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VIR 500 on PEE Channel This Weekend

VIR 500 on PEE Channel This Weekend

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** VIR 500 on SPEED Channel This Weekend What: Last weekend's Rolex Sports Car Series VIR 500 from Virginia International Raceway will be broadcast on SPEED Channel this weekend. When: Saturday, September 7th 8:00 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. ET Where: SPEED Channel (Check you local cable p ... Continue reading

2003 SCCA ProRally Championship at Pikes Peak Hillclimb Announcement

2003 SCCA ProRally Championship at Pikes Peak Hillclimb Announcement

The Following Press Release was issued by the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb Association. Sept. 4, 2002 From: Susan Elliott, Director of Race Operations Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Office: (719) 685-4400, ext. 13 E-mail: selliott@ppihc.com Web: ppihc.com 2003 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Competitors ... Continue reading

Tightest Points Race In Rolex Series History

Tightest Points Race In Rolex Series History

EDITORS NOTE: The latest team, driver and manufacturer point standings, as well as photos and results from the VIR 500, are available on the Grand American media-specific website at www.grand-am.com/media. Additional information may be requested from Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182; ... Continue reading

SCCA ProRally - Ojibwe Forests - Final News and Notes

SCCA ProRally - Ojibwe Forests - Final News and Notes

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 17 August 2002 SCCA® ProRallysm C ... Continue reading

Luis Diaz Wins at Road America

Luis Diaz Wins at Road America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com DORRICOTT RACING DOMINATES ROAD AMERICA WITH 1-2-3 FINISH ! ! ! LUIS DIAZ WINS HIS SECOND TOYOTA ATLANTIC RACE Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney Complete the Podium ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 19, 2002) - Dorricott Racing put on a show that was second to none ... Continue reading

Start Order & News - Ojibwe Forests - SCCA ProRally

Start Order & News - Ojibwe Forests - SCCA ProRally

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 15 August 2002 Start Order & Late ... Continue reading

Corvette History: A Look at the Talent and Personalities That Brought Corvette to Life

Corvette History: A Look at the Talent and Personalities That Brought Corvette to Life

Over the last half-century, thousands of gifted, intelligent men and women have contributed to the Corvette legacy. Any attempt to whittle the list down to a dozen or so Corvette "people" is a daunting effort at best, sure to offend those who aren't included. At Corvette's roots are the legendary GM designers and execu ... Continue reading

Corvette, The American Icon, Inspires Passion and Loyalty for Half a Century

Corvette, The American Icon, Inspires Passion and Loyalty for Half a Century

It's been said that the ability to inspire passion is the single most significant measure of a vehicle's success. If that's true, then Corvette surely is one of the most successful cars ever. Relatively low volume aside, it remains an icon after 50 years. Uniquely American, it's a symbol of independence, exuberance and ... Continue reading

Creative, Groundbreaking Design Has Long Been a Hallmark of Corvette Success

Creative, Groundbreaking Design Has Long Been a Hallmark of Corvette Success

MONTEREY, CALIF. - The Corvette always has been a design trendsetter. No matter which generation, its bold, curvaceous shape is uniquely, unmistakably Corvette, never to be confused with another. The long flowing lines, voluptuous, round fenders, quad taillights and the once-maligned split window are but some of Corvet ... Continue reading

Corvette Technology: The Right Stuff for Racing

Corvette Technology: The Right Stuff for Racing

MONTEREY, Calif. As America's premier sports car, Corvette has been a launching pad for new technology for nearly 50 years. Many of the technical features that enhanced performance and enriched the driving experience first appeared in Chevrolet's two-seat flagship. The catalog of Corvette advancements within the Chevro ... Continue reading

Powell Motorsports Corvette Returns to Victory Lane at Mid-Ohio

Powell Motorsports Corvette Returns to Victory Lane at Mid-Ohio

Powell Motorsports Returns to Victory Lane at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, OHIO (August 10, 2002) -- Powell Motorsports drove its #11 Sunoco/Encompass Corvette to the overall and Grand Sport I win at Mid-Ohio. The Shreiner Racing DRPT/Royal Purple #30 Mustang earned top honors in Grand Sport II. The Sport Touring I class was wo ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi's ProRally Team One Win Closer to SCCA National Championship

Mitsubishi's ProRally Team One Win Closer to SCCA National Championship

CYPRESS, Calif., July 29 -- Rhys Millen came to the Sports Car Club of America Maine Forest ProRally facing a niggling overheating problem that served to sap power from his powerful all-wheel-drive Team Mitsubishi Evolution VII at three previous events. Each time the mysterious power robber kept him from fully exploiti ... Continue reading

#41 Pocono race report

#41 Pocono race report

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, 704/662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2002 TEAM TARGET FINISHES 32ND AT POCONO Spencer remains in 23rd place in NASCAR Winston Cup championship points LONG POND, Pa. (July 28, 2002) - The No. 41 Target Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by Jimmy Spencer ... Continue reading

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