Kia Motors Partners with Homestead-Miami Speedway for Grand Prix Weekend
Feb 28, 2011
PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 -- Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race will be named the 'Kia 200' Sponsorship furthers Kia's efforts to raise the profile of second-year motorsports program Just five weeks after capturing its first podium finish at Daytona, Kia Motors will ... Continue reading
Daimler AG And Aabar Investments PJS Complete Full Acquisition Of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd.
Feb 28, 2011
<center><b> Daimler AG and Aabar Investments PJS acquire 100 per cent of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. Daimler AG and Aabar Investments PJS acquire remaining 24.9 per cent from the team management Dr. Dieter Zetsche: "This majority stake holding demonstrates our determination to build a long-term Formula 1 involvement ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 2.28.2011
Feb 28, 2011
Yokohama Tire Corporation's New iPad App Now Available on iTunes
Feb 26, 2011
FULLERTON, Feb. 25, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporationâs new iPad app â the Yokohama Tire Explorer â introduced at the recent LA Auto Show, is now available free on iTunes. âiPad apps are a new and unique way for consumers to get information,â� said Alan Holtschneider, Yokohama manager, adver ... Continue reading
Mikkelsen To Get Early Rally Run In Corsica
Feb 25, 2011
Andreas Mikkelsen and co-driver Ola Fløene will contest the Ronde De La Giraglia (5-6 March), a national rally on the island of Corsica, in their Skoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, as an asphalt test for the forthcoming rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). ... Continue reading
Toyota Nurtures Grassroots Motorsport With Sponsorship Of 2011 Sprint Series
Feb 24, 2011
Toyota is to return as lead sponsor of the 2011 Toyota Sprint Series, confirming its commitment to grassroots motorsport. Running since 2008, the Sprint Series brings together current and classic Toyota models to compete against the clock at venues across the country. ... Continue reading
Lexus Presents LFA Nurburgring Package
Feb 24, 2011
To celebrate the LFA's hat-trick of class wins at the Nurburgring 24 Hours race, Lexus has created the Nurburgring Package, an array of aerodynamic features, suspension adjustments and revisions to the 4.8-litre V10 engine that give the supercar a more track-focused profile ... Continue reading
Carter Re-United With XE Falcon For PI Classic
Feb 24, 2011
Australia's longest-competing racing driver Murray Carter, will celebrate his 63rd continuous year in the sport by racing his former Bathurst XE Falcon at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 18-20. ... Continue reading
Moffat And French Head PI Celebrity Grid
Feb 22, 2011
The famous all-Ford XY GTHO 'front-row' of the 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500 grid at Bathurst will be re-formed at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 18-20. ... Continue reading
Pirelli Announces Hard And Soft PZero Compounds For The First Four Grands Prix
Feb 18, 2011
Following an extensive campaign of private testing - which took in more than 18,000 kilometres in Europe and the Middle East - plus three group tests to date, Pirelli has nominated the hard and soft dry tyre compounds for the first four rounds of the 2011 Formula One World Championship: Bahrain, Australia, Malaysia and ... Continue reading
Citroen Serves Up Eleven-Ses With DS3 Models For Two This March
Feb 17, 2011
Citroen's distinctive and versatile DS3 offers something for everyone this Spring, with two exclusive new ranges to welcome in the new 11-plate. ... Continue reading
Bentley Supersports Shatters World Speed Record On Sheet Ice
Feb 16, 2011
Finland's four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a new world speed record on ice. ... Continue reading
Roush Fenway Racing And Ford Take Propane Autogas For A Test Drive In 2011
Feb 15, 2011
Plymouth Township, February 14, 2011: As the 2011 NASCAR season opens at Daytona International Speedway, race fans will see even more âgreenâ on the track when Ford Motor Company and ROUSH CleanTech roll out two environmentally friendly Track Services trucks. Two Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup trucks equipped w ... Continue reading
Bentley Supersports Shatters World Speed Record On Sheet Ice
Feb 15, 2011
Finland's four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a new world speed record on ice. ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - 2-14-2011
Feb 14, 2011
NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V090 Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD RV, INC. Make / Model Years : FLEETWOOD / 2010 Subject : INCORRECT WIRING HEADLIGHTS NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V088 Manufacturer : COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP. Make / Model Years : COACH & EQUIPMENT / 2006-2010 Subject : EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES/POSSIBLE FIRE/ ... Continue reading
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