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      <title><![CDATA[Racing Employment Network debuts on Internet]]></title>
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Racing Employment Network Wholly Dedicated to the Niche Racing Industry
Opens Shop on Internet





INDIANAPOLIS (December 9, 2004) - A new service catering to the needs of
Motorsports Employers and Job Seekers has launched on the Web today.



Racing Employment Network saves time, effort and money by connecting the
right people with the right positions in the motorsport trade ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/racing-employment-network-debuts-on-internet/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[DIRT MotorSports signs with an Ohio University]]></title>
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The University of Northern Ohio Enters Multi-Year Sponsorship with DIRT
MotorSports


Colorado Springs, CO - December 21, 2004 -- With academic programs that focus on the racing industry, The University
of Northwestern Ohio is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
multi-year sponsorship with DIRT MotorSports. DIRT is excited and proud
to partner with this outstanding ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/dirt-motorsports-signs-with-an-ohio-university/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[DIRT MotorSports acquires Mid-America Racing Series]]></title>
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NORMAN, OK, December 17, 2004 -- Boundless Motor Sports
Racing, Inc., (OTCBB: BMSR) (Boundless) d/b/a DIRT MotorSports
announced that it has purchased Mid-America Racing Series, (MARS), a
regional late model sanctioning body based in Arkansas.  Established in
2000, more than 350 drivers have competed at twenty-four tracks in seven
states during the series' history.





The series was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/dirt-motorsports-acquires-mid-america-racing-series/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2004 All-America Auto Racing Team is selected]]></title>
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Close Votes Decide 2004 Auto Racing All-America Team



      BURBANK, Calif. - In some of the closest voting ever for the annual
Auto Racing All-America Team, 15 have been chosen in seven categories by
members of the motorsports press.


      With two drivers selected First Team in each category, it was not the
winner but the driver in second place who made it by the thinnest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/2004-all-america-auto-racing-team-is-selected/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shawn Higbee joins Mackey Marketing]]></title>
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Mackey Marketing Signs Champion Motorcycle Racer
Veteran Champion Shawn Higbee Joins Client List





Atlanta, GA:  Mackey Marketing Group welcomes Shawn Higbee to the
Agency's growing client list.  Higbee is the 2001 Formula USA Superbike
Champion among other professional motorcycle road-racing championships.





"For a long time, we have wanted to include a top-tier ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/shawn-higbee-joins-mackey-marketing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Motor Speedway announce promotions]]></title>
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IMS, Hulman & Company Announce Three Promotions
Barnhart, Chitwood, Morris elevated to president, COO positions


INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 -- Brian Barnhart, Joie Chitwood III and Gary Morris each have been promoted to head three operating units of companies owned by the Hulman-George family, said Tony George, president and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis Motor ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/indianapolis-motor-speedway-announce-promotions/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iron Rock: Berntsen joins as Track Director]]></title>
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December 6, 2004 AUSTIN, TX Iron Rock Raceway, Texas' first superkart
racing country club and racer education facility, has appointed Chuck
Berntsen as Track Director. Berntsen will coordinate all track
activities, including driver safety requirements, track crew, timing and
scoring, track configuration and lighting and surface preparation.


Prior to joining Iron Rock Raceway ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/iron-rock-berntsen-joins-as-track-director/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Judge rules against Ecclestone]]></title>
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The dispute between Bernie Ecclestone and the banks continued in court
on December 6th, where the judge ruled that the banks, known collectively as Speed
Investments, were correct in their "contentions". The banks, Bayerische
Landesbank, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers, own 75% of SLEC, Formula One's
commercial holding company, and an Ecclestone trust owns the other 25%.


Speed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/judge-rules-against-ecclestone/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IMS' Tony George receives special award]]></title>
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IMS President George Receives Prestigious Autosport Award


INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 -- Tony George, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and chief executive officer, received the inaugural Pioneering and Innovation Award at the Autosport Awards Dec. 5 in London for his leadership in the development of the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) Barrier.


George received ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/ims-tony-george-receives-special-award/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Heartland Park announces staff promotions]]></title>
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Heartland Park Topeka Announces Staff Promotions





TOPEKA, Kansas -- Bill Griffin, formerly the Director of Sales and
Marketing, has been named Heartland Park Topeka General Manager by owner
Raymond Irwin.





Chris Bovis, who had been the Director of Event Development, will assume
Griffin's responsibilities as Director of Marketing in addition to
retaining his role in Event ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/heartland-park-announces-staff-promotions/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AARWBA All-America 2004 team announced]]></title>
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   BURBANK, Calif. - Voting has begun among almost 300 members of the
motorsports press to select the 2004 Auto Racing All-America team.


   Among those on the ballot are former Jerry Titus Award winners John
Force (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1998, 2001), and Tommy
Kendall (1997) -- that is every one from 1995 to 2002 -- as well as the
driver who has been ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/aarwba-all-america-2004-team-announced/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BAR and Honda increase partnership]]></title>
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B*A*R and Honda officially confirmed on November 19th that Honda will become
an equity partner in the team. Honda has supplied B*A*R with engines for the
past few years and with a new three year contract will also be a chassis
development partner and sponsor. In the new partnership, British American Tobacco (BAT)
will now own 55% of the team and Honda Motor Co 45%.


"We're delighted ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/bar-and-honda-increase-partnership/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tony Stewart purchases Eldora Speedway]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/tony-stewart-purchases-eldora-speedway/</link>
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ROSSBURG, Ohio (Nov. 18, 2004) - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver and
former USAC champion Tony Stewart has purchased Eldora Speedway from
legendary owner Earl Baltes.


Known as "Auto Racing's Showcase since 1954" thanks in large part to
Baltes' vision and hands-on management, Eldora is a half-mile clay oval
with an estimated seating capacity of nearly 20,000 that features some of
the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/tony-stewart-purchases-eldora-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CHAMPCAR/CART: Cosworth, CCWS press conference (part 2)]]></title>
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Continued from part 1


Q:
   A question that stems from comments that you made, Kevin, about how
this strengthens the association with Ford, and we will obviously see
that Cosworth will be involved in the Champ Car World Series for a long,
long time to come.  I wondered if you might sort of on a more sort of
philosophical level comment on how you see the role of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-cosworth-ccws-press-conference-part-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CHAMPCAR/CART: Cosworth, CCWS press conference (part 1)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-cosworth-ccws-press-conference-part-1/</link>
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Champ Car World Series Press Conference Transcript Concerning The Status
of Cosworth Racing


Richard Parry-Jones
Kevin Kalkhoven
Tim Routsis


THE MODERATOR:
  Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen.  I'd like to welcome
you to the media call.  I think probably by now you will have caught up with
the news that has been announced earlier today over here in Europe.  What
we'd like to do ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-cosworth-ccws-press-conference-part-1/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CHAMPCAR/CART: CCWS statement on sale of Cosworth Racing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-ccws-statement-on-sale-of-cosworth-racing/</link>
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Champ Car World Series Statement on the sale of Cosworth Racing



INDIANAPOLIS (November 15, 2004) -- What follows are statements made
by Champ Car World Series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven following
today's purchase of Cosworth Racing by Mr. Kalkhoven and fellow
series co-owner Gerald Forsythe. If used in print, these statements
should be attributed to Kevin Kalkhoven.





"Cosworth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-ccws-statement-on-sale-of-cosworth-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CHAMPCAR/CART: Ford announcement on sale of Cosworth, Jaguar]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-ford-announcement-on-sale-of-cosworth-jaguar/</link>
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Ford Motor Company Secures Sale of Cosworth Racing To Kevin Kalkhoven and
Gerald Forsythe


LONDON, 15 November 2004 - Ford Motor Company and Cosworth are jointly
announcing today that Cosworth has been purchased by Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald
Forsythe, co-owners of the Champ Car World Series and heads of the PKV and Forsythe
Championship Racing Champ Car teams, respectively.



"I am ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-ford-announcement-on-sale-of-cosworth-jaguar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CHAMPCAR/CART: IRL: Cosworth changes hands]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-irl-cosworth-changes-hands/</link>
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In January of this year, when they were awarded the assets of the former
CART series, principals Kevin Kalkhoven, Gerald Forsythe and Paul Gentilozzi
declared their intent to put their money where their mouths were.


Today Kalkhoven and Forsythe went a step further as they announced the
purchase of the assets of Cosworth Ltd. in the United Kingdom and Cosworth
Inc. in Torrance, CA ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/champcar-cart-irl-cosworth-changes-hands/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IHRA expands departments]]></title>
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IHRA Expands Business Development and Operations Departments





IHRA President Aaron Polburn has announced the expansion of IHRA's
business development and operations departments.  Matthias Czabok has
been hired as Vice President of Business Development and Sharon Ramlow as
Operations Coordinator.





Czabok comes to IHRA with an extensive motorsports marketing and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/ihra-expands-departments/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Battle between Bernie and the banks]]></title>
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The battle between Bernie Ecclestone and the banks for control of Formula
One was in court this week, with Ecclestone losing the preliminary hearing.
The banks -- Bayerische Landesbank, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers -- control
75% of SLEC, F1's commercial rights company. An Ecclestone trust owns the
other 25%, which the banks are seeking to gain control of.


A London High Court this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/battle-between-bernie-and-the-banks/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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