Rockingham hosts Charity Cycling Marathon

Europe’s fastest racing circuit, Rockingham, is throwing down the gauntlet in the name of BEN, the automotive industry charity.

The Northamptonshire race venue and testing facility is challenging the UK motor industry to sign up to the BEN 24 hour cycle

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Suzuki to attend Scottish Motorcycle Show

Suzuki announce its attendance at this year's Carole Nash MCN Scottish Motorcycle show, held at The Royal Highland Centre on March 10-11.

Run in conjunction with four Scottish Suzuki dealers - Saltire Suzuki, Cupar Motorcycles, Mickey Oates Motorcycles and

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Caterham SP/300.R customers climb aboard

As Caterham’s 300 bhp SP/300.R sports prototype nears completion, customers will get the chance to put the new car through its paces for the first time on Thursday, March 1.

The supercharged racer, created in partnership with Lola Cars, will sit alongside the

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Falken’s new Wildpeak tyre tames on and off road terrains

A new all terrain tyre that provides high levels of refinement and stability on road has been launched in Europe by Japanese tyre manufacturer Falken. Available from spring 2012, the Wildpeak WP/AT01 blends the operational performance of an off-road tyre

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Mikkelsen makes more IRC history in Azores

Skoda UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen has become the first driver to win three consecutive rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), after taking his factory-prepared Fabia S2000 to victory on the opening round of this year’s series, the

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Citroen berlingo delivers the goods for FPS again & again

Automotive aftermarket parts distributor Ferraris Piston Services (FPS) has ordered 122 Citroen Berlingo HDi 75 manual L1 625 LX vans ready painted in its distinctive Peppermint Green livery. Delivery of these new Berlingos started at the beginning of 2012

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Boeing B-1 Bomber completes 10,000th combat mission

The Boeing (NYSE: BA) B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the US Air Force on June 29, 1985, and has been in nearly continuous combat for the past 10 years. The milestone mission took off from a base in Southwest Asia and

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Hawkstone shakedown prepares Tyco Suzuki team

The Tyco Suzuki MX team left the first major event of the year with promising feedback at the weekend, as Stephen Sword and Stuart Edmonds used the Hawkstone International event to work on bike set-up and technique ahead of the first British

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Ford announces SYNC AppLink to go global, providing voice-activation of smart phone apps to ford customers

Ford Motor Company has announced AppLink, a feature which delivers voice control of smart phone apps from the driver’s seat, will be introduced globally as part of its voice-control and in-car connectivity system SYNC.

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford

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Change in the Management Board at Porsche SE

By his own wish and in consultation with the Supervisory Board, Thomas Edig, Member of the Management Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, In-charge of commercial and administrative affairs will leave the Board effective February 29,

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BMW Group once again tops the list of DAX 30 companies

The BMW Group once again tops the list of DAX 30 companies. This was the finding of a cross-sector survey conducted by Sustainalytics, the international rating agency for sustainability. The BMW Group earned 83 out of a maximum 100 points – confirming

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