Archive for June 30th, 2006
Boris Said Surprises Daytona with Pole for Pepsi 400
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsBoris Said can master a superspeedway as well. The road-racing specialist was the surprising Pepsi 400 pole-winner Friday night at Daytona International Speedway, posting a lap at 186.143 mph. It was the second pole of his career; the other was at Infineon Raceway’s road course in 2003.
Driving in the second of four scheduled races for [...]
Champ Car Sees Corporate and Sponsor Growth
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in MainOne of the fundamental ways to achieve success in the business world is to bring your product to the people. Companies around the world are finding that one of the best ways to do that, is to have their product involved with the Champ Car World Series.
Boasting some of the strongest attendance numbers in all [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers to Appear in NASCAR Commercial
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in NASCAR NewsNascar is adding some heat to its marketing with a new campaign featuring California rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Brandweek.com reports that the band will be featured in a new 30-second commercial. The ad shows the Red Hot Chili Peppers in concert and also as members of a Nascar pit crew, all while the group’s [...]
USGP Practice Session 2 Times-Davidson Quickest Again
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in Main1. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1′12″013 209.562 Km/h
2. 38 KUBICA BMW Sauber M 1′12″809 + 0′00″796
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USGP Practice Session 1 Times-Davidson Quickest Over Schumacher
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in MainPractice times for practice session 1 at Indianapolis. Michael Schumacher set the 2nd quickest time on his only hot lap.
1. 36 DAVIDSON Honda M 1′12″083 209.359 Km/h
2. 5 M.SCHUMACHER Ferrari [...]
Schumacher Fires Back at Alonso for USGP ‘05 Race Comments
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in MainMichael Schumacher has responded angrily to Fernando Alonso’s suggestion that Ferrari and its drivers were to blame for the Indianapolis scandal of 2005.
Although Renault’s Spaniard was one of the fourteen racers sidelined by Michelin at the event a year ago, 24-year-old Alonso insisted on Thursday that the real finger of blame should have been pointed [...]
Alonso Takes Shot at Schumacher and Ferrari Over Last Years’ USGP Debacle
0 Comments Quote selected text Published June 30th, 2006 in MainAt Indianapolis on Thursday, Fernando Alonso pointed the finger at Ferrari and Michael Schumacher when remembering the farcical six-car race of 2005.
”Before the race,” Renault’s title-leading Spaniard was quoted as recalling by the sid agency, ”we said that we didn’t want points but we wanted to drive for the fans.”
Alluding to the non-agreement of Bridgestone-clad [...]
