May 18, 2010
New York, May 17, 2010: The Robin Hood Rally, a series of amateur races on closed public roads across the US, will kick off the 2010 series in Berlin, New Hampshire on May 22nd and 23rd. The band of 55 merry men and women will spend two days racing Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes, Lotuses, STIs, racing cars and other exo ... Continue reading
Higbee Wins Historic Zero-Carbon Race in Sonoma
May 17, 2010
ACTION SHOT OF Shawn Higbee (22) and MIchael Barnes (80) WINNER'S CIRCLE SHOT (L-R) Michael Barnes, Shawn Higbee and Mike Hannas PHOTOS BY MIKE FINNEGAN Higbee Takes Victory in Historic Zero-Carbon Motorcycle Race in Sonoma SONOMA, Calif. (May 16, 2010) -- Shawn Higbee took the historic victory on Sunday at Infineon Ra ... Continue reading
TV's Jesse James Fraudulantly Claims Hydrogen-Powered World Speed Record, Says 'Landspeed Louise'
Jun 23, 2009
CREVE COEUR, MO - June 23, 2009: Noted automotive journalist and world land-speed historian Louise Ann Noeth has taken issue with television motorcycle guy Jesse James over his claim to have set a new world speed record. According to a press release from Ms. Noeth and her company, Landspeed Productions, Jesse James cla ... Continue reading
LADIES, START YOUR ENGINES! IT'S OUR TURN NOW!
Feb 23, 2009
<b><i>By Theresa Earnheart, President Track Chic</b></i> <i>We know who we are. Weâre passionate! We LOVE speed! Weâre motorsports racing fans. Die hards! Balancing our love of the sport with our other roles of worker, mother, sister, friend, daughter, wife...</i> <b>We are the Track Chic phenomenon.</b> Shar ... Continue reading
REAL WORLD AUTOMOTIVE STIMULUS - JOIN THE VINTAGE RACING LEAGUE COMMUNITY!
Feb 13, 2009
If you've ever owned, or wished you owned a vintage race/performance car, we'd like to invite you to join the global VRL Community. <p> The Vintage Racing League (VRL) is committed to the protection and development of "living motorsports history", by showcasing the passion, power, nostalgia and excitement associated wi ... Continue reading
PRRACEwire Offers Electronic Brochure
Jan 6, 2009
Austin TX. January 2, 2009: Potential PR, Marketing, Team and Sponsor organizations can now download and review all relevant templates for PRRACEwire's Driving Ambition (TDAP) marketing/advertising program. The self-contained e-book is entirely safe and can be reviewed online, saved to one's workstation for later use, ... Continue reading
AMA Racing Ice Race Grand Championships promise fun-packed weekend
Dec 13, 2008
AMA Racing News Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Dec. 12, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Connie Fleming Phone: (614) 856-1910, ext. 1258 E-mail: cfleming@ama-cycle.org [mailto:cfleming@ama-cycle.org] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading
Electric Motorcycle Makes History at Infineon Raceway
Mar 14, 2008
Santa Rosa's Swallow Makes History Aboard Electric Motorcycle at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (March 13, 2008) - <p> Santa Rosa's Mike Swallow made history at Infineon Raceway, powering his electric motorcycle to victory during the track's weekly Wednesday Night Drags program. The win marked the first time in the 20 ... Continue reading
Nov 13, 2007
WATERTOWN, Mass.--A123Systemsâ¢, sponsor of the world record setting KillaCycle, today announced that the official world record holder in the electric quarter-mile drag again broke its previous world record. The KillaCycle is the first electric vehicle of any kind to break the eight-second barrier with two runs of ... Continue reading
3-time motorcycle Grand Prix winner Abe dies in street accident
Oct 7, 2007
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 8 KYODO News reported that three-time motorcycle Grand Prix winner Norifumi Abe died Sunday after his motorbike collided with a truck that made an illegal u-turn. He was 32. Abe, nicknamed ''Norick,'' joined the 500 cc MotoGP, the world's premier motorcycling championship, in 1994 and earned his first vi ... Continue reading
Sep 25, 2007
Carroll Shelby, Bob Bondurant, Phil Remington and other racing heroes will headline the Shelby American Collection's 11th annual celebration at its museum in Boulder on December 1, 2007. The annual holiday party honors the race history of Carroll Shelby, his legendary 1960s Shelby American Team and the automobiles they ... Continue reading
SPECIAL EVENT (DETROIT) - Explore Grand Auto Racing Collection at Henry Ford Museum
Aug 25, 2007
DEARBORN, Mich.--When the Motor City hosts the Grand Prix this Labor Day weekend, nearby Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan is the perfect place to whet your appetite for all things racing. With an automotive racing collection that is among the very best in the country, Henry Ford Museum is home to automobiles spa ... Continue reading
Jul 31, 2007
LAS VEGAS--More than 40,000 bikers and motorcycle fanatics will hit the highway to attend the seventh annual Las Vegas BikeFestTM, a national motorcycle and biker rally held in Sin City September 27 â 30, 2007. This four-day motorcycle extravaganza will host some of the worldâs most skilled custom motorcycle ... Continue reading
Jul 12, 2007
Bike is one of the first Victory Visions available to public with all net proceeds to benefit children of Victory Junction Gang Camp MINNEAPOLIS, July 11 -- Victory Motorcycles, a division of Polaris Industries Inc. , announced today it will put up for auction the brand new Victory Vision(TM) that Kyle Petty will ride ... Continue reading
May 3, 2007
SPEARFISH, SD, May 2.2007; Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, Inc. proudly announces that Kennon D. (Ken) Hines, Vice President of Business Development and Customer Support, Lehman Trikes USA, Inc. has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Hines is a dedicated advocate of the motorcycle industry and the spor ... Continue reading
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