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March Awards, Honors and Upcoming Events

March 24, 2010 in Awards-Honors-Events by AWcom Staff | No comments

Eagle One Golden Rule Awards 2010

Golden Rule Award

Regional Car Clubs Honored For Outstanding Community Service:

Early Mustang Club of Colorado
Denver – West (Overall Winner)

Central Nebraska Car Club
Kearny, NE – Midwest

Lancaster County Corvette Club
Lancaster, PA – East

Downshifters of Brooklyn
St. Petersburg, FL. – South
MARCH

26-28 Legends of Riverside Film Festival & Gala, Riverside, CA.
Carroll Shelby honored guest

MAY

8- Petersen Automotive Museum Annul Cars and Stars gala, Los Angeles, CA
Heroes of Drag Racing, NHRA 60th Anniversary

30 – 11th Annual Princess Rally, Paris, France to Monaco, one-of-a-kind, feminine style motor sport event which combines anti-gloom and anti-stress

June

4 Conclusion of Princess Rally, a real road rally, with a feminine twist and a glorious collection of legendary rides. http://www.zaniroli.com/yacs/section-4486

First Internet Car and Truck Automotive Writing Contest Winners

February 12, 2010 in Awards-Honors-Events by AWcom Staff | No comments

First Internet Car and Truck Automotive Writing Contest Winners

Best Review Written for the Internet

Jeff Glucker
Co-owner and editor of Hooniverse.com. His review of the Audi R8 “really captured the heart and soul of the car,” said one judge

Best Feature Written for the Internet

Lyndon Conrad Bell
Editor-in-chief of On Wheels Media, for his feature “A fast road to manhood” published on Examiner.com, where Bell is the San Francisco sports car examiner. His story tells of the bonding between him and his son Julian while testing cars and how driving cars can be a metaphor for life.

Best Single Blog Written for the Internet

Craig Hover
Senior editor of Automobile Red Book, for his blog on the most mundane of topics: changing a flat tire. Titled, “The big flat. My apologies to Raymond Chandler.”

Best Series of Blog Entries

Jil McIntosh
Freelance writer and a member of the Automobile Journalists of Canada for five of her blogs. Her regular outlets include new-car reviews, news and special-interest articles for The Toronto Star (Wheels section) and Canadian Driver, where she is also the assistant editor.

Internet Automotive Journalist Of The Year

John Neff
Editor-in-chief of www.Autoblog.com for his stewardship of the Internet’s largest automotive news site and support for automotive journalism on the web.

Internet Car of The Year

Chevrolet Camaro
Selected by visitors to the Internet Car and Truck of the Year Web site

Mazda3
Selected by a panel of Internet writers

Internet Truck of The Year

Chevrolet Equinox
 Selected by both groups (writers and site visitors)

Awards: January 2010

January 17, 2010 in Awards-Honors-Events by AWcom Staff | No comments

North American Car Of The Year

Ford Fusion Hybrid

North American Truck Of The Year

Ford Transit Connect

On Wheels Awards

Urban Car of The Year

Ford Taurus SHO

Urban  Truck of The Year

Chevrolet Equinox

Urban Green Vehicle of The Year

Ford Fusion Hybrid

Lifetime Achievement Diversity Awards

Susan Au Allen
US Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce

Juanita Doby
Volvo Cars of North America

Irma Elder
Philanthropist and Auto Dealer

Rod Gillum
GM (retired)

Pioneer Award

 Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Designers’ Awards 2010 NAIAS

Best New Concept

GMC Granite

Best New Production Car

Audi A8

Golden Quill Award 

WAPA honors an outstanding, original piece of journalism (print, broadcast, or Web) related to autos or the auto industry. It can be either a single article or a series of related articles published in 2009. Journalists working within the Washington-Baltimore area are eligible. Send submissions (with your contact info) no later than January 18, 2010 to GoldenQuill@washautopress.org.

International Automotive Media Competition

 Entry deadline Feb. 28,2010

 Click Here For More Information and Entry Form

Awards, Honors and Events: October 2009

October 19, 2009 in Awards-Honors-Events by AWcom Staff | No comments

Internet Automotive Writing

October 31 is the deadline for entries in the first-ever Internet Automotive Writing Contest. Submit them to contest@internetcarandtruckoftheyear.com

 There is no fee for entering.

Writers and bloggers can submit their best automotive Internet pieces from September 1, 2008 to September 1, 2009. Internet automotive writers will be awarded in the following categories:
• Best Feature written solely for the Internet
• Best Automotive Review written solely for the Internet
• Best Single Blog Entry
• Best Series of Blog Entries.

Eagle One Golden Rule Awards
Car clubs with active community involvement programs have an opportunity to win the grand prize of a $1,500 cash donation to a favorite charity in the Eagle One Golden Rule Awards competition.

Three other Award-winning clubs will each receive a cash donation of $500 for their favorite charity.

Winners will be selected in four regions of the U.S.: West, Midwest, East and South. In addition to a total of $3,000 in cash donations from Eagle One, and co-sponsor Valvoline, winners will also receive a generous supply of Eagle One car-care products and Valvoline motor oil for fund-raising purposes, as well as a custom-designed trophy.

An entry form may be downloaded at www.eagleone.com. It can also be obtained by calling (818) 501-1445. Deadline for entries is December 31,2009. Winners will be notified by February 10, 2010.

Texas Truck Rodeo

The 2010 Ford F-150 was named Truck of Texas at the just completed Texas Auto Writers Association’s Truck Rodeo. SUV of Texas went to the 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL 350 BlueTEC and the 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8 liter turbo won CUV of Texas. An additional 16 class
Honors were bestowed as well.

Voting Opens on Internet Car and Truck of the Year/Journalists Invited To Participate in Writing Contest

September 16, 2009 in Awards-Honors-Events, Newswire by AWcom Staff | No comments

Internet Car And Truck Of The Year
SEPT. 16, 2009 – For the first time, consumers will have the opportunity to vote on their choice for Internet Car of the Year and Internet Truck of the Year. It all happens at www.internetcarandtruckoftheyear.com, where the Internet Pros and the Average Joes Pick the Car and Truck of the Year. At the same time, Internet automotive journalists are invited to submit pieces for a writing contest.A panel of 12 Internet automotive writers has voted on 7 semi-finalists for Internet Car of the Year and 7 semi-finalists for Internet Truck of the Year. Consumers are now invited to vote on the website for Consumer Internet Car of the Year and Consumer Internet Truck of the Year starting at Noon (EDT), today, Sept. 16.This is the only place on the Internet (where 91% of new car shoppers begin their shopping process) for consumers to vote on a Car and Truck of the Year at a website not dominated by manufacturer advertising. The website will not accept any OEM advertising for vehicles eligible for a Car or Truck of the Year award.

Consumers will have until Oct. 16 at noon to register their selections for Internet Car of the Year and Internet Truck of the Year. Then, starting Oct. 19 at noon they will select among three vehicles in each category that have been selected as finalists. Voting ends Nov. 13. The awards will be presented during a major auto show in December.

The semi-finalists for Car of the Year are:

Chevy Camaro SS
Ford Fusion Hybrid
Ford Taurus SHO
Kia Forte Sedan		 Mazda Mazda3
Nissan CUBE
Shelby GT 500
 

The semi-finalists for Truck of the Year are:

  

Audi Q5
Audi Q7 TDI
Chevy Equinox
Ford Raptor		 Ford Transit Connect
Mercedes GLK
Volvo XC60

Another exciting aspect of the Internet Car and Truck of the Year is the Internet Automotive Journalism Contest. Writers and bloggers will be invited to submit their best automotive Internet pieces from September 1, 2008 to September 1, 2009. Internet automotive writers will be awarded in the following categories:

• Best Feature written solely for the Internet
• Best Automotive Review written solely for the Internet
• Best Single Blog Entry
• Best Series of Blog Entries.

All winners will have their work either presented or linked to on www.InternetCarandTruckoftheYear.com (depending on original publication guidelines).

The emerging dominance of the Internet has created a major opportunity for further recognition of “best of the best.” The founding of Internet Car and Truck of the Year LLC fills a void in this important medium. It will be creating four major awards that, because of their nature, will gain instant credibility and prestige: Internet Car of the Year, Internet Truck of the Year, Consumer Choice Internet Vehicle of the Year and the Internet Automotive Journalist of the Year.

The Internet Car of the Year was created by Keith Griffin, the Guide to Used Cars for About.com, and the Hartford (CT) Auto Examiner for Examiner.com, as well as a print automotive journalist and vice president of the New England Motor Press Association. Marketing for the awards is being handled by Al Vinikour of Vinikour Communications in Trenton, Michigan.

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For More Information: Keith Griffin
keith@internetcarandtruckoftheyear.com

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