Hyundai Motorsports Signs Partnership for Daytona Finale
Nov 1, 2002
Montréal, Québec October 31, 2002; Key Motorsport/Hyundai Motorsports and KC HiLiTES, are proud to announce their partnership for the upcoming Grand American race, featuring the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series on Florida's famous Daytona Speedway, November 8-10. KC HiLites Sales Coordinat ... Continue reading
ONGAIS TO RUN GRAND AMERICAN FINALE
Oct 31, 2002
[ 10/30/2002 ] Daytona Beach, Fla. — Veteran race car driver Danny Ongais will race in the Grand American Finale at Daytona International Speedway, Nov. 8-10. Ongais will partner with drivers Dale Pelfrey and Patrice Roussel in the Sezio Florida Race Team No. 87 Ford-powered Norma in the three-hour race that will ... Continue reading
Review 2003 Ford SVT Focus: Pocket Rocket and would be Honda Killer
Oct 21, 2002
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS A performance sedan, to most American automakers, is medium to large in size, and, ideally, has a large V8 in front, driving the rear wheels. That was the classic muscle car formula back in the 1960s, anyway. In a newer idiom, a tuned V6 drives the front wheels, but the car is stil ... Continue reading
RACEf/x System Brings Real-Time Race Data to Telecasts
Oct 14, 2002
Asset Caption: LynuxWorks' LynxOS real-time software powers the Sportvision RaceF/X solution, seen here as shown during a live broadcast of a NASCAR race. The LynxOS' embedded operating system allows telemetry data from the race car to be delivered and processed in real-time, resulting in a constantly-updated display o ... Continue reading
Oct 7, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 SAID WINS THIRD TRANS-AM RACE IN A ROW AT MIAMI; CAN CLINCH SERIES TITLE AT ROAD ATLANTA NEXT WEEKEND MIAMI (October 6, 2002) - Boris Said and Stu Hayner are friends, so when Hayner's car suffered a mechanical failure while in the lead on the first turn of the f ... Continue reading
Trans-Am Court Rules on Tom Gloy Racing Appeal
Oct 5, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 TRANS-AM COURT RULES ON TOM GLOY RACING APPEAL MIAMI, Fla. (October 5, 2002) - A Trans-Am Series Appeals Court has upheld the series' right to penalize Tom Gloy Racing while reducing the severity of sanctions issued against the team for a rules infraction which ... Continue reading
Miami's plan: 3 races, 2 days, 1 track
Oct 5, 2002
MIAMI Tim Reynolds writing for the AP reported that for the first time, the CART and American Le Mans series are sharing top billing at the same venue on the same weekend. This weekend's Grand Prix of the Americas in Miami is a dual-headline event, with the American Le Mans Series on Saturday and the CART race Sunday. ... Continue reading
Spotlight on Rolex Series American GT Driver Kerry Hitt
Sep 27, 2002
Driver Spotlight on Kerry Hitt DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 26, 2002) -- Kerry Hitt has combined his racing wisdom and determination to claim the points lead in the Rolex Series American GT driver standings. After placing fifth in the team point standings in 2001, Hitt's ACP Motorsports is now only three points out o ... Continue reading
A Maxi History Of The Original Mini
Sep 26, 2002
Mini History By Carey Russ British Motor Corporation (BMC) Project ADO-15 was a revolutionary automobile, and, perhaps, the most historically important after the Ford Model T. European journalists voted it ``Car of the Century'' (20th), for good reason. For maximum space utilization, designer Alec Issigonis chose a fro ... Continue reading
PRO 2002 Awards Ceremony to be Held at PRI, Saturday Dec 7, 2002
Sep 26, 2002
For Immediate Release: PRO-EDELBROCK DRAG RACING SERIES 2002 AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT PRI INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 2002 Fountain Valley, CA -- ProMedia Events is proud to announce the 2002 PRO-Edelbrock Drag Racing Series World Championship Award Ceremony will be hosted at the Performance Racin ... Continue reading
Powell Victorious in Mont-Tremblant 250
Sep 15, 2002
EDITORS NOTE: Photos and results agate from today's race is available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. For more information: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182; email: CHyde@grand-am.com *********************************************************** * ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Cup Mont-Tremblant 250 Qualifying Results
Sep 14, 2002
Qualifying Results Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series Mont-Tremblant 250 Friday, Sept. 13, 2002 1. (76) Scott Maxwell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; David Empringham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GS I, Doncaster Racing Porsche GT3 Cup, 01:44.668, 91.145. 2. (11) Devon Powell, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada; Doug Goad, Farmington H ... Continue reading
SCCA ProRally - Day One News and Results - Wild West Rally
Sep 9, 2002
The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 7 September 2002 DAY ONE NEWS: SCC ... Continue reading
Multimatic Ford Focus Daytona Prototype Chassis, Bodywork Designs Approved
Sep 7, 2002
Multimatic Ford Focus Daytona Prototype Chassis, Bodywork Designs Approved DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 6, 2002) -- Daytona Prototype Project Manager Mark Raffauf announced today that the Ford Focus Daytona Prototype chassis and bodywork designs submitted by Multimatic have been approved for construction. The Daytona ... Continue reading
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