Before he launched the US F1 team, Ken Anderson was better known within the inner sanctums of motor racing.
Typically, he’s gone about the business of entering the rarified atmosphere of Formula One without a lot of fanfare, relying on his own engineering skills and connections within the industry.
“I’ve been working on this project for years,†said Anderson during an interview at the team’s shops just outside Charlotte. “It was always my intention to do a skunkworks type deal.â€Â … Details
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KTM North America, Inc. concluded a successful two-week launch of its 2010 street model line to media and dealer members at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the help of track day partner Skip Barber.Â
KTM North America, Inc. has made a strategic move to increase its presence in the street bike segment starting with adding a new leader to their initiative with the announcement of Brad Hagi as Vice President of the new street bike division and weeks later announcing 6 new street models to its already powerful line up.
New to the US for 2010 are the KTM 690 Duke R, 990 SM T, 990 SM R, 1190 RC8 R, 1190 RC8 R IDM Red Bull Limited Edition and the 1190 RC8 R Akrapovic Limited Edition …Â Details
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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
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Kaua’i’s Alana Blanchard scored the first significant victory of her career today, winning the Vans Hawaiian Pro women’s surfing contest.
The finals of the contest were run today in wave-face heights of 2 to 6 feet at Hale’iwa Ali’i Beach.
Blanchard trailed world champion Stephanie Gilmore for most of the 30-minute heat, but … Details
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