Jun 14, 2011
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 - NHTSA Weekly Recalls - June 6, 2011
Jun 6, 2011
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V307 Manufacturer : ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. Make / Model Years : FORD / 2011 Subject : ROUSH PROPANE CONVERSION KITS NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V306 Manufacturer : TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. Make / Model Years : TOYOTA / 2011 Subject : DRIVE SHAFT BREAKS NHTSA Campaign ID N ... Continue reading
Consumer News - Buyer Beware Flood-damaged Vehicles Could Be Headed To Market
May 31, 2011
LONG BEACH, May 31, 2011: A severe winter and above-average rains in the spring have caused many parts of the United States to experience record flooding in 2011, creating havoc for homeowners and residents. This flooding will also cause problems for unwary consumers shopping for used cars during the next 12 months. Fr ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Names New President
May 25, 2011
FULLERTON, May 24, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced today that Yasushi Tanaka will be the companyâs new president and CEO, effective June 29. Tanaka succeeds Takao Oishi, who has been at the helm of YTC since April 2008. Tanaka, 52, comes to YTC from parent company The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC ... Continue reading
May 25, 2011
SONOMA, May 24, 2011: The 2nd annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival roars into Infineon Raceway, June 4-5, highlighted by 400 historic racecars gracing the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. From a 1915 Ford Racer to a 1991 Riley & Scott Trans-Am Camaro, nearly every marque produced and raced worldwide during the la ... Continue reading
The Edge - If Even Trump Won't Show Up For the 500, What's The Future Of Indy Look Like Now?
May 6, 2011
<b>By Rick Carlton</b> <p> I admit it. I am one of the four or five people in this country who thought that Donald Trump would have been a great honorary pace car representive for the centennial running of the Indianapolis 500. In the end, I was apparently wrong, along with Trump himself. So, what do we do now? <p> Hav ... Continue reading
3 Amigos Tequila Named Official Tequila Of Darlington Raceway
Apr 23, 2011
DARLINGTON, April 22, 2011: 3 Amigos Tequila has been named "The Official Tequila" of Darlington Raceway, raceway officials announced today. 3 Amigos Tequila was founded by Arizona resident Santiago Gonzalez and his family in 2007. The product is made from agave grown at his family's farm in Mexico. The tequila is dist ... Continue reading
Rotor & Wing Special - Japan Misses Early Opportunity to Deploy UAVs at Stricken Fukushima Plant
Apr 22, 2011
<b>By Andrew Drwiega, Military Editor</b> The pictures broadcast around the world of a manned Chinook CH-47 helicopter flying over the stricken, radiation-emitting Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in the early days of the ongoing disaster filled aviation experts with horror. Aviation industrialists and observers who ar ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 4.18.2011
Apr 18, 2011
Yokohama Tire Corporation Rolls Out New TV Ad
Apr 14, 2011
FULLERTON, April 14, 2011: Dealers will now have one more thing to talk about to their customers: Yokohama Tire Corporationâs (YTC) new high-powered, high-speed TV ad best described as âDuck, Duck, Gooseâ� (DDG) for adults. The 30-second spot features off-road champions Cameron and Heidi Steele â ... Continue reading
Vintage - Motorsports Retro Looks Back On The Making Of Grand Prix - VIDEO ENHANCED
Apr 14, 2011
This shoot took place in Monaco, and was one one of the many European Grand Prix venues that were used in the making of the film. Grand Prix was filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Lionel Lindon, using 65mm Cinerama cameras and the results were breathtaking. The unique racing cinematography is one of the main draws of the ... Continue reading
Green Grand Prix April 15 - Something For All
Apr 9, 2011
WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 8, 2011: In the market for a new car and want to learn a little more? Or are you a techno-geek eager for conversation about real results of the latest vehicle developments? Whatever the level of your interest in todayâs alternate-fuel driving options, the Green Grand Prix should be on your sched ... Continue reading
Lamborghini Club America To Accelerate Growth And Expansion With Sales and Marketing
Apr 8, 2011
<b>Company Appoints Official Sales Representative and Selects Marketing and Communications Agency of Record</b> Orinda, Apr 07, 2011: Lamborghini Club America, the world's largest organization of members representative of Lamborghini owners and enthusiasts, announced today the appointment of a new sales representative ... Continue reading
Rotor And Wing Special Report - Will the Warfighter Ever Get What He Needs?
Apr 6, 2011
<b>By Shannon Bower</b> In Rotor & Wing we often report about the dangers facing our deployed warriors. Itâs not often that we get to report on dangers faced right here at home. The warfighters, in this case, are those aircrew and security forces who currently fly 1960s-era UH-1Ns and the danger appears to be an a ... Continue reading
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