Cleveland Mayor wants to rip up Champ Car track
The “Action Plan" of Cleveland Mayor Mary Campbell calls for bringing a casino to her Ohio city and the possible shuttering of Burke Lakefront Airport, site of the annual Champ … Read More
Sirius and XM in merger talks
UPDATE FORBES.com reports that Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin today “scoffed" at the N.Y. Post’s report that the company has been talking to XM Satellite Radio about a merger. … Read More
Midland also eyes Davidson
Jordan, who have been taken over by Canadian billionaire Alex Shnaider's Midland group, have no drivers for the new season that starts on 6 March. "Davidson is one of my … Read More
Car of the future….three years away
The car of the future — NASCAR’s so-called “car of the future" is at least three years away, according to competition official Robin Pemberton. “I could see us starting to … Read More
Russian President may attend Midland launch
Vladimir Putin may attend the launch of the Midland F1 team in Moscow next month. Alex Shnaider’s company finally bought out Jordan on Monday – and the Russian-born entrepreneur seems … Read More
Champ Car could lose Dominguez now
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false.' AutoRacing1.com sources say that Mario will stay in Champ Car in 2005 with HVM, because of loyalty to HVM and to Enrique Hernandez … Read More
ALMS might bend rules for new Maserati
The controversial Maserati MC12 should be cleared to race in this year’s American Le Mans Series in the next few days. A deal brokered by IMSA, the sanctioning body of … Read More
Champ Car or F1 could race at new Rio track
The consortium that is behind the plan to tear down half of Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarepaguá circuit has confirmed it will build a new, three-mile track designed by Hermann Tilke’s … Read More
Emmo to drive again
Two-time F1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi’s return to racing after an absence of eight seasons remains on course. The 58-year-old, who hasn’t driven competitively since 1996, looks likely to race … Read More
ROC may move from France to England
The Race of Champions could run at the all-new Wembley Stadium next year. The organizers of the event, held at the Stade de France in Paris last December, are known … Read More
Toyota ‘spied on’?
Toyota may have been spied on during a factory 'open day' at the weekend. That's the claim of German-born F1 team driver Ralf Schumacher. To raise money for the German … Read More
Vienna eyes street race
The mayor of Vienna would love to welcome Bernie Ecclestone's grand prix circus to the Austrian city. Mayor Michael Haeupl said the event would bring a giant 'economic and image-promoting' … Read More
No VW for Sauber
UPDATE If you ask (CEO) Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder when Volkswagen will join the F1 grid, you'll hear a variation of the word 'never.' But, at the Kitzbuehel charity ski event … Read More
18-Year Old Mexican eyes Champ Car
This Esto Mexican newspaper article reports that 18 year old Antonio "Tormentita" Pérez-Garibay is working to get a ride with HVM this season. He will test in February, and supposedly … Read More
Champ Car return to RA doubtful
The chances of Champ Car racing at Road America took a major step backward today when the Toyota Atlantic series announced they will team up with ALMS in August. If … Read More
Report: Raikkonen exposes private parts
UPDATE Last year Raikkonen was also dogged by reports of drunken behavior at a nightclub in the Canary Islands and he could now be disciplined by the team. "I'm aware … Read More
Champ Car to hire Andretti Green man
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's Tony Cotman announcement. See Hot New Page. 01/22/05 Rumor has it that Tony Cotman, Andretti Green Racing's team manager last season … Read More
Forsythe’s possible 4-car team
The pressing issue for Forsythe is how many cars he'll field out of his Indianapolis shop. In the past few weeks we've heard Ryan Hunter-Reay, 18-year-old Canadian Andrew Ranger, Formula … Read More
HVM will announce two Mexicans
Our sources tell us that HVM has already signed Mario Dominguez to one car and are very close to signing another Mexican, David Martinez, to the 2nd car. Previous rumors … Read More
Ecclestone to offer teams $3 billion
UPDATE Bernie's new scheme will provide 40M a year to each team from 2008 thru 2012….. 5 years…. (40 x 5 = $200M). $200M plus a signing bonus of 35M … Read More
Max Papis to NASCAR?
Defending Grand American Rolex Series Daytona Prototype co-champion Max Papis has become a fixture around NASCAR garage areas, and has even tested cars for owner Ray Evernham, among others. Last … Read More
Kentucky race loses sponsor
The Kentucky IRL race appears to have lost its sponsor. This year its called "The Bluegrass Indy 300," named after the Bluegrass state of Kentucky. The old race sponsor, Belterra … Read More
Another weak year in IPS
2005 is shaping up to be another weak year for the Infiniti Pro Series. Only six cars participated in Friday's Menards Infiniti Pro Series test in Homestead. IRL president Brian … Read More
Weak dollar may mean more US exports
To take advantage of the weak US dollar, U.S. automakers plan to step up European sales of cars built in North America as a way to take advantage of the … Read More
Honda planning IRL exit
Our connections in Japan tell us that the President of American Honda (Koichi Amemiya?) is very unhappy with the IRL. Apparently he was promised by some very prominent IRL and … Read More