Silverstone owners plan to revamp track alone
Silverstone's owners plan to revamp the British Formula One Grand Prix track with their own means and hope to approve a masterplan by the end of July, Damon Hill said … Read More
NASCAR CTS sets date for Awards Banquet
The inaugural season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will end with an Oct. 13 awards banquet, honoring the first series champion. The end of the series’ first season will … Read More
New Champ Car proving to be very reliable
"The Panoz chassis is doing a good job overall," said Tom Brown, longtime Champ Car engineer working for PKV Racing. "There are still a few tiny fuel bugs to be … Read More
F1 news bits on Wednesday
(GMM) Nine heavy JCB machines used to move stricken formula one cars at the recent US grand prix will now be deployed to Iraq. The US government has bought the … Read More
Rosberg’s engine undamaged at Indy
(GMM) Sam Michael has contradicted reports following the recent US grand prix that said Nico Rosberg had retired from the race with a fiery engine failure. Williams' FW29 single seaters … Read More
Sam Michael slams Nico-for-Kimi rumor
(GMM) Williams' Sam Michael has rubbished speculation that the Grove based team might lose Nico Rosberg to a rival team ahead of the 2008 season. Rosberg, who turns twenty-two on … Read More
Sydney wants to poach Australian GP
UPDATE (GMM) The premier of rival Australian state New South Wales has played down reports this week that Sydney might try to poach the country's grand prix from the Victorian … Read More
Hornish Featured In July Maxim
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. is featured in the July issue of Maxim Magazine in the magazine's "Celeb Rides" section. The article discusses Hornish's love of cars as … Read More
Patrick among top female sports stars
For the second consecutive year, IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick is ranked among America's favorite female sports stars according to a national poll by Harris Interactive. Patrick, driver of the … Read More
Action packed weekend on and off track in Surfers
The Lexmark Indy 300 on Queensland’s Gold Coast is unrivalled in its ability to provide a total entertainment experience and officials are now busily putting together the off-track events program, … Read More
Champ Car F1x2 program going hot and heavy
After a nine-week intermission, European Minardi personnel are now definitely back in harness as the Champ Car F1x2 program embarks on an extremely busy summer. Last weekend, the two-seaters, now … Read More
Chaffin and Foyt in for BAM
BAM Racing announced Chad Chaffin will drive the #49 Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway and in two weeks at Chicagoland Speedway. BAM Racing … Read More
Ford extends sponsorship at Kentucky Speedway
The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers, Ford Racing and Kentucky Speedway announce the three-year extension of entitlement partnerships associated with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) “Built Ford Tough 225 Presented … Read More
Cadillac mulls hybrids of all models as sales slump
General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac luxury-vehicle division is considering hybrid versions of all its models as U.S. gasoline prices stay near $3 a gallon and the brand's sales decline. "Pretty much … Read More
NASCAR slams cheating Hendrick team
NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the No. 24 and No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports teams that compete in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions … Read More
Now or never for Bourdais
Sebastien Bourdais says 2008 is probably his last chance to launch a career in Formula One. The Champ Car title leader, who has won the last three championships in the … Read More
Theissen unhappy with Friday format
(GMM) Mario Theissen still thinks the new format for Fridays at grand prix weekends this year failed to deliver its goals. BMW-Sauber kicked off the season running tester Sebastian Vettel … Read More
Andretti ready for Avenger debut
John Andretti, for the first time, will step behind the wheel of a Dodge Avenger in competition. Andretti will race the Lenox Tools 300 this Sunday at the one-mile New … Read More
Tracy win boosts Toronto ticket sales
The Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto got the shot in the arm it needed to push ticket sales when hometown boy Paul Tracy drove his No. 3 Forsythe Championship Racing … Read More
Bridgestone French GP preview
Bridgestone returns to Europe for the eighth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship where the soft and medium compound Potenzas will face the challenges of the Magny Cours … Read More
Pepsi 400 purse exceeds $6 Million
The stars of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will vie for a purse of more than $6 million under the lights at the "World Center Of Racing" in the 49th … Read More
Dodge makes good on promise
Dodge made a promise to its drivers back in February that the first win in a Dodge Avenger would be rewarded with a new 2008 Dodge Avenger passenger car for … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Walker set for F1 return in Germany Ferrari has 'proof' against Stepney F1 tester rejects Montoya's 'no. 1' claim Renault tweaks aero chief lineup Sutil is big Spyker 'asset' – … Read More
De la Rosa to drive for Prodrive?
(GMM) Pedro de la Rosa has shed no further light on rumors that McLaren's current test driver lineup is first in line for a Prodrive seat in 2008. David Richards' … Read More
Cheating Hendrick teams preparing for crew chief suspensions
It looks like Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte are about to become teachers, in a hurry. Sources told captainthunderracing.com late Monday, that the two Hendrick Motorsports crew chiefs and their … Read More