Open wheel racing

Off Lease Only Appoints Alan McLaren as Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Retail, Aftermarket, General Automotive, Automotive, Specialty, Auto racing, Open wheel racing, Business law, Landlord–tenant law, Formula racing, Clan MacLaren, McLaren, Lease

Off Lease Only LLC (Off Lease Only or the Company), one of the largest independently owned used car dealership groups in the United States, today announced that Alan McLaren has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 8, 2020.

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  • Off Lease Only LLC (Off Lease Only or the Company), one of the largest independently owned used car dealership groups in the United States, today announced that Alan McLaren has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 8, 2020.
  • Mr. McLaren reports to Lee Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Off Lease Only, and oversees the Companys day-to-day operations, including sales, finance & insurance (F&I), fixed operations, and the Business Development Center.
  • We are delighted to welcome Alan to Off Lease Only as we continue to execute our growth plans and expand our footprint, said Mr. Wilson.
  • Mr. McLaren commented, Off Lease Only has built an industry-leading business with an unmatched value proposition for its customers as well as strong relationships with its vendor partners.

HondaJet Elite Delivered to Red Bull Formula 1 Racing Team Scuderia AlphaTauri

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Formula One, Open wheel racing, Formula racing, Formula One constructors, Faenza, Scuderia AlphaTauri, Honda, AlphaTauri, Pierre Gasly, Red Bull Racing, Honda HA-420 HondaJet, Scuderia

US, Sept 9, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it has delivered the HondaJet Elite to the Red Bull Formula 1 racing teams, Scuderia AlphaTauri.

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  • US, Sept 9, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it has delivered the HondaJet Elite to the Red Bull Formula 1 racing teams, Scuderia AlphaTauri.
  • Red Bull recently began using the HondaJet Elite to transport their team during the Italian Grand Prix, which concluded with a stunning first place victory by AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly.
  • Helmut Marko, advisor to the Red Bull F1 racing team, spoke to the advantage of the HondaJet Elite.
  • It will be used by Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri as part of our Formula 1 cooperation.

PeopleReady, Primary Sponsorship Partner of Takuma Sato, Congratulates Driver on Indy 500 Win

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Monday, August 24, 2020
Motor Sports, Other Sports, Sports, Automotive, Public relations, Investor relations, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Other Automotive, Formula racing, Open wheel racing, Auto racing, Rahal, Takuma Sato, Lanigan, Indianapolis 500, PeopleReady, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

As the celebration of Takuma Satos second Indy 500 win continues, staffing leader PeopleReady issued its congratulations to the driver and his team.

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  • As the celebration of Takuma Satos second Indy 500 win continues, staffing leader PeopleReady issued its congratulations to the driver and his team.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200824005573/en/
    Takuma Sato, celebrating his second Indy 500 win next to his PeopleReady branded car.
  • PeopleReady is the primary sponsorship partner with Sato and the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team.
  • PeopleReady is extremely excited to be a part of Takuma Satos and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing teams 2020 Indianapolis 500 win.

Sato Wins as Honda Dominates the Indianapolis 500

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Monday, August 24, 2020
Formula racing, Open wheel racing, Auto racing, Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Rainguard Water Sealers 600, Indianapolis 500

The win is the second at Indy for Sato, following his initial "500" triumph in 2017.

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  • The win is the second at Indy for Sato, following his initial "500" triumph in 2017.
  • Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) Started 3rd, finished 1st; second Indy 500 win; 13th victory for Honda at Indianapolis:"I think we had the best car.
  • Ted Klaus (President, Honda Performance Development) on today's Indianapolis 500: "This was a very satisfying win.
  • Together we led all but 22 laps of today's race, and scored an incredible 13th '500' win for Honda."

BorgWarner Presents 2020 Indianapolis 500 Winner Takuma Sato with Borg-Warner Trophy®

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Monday, August 24, 2020
BorgWarner, Indianapolis 500, Borg-Warner Trophy, Auto racing, Ray Harroun, Trophy, Open wheel racing, Motor vehicles

Sato's likeness will be the 107th face to adorn the trophy in honor of his second Indianapolis 500 win.

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  • Sato's likeness will be the 107th face to adorn the trophy in honor of his second Indianapolis 500 win.
  • "It is with great admiration that I present the Borg-Warner Trophy to Takuma Sato, in recognition of his hard-work, dedication and excellence both on and off the track."
  • The Borg-Warner Trophy features the sterling silver image of every Indianapolis 500 winner dating back to Ray Harroun in 1911.
  • The Borg-Warner Trophy, BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy, and BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy are trademarks of BorgWarner Inc.
    BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a global product leader in clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles.

PeopleReady Teams up with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s (RLL) Takuma Sato for Indy 500

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Motor Sports, Professional services, Sports, Human resources, Auto racing, Open wheel racing, Formula racing, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Rahal, Mike Lanigan, Lanigan, Letterman, Takuma Sato, RLL, Graham Rahal, Citrone/Buhl Autosport, PeopleReady, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

The staffing leader is the partner of one of Rahal Letterman Lanigans (RLL) star drivers, Takuma Sato (#30), who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2017.

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  • The staffing leader is the partner of one of Rahal Letterman Lanigans (RLL) star drivers, Takuma Sato (#30), who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2017.
  • RLL is a premier racing team co-owned by Indy car racing legend Bobby Rahal, TV icon David Letterman and entrepreneur Michael Lanigan.
  • Were proud to have such a mission-driven company as a part of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team and partner of Takuma Sato.
  • Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Hilliard, Ohio and Brownsburg, Ind., is co-owned by three-time IndyCar Champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, former CBS Late Show host David Letterman and Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan.

Ferrari signs the 2021-2025 Concorde Agreement

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Auto racing, Open wheel racing, Motorsport, Formula One, Concorde Agreement, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Grand Prix World Championship, FIA World Motor Sport Council

The commercial aspects are defined in the agreement between Ferrari and Formula One.

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  • The commercial aspects are defined in the agreement between Ferrari and Formula One.
  • Scuderia Ferrari is the only team to have taken part in every year of the Formula One World Championship from 1950 to the present day.
  • We are pleased to have signed up again to what is commonly known as the Concorde Agreement, which will regulate Formula One for the next five years.
  • We are pleased that Ferrari is a signatory to the new Concorde Agreement, the three-way agreement that assures a stable future for the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Vuse Driving Forward on a Multi-Million-Dollar, Multi-Year Commitment to Assist Disabled Veterans

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Auto racing, Open wheel racing, Disabled American Veterans, Title 36 of the United States Code, DAV, VUSE, Formula racing, Communist Party of Nepal, Disability, McLaren

"We are thrilled to join our partner, Arrow McLaren SP, in our efforts in accelerating inspiration with disabled veterans across America," said Natasha Webster, Vuse spokesperson.

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  • "We are thrilled to join our partner, Arrow McLaren SP, in our efforts in accelerating inspiration with disabled veterans across America," said Natasha Webster, Vuse spokesperson.
  • Leading into this weekend's running of the Indianapolis 500, Vuse will launch its commitment with a $100,000 donation to DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and a $50,000 contribution to Conquer Paralysis Now (CPN).
  • "This commitment is just part one of making an impact in the lives of disabled American heroes," said Taylor Kiel, Managing Director, Competition, Arrow McLaren SP.
  • "And it is further our commitment to support disabled veterans with programs and partnerships with organizations like DAV and CPN."

Honda Drivers Sweep Front Row for the Indianapolis 500

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Sunday, August 16, 2020
Open wheel racing, Formula racing, IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Grand Prix

On Saturday, Honda drivers and teams also dominated first-round qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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  • On Saturday, Honda drivers and teams also dominated first-round qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • In addition to placing eight drivers into the Fast Nine shootout, Honda drivers fill out the fourth row of the starting grid with Colton Herta, Marcus Ericsson and Spencer Pigot.
  • Ted Klaus (President, Honda Performance Development) on today's Indianapolis 500 pole and front-row sweep for Honda: "This has been a great weekend for Honda, and we're thrilled to have the pole, and an all-Honda front row.
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval), Indianapolis, IN
    104th Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Results:

Back to the Races with Rembrandt Charms

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Friday, August 14, 2020
Auto racing, Open wheel racing, Formula racing, DragonSpeed, Ben Hanley, Elton Julian, Rembrandt

The 104th Indy 500 is set to run on Sunday, August 23 and Rembrandt Charms is sponsoring team DragonSpeed USA, car 81, piloted by driver Ben Hanley.

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  • The 104th Indy 500 is set to run on Sunday, August 23 and Rembrandt Charms is sponsoring team DragonSpeed USA, car 81, piloted by driver Ben Hanley.
  • Rembrandt Charms has a long-standing relationship with Team DragonSpeed, including two consecutive years of sponsorship during the 2019 and 2020 NTT IndyCar racing seasons.
  • Eric Lux, Vice President, Rembrandt Charms, raced to victory with DragonSpeed team principal, Elton Julian, to win the 2011 IMSA LMPC Championship.
  • Only Rembrandt Charms offers thousands of charms in such a wide range of precious metals, including Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, 10 and 14 Karat Yellow Gold, and 14 Karat White Gold.