Thursday, December 14, 2006


New Chevy Racing Campaign During Daytona 500By Aurel RadulescuAs the stars of NASCAR are revving their engines for the 2006 racing season, Chevy Racing will be celebrating it’s success on the track with a new advertising campaign set to kick off during the televised Daytona 500 race. Boasting about their 25 wins in the last 33 Manufacturer’s Cup Championships, Chevy racing plans to focus on the fact that they have won more than any other automobile manufacturer while dominating one of the most popular sports in America.The new Chevy Racing campaign unveils “Team Chevy,” which is an exclusive club consisting of some of NASCAR’s brightest stars and their participation using the Chevy Monte Carlo SS racing machine. While retaining it’s “American Revolution” tag line, Chevy also plans to incorporate a touch of humor with it’s new campaign.During the first commercial ad spot, fans will see “Toast.” This promo features Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart as they enjoy celebrating recent Team Chevy victories. As these superstars relive their wins, they incorporate NASCAR’s victory celebration into the crowd. As they spray champagne into the crowd of cheering fans, they also pour their champagne over the heads. The latter is customary for the victor in a NASCAR race, but Chevy decided to add a twist by spraying the fans, as well.During the second televised spot, titled “Office,” Team Chevy once again showcases their racing dominance as Chevy’s Racing Director, Terry, searches for space to display the latest awards for current NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart. As he searches all around, he finds that every inch of space is already occupied with trophies. But, perhaps there is room somewherel . . . ."Chevy Racing is all about a passion for racing and winning and that excitement extends to our vehicle lineup, which is now America's No. 1-selling automotive brand," said Ed Peper, Chevrolet General Manager. "Deutsch found a simple, clear way to deliver that message with a couple of great humorous twists." Chevy and NASCAR fans will get their first glance at the new advertising campaign during the NBC televised Daytona 500 event on February 19, 2006. Ads will appear nationally on both NBC and Fox. Printed ads, in conjunction with those being televised, will appear in USA today and in various racing program guides.Chevrolet is the bestselling automotive brand in the United States. With the largest dealer network in America, Chevy is the leader in full-size trucks and in the sale of vehicles priced at $35,000 and above. In addition, Chevy offers expressive design, valued pricing and spirited performance with features found only in the more expensive automobiles.Read real time NASCAR news or the latest Chevrolet cars reviews including 2007 Chevy Tahoe and 2006 Chevrolet Aveo

Racing and the Street- A Deadly CombinationBy Chris AlexanderStreet Racing seems like the most affordable way to get the automotive adrenaline rush all us enthusiasts crave. What member of America's youth doesnt get off to hot girls, fast cars, and free rides? What seems like fun and games to some, hoewever, is serious business to others. Not only is racing on public streets illegal in all 50 states, it is the most dangerous and selfish act the youth of today is getting involved in. Taking off after WWII when the youth returning from war had extra money and a need for speed to go with their new mechanical know-how, street racing quickly evolved into one of America's top killers in today's society. Inspired and revived by the Fast and the Furious movies, street racing has contributed to a frightening level of fatal crashes. Fatal crashes related to street racing has increased by more than 85% every year for the past 6 years. From 1999 to 2000, San Diego, CA has seen an increase of 97% of fatal crashes caused by street racing. Still sound like fun and games?
So why do kids street race? In the state of Florida, pedestrian injuries related to street racing has increased by 222% from 1999 to 2001. The leading cause of death for people ages 16-20 is automobile accidents. National averages show that for every 1000 street racers, there are 49 innocent by-standers who are injured or killed. So why do kids street race? The average consequences for street racing are: You will be arrested and have your car impounded for 30 days. You will be arrested and have your car (or your parent’s car!) permanently confiscated. You can be imprisoned for up to three months and fined up to $1,000. Your driver's license will be revoked. Your car insurance rates will increase or you can be cancelled.So America's youth still thinks drag racing is a more simple way to get the automotive high? All you need to race on an NHRA track is: Valid driver’s license Valid vehicle registration and insurance DOT-approved street legal tires Seat belts MufflerYou need this stuff to ride on the street too! So the hard-ass, ignorant street racers out there need to save up 20 bucks and enjoy the legal and exciting atmosphere at their local drag strip.This article was written by Chris Alexander of www.moddedmustangs.com/ Modded Mustangs. If you have any further questions about Mustangs you can ask in their www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/

Latest Formula One Racing StrategiesBy Dalvin RumseyAs you may already know, a Formula One Grand Prix lasts for a whole weekend. On Friday there are two free practices, and on Sunday there is another one. But these free practice sessions are not useless as you may think, as third drivers are allowed to run on Fridays for teams that finished the preceding season in 5th place or lower. A final session organized after the practices counts as qualification for the big event. The qualifying session has been through numerous changes during the last few years, as FIA has tried to bring back to life the interest in it. 2006 is the year that introduced a new qualifying system. This is how it all goes, starting with Round 11, the 2006 French Grand Prix. In the beginning, all 22 cars are allowed on the track for a 15 minute qualification session. Drivers may complete as many laps as they want, but only their fastest time will count. Until 2006, drivers on a timed lap did not have their time registered once the 15 minutes were up, because the clocks were stopped right at the end of the session. From Round 11, any car running a timed lap at the time of the chequered flag has the right to complete the lap. The slowest six cars will no longer compete in the qualifying session
and these cars will make up the last six grid positions in the order of their times, of course.The next 15 minutes session for the rest of the cars starts with times set back to zero. But the slowest cars will take the positions from 11 to 16 in the grid. Finally, the last 10 cars will start the next session arranged on the grid in positions one to ten in the order of their times. The difference between this final session and the first two ones is that the drivers must begin the final 15-minute session with the fuel load on which they plan to start the race. The fuel they use in this session will be precisely replaced.So, when the race is set to begin, the first lap is the one in which the cars must take the positions on the grid for which they have qualified for. This is called a formation lap.The start of the race is signaled by a light system above the track. During a race, drivers are allowed to make as many pit stops they like, so that they refuel and change their tires.The first eight drivers to cross the finish line are awarded from 10 points for the winner of the race, to 1 point for the eighth driver. This is what a Grand Prix is all about!Official Ferrari Merchandise . F1Teamwear.com is the online F1 Shop of a licensed worldwide Formula 1 Grand Prix vendor of Official F1 Merchandise, F1 Clothing, Gifts and Memorabilia. Visit this site and grab your own Michael Schumacher cap. All available at special, online discounted prices.