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UPDATED - Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Obama Manages To Murder America's Space Industry

UPDATED - Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Obama Manages To Murder America's Space Industry

<b>Commentary By Rick Carlton</b> <p> I just watched the final Space Shuttle launch. Along with the tears and a clear sense of lost youth, there was a good deal of anger directed at the current White House tenent, and how he has handled NASA and the space program in general since he ascended to the throne. On the same ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Mille Miglia North America Tribute

Special Motorsports Event - Mille Miglia North America Tribute

Carmel, July 4, 2011: In 2010, MAC Group, Meet Comunicazione, and Sanremorally – organizers of the Historical Revival and sole licensees of the original Mille Miglia brand – signed an agreement with Stratus Media Group Inc (SMDI), making the company the one and only official Sub-licensee of the Mille Miglia b ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - BRC Hosts Goodwood Festival of Speed 30th June - 3rd July

Special Motorsports Event - BRC Hosts Goodwood Festival of Speed 30th June - 3rd July

Goodwood, June 29, 2011: Several Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship drivers are taking part in this yearâ&#8364;&#8482;s Goodwood Festival of Speed which takes place from this Thursday (30th June) at the historic venue near Chichester in West Sussex. The forest rally stage will echo to the sound of both four a ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Carole Lombard/Clark Gable Vehicles To Be Displayed

Special Motorsports Event - Carole Lombard/Clark Gable Vehicles To Be Displayed

Milan, June 27, 2011: True to the philosophy and style that distinguished the start-up of uniques special ones, MAC Group will continue with exclusive partnerships and significant innovations at this year’s event: simultaneously a competition, exhibition, and social gathering without precedence, its concept of exc ... Continue reading

FIA Asia-Pacific - Dominant Proton Finishes One-Two In Latest Round

FIA Asia-Pacific - Dominant Proton Finishes One-Two In Latest Round

PROTON Motorsports dominated Rallye Nouvelle Caledonie, which finished in Noumea yesterday (Sunday). ... Continue reading

ILMC - Stunning Class Victory At Le Mans 24 Hours

ILMC - Stunning Class Victory At Le Mans 24 Hours

Nissan-powered cars have finished in first and second place in the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours. Olivier Lombard took the chequered flag as LMP2 winner in the Zytek Nissan of Greaves Motorsport. In second place was the Oreca 03 Nissan of the Signatech Nissan team of Lucas Ordonez, Franck Mailleux and Soheil Ayari. ... Continue reading

Consumer Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation To Adjust Prices On All U.S. Commercial Truck Tires July 1

Consumer Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation To Adjust Prices On All U.S. Commercial Truck Tires July 1

FULLERTON, June 13, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of an average of 8% on all of its light and medium commercial truck tires sold in the U.S., effective July1. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a later date. The rising cost of raw ma ... Continue reading

Consumer Affairs - Weekly NHTSA Recalls June 13, 2011

Consumer Affairs - Weekly NHTSA Recalls June 13, 2011

NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V319 Manufacturer : CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. Make / Model Years : GIRARDIN / 2006-2010 MICRO BIRD / 2010-2011 Subject : WIRING HARNESS/POSSIBLE FIRE NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V311 Manufacturer : VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Performance Brands - Audi Uses LeMans to Showcase Technology

Motorsports Performance Brands - Audi Uses LeMans to Showcase Technology

Not only the three Audi R18 TDI cars attracted attention at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The e-tron Spyder concept car and the Q5 hybrid quattro road car are proving Audi’s expertise at Le Mans off the track and aside from the racing action as well. In addition, numerous high-calibre guests and a wide range of activities ... Continue reading

NHTSA And Vehicular Communications - Nothing Better To Do But Create Cost

NHTSA And Vehicular Communications - Nothing Better To Do But Create Cost

<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> Today, I read a series of comments from NHTSA head David Strickland, suggesting a new agency committment to limiting <i>(or potentially elimating entirely)</i> telematic, mobile and online communications in vehicles. According to Stickland, the regulators are only interested in "....(keeping) ... Continue reading

Consumer Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches All New Customer First Web Site

Consumer Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Launches All New Customer First Web Site

FULLERTON, June 8, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced the official launch of its all-new, user-centric Web site at www.yokohamatire.com designed to put customers first and their needs, according to Theresa Palang, Yokohama manager of public relations and digital marketing. It is built for engagement, interac ... Continue reading

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