Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose
Feb 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire Guides the Way to Victory in South Africa
Jan 30, 2006
COMPANY CONTACT: Patricia Brown Cooper Tire 419-424-4370 pjbrown@coopertire.com Cooper Tire Guides the Way to Victory in South Africa Joe Verstappen of A1 Team Netherlands wins on last lap of race FINDLAY, OHIO, January 30, 2006 - COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY's Cooper-A1 Grand Prix racing radials helped lead the way to ... Continue reading
One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1
Dec 14, 2005
Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading
Leatt Corporation Announces Motorsport South Africa Endorsement
Sep 8, 2005
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 8 -- Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets: LEAT), a Nevada Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace(TM), a Prophylactic Neck Brace System designed to prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (nec ... Continue reading
U.S. Video Rights to Morocco off-Road Rally
May 26, 2005
LAS VEGAS--May 26, 2005--The world-class Morocco Off-Road Rally, one of the world's most exciting off road competitions will be seen by U.S. race fans for the first time in a deal for the U.S. video rights secured by security industry entrepreneur and amateur racer, Ronn Bailey. The desert race, with some of the world' ... Continue reading
Apr 3, 2005
B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 3 April 2005 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL No points for either B.A.R Honda driver in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but an improvement in performance leaves the team feeling upbeat for the future ------------------------------------------------ Both Lucky Strike B.A.R Hondas retired from today&# ... Continue reading
F1 Rival A1 Racing Series May Fail to Lure TV Networks, Ecclestone Says
Mar 30, 2005
March 30, 2005; Alex Duff and Dan Baynes writing for Bloomberg reported that The A1 Grand Prix motor-racing series, whose backers include a member of Dubai's royal family and Real Madrid soccer player Ronaldo, may struggle to sell broadcast rights to major television networks, Formula One's rights manager Bernie Eccles ... Continue reading
Jan 6, 2005
ZOUERAT, Mauritania, Jan. 5 -- Amateur off-road driver Ronn Bailey and co-pilot Steve Meyers of Vanguard Racing, the only all-American team, today pulled ahead of NASCAR driver Robby Gordon, whose Volkswagen flipped over in Stage Six of the world's longest and most grueling race, the Dakar 2005. Gordon and his German c ... Continue reading
Legendary Driver Milt Minter Passed Away
Jan 2, 2005
The Historic Motorsprts Assosiation reported that driver Milt Minter passed away on December 23. As many of you know, he fought a gallant battle with cancer for the last couple of years and unfortunately the cancer won out. Oh, the racing stories he is telling to all his old friends and racing buddies up in the sky. We ... Continue reading
AARWBA Announces 50th Anniversary All America Team
Nov 28, 2004
http://beta.motorsportsforum.com/ris01/aarwba50.ht m The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association is the oldest and largest organization of its kind. Founded in 1955 in Indianapolis, AARWBA has reached the stature of the football and baseball press associations. Because so many support the aims and progr ... Continue reading
F-1: Jaguar Taken Over by Red Bull
Nov 15, 2004
LONDON November 15, 2004; The AP reports that Jaguar will race next season in Formula One after being taken over by Red Bull on Monday. Jaguar's parent company, Ford, said on Sept. 17 it couldn't afford to be part of Formula One. Ford had until noon Eastern time Monday to conclude negotiations with potential buyers and ... Continue reading
Nov 11, 2004
Amateur Racer, Computer Security Industry Guru Ronn Bailey and Off-Road Veteran Steve Myers Will Co-Pilot Custom Race Car LAS VEGAS, Nov. 11 -- Vanguard Racing, the only U.S. car team brave enough to enter the world's longest and most challenging off-road race, is committed to winning the grueling 7,000 mile, 16-day le ... Continue reading
Oct 19, 2004
Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor The racing world was shocked to learn that arguably the most successful motor sport manufacturer, Ford Motor Company, had pulled funding from both its World Rally and Formula One Grand Prix teams for 2005. Although it is believed that the rally team, which is managed by Malcolm Wilso ... Continue reading
Oct 7, 2004
Stuart Will Preview Its 2005 'SHOW: The Renewable Hydrogen Roadshow' During C5's Massive Public Display of 'Clean' Vehicles at the Event Stuart CEO Jon Slangerup and Singer-Songwriter/Activist Tracy Lyons Will Be Featured in the Speakers Program at C5's 'Meet The Members' Evening Reception Following the Public Display ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2004
By Carey Russ (c) 2004 I think it started when I made an offhand and disparaging comment about Lotus longevity to a friend who has a Lotus Europa. For those of you unfamiliar with the marque, Lotus is a small British manufacturer of sports and racing cars. Founded by Colin Chapman in 1952, its first few years were spen ... Continue reading
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