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Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Rolex 24 - Thoughts From Frankl @ 6 Hours In

Initial thoughts on the racing capital. WOW. it's good to be at the legendary grand daddy of Nascar and sports car racing in the USA. Never been before and never been to the 24hrs of Daytona. Flying in is easy, as the airport is adjacent to the track. ... Continue reading

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2016) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 28th class of inductees today at Daytona International Speedway, continuing a long-standing tradition of honoring legendary figures from a wide variety of racing disciplines. The seven-person class of 2016 inductees ... Continue reading

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona - GTLM Preview

2016 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - GTLM PREVIEW A RACE ENGINEER'S PERSPECTIVE (Houston, Texas, January 23, 2016)...Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTLM team, takes a look ahead at this year's Rolex 24 At Daytona, January 30-31, 2016, at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. P ... Continue reading

The Enthusiast Network and IRG Sports + Entertainment Announce a Multi-Year Partnership

The Enthusiast Network and IRG Sports + Entertainment Announce a Multi-Year Partnership

JUPITER, Florida (January 13, 2016) -tEN: The Enthusiast Network (TEN) and IRG Sports + Entertainment(TM) (IRGSE) announced a multi-year partnership that will bring a number of highly sought after automotive events to IRGSE venues. TEN's portfolio of events include: HOT ROD Power Tour, LOWRIDER Super Show, HOT ROD Drag ... Continue reading

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations As Presenting Sponsor for Annual Induction Ceremony Three-year partnership to begin with June 29 induction at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap W/O August 31-September 6, 2015 - Dick Guldstrand Hot Rod and Corvette Daddy, 1997 Winner Of The Auto Channel's Car Guy Of The Year Passes At 87

* It was hot August new vehicle sales. Everyone was surprised with total sales of 1.5 million, down a bit from a year ago but with a seasonally adjusted rate (SAAR) of 17.8 million units. The sales pace was the highest in ten years and the best August since 2003. And yes, car sales are still suffering with the populari ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, And We Mean DRIVE +VIDEO

First Drive: 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, And We Mean DRIVE +VIDEO

2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Review, track evaluation, comparing AWD RWD automatic and shift models ... Continue reading

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

Lingenfelter Offers 720 HP Performance Package For 2015 C7 Z06 Corvettes

BRIGHTON, Mich. July 27, 2015; Corvette owners who crave more performance and power from their C7 Z06 LT-4 engine, and an even greater adrenaline rush when behind the wheel, can satisfy their need for increased power with a new Stage 1 engine package from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. Lingenfelter's C7 Z06 engi ... Continue reading

Santa Monica's Racing History Relived!

Santa Monica's Racing History Relived!

stokescommunications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ SANTA MONICA HISTORY MUSEUM SANTA MONICA ROAD RACES, RELIVED For immediate release Event contact per ... Continue reading

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Lexus to Compete in 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

V8 Powered, Production Car-based Coupe to be Driven by Justin Bell RC F GT Program to Serve as Key Developmental Tool for F brand Engineering June 22, 2015 TORRANCE, Calif. (June 22, 2015) – On June 28th, Lexus will compete in the Time Attack class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The luxury automaker w ... Continue reading

2015 Acura TLX 3.5 SH-AWD w/Advance Package Review and Acura Racing Experience +VIDEO By Carey Russ

2015 Acura TLX 3.5 SH-AWD w/Advance Package Review and Acura Racing Experience +VIDEO By Carey Russ

2015 Acura TLX 3.5 SH-AWD Advance Review and Acura Racing Experience By Carey Russ ... Continue reading

2015 SCCA Convention and Hall of Fame Inductees

2015 SCCA Convention and Hall of Fame Inductees

For Immediate Release SCCA Convention Ends on a High Note with the Awards and Hall of Fame Ceremony CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2015) - The Sports Car Club of America Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Presented by Mazda closed out the 2015 SCCA National Convention and MSX Expo held at the Charlotte Convention Center Feb. ... Continue reading

Springer Named Grand Marshal 2015 California Festival of Speed Auto Club Speedway: April 11-12

Springer Named Grand Marshal 2015 California Festival of Speed Auto Club Speedway: April 11-12

Fontana, Calif - January 31, 2015 - - "His name is synonymous with Porsche performance, and we're very proud to announce that Alwin Springer has agreed to serve as our Grand Marshal for this year's California Festival of Speed (CFoS)," said event manager Martin Lipp. Springer, who plans to bring his whole family to Fon ... Continue reading

2014 Ferrari 458 (HOT) Review - Not Your Average Italian Speciale

2014 Ferrari 458 (HOT) Review - Not Your Average Italian Speciale

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and F1 correspondent The Auto Channel Maranello, Italy June 2014; Ferrari, in true and tested form, recently introduced a “hot” version of the 458. The “speciale” is both lighter and more powerful than the “ordinary” 458, packed with even more technological ... Continue reading

A Hat-Trick of Chevrolet Performance Models

A Hat-Trick of Chevrolet Performance Models

By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_6636) About fifty miles west from our Nation’s Capital situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains are some wonderful and scenic driving roads that provide the opportunity to experience cars that are intended to be driven hard. A beauti ... Continue reading

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