Johnson To Go Aboard The Cadillac Cts-v In Speed Gt

What's new for General Motors? Well apart from new vehicles unveiled at auto shows in recent national and international manufacturing and quality, GM GM shares stirrup, GM Cadillac NASCAR team also has something new for racing fans. GM Cadillac Team recently signed Jimmie Johnson, the reigning Nextel Cup Series driving the No. 16 Cadillac CTS-V in the next SCCA Speed World Challenge GT, to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in May 2007. This is what Jimmie Johnson said in a press release from GM: "I've driven thousands of laps at Lowe's Motor Speedway and enjoyed success there, but it will be a new experience for me turn right and the left when race in SPEED GT event in Charlotte. I've always enjoyed driving different vehicle types, so I'm looking forward to racing against sports cars with the Cadillac CTS-V sedan. "When I tested with the team at Cadillac in Sebring in February discovered that the Cadillac CTS-V race car is the handling and braking are similar to those developed that we use in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing road. I hope my experience at Lowe's Motor Speedway will benefit the team, as only one day for practice, qualifying and racing, "he continued." I really enjoyed working with the team Team Cadillac and my teammates Andy Pilgrim and Lawson Aschenbach during the test, and I think we can get our racing cars CTS-V to work quickly is the oval during the stretches of road at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "Johnson began his career as a racing driver in the NEXTEL Cup Series in 2002 when he entered the 2002 Daytona 500 and finished in 15th place. It was also the runner-up 2002 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. Johnson pilots currently No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Hendrick Motorsports. "We are proud to have Jimmie as a member of the GM family and we appreciate the cooperation between Chevrolet, Cadillac, GM Racing and Hendrick Motorsports that made this program possible." said Steve Wesoloski, GM Road Racing Group Manager. "This is a great opportunity for defending champion of NASCAR Nextel Cup race in one of our GM Racing road, and certainly put the SPEED World Challenge Series in the spotlight ". In addition, Cadillac General Manager Jim Taylor said:" As we've been reinventing and rebuilding the Cadillac brand in recent years, we made a conscious decision to align strategic Cadillac with the best of the best in everything do. We will have the last TWO SPEED GT champions, Andy and Lawson, for the entire season of 2007, and we are absolutely delighted to have the 2006 champion of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Jimmie Johnson third CTS-V in Charlotte next race. "Jimmie Johnson go on board the Cadillac CTS - V and the experience of racing, high performance and dynamic handling of the monstrous 6.0-liter V8 engine pumping 500 horses under the hood.

The Future Of Holden Racing Team

According to a recent report by the Herald Sun online (www.news.com.au), General Motors Holden Racing Team (HRT) in Australia was put in court the jury to decide who will take control of the team. The ownership of Holden Racing Team has been challenged by interested parties willing to operate the team including Mark Skaife of Skaife Sports and former HRT owner Tom Walkinshaw. It is up to jurors to decide who Australians between the two sides will be the owner of Holden Racing Team and to continue its work in V8 Supercar racing, which is the most popular motor sport in the country and in New Zealand. The two sides have already proposed a structure for the Holden Racing Team, and the association between the two parties, Skaife Walkinshaw and included, which means that only Skaife has the right to take control of the Holden racing team. "We have received the documents to be supplied by Skaife Sports. And received within the prescribed period," said TEGA chairman Kelvin O'Reilly. "The problems we are dealing with are complex and require a series of detailed discussions with the TEGA Board. We are acting as quickly as possible to eliminate the uncertainty that dominates the situation as soon as possible." The fans added.Australian racing cars, especially racing fans Holden team are very happy to see who takes control and management of Holden Racing Team and very pleased to see the team compete in the 2007 The Australian V8 Supercars. Holden Racing Team Commodore VE debut in the 2007 season is likely kW equipped with a 6.0L 270 (or more) of the V8 engines. As for the GM brand vehicles, the Holden VE Commodore is equipped with quality components as part of GM Powertrain, GM radiator and system.Meanwhile framework, the report also said the driver hit by Team Kiwi Racing Paul Radisic will have a thorough check, you decide to enter the V8 Supercar series, despite his condition. New Zealand driver crashed his Holden Commodore in a practice session for the Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in October. "I really want to get behind the wheel of this new TKR machine in Perth, but I also know I must be in 110 percent form, not only physically but in the form of tender and ready for the pace of what a great package of the race this year. "he said.