American drivers are cutting back on the miles they drive but they are neither slowing down nor lightening up in response to spiking gas prices, according to AutoPacific. The California–based automotive marketing research and product-consulting firm found that only 36% of drivers surveyed were taking their foot off the gas to counter the costs of… Continue Reading
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Save the Salt Coalition, Trump to Drive Pace Car, Handcrafted Cars
Doug Evans, Source Interlink Media, V.P., has been named chairman of the “Save The Salt Coalition” formed to replenish the depleted salt at the storied Bonneville Salt Flats. Among the coalition members seeking ways to avoid and repair the deterioration caused by potasch mining next to the site are: SEMA, Southern California Timing Association, local… Continue Reading
Ribbs is Back, Hybrids are Confusing
Willy T. Ribbs is back on the motorports scene after a 10-year break. The colorful and sometimes combative Ribbs, will join Barbara Terry Racing for the remainder of her 2011 off-road racing “Best In The Desert Series” schedule. He is the first African American to qualify for and compete in the Indianapolis 500 and has… Continue Reading
Top Gear TV Coming To America?
If Matt Farah is right, the American version of the storied Top Gear TV show soon will have some smart, funny competition on the Speed Channel. In an interview for KROQ Radio’s Lightning Garage, the producer and host of The Smoking Tire webcast said an un-scripted pilot has the makings of a prime time TV… Continue Reading
Journalist Credentialing, EV Cup Launch, Auto Racing Books
Credentialing journalists for an Auto Show may be contentious in Detroit but it is confirmative in Chicago where Nissan has taken over a long standing sotto voce program to help selected journalists with travel and housing costs while covering the Chicago Auto Show. In addition, each exhibiting manufacturer will be given a unique URL to… Continue Reading