Feb 1, 2011
Two of PROTON Motorsports' Satria Neo S2000s featured in last night's BBC Top Gear programme as part of the Ashes Special show. ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Jan 31, 2011
Jan 31, 2011
Erik Carlsson To Attend Start Of XIV Rallye Monte Carlo Historique, Reims, January 28th, 2011
Jan 28, 2011
Rally legend Erik Carlsson is to support the centenary celebrations of the Monte Carlo Rally by backing a team who will compete in this week's XIVth Monte Carlo Historique rally in an exact replica of the car that took him to victory back in 1963. ... Continue reading
Jan 27, 2011
Shelby Announces The 50th Anniversary Cobra
Jan 27, 2011
2012 marks half a century since the very first Cobra was released on the street, and to celebrate, Shelby has announced a limited-edition 50th Anniversary model that was just introduced at Barrett-Jackson . Using CSX8000 chassis numbers, each of the continuation cars will be painted in "Shelby Black" and feature a prem ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2011
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor BMW will return to the race tracks to compete in the races for the popular DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft). Last year, Motorsport director Mario Theissen expressed the intentions of BMW and technical preparations of the M3 took off. In the meantime, BMWâs board has g ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Jan 24, 20100
Jan 24, 2011
BMW 1 Series M Coupe to Pace 49th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona
Jan 22, 2011
WOODCLIFF LAKE, Jan. 21, 2011: Only 20 days after its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe will appear at the Daytona International Speedway as official pace car alongside the legendary BMW M3 for the 49th Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 28-30. The 1 Series M Coup ... Continue reading
BFGoodrich Tires Named Official Street Tire of SCCA
Jan 22, 2011
TOPEKA, January 21, 2011: Sports Car Club of America, Inc., today announced a multi-faceted partnership with BFGoodrich® Tires. With this partnership, BFGoodrich Tires is named the âOfficial Street Tireâ� of SCCA and title sponsor of the newly-formed SCCA Club Racing BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour. Addit ... Continue reading
Motorsports Sponsorship - Just Throwing Money Away
Jan 20, 2011
<b>Commentary by Rick Carlton</b> <p> <b><i>Virtual Motorsports Sponsorship â Its Still No Bucks No Buck Rogers.</b></i> <p> I have been working in and around the auto/motorsports business since dinosaurs walked the earth, and have come to a couple of essential conclusions. First, one needs money to make money, an ... Continue reading
Commercial Tire Industry Report with Yokohama Tire Corporation's Dan King
Jan 20, 2011
FULLERTON, Jan. 20, 2011: The commercial truck tire market rebounded strongly in 2010. Maybe too strongly, as companies started to face fill rate problems. Dan King, Yokohama senior vice president of sales and marketing, discusses this issue and other industry challenges (e.g., rising costs of raw materials), and how Y ... Continue reading
Porsche Returns As GRAND-AM Official Partner
Jan 18, 2011
DAYTONA BEACH, Jan. 18, 2011: Porsche's storied history in GRAND-AM Road Racing was underscored this week, with the announcement that it has returned as an "Official Promotional Partner" of GRAND-AM for the second straight year. Porsche is one of the most successful manufacturers in the history of the Rolex Sports Car ... Continue reading
2011 Coppa Milano-SanRemo: ENTRY LIST OPEN
Jan 18, 2011
Milan, Jan. 18, 2011: The online form is now active (www.milano-sanremo.it) with which crews may enter the historic commemoration of the Coppa MilanoâSanremo, now in its ninth year: drivers and enthusiasts of vintage and other cars have until 10 February to enter the three-day event that will put their driving abi ... Continue reading
EV Cup, First Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series, To Launch Summer 2011
Jan 17, 2011
LONDON, January 13, 2011: The EV Cup, the world's first circuit race series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles, unveiled plans today for the launch of its inaugural 2011 season and announced a newly-formed partnership with CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency. CAA is the world's leading ... Continue reading
Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Jan 17, 2011
Jan 17, 2011
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