Crossword Puzzle: February 2011
Across 1. Drum-brake system footwear 3. Battery hydrometer info, ____ gravity 9. Bearing components, perhaps 10. Japanese warrior’s Kawasaki motorcycle 11. OBD scan-tool data 12. With 8-Down, exhaust-manifold item 14. NY tags motto, The ____ State 16. Alternator’s stationary windings 19. Nickname for Chevrolet emblem (3,3) 21. Dwell ____, ignition-timing spec 24. Serpentine-belt pulley type
Funding For Technicial Education Expected to Drop
Budget plans from both the House of Representatives and the White House are called “misguided” by career education associations.
Is Your Vehicle Calendar Worthy?
DuPont Performance Coatings Accepting Entries for Calendar Competition — Winners Featured on 2012 Calendar and Receive Cash Prizes
The Top 20 Schools Have Been Named in the School of the Year Competition
Top 20 schools now have the opportunity to vie for the title of 2011 School of the Year by putting together a promotional binder that highlights their automotive program.
Road Trip: Film and TV Icon Vehicles Find Home in New Las Auto Museum — ”Hot Rod City”
Deemed the largest vehicular attraction in the U.S, the Dezer Collection, along with nostalgic memorabilia, food court and shopping, are housed in the 250,000 square-foot air conditioned facility near the Vegas Strip.
SEMA Sets July 8th as “Collector Car Appreciation Day”
Annual Event Acknowledges Importance of Collection and Restoration of Classic Cars
Gates Corporation Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Launched with entrepreneurial spirit and driven to innovate, the company is one of the world’s leading industrial and automotive manufacturers
Hollywood Hot Rides: The Black Beauty from “The Green Hornet”
Just like the rest of the characters in “The Green Hornet,” the Black Beauty had to be cast. In the casting process, several cars auditioned, and the filmmakers were not sentimental during the process.
Instructor Insight: Developing a Shop Class for the 21st Century
After years of being a shop owner and not knowing a better way, I developed my automotive class as I would a shop or service center with lots of employees. My class/lab reflects the world of work more than the average academic classroom.
All-Electric Vehicle Circuit Race Series to Launch in Europe This Summer
The seven-race, green motorsport series, known as the EV Cup, will include two principle classes of zero emission electric cars – the City EV cars, where drivers will compete in carbon-free, race-prepared urban THINK cars, and the Sports EV class, which will feature teams racing 185 KPH Westfield iRacers.