NASCAR TV contract not expected to see huge increase
NASCAR officials may have backed off a little on their initial demand, quietly asked for earlier this year, for a 50 percent fee increase from the television rights holders on … Read More
Hyundai to badge Chevworth
UPDATE #2 We hear that the IRL has a dilemma with bringing Hyundai into the series – Honda does not want to pit their brand against Hyundai because they feel … Read More
Will BMW can Villeneuve?
BMW’s announcement last week that they are taking the controlling interest in the Sauber team for 2006 and will announce its driver lineup in January could be bad news for … Read More
Gidley spotted at Putnam
Memo Gidley was spotted driving the #63 Saleen ALMS GT1 car operated by ACEMCO Motorsports at Putnam Park on Wednesday and Thursday. It appears that Memo was hired to evaluate … Read More
Champ Car and Las Vegas
There have been rumors of a Champ Car race on the streets of Las Vegas for some time now. Today we stumbled upon this new website, www.LVChampCar.com registered by a … Read More
Bremer on the brink
UPDATE According to the CBS broadcast of today's Cleveland race, HVM wants more money from Bremer by the middle of this week, otherwise he is out when the Champ Cars … Read More
F1 teams might boycott races
In a further show of power by the GPWC teams to Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone that they can't control them anymore, if the sport's governing body punishes them heavily … Read More
NASCAR to now focus on catchfencing
The elusive nature of safety technology dictates that eliminating one problem will highlight another. With SAFER barriers greatly reducing injury from wall collisions, drivers and scientists alike expect car-to-car crashes … Read More
Overheard in Cleveland
AutoRacing1.com sources met up with Gerry Forsythe today at Cleveland. When asked about the status of races for Philadelphia and Houston, he said that both locations are being discussed. Both … Read More
Crocker to snub IRL for NASCAR
This Progress-Index article says, Despite her open wheel background – do you want to know what hurts, IRL fans? Despite her overwhelming passion for the people in the open-wheel industry, … Read More
Tracy to run new sponsor
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Michigan’s largest indoor water park at Boyne Mountain team up with Forsythe Championship Racing and Paul Tracy in the Champ Car World … Read More
Seven bidders for Atlantic
Word here in Cleveland is that seven or more companies have expressed interest in supplying the new Toyota Atlantic chassis for next year. A decision is right around the corner … Read More
No unification in the cards for IRL and Champ Car
Tony George said he has not spoken with officials from the Champ Car World Series about open-wheel reconciliation in some time, and no additional talks are planned. The IRL's CEO … Read More
FOX wants the Daytona 500 exclusive
In NASCAR's negotiations for a new network package, some expect Fox to push for exclusive rights to the Daytona 500, since it doesn't have a shot at carrying NASCAR's new … Read More
Ferrari tire boxes legal?
Ferrari are at the center of another dispute between FIA and the rest of the F1 teams. According to Autosport-Atlas, a device being used by the Maranello-based team to help … Read More
16 Champ Car races likely for 2006
UPDATE #2 Look for the 2006 Champ Car schedule to be released on or about August 1st. We hear the Philadelphia, PA race deal won't be done by then, but … Read More
Jensen update
Spoke to Eric Jensen today who said, "We still plan on running the Canadian Champ Car races. The good news is that besides Konica Minolta we now also have Epson … Read More
Toronto could sellout
AutoRacing1.com has learned that ticket sales for the Champ Car Toronto race are very strong. The entire backstraight stands are sold out and the others are significantly up over last … Read More
Did Toyota think USGP would not be run?
If Indy's ill fated grand prix had enjoyed a twenty car grid, pole sitter Jarno Trulli would have pitted on lap-2. According to ITV, when the Italian qualified with three … Read More
‘F1 Commission to axe Max’
Moves are afoot to see Max Mosley sacked as president of the FIA. Paul Stoddart told the Australian media that he would ask Bernie Ecclestone to convene the first F1 … Read More
Carbon fiber brake dust a hazard to drivers, crews?
UPDATE F1 veteran David Coulthard has dismissed friend and former grand prix rival Mika Salo's concern about the hazard of inhaling carbon fiber brake dust. Finland's Salo said 'a lot' … Read More
Ferrari, Max, Bernie and Champ Car
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, One time way back in the past when Enzo was having a dispute with the FISA/FIA in the late '80s, Ferrari seriously thought about … Read More
Williams to switch to Bridgestone
BMW’s purchase of Sauber cast a big question mark on the engine future of Williams F1, and while that doubt remains in the air – with a Lexus-branded Toyota or … Read More
Popular Aussie eyes NASCAR
As NASCAR continues preparing for its international assault, we are seeing more and more foreign drivers coming into the series. Two-time Australian V8 Supercar champion Marcos Ambrose is testing a … Read More
F1 won’t return to Indy
Former World Champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Formula One will never go back to Indianapolis following the United States Grand Prix fiasco. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a contract to host … Read More