INDY RACING: Cheever continues testing at Indy; Looks for second win
Nov 1, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001 - Eddie Cheever Jr. continued testing Oct. 31 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the 86th Indianapolis 500, doing further work on the car's electronic systems. "We continued to work on the Magneti Marelli ECU and we did a bunch of full tank running," said Cheeve ... Continue reading
Chevy Indy V8 Update: 500-Mile Test
Oct 31, 2001
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 New Chevy Indy V8 Successfully Completes First 500-Mile Test DETROIT, Oct. 30, 2001 -- Seven months before the start of next year's Indianapolis 500, the new Chevy Indy V8 has already successfully completed its first 500-mile rac ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Cheever turns 224 mph lap in private testing at Indianapolis
Oct 31, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 - Eddie Cheever Jr. completed 102 laps in the first of a two-day private test Oct. 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, turning in a fast lap of 224.032 mph as the team worked on a lengthy checklist of projects. "The last time we were here, we were doing some tests for Dallara, for th ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Buhl tops 175 mph while getting comfortable at Nazareth
Oct 31, 2001
NAZARETH, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 - Robbie Buhl and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing were the first Indy Racing League team to turn laps at Nazareth Speedway, completing a test session Oct. 29-30 at the unique 1-mile oval. The Indy Racing Northern Light Series will compete for the first time at Nazareth on April 19-21, 200 ... Continue reading
Indy Racing to headline open wheel fesival at Nazareth
Oct 30, 2001
USAC Silver Crown, Sprint, Midget races also on weekend schedule ALLENTOWN, Pa., Monday, Oct. 29, 2001 - The Indy Racing Northern Light Series will headline an exciting, unique weekend of open-wheel racing April 19-21, 2002, at Nazareth Speedway. Also competing that weekend at the D-shaped, 1-mile oval in the Lehigh Va ... Continue reading
Action Performance Announces Closure of Goodsports Subsidiary, Sale of Assets
Oct 25, 2001
PHOENIX--Oct. 25, 2001--Action Performance Companies Inc. (Action) today announced the closure of its Goodsports Holdings Pty Ltd. (Goodsports) subsidiary and the sale of certain Goodsports' United Kingdom subsidiary's assets to Podia Group PLC (UK) (Podia). Goodsports designed, marketed and distributed Formula One app ... Continue reading
USAC'S PANKRATZ ORGANIZES A FUNDRAISER FOR D. HAMILTON
Oct 24, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: USAC DRIVER WALLY PANKRATZ ORGANIZES A "LET'S GET DAVEY TO TURKEY NIGHT FUND" Saying: "We just think that Davey should be out here on Turkey Night ... " driver Wally Pankratz from Orange, California announced his plans to lead competitors in "passing the helmet" around in the pit area to raise ai ... Continue reading
Race Rock Las Vegas Collection To Be Auctioned-One Race Themed Restaraunt Too Many?
Oct 23, 2001
Car Enthusiasts From Around the World Compete for First Opportunity to Bid On Cars and Racing Memorabilia From Las Vegas' Race Rock Restaurant SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 23 -- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company has signed a deal to auction the world's greatest automotive memorabilia collection from the motorsports themed Rac ... Continue reading
MNR, Hollywood Team Up for 2002 IRL, Indy 500 Run
Oct 21, 2001
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Mo Nunn Racing To Run Hollywood-Sponsored IRL Entry In 2002 And Field Two Entries at the 2002 Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 19, 2001) - Mo Nunn Racing announced today that it will own and operate one full-time entry in the Indy Racing League st ... Continue reading
The End Of An Era-Olds IRL Season Review-Definetly Not Gently
Oct 21, 2001
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 2001 Season Review: Oldsmobile Dominates IRL for Fifth Year DETROIT, Oct. 20, 2001 -- Oldsmobile's motorsports program did not go gently into the night. Instead, it ended with the roar of engines and the thunder of fireworks in t ... Continue reading
Safari Associates Motor Sports ``Soft Wall'' Demonstration Is A Huge Success
Oct 9, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS--Oct. 8, 2001--Safari Associates Inc. (OTCBB:SAFR) of Amsterdam, New York, and No Limit Racing Adventure, of Indianapolis, conducted a controlled crash demonstration of Safari's revolutionary, new Molecuthane(TM) soft wall at The Indianapolis Speedrome on September 26. "The wall performed exactly as we exp ... Continue reading
Oct 8, 2001
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Hornish Scores Final Oldsmobile Victory in Chevy 500 FORT WORTH, Texas, Saturday, October 6, 2001 - Oldsmobile brought down the curtain on its motorsports program in winning style today at Texas Motor Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr., t ... Continue reading
BRADLEY GRABS DOUBLE TOP-TENS AT TEXAS
Oct 8, 2001
BRADLEY GRABS DOUBLE TOP-TENS AT TEXAS FORT WORTH, TX, Saturday, October 6, 2001 - Buzz Calkins, of Denver, raced to ninth in the season-long Indy Racing League (IRL) point standings here at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) today with a 10th-place finish in the race. The 1996 IRL co-championship team finished all but two eve ... Continue reading
Oct 6, 2001
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Note to Editors: Digital images of the new Chevy Indy V8 engine are available on request. Images can also be downloaded from http://media.gm.com. CHEVROLET UNVEILS NEW CHEVY INDY V8 FOR 2002 IRL SEASON IRL Champions Hornish and B ... Continue reading
INDY RACING CHAMP CALKINS TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH
Oct 4, 2001
INDY RACING CHAMP CALKINS TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH DENVER, Wednesday, October 3, 2001 - Denver-native Buzz Calkins has been selected by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) and Chevrolet Motor Division to carry the Olympic Torch in pre-Olympic festivities for the 2002 Winter Games. Calkins, a six-time Indianapolis 5 ... Continue reading
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