archive of September, 2009
A newly-built Saturn dealership on Highway 98 in Panama City did not open in “Fall 2008,” and it never will. G.M. is killing Saturn — “a different kind of car company, a different kind of car.” It will follow Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Geo, Plymouth, Eagle, AMC and other brands to the junkyard of history.
Penske Automotive Group announced today that it has ceased discussion with General Motors to buy the Saturn brand. »→
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Placing the blame is a bad habit, but taking the blame is a sure builder of character. ~ O. A. Battista
“I would have been hard, rough and ill-tempered were it not for God’s grace. . . It is not sufficient for me to love God if I do not love my neighbor. I belong to God and to the poor.” ~ Saint Vincent de Paul
Happy birthday to racer Memo Gidley, born September 29, 1969
The Philippines government reports that 240 people are known to have died in severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana.
The country has appealed for foreign aid to deal with the disaster which has displaced more than 450,000 people, including 375,000 people who are in makeshift shelters. »→
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Happy birthday to sports car racer Ron Fellows, born September 28, 1959
2010 American Le Mans Series race schedule
March 20 – Saturday: 58th Annual 12 Hours at Sebring »→
Petit Le Mans race officials declared the race finished about 8 p.m., after hours of suspension. Only 467 of the scheduled 1,000 miles of the Petit Le Mans sports car race had been run before heavy rain caused the American Le Mans Series to stop the race due to flooding on track.
If weather and track conditions permit, on Sunday, September 27, new “LMP Challenge” race cars will be tested at Road Atlanta. The new, spec-racer type cars of the LMP Challenge class will first compete in North America next March in the 12 Hours at Sebring. »→