Bosch ‘Brickyard’ Sweepstakes will Highlight Online Fantasy Racing Game from Checker-Schuck’s-Kragen
CSK Auto, Inc., operator of more than 1,260 Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen and Murray’s Discount Auto Parts stores throughout 22 western and midwestern states, has just added a new prize to its popular online fantasy motorsports league.
Clevite Prepares for the Engine Builder Showdown’s Seventh Season
Clevite Engine Parts is gearing up to once again shine the spotlight on NASCAR’s hidden heroes of racing by sponsoring the 2006 Clevite Engine Builder Showdown. In keeping with previous competitions, 16 of NASCAR’s top engine builders will participate in the first round of the Showdown.
Ingersoll-Rand and Evernham Motorsports Form Road Racing Partnership
Ingersoll-Rand Company announced that Evernham Motorsports (EMS) and Ingersoll-Rand will be expanding their partnership to include sponsorship of an Evernham Motorsports road course development program for the 2006 season.
Preventing Brake Fade: Maximizing How Friction Materials Handle Heat
Brake fade is something nobody wants to experience. When you step down on the brake pedal with a certain amount of force, the vehicle should slow predictably. But when the brakes get too hot and start to fade, it takes more and more pedal effort to get the same amount of braking force. Eventually the
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Goes Online with New Website
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. announced recently that they have completed the redesign of their online presence with their new website at www.racingadventure.com. In addition to a more appealing graphic design, the new website is also easier to navigate, more intuitive with enhanced interactivity.
NFL Greats Gale Sayers and Ray Lewis Form New Race Team
Football hall of famer Gale Sayers and world champion most valuable player Ray Lewis, along with entrepreneur Mark Bloomquist, have formed The Milestone Co. The operation will run both cars and trucks under its new name: S&L Racing. The team will be headquartered in North Carolina.
New Goodyear Belts Enhance Cup Car Performance
With 25 NASCAR seasons under its belt, Goodyear Engineered Products is tapping its experience to introduce two more automotive belts that can help race teams save energy under the hood.
Snap-on Extends Their Sponsorship Commitment with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
For almost its entire history, Snap-on has been involved in racing and uses its experience at the track to develop innovative new products for the vehicle service industry. In fact, some of the most innovative automotive systems were created at racetracks – disc brakes, hydraulic shock absorbers, turbochargers, fuel injection – and, consequently, so were the Snap-on professional tools used to service those systems.
Aftermarket Update
Mac Tools Sweepstakes Gives Away a ‘Ride To Remember’ Columbus, OH — Mac Tools has announced its Mac Card “Ride To Remember” sweepstakes with a grand prize of a 2006 Mustang Convertible crafted exclusively for Mac Tools by renowned car designer Chip Foose. The sweepstakes, which kicked off March 1, will run for five months.
Odds and Ends: NYPD Blue Gets Some New Muscle
The New York Police Department is adding some muscle to its car fleet with 15 police versions of the 2006 Dodge Charger. In a flip of irony, this late-model Charger is kin to the 1969 model made famous as “The General Lee,” and was best remembered for outrunning a hapless sheriff in The Dukes of