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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE|SFGATE.COM 52nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - Entertainment for the Entire Family - At an Affordable Price SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 14, 2009) – Looking for family entertainment at an affordable price? The San Francisco Chronicle|SFGate.com 52nd Annual International Auto Show, presented by AutoTrader.com, is the place to be. Young or old, male or female, car buff or just looking to buy a new vehicle, the International Auto Show provides entertainment for every member of the family at an affordable price -- with tickets just $8 for adults while children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Thinking about buying a new car in the next 12 months? The Auto Show is the perfect place to see and compare the 2010 makes, models and prices from 37 manufacturers, all under one roof. In addition to the new model cars, SUV's, trucks and vans, the show will feature hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, The Big O Tires Extreme Autofest hosted by Verizon Wireless, the Academy of Art University Classic Car Collection, hot rods from Dominator Street Rods, racecars and will also provide a glimpse into the future with prototypes and concept vehicles. The Show will also have an auto accessory booth area with aftermarket products, interactive exhibits and much more. Among the manufacturers exhibiting their 2010 products are Acura, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, KIA, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, Saab, Scion, Subaru, Smart Car, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo to name just a few. Supported by the California Motor Car Dealers Association, the Show will have more than 800 vehicles filling the 1.2 million sq. ft. Moscone Center. The International Auto Show is the premier auto exposition in northern California and the only one held regionally that lures the dazzling high-tech displays from the world's major manufacturers. It is expected to draw 350,000 spectators making it the largest exhibition of any kind in the greater Bay Area and the second largest auto show in the western United States. Show hours are: Thursday, November 26 – Tuesday, December 1: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults with children 12-years and under free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information visit www.sfautoshow.com
Helio survives to win 2009 Indy 500 He started from the pole and he was the first to cross the finish line after driving 500 miles around the famed race track at Indy to win his third Indy 500. In between the green flag and the checkered flag their were more thrills and spills to last a life time. What can you say about Castroneves. getting through all the carnage on the track was nothing compared to staring down the business end of a federal tax case against him that almost sent him and his sistem to the federal pen. Helio was cleared of all charges just before Indy quailifing and he has not looked back since. He blazed his way to a pole and the only trouble he had all day was trouble with his tires during the race.
A small bump in the road Mat Mladin has been dominating the AMA road racing league this season. Coming into the Kawasaki Superbike Challenge at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Ca. Mladin had won all seven rounds of the series to date this year.
Mladin never led by more then 2.3 seconds at anytime during the 22-lap main event. Bostrom was able to take advantage of so slow traffic to close to within 1.2-seconds of Mat, but once the traffic cleared, Mladin was able to hold off Bostrom for the victory. Photo's click here
Helio is the Man at Infineon It took him almost the entire season, but "Spider Man" finally guided his Team Penske race car into victory lane after coming first in the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County Sunday at Infineon Raceway. Sometimes things go great when it looks like they will go bad. A team Penske truck caught fire, burning up both Castroneves and Briscoe's cars five days before the race while in route to Infineon. No problem. Helio and Ryan jumped into their back up cars and qualified 1-2 for Sunday's race. After the win Helio hopped put of his car and sprinted over to a short fence which he promptly climbed to the delight of the crowd. He started a party in the front row before hopping back out onto the track to celebrate with his team. Fan favorite Danica Patrick started ninth, but by the end of the race she had worked her way up to fifth place. Tony Kanaan was third and Dan Weldon fourth, rounding out the top five
Welcome back Indy 500 It looks like we have our racing jewel back. Scott Dixon stayed out of the way to win his first Indy 500 Sunday in a race that was marred by one caution flag after another. It was the first win for Dixon at the Brickyard and it comes a year after he placed second in this race. The biggest crowd in recent memory came out to watch the Indy 500. Dixon stated from the pole and he led 115 of the 200 laps in the race. Despite starting from the pole, it was not easy for Dixon. He had to re-take the lead seven times.
Worst to first, just like they planned it It looked like a lost weekend for the Minardi Team and their lead driver Robert Doornbos. A poor qualifying session found Doombos starting 15th. Once the race got underway, Robert's day almost ended before it began. A bottle neck heading into the first turn of the race forced Doombos to slam into the back of Jan Heylen's car, breaking the nose of the car and forcing Doombos to make a pit stop on the first lap of the race. His pit crew put a new nose on his car and got him back out on the track before the pace car could bring the field around. This allowed Doombos to stay on the lead lap, but he was in last place. Robert had the rest of the field right where he wanted them. He used a series of mishaps to other drivers to his advantage by switching up his pit strategy and his crew did the rest. Doombos had worked his way up to third by the time a yellow flag came out on lap 76. Robert's pit crew got him out of the pits in first in front of Neel Jani and Oriol Servia. Something happened that had not happened in the short, but exciting history of the San Jose Grand Prix. Well two things happened, one there was some passing by the leaders, late in the race. Jani was able to get by Doombos on the restart. Jani's crew chose to come out on soft tires for speed late in the race. Their gamble did not pay, as the soft tires wore out and by lap 90 Doombos was back in front for good after making his move in turn one. Jani held on for second while Servia was third. Points leader Sebastien Bourdais was fifth as he watched Doombos pull to within ten points of him in the points standings. The second thing that happened was that Sebastien Bourdais did not win the race. It was the first time in the history of the San Jose GP that Bourdais did not win. Sebastian, the two time defending series champion, leads the the series once again, but he sits just ten points clear of the hard charging Doombos who is just a rookie.
U.S. Sports Car Invitational July 3-5 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Monterey Sports Car Championships
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