Just wanted to say Thanks to everyone that came to the Pigeon Forge, TN Show. It was a big success with just under 30 Saleens at the show. Steve and Liz were at the show on Saturday and Sunday with Go-Cart-Racing on Saturday night. There will be a new page titled Past Shows which will … Continue reading PIGEON FORGE MCA SHOW, HERE AND GONE
Hello folks, This is to remind folks of the show in Pigeon Forge the first weekend in May. At this time, plans are for Steve and Liz to come to Asheville North Carolina on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. We will have dinner at East Village Grill on Tunnel Road, across from the VA Hospital Wednesday … Continue reading MCA SHOW IN PIGEON FORGE, TN: APRIL 30, 2003
Hello and welcome to the NEW SOEC website. Please take a few minutes to look around at all the links to the left. There will be updates to come so check back often. If you find any errors at all, please email me at wayne@saleenclub.net If you have any forum topic ideas, please post your … Continue reading WELCOME TO THE SOEC FORUMS
By: DANIELLE HERUBIN on November 29, 2002 Original Article: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, THE (SANTA ANA, CA) Nov. 29–IRVINE, Calif.–Ford Thunderbird. The name conjures up an image of sporty cool, a powder blue two-seater with a porthole window. Now Saleen Inc., the Irvine company best known for taking stock Mustangs and transforming them into very hot … Continue reading IRVINE, CALIF., CAR COMPANY TO OFFER FORD-AUTHORIZED THUNDERBIRD
By: ANDREW DIETDERICH on November 11, 2002 Original Article: CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS, VOL. 18, ISSUE 45 A California company contracted to assemble the much-anticipated Ford GT is eying a former door manufacturing plant in Troy to build the speedster. So said Jack Gerken, director of public relations for Saleen Inc., the Irvine, Calif.-based company in … Continue reading ASSEMBLER OF FORD GT SUPERCAR CONSIDERS TROY SITE
MAKES ITS WORLD DEBUT AT THE SEMA SHOW IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 — Steve Saleen announced today that the Saleen Thunderbird-Bonspeed Edition concept car that makes its world debut on the Ford display at the 2002 SEMA Show will be going into limited production. Initially,” Saleen president, Steve Saleen says, “our plan was to build … Continue reading SALEEN THUNDERBIRD-BONSPEED EDITION
Monday, October 28, 2002 This last weekend only had one Saleen competing. John Young and Apex Racing were at VIR in Virginia for the Speed World Challenge final round. John qualified on the front row only .025 seconds off of the pole due to a slight miscue on his qualifying lap. He traded the lead … Continue reading Contributed by Doug Nagy, Saleen Motorsports
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 The last two weekends have been busy for teams racing Saleens. Over the October 4-6 weekend in Miami, Graham Nash Motorsports S7R qualified sixth and finished sixth after brake problems caused by a sticking throttle cable during the race. The second GNM S7R crashed during practice and could not make repairs … Continue reading Contributed by Doug Nagy, Saleen Motorsports
Monday, September 23, 2002 This weekend was busy for Saleens around the world. In Spanish GT, the Graham Nash Saleen S7R qualified on the pole for both races, and with 65 second success penalties in each race finished Second in both races. The drivers Miguel Ramos and Pedro Chaves have increased their lead in the … Continue reading Contributed by Doug Nagy, Saleen Motorsports
Konrad Motorsports Earns Second Straight Podium IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2002 – Last month two Saleen S7Rs finished on the podium on the same day on two different continents. First in England and third in Canada. This month provided a similar story as two Saleen S7Rs took their drivers to the GTS Drivers’ Championships in … Continue reading SALEEN S7R DRIVERS — CHAMPIONS ON TWO CONTINENTS
