Yearly Archives: 2021

Get ready for Thunder Burg in Miamisburg

JULY 15 TUG-A TRUCKS. There will be a tug-a truck event on July 15 at 5 p.m. during the Montgomery County Fair. The top four spots will split $5,550. There is a $25 fee to enter. The Kettering American Legion 598 held a car show June 27. The next cruise-in will be July 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be held at 5700 Kentshire Drive. JULY 17 THUNDER BURG. Attention motorcycle enthusiasts: more than 1,000 new and vintage bikes will be on display on Main Street and Miami Avenue in downtown… Source link

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Sisters Make History in a ’32 Ford as the Youngest Team to Win Nine-Day Rally

At 14 and 16, sisters Olivia and Genna Gentry entered their first Great Race, a 2,300-mile rally across 18 cities in eight states. Two years later in 2019, they placed seventh overall, and in 2020, the race was canceled due to the pandemic. A few weeks ago, the Gentrys came back to win the whole thing, setting a record as the youngest team to take the crown in the nearly 40-year history of the rally. Team Gentry piloted a 1932 Ford five-window coupe powered by an original style 21-stud Source link

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Story: “A Math Quiz with a Car” (7/9/21)

Driver Kenny Foeste and navigator Ted McClellan, both from the Cape Girardeau area, are the first to drive their 1950 Lincoln 4 Door Sedan through the checkpoint on Main Street during the Great Race visit to Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian “Minnie the Moocher” by Cab Calloway blared through the signature speaker installed on the roof of a 1974 Plymouth Blues Mobile replica made famous by the film “The Blues Brothers” as Louisiana resident… Source link

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Central Magnet School grads win big in vintage car race | News

The Central Magnet School Car Club hit the road to cover 2,300 miles in their 1953 Pontiac Chieftain, winning its division of this year’s Hemmings Motor News Great Race from San Antonio, Texas, to Greenville, S.C. The Great Race features two divisions – the X-Cup for students no older than 24, and the Rookies adult division. Central Magnet beat two other X-Cup teams to win the division. The group also received $1,000 for being voted the most helpful and… Source link

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Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 27-July 3, 2021

AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO July 4, 2021 Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel’s “take” on this past week’s automotive news, condensed into easy to digest new>s Nuggets. LEARN MORE:Links to full versions of today’s news nuggets along with a million pages of the past 25 year’s automotive news, articles, reviews and archived stories… Source link

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The most overrated race tracks in the world

Every motorsport fan has a personal list of favourite race tracks – big, small, local, and international. But what about overrated? The lauded layouts that really shouldn’t be as popular as they are. It was a topic of discussion at MOTOR HQ recently, and it got me thinking. The first that came to mind was the Monaco street circuit. In all honesty, Formula 1 outgrew the Monegasque streets two decades ago. Since then, cars have become longer, wider and faster. F1 insiders praise it, but I… Source link

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Newnan sister team becomes first all-female winning team of Great Race road rally

Kahn Media The team of Olivia and Genna Gentry took victory in the Great Race, a road rally for vintage automobiles that ran from San Antonio to Greenville, South Carolina. The Newnan team, who won $50,000 for their victory, became the first all-female team to win the event in its 38-year history. From left are Great Race director Jeff Stumb, navigator Genna Gentry, driver Olivia Gentry and Wade Kawasaki, president… Source link

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Drivers furious as Tesco starts charging drivers £99 deposit for fuel

DRIVERS have been left furious after the supermarket chain, Tesco said £99 deposits would be taken when visiting the petrol pump. The chain is set to replace its £1 pre-authorisation charge for Pay at Pump customers. It means drivers filling up at the supermarket’s self-serve pumps, for either petrol and diesel, could now see up to £99 placed onto their card as a “deposit.” The move comes almost two years after Asda scrapped the controversial charge following concerns over… Source link

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Why Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Could Be Worth Watching

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) saw a significant share price rise of over 20% in the past couple of months on the NYSE. As a large-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. However, what if the stock is still a bargain? Let’s take a look at Ford Motor’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists. See our latest analysis for Ford… Source link

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2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race finishes in Greenville

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