadillac CTS-V set the production sed ... Continue reading

Formula 1 Equipment Seized by the High Court

Formula 1 Equipment Seized by the High Court

LONDON, April 12, 2010 -- After an unsuccessful attempt by a US team to join F1 this year, two of their bespoke F1 trailers have been seized under a High Court order issued by a UK creditor and are now for sale on eBay. Nothing in F1 comes cheaply, but in accordance with the law, these will be sold to the highest bidde ... Continue reading

Suzuki Announces Stock Car of Tomorrow: Kizashi Sport - Richard Petty Coming Out of Retirement for One-Time Ride

Suzuki Announces Stock Car of Tomorrow: Kizashi Sport - Richard Petty Coming Out of Retirement for One-Time Ride

BREA, CA - April 1, 2010: To further gain familiarity with car buyers across the U.S., American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) today announced its intent to establish and run a stock car racing team in North America. Suzuki’s first contender in the 2011 season will be a modified version of its 2011 Kizashi Sport, which ... Continue reading

Race Cars and Race Karts Exhibition Opens New York Auto Show

Race Cars and Race Karts Exhibition Opens New York Auto Show

Javits Center Becomes 'Racetrack' for Opening Festivities April 3rd NEW YORK, March 29 -- The Skip Barber Racing School, Long Island Karting Association, Lime Rock Park race track, and the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) are joining together to host a fast-paced, in-your-face racing exhibition to commemorate t ... Continue reading

Racers Get Revved-Up in Las Vegas for the Mint 400 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Racers Get Revved-Up in Las Vegas for the Mint 400 - VIDEO ENHANCED

LAS VEGAS - March 26, 2010: The rugged 400 mile race was started in 1978 as a promotion for the Mint Hotel in Las Vegas. Billed as the "Great American Desert Race," the brutal course quickly skyrocketed to fame as racers braved the rough roads of the Moapa Indian reservation and treacherous trails like the infamous Roc ... Continue reading

Danica Patrick Gets Ready for Stock Car Debut in the ARCA Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona - BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO

Danica Patrick Gets Ready for Stock Car Debut in the ARCA Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona - BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - February 3, 2010: Racing sensation Danica Patrick is ready to move on to an entirely new venue, stock cars. And this weekend's ARCA series race will be the start of it all. Danica will be driving the GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. The original GoDaddy.com television commercial for the 2010 Super Bowl was tu ... Continue reading

2010 Super Bowl TV Ads: Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com Commercials - VIDEO ENHANCED

2010 Super Bowl TV Ads: Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com Commercials - VIDEO ENHANCED

CBS bans one spot for being too...something PHOENIX - February 3, 2010: Danica Patrick has had many big weekends, but this weekend may be her biggest and most controversal yet. To begin with, Danica moves over from Indy racing to America's racing major leagues, stock cars. And while her NASCAR career won't start this S ... Continue reading

Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing Says Goodbye - VIDEO FEATURE

Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing Says Goodbye - VIDEO FEATURE

COLOGNE - January 26, 2010: After eight years competing in Formula One Racing the Panasonic-Toyota Team decided to pull the plug on the program. Over those years The Auto Channel had fun following their campaigns and broadcasting their entertaining and insightful videos. The video below is their swan-song goodbye. To r ... Continue reading

New Extreme Biofuel Bentley Continental Supersports Ready to Fly - GREAT DEREK BELL ROAD TEST VIDEO

New Extreme Biofuel Bentley Continental Supersports Ready to Fly - GREAT DEREK BELL ROAD TEST VIDEO

LONDON - October 10, 2009: Bentley Motors has announced that the first Continental Supersports, the fastest road-going Bentley ever, will start touching-down at the company’s worldwide dealer network later this month. Launched at the Geneva Show in March 2009, the Supersports combines extreme Supercar styling and ... Continue reading

Ashley Force Hood Featured in Latest Krista Marie Video - VIDEO ENHANCED

Ashley Force Hood Featured in Latest Krista Marie Video - VIDEO ENHANCED

ASHLEY FORCE HOOD FEATURED IN LATEST KRISTA MARIE VIDEOYORBA LINDA, CA (October 10, 2009) --- NHRA Funny Car super star Ashley Force Hood and her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang team are featured in the new music video by country rising star Krista Marie for her next hit single “Tomboy.ââ& amp; amp; amp; #130 ... Continue reading

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