An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE #2 Hearing that the Pacific Coast 2-car Champ Car team is fully funded for the next three years. Still no word of Gelles Racing's Champ Car team. 09/02/06 This … Read More
Jimmy Vasser, the Champ Car team owner, doesn't know whether his team will have enough cars to allow him to come out of retirement and race in the inaugural Vegas … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. See Hot News page for details. 10/05/06 Mark Martin will drive part time in an MB2 Motorsports car for the … Read More
(GMM) Another possibility for Christian Klien in the 2007 season is a test driver role for works team Honda, it has emerged. The Red Bull refugee is still linked with … Read More
(GMM) If the retiring Michael Schumacher wins the drivers' title this year, the coveted 'number one' could disappear from the formula one grid for a year. In the 1994 season, … Read More
Champ Cars have always been slower than F1 cars because 1) They weigh about 400 pounds more with driver, and 2) Except for the tire war years, have always run … Read More
It has been more than 50 years, and it wasn’t that successful the first time, but open-wheel, open-cockpit racing might return to Darlington Raceway. Officials from International Speedway Corp., which … Read More
(GMM) A BMW spokesman has refused to confirm reports that impressive Polish rookie Robert Kubica is sure to retain his race seat beyond the end of 2006. Reports suggest that … Read More
UPDATE #2 This MLive.com article says, The Indy Racing League is close to finalizing its 2007 schedule, and there is still no agreement between the IRL and Michigan International Speedway … Read More
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing will again field one Nextel Cup team [in 2007], two Busch Series teams, and two Craftsman Truck teams. The team also expects to field a second Nextel … Read More
The newly released 2007 schedule for the Champ Car World Series provides tangible evidence that hopes for a merger to reunite Champ Car with the nation's other major open-wheel auto-racing … Read More
Don't think for one short moment that the France family does not only want to monopolize auto racing in North America. Now they are branching out and are starting a … Read More
NASCAR announced that the Busch Series will again be in March in Mexico City in 2007. This means the month of March will have three international race events, two of … Read More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Mike Wallace was nearly sick on Saturday at Kansas Speedway after he lost more than half a second between practice and qualifying for the Yellow 300 … Read More
So much for the unification of the Champ Car Series and the Indy Racing League. Remember the talk this summer that the merger was all but complete? One newspaper even … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. According to the team Bourdais will drive for Newman/Haas Racing in 2007. 09/29/06 According to AutoRacing1.com sources, Champ Car powerhouse team Newman/Haas … Read More
UPDATE (GMM) South Korea's successful landing of a formula one race in 2010 and beyond is a blow for the hopes of a GP in Russia (and Mexico). At the … Read More
(GMM) Jean Todt says discussions about possibly moving the 2007 Ferrari customer engine deal from Red Bull Racing to Toro Rosso are still taking place. The Ferrari boss was believed … Read More
How much longer before NASCAR (and ISC – both owned by the France family) buys USAC and owns the short tack open wheel grassroots series? Not long we suspect as … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher's manager has once again denied reports that the 37-year-old Ferrari veteran could be eyeing a switch to another racing series or to Jean Todt's pitwall perch. ''Team … Read More
(GMM) Spyker's 2007 race driver Christijan Albers could next year test for Ferrari, it has emerged. Written into the Silverstone based team's new formula one engine contract with Ferrari, negotiated … Read More
UPDATE #4 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement by Spyker that they will use Ferrari engines in 2007. Cosworth is out of F1 after this season. Cosworth's … Read More
