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Grand Prix Countdown - 29 Days! Grand Prix of Cleveland to Roar Back to Town with Exciting Innovations and New Fan Attractions CLEVELAND, May 24, 2007 - A Cleveland summer tradition will be renewed on June 22-24 when the high-speed thrills of the Champ Car World Series return to Burke Lakefront Airport for the 2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland.

Grand Prix Countdown - 29 Days! Grand Prix of Cleveland to Roar Back to Town with Exciting Innovations and New Fan Attractions CLEVELAND, May 24, 2007 - A Cleveland summer tradition will be renewed on June 22-24 when the high-speed thrills of the Champ Car World Series return to Burke Lakefront Airport for the 2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland.

INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 24, 2007 -- Rookie Ken Losch topped a field of 24 drivers to win the SWE Pole Award for the May 25 Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

INDIANAPOLIS | Somebody pinch Ken Losch, please. The 46-year-old rookie, a real estate developer from Phoenix, won his first Indy Pro Series pole Thursday, beating series leader Alex Lloyd in a two-lap shootout at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

CENTRAL TEXAS Storms cause street flooding Showers and thunderstorms moved across much of Texas on Thursday, causing street flooding in Killeen and a water rescue near Dallas. Carroll Smith, public information officer for the Killeen Police Department, s

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Mazda Motor Corp's global output was 13.0 pct lower last month than a year before at 91,533 vehicles, falling for the third straight month because of lower output of its Mazda6 model, known here as the Atenza.

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Somebody pinch Ken Losch, please.

Frustrated with the rising price of gasoline, Maurice Benoit was almost too mad to discuss it. When Karen Fisher of Medway drives her giant white Suburban, she keeps track of her miles. Fisher said it costs about $90 to fill up her SUV.

Somebody pinch Ken Losch, please.

Silverthorne native to compete in first Freedom 100 along with Breck's Brownson

MONT-TREMBLANT (May 24, 2007) -- The wait is finally over. It took 39 years but Champ Cars have returned to the track at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant.

Charlotte N.C. (May 24, 2007): Lou Gigliotti, of Dallas Texas, was the top Chevy today as he qualified his LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevy Corvette C6 in 5th position today for Round 4 of SCCA Pro Racing's SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Series here at Lowes Motor Speedway.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open lower, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight where a slew of strong economic data have dampened hopes for a cut in US interest rates, dealers said.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Somebody pinch Ken Losch, please. The 46-year-old rookie, a real estate developer ...

Last week, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office asked for public assistance in location Wiltrude Moritz, a 71-year-old Gardnerville resident. As of Thursday morning, the search still continues.

A Harding, Kentucky man was arrested and two Paducah residents seriously injured in a three vehicle accident Wednesday evening in the 3200 block of Park Avenue.

From CDT staff reports

A Grahamstown man has been cleared of being responsible for the death of a SABC journalist.

It was Paul Durousseau's Adam's apple that caught Joy Williams' eye, though his stature was another story. And he stood up Thursday to prove her wrong.

INDIANAPOLIS - Somebody pinch Ken Losch, please. The 46-year-old rookie, a real estate developer from Phoenix, won his first Indy Pro Series pole Thursday, beating series leader Alex Lloyd in a two-lap shootout at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

EAST LANSING, Michigan (May 24, 2007) -- Despite only being two weeks since Champ Car drivers Alex Tagliani and Justin Wilson were behind the wheel of their DP01 race cars, the RSPORTS duo can't wait to climb back into the cockpit this week at Circuit Mont-Tremblant for some more testing time in anticipation of a summer full of racing excitement.

Ken Losch, owner/driver of the No. 52 Apex Racing car, topped the field of 24 to win the pole for the May 25’s Freedom 100 Indy Pro Series race with a two-lap average of 188.231 mph (1 minute, 35.6271 seconds) on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

BRAMPTON - Mazda Canada sold 10,341 vehicles in April, the highest monthly sales total in the company's 39-year history in Canada. April's sales exceeded the previous monthly record by 192 units, established in April 2005 when the company sold 10,149 vehicles.

Earlier this week, Mazda kicked off the production of the new Mazda2 at its Ujina Plant No.1. The first Mazda2 to come off the line is bound for Japan with sales to begin in the summer of 2007. The Mazda2 will come in three gasoline engines including a two 1.3 liter producing 75 HP and 84 horsepower and a 1.5-liter with an producing 103 horsepower.

PINCKNEYVILLE - Marshall Browning Hospital's 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, June 7 at Red Hawk Golf Club located on State Rte. 154 east of Pinckneyville.

Last week, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office asked for public assistance in location Wiltrude Moritz, a 71-year-old Gardnerville resident. As of Thursday morning, the search still continues.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Fight — Police responded to a report of a fight shortly after 8 p.m. Monday near Periwinkle Elementary School.

Marc Miller of Holland expected his life to slow down a little bit this year, but just the opposite has happened. "I told my wife that I would be home more, but I'm actually on the road three times as much as last year," Miller said.

Temperature sensor died. Clutch wore out. General wear and tear - e.g. wheel bearings. Water pipes corroded. This car has been absolutely superb so far, as a "first" car.

Great, bullet proof little car! Quick, reliable, cheap on gas... Good

Terence Frye, 50, of Irvington, died Tuesday at the University of South Alabama Medical Center after being injured Sunday in a two-vehicle crash, authorities said.

WOOSTER -- Will paying $3.50 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline alter your next vehicle purchase? Several auto dealers in Wayne and Holmes counties think not.

BUBYE Minerals directors Michael and Adele Farquhar, accused of stealing River Ranch Diamond Mine assets valued at more than $116 billion, were yesterday brought to the Harare Magistrates' Court for indictment to the High Court for trial.

Kevin Cowherd It's rush hour on a weekday evening and I'm sitting in the warm sunshine outside Souris' Saloon in Towson watching the great spectacle that is the Towson roundabout.

POLICE have arrested seven suspected armed robbers from Highfield, Harare, who were reportedly terrorising residents in and around the city, raiding shops, nightclubs and service stations.

Next year, Katie Swank will compete on the swim team at Miami University of Ohio.

IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2007 -- The upcoming Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of the top-down summer driving season.

COLUMBIA, SC (May 23, 2007) --Andy Brumbaugh and the Roar Racing Mazda charged to the front in the Grand-Am event at the U. S. Sports Car Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca May 19. Brumbaugh and Joe Scarbrough co-drove the team's #63 Mazda RX-8, sponsored by Winterhaven Farms/ The Toliver House Restaurant/Discovery Parts, in the ST class of the KONI Challenge.

At first glance, "The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore" seems like a standard Internet media movie. Made for online distribution, it's a mix of live action and animation, and revolves around a self-aware British video game character fighting for his existence in the real world.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices ended the morning session flat, after optimism about the earnings of banks faded, dealers said.

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Joe Foster will look to keep his Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport (GS) points lead in this weekend's Round 5 on the 1.53-mile, seven-turn Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., and in the process, claim his first series victory of the 2007 season in GS competition (SPEED, tape delay, 3 p.m. June 10).

BUBYE Minerals directors Michael and Adele Farquhar, accused of stealing River Ranch Diamond Mine assets valued at more than $116 billion, were yesterday brought to the Harare Magistrates’ Court for indictment to the High Court for trial.

POLICE have arrested seven suspected armed robbers from Highfield, Harare, who were reportedly terrorising residents in and around the city, raiding shops, nightclubs and service stations.

INDIANAPOLIS (May 23, 2007) -- Champ Car World Series teams are keeping busy during the break between the Houston and Portland races.

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of the top-down summer driving season.

LAKE—Federal authorities have arrested a Louisiana attorney believed to be responsible for five bank robbery cases in Mississippi, one in Alabama, and an attempted robbery in Lake.

L'Observatuer newspaper is the premiere newspaper to include all the tri-parishes of St. Charles, St. John and St. James. We've been the 'Best Along the River Since 1913' in the delivery of local news, sports and community interests.

Guy I bought it from said it came with good tires so I figured I was good for another 30,000 miles. Nope, right front tire gave out, but after putting goo into it, I was able to go another couple of weeks. The truck is like Christine, man, just ran on that tire for weeks.

PINCKNEYVILLE - Marshall Browning Hospital's 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, June 7 at Red Hawk Golf Club located on State Rte. 154 east of Pinckneyville.

Serpentine belt went loose at 88,000. The Mazda Protege is by far the BEST car I've ever owned.

The Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. Web site ranks highest among 27 auto manufacturer sites in satisfying Canadian new vehicle shoppers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Canadian Manufacturer Web Site Evaluation Study released today.

not start again until towed to dealer, where it makes a miraculous recovery and runs fine until I take it out in traffic again. The mechanics at the dealership can't even seem to pinpoint the problem.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Fight — Police responded to a report of a fight shortly after 8 p.m. Monday near Periwinkle Elementary School.

A Luther woman no longer faces felony manslaughter charges for her role in a triple fatality accident more than a year ago.

Champ Car World Series teams are keeping busy during the break between the Houston and Portland races.

Motorists disappointed over last month's closing of the Motor Vehicle Commission office in Englewood should get ready for another disappointment. MVC is no longer pursuing a replacement for the Englewood office, which was shuttered when the landlord and the agency couldn't agree to new lease terms.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Long Island man loaded his minivan with fireworks during a buy-one, get-one-free sale in Pennsylvania, then became the NYPD's biggest catch so far this year when he crossed onto Staten Island yesterday afternoon, according to Vice Squad detectives.

The Central Coast Young Farmers & Ranchers, Salinas Jaycees, Monterey County Young Professionals Group and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have scheduled their third annual "mega mixer" for young professionals ages 21 through 39.

POLICE BEAT Three-vehicle accident seriously injures one A pickup driver was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident along Newberry Road at the intersection of NW 98th Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese stocks rose slightly Wednesday for a third straight session, led by bank shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index rose 25.07 points, or 0.14 percent to finish at 17,705.12 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Tuesday, the index added 0.7 percent.

Japanese stocks rose slightly Wednesday for a third straight session, led by bank shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index rose 25.07 points, or 0.14 percent to finish at 17,705.12 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

LOS ANGELES - Quarterback Mitch Mustain, who went 8-0 as a freshman starter last season for Arkansas, has transferred to USC.

If it wasn't for a small button on the steering wheel labeled "H2" to designate the hydrogen molecule, you couldn't tell the two cars parked outside the Faculty Club from their gas-powered brethren. About 60 auto enthusiasts were among the first North Americans to take BMW's hydrogen-powered twin cars for a spin before the start of a May 16 panel discussion titled "Sustainable Energy Solutions."

A 9-year-old Sumas boy was in satisfactory condition Tuesday after being hit by a car while riding a bicycle Monday evening.

MARKS and Spencer’s decision to create two “eco factories” in Wales is the right one – but there are potential pitfalls in making them carbon neutral, according to a leading environmental economist.

Multipurpose vehicles (MPVs) have experienced significant growth in the past decade. Their versatility has won over more than just parents wanting to ensure that their offspring all have seatbelts of their own.

It's still to be determined whether Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was involved in dog fighting at a home he owns in Virginia. But if he was, Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis doesn't think it's a big deal.

Mandatory random steroid testing of Texas public school athletes was tentatively approved by the state House of Representatives in Austin yesterday.

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Asian markets were in positive terrain. Wellington stocks were advancing, led by Telecom, while shares in Sydney shrugged off initial weakness to climb to positive territory.

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, Tokyo shares were trading higher as yen's fall against other major currencies boosted export-oriented stocks. At 10:55 a.m., the benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 84.02 points at 17,764.07. The broader Topix was adding 14.77 points to 1,746.31.

"Two thumbs up: mine and my Dad's!!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

Monterey, CA - For SpeedSource, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the most important of the season. Coming into the event with a stout points lead, the No. 70 Mazda GT RX-8 carried momentum into the race with four top-five finishes, including two wins.

LOS ANGELES Sparks flew when General Motors' vp of marketing and advertising Mike Jackson (who last week announced his impending departure) introduced Deutsch/LA principals Mike Sheldon and Eric Hirshberg to Jill Lajdziak, general manager of Saturn, late last year.

In an attempt to make its feeder service as good as the world-class trains, DMRC will now introduce buses fitted with global positioning system (GPS) on about 36 feeder routes.

Police were called to the corner of Church and Vine streets in Lodi at about 12:10 p.m. today after a crash pushed one of the cars onto its side in the middle of the intersection.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Fight — Police responded to a report of a fight shortly after 8 p.m. Monday near Periwinkle Elementary School.

PINCKNEYVILLE - Marshall Browning Hospital's 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, June 7 at Red Hawk Golf Club located on State Rte. 154 east of Pinckneyville.

Says fuel savings will offset cost of new cabs.

May 14, 2007. Sonoma, CA. Victory lane has become a familiar sight for Patrick O'Neil, pilot of the #64 O'Neill Construction World Speed Motorsports Pro Formula Mazda, as he swept rounds seven and eight of the Russell Pro Series at Infineon Raceway this past weekend, holding off series newcomer Taylor Hacquard for the top spot on the podium in both events.

Valve seals worn at 174000 miles. Burns and leaks oil. In consideration of all that is wrong with this truck, it should not be running right now, yet everyday it takes me to work and brings me home, and everywhere in between. This truck can take serious abuse and brush it off.

For Cal's baseball team, it was a day for the record books -- and a pretty good indicator of things still to come. The Bears made it five wins in a row Monday, beating USC 6-3 to finish off their first sweep of the Trojans (26-26, 8-13 Pac-10) at Evans...

Racing dignitaries from around the world will converge on Indianapolis this week for the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. But racing legend Dan Gurney will not be among those in attendance, owing to his continued chagrin with the outcome of the CART-IRL split.

From CDT staff reports

Germany's Sascha Maassen and Australia's Ryan Briscoe scored their first overall win in the American Le Mans Series in their No. 6 Penske Porsche RS Spyder prototype at the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Tracy, who missed the past two races with a back injury, has been cleared to drive and will return to Forsythe Racing for the Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.

A woman was charged with following too closely after her 2007 Mazda collided with a Coach Canada Bus carrying Peterborough passengers Tuesday morning.

WELLINGTON — Caldwell has lost another of its own on Sumner County highways this weekend with the fatality accident on the Kansas Turnpike Saturday. The victim was identified as Tammy Gracy, 48, of Caldwell, by the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Helio Castroneves came back to Indianapolis carrying all those familiar titles. Two-time winner, former pole-sitter and fan favorite.

HATTIESBURG - Grand larceny auto in the 200 block of Gordon Street; stolen was a brown 1992 Mazda Protege with a dent in the driver’s side rear door.

Paul Tracy of Toronto has been given the green light to get back behind the wheel. The veteran Champ Car driver has been unable to drive since suffering a fractured vertebrae during practice for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif., on April 14.

Linebacker A.J. Nicholson was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, hours after he pleaded not guilty to a charge that he hit his girlfriend. She insists she accidentally hit herself with a cell phone, and police misread what happened.

Pure sportscar! A great, fun, street racer !

LOCAL COLLEGES: Jimmy Principe (Toms River East) got the Brookdale Community College baseball team off to a swift start during day four at the NJCAA Division III World Series when he led off the game with a home run as the Jersey Blues went on to defeat the Massasoit (Mass.) Warriors 8-0 in a losers bracket game Monday in Tyler, Texas. Principe's blast turned out to be all Brookdale starter Jed ...

Rising gas prices have South Florida consumers wondering just how high they'll go as Memorial Day weekend and the peak driving season approaches. To plug the hole in their wallets, motorists are trimming daily commutes, scaling back vacation travel and holding on to old cars with good gas mileage.

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A four-vehicle crash on U.S. 90 killed two men and left two other people seriously injured Monday morning. The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on the highway between Live Oak Drive and Milepost 251, said Trooper Joseph Piglia, a State Police spokesman.

Helio Castroneves came back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway with familiar titles: two-time Indy 500 winner, fan favorite, former pole-sitter...

Denver Broncos receiver David Kircus, a former Lion who resumed his NFL career last season after spending a year away from football working in a fast-food shop, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault.

Ford Motor Co . lost a $32.5 million jury verdict to a 38-year-old Florida man who sustained severe brain injuries in a head-on collision, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The family of Mark Force, which sued on his behalf, said the seat belt on his 1993 Ford Escort failed to restrain him, causing him to hit a roof post inside the car during the crash, the Sentinel said. The Force family also sued ...

Cycling Former Landis manager prepares for rehab MALIBU, Calif. - While Floyd Landis' former manager prepared to enter rehab Monday, a friendly witness for Landis testified he had grave concerns about the evidence being used to prove the Tour de France champion's positive doping test.

Police in Christchurch are investigating the gunpoint robbery of a prostitute in her central city home on Sunday night. A man entered the woman's house about 9pm while she was with a client, grabbed her from behind and held a gun to her head, demanding money and her car.

Quarterback Mitch Mustain, who went 8-0 as a freshman starter last season for Arkansas, has transferred to Southern California.

Police in Christchurch are investigating the gunpoint robbery of a prostitute in her central city home on Sunday night.

But no trip to the mansion

Gas prices force us to change driving habits, holiday plans Rising gas prices have South Florida consumers wondering just how high they'll go as Memorial Day weekend and the peak driving season approaches. To plug the hole in their wallets, motorists are trimming daily commutes, scaling back vacation travel and holding on to old cars with good gas mileage.

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HATTIESBURG - Grand larceny auto in the 200 block of Gordon Street; stolen was a brown 1992 Mazda Protege with a dent in the driver’s side rear door.

Laguna Seca, CA (May 20, 2007) - Racing on the track where his career started, Novato native Memo Gidley and co-driver Guy Cosmo ran with the big dogs in Sunday's U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Laguna Seca to score a top-10 finish in the # 77 Feeds the Need/Doran Racing Kodak DORAN JE4 Ford.

Paul Tracy was cleared to drive Monday and will return to Forsythe Racing for the June 10 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland after missing the last two races with a back injury. The 2003 series champion broke a bone in his lower back during practice at Long Beach last month.

Veteran Champ Car driver is returning from fractured vertebrae suffered during practice for the Grand Prix of Long Beach

INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Tracy was cleared to drive Monday and will return to Forsythe Racing for the Ju...

Canadian Champ Car driver Paul Tracy has been cleared to return to the track just over a month after suffering a back injury.

INDIANAPOLIS - Paul Tracy, who missed the past two races with a back injury, was cleared to drive Monday and will return to Forsythe Racing for the June 10 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.

Paul Tracy was cleared to drive Monday and will return to Forsythe Racing for the June 10 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland after missing the last two races with a back injury.

Two people die in an early-morning collision near the St. Charles Parish and Jefferson Parish line.

Paul Tracy of Toronto has been given the green light to get back behind the wheel. The veteran Champ Car driver has been unable to drive since suffering a fractured vertebrae during practice for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 14. He's been on a gruelling rehab program though, that includes cycling 80 kilometres a day. "It feels good to be back in shape and ready to drive," Tracy ...

WELLINGTON — Caldwell has lost another of its own on Sumner County highways this weekend with the fatality accident on the Kansas Turnpike Saturday. The victim was identified as Tammy Gracy, 48, of Caldwell, by the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

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TOKYO — Five major domestic carmakers said Monday they recovered in the business year through this March usable materials from unwanted car residue in excess of the 70% target they are required by law to meet by 2015.

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Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today held a rollout ceremony for the all-new Mazda2 (known as the Demio in Japan) at its Ujina Plant No.1 (U1) near Mazda's headquarters in Hiroshima.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- May 21st, 2007 -- Paul Tracy has been given the green light to return behind the wheel of his #3 INDECK Champ Car after suffering a compression fracture to his first lumbar vertebrae during practice for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in April.

For the first time in the 2007 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series season, a car other than the No. 5 Blackforest Motorsports Ford Mustang GT claimed the Grand Sport (GS) class victory, as Spencer Pumpelly and Peter Ludwig co-drove the No. 49 Marcus Motorsports Porsche 997 to a hard-fought win in the Monterey 200 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The Mazda RX-8 was introduced to our shores in October 2003; we last looked at the RX-8 in our in-depth Mazda RX-8 review (February 2005). Occasionally we like to take another look at the cars we review to see if we have missed something or if there have been any significant improvements.

Mazda Motor Corporation today held a rollout ceremony for the all‑new Mazda2 (known as the Demio in Japan) at its Ujina Plant No.1 (U1) near Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima.

For customers who want to be sure of taking delivery of Mazda's new sports crossover before anyone else… Mazda UK is launching a dedicated Mazda CX-7 Pre-Order Website www.cx-7order.co.uk where buyers can reserve their new car now.

Well balanced, revs well, quick and agile. High fuel costs, tends to flood. I would keep it if I could afford to drive it. Loved the smooth rotary power.

BEIJING – PPG Industries, a paint manufacturer, is building its eighth manufacturing facility in Wuhu in East China's Anhui Province, according to Industrial Info Resources.

Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation today held a rollout ceremony for the all-new Mazda2 (known as the Demio in Japan) at its Ujina Plant No.1 near Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima.

Jason Saini, of Fort Worth, Texas, cruised to a more that five second win over Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., today to capture his second win of the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational.

It’s not unusual for soccer moms and carpool parents to choose a vehicle based on their children’s needs, but increasingly, dog owners are right there with them.

It's racing time in Monterey.

The San Antonio Spurs held of a late rally by the Utah Jazz to win their Western Conference finals opener 108-100 yesterday.

A MOTORCYCLIST who was involved in a collision on Friday is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. (5/21/2007 12:23:33 PM)

Mazda Motor Corporation has built its first 2 (known as the Demio in Japan) at Ujina Plant No.1 (U1) near company headquarters in Hiroshima.

INCHCAPE is buying 67% stake in its third-party Mazda retailer in Lithuania.It is paying up to £13m cash for the stake in UAB Vitvela, saying it is in line with its strategy to expand into the emerging markets, especially the Baltic states.

RallySport Magazine’s Karl Drummond takes a close look at the West Australian Rally Championship component of the recent Quit Forest Rally.

Some parking-enforcement officers in the District repeatedly ticket the same vehicles at the same locations, even though "boot" crews could have immobilized, then towed, the vehicles months earlier, city records show.

NASHUA – A local man was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center on Sunday night with injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident on the F.E. Everett Turnpike on Saturday. ...

After four races in the KONI Challenge season, BSI Racing and Team Garcia earned two top-ten finishes with the Mazda MX-5 race cars at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, May 19th. Justin Hall and Magnus Karlsson finished 5th in the No. 58 Joe Gibbs/MOMO/ JustRacing.com Mazda.

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 20, 2007) -- Another promising, potentially race-winning run for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing was turned into a fight for survival today.

AIM Autosport earned its fourth top-10 finish of the season after racing as high as third place in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday.

The CITGO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) was the top finisher of the Pontiac competitors today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve.

The good news after today's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series U.S. Sports Car Invitational is the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley team of Wayne Taylor Racing has nine more races this season to overcome a five-point deficit in the championship standings.

For the first time in the 2007 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series season, a car other than the No. 5 Blackforest Motorsports Ford Mustang GT claimed the Grand Sport (GS) class victory, as Spencer Pumpelly and Peter Ludwig co-drove the No. 49 Marcus Motorsports Porsche 997 to a hard-fought win in the Monterey 200 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

TOOELE - A huge roar went up at the Tafel Racing garage at about 4:20 p.m. on Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park, but it had nothing to do with the Utah Grand Prix, which started around 5:10 p.

Two people were killed in a one-car crash just after 3 a.m. this morning in Lee County.

Two people were killed in a one car accident early Sunday morning. It happened just after 3 a.m. near the intersection of North River and Caloosa roads.

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MONTEREY, Calif. (May 19, 2007) -- Tafel Racing team drivers had a tough go of it in today's Round Five of the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, as part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Edwards drove the No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R to a fourth place finish today in round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve U.S. Sports Car Invitational GT race run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. James Gue and Drew Staveley finished fifth in the No. 30 GXP.R and the No. 06 of Tim Lewis Jr. and Leighton Reese came in 10th.

A 62-year-old woman died yesterday after her vehicle veered off of Marine Corps Drive in Piti and crashed into a concrete pole about 30 feet from the shoulder of the road.

BSI Racing is campaigning four Mazda MX-5 race cars at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this Sunday in the SCCA Pro Mazda MX-5 Cup Series. Drivers include Todd Buras in the No. 56 car, Carlos Garcia in the No. 60 car, Andrew Carbonell in the No. 58 car and Steven Bernheim in the No. 59 car.

SALINAS, CA (May 19, 2007) --- Team MER made another step towards a championship season by putting in a strong qualifying effort for several of their drivers in the third round of the SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway this weekend.

Milka Duno made it a three-woman race Saturday.

NASHUA – A young man wrapped his heavily customized Mazda 626 around a large steel pole on the F.E. Everett Turnpike late Saturday night. ...

The relatives of a New Zealander seriously injured in an car crash in Perth are flying to Australia.

The relatives of a New Zealander seriously injured in an car crash in Perth are flying to Australia to be by his bedside.

Andy Lally and R.J. Valentine drove their TRG Porsche to victory Saturday in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

PERTH: The relatives of a New Zealander seriously injured in an accident in Perth are travelling to his hospital bedside.

When it comes to using car pool lanes, only the most fuel-efficient hybrids need apply, the US government said Thursday.

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(Monterey, CA) 19 May 2007--Michael Shank Racing will start the U.S. Sports Car Invitational from the fourth and sixth rows in Sunday's Daytona Prototype-only Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

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Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen, co-driving the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley of Wayne Taylor Racing, will start Sunday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series U.S. Sports Car Invitational from the front row after qualifying second Saturday morning on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hillside road circuit outside Monterey, Calif.

MONTEREY, Calif. (May 18, 2007) -- Patrick Long almost put the No. 23 Ruby Tuesday Championship Porsche Crawford on the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve pole for Sunday's U.S.

No. 07 Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R in fourth position for tomorrow's running of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve U.S. Sports Car Invitational GT race to be run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Leighton Reese in the No. 06 team GXP.R will start sixth and No. 30 Racers Edge GXP.R, qualified by James Gue, will go away from the start in seventh.

The No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley kept its streak of 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve front-row starting spots alive on Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as Jon Fogarty put the No. 99 machine on the pole position for Sunday’s U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express (SPEED, Live, 4:00 p.m. ET).

Jon Fogarty captured his first pole of the season Saturday in qualifying for the Rolex Sports Car Series U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, lapping the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course in 1:20.787 behind the wheel of the No. 99 Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley.

Matt Cross, of Folsom, Calif., continued to show his dominance this weekend mastering the 2.238-miles at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca en route to winning his first career SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup pole, in preparation for tomorrow's Round Three race.

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NORTH BEND - A Myrtle Point woman jumped to her death from the McCullough Bridge, Friday morning, just moments after she was contacted by North Bend Police officers who had been searching for her.

Outside of perhaps the Rolex 24 At Daytona, no Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve event is more important to the No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 team than Saturday’s U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (SPEED, 5/26, 8:00 p.m. ET).

Six months ago, Vincent and Saralina Roberts of Evanston started scaling back their spending. They have cut back on dining out. Two months ago, Mr. Roberts canceled his gym membership. And just two weeks ago, they traded in their Mazda MPV for a smaller Toyota Corolla, cutting their fill-up cost ...

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News Call or email the Newsroom at (507) 434-2230. Collin Wayne Orth, 18, of Lyle, who is charged with allegedly making Lyle school staff and students sick with laxative brownies in February, was arrested for fleeing from police and harassing another teen’s family.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca begins its 50th season with one of the most intriguing and competitive racing series in North America.

TODAY-5/20 | WESTERN STAGE YOUNG CO. AUDITIONS, Hartnell College, 156 Homestead Ave., Salinas. Today and Sunday. For actors ages 8 to 17 years at The Western Stage. 755-6929.

The co-founder of one of the Coachella Valley's leading real estate companies has died at age 75.

Lawyers said massive brain injuries resulted from seat-belt failure in the man's car. A northwest Orange County man who suffered severe brain injuries in a 1996 car accident when a seat belt failed was awarded $32.5 million Thursday by a local jury.

TEAMS in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship will play for the Mazda Cup, the Australian Rugby Union announced today.

Teams in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship will play for the Mazda Cup, the Australian Rugby Union has announced. Mazda Australia has agreed to a two-year naming rights arrangement with the ARU for the competition, which begins in August.

Teams in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship will play for the Mazda Cup, the Australian Rugby Union has announced.

Only the most fuel-efficient hybrids need apply to use HOV carpool lanes.

Tommy Archer earned his sixth SCCA SPEED World Challenge career pole today in just one lap around the 4.486-mile Miller Motorsports Park road course.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca begins its 50th season with one of the most intriguing and competitive racing series in North America.

As voters, we drool over a stale diet of red herrings Last week, the Rev. Al Sharpton reportedly said Mormons don't believe in God.

Star Mazda driver Eric Freiberg talks with Enrique Coria at Primary Children's Medical Center Friday. He and other racers from the LeMans Series at Larry H. Miller Racetrack visited patients.

PINCKNEYVILLE - Marshall Browning Hospital's 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, June 7 at Red Hawk Golf Club located on State Rte. 154 east of Pinckneyville.

A school bus accident Friday morning sent an 18-year-old Hidden Valley High School student to Lewis-Gale Medical Center with minor injuries, according to Salem police. The accident occurred about 8:08 a.m. at Apperson Drive and Virginia 419 when a 2002 Mazda ran a red light and pushed the school bus into a van in the left turn lane, police said.

The environment for today?s entrepreneurs is far different in a number of ways from the boom of the late ?90s.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Grand Motors Sdn Bhd is hosting a three-day road show at The Mall in Gadong which began yesterday.

Three young men have died in separate accidents on Queensland roads over a 12-hour period. A man, believed to be a 24-year-old from Mackay, was driving a late model Mazda sedan at Moranbah, in central Queensland, when it lost control around 3.25am (AEST) on Saturday, police said.

A 24-year-old man from the 2100 block of Cambridge Ave. S.E. was arrested Wednesday at the Stark County Jail on a separate charge of domestic violence, first-degree misdemeanor.

Alan Candy road tests the latest version of the world's top-selling open top two-seater (18/05/2007 17:40:01)

Business advisory firm BBK has performed a study on the health of companies who supply their products to car manufacturers. The news ranges from great to terrible, depending on where the supplier is based.