By: LARRY ROBERTS on March 6, 2001 Original Article: www.theautochannel.com Apparently the fortunes of Steve Saleen and his small Southern California car building company are getting better all the time. You might recall that Saleen is the sports car enthusiast-turned-builder who has made his mark in the automotive world as the producer of a line … Continue reading FORD-POWERED SALEEN S7R INTO PRODUCTION
DETROIT, March 6 /PRNewswire/ — NewTech Group International today announced that its revolutionary new full-contact brake system will be installed as original equipment on the 2002 Saleen S7 supercar, making Saleen, Inc. the brake company’s first OE customer. The system will also be available as an option on the high-performance 2002 special edition Saleen Mustangs … Continue reading SALEEN S7 SUPERCAR TO USE NEWTECH’S HIGH-PERFORMANCE BRAKE SYSTEM AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
By: AMY HIGGINS on March 1, 2001 Original Article: MACHINE DESIGN, VOL. 73, ISSUE 5 A space-age chassis and an engine fit for both racing and street cruising take Saleen’s “supercar” to new levels. Zero to 60 in under 4 sec. A top speed North of 200 mph. Ground effects that would let the car … Continue reading ENGINEERING AN AMERICAN SUPERCAR
By: N.A. on January 8, 2001 Original Article: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, VOL. 109, ISSUE 5 Metals in Motion Titanium, magnesium in powerful V-8 DETROIT — Titanium valve retainers and magnesium intake manifolds and throttle bodies are employed in the aluminum-block/aluminum-head 7.0-liter V-8 engine used in the high-powered Saleen S7 sports car built in Irvine, Calif., … Continue reading MATERIALS OUTLOOK
First Customer Car to Compete in Rolex 24 at Daytona IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2000 – Steve Saleen, six-time GT Manufacturer’s Champion in sports car racing, announced today that Paul Gentilozi and his Rocketsports Racing will run a Saleen S7R in the 2001 Rolex 24 scheduled for Feb. 5-6 at Daytona International Speedway. Gentilozzi, the … Continue reading GENTILOZZT & ROCKETSPORTS TO RUN SALEEN S7R
By: AMY WILSON on December 11, 2000 Original Article: AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, VOL. 75, ISSUE 5907 Steve Saleen is a speed merchant. Until now his primary business has been to supply Ford dealers with something they couldn’t get from the factory — a high-performance car that’s capable of going toe to toe with sports cars such … Continue reading SALEEN SPEEDS AHEAD ON S7 PROJECT
By: N.A. on December 4, 2000 Original Article: AUTOWEEK, VOL. 50, ISSUE 51 DECEMBER 4, 2000 To misquote Shakespeare, all the world’s a rally and we’re putting you center stage. World Rally driver Richard Burns topped the competition in the Britain (apge 50) and Subaru is already dreaming about what it–and you– will do with … Continue reading THE NEWS
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
Saleen S7R Bypasses Las Vegas Race for Testing BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 27, 2000 – Saleen/Allen Speedlab, five-time ETD Champion in sports car racing, announced today at the Birmingham Auto Show that Oliver Gavin, former Formula One test driver and British Formula 3 Champion, would be joining the team for the 2001 American Le Lemans Series … Continue reading SALEEN/ALLEN SPEEDLAB SIGNS OLIVER GAVIN
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