The unexpected setback of Jeb Burton
Jeb Burton The unexpected, and rather sudden, departure of a full time primary sponsor has left NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Jeb Burton, and Turner-Scott Motorsports-(TSM), with a serious … Read More
Dunlop Motorsport Manufacturing Plant to Close
Dunlop announced Monday that its motorsport tire factory in Birmingham will close in September after serving the motorsports industry for nearly a century. Production of race tires will be moved … Read More
Simoncelli Entering MotoGP Hall Of Fame
Italian rider Marco Simoncelli will be inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as a MotoGP Legend. The popular former 250cc World Champion was a front-runner in the premier class … Read More
National Motorists Association Takes Red-Light Camera Fight to Airwaves
The drivers' rights organization National Motorists Association (NMA) launched its 2014 national campaign against red-light cameras with the debut of two television advertisements in the New York City metropolitan market. … Read More
Sparse media coverage for the Rolex 24
There wasn’t a single word from Daytona in the New York Times, Boston Globe or other northeastern newspapers on the Rolex 24 and the only coverage of the race in … Read More
Toyota Motor Sales named Official Car of NHRA
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. has signed a multiyear agreement to be the Official Car of NHRA, beginning with the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. “Since 2002, Toyota … Read More
IHRA Inks Television Deal With MAVTV
The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are thrilled to announce the return of IHRA national event drag racing to a national television audience. In an … Read More
Pirelli World Challenge TV schedule announced
WC Vision today announced the television schedule for its 25th anniversary 2014 Pirelli World Challenge Championships season that will air on NBC Sports Network. All races will be broadcast in … Read More
Mercedes emerges as early 2014 F1 favorite
(GMM) Mercedes has emerged as the early 2014 favorite. Amid world champions Red Bull and Renault's crisis, it is obvious that works engine-chassis makers Mercedes and Ferrari have their noses … Read More
NHRA Drag Racing Season Kicks Off This Weekend on ESPN Networks
With drag racing fans ready for some on-track action after a long winter of inactivity, ESPN will begin its 14th season of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series coverage this … Read More
NASCAR driver Travis Kvapil gets probation, community service for assault
Travis Kvapil NASCAR driver Travis Kvapil has agreed to a sentence of probation and community service as part of a deferred prosecution agreement stemming from his arrest in a domestic … Read More
NASCAR’s Chase changes just more gimmicks
Helton and France announce their latest gimmick Getty Images for NASCAR Last week you’ll remember I wrote an article pleading with Brian France for no more gimmicks. Obviously he wasn’t … Read More
V8 Supercars Field Includes Only 25 Cars Due To Cost-Cutting
With just one seat to be officially confirmed, the V8 Supercars field "will be the smallest yet as even the top teams face a financial squeeze," according to Mark Fogarty … Read More
Audi announces powerful 2014 WEC driver lineup
Loic Duval Five World Champions and Le Mans winners plus a former Formula One driver – this is the high-caliber driver line-up Audi will be competing with in the 2014 … Read More
Tommy Aquino killed in accident
Tommy Aquino National Superstock race winner Tommy Aquino has been killed in an accident in his native United States, it has been announced. The 21-year-old was riding Motocross in California … Read More
Carroll Shelby’s Stolen Engine Caper
Shelby 289-cubic Inch V8 A good Shelby-built 289 engine was a coveted item in the mid 1960’s. Many were stolen out of the legendary Hertz Shelby “Rent-a-racers." They left the … Read More
TV audience drop triggered F1’s ‘double points’ move (Update)
UPDATE In Germany, Vettel's home country and where he scored his first home Grand Prix win last season, viewing figures were down by 8.7% – the number of viewers watching … Read More
Recipe for disaster: New F1 cars ugly, slower and sound boring (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 Bernie Ecclestone was "responding to the evidence of this past week's first pre-season test in Jerez, where several teams have struggled with the unfamiliar fuel-efficient engines – which, … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief – Monday
F1 stuck with hideous looking cars until at least 2015 Ross Brawn announces retirement FIA delays nose dispute until 2015 Lotus, Marussia pay 2014 entry fees – reports Massa 'would … Read More