Aston Martin Readying For Le Mans 2011
Jun 7, 2011
In under a week, the Aston Martin Racing team will be putting the new ground-up developed AMR-One LMP1 prototype race car through its toughest test yet in front of a 250,000 strong crowd at the Le Mans 24 Hours on 11-12 June. ... 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
Motorsports Brands - American Ethanol Hosts Huge Crowd To Support Bowyer at Kansas
Jun 6, 2011
KANSAS CITY, June 5, 2011: Local racing star Clint Bowyer had a special cheering section Sunday at Kansas Speedway in the STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. Some 1,100 spectators from the American Ethanol industry gave the Emporia, Kan., racer a huge sendoff Sunday morning before the drop of the green flag, and Bo ... Continue reading
Special Event - 2011 Nissan Leaf EV Will Go Mountain Climbing in Colorado
Jun 1, 2011
89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with veteran Nissan off-road truck racing champion Chad Hord behind the wheel. The Nissan LEAF will compete in the Production Class for electric vehicles and, other than the removal of some interior parts like seats and carpets to make room for safety equipment, such as a roll c ... Continue reading
Motorsports Venues - 100th Anniversary Chevrolet Camaro SS Paces the 2011 Indy 500 - VIDEO STORY
Jun 1, 2011
Camaro back again to lead racers around the track INDIANNAPOLIS - May 31, 2011: A century ago, 40 drivers raced in front of a crowd of 80,000 and "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" was born. The actual inception of the Indy 500 began a few years earlier with the partnership of Speedway founder Carl Fisher and then race ... 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
FIA F1 - Ring Automotive Goes Racing
May 30, 2011
Ring Automotive is pleased to announce that it has formed a partnership with the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One team. ... Continue reading
FIA F1 - Vettel Claims Monaco Victory After Thrilling Three-Way Fight
May 30, 2011
Tyre strategy was at the forefront of the action at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a three-way fight between Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (McLaren), who were separated by less than a second with only 15 laps to go. Such was the pace of the leading trio that they pulled aw ... Continue reading
Consumer Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Hires Strategic Digital Marketing Partner
May 27, 2011
FULLERTON, May 27, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation today announced it has hired Culver City, California-based United Future, (a Wong Doody, Crandall, Wiener company), as its digital marketing agency of record in an overall corporate strategy aimed at enhancing customer engagement opportunities and managing its brand di ... Continue reading
Lowndes And Luff Tour Factory In Preparation For Audi's Nurburgring Assault
May 27, 2011
In the lead-up to this Sunday's round of the VLN endurance series at the legendary Nurburgring-Nordschleife, Audi's Australian driving duo of Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff have taken a tour through Audi's quattro GmbH factory that produces the R8 LMS race car (and also the R8 road car) in Neckarsulm, Germany. ... Continue reading
Audi Racing Star Allan McNish Gets Animated About Le Mans In 3D
May 26, 2011
The incredible feats of physical and mechanical endurance behind Audi's decade-long dominance of the world-famous Le Mans 24-hour race have been brought vividly to life in a spectacular 3D film narrated by British racer Allan McNish. ... Continue reading
The Monaco Grand Prix From A Tyre Point Of View
May 26, 2011
Pirelli brings another splash of colour to Monte Carlo's famous harbour this weekend with the debut of the new supersoft tyres, known as the PZero Red. These tyres are designed to be ideally suited to the tight and twisty streets of the Principality, with the drivers having their first chance to try out the new rubber ... 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
A Phone Call From Space For Chairman Montezemolo
May 25, 2011
Despite the pressing task of the preparations regarding the manoeuvre of re-entering earth's atmosphere and an agenda crowded with official appointments, before Paolo Nespoli will be back on earth, the Italian astronaut also found the time for a phone call to Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo. ... Continue reading
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