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Italian businessman Gian Mario Rossignolo plans to revive the De Tomaso sports car brand.
The former Fiat S.p.A marketing executive aims to build 8,000 De Tomaso cars a year in a former Pininfarina S.p.A. factory near Turin.
Rossignolo, 79, who bought the De Tomaso brand from a Modena, Italy, bankruptcy court earlier this month, plans a three-model range of aluminum premium vehicles…Â Details
Porsche has announced it is releasing yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season. The 911 GT3 R will be raced by customers in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations and will succeed the 911 GT3 Cup S. Fresh off of winning the US National Streetluge Championship last week in California, GRAND-AM Road Racing veteran Andy Lally has made last minute plans to enter the International Gravity Sports Association World Championships next week in Australia.
Lally, who won the Rolex 24 At Daytona this past season and earned victories in both the … Details & Picture
If either Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin finishes the Ford 400 on Sunday with the NASCAR championship, Hendrick Motorsports— which owns both cars—will have plenty to celebrate.
The title, whomever delivers it, will be team owner Rick Hendrick’s ninth in NASCAR, tying him with Petty Enterprises for the most. And it will be his record-setting 12th overall, joining three truck titles.
But there’s a piece of history still out there for Hendrick to chase … Details