When my sister bought her first car by herself she paid the full sticker price. What she didn’t realize was that car prices are negotiable unlike the prices you pay for clothes in a Department Store. If AskPatty was online several years ago, she could have simply asked a question and without embarrassment get an honest and straight answer.

AskPatty is a Website where women (and men) can ask any automotive question and get an answer from a panel of automotive experts headed by NASCAR driver Deborah Renshaw.

As part of her automotive advisory role, Renshaw will respond online to questions from consumer women regarding their automotive needs. “Ask Patty is what consumer women have been waiting for – a safe online place to get advice before they visit their local car dealerships,” states Renshaw. [PRWEB]

While negotiating the price for a used car or getting a quotation by some advisor of AskPatty, the inclusion of car audio system, fittings of other accessories and any new installation of new switches must be taken into account. A used car can be easily jazzed up with the inclusion of the gadgets of your own choice. The addition of woofers and sirius satellite radios can give your driving experience a whole new feel.

Over 800 high school students from across the Midwest will drag race for a portion of $20,000 in scholarship money to the University of Northwestern Ohio. The 18th Annual ACDelco High School Nationals presented by Amalie Motor Oil at Norwalk Raceway Park will feature high schools competing against each other for bragging rights, and students racing for their educational future.

This annual race is unusual in a few ways, including a rule against real racecars. Students compete in street-legal cars only.

Last year’s winner, Drew Elliot, of Bellville, Ohio, won the event in 2005, taking home a $10,000 scholarship. Runner-up Robert Reid of Pataskala, Ohio took home a $5,000 scholarship.

Norwalk Raceway Park hosts the fastest cars on the planet each year, from 330 mph Nitro Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters, to jet cars at mind numbing speeds. But for Norwalk Raceway President Bill Bader, Jr., the High School Nationals is a great chance to teach safety and responsibility to a captive audience.

“The High School Nationals gives us a splendid opportunity to teach a captive audience about the safety and responsibility of racing on the drag strip,” Bader said. “Plus, it is a great chance for students to earn a large amount of scholarship money to a great institution, the University of Northwestern Ohio. [PRWEB]

GTES announced today that it has released the latest update to the SHERLOC Hosted Location Services, adding support for the SVR-200 GPS tracking device.

The SVR-200 combines a high-performance SiRFstar GPS engine with wireless linking via the ReFLEX two-way data network, and provides extremely competitive pricing for both the hardware and the airtime services.

“In discussions with our customers we identified a number of applications requiring a lower-cost hardware platform combined with reduced operating costs,” stated GTES Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development Mark Pocock.

“We believe that the SVR-200 price point will attract both consumer and business operators who want to enjoy the security and efficiency benefits of on-demand vehicle tracking, but had considered previously available solutions too expensive to justify.”

The SVR-200 is a 12-24V vehicle tracking device which supports scheduled or on-demand location reporting, geofences, background tracking, speed and motion alerts, external I/O connectivity, and is available with service plans for the US or Canada.

When used in combination the SHERLOC, web-based tracking service, the SVR-200 provides the means for subscribers to determine the current location of the vehicle either on-demand or on a regularly scheduled basis.

Alerts can be sent to a cell-phone or email account, notifying subscribers when the vehicle speed exceeds a programmable threshold, enters or exits a defined geographic area, or is stopped for more than a configurable length of time.

Visibility of the vehicle location and behavior increases security, reduces operating costs, and improves the efficiency of fleet management.

“We’re pleased to add the SVR-200 to the suite of tracking solutions we offer,” stated GTES President Russ Allen. “SHERLOCâ„¢ is already gaining strong acceptance in the security industry.

“With the unique combination of performance and value afforded by the SVR-200, we are looking forward to addressing the vehicle tracking needs of even our most cost sensitive customers.”

For more information on the SVR-200 or SHERLOCâ„¢ please contact Brooks Marsden, VP of Sales, at 770-754-1666 or refer to our website at www.sherlocgps.com. [PRWEB]