An Inside Look at Motorsports
During the summer five week testing break Vodafone McLaren Mercedes test driver Gary Paffett spent some time at the McLaren Technology Centre. Taking a break from his simulation work Gary … Read More
Even before Wall Street's latest stomach-churning ride, automakers in Detroit were bracing for a tough year. By June, vehicle sales were on track to end the year at a nine-year … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. A matter of days after the west London football club denied the story, it now appears certain that Renault boss Flavio Briatore … Read More
(GMM) The International Court of Appeal will hear McLaren's appeal against docked championship points on September 19, governing body the FIA announced on Friday. The Paris hearing is set to … Read More
An association of U.S.-based racing sanctioning bodies is asking to get involved in the Kentucky Speedway antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. The Automobile Competition Committee for the … Read More
The National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Fitz Motorsports. The appeal concerned three penalties issued by NASCAR following post-race inspection on August 4, 2007 for … Read More
MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi announced Thursday that he will leave Ducati at the end of this season and join Suzuki. The Italian driver signed a one-year contract with Suzuki, with … Read More
Chevrolet has unveiled the latest member of its SS family: the 2008 HHR SS. The four-door vehicle was specifically developed by the GM Performance Division, a team of engineers and … Read More
Rusty Wallace said as he watched the overflow crowd stand and cheer as Dario Franchitti edged teammate Marco Andretti by 0.0681 of a second to win the inaugural IndyCar Series … Read More
A few days after his first oval win in the Indy Pro Series at Kentucky Speedway, Super Aguri Panther driver Hideki Mutoh passed his IndyCar Series rookie test at Chicagoland … Read More
Ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on August 26, ING issues its Race Index, which assesses race features including the circuit itself, level of driver difficulty, engineering requirements … Read More
One month before the Belgian Grand Prix at the renewed circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, there are already 50.000 tickets sold. "We received orders from 45 countries, even Namibia," declared organizer André … Read More
The 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with the Generac Grand Prix at Road America (ESPN 2, … Read More
UPDATE #3 Due to too high an asking price by DEI, Hendrick Motorsports will not be able to use the No. 8 for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car when the NASCAR … Read More
Narain Karthikeyan, AT&T BMW Williams F1 Test Driver, along with Indonesian saloon car racer Moreno Soeprapto and his brother Ananda Mikola were joined by Swiss regional stock car racer Alexandre … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) A spokesman for Turkey's formula one circuit has blankly denied reports that its chairman, Bernie Ecclestone, is being sued by the country's motorcycling body. It was reported on … Read More
The rising Canadian stars of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear will be battling for their shot at the big time at Quebec’s fourth big auto race in 2007, … Read More
It could be the future of cruising, a muscle car for the 21st Century: A Chevrolet Camaro that could approach 40 m.p.g. on the highway and 30 m.p.g. in the … Read More
Letarte returns as #24 crew chief after 6 week suspension: This week's 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway marks the return of crew chief Steve Letarte for Jeff Gordon, … Read More
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra plans to launch a range of compact pickups and SUVs in the United States in early 2009. The vehicles are built in India, although Mahindra … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso has reportedly turned down an invitation to join his teammate and bosses for a vacation to calm the worsening tension that exists within McLaren. The reigning world … Read More
UPDATE #3 (GMM) Michiel Mol, who quit as CEO of Spyker's road car making parent this week, has confirmed that he is hoping to buy the financially-embattled Silverstone based team. … Read More
