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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (KFVS) – The 2020 Hemmings Motor News Great Race has been rescheduled for June of 2021. The event will still start in San Antonio, Texas, in front of the Alamo on June 19, 2021. It will end in Greenville, South Carolina, on June 27, 2021. “The safety of Great Racers, their support crews and our staff is our top priority, and we believe that postponing the event in the responsible decision with the conditions and restrictions we are facing,” race director Jeff Stumb said.

NEW DELHI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Friday said it has resumed operations at its Bidadi plant in Karnataka after taking measures to sanitise the facility where two employees had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. The company had suspended operations at the unit on June 17 after two employees, who had attended work on June 7 and 16, respectively, tested positive for the infectious disease. “Post confirming the safety of the workplace and adhering to all the mandatory… Source link

NEW DELHI: Two employees at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s Bidadi plant in Karnataka have tested positive for COVID-19, the auto major said in a notification. The automaker, which had resumed production at the plant on May 26 after weeks coronavirus-led lockdown, has again temporarily suspended operations at the facility due to the confirmed cases. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said it had partially restarted operations with a reduced workforce at its plants while all the strategic business units… Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Washington negotiators continued to reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief on Monday, but rank-and-file Democrats appeared increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief for states and local governments whose budgets have been thrown out of balance by the pandemic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by phone Monday evening and continues to press for help for… Source link

Sue and Joe Amenta, of Windsor, Connecticut, wear 1960s-appropriate attire as they show off their 1969 Plymouth Barracuda at the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance on Sunday at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George. The couple, who won a costume contest at the show, bought the car in 1968 because they needed to replace their convertible with a hardtop when they had children. The car has 184,000 miles on it.  Source link

Buffalo was once a serious car town. Some of the world’s greatest cars were manufactured here, hence the Pierce Arrow. On Saturday, June 23, the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum will be hosting an event (8 AM – 11 AM) that pays tribute to the golden age of the automobile. According to the museum, “The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event.” Cars built in… Source link

NOV. 5 43rd ANNUAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR SWAP MEET, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Reichard Chevrolet, 575 Arlington Road, Brookville, hosted by the Dayton Buckeye Model A Ford Club. All makes antique and classic cars, parts and related items. Antique cars on display in showroom. Hot breakfast, lunch available. Spectator fee $3; indoor 10-by-10 vendor space $15, unlimited outdoor vendor spaces, $15. Saturday (day before), vendors only 4 to 6 p.m., set-up for indoor spaces. Free car corral for sellers of collector… Source link

SEPT. 23 21ST ANNUAL BOB POOL “ORPHAN” VEHICLE SHOW, registration 10 a.m. to noon, show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Young’s Jersey Dairy, Yellow Springs. $5 vehicle entry donation. Featuring cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and specialty vehicles from independent manufacturers that are no longer in business and “Big Three Orphans” such as Edsel, DeSoto, Corvair, Oldsmobile, Plymouth. Every American and foreign make from Auburn to Yugo welcome to be displayed. Co-hosted by Tri-State Chapter Studebaker… Source link

MONTHLY CRUISE-INS THIRD FRIDAY through September, AMVETS Post 1789, 715 Market St., Brookville. Door prizes, music, food, beverages, 50/50 drawing. Post open to all for the event. No coolers. Ask about joining this all-encompassing veterans’ organization. Norm, 937-231-4641 AARP SMART DRIVER SAFETY COURSE This four-hour course helps keep drivers updated, safe, confident and mobile. It includes strategies that can reduce the likelihood of a crash and to understand the links between driver,… Source link

GETTY It has been revealed that the UK is the second most congested country in the world TomTom (TOM2) today released the results of the TomTom Traffic Index 2016, the annual report detailing the cities around the world with the most traffic congestion.  The UK’s traffic congestion level has increased by 5 per cent since last year, with drivers now spending an average extra 5 days a year in congestion.  The UK was home to 11 cities in the top 100 ranking including; Belfast, Edinburgh,… Source link