IMS' PEDS Barrier started SAFER Barrier revolution

  IMS
Ten years ago, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League officials were determined to take the next step in motorsports safety. What they produced was a revolution with a funny name: the PEDS Barrier.  Today the SAFER Barrier (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) has gained international acclaim as an energy-absorbing barrier, credited with drastically reducing the level of injury or death on high-speed oval racetracks.

Scenes from MotoGP at Laguna Seca

  by Bob Heathcote

Kohler international Challenge vintage car race

  by Tim Wohlford
If the New York Time's description of Alain de Cadenet's "Victory By Design," as "car porn" is true, then the Kohler International Challenge at Road America is the porn star convention -- hot bodies with alluring bumps and lumps in all the right places, inciting youthful lust and passion, raw poetry in motion and beauty, all at a price that few of us can afford.

Promising future for the Circuit of Dakar Baobabs

  1st permanent circuit in West Africa
The famous Dakar Rally which could not be held this year for safety fears along the route, is no more. Would this leave Dakar void of any motor sport? Not exactly...in Dakar, a permanent circuit has seen the light of day: Dakar Baobabs!  Jean-André Collard (Trace Events), his son in law, inspired by the Spa and Istanbul circuits drew up the plans for a track, and very quickly the tarmac was laid.

Brian Wolfe is living out a dream

  Ford's new Director of Racing
Brian Wolfe, the new Director of Ford Racing Technology, is living a dream. When long-time Ford Racing boss Dan Davis announced his retirement effective August 1, Wolfe was tabbed as the replacement for Davis. Wolfe, a part-time drag racer, brings the passion of a racer to the job with the wealth of design and development experience from 26 years with Ford Motor Company. He took a few minutes from his busy schedule to answer a few questions.

Scenes from British F3 races at Brands Hatch

  by Gary Parravani

Simmons Wins in USTCC at Sonoma

  by Ali Arsham
Curt Simmons won the Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship round at Infineon Raceway in his Sunnyvale Dodge SRT-4.  Simmons became the fourth different driver to win in as many races and was his first victory since winning the championship in 2007.

Scenes from Thruxton British F3 weekend

  by Gary Parravani

NHRA releases initial findings from Kalitta crash

  NHRA
While still conducting its investigation into the details of last week's tragic accident that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, NHRA announced today some of its initial findings and subsequent steps being taken to continue its efforts to make the sport safer. It has been determined that a tragic series of events took place that fateful afternoon.  An engine explosion near the end of the run resulted in separating most of the car's body from the chassis.

Scenes from Snetterton F3 race

  by Gary Parravani

Italian MotoGP preview

  MotoGP
You can never write off a champion and certainly can never write off a man who has been world champion five times in the premier class. After two years without a world title, Valentino Rossi looks poised to make 2008 his great comeback year and there may be very little his rivals can do about it.

Scenes from F3 race at Rockingham, England

  by Gary Parravani