February 8, 2010 11:45 AM
Nine Racing Chili Bowl Expedition Proves Successful
Nine Racing
Laguna Beach, California
Nine Racing’s recent visit to the 24th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway, in Tulsa Oklahoma, proved successful and allowed the team to fine-tune its new direction of offering race prep services.
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February 5, 2010 5:09 AM
New FIA GT1 World Championship Brand Identity
FIA GT1 World Championship
London (February 5, 2010)
Interstate Associates Develop New Branding For The FIA GT1 World Championship
SRO Motorsports Group (SRO) have launched a new 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship brand identity. Having been awarded world championship status by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, next year’s FIA GT1 World Championship will visit 10 countries in four continents, supported with a new logo and identity.
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February 4, 2010 6:56 PM
Yokohama to Sponsor 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series
Yokohama
Fullerton CA (Feb. 4, 2010)
Tiremaker returns to short-course racing for the first time since 1994
Yokohama Tire Corporation is expanding its off-road activities, becoming an associate sponsor of the eight-weekend 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Series. The one-year sponsorship agreement includes track signage and a space in the vendor/pit area.
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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES TO CALL ESPN2 AND ESPN2HD HOME IN 2010
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2010)
NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, showcasing
NHRA member track network, to air on ESPN2
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will once again be televised in 16 one-hour shows on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD, with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national events. In addition, the popular NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, focusing on NHRA’s member track network, will air on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD as part of the race coverage.
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February 1, 2010 8:15 PM
GAC partners with AT&T Williams F1 team
AT&T Williams F1
1 Feb 2010
Strategic partnership will help racing team meet industry-wide cost reduction objectives
Global logistics, shipping and marine services company, the GAC Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with the top Formula One (F1) motor racing team, AT&T Williams, to develop cost efficient logistics services in support of their efforts to meet the demands of an industry-wide cost reduction programme.
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NHRA ANNOUNCES FULL THROTTLE SERIES TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR 2010 SEASON ON ESPN2, ITS 10TH ON THE WORLDWIDE LEADER IN SPORTS
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2010)
NHRA Race Day presented by Lucas Oil returns for fourth season
NHRA will launch its 10th anniversary season with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports television, with a primetime telecast of the most highly anticipated Full Throttle Series race in many years at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona: the 50th Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline, Feb. 14 from 8-11 p.m. ET.
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AMA Pro Racing and MavTV Announce AMA Pro Flat Track Television Coverage Agreement
AMA Pro Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 1, 2010)
AMA Pro Racing and MavTV are pleased to announce a three year agreement for MavTV to televise a select number of the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship events on the MavTV network.
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January 28, 2010 8:31 PM
NHRA EXTENDS K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE CONTRACT
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2010)
NHRA announced today it has signed a contract extension with K&N Engineering, Inc., locking in the company’s sponsorship of the popular K&N Horsepower Challenge, a lucrative bonus event for Pro Stock competitors, through the 2012 event.
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January 25, 2010 9:00 PM
COPART, INC. NAMED OFFICIAL ONLINE VEHICLE AUCTION OF NHRA
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2010)
NHRA announced today that Copart, Inc., a leading provider of vehicle auction services, has been named the Official Online Vehicle Auction of NHRA. The agreement follows Copart’s designation last September as the primary sponsor of Kenny Bernstein Racing’s Top Fuel dragster driven by Brandon Bernstein.
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January 19, 2010 5:45 PM
Midwest Off Road Racing Gets Together in Abrams!
Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR)
Abrams, WI (January 18, 2010)
The first public meeting of the Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR) group was held this past Sunday in Abrams, Wisconsin. The past three months saw a group of concerned off-road enthusiasts’ band together to improve the “State of Sportsman Off-Road Racing” in the Upper Midwest. In the past six years, the stability of the sport has been considerably shaken due to four different sanctioning bodies/series promoters attempting to guide short-course off-road racing. MORR was created to give the Sportsman racer a voice in their future and by the looks of their early accomplishments, the current sanctioning body, Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, is definitely listening.
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LONGTIME NHRA BOARD MEMBER AND FIRST NATIONAL DRAGSTER EDITOR DICK WELLS (1934-2010) DIES AT 75
NHRA
Dick Wells, the first editor of National DRAGSTER and a longtime member of the NHRA Board of Directors, died late Monday night from complications after heart surgery last November. He was 75.
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January 16, 2010 2:58 PM
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT ANNOUNCES LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP WITH DON SCHUMACHER RACING
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Jan. 16, 2010)
DSR to assemble two complete Top Fuel teams to compete at first NHRA member track outside of the USA.
Yas Marina Circuit, the spectacular motor racing circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has partnered with Don Schumacher Racing (DSR), winner of eight NHRA championships and 136 races, to provide two complete Top Fuel dragster teams to be based in Abu Dhabi. The cars will first compete during the inaugural International Drag Racing Festival on March 18th - 20th at Yas Marina Circuit's impressive new drag racing facility. In a separate agreement, Yas Marina Circuit becomes the first NHRA member facility outside of North America.
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NHRA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF NHRA WORLDWIDE NETWORK
NHRA
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 16, 2009)
Track Affiliate Program to Provide Benefits; Usage of NHRA Marks First Affiliate in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
NHRA announced today the creation of NHRA Worldwide Network, a program that will enable drag racing facilities around the world to conduct events under the NHRA banner. By becoming a part of the NHRA Worldwide Network, a facility will be able to use the specially-designed “Worldwide Drag Racing” NHRA oval for broad promotional purposes and will be able to draw on NHRA’s decades of experience and history.
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January 13, 2010 11:31 AM
Lotus Evora Cup
Lotus Motorsport
Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8EZ, England
Lotus Motorsport announces the Evora Cup race car together with an innovative European points based race series for 2010. The race car will make its first public appearance at the Autosport International racing car show in Birmingham, UK on the 14th January 2010.
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January 7, 2010 9:24 PM
NHRA AND PRODUCERS OF POPULAR DRAG RACING SHOW ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO PRODUCE MEDIA PROPERTIES
NHRA
GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2010)
First Project “NHRA Unleashed” to Celebrate Pure American Horsepower
NHRA and producers of the popular drag racing show Pinks®, Stephen Pullin and Jack Schaeffer, have agreed to create, develop and produce media properties including new racing competitions, new events and television programs. The first project, NHRA Unleashed, will celebrate pure American horsepower in an interactive festival environment.
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January 6, 2010 5:36 AM
FORD TEAMS UP WITH RALLY CAR DRIVER KEN BLOCK FOR GLOBAL MOTORSPORTS
Ford North America Motorsports
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 6, 2010
Ford teams up with Ken Block, California-based action sports icon-turned-rally driver, for future global motorsports opportunities.
Ford Motor Company announced today that it is teaming up with Ken Block, the California-based action sports icon-turned-rally driver, for future global motorsports opportunities.
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