April 25, 2008 9:25 PM
JACK ROUSH AND DAVID RAGAN TALK ABOUT FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS; FINALS IN DEARBORN ON JUNE 24
JACK ROUSH – team owner, Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusions
“The reason Roush Fenway is represented with me being present is to help bring attention to the wonderful program that AAA and Ford have partnered to further the interests that a lot of high school students have in the automotive technology industry, service industry, which, of course, includes NASCAR racing and the service of the race cars that we’re involved with here at the Talladega race track.
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March 14, 2008 7:11 AM
WOMEN IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE FOUNDATION
New Scholarship Program for Female Race Car Drivers – Project Podium
Founder Lyn St. James Opens Online Application; Deadline March 31
Young women who test their mettle each week on race tracks may be able to enhance their competitive performance through an innovative new scholarship program exclusively for race car drivers. Project Podium, founded by entrepreneur and former Indy 500 driver Lyn St. James, is the newest program of Women in the Winners Circle Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, and is designed to empower active young female race car drivers to help further their early professional careers.
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March 11, 2008 8:40 PM
CRANFIELD LAUNCHES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMS F1
Oxford, UK. 11 March 2008.
A unique partnership has been announced between the Centre for Customised Executive Development at Cranfield School of Management and the Formula One team, Williams F1.
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March 3, 2008 8:58 PM
BROWN TO VISIT STUDENTS AT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
News From David Powers Motorsports
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 3, 2008)
Matco Tools Top Fuel driver Antron Brown will visit Indiana State University (ISU) on March 5 to speak with students about careers in motor sports. The visit supports ISU’s Team Sycamore Racing program. A question and answer session will follow Brown’s appearance.
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October 4, 2007 7:39 AM
FORMULA BMW USA BECOMES FORMULA BMW AMERICAS
Formula BMW Americas
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - October 3, 2007
In preparation for its fifth season Formula BMW USA is changing and growing to better meet the needs of young racing drivers in North, Central and South America. To recognize the scope of the championship, Formula BMW USA will add two rounds in support of the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix and be renamed Formula BMW Americas. To further strengthen the young driver development program, BMW Motorsport will also increase the Junior scholarship award to $80,000.
Formula BMW Americas reflects the growth of Formula BMW worldwide. Formula BMW Germany and Formula BMW UK announced on June 28th that the two series will reorganize to form Formula BMW Europe. Formula BMW Europe, Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Asia will now comprise the new face of Formula BMW.
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August 6, 2007 2:31 PM
Education at FULL SPEED
School of Automotive Machinists
If you have ever dreamed about working for a top race shop or building engines for a living, you should consider going to the most respected name in motorsports education, SAM (School of Automotive Machinists) They can give you the formal training you need to jump start your career. Their graduates help power the top teams in NASCAR, NHRA, IRL, and CART to victory every race weekend. Take a virtual tour of the School of Automotive Machinists!
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July 27, 2007 7:05 AM
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP ADDS TO ITS SUPPORT OF WGA'S EVANS SCHOLARS WITH HOLE-IN-ONE SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERN PROGRAM
Lemont, Illinois – July 26, 2007…
BMW of North America outlined two new initiatives to expand support of the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars at today’s Media Day for the BMW Championship, the third leg in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, September 3-9 at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois.
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July 20, 2007 6:08 AM
DESIGN TEAM OF THE YEAR: INTELLIGENT TEAMWORK WINS INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM
Design Team of the Year: Intelligent teamwork wins international acclaim.
Essentials of BMW Group design development: The right tool at the right time, the right people in the right place.
Munich.
The exhibition dedicated to this year's winners of the red dot award hosted by the red dot design museum, which is situated on the grounds of Essen's World Cultural Heritage, the coal mine "Zeche Zollverein", was extended until 5 August, 2007. At the centre of this presentation of outstanding product design are highly acclaimed design projects accomplished by the this year's winner of the title "Design Team of the Year".: BMW Group The show in Essen, which has already been extended once before, demonstrates how BMW Group always succeeds in fascinating customers of the BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorcycle brand with the design of their vehicles while also convincing the automotive experts.
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June 12, 2007 9:37 PM
MEET FUTURE STARS OF MOTORSPORTS AT FORMULA SAE WEST
80 University Teams From SoCal and Around the Globe Set to Compete June 15-16
ONTARIO, Calif. (6/12/2007)
Meet the stars of tomorrow in motorsports engineering when Formula SAE West returns to on-track competition at California Speedway June 15-16.
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May 19, 2007 7:09 AM
BMW TO DONATE VEHICLE TO STUDENTS AT J. HARLEY BONDS CAREER CENTER
Donation Ceremony on May 23 at 10 a.m.
Spartanburg, SC - May 18, 2007...
More than 400 automotive technicians-in-training will be present when Dan Doot, technical service manager of the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, hands over the keys to a 2006 BMW 325i on Wednesday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at the J. Harley Bonds Career Center, located at 505 North Main Street in Greer, South Carolina. The vehicle will be used as an educational resource for area students interested in pursuing careers as automotive service technicians. The J. Harley Bonds Career Center offers a comprehensive automotive technician training curriculum at the high school vocational/technical level and has been an active Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) technical high school since 2005.
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May 15, 2007 9:14 PM
ACDelco, Harold Martin Encourage Automotive Careers Through "Pros Who Know" Scholarships
GRAND BLANC, MICH.
IHRA ® and ADRL ® Pro Modified driver Harold Martin – the “EFI Wizard” – has had an illustrious career, both on and off the track. An entrepreneur and engineer, ACDelco-sponsored Pontiac racer Martin is again competing in two separate racing circuits this season in addition to taking on a new role for ACDelco: youth outreach.
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April 27, 2007 10:51 PM
ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION TEAMS UP WITH THE McLAREN GROUP
Woking, UK, Friday 27th April 2007:
Sculptures by some of Britain’s leading artists, including Jacob Epstein, Anthony Caro, Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Deacon, have gone on show at the McLaren Technology Centre from Thursday 26th April 2007.
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April 13, 2007 7:09 AM
SPRING FEVER: BMW TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH DRIVING SCHOOL UPGRADES
Calling all Enthusiasts - New ‘Real Roads’ and ‘Other-Roads’ Tracks among Key Enhancements
Spartanburg, SC - April 12, 2007
Spring is in the air at the BMW Performance Center and Performance Driving School with updates to existing courses and exciting new driving school offerings. Additions include a track extension adding a different dimension to the high-performance M School that rivals popular race tracks, an "other-roads" course to showcase the capabilities of the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, and the return of BMW on Location. A totally new complement of motorcycle courses will also debut later this summer.
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February 11, 2007 10:07 PM
SCHOOL OF AUTOMOTIVE MACHINISTS - EDUCATION AT FULL SPEED!
The School of Automotive Machinists curriculum focuses strictly on the design, theory, building and testing of race engines. SAM's courses cover engine block machining, short-block assembly and cylinder head porting that will teach you how to extract maximum horsepower for all types of applications. By combining lessons in the classroom with practical hands-on experience in the lab, on the dyno, on the flow bench and at the track, we offer the most comprehensive education around. It's no surprise that our graduates help power the top teams in NASCAR, NHRA, IRL and CART to victory every race weekend. Whether you want to work for the country's elite race teams or dream of operating your own performance engine shop, it all starts with a sound education, and the School of Automotive Machinists is the most respected name in the industry. Request FREE Information
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January 16, 2007 9:33 PM
LSJ FOUNDATION AWARDS FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS AT 2006 DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 16, 2007)
Four young female race drivers were awarded scholarships at the four-day 12th annual LSJ Foundation Driver Development Program held in Phoenix Dec. 8-11. The recipients were 15-year-old Chelsea Shillig, 16-year-old Kristen Daggett, 16-year-old Kerstin Smutny and Shannon McIntosh, 17.
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January 14, 2007 9:12 PM
AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL SERIES LAUNCHED
The new American Speed Association Educational Series, under the direction of co-partners Steve Einhaus and Peter Raskovic, has announced the newly formed Scholarship program in conjunction with the new series, targeted to begin competition in the spring of 2007 at selected tracks in the Midwest. Ohio Technical College, based out of Cleveland, Ohio, will collaborate with the new series that was formed to attract the school student population to be directly involved with racing through the participation of their high school. Similar to other sporting events, the series teams will compete for points in qualifying events for their school, while being part of a driving force designed to keep the youth population moving and thinking in a positive direction, and further their education through scholarship opportunities.
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