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Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Induction Sponsor

Motorsports HoF Announces Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations As Presenting Sponsor for Annual Induction Ceremony Three-year partnership to begin with June 29 induction at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced today that Bridgestone A ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 16-22, 2015: LA Awards, LA Reveals, Comings and Goings, Tesla Talks and VW Of Course.

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - November 16-22, 2015: LA Awards, LA Reveals, Comings and Goings, Tesla Talks and VW Of Course.

* The Los Angeles auto show media previews took place this week. The all-new 2016 Toyota Prius, 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio sedan, Fiat's rebirth of the 124 Spider roadster, Caddy's new XT5 crossover, the 2017 Ford Escape with two new engines and the new face of Lincoln on a revamped 2017 MKZ sedan all caught o ... Continue reading

MOTORAMA Custom Car & Motorsports Expo March 13, 14 & 15, 2015 at Toronto's International Centre

MOTORAMA Custom Car & Motorsports Expo March 13, 14 & 15, 2015 at Toronto's International Centre

TORONTO, ON (CANADA) • Inside Track Communications – publishers of Inside Track Motorsport News, Inside Motorcycles, MX & Off-Road and the producer of the Canadian Motorsports Expo – is now the owner / promoter of the traditional hot rod / classic car / motorsports show held in mid-March at Toronto’ ... Continue reading

Race Central TV Joins The Auto Channel TV Network +VIDEO

Race Central TV Joins The Auto Channel TV Network +VIDEO

Veteran Racer-Sportscaster Kurt Hansen Hosts Weekly Award-Winning Show LOUISVILLE, KY - December 12, 2014: The Auto Channel is pleased to announce the addition of "Race Central TV" to the TACH-TV program schedule. "Race Central TV" is America's premier motor sports television show for all local, regional, national and ... Continue reading

Road America Unveils Plans for New Thunder Village

Road America Unveils Plans for New Thunder Village

Many of today's modern racetracks have everything the average racing enthusiast is looking for including new concession choices, entertainment venues, new corporate suites and even active garage areas where fans can watch their favorite teams and drivers or grab an occasional autograph. What most racetracks don't typic ... Continue reading

Silverstone Auctions Secures Ex-Fangio Car That Won't Break The Bank!

Silverstone Auctions Secures Ex-Fangio Car That Won't Break The Bank!

Fans of Fangio - the world's greatest ever racing driver - will have the chance to bid for one of his cars, just months after one of his racing cars sold for £17.5m, a figure believed to be a record for a car sold at auction. ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Owned MAVTV Motorsports Network Adds Execs

Lucas Oil Owned MAVTV Motorsports Network Adds Execs

Corona, CA August 21, 2013; Bob Patison, President of MAVTV American Real announces executive team expansion in the key areas of production, marketing, and distribution for the Lucas Oil owned network. "We are already on-air in 27 million households and targeting 50 million households," says Patison. "We are determined ... Continue reading

Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2013) — Known for more than 50 years as the “Dean of American Motorsports,” the late journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki has been named the third recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Economaki will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induct ... Continue reading

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 10, 2013) - The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, at the International Motor Racing Research Center. The free talk, part of the on-going Center Conversations speaker ser ... Continue reading

Elliott looks to continue winning ways at Rockingham

Elliott looks to continue winning ways at Rockingham

Rockingham, N.C. (February 28, 2013)- For most 17-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) rookies, 200 laps on the rough one-mile Rockingham Speedway would be quite an intimidating experience. But Chase Elliott isn't your average rookie. Before he could legally drive on the street, he had two victories on th ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Happy Happy From The Auto Channel - Motorsports

Special Motorsports Event - Happy Happy From The Auto Channel - Motorsports

Auto Central, Dec. 17. 2012: We wanted to thank our readers for following The Auto Channel - Motorsports throughout 2012. We're going to be bigger and better next year so tune in. Meanwhile, have a good Holiday from those of us located in Sacramento, Louisville, Chicago, Austin and our Editors in Europe and in the Paci ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Bentley's brand ambassador and five time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE, returned to the iconic French race circuit last weekend to spearhead a unique motorsport challenge. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Commentary - Sleeping With The Enemy

Motorsports Commentary - Sleeping With The Enemy

<b>by Rick Carlton – Senior Motorsports Editor</b> <p> Austin, May 25, 2012: While I appreciate successful decisions that drive motorsports businesses positively, I am particularly interested in evolutions that become troublesome, and subsequently fall into the category of having to deal with ‘unintended cons ... Continue reading

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