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Seth Thomas Takes First-Career Touring Car Pole at Watkins Glen

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:21:05 GMT

WATKINS GLEN, July 3, 2009: Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., captured his first-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car pole for Saturday's Toyo Tires Watkins Glen Grand Prix Presented by Lala Motorsports Round Five race, part of the Camping World Grand Prix Weekend at Watkins Glen International.

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Police: 17-year-old man killed in Williams Township car accident

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:29:09 GMT

A 17-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal car crash in Williams Township on Friday night .

Swiss let the cat out of the bag: Alinghi will defend America's Cup in 90-foot catamaran

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:36:10 GMT

Alinghi of Switzerland has confirmed it will use a giant catamaran when it defends the America's Cup against bitter U.S. rival BMW Oracle Racing early next year.

Ahead of Olympics, 'brutal' gang war rattles Vancouver

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:59:16 GMT

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia -- The latest mayhem started at the end of March, when 21-year-old Sean Murphy , a popular former high school hockey player, drove into a withering blast of gunfire near Bateman Park.

BMW set to overtake Lexus in U.S. sales - Greenville News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:50:00 GMT

BMW has been the global sales leader among premium brands for four years in a row and is now on track to lead U.S. sales of luxury vehicles for the first time. If trends hold true, the German automaker would supplant Lexus as the top-selling premium ...

Aussie Kemp seizes share of lead at Jamie Farr event

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:53:38 GMT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan tees off at the 16th hole at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Hills Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, on Friday.

BMW, Deutsche Boerse, Heidelberger Druck: German Equity Preview - Bloomberg

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:00 GMT

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Germany. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. DAX Index futures expiring in September dropped 0.4 ...

Tarquini snares pole in Porto

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:44:58 GMT

In one of the tightest qualifying sessions of the World Touring Car Championship season, Gabriele Tarquini secured pole for SEAT on the streets of Porto.

BMW 335d, VW Jetta TDI win on fuel economy, value - Detroit Free Press

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:23:00 GMT

You can fool most of the people most of the time -- particularly when you're talking about diesel engines and hybrid cars. Most Americans never think of diesels at all. If they do, it's certainly not as an alternative to eco-friendly and technically ...

BMW Group Says June US Sales Slip 20.3% - BayInsider

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:18:00 GMT

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- German automaker BMW Group said Tuesday that June U.S. sales declined 20.3 percent because of soft demand for its various models. BMW Group sales, which includes both BMW and Mini models, totaled 20,849 vehicles last month ...

Echenique birdies the last for the lead in Paris

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:26:35 GMT

Overnight leader Rafa Echenique birdied the last hole Saturday to hold on to his spot atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Open de France.

BMW 335d, VW Jetta TDI win on fuel economy, value - Detroit Free Press

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:03:00 GMT

3M in detail

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:36:56 GMT

The annual PGA Champions Tour stop comes to the Twin Cities this week. The 17th 3M Championship gets under way Monday with the first of four pro-am days before the 54-hole, no-cut tournament begins Friday morning.

BMW X1 confirmed for United States - Autoweek.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT

A picture of The BMW X1 has been confirmed for the U.S. market. The BMW X1 has been confirmed for the U.S. market. One of the worst-kept secrets in the car world has been confirmed: The BMW X1 is coming to the United States in 2011. It likely will ...

German GP: BMW Sauber preview - Motorsport.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT

Munich/Hinwil, 3rd July 2009. You always have a special attachment to your home race - in both good times and bad - and the BMW Sauber F1 Team is certainly looking forward to the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Many chapters of success in BMW's ...

Sailing: Mixed fortunes for the British in Hyeres new

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:14:15 GMT

Britain was ruling the waves, floundering in the middle of the waves, and almost trying to sink beneath waves as the second day of the second iShares Cup European circuit produced a sparkling set of races in the Mediterranean resort of Hyeres.

Mom, girl robbed at home - Beeld

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:14:00 GMT

Johannesburg - A mother and her daughter were robbed at gunpoint at their house in Versterpark in Bronkhorstspruit on Thursday, Gauteng police said. Inspector Sanet Lourens said the pair arrived at the house from Pretoria around 14:00 when a BMW ...

1 Dead In Fiery Car Crash In Moreno Valley

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:16:19 GMT

California Highway Patrol officials report one person was killed this morning when the driver hit a light or telephone poleA just offA the Moreno Valley Freeway.

Motorists escape serious injury in chain-reaction crash - NWITimes.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:13:00 GMT

HOBART | Four people were transported to local hospitals but no serious injuries were reported after a five-vehicle accident on U.S. 30 at Clay Street on Thursday. Traffic was backed up for nearly an hour in both directions as a result of the ...

Harrington in the doldrums

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:09:07 GMT

TIME HAS run out for Padraig Harrington to regain his lost form against opposition of the highest quality before he heads for Turnberry in 12 days in search of a third successive Open Championship.

Drug dealer ordered to pay back ?30,000 - This is Gloucestershire

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:03:00 GMT

A DRUG dealer who bankrolled a luxury lifestyle by growing cannabis was yesterday ordered to pay back ?30,000. Robert Benkenstein's lucrative three-year cannabis growing operation financed a luxury lifestyle, including a house, a 2007 Dodge Caliber ...

Comfy Kim sets course record; Tiger tied for 2nd - Frederick News-Post

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:03:00 GMT

Anthony Kim got off on the right foot in defense of his AT&T National title. BETHESDA -- When 24-year-old Anthony Kim won the AT&T National last year, he was instantly classified as a player who could push and challenge then-absentee host Tiger Woods ...

What screw do I use, and where do I get it?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:42:30 GMT

While changing the lightbulb in the front turn signal on my car , I managed to lose the screw that connects the turn signal assembly to the car.

Searching for a movie, and he means 'searching' - Philadelphia Inquirer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:08:00 GMT

John Young never went to a drive-in as a kid but now he runs something called "guerilla drive-in," a roving outdoor movie night for people he dubs "adventure nerds." "This is a group of people for whom a good time is maybe going out and getting ...

2009 MotoGP Round 8 - USA

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:24:43 GMT

Photos and text courtesy BMW Motorrad, Ducati Corse, Suzuki Racing, Yamaha Racing.

All the numbers add up for diesel BMW, except price - Newsday

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:41:00 GMT

The numbers 265, 6, and 36 add up to something sweet when the first is the horsepower of a sport sedan, the second is its zero-to-60 time in seconds, and the third is its highway fuel economy in miles per gallon. There's another number, though, that ...

Foul play may have been involved in fires at Desert BMW - KTNV

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Investigators say foul play may have been involved in an early morning fire at a local car dealership. Two convertibles were destroyed at Desert BMW on Sahara and Rainbow. Both were parked in the back lot. Employees at a bar across the street saw the ...

Born to be Bentley: One-off Crewe chopper

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:15:00 GMT

As similar as the two industries are, there aren't as many automobile/motorcycle crossovers as you might otherwise think.

Think Mini! - Jamaica Gleaner

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:00 GMT

(1) I don't know if Matchbox designed this vehicle on its own, but it has not credited any auto manufacture for its design. It simply states 'utility truck'. It reminds me of a Ford F-650. (2) The Volkswagen Beetle was the car to drive in the '60s ...

Boy, 8, still very poorly

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:04:29 GMT

An eight-year-old Shropshire boy remained in a critical condition in hospital today after he was involved in a collision with a car near his home.

Echenique leads Open de France golf - The Money Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Paris, July 3: Rafa Echenique's 4-under-par 67 Friday left him with a two-stroke lead midway through the European Tour's Open de France golf tournament in Paris. Echenique's 36-hole total, 10-under 132, leads first-round front-runner, Martin Kaymer ...

Saturday's Scottish gossip

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:33 GMT

The Scottish Premier League was last night haggling with BSkyB and ESPN over the finer details of a 100m joint broadcast deal.

Diaz, Kemp share LPGA lead - Register-Guard

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:09:00 GMT

SYLVANIA, Ohio ? Laura Diaz barely remembers the last time she led an LPGA Tour event. Sarah Kemp never had. Now those two unlikely front-runners head into the weekend chased by a strong group of pursuers at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic ...

Miller cruises to F2000 title - Ithaca Journal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:38:00 GMT

WATKINS GLEN - Chris Miller sped off from his pole position to claim a flag-to-flag victory in the F2000 Championship Series race Friday at Watkins Glen International. The junior open-wheel series is one of three support events taking part during the ...

Huff hits the front in Portugal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:28:39 GMT

Rob Huff moved to the head of the field with the quickest time of the day so far in the second World Touring Car Championship free practice session on the streets of Porto.

Mini plant resumes Sunday working - Oxfordshire News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:45:00 GMT

THE BMW Cowley Mini plant will be open tomorrow for its first Sunday shift since 850 agency workers were made redundant in February. Tomorrow?s shift is the first of a number of occasional Sunday shifts for the plant and will involve 250 extra ...

Heidfeld looking forward to returning home

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:10:27 GMT

Nick Heidfeld is desperately hoping that his home race, the German GP, marks a sharp turnaround in BMW's 2009 form.

Tiger sets pace with a 66, leads by one in AT&T - Arizona Daily Star

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:06:00 GMT

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France ? Rafa Echenique shot a 4-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead in the French Open. Echenique, coming off a second-place finish last week in the BMW Open in Munich, had a 10-under 132 total. Martin Kaymer (72), Charl ...

Chowrasia lone Indian to make cut, Jeev, Kapur miss out

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:09:20 GMT

Finishing blues cost Indian golfers dearly, as Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, was the only one of the four to make the midway cut at Open de Alstom Friday.