Race Engine Technology voted the Mercedes-Benz engine, Race Engine of the Year.

The Acura LMP1 4.0 litre V8 engine won the North American Engine of the Year by Race Technology magazine.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (February 5, 2010) – The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship series Powered by Mazda, North America’s longest running racing series, assigned Agency of Record duties to Theory Communication and Design, a full service automotive-focused agency.

Theory Communication and Design has a strong history of working in motorsports and was fundamentally founded around the automotive marketplace and racing. Motorsports is a key pillar of the Theory philosophy. Many of the members of the Theory team have personal experience in racing and even more experience in brand building. “These guys just get it,” said Atlantic Championship President Ben Johnston. “Ever since I first sat down with the Theory team, I could just tell they knew how to help take the Atlantic Championship Series to the next level. I have such a deep passion for this series and I can feel that same passion inside of the entire Theory team. I have no doubt that they will help bring a lot of buzz and attention to the series, racers, teams and sponsors.”

“The Atlantic Championship series has done so much for the racing community and helped provide that much needed launching pad for some of the best drivers we see on the race track today. To have the opportunity to support the series that has given so much to the racing community is an honor and truly special,” said Andy Williamson, President of Theory Communication and Design. “We’re considering this effort more of a mutual partnership and we’re heavily invested in making this series really something extraordinary. We’re excited to be working with Ben and his enthusiasm is just what the Atlantic Championship needed.” Official duties for Theory Communication and Design will focus around public relations, marketing strategies, design work and event activation.

About Atlantic Championship

The Atlantic Championship series is the premier ladder series for up-and-coming professional race car drivers around the world. For more than 36 years, the Atlantic Championship has facilitated the launch of racing careers into Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar and other forms of professional motorsport. Atlantic Championship vehicles are ultra-lightweight, powerful, open-wheel race cars that help prepare drivers for top tier global racing environments. For 2010, Mazda and Cooper Tire title sponsor the Atlantic Championship and provide some of the world-class components used in competition. For more information please visit AtlanticChampionship.com.

About Theory Communication and Design

Theory Communication and Design has been serving the automotive industry since 2005. Theory has quickly become one of the premier automotive agencies in the industry through Public Relations, Marketing, Media Management, Digital Enterprise, Media Buying, Athlete Management and Design services that they provide as the Agency of Record for clients such as ExxonMobil, General Motors and many others. For more information on Theory Communication and Design, please call 954.428.1800 or visit TheoryConcept.com.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (February 4, 2010)

The Atlantic Championship Series is offering a full season of racing for a fixed cost of $495,000, including ten race weekends and twelve races. The 2010 season will include world class championship level racing throughout the year, starting with the 12 Hours of Sebring and finishing with Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. The fixed price budget is available direct from the series and interested parties should contact David Bowes at DBowes@AtlanticChampionship.com. Ben Johnston, Atlantic Championship owner, said “I am delighted to confirm that we have negotiated a fixed budget for all of our drivers in 2010. It is a fact that the Atlantic Championship consistently demonstrates, above all other series, that it promotes its drivers into the highest levels of motorsport. We are now able to do all of that for less, which is a huge opportunity for all current and future competitors.”

The Atlantic Championship will be hosting a two day test at Spring Mountain Motorsports Park, Nevada – just outside Las Vegas – on February 22nd and 23rd for all drivers considering competing in the 2010 season. Series officials confirmed today that at least one current European F1 team manager will be in attendance throughout the two day test. This is the first of the opportunities that the Atlantic Series will be offering to drivers this year as part of its new “Road to F1” vision. Interested drivers should contact David Bowes for more details.

About Atlantic Championship

The Atlantic Championship series is the premier ladder series for up-and-coming professional race car drivers around the world. For more than 36 years, the Atlantic Championship has facilitated the launch of racing careers into Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar and other forms of professional motorsport. Atlantic Championship vehicles are ultra-lightweight, powerful, open-wheel race cars that help prepare drivers for top tier global racing environments. For 2010, Mazda and Cooper Tire title sponsor the Atlantic Championship and provide some of the world-class components used in competition. For more information please visit AtlanticChampionship.com

With over 260 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft of torque on tap, the factory LNF engine is a formable powerplant to have residing under your hood. GM is committed to the Sport Compact enthusiast and as such, is releasing the LNF Turbo Upgrade kit for the Pontiac Solstice, Sky Redline and HHR SS. This upgrade kit includes a new engine calibration and upgraded MAP sensors that turn those 260 ponies into 290 stampeding horses!

GMTunerSource worked with Todd Christensen at GM to help put us in touch with the lead engineer of this upgrade, Bill Duncan, at GM’s High Performance Vehicle Organization to give us an exclusive inside look at the new LNF Turbo Upgrade Kit. After many meetings with Bill, we are very excited about the new kit. GM really did their homework and has delivered a knockout upgrade for LNF owners.

Read the rest of the story at www.GMTunerSource.com

There’s something special about your birthplace, where no matter where you end up, coming home always has a special feeling to it. This Saturday we invited ECOtec owners to come back to the birthplace of the Cobalt and get in on an exclusive tour of the entire facility. From frame construction to final assembly, the owners that attended got an unprecedented look at how their car was built and who put their car together.

There were a total of 134 people that attended the owners meet with eighty five ECOtec owners bringing their vehicles to the Lordstown facility. A majority of these owners came from CobaltSS.net, an online community of Cobalt enthusiasts, and brought their customized Cobalt’s to Lordstown from as far away as Texas and Mississippi to come see a tour of the plant. We hooked everyone up with special one-off Cobalt hats, posters, frisbees, stickers and tons of other goodies. We also set up a special catered lunch for all the owners, so that after their tour of the plant, they could sit down, relax and hang out with their long lost brothers.

To read the rest of what happened at the Lordstown Plant Tour and to see over 250 pictures from the event, visit GMTunerSource.com

Theory Communication and Design has taken a major step in growing its business and services by expanding to a west coast office. This incredibly exciting news comes on the heels of Neil Tjin, former Executive Editor of HCI Magazine, joining the Theory team and spearheading their new west coast office.

Tjin is no stranger to the automotive industry, as he has been involved in the automotive market for more than a decade. Over the years, Neil has experienced great success in many fields such as a Marketing Manager, PR Advisor, Car Designer and Executive Editor of HCI Magazine. Tjin has been able to take a hobby and turn it into a career. He has been responsible for designing and building more than fifty high profile vehicles, showcasing his creative talents on numerous Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Hondas, Acuras, Nissans, Infinitis, Scions, and Volvos. In recent years, Tjin has also teamed up with major OEM manufacturers such as Chevrolet, Pontiac, Scion and Honda North America. HCI Magazine has experienced growth and industry recognition through his leadership as their Executive Editor since 2003.

Tjins overall talents and determination have brought him numerous accolades including the 2004 Industry Person of the Year and 2005 SEMA Person of the Year. With Tjins experience and invaluable expertise in the automotive segment, he will immediately help make an impact for Theorys clients. Tjin has stepped in as an Account Manager at Theory and is presently working on major programs for NOS Energy Drink, which will quickly become apparent here in 2008.

Working as the Executive Editor of HCI Magazine, a nationally published automotive magazine, for close to 5 years has really given me the opportunity to gain valuable experience on the media side of things. During this time I have been able to help build many priceless relationships, which has helped me tremendously in my career, said Neil Tjin. I have worked with Andy Williamson and the Theory team on many projects in the past, and their drive, determination, and dedication to their clients is unmatched. When Andy and I got together to figure out what would be the best move for Theory and their clients, we knew that collaboration between Theory Communication and Design and myself would make a great impact in the industry.

I am extremely excited about this new venture for Theory. We work very hard to provide our clients with top notch service, and hiring Neil Tjin is going to give us an incredible boost, said Andy Williamson, President of Theory Communication and Design. Neil comes with a great amount of experience and will be an immediate asset for Theory. We are an extremely passionate group here at Theory and Neil will fit in perfectly. Expanding our presence to the west coast is going to be very impactful for Theory. I can easily see the west coast office growing very quickly over there. It comes at a very exciting time for Theory, as we are seeing great growth here in 2008.

Theory Communication and Design has been serving the automotive industry since 2005. Theory has quickly become one of the premier automotive agencies in the industry, through their Public Relations, Marketing, Media Management, Digital Enterprise, Media Buying, Advertising and Marketing Design and Athlete Management services that they provide as the Agency of Record for clients such as ExxonMobil, General Motors, NOS Energy Drink (Coca Cola) etc. For more information on Theory Communication and Design, please call 954.428.1800 or visit www.theoryconcept.com.

Today is the day that Apple shows off all their sick technology. Right now join Theory in watching the WWDC with us at MacRummors. We are having a great time right now! We love Apple and all that they have contributed to our company. Steve Jobs is introducing everything right now to us. So hurry up and watch the very live updates.