BROCKVILLE - The countdown is on to the beginning of the 2006 racing season at Brockville Ontario Speedway.
It's just 14 days to the first green flag of the season as the banging and crashing gets an early start with the premiere of the Hangover Enduro at the quarter mile snow oval just north of Brockville on New Year's Day, Sunday, January 1st.
The track was hoping to have the first annual event last New Years however the weatherman foiled that plan with warmer than usual temperatures that turned the snowoval into a mudbowl. Promoter Paul Kirkland is hoping for a better conditions this time around. Rules that include the ever popular mini van are available at the speedway website at www.brockvillespeedway.com.
Racing is scheduled to get underway at 2pm on New Year's Day.
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Monday, December 19, 2005
RACELINE RADIO NETWORK GROWS A NICKEL’S WORTH!
Burlington Ontario: RACELINE RADIO, Canada’s only nationally syndicated motorsport magazine radio show is delighted to welcome AM 790 CIGM Sudbury
to The Raceline Radio Network family!
RACELINE RADIO steps up to provide award-winning auto racing coverage for CIGM’s new “All Sports All Night” programming for The City of Greater Sudbury, and surrounding regions of Northern Ontario, Monday nights at 7 PM Eastern.
“We’ve been working on adding RACELINE RADIO for quite a while, and we’re pumped to have the show as part of our new “All Sports All Night” programming. Racing is big with our sports audience, especially NASCAR Nextel Cup, and
RACELINE’S NASCAR content and getting the star drivers as guests is outstanding. And come the summer, the motorsport fans who cottage in our coverage won’t miss a thing! RACELINE RADIO will definitely create major impact for AM 790!”, stated CIGM Program Director Chris Johnson.
“ In my junior hockey travels to The Nickel City, I know first hand the sports fans in the Sudbury market are loyal, loud and proud!”, commented RACELINE RADIO Anchor, Writer and Producer Erik Tomas. “CIGM’s plans for focused sports content for these fans is brilliant, and making sure motorsport is part of that content makes so much sense. We’ve wanted to expand the Network into this region of the country for a long time. We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome AM 790 CIGM to The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK!”, Tomas added.
“ This is excellent news and a terrific add for the Network! It’s obvious Chris Johnson, Al Campagnola and the folks at CIGM understand the motorsport fan base in Canada is growing beyond large, and out of site when it comes to NASCAR!” , offered RACELINE RADIO NETWORK Executive Producer John Massingberd. “CIGM’s latest BBM ratings were tremendous! That’s good news for AM 790, for The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK, and the motorsport fans in the market!”, Massingberd continued.
The addition of AM 790 CIGM Sudbury runs The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK to 17 stations coast-to-coast in Canada. Flagshipped out of AM 900 CHML Hamilton, RACELINE RADIO is also heard via live and delayed feeds in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Fredericton, Windsor, London, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Peterborough, Truro, New Maryland and Oromocto.
A consistent winner of major international broadcast journalism awards,
Raceline Radio’s broadcast partners include: Subaru Canada, Texaco-Havoline, Globalstar Satellite Telephones and Inside Track Motorsport News.
For more information: Erik Tomas: 905-332-7223 Ext 3. erik@raceline.ca Chris Johnson: 519 - ? Chris.Johnson@sudburyradio.rogers.com (705) 566-4480
Raceline Radio Network
www.raceline.ca
to The Raceline Radio Network family!
RACELINE RADIO steps up to provide award-winning auto racing coverage for CIGM’s new “All Sports All Night” programming for The City of Greater Sudbury, and surrounding regions of Northern Ontario, Monday nights at 7 PM Eastern.
“We’ve been working on adding RACELINE RADIO for quite a while, and we’re pumped to have the show as part of our new “All Sports All Night” programming. Racing is big with our sports audience, especially NASCAR Nextel Cup, and
RACELINE’S NASCAR content and getting the star drivers as guests is outstanding. And come the summer, the motorsport fans who cottage in our coverage won’t miss a thing! RACELINE RADIO will definitely create major impact for AM 790!”, stated CIGM Program Director Chris Johnson.
“ In my junior hockey travels to The Nickel City, I know first hand the sports fans in the Sudbury market are loyal, loud and proud!”, commented RACELINE RADIO Anchor, Writer and Producer Erik Tomas. “CIGM’s plans for focused sports content for these fans is brilliant, and making sure motorsport is part of that content makes so much sense. We’ve wanted to expand the Network into this region of the country for a long time. We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome AM 790 CIGM to The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK!”, Tomas added.
“ This is excellent news and a terrific add for the Network! It’s obvious Chris Johnson, Al Campagnola and the folks at CIGM understand the motorsport fan base in Canada is growing beyond large, and out of site when it comes to NASCAR!” , offered RACELINE RADIO NETWORK Executive Producer John Massingberd. “CIGM’s latest BBM ratings were tremendous! That’s good news for AM 790, for The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK, and the motorsport fans in the market!”, Massingberd continued.
The addition of AM 790 CIGM Sudbury runs The RACELINE RADIO NETWORK to 17 stations coast-to-coast in Canada. Flagshipped out of AM 900 CHML Hamilton, RACELINE RADIO is also heard via live and delayed feeds in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Fredericton, Windsor, London, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Peterborough, Truro, New Maryland and Oromocto.
A consistent winner of major international broadcast journalism awards,
Raceline Radio’s broadcast partners include: Subaru Canada, Texaco-Havoline, Globalstar Satellite Telephones and Inside Track Motorsport News.
For more information: Erik Tomas: 905-332-7223 Ext 3. erik@raceline.ca Chris Johnson: 519 - ? Chris.Johnson@sudburyradio.rogers.com (705) 566-4480
Raceline Radio Network
www.raceline.ca
Interesting....
It's been interesting to watch the growth of the NASCAR presence in the Canadian Tire flyers in recent months.
When it started, there was a small corner of a page dedicated to selling a few racing-related items.
These ads would include the generic "NASCAR" name in regular font. The latest version of the Canadian Tire flyer, however, included almost a full page of racing items and a prominent "NASCAR" wordmark logo.
The Canadian Tire location on Shepherd Ave. in Toronto is chock full of NASCAR displays and material. Nice to see. And interesting.
PAUL TRACY: Some Busch in '06
From Jayski... (h/t to Joel Robinson)
Paul Tracy to race in Busch Series in 2006: Paul Tracy will make the jump to the NASCAR Busch Series in selected races in 2006. Tracy, who was in Daytona testing an ARCA car for Andy HIllenburg, told MRN Radio's "NASCAR Today" that he will run a second Busch car for Biagi Brothers [#4 team with Mark Green driving] racing next year.
"I will be doing the 24 hours again and trying to get some experience in stock cars and make the transition into stock cars in the future. Andy Hillenburg, who I am driving for here, has been really helpful with trying to help me out make the transition. We've got a deal 99% done to run 4 or 5 Busch Series racing for Fred Biagi.
We've got a sponsor package put together to run a second car. Really my timetable is to be up and running by 2007... maybe run 10 or 11 races and a Cup race or 2 next year."
MRN Radio's "NASCAR Today" can be heard on 505 radio stations and XM Satellite Radio.(MRN's NASCAR Today)(12-17-2005)
Paul Tracy to race in Busch Series in 2006: Paul Tracy will make the jump to the NASCAR Busch Series in selected races in 2006. Tracy, who was in Daytona testing an ARCA car for Andy HIllenburg, told MRN Radio's "NASCAR Today" that he will run a second Busch car for Biagi Brothers [#4 team with Mark Green driving] racing next year.
"I will be doing the 24 hours again and trying to get some experience in stock cars and make the transition into stock cars in the future. Andy Hillenburg, who I am driving for here, has been really helpful with trying to help me out make the transition. We've got a deal 99% done to run 4 or 5 Busch Series racing for Fred Biagi.
We've got a sponsor package put together to run a second car. Really my timetable is to be up and running by 2007... maybe run 10 or 11 races and a Cup race or 2 next year."
MRN Radio's "NASCAR Today" can be heard on 505 radio stations and XM Satellite Radio.(MRN's NASCAR Today)(12-17-2005)
Friday, December 16, 2005
Messin’ in Essen: We take a peek at ‘Euro-SEMA’
To really see every booth at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in family-friendly Las Vegas, you would need three days and 24 hours in each day. But this is Essen, Germany, and one dense eight-hour shift will do. Even so, the Essen motor show grows a little every year and is bound to soon overreach its humble home in the Messe Essen—a similar story to what has happened with SEMA.
This year Volkswagen once again increased its serious involvement, loaning several Golf GTIs for customization and tuning. And, just as with the increased manufacturer presence at SEMA, VW also introduced three new production models—the Audi Q7 S-line, S4 convertible and VW Polo Cross.
Other manufacturers getting more involved included Mazda with a specially trimmed RX-8 Contest, Suzuki with a Grand Vitara Baja edition, and Toyota with a revved- up 214-hp Corolla TS Compressor with a force-fed 1.8-liter VVT-Li— the same engine used in the latest Lotus Elise and Exige, only better.
This year Volkswagen once again increased its serious involvement, loaning several Golf GTIs for customization and tuning. And, just as with the increased manufacturer presence at SEMA, VW also introduced three new production models—the Audi Q7 S-line, S4 convertible and VW Polo Cross.
Other manufacturers getting more involved included Mazda with a specially trimmed RX-8 Contest, Suzuki with a Grand Vitara Baja edition, and Toyota with a revved- up 214-hp Corolla TS Compressor with a force-fed 1.8-liter VVT-Li— the same engine used in the latest Lotus Elise and Exige, only better.
Along with the GTI, cars of choice for upgrades were: Mazda 3 five-door, BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 Sportback, Porsche Cayman S, Nissan 350Z and Volvo S40.
For sheer fun there are the Pirelli PZero tires in red designed by Ferrari tuner Novitec. It’s hard to imagine anyone buying these and messing them up on the street, but kids have been doing it for years on BMX bikes. So who’s to say?
Perennial favorite Germany’s Tuner Shop came through again with a 1969 Mercedes 220 D hearse, tricked out with a chain-link lowrider steering wheel and a coffin in back that opened to reveal one of the finest sound systems at the show.
One last thing that could recommend Essen even over SEMA is the lack of uptightness in Europe regarding gratuitous showing of the female midriff and sternum area. There’s more every year to attract the boys, while SEMA is inevitably cracking down on the naughty bits.
It’s the little things that make a show a show.
© autoweek.com
Kia "Soul" Concept for Detroit
Caught somewhere between Motown and Seoul-town is the latest Kia concept, the "Soul," due out at the Detroit auto show in January. The Soul is a crossover vehicle, Kia says, with cues that resemble its Mesa truck concept from last year's show.
Details are thin, but Kia says the concept is geared toward active-lifestylers and is a compact-sized ute with reconfigurable cargo space, including a "drawer" for wet or muddy items.
© thecarconnection.com
Details are thin, but Kia says the concept is geared toward active-lifestylers and is a compact-sized ute with reconfigurable cargo space, including a "drawer" for wet or muddy items.
© thecarconnection.com
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Special-Edition Toyota FJ Cruiser in the Works
Toyota is planning a mid-summer launch of a special-edition 2007 FJ Cruiser sport-utility vehicle that is beefed up with off-road performance features.
"Look for things like shocks, tires, wheels, and off-road performance features," said Mark Amstock, Toyota's national truck and SUV market planning manager here at the launch of the FJ Cruiser on Tuesday.
Amstock said Toyota is working with tire manufacturer BFGoodrich on the yet unnamed special-edition FJ Cruiser. He added that Toyota designers are "pushing for traditional FJ colors, including tans and reds."
The Japanese automaker is also considering an FJ model without the signature white roof — a feature which will be standard at the SUV's launch — as well as a convertible version. "We're giving that a lot of thought," Amstock said in regard to a topless FJ Cruiser. "But nothing specific yet."
The FJ Cruiser, priced in the mid-$20Ks, is set to make its debut in late March. It competes against the Hummer H3, the Jeep Wrangler and the Nissan Xterra.
Amstock said Toyota will export a few of the FJ Cruisers to Canada and 183 to the Middle East. He said there are no plans for a right-hand-drive version of the vehicle or a diesel version.
© edmunds.com
"Look for things like shocks, tires, wheels, and off-road performance features," said Mark Amstock, Toyota's national truck and SUV market planning manager here at the launch of the FJ Cruiser on Tuesday.
Amstock said Toyota is working with tire manufacturer BFGoodrich on the yet unnamed special-edition FJ Cruiser. He added that Toyota designers are "pushing for traditional FJ colors, including tans and reds."The Japanese automaker is also considering an FJ model without the signature white roof — a feature which will be standard at the SUV's launch — as well as a convertible version. "We're giving that a lot of thought," Amstock said in regard to a topless FJ Cruiser. "But nothing specific yet."
The FJ Cruiser, priced in the mid-$20Ks, is set to make its debut in late March. It competes against the Hummer H3, the Jeep Wrangler and the Nissan Xterra.
Amstock said Toyota will export a few of the FJ Cruisers to Canada and 183 to the Middle East. He said there are no plans for a right-hand-drive version of the vehicle or a diesel version.
© edmunds.com
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