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Clean Mobility Centers Meet Demands of Today's Consumer With New Fuel Choices and the Nation's First Carbon Offsets at the Pump
FULLERTON, CA--(Marketwire - May 16, 2012) - Propel Fuels (www.propelfuels.com), a leading retailer of renewable fuels and clean mobility solutions, is redefining the American gas station with the launch of the company's first Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, California. Today more and more consumers drive alternative vehicles types, embrace renewable fuels, and seek cleaner means of transportation -- yet gas stations haven't evolved much since they first came into use in the early 1900s. In response to the changing habits of today's drivers, Clean Mobility Centers take fueling and consumer transportation in a distinctly different direction. Propel's new stations introduce renewable fuels (E85 Flex Fuel, biodiesel blends) alongside the conventional fuels (gasoline, diesel) that drivers use today. With a focus beyond fuel, Propel stations enable drivers to offset carbon from their fuel purchases, improve their vehicle's fuel economy, find rideshare opportunities, tune bicycles, and recycle on the go
Posted by frank on Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 09:47:56 EDT (4 reads)
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MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - (Family Features) Since January 2011, nearly 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day, joining the fastest growing age group in the nation. According to a recent American Automobile Association (AAA) survey of that booming population, nearly half of seniors worry about losing their freedom and mobility when the time comes for them to transition from driver to passenger.
From understanding how vision changes can affect one's ability to drive at night, to researching the effects certain medications can have on one's driving ability, it's important to get the facts about driving for seniors. Use these tips from AAA to help ensure you and your family members are driving safely:
Evaluate your driving.
While most seniors are experienced drivers, it's important to take time to consider one's driving "health" and habits. For instance, how frequently do you wear a seatbelt? Do you use your signal and check for nearby traffic before changing lanes? Does traffic cause you to feel anxious? When was the last time you had an eye exam? You can take a Driver 65 Plus self-assessment at www.SeniorDriving.AAA.com to get a clear picture of just how good your driving skills really are, and you'll also get suggestions for improving your driving.
Posted by frank on Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 09:44:42 EDT (7 reads)
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Karting for LRP Fans
Folks, we don’t mean to keep hitting you over the head with Lime Rock-specific deals, but we figured we had to tell you about this one...
Endurance Karting told us yesterday that they will take 33 percent off the price for Lime Rock fans to enter its kart races this weekend on the full autocross course – it’s almost 1/2-mile long! – by purchasing through their Special Registration Link.
Kart racing is a LOT of fun, especially at Lime Rock Park, and you don’t need previous experience!
Here are the Endurance Karting details if you’re interested. Enjoy!
This weekend, Friday, May 18 & Saturday, May 19 at Lime Rock Park.If you have never raced with Endurance Karting – here is your opportunity!
Posted by frank on Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 09:41:32 EDT (5 reads)
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Race Car Maker Lola Hits Financial Crisis
Legendary racing car manufacturer Lola is in financial trouble...
Struggling financially, Lola Group Holdings says it will provide an opportunity to find new investment or a new purchaser. (Photo: John Dagys/SPEED.com)
Legendary racing car manufacturer Lola is set to go into administration – the UK equivalent of Chapter 11 – after hitting a cashflow shortfall.
The company says it will provide an opportunity to find new investment or a new purchaser.
A statement from Lola Group Holdings on Wednesday said: “The latest economic downturn and the decision of HMRC [the British tax collector] not to pay ongoing R&D tax credits has caused a serious cashflow problem for the businesses.
“It is with enormous regret that a decision has been taken to issue Notices of intention to appoint an Administrator to Lola Cars International Limited and Lola Composites Limited.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:45:57 EDT (25 reads)
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Kurt Busch fined $50,000, placed on probation until Dec. 31
Kurt Busch, being restrained by members of his crew, was fined $50,000 for an altercation at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. (Brian Czobat / AP)
Kurt Busch lost his temper in a race over the weekend and the driver, who has had anger-management problems, has been fined $50,000 and placed on probation by NASCAR for recklessly driving through Ryan Newman’s pit stall and nearly hitting crew members at Darlington Raceway.
Busch, whose suspension ends July 25, had stopped to fix his car after colliding with the wall, then headed to pit road. Newman wasn’t involved in the crash but pitted after spinning.
“It's dangerous enough doing normal pit stops,” Tony Gibson, Newman’s crew chief, said. “When you come ripping through someone's pit box like that, [Busch] could have took out five or six guys, plus the officials, pretty easy. I don't know how someone didn't get run over. It's a miracle no one got hit.”
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:40:17 EDT (52 reads)
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Ambrose is helping Richard Petty Motorsports return to respectability
Marcos Ambrose (left) notched Richard Petty Motorsports' first top-10 of the season at Darlington last Saturday.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. -- The only two organizations to accumulate 200 career NASCAR Cup Series victories engaged in drastically different post-race celebrations Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. In Victory Lane stood seemingly every member of the powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports team, reveling in the fact that Jimmie Johnson's victory had finally given owner Rick Hendrick his 200th win.
Meanwhile, a few hundred yards away in the darkened garage area, Marcos Ambrose and a handful of members from his race team quietly congratulated each other on a ninth-place finish. That might not seem like a big deal, but it actually was an important accomplishment for a group that had not posted a top-10 finish all season. It was a joyful moment tinged with a bit of sadness, because it illustrated just how far Ambrose's team owner, the legendary Richard Petty, has fallen since his days as the undisputed king of NASCAR.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:37:35 EDT (23 reads)
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Big Handling Improvements for Big Chevy B-Bodies
Hotchkis Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms Improve the Performance and Stance of ’58-’64 GM B-Body Cars
Santa Fe Springs, CA – There are few cars more iconic than Chevrolet's late 50's and early 60's Impalas. Finned and chromed Impalas, Biscaynes, Caprices and Bel Aires are a regular sight at car shows and cruise nights, but there's no reason to limit the enjoyment of full-size Chevys to low speed parking lot events. Thanks to the engineers at Hotchkis Sport Suspension, GM B-Body owners can experience the handling benefits of geometry corrected Tubular Upper and Lower Control Arms and really enjoy their cars where they belong; on the road!
Hotchkis Tubular Upper and Lower A-Arms round out the GM B-Body TVS (Total Vehicle System) offerings which already include Front and Rear Swaybars, Adjustable Rear Suspension, Steering Box Conversions and Airbag Mounting Plate upgrades.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:31:13 EDT (25 reads)
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Smart Driving Could Save $100 a Month at the Pump
General Motors engineers Anne Wenzlick (at wheel) and Elizabeth Nunning each drove a Chevrolet Cruze LT for 20 minutes including city and highway driving and a stop for coffee. They compared fuel economy when heeding and ignoring tips for saving fuel. The difference amounted to 250 miles on a tank of gas, or about $100 a month at the pump based on $4 a gallon gasoline and 15,000 miles of driving a year.
OnStar data shows mileage of drivers in identical cars can vary by 75 percent
DETROIT – With the official start of the summer driving season fast approaching, Chevrolet is reminding consumers of some easy ways to maintain their vehicles and drive smarter to help improve fuel economy and save money at the pump.
To demonstrate 10 common mistakes drivers make that hurt their fuel economy, General Motors fuel economy engineers Ann Wenzlick and Beth Nunning drove identical Chevrolet Cruze LTs with an EPA estimated at 24 mpg city and 36 mpg highway, on a typical workday commute. For the route, they drove both cars for 20 minutes, including city and highway driving as well as stopping for coffee.
The results show that sweating the small stuff could save drivers as much as $100 a month in fuel costs. Wenzlick averaged 37 miles per gallon using efficient driving habits in a properly maintained Cruze. Driving inefficiently and ignoring common maintenance, Nunning managed only 21 miles per gallon. The difference means Nunning would get 250 fewer miles per tank of gas, while Wenzlick would save $100 a month – or $1,200 a year – assuming 15,000 miles and $4 a gallon for gas:
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:28:00 EDT (24 reads)
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NHRA HEADS TO KANSAS
NHRA HEADS TO KANSAS FOR DOLLAR GENERAL NHRA SUMMERNATIONALS, HOME OF NHRA’S FIRST NATIONAL EVENT, May 18-20: Due to the flat landscape and its central proximity to the rest of the country, in 1955, Kansas served as the official host for NHRA’s first “national event,” on an airstrip near the town of Great Bend. It was simply called The Nationals, and with that event, hot rodding enthusiasts across the U.S. could test their machines against the best of the best. That race evolved into what is today the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, but Kansas has solidified its place in NHRA Drag Racing history. Heartland Park Topeka has hosted NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events since 1989 and in some seasons hosted two per year.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:07:46 EDT (25 reads)
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BENTLEY READY FOR CLASSIC THOUSAND MILE CHALLENGE
W.O. Bentley’s gift for creating cars that combined the speed of a thoroughbred racing machine with an enviable reputation for strength and comfort, allowing them to effortlessly cover hundreds of miles, is set to be underlined once again at the 2012 Mille Miglia when two 4½ litre Bentley Blowers take on the classic 1,000 mile endurance test.
Despite having a combined age of over 160 years, the Bentley Blowers are showing no signs of slowing down. The 4½ litre Supercharged ‘Birkin Blower’ – raced extensively by the legendary Le Mans winner and Bentley Boy Tim Birkin – has already successfully completed the Mille Miglia in 2005 and 2011.
The Birkin’s companion car is one of 50 Blowers built for road use and still appears at Bentley events around the world. It started life in 1930 as one of the company’s first showroom demonstrators and is still performing its fair share of ‘test drives’ eight decades later. Rolf Frech, Bentley’s Member of the Board for Engineering, who is leading the Bentley team at the Mille Miglia comments:
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:04:24 EDT (21 reads)
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GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls $10 Million Account
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Just days before Facebook’s historic stock offering, General Motors said it plans to stop advertising on the social media site, concluding that its paid ads don’t have a big impact on consumers.
GM spends about $40 million a year on Facebook marketing, according to the Wall Street Journal, about $10 million of which is for paid advertisements. It will continue to post relevant content about the company and its brands on GM’s Facebook pages.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 14:00:17 EDT (25 reads)
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Apple Lands Patent for Steering Wheel Control
Apple was granted a patent Tuesday for a steering wheel remote control for a smartphone or iPod-like device.
It’s based on Apple’s old “click wheel” found on the original iPods. But this time it gets a new touch-sensitive design and a system for mounting on the steering wheel, reports Patently Apple.
The patent is for a wireless device that works with a transmitter.
The “click wheel” is mounted on “clamping feet” (pictured below) that attach to the steering wheel, and the clamping feet can rotate depending on the orientation of where the device is mounted. The face of the click wheel also rotates to suit the orientation on the steering wheel.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 13:54:57 EDT (6 reads)
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Returning Topeka champ Shane Gray aims to defend in NTB Service Central Pontiac
Returning Topeka champ Shane Gray aims to defend in NTB Service Central Pontiac
DENVER, N.C. (May 16, 2012) – A full year has passed since Pro Stock driver Shane Gray claimed the second title of his career at Heartland Park Topeka, but the memory of the accomplishment is still fresh, and the second-generation driver is motivated to build on last season’s victory with a strong performance in the NTB/Service Central Pontiac GXP at the upcoming Dollar General NHRA Summernationals.
When he last competed in Topeka, Gray qualified in the No. 7 position and proceeded to dispose of Erica Enders in the first round before delivering a 1-2 punch to the multi-championship KB Racing team led by drivers Jason Line (second-round opponent) and Greg Anderson (semifinals challenger). Both of the KB cars spun the tires, while Gray and his Gray Motorsports-finessed GXP glided to quicker e.t.s and, as a result, win lights.
Posted by frank on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 13:49:35 EDT (24 reads)
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RM DOMINATES MONACO HISTORIC WEEKEND WITH INCREDIBLE €33.5 MILLION IN SALES
• RM Auctions achieves more than €33.5 million in sales with 87 percent of all lots sold at its Monaco sale, May 11 - 12
• Two-day auction represents RM’s highest grossing auction to date in Europe
• Top seller: 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider, one of just two built, achieves a record €5,040,000
• Ten lots exceed €1 million with four lots surpassing €2 million
• Motorcycle offering headlined by 2010 and 2011 Ducati factory grand prix machines
• Clients hail from 33 countries around the world; 34 percent of bidders represent first time clientele
LONDON (14 May, 2012) – RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, continued its record-breaking sales run in Europe this past weekend, generating a spectacular €33,521,710 in sales* ($43,410,615 million USD**) with 87 percent of all lots sold at its biennial Monaco sale at the Grimaldi Forum.
Held during the same weekend as the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the two-day auction presented a magnificent collection of more than 90 blue-chip automobiles, 100 Ducati motorcycles and three boats. As many as ten motor cars achieved individual prices exceeding €1 million, with four lots surpassing €2 million. In addition, the sale boasted several new all-time records for a number of specific cars and motorcycles sold at a public sale.
Posted by frank on Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 12:25:39 EDT (28 reads)
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Jeff Segal and Co-Driver Emil Assentato Win Again at New Jersey Motorsports Park
Jeff Segal and co-driver Emil Assentato scored a repeat 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT win Sunday in the Global Barter 250 presented by Susan G. Komen for the Cure at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), just two weeks after giving the new No. 69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am program its first victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Segal took over from starting driver Assentato just under one hour into the timed 2-3/4 hour sprint race and put on another charge through the field, assisted by a well-timed yellow flag, for the second “double” of his GRAND-AM Road Racing career. Segal and Assentato also scored back-to-back race victories at the Grand Prix of Miami and Barber Motorsports Park in 2010.
Segal is a native of Philadelphia, which is just 45 minutes away from NJMP, and now lives in Miami, not far from Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Posted by frank on Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 10:21:18 EDT (11 reads)
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JCM Race Update - Another Win!
Jeremy Campbell clinched his second win of the 2012 season this past Saturday at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS. Campbell came into the event as the points leader at the Speedway, and drove away from the rest of the field during the main event. Campbell is quickly becoming a fan favorite at his home track and victory lane donuts added to the excitement of the evening!
The JCM team has a week off from racing but will be at the Bentley, Kansas Car Show May 20th as a fundraiser in conjunction with the Bentley Fire Department. The #10c returns to the track May 25th with the National Championship Racing Association at RPM Speedway in Hays, Kansas. Campbell is currently in a 3-way tie for the points lead with NCRA, and will be looking to secure his spot at the top!
Posted by frank on Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 10:14:04 EDT (40 reads)
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Regal GS Seeks Repeat Performance in Open Road Rally
Buick engineers will pilot vehicle in 2012 Nevada Open Road Challenge
DETROIT – The 2012 Buick Regal GS sport sedan, along with two Buick engineers, will compete in the Nevada Open Road Challenge on May 21 seeking to repeat a class victory in the event.
In September 2011, GS lead development engineer Bill Rietow with GS powertrain engineer John Townsend as his navigator won the 120-mph class of the Silver State Classic Challenge, which takes place on the same open road course. The team also won a “Most Accurate Rookie” award with a 0.019-second deviation from the perfect 45-minute time to complete the course.
“We learned a lot about the intricacies of the course on our first time out” said Rietow. “We now know that the segment known as ‘the Narrows’ can be safely negotiated at 90 mph. By planning the slow down into and the acceleration rate out of the Narrows, we can more accurately control our pace to the target average speed. At times, we’ll need to run at the GS’s top speed.”
Posted by frank on Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 09:49:18 EDT (26 reads)
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LEGENDARY ENTREPRENEUR CARROLL SHELBY PASSES AWAY
LOS ANGELES – May 11, 2012 – Carroll Shelby International, Inc., (OTC: CSBI.PK) announced today that Carroll Hall Shelby, a man whose vision for performance transformed the automobile industry, has died at age 89. Mr. Shelby passed away yesterday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Born on Jan. 11, 1923, Carroll Shelby was one of America’s greatest success stories. Championship-winning racecar driver, “flying sergeant” wartime pilot, philanthropist, entrepreneur, car manufacturer and racing team owner, he embodied the ingenuity, tenacity and grit to overcome any obstacle. He is perhaps the only person to have worked at a visible level with all three major American automobile manufacturers.
Carroll Shelby founded Carroll Shelby International, a publicly held corporation involved in many industries. His licensing arm has agreements with industry giants, such as Mattel, Sony, Ford Motor Company and Electronic Arts. His car company, Shelby American, has a thriving parts business as well as a line of muscle cars including the Shelby GT500 Super Snake, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GTS. The Las Vegas-based company also manufactures a limited number of the 1960s Shelby 289 “street,” 289 FIA, 427 S/C and Daytona Coupe Cobras.
Posted by frank on Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 10:52:30 EDT (55 reads)
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Welcome to Corkytown! Coker Tires Holds an Open House
The impresario of it all, Corky Coker (L), with an admirer.
When the unofficial mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Corky Coker, holds an open house at his establishment, there’s going to be Mustangs and Fords present. To be precise, there was a lot of most every type of vehicle on hand, filling a four-block radius around Coker Tire, Honest Charley Speed Shop and Honest Charley Garage (all Coker companies) in downtown Chattanooga on April 21st.
1925 Ford-powered Marchese Brothers Special, part of Corky’s collection.
While most cruise-in’s utilize flyers, web announcements and ads to attract participants, Coker Tire eschewed these and instead relied strictly on word-of-mouth. Even their company websites didn’t mention the Open House, perhaps fearing that if they did it might cause a strain on the resources of the fourth largest city in the state of Tennessee.
Posted by frank on Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 23:15:56 EDT (33 reads)
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Arguably the best known American automotive legend of the second half of the 20th century, Carroll Shelby was many things to many people. Driver. Builder. Trailblazer. Husband. Father. Grandfather. To the automotive world though, he was known simply as “Shelby.” And so it is with heavy hearts that we report that Carroll Shelby has died at the age of 89.
Whenever a well-known gearhead dies, whole communities and car clubs mourn their passing. These days such passings seem all too common, as many of the men who helped push automotive performance into the mainstream are well past retirement age. Yet that hasn’t stopped these trendsetters, like Shelby, from continuing their work on amazing performance cars.
Born in the small Texas town of Leesburg, one of Shelby’s first driving experiences was as a pilot and trainer in World War II aircraft. After the war, like many G.I.’s, Shelby entered into the racing world, competing for a number of teams and brands, among them British companies like Allard and Aston Martin.
Posted by frank on Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 23:07:34 EDT (51 reads)
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