FIA RALLY: Sainz takes charge for Ford in Swedish snow
Feb 10, 2001
Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya led the Swedish Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car at the end of today's opening leg - a day dominated by the Ford Martini team. The Spanish duo hold a 13.2 second overnight lead while team-mates Colin McRae and Nicky Grist posted fastest time on three of the day's six speed tests t ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 1 Report
Feb 10, 2001
Drivers were treated to near-perfect winter rally conditions on the opening day's action of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Snowfalls yesterday created high banks along the side of the stages, allowing the sport's top stars to use every inch of the road - and more besi ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally Preview
Feb 9, 2001
After the asphalt of Monte Carlo, the stars of the FIA World Rally Championship switch to snowy, icy forest tracks for the second round of the series, the International Swedish Rally, which starts in Karlstad this evening. The event remains the last stronghold of Scandinavians, since no non-Nordic driver has ever won h ... Continue reading
Feb 8, 2001
Mitsubishi Motors Also Brings Rally Racing Excitement to the United States With Continued Sponsorship of Driver Rhys Millen and the SCCA CHICAGO, Feb. 7 Mitsubishi Motors again captured world attention with victories last month at two globally renowned motorsports races: the Paris-Dakar desert rally and the FIA World R ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford Martini ready to mix Swedish cocktail on ice
Feb 3, 2001
The inhospitable weather offered by a Scandinavian winter provides the Ford Martini team with the opportunity to capitalise on its impressive opening to the FIA World Rally Championship last month. While the setting of the Swedish Rally (8 - 11 February) will be far removed from the glamour of Monaco, the conditions en ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Round 2 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship
Feb 3, 2001
CHARACTER OF THE EVENT A wintry event held in Sweden on gravel forest tracks covered with ice or snow, but paradoxically one of the fastest rallies in the World series. First event to qualify for the new-style Teams' Cup. NEW THIS YEAR To counter the effect of global warming, all the special stages are held above a lin ... Continue reading
SCCA ProRally - Final Results - Sno*Drift
Jan 28, 2001
SCCA ProRally - Final Results - Sno*Drift ... Continue reading
American Honda reports record motorcycle and ATV sales for 2000
Jan 27, 2001
5:00PM PST, January 26, 2001 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Honda reports record motorcycle and ATV sales for 2000 Torrance, CA -- American Honda Motor Company's Motorcycle Division reported today year-end retail sales of 174,376 motorcycles, an increase of 44,743 motorcycles over 1999. Honda's motorcycles sales in ... Continue reading
RALLY: Short strengthens Ford's world rally squad
Jan 27, 2001
Short strengthens Ford's world rally squad=20 ... Continue reading
Goodyear Rock Crawling National Series is Still Extreme
Jan 26, 2001
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 26 Goodyear Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series is getting a new name, and organizers say 2001 "promises to be bigger, badder and even better." The four-part series has been renamed as the Goodyear Skyjacker Extreme Rock Crawling National Series to reinforce its national flavor and introduce ano ... Continue reading
Land Rover Recalls 2,957 Range Rovers
Jan 24, 2001
Recall From: Land Rover North America, Inc. Models: Land Rover Range Rover Year: 1999 Number Involved: 2,957 Dates of Manufacture: July 1998 - January 1999 Defect: On certain sport utility vehicles, the cast alloy throttle body is heated by coolant from the cooling system to prevent icing in extremely cold weather cond ... Continue reading
Radically Emphatic Styled Mitsubishi RPM 7000 Makes Global Debut
Jan 10, 2001
No-Compromise Active Lifestyle Concept Combines Rally Car Performance and Unique Packaging DETROIT, Jan. 10 After winning the Paris-Dakar Rally and the World Rally Championships around the globe, Mitsubishi Motors engineers and designers set out to tackle an even greater goal: winning the hearts and the minds of discer ... Continue reading
Ford's Explorer Sportsman Concept
Jan 9, 2001
DETROIT, Jan. 9 The new Ford Explorer Sportsman concept is designed to fulfill fly anglers' dreams of finding the calm and unspoiled waters of the perfect, wilderness fishing location. Based on the 2002 Ford Explorer, the concept vehicle is designed to take the angler into the wilderness for a "back to nature" fly-fish ... Continue reading
Mazda RX-8 Next Big Thing in Sports Cars
Jan 9, 2001
DETROIT, Jan. 9 Mazda Motor Corporation, renowned for its pioneering development of unique rotary-engined vehicles, today took a giant step toward bringing to market a revolutionary high-performance, four-door sports car with the unveiling of the Mazda RX-8 design engineering model at the North American International A ... Continue reading
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