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NASCAR Posted February 12 2008 11:58 AM by Matt Stone

 All motorsport is managed -- or -- to a degree.  But none more than NASCAR.  Over the weekend, I watched an event billed as "Qualifying" for the Daytona 500.  It was more like "Kinda qualifying, well only...

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SCORE BAJA 1000 Edition ICON Makes Debut at 2007 SEMA

The SCORE Baja 1000 Edition ICON Posted October 3 2007 03:40 PM by Melissa

 In 1973 Toyota won their first off-road race, the Baja 1000, in an FJ40 Land Cruiser. 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of Toyota in America and 40 years of the legendary Baja 1000. TLC commemorates these two anniversaries...

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Team Oshkosh and TerraMax Chosen to Compete in DARPA

The Oshkosh TerraMax is a 4x4 medium tactical vehi Posted August 14 2007 11:31 AM by Melissa

 Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that Team Oshkosh's TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle received an invitation from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to compete in the Urban Challenge National...

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Team-LUX Qualifies to Move on in Darpa Urban Challenge

Team-LUX Posted August 10 2007 03:29 PM by Melissa

 The decision for the DARPA Urban Challenge 2007 has been made. 36 driverless autos will be competing at the NQE (National Qualification Event) in the USA from October 26 to 31 to qualify for the finals of the world's only...

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VW Passat Wagon 'Junior' Advances in DARPA Urban Challenge

VW Passat Wagon 'Junior' Posted August 10 2007 11:24 AM by Melissa

 Volkswagen of America has announced that the Stanford Racing Team Passat wagon, "Junior", has advanced to the next round of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge.   

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Touareg TDI Sets Benchmark At Pikes Peak

Touareg TDI Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Posted July 26 2007 10:49 AM by Melissa

 Volkswagen of America, Inc. scored the top spots in the High Performance Showroom Stock division at the 85th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on Saturday, July 21, 2007.

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Kvapil Earns Second Win In NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Kvapil won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Posted July 2 2007 03:00 PM by Melissa

 A second win in three weeks gives Travis Kvapil something extra special to celebrate this holiday week. Kvapil won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park while his teammates Carl Edwards and...

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Nissan Motorsports To Debut New Titan Race Truck

Carl Renezeder Posted June 21 2007 10:44 AM by Melissa

 Nissan Motorsports and Carl Renezeder introduced a new Nissan race truck for the 2007 season, a 4-wheel drive Nissan Titan-bodied racing machine.  This new 715-horsepower truck will compete in the PRO 4x4 class in the...

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VW And Red Bull Partner For 39th Annual Baja 500

Race Touareg 2 Posted May 24 2007 01:16 PM by Melissa

 Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that Red Bull North America, Inc. will be partnering with Volkswagen as it competes for the first time in the 2007 SCORE Baja 500, in the new International Truck class.

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HUMMER Returns To Baja Seeking Victory
Team HUMMER Enters Stock Class H2 and H3 in 2007 Baja 500
Team HUMMER H2 at the 2006 Baja 500 Posted May 23 2007 10:11 AM by Melissa

 Team HUMMER owner Rod Hall and sons Josh and Chad bring their winning tradition to the Baja peninsula once again, as they prepare to race their stock-class H2 and H3 in the 2007 SCORE International Tecate Baja 500, June...

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Volkswagen Officially Enters Tecate SCORE Baja 500!

Volkswagen Motorsport Dakar Rally vehicle Posted May 10 2007 10:27 AM by Melissa

 Volkswagen of America, Inc. has officially entered two Volkswagen Motorsport Dakar Rally vehicles in this year's running of the , June 1-3, 2007. This will be the first race for the Race Touareg 2 vehicles in North...

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Who Wants An Unforgettable Baja 500 Experience
Team HUMMER In Search Of New Crew Member
Hummer front view Posted April 17 2007 11:03 AM by Melissa

 Continuing to feed race fans' appetite for "insider information," GM’s pioneering all-access Web site, www.igotshotgun.com, is searching for a crew member to join Team HUMMER, Rod Hall Racing and the world's toughest...

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Crawford Moves Up In Craftmans Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Posted April 2 2007 01:40 PM by Melissa

 Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 F-150 was the top Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race by finishing in third place on Saturday. Crawford gained four spots this weekend and now sits in third in the points.

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2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen with ten stage victories
2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen Touareg Wins
2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen Posted March 19 2007 05:50 PM by Melissa

 In the 2007 Dakar Rally Volkswagen – having clinched ten of 14 possible stage victories and leading the event for eight days – was the dominant team in the field, but in the overall classification the factory team headed...

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Volkswagen 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge Contender
Volkswagen Will Run In This Year's DARPA Urban Challenge
DARPA Urban Challenge Volkswagen Passat Posted March 5 2007 09:03 AM by Melissa

 Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Stanford University will participate in this year's DARPA Urban Challenge on November 3, 2007 with a completely autonomous 2006 diesel-powered Passat wagon. The robotic Passat will compete...

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