Entries Tagged as 'france'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

France set to invade Germany

Filed under: Euro, PSA, Renault

Renault and Citroen are winding up to launch a frontal assault on the German car market. Germany is Europe’s largest automotive market, filled with über-drivers that demand cars that set the performance and luxury standard for the rest of Europe, and arguably the world. The French automakers want a larger piece […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Singapore night race joins 2008 F1 Calendar

Filed under: Motorsports
Singapore is getting ready to host the first night race in Formula One history after the FIA approved the proposed calendar for next year’s championship. Race promoters in Singapore got the clearance from the FIA to build the Monaco-style street circuit in May, and things are reportedly moving along well. The spectacle of […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

France family will not sell NASCAR

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Euro

Nothing is better at propagating a rumor like a nasty social disease than the internet, and the France family just got a lesson. A report surfaced in Europe that an investment firm based there was investigating the potential purchase of NASCAR. Brian France, chairman of NASCAR, dismissed the report as speculation. […]

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