An Inside Look at Motorsports
UPDATE We can confirm that Polestar has ordered two new Swift Atlantic cars, and they have hired an architect to design a new shop. We suspect the goal is to … Read More
There is no secret that the France family is getting its fingers in all aspect of oval track racing as it looks to cement its monopoly on oval track motorsports … Read More
Cosworth claims to have made history by becoming the first manufacturer to have broken the 20,000rpm limit on track. According to a report in this week's Autosport, Cosworth ran its … Read More
Jayski reports hearing that David Hyder will be the new crew chief for the #21 Wood Brothers team and driver Ken Schrader. Hyder comes over from the #49 BAM Racing … Read More
UPDATE Here is a list of 26 teams that are hoping to field 1 or 2 cars in the 2006 Atlantics series. Imagine if each team ran two cars, that … Read More
With little chassis development allowed in the IRL, look for Penske Racing to possibly pull the plug on its Poole, England factory. We suspect some race team in the UK … Read More
Long time IRL campaigners PDM Racing are rumored to have given up on the IRL IndyCar Series and will instead focus on the prestigious USAC Silver Crown series in 2006 … Read More
Trans-Am star Randy Ruhlman was testing a Daytona Prototype car at Miami-Homestead Speedway, and had this to say: "I have always loved driving in the Trans-Am series and we had … Read More
Perhaps out of spite, perhaps not, the Andretti Green team has kept the No. 1 that went to Dan Wheldon as this year's IRL champion. Wheldon will, therefore, drive the … Read More
According to this article by Patrick Carpentier he says he has just begun with training for next year last week because he might participate in Rolex 24 with Eddie Cheever's … Read More
UPDATE #3 Portuguese driver Tiago Monteiro is not yet all signed up to race for Midland's 'MF1' team next year. A spokeswoman for the Northamptonshire based grand prix outfit insisted … Read More
UPDATE Also hearing that Danica Patrick will get free Honda engines, or at least substantial financial support, in 2006. We also hear that an associate sponsor has left Danica's car … Read More
According to Sheik Maktoum, six young drivers are already being groomed to be part of A1 Team Dubai in the 2006/07 campaign. A total of five new franchises are set … Read More
Rumor in the IRL circles is that the real reason the IRL shortened their season was because ABC wanted the end of the NASCAR season (recently announced) and didn’t want … Read More
The word in Brazil is that Nelson Piquet Jr could be seen in 2006 as the second test driver of Honda Racing F1. The team has confirmed drivers Jenson Button … Read More
Already having turned down what he termed "intriguing offers" to fill full-time rides in Busch and Truck, Ricky Craven's plan is essentially to sit on the sidelines and wait for … Read More
Rumor has it that IRL stalwart Sam Schmidt and his Sam Schmidt Motorsports organization, who fielded at times what seemed like half of the IPS field in 2005, has put … Read More
UPDATE Q. Steve Johnson (Champ Car President), do you project a size of the Atlantic field for next year, the number of entries? STEVE JOHNSON: Upper 30s. Q. Upper 30s? … Read More
UPDATE #4 Eastman Kodak Co. has asked Penske Racing South for a one-year hiatus of its primary sponsorship of the No. 77 Dodge to allow the organization "to field a … Read More
In today's Champ Car Atlantic Teleconference, Champ Car President Steve Johnson was asked about the status of a sponsor to replace Toyota for the Atlantics series. Q. Steve, what is … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now 'fact' with today's announcement. 12/06/05 Look for Graham Rahal to be announced as a driver for the new Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Champ Car Atlantic team … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is now 'false' with today's news that Parrott signed with Petty. See Hot News page. 12/05/05 Todd Parrott, recently fired by Robert Yates Racing, won't be unemployed … Read More
