California Automobile Museum to Feature Classic Ford Mustangs

December 3rd, 2011 by Tim Newey

The California Automobile Museum will host the Sierra Mustang Club in its Car Club Cavalcade Exhibit for the month of December. From December 3 through January 6, visitors will enjoy an array of cars from throughout the history of the original “pony car.”
The Ford Mustang, introduced on April 17, 1964, was a clever re-imagining of [...]

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The OctoberFest 2011 Presented by the Capital City Cruisers

October 28th, 2011 by Tim Newey

The Capital City Cruisers‘ OctoberFest 2011 and Toy Run was held Saturday, Oct. 22nd in the Lowes parking lot in Citrus Heights, CA. Toys were collected to benefit the Gifts From the Heart program in Sacramento County. The weather cooperated by warming up to the 80’s by mid afternoon. I believe there were a little [...]

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Matt Scott Wins His Second Late Model Title, Moves up to NASCAR West Series

October 7th, 2011 by Tim Newey

By Steven Blakesley from Blakesley Sports Media
PINE GROVE, CALIFORNIA (September 20, 2011) – On Saturday night, 19 year-old Matt Scott won his sixth Late Model main event of 2011 at All American Speedway to take the NASCAR Late Model championship. With the championship, Matt Scott Racing will now move into the NASCAR K&N Pro [...]

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Old Cars Weekly Story

September 7th, 2011 by Al Tracy

During July 2011, Jerry Vincentini and I drove his restored, all original, 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan on a 1525 mile trip. We departed Omaha, NE heading east across Iowa on 1-80 and then North to Iola, WI for the “Old Cars Weekly 39th Annual Swap Meet”. While at the Swap Meet [...]

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Elvis & Howard Hughes Found Beaten

September 2nd, 2011 by Al Tracy

By Bill Gilmore, Assistant Curator SIAM (602) 230-7111 or AzCarCrazy@aol.com

The Scottsdale International Auto Museum was locked down as a crime scene by Police all day Sunday August 28th after a senseless rampage that caused about $100,000.00 in damage and resulted in the violent beating of three iconic celebrities.

The enraged intruder ignored the three [...]

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J.R. Hildebrand Comes Home to Race at Infineon Raceway

August 27th, 2011 by Tim Newey

J.R. Hildebrand, the 23 year-old from Sausalito, CA returns to his hometown as the leading rookie in the IndyCar Series. He is set to race in the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma this Sunday, at Infineon Raceway, a track where he attended the Jim Russell Racing School and won the Sprint Kart Series championship at [...]

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New Plan for a National Toll Road System

August 26th, 2011 by Al Tracy

Hi All,

Click on the link below to read about this latest plan to “toll” all the Interstates to pay for future highway improvements instead of paying back the money Congress siphoned from the Federal “Highway Trust Fund” (Gas Tax Fund) over the past years.

This system will replace ”camera enforcement” programs because every car will [...]

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California’s Scott Speed to Run the No. 46 Ford the Rest of the Year

August 23rd, 2011 by Tim Newey

CHARLOTTE, NC (August 22, 2011) – Scott Speed has signed on with Whitney Motorsports to run the rest of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races in the No. 46 Ford Fusion.
Speed has recently been driving the No. 37 Ford Fusion and has qualified for all three NSCS races that he has attempted. Speed [...]

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First-ever Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sells for $16.39 Million

August 23rd, 2011 by Al Tracy

At what appears to be the highest price paid at public auction for a collector car, the first 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sold for $14.9 million Saturday night at the Gooding auction in Monterey. Gooding officials are still tabulating the final price with premiums, With premiums, that price rose to $16.39 million, [...]

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Carson City’s Mackena Bell: Right Lane to Fame

August 14th, 2011 by Tim Newey

Interviewed By Ashley Schindler from The NASCAR Corner
Tell us about yourself, how did you start racing? What series do you currently race in?

My name is Mackena Bell. I was born and raised in Carson City, Nevada and am a third generation race car driver. At just 9 months old, I was at our local race [...]

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