By: N.A. on November 13, 2000 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 50, ISSUE 47 SALEEN SIGNS GAVIN Steve Saleen has signed Olivier Gavin to drive his GTS car in the American Le Mans Series next year. Gavin, a former Formula One test driver and British Formula 3 champion, will team with Terry Borcheller, Ron Johnson and … Continue reading LATE RACING NEWS
By: N.A. on October 16, 2000 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 50, ISSUE 43 Fulfilling the promise of its appearance, Steve Saleen’s new S7 street supercar (AW, Sept. 25) is also going to come as a racer. Dubbed the S7R, the competition version will debut before the season ends Dec. 31 in Australia. The 600-hp, mid-engined, … Continue reading SALEEN LAUNCHES S7R
By: MICHAEL KNOWLING, Pictures: JULIAN EDGAR Original Article: AUTOSPEED.COM Ride ’em Cowboy A Y2K Mustang that’s been breathed on by Saleen to the tune of over 450hp and then fully prep’d for GT-P Nation’s Cup series. Yep, this bucking horse is a real traditional-routes type circuit racer… In a racing world that’s becoming increasingly filled … Continue reading KEVIN HEFFERNAN’S COMPETITION S351 READY FOR GT-P NATION’S CUP SERIES
By: N.A. on March 6, 2000 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 50, ISSUE 11 MICHELIN ON TRACK Michelin will start testing its Formula One tires on a Williams-BMW next month. The French tiremaker will re-enter Formula One in 2001 (AW, Dec. 27, 1999) and has already signed Williams and, when it enters, Toyota. A Williams test … Continue reading LATE RACING NEWS
On February 23, 2000 at 11:45 PM Original Article: MOTORSPORT.COM Another hot contender for the new Century Batteries GTP Nations Cup motor racing series has been confirmed with the launch of a supercharged Saleen Ford Mustang for former V8 privateer Kevin Heffernan. Heffernan unveiled the car at the Gold Coast this week, featuring the familiar … Continue reading KEVIN HEFFERNAN MAKES BID FOR GTP NATIONS CUP WITH SALEEN MUSTANG
By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 7, 1998 Original Article: AP ONLINE GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Tim Allen will be behind the wheel this weekend at the first-ever West Michigan Grand Prix. Allen, who plays Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor on the popular sitcom “Home Improvement,” will drive a Saleen Ford Mustang Sunday in the … Continue reading TIM ALLEN TO DRIVE IN WEST MICH. GP
LEXINGTON, Ohio — 13 June 1998 — Terry Borcheller, in the No. 56 Saleen/Allen Racing Saleen Mustang, checked out early in the 30-lap, 67.5-mile Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic World Challenge T1 race for 9.005-second margin of victory over the No. 65 Saleen/Allen Racing Saleen Mustang of teammate Ron Johnson, while Hugh Plumb scored his first … Continue reading SCCA PRO: BORCHELLER, PLUMB RACE TO WORLD CHALLENGE WINS AT MID-OHIO
By: LARRY ROBERTS on November 07, 1997 Original Article: www.theautochannel.com Almost every major auto racing event has one or two of what’s called for lack of a better name, “warm-up” races. They are events that fill in time before the major race of the day, and are designed to maintain spectator interest before the main … Continue reading SALEEN / SATURN WIN WORLD CHALLENGE CUPS
By: N.A. on February 17, 1997 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 47, ISSUE 7 First lady. Desire Wilson, whose credits include stints in F1, Indy cars, prototypes and Trans-Am, will be the first woman to compete in the North American Touring Car Championship. She’ll drive a Mazda Xedos campaigned by Schader Motorsports. A new horse at … Continue reading LATE RACING NEWS
May 13, 1989|By Cooper Rollow, Chicago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Crawford, the genial Scotsman who posted the second fastest speed of the day in the final practice for Saturday`s Indy 500 pole dash, said he feels he has “as good a chance as anyone for the pole.” Crawford, whose speed of 225.960 miles an hour … Continue reading JIM CRAWFORD, THE GENIAL SCOTSMAN WHO POSTED THE SECOND…
