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OCTOBER 15,2009
EAST TROY, WI - Free thinking motorcycle engineer and innovator Erik Buell has announced that his company will no longer produce Buell motorcycles. Click here to view Buell's emotional announcment.
OCTOBER 2,2009
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - The Virginian-Pilot reported today that Hall Buick-Pontiac-GMC is the first Hampton Roads GM dealer forced to close following General Motors' bankruptcy. CLICK HERE for the full story.
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SEPTEMBER 18,2009
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - RaceFanRadio President and CEO Charlie Brown announced today that a scrolling News Update Ticker has been added to the RFR website.
"Motorsports news happens everyday and not just on race weekends
and we know that our fans want more, so we implemented a simple update.", said RFR's Charlie Brown. "We're now getting over 2 million gross impressions per month from page views, live tune-ins, On Demand downloads, Podcasts and Press Releases - PLUS social and linked networks, which means we have a great opportunity to help get information out to the fans."
RFR invites series, teams and promoters to submit their content to NewsTicker@RaceFanRadio.com.
For full details, logon to www.RaceFanRadio.com
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, VA - octaneonline.com is currently undergoing a major overhaul. Some links and pages may be temporarily unavailable while we update and improve. Please click here if you would like to report a broken link or missing page. Thanks for your patience, and please let us know what you think of the new format!
AUGUST 26, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, VA - Octane Magazine's Dan Hankin has been named Examiner.com's Norfolk Muscle Car Examiner. Please click here to read Dan's latest articles, and click the subscribe button to be notified of future articles.
JULY 27, 2009
PORTSMOUTH, VA - I don't make a whole lot of endorsements here at octaneonline, but after reading Matthew Biberman's book, Big Sid's Vincati, I felt compelled to. It's a great read.
Motorcyclists and hot rodders will appreciate the sacrifice the main characters, author Matthew Biberman and his dad Big Sid, world renowned in Vincent circles, made to create this ultimate motorcycle - the Vincati. Call it a chopper. Call it a special. Call it what you will. I call it badass. This is a custom build in the truest sense - a hot rod Vincent motor in a Ducati GT frame. Finesse meets firepower.
Local Virginia readers will also enjoy the historic account of Big Sid's coming of age in Norfolk, VA. Some of you locals may even know Sid. Though I have never met him, it seems we have some friends in common. I didn't grow up in Hampton Roads, but I have lived here for thirteen years, and I was fascinated by Biberman's first hand account of Norfolk's changing landscape over the decades his family spent in Norfolk.
This really is much more than the story of a motorcycle though. Take the Vincati out of the equation and this is a story of redemption, understanding, and making up for lost time. We should all be so lucky as to have a second chance to connect with the misunderstood family we've taken for granted. If you've ever struggled to connect with your family, you'll see a little bit of yourself in Big Sid's Vincati.
Look for an in-depth review of Big Sid's Vincati here at octaneonline.com soon. Meanwhile, you can pick up your own copy at your local bookseller, or visit www.bigsid.com for more information. You won't be disappointed.