Pagenaud Takes Pole in Sonoma for Championship Race
Sep 18, 2016
Report From Peter Habicht Motorsport Correspondent The Auto Channel Sonoma CA September 17, 2016; Simon Pagenaud’s pole position today has placed him in the best position to win the championship at tomorrow’s GoPro Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway. Drivers tried different tire strategies on a warmer track following two ... Continue reading
Indian Motorcycle Makes History Again
Sep 6, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS—Indian Motorcycle®, America’s first motorcycle company, today confirmed that its all-new Indian Scout FTR750 race bike will make its racing debut on Sunday, September 25 at the Ramspur Winery Santa Rosa Mile AMA Pro Flat Track race in Santa Rosa, California. The race takes place at the Sonoma County Fa ... Continue reading
Sep 4, 2016
* August brought a slowed pace to new vehicle sales with the SAAR dropping below 17 million. Down 3.5% from a year ago, total volume was 1.51 million. The big players are all down although FCA was up 2.9%. Jaguar-Land Rover is up a huge 46.5%, Volvo up 30.9%, and Subaru up 14.7%. * Volkswagen AG is promising U.S. deale ... Continue reading
F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!
Aug 28, 2016
Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent. The drivers and teams are all back from the enforced summer break, when the teams shut off their emails and send staff packing! It’s a great way to recharge the batteries when ‘you don’t have homework’ as Alonso commented upon arriving at SPA, where t ... Continue reading
Opel Promotes Italian Rally Talent Tamara Molinaro
Jul 24, 2016
◾18-year-old to take the wheel of the Opel ADAM R2 as opening car for rallies in Austria and Germany ◾Joint effort to provide effective, lasting promotion of young talent in rallying Rüsselsheim 2016-07-22; Tamara Molinaro will quite literally be at the front of the field in her first rally season, guided by exper ... Continue reading
2016/2017 'Mopar Road Ready Powered by Dodge' Teen Safe-driving Slate Announced
Jul 23, 2016
MORRISON, CO - July 23, 2016: "Mopar Road Ready Powered by Dodge" program returns for seven additional events, third year of teaching teens importance of being safe behind wheel New schedule announced during Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals drag race at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, site of return visit by program New ... Continue reading
2016 British Grand Prix - Sunday
Jul 10, 2016
Home race heroics from Hamilton with Nico Rosberg completing a Silver Arrows 1-2 Lewis today took his 47th career victory – his fourth at Silverstone and fourth of the 2016 season so far Nico completed a third Silver Arrows 1-2 of the season in P2 Nico (171) leads the Drivers’ Championship by four points from Lewis ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Camaro SS to Race in 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series
Jun 30, 2016
Sixth-generation Camaro bodywork debuts next February at Daytona DAYTONA - June 30, 2016: As the Camaro marks the 50th anniversary of its introduction this year, Chevrolet announced today the sixth-generation Camaro SS will serve as the model for Chevrolet race cars in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, starting next season. T ... Continue reading
Jun 27, 2016
PIKES PEAK, Colo., June 27, 2016 -- The recently-launched 2017 Acura NSX claimed victory Sunday in its North American racing competition debut, climbing the 14,115-foot pinnacle of Pikes Peak and clinching first place in the Time Attack 2 class at the 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the 100th annive ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News - June 13-19, 2016
Jun 19, 2016
* Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford Motor Co. credited with saving the Dearborn automaker, will be inducted next month into the Automotive Hall of Fame. Mulally joins a 2016 class that includes Roy Lunn, engineer of the Ford GT40 that swept the podium at the 1966 Le Mans race; automotive safety advocate Ralph Nader; ... Continue reading
2016 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
Jun 11, 2016
Times tumble on opening day in Montreal Lewis topped both sessions with Nico second in FP1 and third in FP2 A 1:14.212 from Lewis in the afternoon session saw him eclipse the 2015 pole time by 0.181s Both drivers ran the SuperSoft and UltraSoft compound tyre in the morning session, the Soft and UltraSoft in the afterno ... Continue reading
Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner At Canadian Grand Prix,
Jun 11, 2016
Speaking to Haas F1 Team principal Guenther Steiner on Friday at this weekendâs Canadian Grand Prix, I was curious to know how he felt the team was doing as the season approaches the one-third mark this season. Having spoken to him at the Australian GP on the teamâs debut, the teamâs approach and success ... Continue reading
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Opens Grand Prix of Monaco In Toyota Mirai
May 31, 2016
Monaco May 29, 29016; On Sunday May 29, Prince Albert II of Monaco, accompanied by his wife Princess Charlène, completed the lap of honour at the Monaco Grand Prix in the Toyota Mirai, the first Toyota fuel cell car introduced in Europe. Brussels, Belgium - The Mirai, which means âFutureâ in Japanese, is t ... Continue reading
"What They're Saying" from the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500
May 29, 2016
Indianapolis IN May 29, 2016; JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): "It's disappointing for Verizon and Chevy and everybody who has worked so hard. The car was just hard to drive and it was a little bit tighter there in that corner and it got away. It was a disappointing day. People in race cars do ... Continue reading
F1 Hamilton Beats Ricciardo in Wet-Dry Monaco thriller
May 29, 2016
Monaco 29 May 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco Results; î îª Share î î îª The started behind the safety car in wet conditions, but was run mainly in glorious sunshine with Mercedesâ Lewis Hamilton narrowly defeating Red Bullâs Daniel Ricciardo after an epic battle around the streets ... Continue reading
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