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Electric Vehicles and Solar Power - A True Love Story

There are many reasons to be excited about the growing popularity of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) which run not on gasoline but on electricity. Driving an EV reduces dependence on fossil fuels and saves dramatically on fuel costs.

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rooftop solar power system can enable you to drive completely emissions free while dramatically reducing your energy bills. And in Georgia,…

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Added by Solar Energy USA on April 5, 2013 at 2:09am — No Comments

Ford's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers - By Jon LeSage

Would you be willing to slow down your highway driving if it meant saving money on fuel spending and reducing your emissions? I don't.



Ford commissioned a survey through Penn Schoen Berlandalso and found…
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Added by Michael Thies on April 4, 2013 at 10:30pm — No Comments

NO LOVE 4 ATLANTA CAR SHOW / EXPO -Norcross, GA

No Love 4 Atl's 3rd car meet will be held as a car show/expo for the masses. All ages and people alike are welcome! They have a 100,000 sq ft facility reserved for the show, it will be and indoor car expo!!!! Register now!



Click on the link below to purchase spectator tickets:…

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Added by Michael Thies on March 29, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

United SportsCar Racing To Debut In 2014 -by Road Atlanta

United SportsCar Racing To Debut In 2014

  • Organization Brings Together GRAND-AM, ALMS
  • IMSA Retained As Sanctioning Body
  • 2014 Class Names Announced

With uniqueness and modernity at the forefront, the new United SportsCar Racing platform was revealed (#TheReveal) today at Sebring International Raceway,…

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Added by Michael Thies on March 29, 2013 at 8:40pm — No Comments

Dream Cars Welcomes Racing Legends Don Garlits & Geoff Bodine by Tara Bush



  • Meet & Greet the legends during the Friday night Green Light Kickoff Party
  • Autograph signing with Don Garlits Saturday and Sunday inside the Dream Builders Marketplace…
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Added by Michael Thies on March 28, 2013 at 8:38am — No Comments

Gearz film crew descend upon Winder, Georgia by Moore Good Ink

Gearz film crew descend upon Winder, Georgia

Written by Moore Good Ink

Stacey David, filming Gearz, Jon Kaase Stacey David, connoisseur of American V8 power and host of Speed Channel’s Gearz program, visited Jon Kaase Racing Enginesrecently. The film team had arrived in Winder, Georgia to record the assembly and dyno testing of Kaase’s new P-38 cross ram,…

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Added by Michael Thies on March 28, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

"What Happened To Auto Shop" by Peter Brock

Added by Michael Thies on March 20, 2013 at 1:06am — No Comments

Hot Rodders Returns to Atlanta, GA for 2nd Year (March 21-22 2013).

Hot Rodders Returns to Atlanta, GA for 2nd Year (March 21-22 2013).
 

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow will be returning to Atlanta, GA for the second year in a row as the…

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Added by Michael Thies on March 20, 2013 at 12:45am — No Comments

Double Header Weekend! Hot Rodders will also be in Tennessee this Sunday (March 24th 2013).

Double Header Weekend! Hot Rodders will also be in Tennessee this Sunday (March 24th 2013).

 
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow returns for the 4th year in Tennessee at P&E…
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Added by Michael Thies on March 20, 2013 at 12:41am — No Comments

Do you know or employ a student preparing for a career in the automotive industry? SEMA Scholarships

Dear Friends,
Do you know or employ a student preparing for a career in the automotive industry?



Paying for a high-quality education is a challenge for many, particularly in today’s tough economy.



A student may be eligible to receive a financial award of up to $5,000. Since 1984, the SEMA Memorial Scholarship has…
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Added by Michael Thies on March 19, 2013 at 4:48pm — 6 Comments

Dunwoody Driving Club Schedules First “Friday Nite Lights” Car Show Event for 2013

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact: Chuck Wing

March 6, 2013

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Added by Michael Thies on March 19, 2013 at 5:00am — No Comments

Route 66 Edition of the Corvette

I haven't learned much about this car, yet, but I am looking froward to learning a lot more! WOW!!!

Added by Michael Thies on March 14, 2013 at 10:58am — No Comments

Bill Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives to Stop Sale of E15 Gas Pending Scientific Analysis - SEMA Action Network

Representatives to Stop Sale of E15 Gas Pending Scientific Analysis

SEMA-supported legislation (HR 875) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives directing the National Academies to conduct a scientific assessment on how gasoline blended with 15 to 20 percent ethanol (E15 and E20) may impact gasoline-powered engines, vehicles and related equipment.  The analysis would consider a variety of issues including tailpipe and evaporative…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 28, 2013 at 5:15am — No Comments

"And What A Day It Was” - Hot Rodders Of Tomorrow demonstration at GA State Capital Building

                          "And What A Day It Was” from Ken Whitaker and Mike Thies

 

On Wednesday February 20th, 2013, the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow (HROT) held a demonstration in Atlanta at the Georgia State Capital second floor Atrium.   The 2012 HROT National First Place winning team from Peach County High School, seen here with their instructor, John Rickerson, performed demonstrations for State Senators, House of Representatives and various tour groups which happened to be…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 22, 2013 at 9:46am — No Comments

“HOT RODDERS OF TOMORROW” SEASON OPENS IN ILLINOIS!

“HOT RODDERS OF TOMORROW” SEASON OPENS IN ILLINOIS!

 

We all had a great preview in Charlotte early in February at the highly successful “NASCAR Preview 2013”.   It offered fans a good look at into NASCAR’s new season and had invited the Hot Rodders Of Tomorrow to demonstrate the kids’ competitive skills. Hot Rodders of Tomorrow (HROT) is a nationwide High School automotive engine building competition.  The demonstration at NASCAR literally stole the show!  The…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 21, 2013 at 3:00am — No Comments

4th Annual "Collector Car Appreciation Day" to be Celebrated on July 12, 2013

4th Annual "Collector Car Appreciation Day" to be Celebrated on July 12, 2013

Annual Event Acknowledges Importance of Collection and Restoration of Classic Cars  

Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2012) - The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) and Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Councils announced that the next "Collector Car Appreciation…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 21, 2013 at 2:31am — No Comments

2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Crashes in Arizona by KEITH CORNETT

2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Crashes in Arizona

by KEITH CORNETT on FEBRUARY 12, 2013…

[PIC] 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Crashes in Arizona
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Added by Michael Thies on February 14, 2013 at 1:18am — No Comments

Multi-Talent Man by Mike Thies, www.SoutEastWheelsEvents.com

No one really knew him as Ed; he was “Big Daddy” and Ratfink’s alter ego.  Big Daddy was an accurate nick name though, as he was 6’ 6” and more than 250 pounds (sometime a lot more)!  There are many ways to try to label Big Daddy; a rebel, a fighter, an artist, a fabricator, a musician, a lover, a philosopher, a poet, a California…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 14, 2013 at 1:00am — No Comments

Weekly Update

there is going to be cruise it at Oz Pizza this saturday on Riverside pkwy, i won't be able to make it because i will going out of town for the weekend i will be setting up another meet in the coming week and trying to set up a charity show for march to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project as i am a Wounded warrior from afghanistan i'd like to help out my brothers and sisters that were wounded in action like myself, details will be coming in the near future of the time and date of the…

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Added by Jessee L Purvis on February 13, 2013 at 4:46am — 3 Comments

Farewell Phil Remington -Written by All American Racers, submitted by Myron Christoherson

All American Racers is sad to announce that Phil Remington passed away in his sleep Saturday morning, February 9th, just 2 weeks after his 92nd birthday.

"Rem” joined AAR in the fall of 1968 after an already stellar career in the motor racing world. He was universally admired and recognized as the greatest fabricator of…

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Added by Michael Thies on February 12, 2013 at 1:38pm — No Comments

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