Posts Tagged ‘hometown’
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Michael Schumacher may have turned down the opportunity to take over the Scuderia, but that doesn't mean he's given up on ever running his own racing team. Schumacher is co-owner of the KSM karting team, based near his hometown of Kerpen, Germany. To drive the team's kart in the German championship......
Tags: brother ralf, carlos sainz, CarlosSainz, champ, co owner, endorsement, formula one, german championship, hometown, karting schumacher, karting team, KartingSchumacher, kerpen germany, ksm karting, KsmKarting, longtime manager, michael schumacher, natural successor, nephew, schumacher signs, schumacher team owner, SchumacherSigns, SchumacherTeamOwner, schumi, scuderia, team owner, time world, webber, world rally champion
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
It wasn't so long ago that finding a road atlas shoved underneath the passenger seat was standard practice – Hell, we still have one highlighted with our favorite roads in and around our hometown. But with the price of portable sat-nav systems going through the floor, it's simply a matter of time ......
Tags: 3k, cars, current position, decades, execution, flashback, genius, hometown, honda, map, matter of time, measures, passenger seat, road atlas
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Few moments in life are less welcomed than when a sprightly sprint in your automobile is cut short by flashing red lights in your rearview mirror. In that moment, you know that you're out well over $100, you'll have to take time off work for court, and your insurance is likely to go up by 10 percent......
Tags: 10 percent, albuquerque, ann arbor, colorado springs colo, denver colo, detroit, detroit suburbs, forbes, hometown, houston texas, moments in life, nashville tenn, orlando fla, rearview mirror, speed trap, speed trap exchange, speed traps, Speeding, SpeedTrap, sprint, time off, virginia beach, washington d c
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Italian Post Office is honoring one of the country's most well-known brands, Lamborghini, by offering a commemorative stamp in its honor.The 85-euro-cent stamp will hit post offices first in Lamborghini's hometown, Sant'Agata Bolognese, before it is offered at offices throughout the country. The......
Tags: commemorative stamp, euro cent, ferrari, german car, homage, hometown, italian, italy, italy magazine, lamborghini, masterpiece, Miura, post office, post offices, PostOffice, sant agata, stamp, stamp collection, stamp features, tribute
Posted in Etc., Euro, Government/Legal, lamborghini, supercars | No Comments »
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
It's a given that the annual Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction has gotten big. Huge, in fact. But, after several controversies from this year's auction, you might say it has even gotten too big for its own britches. Now comes word that it may have outgrown its tent-covered location as well.Auctio......
Tags: arizona republic, arizona republic article, auction house, barret jackson, barrett jackson, Barrett-Jackson leaves arizon, Barrett-Jackson leaving arizona, Barrett-Jackson leaving scottsboro, Barrett-Jackson moving, Barrett-Jackson moving to vegas, Barrett-Jackson scottsboro, Barrett-Jackson vegas, Barrett-jacksonLeavesArizon, Barrett-jacksonLeavingArizona, Barrett-jacksonLeavingScottsboro, Barrett-jacksonMoving, Barrett-jacksonMovingToVegas, Barrett-jacksonScottsboro, Barrett-jacksonVegas, britches, city manger, city officials, collector car auction, controversies, Craig Jackson, elevens, hometown, moveit, scottsboro, scottsdale city council, sevens, sports car market, tent, tourism council
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
My hometown and current place of residence, Cleveland, OH, is reeling today from the news that Ford Motor Company will be idling its Cleveland Casting Plant and deferring production at its Cleveland Enging Plant #1 for approximately 12 months. The writing was on the wall for the casting plant since ......
Tags: 0l, 12 months, Cleveland, cleveland casting plant, cleveland engine, cleveland engine plant #1, cleveland oh, cleveland plant, ClevelandCastingPlant, ClevelandEnginePlant#1, current place, customer demand, defer, ford motor, ford motor company, FordMotorCompany, hometown, idle, job security, lima ohio, mazda, mazda6, mercury, mercury mariner, oh, press release, salaried employees, sustainable business, tribue
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Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Love makes us all a little crazy sometimes. Some of us, however, a little crazier than others, as evidenced by this story. Police say Antonio Moreno, 31, loved his girl so much he was willing to drive 180 miles round-trip several times a month to see her in Santa Barbara. Dedication to the gal you l......
Tags: antonio moreno, AntonioMoreno, authorities, auto theft, camry, camry theft, camry thefts, camrys, CamryTheft, CamryThefts, car theft, car thefts, CarTheft, CarThefts, cops, dedication, girlfriend, hometown, jail time, lengthy jail, mid 80s, relationship, santa barbara, santa barbara camry, santa barbara camry theft, santa barbara camry thefts, SantaBarbaraCamry, SantaBarbaraCamryTheft, SantaBarbaraCamryThefts, several times, stealing cars, theft charges, toyotas
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Sunday, November 5th, 2006
Ford and Chrysler have apparently gotten religion, for they have heard the call and are taking their troubles to the Lord.Ford's Lincoln division continues its targeting of African-American car buyers with sponsorship of "Lincoln Presents: Hometown Gospel" shown on the Gospel Music Channel. The show......
Tags: African-American automakers, African-americanAutomakers, american car, autoweek, car buyers, cars religion, CarsReligion, chrysler, Chrysler Patti Labelle, ChryslerPattiLabelle, church members, detroit free press, ford, gospel music, Gospel Music Television Lincoln, GospelMusicTelevisionLincoln, hallelujah, hometown, labelle, lincoln, lincoln division, megachurches, memphis, mkz, music channel, nashville, Patti Labelle, PattiLabelle, product placement, religion automakers, ReligionAutomakers, sponsorship
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
We just can't seem to get enough of Jacques Villeneuve's impending switch to NASCAR. Maybe it's the converging of the two worlds of motorsports, the tragic failure of a one-time king, his heroic stature in this writer's home town, the legendary association of the name.... The latest news on JV's dea......
Tags: amp, bonne chance, busch, busch series, champ, contract, craftsman, craftsman truck series, cup, deal, f1 cars, f1 circuit, hometown, impending switch, jacques, jacques villeneuve, mail, nascar, national newspapers, nextel, racing, racing seat, ROUSH, roush racing, series, sponsorship, stature, tragic failure, Truck, two worlds, villeueve
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Monday, June 12th, 2006
What could Toyota possibly want to do with the Detroit Riverfront? The stretch of land that includes the GM Renaissance Center's backyard was the recipient of a generous $2 million gift from Toyota Friday morning via the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, one of GM's favorite causes. The money will go ......
Tags: automaker, automakers, autonomy, beautiful place, cho, detroit, detroit free press, detroit revival, detroit riverfront, detroit riverfront conservancy, DetroitRevival, DetroitRiverfront, expo, friday morning, fuel cell car, general motors, gesture, gm, hometown, recipient, renaissance center, revitalization, rick wagoner, toyota, wayside, world exposition
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