Nutsons Weekly Automotive News Roundup - August 2-9, 2020
Aug 9, 2020
Last week's important, controversial or pithy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy to digest news nuggets. The auto market continues to recover July SAAR topping 14.5 million; Ford President Leaves Company; Cadillac's LYRIC EV revealed; Paint Color Choices; ADAS Imperfec ... Continue reading
Jere Starks Inducted Into Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame
Jul 29, 2020
Photos of Jere Starks attached. [PR_Header_Gen] Jere Starks Inducted Into Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame SONOMA, Calif. ... Continue reading
"THE LAST OPEN ROAD" Audiobook Wins AARWBA Best Motorsports Book of 2019!
Jul 6, 2020
The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association have named the audiobook version of Burt Levy’s cult-classic motoring novel, The Last Open Road, as the best motorsports book of 2019. It is the first time either an audiobook or a work of fiction has won that award. ... Continue reading
Nissan e.dams wins final round of ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
Jun 12, 2020
Nissan e.dams driver Oliver Rowland took his second series win in the final round of the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge, securing him third in the drivers' championship and helping Nissan e.dams to second in the teams' championship. Rowland's dominant lights-to-flag win from pole position rounded off the eight-ra ... Continue reading
Save the date - Presentation of the 2021 Dakar
Jun 4, 2020
The first presentation of the 2021 Dakar in digital format. Go to www.dakar.com or www.facebook.com/dakar/ on Thursday 11 June starting at 12:30 French time You will discover an outline of the course and the new sporting features. ... Continue reading
TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)
May 23, 2020
Single Topic Automotive Content Index ... Continue reading
2020 HENNESSEY CORVETTE TESTED TO 205.1 MPH
May 18, 2020
The team at Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) has a long history of testing their cars to over 200 mph. When the C7 Corvette was introduced in 2013, John Hennessey drove their modified Vette with 700 hp to a top speed of 200.6 mph – on a newly built Texas toll-road, the Grand Parkway, near Houston. ... Continue reading
Motorsport Flashback: NASCAR WCUP: Fans Mourn Loss Of Dale Earnhardt At Martinsville Speedway
May 9, 2020
Less than an hour after the news, they started filing into Martinsville Speedway. Some brought flowers. Some brought candles. All brought tears. For more than 24 hours now, they have been streaming into the track, some just slowly driving down Speedway Road and circling on out. ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Wrap-up - A Digest Of Key Automotive News and Opinion Week Ending May 2, 2020
May 3, 2020
Why Is The Sky Blue?; Auto Makers Still Blue; Ethanol Makers Dark Blue; Ford and GM Delays New Models and Cancels Others; Carless NYC; Drivers Speeding Along, 180MPH in a 70mph Zone...Ballsy; Car Buyers Delaying; MB Concours d'Zoom; NASCAR Hopeful; INDY500 July 4?; RIP Pony Man Gale Halderman . ... Continue reading
Happy Birthday Motorsport Legend Kurt Ahrens on his 80th birthday
Apr 19, 2020
04/19/2020 Today the former Porsche works driver Kurt Ahrens celebrates his 80th birthday. Kurt Karl Heinrich “Kurti” Ahrens was born in Brunswick in 1940 as the son of the racing driver Kurt Ahrens senior. ... Continue reading
SPRING VINTAGE FESTIVAL WEEKEND FEATURING SVRA AT ROAD AMERICA POSTPONED
Apr 7, 2020
Road America announced today that it has been forced to postpone the Spring Vintage Festival Weekend featuring SVRA event scheduled for May 15-17 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. A new date for the event is under discussion and will be announced at a later time. ... Continue reading
Faster: How a Legendary Car and Driver Rene Dreyfus Beat Hitler’s Best
Mar 22, 2020
How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best By Neal Bascom A pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of upstarts over Hitler’s fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing. They were the unlikeliest of heroes. ... Continue reading
APPLICATIONS FOR AUDRAIN NEWPORT CONCOURS GOES ONLINE
Feb 21, 2020
The Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week today opened registration online for cars looking to compete October 4th on the lawn of the historic and breathtaking Breakers mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Cars built prior to 1970 that exemplify the Concours core theme of “History, Luxury & Sport will all be considered. ... Continue reading
Nutson Automotive News Wrap-up Week Ending Febuary 1, 2020
Feb 2, 2020
Volkswagen has kept its lead as the world's largest automaker over Toyota. Toyota said it sold 10.74 million vehicles in 2019 compared to VW's 10.97 million. ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2020
Louisville, KY May 2, 2019; It is with great sadness and tears that I am reporting that Henny Hemmes, our friend, collegue, mentor, teacher and creative partner has passed away. Henny was always more than a journalist to all of us here at The Auto Channel, she was a real hero...a pioneer in women's rights who used her ... Continue reading
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