The News Review:
- nex and Carlyle Group return to auto business
- Blaney gives Toyota first Nextel Cup pole – Auto
- Gommendy bests Bourdais for provisional pole – Auto
nex and Carlyle Group return to auto business
Toronto Star – Jun 29, 2007
Tony Van Alphen Business Reporter nex Corp. is back in the auto business after teaming up with another company in a $5. ) deal to buy a major transmission manufacturer whose founder started the world’s most famous car race. Toronto-based nex and The Carlyle Group a private equity firm in Washington announced yesterday they had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Allison Transmission a division of General Motors Corp.
Blaney gives Toyota first Nextel Cup pole – Auto
ESPN – Jun 29, 2007
– Dave Blaney finally gave Toyota something tocelebrate Friday winning the pole for the NASCAR Nextel Cup raceat New Hampshire International Speedway. It’s been a long difficult first season in Cup for the Japaneseautomaker. Its teams have had trouble getting their cars qualifiedfor races let alone vying for poles. But Blaney’s fast lap of 129. 437 mph in his Bill Davis RacingNo.
Gommendy bests Bourdais for provisional pole – Auto
ESPN – Jun 29, 2007
– Tristan Gommendy topped a big dayfor the French by winning the provisional pole in Friday’squalifying session for the inaugural Champ Car Mont-Tremblant. Gommendy posted a time of 1 minute 16. 776 seconds in the fifthof his 10 laps during the session completing the day’s fastest lapat an average speed of 122. The 27-year-old rookie guaranteed himself a spot in the frontrow for Sunday’s race narrowly holding off fellow countrymanSebastien Bourdais.