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- National Hot Rod Association Mandates Eject Helmet Removal System for ... - The Auto Chanel
- Family, friends remember Beau Greiner - Zanesville Times Recorder
- AT&T Williams Formula One team comes to Qatar next week - Peninsula
- David Knight Back to KTM for WEC - Motorcycle USA
- Jaguar XKR Blends Accommodations With Performance - kjrh.com
| National Hot Rod Association Mandates Eject Helmet Removal System for ... - The Auto Chanel Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:53 PM PST Eject reduces risk of spinal injury while quickly and safely removing helmets MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 30 -- The Eject Helmet Removal System (Eject), by Shock Doctor, is now required equipment in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, as well as for Top Alcohol dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Eject is the only product that allows medical caregivers at race tracks and elsewhere, the ability to quickly and safely remove closed faced helmets, without any pressure or traction applied to the spine. "Driver safety goes beyond simply wearing a helmet," said Patrick Lynch, motorsport director for Shock Doctor. "NHRA is the largest motorsports sanctioning body in the world, and its recent Eject mandate for racers will influence safety awareness, as they take to the tracks this season." It is estimated that 350-400 NHRA drivers will be equipped with Eject as the 2010 season starts. "Eject appears to be a progressive safety tool, and we are glad to make it available to our racers," said Glen Gray, vice president of technical operations for the NHRA. Drivers in the professional Indy Racing League, NASCAR, Grand-Am Road Racing, and riders in both AMA Pro Motocross and Supercross are also required to use Eject within their helmets. Eject has a rollout program underway to support the riding and EMT communities on a nationwide basis. For more information, please visit www.ejectsafety.com. About Shock Doctor, Inc. Shock Doctor is a global brand leader that uses innovative technology and design to provide superior protection and enhanced performance for people who are passionate about their sports. In addition to a full line of patented, technologically-advanced mouthguards, Shock Doctor offers a comprehensive line of innovative performance protection products, including core protective gear for hockey, football, baseball, soccer, martial arts and boxing; lacrosse and motorsports equipment; and a full line of Power Dry(TM) Gear Bag Systems. Shock Doctor products are used by athletes at all levels of competition. www.shockdoctor.com. Meghan Bonneville mbonneville@ropekepr.com This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Family, friends remember Beau Greiner - Zanesville Times Recorder Posted: 30 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST (2 of 2) Whiteman described Beau as caring, energetic, a great young man with unlimited potential. "My first impressions of Beau were, he was an incredibly good looking young man. He had dark hair, dark features, a cock-eyed smile and a great personality," Whiteman said. He talked about how Beau just couldn't sit through nine periods of classes a day because he had a passion for so many other things in life, which is why he chose to go to Foxfire. "Right away we formed a tight bond. We had multiple conversations, a lot of them were pretty deep. He was a very caring person and the conversations were always about family. He had a big family," Whiteman said. "Life was never about him, it was always about others." He said Beau treated everyone he met with respect, the way he would want to be treated, and he never met a stranger. "Four-wheelers, video games, basketball, racing cars, relationships, he did it all. He laughed, enjoyed and embraced every single day," Whiteman said. To close, Whiteman thanked and congratulated Beau's family. "You raised an incredible young man, which is the ultimate goal of parenthood," Whiteman said. "Without a doubt he was the most liked student among staff and his peers. There's nothing I could do or say to bring Beau back to you, but I don't have to, because Beau left a legacy. He will forever be in our high school and in our hearts." Darcy Harry, 17, and Rachael Myers, 17, wiped away tears as they left the church to join the procession to Memorial Park Cemetery. "Beau would've loved it," Harry said of the service. "He's probably looking down at us right now, telling us to stop crying." The girls said they know Beau is watching over them. "He's never going to leave us," Myers said. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| AT&T Williams Formula One team comes to Qatar next week - Peninsula Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:56 PM PST
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| David Knight Back to KTM for WEC - Motorcycle USA Posted: 30 Nov 2009 06:14 PM PST
David Knight has found a home under the KTM tent again, only this time it isn't the factory big-rig awning. Instead, Knighter will contest the World Enduro Championship E3 division for the Farioli KTM squad. However, don't think that the Austrian powerhouse is going to leave its one-time wonder-child out in the cold. Knight will receive factory support for his KTM dirt bikes which means he'll be as competitive as ever. "I'm extremely happy to be riding for the Farioli KTM team next year," he said. "Knowing I will receive full factory KTM equipment, and be a part of what is a great team that I know well, means I'm really looking forward to the start of the new season. With the Farioli KTM team and support from my personal sponsors, I know I can re-establish myself at the top of the Enduro 3 World Championship. 2009 was a difficult year for me but I learned a lot and I'm even more determined than ever to win more WEC titles." When we chatted with the Isle of Man native at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, having the freedom of selecting his personal sponsors sounded like a top priority for the two-time WEC champion. Knight dominated that day in West Virginia on a privateer Kawasaki tuned by Bart Hayes of Powersport Grafx. It was a demonstration of the form that led the Manxman to a pair of GNCC titles as well. Now, with a tumultuous 2009 season behind him and a solid direction for 2010, Knight is in the driver's seat. Don't expect to see the type of confusion, disappointment and sub-par results as we witnessed with his BMW effort this year. For whatever reason, the propeller gang and Knight mixed like water and oil, but that's all just greasy water under the bridge now. "I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Kawasaki that has supported me during the second half of '09, especially everyone at the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team. Claiming victory in the Enduro 2 class at the final round of the '09 World Enduro Championship for Kawasaki is something that I am extremely proud of. I'd like to wish Kawasaki every success in 2010. During the coming weeks and months I'm going to be training hard during the winter both in the UK and in the States. I can't wait for the start of the '10 WEC series."
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| Jaguar XKR Blends Accommodations With Performance - kjrh.com Posted: 30 Nov 2009 06:57 PM PST
By FRANK A. AUKOFER Scripps Howard News Service They had saloons, but that's not what made them memorable. No, for Jaguar it was always the sports coupes and convertibles with monikers like XK-120 and E-Type. Their sedans -- saloons in British parlance -- had luxury and high performance as well, though not always reliability. Jaguar got its start in the 1920s when William Lyons founded the company to manufacturer motorcycle sidecars, which it built throughout World War II. After the war, in 1948, the company introduced its first modern sports car, the iconic Jaguar XK120. A few years later, it broadened the lineup with the Mark VII saloon. But it was always the sports cars and their racing successes that got the public's juices flowing, starting with the XK120C, or the C-Type, as it became known. In the 1960s it was followed by the sensuously styled E-Type, which is the model that most people still think of when they hear a reference to Jaguar. The company has gone through a wrenching period in which it has been batted around like a badminton shuttlecock. The current troubles in the automobile industry caused its most recent owner, Ford Motor Co., to dump it at a time when it was starting to shed some of its negatives and come into its own as a modern purveyor of sports/luxury cars. Jaguar, along with Britain's Land Rover, now is owned by the Tata Group of India, which currently also produces the world's lowest-priced car, the Tata Nano. With all that commotion, we still are able to witness the culmination of the Jaguar persona -- the new XKR convertible, which blends lavish accommodations with rip-snorting performance and, of course, a price tag to match. The test car had a sticker price of $102,000, which included all of the safety, luxury and performance enhancements that Jaguar has to offer. It's enough to buy about 35 Nanos, and you could argue that even though it's not a saloon, it's drunk with power. The engine is a new 5-liter V8, force-fed by a supercharger to produce 510 horsepower, linked to a six-speed automatic transmission with a manual-shift mode. It's a guided missile with a zero-to-60 acceleration time of 4.6 seconds and a governed top speed of 155 miles an hour -- not bad considering it weighs more than 2 tons. Given that heft and the ridiculous amount of power available, the XKR doesn't do badly on the fuel-economy front. The EPA city/highway rating is 15/22 miles to the gallon. Acceleration runs are accompanied by mellow sounds from the exhaust system, tuned to let you know you're driving a hot sports car but not so loud that they might become annoying. After all, anything that costs more than 100 grand ought to have comfort and ambiance to go with performance. The XKR has that, in large measure. Its cockpit surrounds the driver with soft leather and designer-quality appointments. Different wood treatments are available, but the test car had the "dark mesh aluminum" trim. It's supposed to impart a more sporting look, but it doesn't stand out the way the wood does. Instruments and controls are ergonomically friendly, except for the automatic shift control, which takes some getting used to. It's a large knob that rises, wraithlike, from the center console when you punch the start button. To shift, you twist it like a radio tuner. It's hard to beat for ease of operation, but it detracts from the sports-car experience of shifting yourself. There are steering-wheel paddles for the manual-shift mode, which is the modern way of giving the driver some control over an automatic transmission. But you do not, as on some other cars, have the option of shifting with a console-mounted lever. The XKR is what is sometimes called a "plus two," which means it has a couple of vestigial -- and useless -- back seats. You might be able to squeeze a small child back there, but only if you run the front seats forward. Up front, the seats are big, supportive and comfortable for long-distance touring. Jaguar's designers did not stint on cargo space. With the top down, there's a small trunk, with just 7 cubic feet of space. But with the top up, the boot area also is available, which provides an extra 4 cubic feet for a total of 11 -- or about as much as you get in a compact sedan. Of course, you can also toss a lot of stuff on those "plus two" seats in back. The convertible top is made of fabric, which makes a lot of sense now that fabric technology is such that the top likely could last almost the life of the car. Other manufacturers are fitting folding metal tops, which usually nearly wipe out trunk space when the top is down. Jaguar's top is nicely padded and fitted, so that the XKR has the ambiance of a closed coupe with the top up. It goes up and down in a matter of about 20 seconds with the touch of a button.
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