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- Law Wins Pole For Grand Prix Of Miami - The Auto Chanel
- Mercury News interview: Sergio Santos, president of UAW Local 2244 - San Jose Mercury News
- Honda picks Rajasthan over Haryana - Central Chronicle
- MANDARIN COPS: Shoplifter caught after store employee bitten and ... - Florida Times-Union
Law Wins Pole For Grand Prix Of Miami - The Auto Chanel Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:35 AM PST HOMESTEAD, March 6, 2010: Darren Law - with some help from Brumos Racing official Hurley Haywood - ran a lap of 1:11.806 (115.311 mph) to capture the pole for Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami, Round 2 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. Law led a nine-driver assault on Jon Fogarty's five-month-old Homestead-Miami Speedway Daytona Prototype track record in preparation for the two-hour, 45-minute race that takes the green flag at 5 p.m. ET Saturday (SPEED, live). Paul Edwards won the GT pole in the No. 07 Mobil 1 Corvette with a lap of 1:18.123 (106.322 mph). Eight drivers were under Nick Ham's 2009 track mark in the 15-minute session. Fogarty qualified second in the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet, 1:11.839 (114.311 mph), followed by Brian Frisselle in the No. 6 The Pit Stop on Norris Lake Ford Riley, 1:12.079 (114.874 mph); Memo Rojas in the No. 01 TELMEX BMW Riley, 1:12.166 (114.735 mph); and Ricky Taylor in the No. 10 SunTrust Ford Dallara, 1:12.282 (114.551 mph). Also eclipsing the former track record were Ryan Hunter-Reay in the No. 95 Crown Royal Cask No. 16/US Bank BMW Riley, Mark Wilkins in the No. 61 Pacific Mobile Ford Riley, Buddy Rice in the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Porsche Coyote, and Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Terry Borcheller in the No. 9 Action Express Racing Porsche Riley. Haywood won last October's Grand Prix as a late substitute in the No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley, co-driving with Joao Barbosa. One of America's most successful endurance racers, Haywood retired from active competition following the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona - a race he won a record five times. He remains active in the sport as an official with Brumos Racing. "Prior to going out, Hurley told me to get in the car and visualize the track," said Law, who won his only prior pole position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2005. "I kind of blew it off, but I did get in the car early and tried to visualize it. Then we went out and won the pole, and Hurley's taking all the credit for it." Fogarty had a personal streak of winning the pole in his last five qualifying attempts, while he ended 2009 by winning the pole in six of the last seven races, including the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "We would like to be on the pole, but it's a good starting position," said Fogarty, who shared the 2007 and 2009 Daytona Prototype championships with Alex Gurney. "I'm a little disappointed that we didn't maximize qualifying, but we were also trying to conserve our tires and not put a lot of laps on them. We only ran one quick lap. The Brumos guys are right there and super fast. " Edwards and Banner Racing won the GT class in three of its last four Homestead races in a Pontiac. Edwards will be joined on Saturday by Scott Russell in the No. 07 Mobil 1 Corvette, with the motorcycle legend missing Friday's Homestead activities to participate in SPEED's coverage of the Daytona 200 By Honda - America's premier motorcycle race. Russell won that event five times. "We couldn't do three laps in a row at Daytona without it breaking down," said Edwards. "Today, we ran all day without a problem. The car's fast. We're getting the car very well balanced. The team's done a remarkable job to get the car where we didn't have a hiccup in it. That gives me a lot of confidence." SpeedSource claimed the next three positions and Mazda the next four. Jonathan Bomarito made his qualifying debut as regular co-driver in the Rolex 24 class-winning SpeedSource No. 70 Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 by winning the outside pole with a lap of 1:18.132 (105.975 mph). John Edwards qualified third in the debut of the SpeedSource No. 68 Nuclear Clean Air Energy Mazda RX-8, 1:18.137 (105.968 mph), followed by Emil Assentato in the SpeedSource No. 69 FXDD Mazda, 1:18.144 (105.958 mph) and Todd Lamb in the No. 30 Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8, 1:18.219 (105.857 mph). Also under Ham's old track record were Andrew Davis in the No. 57 Stevenson Automotive Group/Vin Solutions Camaro, James Gue in Dempsey Racing's No. 41 Global Diving Mazda RX-8 and Luke Hines in the No. 48 Miller Barrett Racing Porsche GT3. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
Mercury News interview: Sergio Santos, president of UAW Local 2244 - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 06 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PST Once upon a time, Sergio Santos had time aplenty — to play golf, take camping trips, ski at Incline Village. Now his mountain condo has been sold, the fairways and putting greens are distant memories, and the president of the local chapter of the United Autoworkers in Fremont has been devoting every waking hour to just one thing: Trying to keep the NUMMI auto plant from shutting down forever. This week, success seemed more elusive than ever. Toyota said it was determined to close the fabled New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant April 1, cutting adrift its 4,700 employees and tens of thousands of vendors throughout the Bay Area and beyond. That seemed to deal Santos and his fellow members of the UAW Local 2244 a fatal blow. "With all of Toyota's quality-control problems right now, why abandon a world-class work force that wins awards, and just throw these people out of a job?" he asked. "Some employees have been here as long as 26 years, and building quality cars and trucks is all they've ever known." Toyota did say it would give $250 million in bonuses to help workers through the transition period. But Santos' bigger battle seemed to be drawing to a close. Q What's the mood now at NUMMI as the plant approaches shutdown? A As we get close to March 31, people are feeling the reality starting to sink in. But at the same time, our efficiency rating has gone up six or seven points into the high 90s, which tells me that these workers are trying to show the company that they've got a quality work force in place here, and it would be a shame to shut this plant down.There's a lot of uncertainty. But our members are hoping that a delegation heading to Japan this week (Thursday) on our behalf will be able to get an extension at the very least. For now, people are still focused on their work and hopeful that this place can be saved somehow. Q What would NUMMI's closing mean to the Bay Area's economy? A With the loss of jobs for nearly 5,000 workers at the plant, along with 50,000 more throughout the state among suppliers and vendors, the closure would mean an economic tsunami for the Bay Area and beyond. And from janitors to people doing environmental cleaning at night, to people making truck beds in L.A. or seats in Livermore, you'll see families ripped apart, suicides and broken homes. And you'll have a lot of homes lost to foreclosure. A lot of our people have already stopped making payments on their homes because they know they might not be able to pay those mortgages going forward. Q What has the relationship between NUMMI and the UAW been like over the years? A It's been quite unique. We've had eight successive contracts without any work stoppage. For example, in 2005 the company came to us in the middle of a contract saying insurance costs were too high, so our members agreed to help offset those costs. We rose to the occasion and ratified a modified contract to modify the insurance plan. Q How did you end up as the local's president? A I was first elected president about five years ago. I came up through the ranks after starting at NUMMI in 1991, working on the assembly line. I'm originally from San Leandro, and my grandfather worked in the '50s at an automotive plant where Eastmont Mall now sits. And my dad worked at the Fremont plan in the early '60s, so I'm a third-generation autoworker, one of only a handful at NUMMI today. Q What else can be done to try and keep the plant open? A We have a blue-ribbon commission headed by California Treasurer Bill Lockyer and UC-Berkeley professor Harley Shaiken, and their delegation is heading to Japan, giving Toyota reasons why they shouldn't close the plant down. At the very least, they should give us an extension so we'd have time to try to figure things out, even if it comes to the union making concessions to keep it open. We just want Toyota to give us a chance. Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689. SERGIO SANTOS Age: 46 FIVE THINGS ABOUT SERGIO SANTOS 1. Quit college and took a job to help put his older brother through college. 2. Is a third-generation auto worker. 3. Has traveled to all 50 states. 4. An avid bicyclist, he has often ridden from Willow Glen to Morgan Hill and back. 5. Fell in love at first sight with his fiancee, Marcella, after asking her out of the blue to have coffee. Marcella, a real-estate agent, thought at first he wanted to buy a house, but he soon confessed he was " lost inside her eyes and couldn"t find my way out." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
Honda picks Rajasthan over Haryana - Central Chronicle Posted: 06 Mar 2010 04:39 AM PST Agencies
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MANDARIN COPS: Shoplifter caught after store employee bitten and ... - Florida Times-Union Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:48 PM PST A 32-year-old woman was arrested on multiple charges after a loss-prevention officer at Marshalls told police she punched him in the face several times and bit him on the arm after he saw her conceal children's clothing in her purse. The shoplifting incident occurred at the store at 10993 San Jose Blvd. at 5 p.m. Sunday. The suspect was arrested on charges of petit theft with two prior theft convictions, resisting a retail merchant and battery with a prior conviction. Police arrived to find the 34-year-old employee struggling with the suspect at the front door. The employee told police he saw the suspect try to leave Marshalls with items valued at $168. When he told her who he was, police said, she pushed him, punched him and bit him. Another employee told police he witnessed the incident. The suspect was with two other women who stole items in a bag, but they fled in a black sport utility vehicle, police said. Sandy Strickland The following are crimes and other incidents reported recently in Mandarin to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office: Residential burglary: 10700 block of Sky Lark Drive - Someone came into the home of a 90-year-old woman and stole $67 from her wallet, which was hidden in a cabinet, police said. The burglary occurred between 8 p.m. Feb. 27 and 7:15 a.m. Sunday. Police said the front door was open, but there were no signs of forced entry. The victim has a live-in caregiver. Motorcycle theft: 8400 block of Southside Boulevard - A black and blue 2007 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen between 2:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Feb. 27. The 22-year-old victim told police the cycle has a large "S" painted on the rear of the seat and a military base decal on the front left side. Auto burglary: 6100 block of Cherry Lake Drive N. - A radar detector and iPhone adaptor valued at $320 were stolen from a Chevrolet Silverado between 11 p.m. Feb. 27 and 7 a.m. Sunday. 6200 block of Pendragon Place - A radar detector, GPS, part of a car stereo system and five CDs, valued at $750 total, were stolen from an unlocked Toyota Camry between noon Sunday and 9:45 a.m. Monday. 5700 block of Mining Terrace - Food snacks valued at $2,768 were stolen from a truck between 11 a.m. Feb. 27 and 4 a.m. Monday. The victim told police that someone apparently pried open the truck's lock. -Compiled by Sandy Strickland Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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