Italian eyes Champ Car Atlantics
Young Italian Giacomo Ricci did an outstanding job testing over the two days in the No. 4 Western Union Gelles Atlantic car. The track conditions were warm but very windy … Read More
Struggling A1GP forced to drop race, or two
UPDATE As we predicted back on December 3rd, A1GP has cancelled their 2nd race (Brazil) today. We would not be surprised to see more get axed. 12/03/06 The A1GP Series … Read More
Noted Indianapolis 500 chief mechanic Oakes dies
INDIANAPOLIS – Danny Oakes, a champion midget car driver and chief mechanic for two Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year, died Jan. 13. Oakes was 95. Oakes was one of … Read More
A1GP drops Brazil race
The A1GP Brazil, due to run on 18 March 2007, has been withdrawn from the World Cup of Motorsport's 2006/07 season calendar following a delay in securing a local terrestrial … Read More
Service set for Benny Parsons
A memorial service for former NASCAR champion and TV commentator Benny Parsons will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Grace Covenant Church in Huntersville. Family, friends and members of the … Read More
Spyker announces ‘Exact’ deal
Exact Holding N.V. (Exact) announces it has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with Spyker Formula 1 Team. In addition, both Spyker Cars N.V. (Spyker) and the Spyker F1 team will … Read More
Christian Bakkerud signs with David Price
Dane Christian Bakkerud has signed with DPR for the 2007 GP2 Series, and his team mate is expected to be announced shortly. The 22-year-old tested for the team in Valencia … Read More
Corvette returns to ALMS
Corvette Racing officials announced today that America's premier production sports car team intends to return to the American Le Mans Series in 2007 to defend its GT1 manufacturers, team and … Read More
Alonso pops his Mercedes engine
McLaren's first shakedown of the MP4/22 has not gone to plan with World Champion Fernando Alonso forced to park the car in the pitlane after it lost power during Wednesday's … Read More
First batch of ethanol shipped to IndyCar Series
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear Autoracing1, Reading an article about the delivery of a tanker of ethanol for the IRL along with claims that this will be the first race … Read More
Champ Car World Series retains marketing company
Looking to build on its worldwide presence after a 2006 season of strong growth, the Champ Car World Series has retained Next Marketing as its exclusive worldwide sales agency effective … Read More
More than 107,000 fans expected for Malaysia GP
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last night launched the ninth edition of Malaysia’s Formula One race as fans worldwide eagerly await the start of the 2007 Formula One … Read More
Toyota moving forward with N.C. land purchase
Toyota Motorsports officials say the company will move forward with plans to buy 89 acres in Rowan County, N.C., northeast of Charlotte. Toyota plans to build a 30,000-35,000-square-foot facility that … Read More
Nielsen signs first NASCAR race team
Nielsen Sports™, a unit of VNU, and Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced today a partnership in which they will utilize Nielsen’s Sponsorship Scorecard® to track advertising signage for their race team. … Read More
GM global sales down slightly in ’06
General Motors Corp. said today that it sold 9.09 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2006, down 0.9% from 9.17 million one year earlier. Toyota Motor Corp. has said that … Read More
Allmendinger too slow, steps aside
UPDATE Vickers is slotted to test the #84 Toyota on Wednesday as Allmendinger will be truck testing down in Homestead, FL that day. To make up for the schedule conflict, … Read More
ESPN unveils first phase of NASCAR marketing campaign
ESPN is unveiling the first phase of its multimedia marketing campaign for NASCAR on ESPN, announced by Katie Lacey, senior vice president, marketing. Created by Wieden+Kennedy New York, the campaign … Read More
Audi taking bolder steps in U.S. auto market
Audi, Volkswagen AG's premium brand, is shelving the understated approach that serves it so well in Europe and plans to adopt a bolder and brasher marketing message for American audiences. … Read More
ESPN making lot of noise about NASCAR
NASCAR is hoping ESPN’s return to the sport will jump-start sagging TV ratings, and the network is revving up its efforts with an aggressive brand campaign that debuted this week. … Read More
Ashley Force signs to drive in NHRA
Ashley Force, daughter of Funny Car superstar John Force, will compete in the 2007 NHRA season in a fourth nitro Funny Car, alongside her dad, Eric Medlen and Robert Hight. … Read More
Scandal adds to Chinese GP financial bloodbath
UPDATE (GMM) The Chinese grand prix will go ahead in October despite the Shanghai circuit general manager's implication in a major corruption scandal, an official says. Last October, Yu Zhifei … Read More
Latest F1 news in brief
Troubled debut for Fisi's new RenaultTrouble-free start for new BMWMalaysian PM plays down Sepang fearsSchu can't cope with NASCAR – MontoyaKimi has a "weak side" – SauberWilliams drop 'F1' from … Read More